LA HAINE Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
Q
LE QUARTIER
A
The neighbourhood
2
Q
UNE TOUR
A
A tower block
3
Q
LE BÉTON
A
The concrete
4
Q
LE GANG
A
The gang
5
Q
LA BANDE
A
The gang/ band
6
Q
LE RAP
A
Rap
7
Q
LE TAG
A
Graffiti
8
Q
LES GRAFFITI
A
Graffiti
9
Q
L’ÉMEUTE
A
The riot
10
Q
LA PAUVRETÉ
A
The poverty
11
Q
LA DROGUE
A
Drug
12
Q
LA VIOLENCE
A
The violence
13
Q
Une bavure policière
A
Te police hurts or kills someone (usually the rioters) by accident
14
Q
LA POLICE/UN POLICIER/UN POLICIER EN COVIL
A
The police/ a police/ council estate police
15
Q
BATTRE (il a battu)
A
To fight (he has beaten)
16
Q
SE BATTRE (il s’est battu)
A
To be hit (he got hit)
17
Q
LE COMA
A
The coma
18
Q
ARABE/JUIF/AFRICAIN
A
Arab/ Jewish/ African
19
Q
BAVARD
A
Talk/chat
20
Q
UNE ARME
A
A weapon
21
Q
PERDRE (il a perdu)
A
To lose (he has lost)
22
Q
TROUVER (il a trouvé)
A
To find (he has found)
23
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MOURIR (il meurt/ il est mort)
A
To die (he dies/ he died)
24
Q
LE GYMNASE
A
The gymnasium
25
RENDRE VISITE À + PERSONNE
To visit someone
26
UN TRAFIQUANT DE DROGUE
Drug dealer
27
DEVOIR DE L'ARGENT À
To owe money to...
28
À CAUSE DE
Because of
29
ARRÊTER
To stop
30
PENDANT UN INTERROGATOIRE
During an interrogation
31
TORTURER/ TUER
To torture/ to kill
32
DANS UN GALLÉRIE D'ART
In an art gallery
33
FLIRTER
To flirt
34
CHOQUÉE
Shocked
35
ATTAQUER
To attack
36
POINTER UNE ARME SUR
To aim a weapon at..
37
MENACER
To intimidate/ to scare
38
TIRER
To throw
39
L'EXCLUSION
The exclusion
40
LE VANDALISME
Vandalism
41
L'INTÉGRATION
Integration
42
LA DOUBLE CULTURE
The double culture
43
LA FRANCE MULTICULTURELLE
The multicultural France
44
LE VERLAN
Back slang
45
LES CRS (compagnie républicaine de sécurité)
Crowd and riot control (part of the police)
46
LE RER (réseau express régional)
Train service between Paris and the suburbs
47
UNE ZEP (zone d'éducation prioritaire)
Area targeted for special help for education
48
LA BANLIEUE/ CITÉ
The suburbs/ the council estate
49
BRÛLER
To burn
50
IMPOLI
Impolite
51
VOLER
To steal/to fly
52
BLOUSON
Thick jacket
53
UNE ZONE DE NON-DROIT
A place where the police or firemen can't go because it is too dangerous/ no rights zone
54
L'ÉTAT D'URGENCE
State of emergency (very declining and dangerous)
55
LE COUVRE-FEU
Curfew
56
LA GUÉRILLA URBAINE
Urban warfare
57
LA FRACTURE SOCIALE
Social fracture
58
LES CASSEURS
People who break windows
59
LA RACAILLE
Punk/scum
60
BLACK-BLANC-BEUR
French flag to represent the nationalities in it (black people, white people, Arab people)
