Vocabulaire Terminale notion 3

Vocab TS gr 7

tenant = locataire

landlord = propriétaire

rent = loyer

to rent = louer

peeping tom = voyeur

weird = strange = odd = unusual

catchy = accrocheur

headline = gros titre

close-up = gros plan

colloquial = courant / familier (registre de langue)

a loner = un solitaire

lewd = obsédé

guilty = coupable

the culprit = the perpetrator

custody = garde-à-vue

child molester = pédophile

to file a complaint = to press charges = porter plainte

to sue sb = poursuivre en justice

libel = slander = diffamation

damages = dégâts / dommages et intérêts

harm = mal, nuisance

media lynching = character assassination

entertainment = divertissement

to entertain = divertir

wary (of) = méfiant

wariness = méfiance

to assault = agresser

acquaintance = personne qu’on connaît

to misunderstand = mal comprendre

actual = réel

actually = en fait

eventually = finalement

boot = trunk = coffre de voiture

to dye = teindre

gutter = caniveau

gossip = rumeurs

*Fiche vocab Crime and justice*

trustworthy = digne de confiance

reliable = fiable

censorship = censure

dictatorship = dictature

healthy = sain(e)

to resign = démissionner

resignation = démission

to quit = démissionner / arrêter

to take office = prendre ses fonctions

to leave office = quitter ses fonctions

to impeach = destituer

impeachment = destitution

intruder = intrus

to break into a place = entrer par effraction

dirt = saleté

to drop = laisser tomber

to uncover = découvrir, mettre au jour

to involve = impliquer

landslide = glissement de terrain / large victoire

downfall = chute (sens fig.), perte

tax evasion = évasion fiscale

tax heaven = paradis fiscal

whistleblower = lanceur d’alerte

leak = fuite (sens pr et fig)

NGO = Non-Government Organization = ONG

To raise funds = récolter des fonds

Fundraising / a fundraiser = un événement caritatif

To urge = pousser à , inciter

To remind = rappeler (it reminds me of…)

A cornerstone = un pilier (sens fig.)

To reach out (to) = tendre la main (à)

Motto = devise

To be likely = être probable

To be unlikely = être improbably

Likelihood = probabilité

Commute = trajet quotidien domicile-travail

To commute = faire le trajet quotidien…

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