Guns and gun control Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
Q

il y a fort à parier que

A

the betting is that

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2
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avoir un penchant pour qqch

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to have a liking for smthg

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3
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avoir tendance à mentir

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to have a tendancy towards lying

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4
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si l’envie te prend/si ça te dit

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if you are so inclined

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5
Q

studieux

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industrious

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6
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obligatoire >< optionnel

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mandatory = compulsory >< optional

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7
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être affalé/s’effondrer

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to slump

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8
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relancer (un débat)

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to reinvigorate

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9
Q

bouffi

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puffy

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10
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un parking

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a parking lot

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11
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to tweak

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  1. pincer le nez 2. tirer les cheveux/l’oreille
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12
Q

a tweak

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a change

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13
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le nombre de morts

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bodycount = bodytoll = deathtoll +/- casualties

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14
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un marasme

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a slump

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15
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un marasme

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a slump

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16
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s’achever

17
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un kiosque à journaux

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provoquer

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récurrent

20
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la peur d’un contrôle accru provoque une hausse des ventes

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the fear of tighter gun control triggers bigger sales

21
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en parallèle

22
Q

en matière de

A

in matters of

23
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au fil de la journée

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as the day unfolds

24
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relater

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le non-dit
the unsaid
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retenir de l'information
to withhold information
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gig economy
économie de services à la demande, économie de concert
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un contrôle des antécédents
a background check
29
casier judiciaire
rap sheets = police/criminal record
30
euphémisme
euphemism = understatement
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une faille dans le système
a loophole
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seuil (pas de porte)
a treshhold
33
expliquer
to account for = to explain
34
to account for
représenter qqch/expliquer/constituer
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moins il y a d'armes en circulation, moins il a de meurtres
the fewer weapons are in circulation, the fewer homicides take place.