World affairs expressions Flashcards by Adèle RAFFIN

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rompre ≠ rétablir les
relations diplomatiques

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to break off ≠ to restore diplomatic relations

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le respect des droits de l’homme

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respect for human rights

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promouvoir les droits de l’homme

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to further human rights

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un militant des droits de l’homme

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a human rights activist

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violation des droits de l’homme

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human rights abuses

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bafouer les droits de qqn

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to trample on sby’s rights

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une arrestation arbitraire

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an arbitrary arrest

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un procès sommaire

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a summary trial

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un crime contre l’humanité

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a crime against humanity

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la menace du terrorisme

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the threat of terrorism

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une vague de terrorisme

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a spate of terrorism

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céder au terrorisme

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to give in to terrorism

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un mouvement terroriste, un groupe terroriste

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a terrorist movement, a terrorist group

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organiser un attentat
terroriste

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to mount a terrorist attack

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perpétrer un attentat
terroriste

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to carry out a terrorist act

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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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l’auteur de la bombe

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the bomb maker

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larguer des bombes

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to drop bombs

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des attentats aveugles

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random bombings

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être réglé pour exploser

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to be timed to go off

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faire exploser une bombe

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to set off a bomb

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fixer un ultimatum

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to issue an ultimatum

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un preneur d’otages

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a hostage taker

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reporter la date fixée pour qqch

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to extend a deadline for sth

libérer des otages

to free / release hostages

obtenir la libération de

to win the release of

récupérer un otage

to retrieve a hostage

renforcer la sécurité

to tighten security

accroître les contrôles aux frontières

to step up border controls

fouiller les bagages à main

to search hand luggage

franchir un portique de détection de métaux

to step through a metal detector

passer les bagages aux rayons X

to X-ray luggage

des mesures de sécurité draconiennes

drastic security measures