Guns and gun control Flashcards

1
Q

il y a fort à parier que

A

the betting is that

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2
Q

avoir un penchant pour qqch

A

to have a liking for smthg

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3
Q

avoir tendance à mentir

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to have a tendancy towards lying

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4
Q

si l’envie te prend/si ça te dit

A

if you are so inclined

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5
Q

studieux

A

industrious

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6
Q

obligatoire >< optionnel

A

mandatory = compulsory >< optional

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7
Q

être affalé/s’effondrer

A

to slump

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8
Q

relancer (un débat)

A

to reinvigorate

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9
Q

bouffi

A

puffy

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10
Q

un parking

A

a parking lot

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11
Q

to tweak

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

a tweak

A

a change

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13
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le nombre de morts

A

bodycount = bodytoll = deathtoll +/- casualties

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14
Q

un marasme

A

a slump

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15
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un marasme

A

a slump

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16
Q

s’achever

A

to wrap up

17
Q

un kiosque à journaux

A

a newsstand

18
Q

provoquer

A

to trigger

19
Q

récurrent

A

recurrent

20
Q

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

A

the fear of tighter gun control triggers bigger sales

21
Q

en parallèle

A

In parallel

22
Q

en matière de

A

in matters of

23
Q

au fil de la journée

A

as the day unfolds

24
Q

relater

A

to report

25
Q

le non-dit

A

the unsaid

26
Q

retenir de l’information

A

to withhold information

27
Q

gig economy

A

économie de services à la demande, économie de concert

28
Q

un contrôle des antécédents

A

a background check

29
Q

casier judiciaire

A

rap sheets = police/criminal record

30
Q

euphémisme

A

euphemism = understatement

31
Q

une faille dans le système

A

a loophole

32
Q

seuil (pas de porte)

A

a treshhold

33
Q

expliquer

A

to account for = to explain

34
Q

to account for

A

représenter qqch/expliquer/constituer

35
Q

moins il y a d’armes en circulation, moins il a de meurtres

A

the fewer weapons are in circulation, the fewer homicides take place.