Remove Revision Sheet 4 Flashcards by Angel Adeoye | Brainscape

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A preposterous/mad idea

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une idée abracadabrante/farfelue

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It’s all upside down

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c’est le monde à l’envers

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It’s sheer lunacy

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c’est du pur délire

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There is no sound basis for the argument

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l’argument ne repose sur rien de sérieux

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The argument is belied by facts

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l’argument est démenti par les faits

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A policy doomed to failure

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c’est une politique vouée à l’échec

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To speak nonsense

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parler à tort et à travers

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To spout forth clichés

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débiter des banalités

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What is the point of…?

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à quoi cela sert-il de…?

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It’s fanciful to imagine that…

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il est illusoire de s’imaginer que…

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It’s unlikely that…

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il est peu probable que… (+ subj)

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I find things wrong with this

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j’y trouve à redire

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Failure to comply results in a fine

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sous peine d’amende

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To ‘book’ someone

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dresser un procès-verbal contre quelqu’un

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To lodge a complaint against someone

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porter plainte contre quelqu’un

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To be going downhill

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être sur la mauvaise pente

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To slip into delinquency

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basculer dans la déliquance

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To break a law

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enfriendre une loi

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To commit a crime

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commettre un défit

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To re-offend

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récidiver

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To damage a building

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dégrader un bâtiment

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To resort to violence

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s’en prendre aux personnes

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Juvenile delinquency

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la délinquance juvénile

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Gang of yobs

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la bande de voyous

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Crime rate

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le taux de criminalité

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To take severe action

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prendre des mesures de répression draconniennes

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To shoot at the police

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tirer sur les forces de l’ordre

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Police/legal error

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la bavure policière/judiciaire

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To raid

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faire une rafle

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To catch red-handed

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prendre en flagrant délit

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High Court

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la Cour d’Assises

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To appear before court

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comparaître devant le tribunal

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With mitigating circumstances

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avec circonstances attentuantes

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To pass a sentence/to do time

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infliger/purger une peine

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Death penalty

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la peine de mort

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Life imprisonment

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la réclusion à perpétuité

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Prison system

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le régime carcéral

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Prisoner

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le détenu

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Riot police

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les C.R.S