AO3 - de la terminologie Flashcards

The student uses a wide range of vocabulary appropriate to the context and the task. (53 cards)

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police error

A

la bavure

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2
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scapegoat

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le bouc émissaire

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3
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the estate

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la cité

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4
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riots

A

les émeutes

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5
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overseas

A

outre-mer

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6
Q

verlan for ‘arabe’

A

un beur / une beurette

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7
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crime based on skin-colour

A

le délit de faciès

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8
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the person who lives in the sururbs

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le banlieusard

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9
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the ‘baby boom’

A

le baby boom

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10
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unemployment

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le chômage

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11
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the unease

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le malaise

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12
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the birth policy

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la politique nataliste

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13
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squalid

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insalubre

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14
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a snapshot

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un aperçu

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15
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the police light (on top of a vehicle)

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le gyrophare

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a gunshot

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un coup de feu

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17
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distressed

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atterré(e)

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18
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benefits

A

les allocations

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19
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a joker

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un blagueur /
une blagueuse

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20
Q

external staircase

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la cage d’escaliers

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21
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dilapidated

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délabré(e)

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22
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an escape route

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une échappatoire

23
Q

to mess around

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faire des bêtises

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rude

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grossier (-ière)

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the chase
la poursuite
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to smoke joints
fumer de joints
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to break the law
enfreindre la loi
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obvious
flagrant(e)
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to incite violence
engendrer la violence
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contrasted
juxtaposé(e)
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to hang around
trainer
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to use 'vous'
vouvoyer
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to jump out
sauter aux yeux
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what's striking...
ce qui frappe
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a vicious circle
un engrenage
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a cop
un flic
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social fracture
la fracture sociale
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security forces
les forces de l’ordre
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to show off
frimer
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wise
sage
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weed
le shit
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stubborn
têtu(e)
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to squeeze the trigger
appuyer sur la gachette
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pacifist
pacifique
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to tag (graffiti)
taguer
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sound (of mind)
lucide
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the shot / frame
le cadrage
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the lighting
l’éclairage
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a close-up
un gros plan
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a camera shot from below (looking upwards)
la contre plongée
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a bird's eye view
une vue de dessus
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footage
un enregistrement
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darkness
l’obscurité