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