La Haine specific vocab Flashcards

(69 cards)

1
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les allocations (f)

A

benefits

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une bavure

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police slip up

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3
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un banlieusards

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someone living in the banlieue

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4
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un bidonville

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shanty town

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5
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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

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une cité-dortoir

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dormitory estate

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un commissariat

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police custody

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le délit de faciès

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act by which someone is judged by their appearance and/or skin colour

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une émeute

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riot

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gagner du terrain

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to spread

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11
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le malaise

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social unrest

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se plaindre de

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to complain about

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une aire de jeux

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a play area

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une altercation

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a quarrel

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15
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anodin(e)

A

banal

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un aperçu

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a snapshot

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atterré(e)

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in total dismay

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18
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attraper

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to catch

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19
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craindre

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fear

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20
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les CRS (compagnie républicaine de sécurité)

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anti-riot police force

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dégénérer

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to worsen

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22
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un coup de feu

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gunshot

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convivial(e)

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friendly

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écrasant(e)

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crushing/overwhelming

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l'ennui (m)
boredom
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une facette
an aspect
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se faire arrêter
to be arrested
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se faire expulser
to be expelled
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outré(e)
outraged
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une pancarte
sign/poster
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la promiscuité
lack of privacy
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rouler un joint
roll a joint
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survoler
to fly over
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accentuer
to emphasise
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un blageur(euse)
joker
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la cage d'escaliers
stairwell
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un cercle vicieux
vicious circle
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engendrer la violence
to generate violence
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faire des bêtises
to misbehave
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le marché noir
black market
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la poursuite
chase
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se sentir chez soi
to feel at home
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les toits (m)
roofs
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appuyer sur la gachette
to pull the trigger
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être mal à l'aise
to feel uncomfortable
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une échappatoire
escape/way out
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frimer
to brag/show off
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lucide
clear headed/realistic
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raconter des blagues
to tell jokes
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taguer
to graffiti
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se vanter
to boast/brag
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têtu(e)
stubborn
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l'absence (f) de
the lack of
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le cadrage
framing
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la contre plongée
view from below
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l'éclairage (m)
lighting
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filmer
to shoot
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la grand angle
wide angle
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la gravité
seriousness
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un gros plan
close up
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les séquences longues
long, continuous sequences
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le manque de
lack of
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le mouvement panoramique
panning
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l'obscurité (f)
obscurity/darkness
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un plan d'ensemble
a long shot
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le réalisateur
director
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le tourné
shot
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une vue de dessus
bird's eye view
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zoomer
to zoom in