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recherche

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REsearch

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dommage

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DAmage

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bureau

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Office

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incertitude

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unCERtainty

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aller trop loin

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go too far

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être confronter à

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to be confronted with

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ouvrir la voie à

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pave the way for

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néfaste

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detrimental to

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choquer

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to shock
n’est pas choke (s’étouffer)

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menacer, la menace, menaçant

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to threaten, threat, threatening

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un sit in
(des)

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a sin-in
sit-inS

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une œuvre d’art

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an artwork
a work of art
an art piece

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la réélection de Trump

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Trump’s reelection

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le gouvernement américain

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the US government

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start +vb

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start doing

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place de l’adverbe de fréquence

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entre le sujet et le verbe

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une augmentation de

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question

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MASV
avec inversion sujet verbe
et ?

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on peut se demander si

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one may wonder if
pas d’inversion ni de ? car question indirecte

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civil desobedience

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a concept coined in 1849 by Henri David Thoreau

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avec la baisse de l’action des gouvernement la désobédience civile peut être une forme de contrepouvoir

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in a backdrop of inaction from governments and the corporate world, civil disobedience seems essential as a form of counterpower / as a grassroots strategy to press for climate action

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couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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gagner de l’ampleur

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to gain momentum

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partager ses inquiétudes

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voice their concerns

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tirer la sonnette d'alarme
to sound the alarm
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exemple de Just Stop Oil
Just Stop Oil activist threw tomato soup onto Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in the National Gallery in London 2022
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désordre
mayhem
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tendance des migrants européens en UK depuis le Brexit
-Drastic change in the composition of migration since Brexit, before 2016 EU citizens made up a majority of all migration to the UK, from then it failed whereas non-EU migration rose sharply
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composition des migrants en UK
The majority are migrant workers or international students
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les bateaux des migrants
small boats/ illegal immigration
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les bateaux dominent le débat en UK mais cela reste une petite partie des migrations
-Small boat arrivals now dominate the UK’s debate=> a tiny fraction of all immigration
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une défaite écrasante
a crushing defeat
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défavorisé
deprived
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des ressources rares
scarce resources
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le système d'asile est dans un état de désordre et l'opportunisme politique surfe dessus
-The asylum system is in a state of disarray and political opportunism thrive on this.
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political oportunism over asylum seekers
-A lot of asylum seekers end up in already deprived areas instead of being processed quickly. This fuels resentment among the local population and triggers political opportunism (right-wing defenders exploit this resentment)
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