Human Rights Flashcards

1
Q

le respect des droits de l’homme

A

observance of human rights

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2
Q

des règles très strictes

A

hard and fast rules

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3
Q

bafouer les droits

A

to trample on rights

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4
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ne pas tenir sa promesse

A

to break one’s word

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5
Q

défendre les droits

A

to champion rights

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6
Q

restreindre une liberté

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to abridge a freedom

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7
Q

les droits fondamentaux

A

fundamental rights

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8
Q

les droits inaliénables

A

inalienable rights

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9
Q

l’égalité des chances

A

equal opportunities

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10
Q

faire une demande d’asile politique

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to apply for political asylum

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11
Q

un crime contre l’humanité

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a crime against humanity

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12
Q

réprimer

A

to snuff out, to crack down on

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13
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étouffer

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to smother, to stamp down

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14
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censurer

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to censor

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15
Q

réduire les opposants au silence

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to mute opponents

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16
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a kangaroo court

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un tribunal irrégulier

17
Q

une parodie de procès

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a sham trial

18
Q

être opprimé

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to be down rodden

19
Q

opprimé adj, les opprimés

A

downtrodden, the downtrodden

20
Q

un gouvernement fragile

A

a fledgling government

a fledgling = un oisillon

21
Q

tomber sous le joug de

A

to come under the yoke of

22
Q

briser les chaînes

A

to throw off the shackles

23
Q

totalitaire

A

totalitarian

24
Q

un régime répressif

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a repressive regime

25
Q

l’appareil d’Etat

A

the state apparatus

26
Q

le fanatisme

A

fanaticism