6th French / English n°4 (gun control) Flashcards

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1
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voter une loi

A

to pass a law

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renforcer le contrôle d’arme

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to tighten (gun control) = to make (gun control) stronger

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3
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vérifier les antécédents de quelqu’un

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to carry out background checks on sb

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4
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porter une arme

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to bear (a weapon)

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5
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soutenir que, avancer que

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to argue that

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6
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un citoyen

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a citizen

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7
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armurerie, armement

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weaponry

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polémique, enflammé

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fierce, vivid

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être clair

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to be very clear that

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10
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résoudre quelque chose

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to solve sth

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empêcher quelque chose d’arriver

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to prevent sth (from happening)

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12
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fusillade

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a mass shooting

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garder les armes hors de portée de

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to keep every gun out of the hands of criminals

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14
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épargner quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to spare sb sth

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15
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la douleur

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the pain

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16
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la perte

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the loss

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17
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comme conséquence de

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as a consequence of sth

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18
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contrôle des ventes d’armes

A

gun control

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19
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le droit de porter une arme

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the right to bear an arm

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20
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taux de criminalité

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crime rate

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21
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arme

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weapon

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22
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arme à feu

A

gun

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23
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fusil

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rifle

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24
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fusillade dans une école

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school shooting

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élève
pupil
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massacre
slaughter
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bain de sang
bloodbath
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tendance à la violence
violent trend
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législation sur les armes à feu
gun law
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autodéfense
self-defence
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traumatisme
trauma
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œil pour œil
an eye for an eye
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la force prime le droit
might is right, the stronger the better
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menace
threat
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controverse
controversy
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violence gratuite
pointless violence
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sujet brûlant
burning issue
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politique (ligne d'action)
policy
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haine
hatred
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victime
victim
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peine de mort
death penalty
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représailles
retaliation
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leader politique
political leader
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opinion
opinion
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délit
crime
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cambriolage
burglary
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insécurité
insecurity
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délinquance juvénile
juvenile delinquency
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loi
law
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projet de loi
bill
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règle, règlement
regulation
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mouvement de protestation,
protest movement
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manifestant
demonstrator
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chiffres de la criminalité
crime figures
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questions d'ordre public
law and order issue
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escalade de la violence
escalation of violence
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violent
violent
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criminel
criminal
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meurtrier
murderous
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gratuit
wanton, gratuitous
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impulsif
impulsive
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de sang-froid
cold-blooded
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sans pitié
callous, pitiless
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illégal
unlawful
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alarmant
alarming
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coupable
guilty
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méchant
mean
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révoltant
revolting
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chiffres alarmants
staggering, alarming figures
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qui ne prend pas parti
non-committal
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respectueux des lois
law-abiding
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braquer une arme sur qlq
aim a gun at sby
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tuer
kill
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blesser
injure, wound
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avoir la gâchette facile
be trigger-happy
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imiter
emulate
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se venger
take revenge for, get even with, retaliate
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glorifier
glorify
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rendre à qqn la monnaie de sa pièce
pay sby back in his own coin
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se faire justice soi-même
take the law into one's hands
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vider son chargeur
empty one's magazine
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massacrer
slay
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prendre parti
take sides
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légaliser
legalise
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protester
protest
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manifester
demonstrate
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une fusillade
a shooting
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un tireur
a gunman
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ouvrir le feu sur qlq
to open fire on sb
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un fusil
a rifle
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personne qui va à des concerts
a concertgoer
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blesser
to wound, to injure
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tirer
to fire a shot
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une cartouche
a round
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endroit proche
a nearby place
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un tir contre soi-même
a self-inflicted gunshot
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déranger
to disturb
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empiler, enmagasiner, faire un stock
to stockpile
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les minutions
ammunition
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de nombreux
numerous
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le chargeur
a magazine
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chacun
apiece
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fabriquer
to manufacture
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qui ressemble à, dans le style de
pattern
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rallumer, raviver
to reignite
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un taux
a rate
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semblable à
similar to sth
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un incident mortel
a deadly incident
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dont, y compris
including
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le nombre de mort
a death toll
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on estime que, on pense que
to be thought to + infinitive