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French vocabulary C1: Organised crime, violence and police work
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Gangs and serious crime, violent offences, searches and arrests, such as “le braqueur”, “le blanchiment”, “la perquisition”, “le délit de fuite” and “menotter”.
89 French words at level C1, with their translation.
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la façade (d'activités illégales)
front (for illegal activity)also: cover
droguer (qqn)
to drug (sb)
se masquer (le visage)also: masquer son visage
to mask (your face)
piller
to lootalso: to plunder, to pillage
se prostituer
to prostitute yourselfalso: to prostitute oneself
la bagarre au couteau
knife fight
le ravisseuralso: la ravisseuse
kidnapperalso: abductor
l'intimidation
intimidation
incarcéréalso: incarcérée, emprisonné, emprisonnée
imprisonedalso: jailed, incarcerated
le couteau à cran d'arrêt
flick knifealso: flick-knife, switchblade
le repaire (de malfaiteurs)also: le repaire de malfaiteurs
hideout (of criminals)also: den, lair
soupçonné (de qqch)also: soupçonnée
suspected (of sth)
la contrebande
smugglingalso: contraband
préméditéalso: préméditée
premeditated
de sang-froid
cold-bloodedalso: in cold blood
la brutalité
brutality
le crime contre l'humanité
crime against humanity
boucler (une zone)also: établir un périmètre de sécurité, interdire l'accès à, poser un cordon de sécurité autour de
to cordon offalso: to seal off an area, to set up a security cordon
dégainer (une arme)
to draw (a weapon)
confisquer (qqch à qqn)
to confiscate (sth from sb)
la fraude fiscale
tax evasion
l'investigationalso: l'enquête
investigationalso: probe, inquiry
la contrefaçon
counterfeitalso: counterfeiting, forgery
la perquisition
police searchalso: search, house search
l'empoisonnement
poisoning
le blanchiment (d'argent)also: le blanchiment d'argent
money launderingalso: laundering
la tuerie
slaughteralso: carnage, killing spree
le braqueuralso: la braqueuse
armed robberalso: robber, hold-up man
violenter (qqn)
to assault (sb)also: to manhandle
le justicier
vigilantealso: avenger
impunément
with impunity
le signalement (d'un suspect)also: le signalement d'un suspect
description (of a suspect)
le brigand
brigandalso: highwayman, robber
le guet
lookoutalso: watch
le brigadier
police sergeantalso: sergeant
le racket
extortionalso: protection racket, extortion racket, racket
la visée (avec une arme)also: la mise en joue
aim (with a weapon)also: taking aim
l'agresseur
attackeralso: assailant, mugger
antiterroriste
anti-terroristalso: anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism
le truand
crook (underworld)also: gangster, hoodlum
mafieuxalso: mafieuse
mafia-stylealso: Mafia-like, of the Mafia
soutirer (qqch à qqn)
to extort (sth from sb)also: to extract, to wheedle
véreuxalso: véreuse
corruptalso: dishonest, shady, crooked
la voiture piégée
car bombalso: booby-trapped car
le trafic de droguealso: le trafic de drogues, le trafic de stupéfiants
drug trafficking
le trafiquant de droguealso: la trafiquante de drogue, le trafiquant de drogues, le trafiquant de stupéfiants
drug traffickeralso: drug smuggler
lié à la droguealso: liée à la drogue
drug-related
la pédopornographiealso: la pornographie infantile
child pornography
dans le collimateur (de qqn)
in the sights (of sb)also: in someone's sights, to be in someone's sights, targeted
le médecin légistealso: le légiste
forensic pathologistalso: forensic doctor, medical examiner
le coup monté
put-up jobalso: fix, set-up, frame-up
la clandestinité
hidingalso: life underground
entrer dans la clandestinité
to go into hiding
le témoin oculaire
eyewitness
la société écranalso: la société-écran
front companyalso: shell company
l'arme de poing
handgun (general term)
le maintien de l'ordre
policingalso: keeping order
la maison de correction
reform schoolalso: reformatory
le braconnage
poaching
le grand criminelalso: la grande criminelle
serious criminal
l'isolement cellulaire
solitary confinement
la prise d'otages
hostage-taking
le délit de fuite
hit-and-run
de connivence (avec qqn)also: de mèche
in cahoots (with sb)also: in collusion
l'usurpation d'identité
impersonationalso: identity theft
l'étui de pistoletalso: le holster
holster
en uniforme
uniformedalso: in uniform
menotter (qqn)
to handcuff (sb)
emmener sous escorte (qqn)
to lead away (sb)
pratiquer une autopsie (sur qqn)
to perform an autopsy (on sb)
le dessous-de-table
under-the-table paymentalso: bribe, backhander
le maître chanteur
blackmailer
le fauteur de troubles
troublemaker
le proxénétisme
pimpingalso: procuring
la chasse à l'homme
manhunt
connu des services de police
known to the police
respectueux des loisalso: respectueuse des lois, respectueux de la loi, respectueuse de la loi
law-abiding
le délit mineur
petty offencealso: minor offence, minor crime
le chef de la mafia
mob bossalso: mafia boss, crime boss
battre à mort (qqn)
to beat to death (sb)
en venir aux mains
to come to blows
mettre sur écoute (un téléphone ou un lieu)
to bug (a phone or room)
racheter sa libertéalso: acheter sa liberté
to buy your freedom
le canon à eau
water cannon
les coups et blessures
woundingalso: assault and battery
le délinquant violentalso: la délinquante violente
violent offender
commettre un délit
to offend (break the law)
usurper l'identité de (qqn)also: se faire passer pour
to impersonate (sb)
l'incendie criminelalso: l'incendie volontaire
arson
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