Expressions Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

La bande de Gaza

A

The Gaza Strip

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2
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Il a couvert le démantèlement des colonies juives

A

The dismantling of the Jewish settlements

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3
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La principale

A

The main

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4
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De l’une à l’autre, l’atmosphère est très différente selon qu’elle est habitée par des colons religieux ou non.

A

The atmosphere varied hugely/greatly from one settlement to the next according to whether the settlers were religious hardliners or not.

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5
Q

Chaque colonie est un microcosme très particulier.

A

Each settlement is a very distinctive microcosm.

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6
Q

La date officielle du retrait.

A

The official withdrawal date.

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7
Q

Accourus

A

Poured

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8
Q

Ont investi

A

To occupy

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9
Q

C’était les plus remontés.

A

They were the most wound up.

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10
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Ils étaient là pour faire du bruit, provoquer, parfois créer des problèmes. Les résidents eux, savaient que ça allait avoir lieu, quoi qu’ils fassent. Ils étaient plus résignés.

A

They were there to stir things up, to provoke, and sometimes to cause problems, whereas the resident settlers knew that it was going to happen, whatever they did. They were more resigned.

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11
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Le démantèlement

A

The withdrawal

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12
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Qu’il n’y aura pas de sang versé.

A

Without bloodshed

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13
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C’était quelque chose de très mise en scène.

A

It was all very theatrical.

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14
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Les gens étaient réels, les émotions étaient réelles, les larmes aussi, mais il y avait quelque chose d’orchestré.

A

The people, the emotions and the tears were real enough, but there was something rehearsed/staged about it all.

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15
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D’où le malaise du photographe qui se sent “pris en otage, utilisé”.

A

That caused the photographer to fill uneasy, as if he were being “held hostage,used”.

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