gun violence Flashcards by Mickael RASOANARIVO

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les armes à feu

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firearms

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une arme de poing

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a handgun

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un revolver

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a revolver

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un pistolet

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a pistol

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un fusil de chasse

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a shotgun

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un fusil semi-automatique

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a semi-automatic rifle

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un fusil d’assault

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an assault weapon/rifle

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des munitions

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ammunition

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une balle

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a bullet

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une cartouche

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a cartridge

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un étui ( de revolver)

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a holster

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un passionné d’armes à feu

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a gun enthusiast

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un champ de tir

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a rifle/shooting range

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porter une arme

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to bear, carry, wear a gun

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les ventes d’armes à feu

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gun sales

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un permit de port d’arme

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a gun license/permit

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se faire justice

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to take the law into one’s own hands

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agir en état de légitime défense

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to act in self-defense

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un membre d’un groupe d’auto défense

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a vigilante

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un problème controversé

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a controversial, contentious issue

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un pb sensible qui suscite de vives réactions

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a hot-button issue

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le droit de porter une arme

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the right to carry arms

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les défenseurs du droit de porter des armes

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gun-rights activists

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un fabricant d’armes

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a gun maker
a gun manufacturer

la réglementation du port d'armes

gun control

avoir/limiter l'accès aux armes à feu

to have/restrict access to guns

un contrôle des antécédents

a background check

déclarer une arme

to register a gun

un casier judiciaire

a criminal record

interdire les armes à feu

to outlaw, ban guns

tirer

to shoot

tirer sur qqn

to shoot at somebody

tirer un coup sur quelqu'un

to fire a shot at sb

abattre qqn

to shoot at sb

des coups de feu

a shooting

une fusillade

a shoot-out

un coup de feu

a shot, a gunshot

être touché mortellement, victime d'un coup de feu mortel

to be fatally shot, mortally wounded

se supprimer, se donner la mort

to take one's own life

il a retourné l'arme contre lui-même

he turned the gun on himself

tuer qqn sauvagement

to slaughter sb

un massacre

a slaughter

une effusion de sang

a bloodshed

avoir la gâchette facile

to be trigger-happy

être pris d'un accès de folie meurtrière

to go on a killing spree/a shooting rampage

le taux de criminalité

crime rate

un homme armé

a gunman

blesser qqn

to injure sb, to wound sb

une blessure

a wound

un cadavre

a corpse

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to hold a gun to sb's head

camper sur ses positions

to stick to your guns

agir prématurément aller vite en besogne

to jump the gun