Gun Violence in the USA Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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être violent

A

to be violent

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2
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un act de violence

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an act of violence

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3
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avoir recours à la violence

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to use violence / to resort to violence

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4
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la violence chez les jeunes

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teen violence / teenage violence

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5
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la culture des armes

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gun culture

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6
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un crime / un forfait

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a felony

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7
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tuer qq1 de sang-froid

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to kill somebody cold-bloodedly / in cold blood

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8
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massacrer qq1

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to slaughter somebody / to massacre somebody

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ouvrir le feu sur qq1

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to open fire on somebody

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10
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tuer qq1 (avec un arme à feu)

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to shoot somebody

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11
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se faire descendre

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to be gunned down

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12
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blesser qq1

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to wound somebody

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13
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une arme à feu

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a gun / a firearm

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14
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un revolver

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a handgun

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15
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un fusil

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a rifle

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16
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une arme automatique

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an automatic weapon / an automatic

17
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une fusillade

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une tuerie dans une école

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a school shooting / a school killing

19
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un tueur en série

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a serial killer

20
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un fabriquant d’armes

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a gun manufacturer / a gun maker

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posséder une arme

22
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la détention / possession d’une arme

A

gun ownership

23
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porter une arme

A

to carry a gun

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appuyer sur la détente

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to pull the trigger

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avoir la gâchette facile
to be trigger-happy
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l'Association Nationale des détenteurs d'armes à feu
the Nation Rifle Association (the NRA)
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se faire justice soi-même
to make the law into one's own hands
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l'auto-défense
vigilantism
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un justicier
a vigilant
30
la légitime défense
self-defence
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se venger de qq1
to get even with somebody
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venger la mort de qq1
to avenge somebody's death
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la limitation des armes
gun control
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être facilement disponible
to be easily available / accessible
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interdire les armes
to outlaw / to ban guns
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faire respecter la loi
to enforce the law
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le respect de la loi
law enforcement
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un citoyen respectueux des lois
a law-abiding citizen