World Flashcards

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une banderole

A

a bander

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scander

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to chant

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3
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exiger

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demander

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4
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occuper

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to occupy

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5
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une occupation

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a sit-in

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6
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paralyser la circulation

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to block traffic

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7
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une foule

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a mob

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8
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la violence collective

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mob violence

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9
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s’affronter

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to clash with

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10
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faire une émeute

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to riot

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11
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un meneur

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a ringleader

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12
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renverser

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to overturn cars

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13
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saccager

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to wreck/vandalise

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14
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le grabuge

A

Mayhem

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15
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piller

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to loot/plunder

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16
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le pillage

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looting

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17
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réprimer

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to put down, to repress

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18
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matraquer

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to club

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19
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boucler (quartier)

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to cordon off

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20
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un couvre-feu

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a curfew

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21
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la mise en nasse (police)

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kettling

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22
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indocile

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unruly

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23
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redoutable

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formidable

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24
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trés autoritaire

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high-handed

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se rebeller
to rebel
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re révolter contre quun
to revolt against sb
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descendre dans le rue
to take to the streets
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exprimer sa colère
to voice/ vent your anger at
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lancer des pierres
to hurl rocks
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agiter des banderolles
to wave banners
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une alerte à la bombe
a bomb scare
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l'auteur d'un attentat suicide
a suicide bomber
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se faire sauter
to blow yourself up
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revendiquer un attentat
to claim responsability for an attack
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gaz lacrymogène
tear gas
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disperser un rassemblement
to disperse a gathering
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ouvrir le feu sur qqch
to fire at sb
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faire une demande
to put in a request
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avec la permission de qqun
with sb's permission
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faire une suggestion
to make a suggestion
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suggérer de faire quelque chose
to suggest doing sth
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avoir l'air convaincant
to sound convicing
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être persuadé de faire qqch
to be persuaded into doing sth
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convaincre qqun de faire qqch
to talk sb into doing sth
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forcer qqun à faire qqch par le chantage
to blackmail sb into doing sth
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la chantage affectif
emotional blackmail
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ne pas accepter sth
to object sth
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répréhensible/inacceptable
objectionable
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s'éléver contre quun
to speak up against sb
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remettre qqch en question
to question sth
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protester contre qqch
to protest (about) sth
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un manifestant
a demonstrator/a protestor
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une manifestation
a protest march
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défiler
to march
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s'opposer à une mesure
to oppose a mesure
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refuser qqch à qquun
to refuse sb sth
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refuser une offre
to turn down an offer
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solliciter qqch
to call for sth
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requérir qqch
to request sth
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adresser une pétition
to petition sb for sth
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un appel
an appeal
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accorder qqch à qqun
to grant sb sth
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permettre à qqn de faire qqch
to allow sb to do sth