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Surveillance Society
| English | French |
|---|---|
| elements to stand out | faire ressortir |
| billboard | panneau publicitaire |
| air ship / dirigible | dirigeable |
| barbed wire | fil barbelé |
| passer-by | passant |
| watchtower | tour de garde |
| binoculars | jumelles |
| tangle up | emméler |
| hover over something | survoler |
| a mesh | maillage, treillis |
| vultures / birds of prey | vautours/ oiseaux de proie |
| stiffling atmosphere | atmosphère étouffante |
| dehumanizing | déshumanisant |
| warn against | prévenir |
| be under surveillance | être sous surveillance |
| spy on people | espionner |
| be spied upon/on | être espionné |
| issues of privacy | questions de confidentialité |
| roughly | environ |
| be caught on camera | être filmé |
| new trend | nouvelle tendance |
| a dystopian novel | |
| an orwellian society | |
| it's about totalitarianism | |
| patrols | patrouilles |
| historical revisionism | révisionnisme historique |
| thoughtcrimes in 1984 | crimes de la pensée |
| keep a diary | tenir un journal intime |
| be unbearable | être insoutenable |
| feel oppressed/ be oppressing | se sentir oppressé/ oppressant |
| become paranoid | devenir parano |
| eery atmosphere | atmosphere angoissante |
| a caption | une légende |
| censorship | censure |
| abuse | abus |
| freedom of speech/ thought | liberté de parole/ de pensée |
| be cautious/ be wary of. something or someone / be on one's guard | faire attention / être prudent, méfiant / être sur ses gardes |
| nightmarish | cauchemardesque |
| threatening | menaçant |
| whisper something | murmurer |
| overhear | surprendre une conversation |
| guesswork | suppositions; hypothèses |
| wire something | raccorder |
| electric wire | fil électrique |
| plug in something | brancher |
| at any rate | en tous cas |
| keep an eye on somebody | garder un oeil sur quelqu'un |
| tell off | sermonner, disputer |
| loudspeaker | haut parleur |
| cut down on crime | réduire la criminalité |
| anti-social behavior | comportement, agissement anti-social |
| offender | contrevenant, délinquant |
| a B-cop ( Beat cop) | policier de proximité |
| night time prowls | errances de nuit |
| cigarette butts | mégots |
| psychological warfare | guerre psychologique |
| be effective | être efficace |
| monitor someone or something | contrôler, surveiller |
| complain to somebody about something | se plaindre à quelqu'un de quelque chose |
| scold somebody | gronder, réprimander |
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