The third issue nowadays

36 Freedom issue terms

Nowadays freedom is become something crucial in everyday lso far that some people push the bondaries which can sometimes trigger outpouring and violent reactions. Others consider that their individual freedom is more important than commongood.

a backlash
Not surprisingly, it provoked a backlash before anyone ever played it.
a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in sociey or politics.
Example: The election results provoked a backlash
en: un tollé, un contrecoup
a boater
it is someone who uses a small boat for pleasure.
Example: As the boater got closer to the helmet, he recognized it as a helmet with a body attached.
en: un plaisancier, un canotier
a picture of a rich boater. Indeed most of the boater are rich people who considered that setting a wind farm in the see would destroy the environment. Actually it would disturb them.
a criticism
denunciation or objection
Example: Constructive criticism does not upset me.
en: une critique (positive ou négative), un reproche
a cross hairs
I can see my target in the cross hairs.
it helps you to aim your gun accurately
Example: I raised the rifle and got the deer in the cross hairs
en: réticule
a cross hairs picture
a developer
it is someone who buys land or buildings in order to put new or better buildings there and make money from them.
Example: A developer is building new houses in the village.
en: un promoteur
a limo
As I watch the limo creep down Dealy Plaza, I put my finger on the trigger and peer down my rifle's telescope.
A large luxurious car, usually driven by a chauffeur.
Example: He was using a gas-guzzling limo instead of public transit.
en: une limousine
a picture of a black limo
a manual
A book that gives instructions on how to do something.
Example: The instruction manual details the process step by step
en: un manuel d'instructions, un mode d'emploi
a picture of a manual
a motorcade
Shoot the driver first, and the motorcades comes to a halt
a group of cars travelling with someone very important
Example: this eventually degenerated into stone-throwing at his motorcade.
en: un cortège, un défilé
a paranoia
An unreasonable feeling that people will harm or criticise you.
Example: without pandering to everybody's greatest fears and paranoia
en: una paranoia
a pole
The blades (of wind turbines) rotate on top of a very high pole.
a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.
Example: The firemen heard the alarm and slid down the pole.
en: un poteau, un mât
a wind farm
an area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines
Example: The wind farm generates enough electricity to supply a town.
en: un parc éolien
a wind farm
a wind turbine
a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.
Example: A wind turbine harnesses wind energy.
en: une éolienne
a wind turbine
barely
almost not
Example: The country barely exploits half of its natural resources.
en: peu, presque pas, à peine
concerned
worried, troubled, or anxious.
Example: The student was concerned about her exam, but she passed it.
en: soucieux, intéressé, inquiet
consistent
coherent, not contradictory
Example: The rules of the game were clear and consistent.
en: cohérent
a picture of the current French president who perfectly is inconstistent with the definition of consistent
despicable
"It's despicable.There's really no further comment."
morally reprehensible
Example: He is trying to make amends for his despicable acts.
en: méprisable, odieux
environmentalist
a person who is concerned about or advocates protecting the environment.
Example: Environmentalists want the polluting factory closed down.
en: un écologiste, un défenseur de l'environnement
a picture of Greta Thunberg during a march for Friday For Futur (FFF). She is probably the most famous environmentalist of the 21st century.
loathsome
On the surface, the game certainly seems like a loathsome piece of opportunism.
highly offensive.
Example: The criminal was punished for his loathsome crimes.
en: répugnant, ignoble
NIMBY => Not In My BackYard
used for describing people's reaction to an official plan, when they support the idea but do not want it to happen in the area where they live.
en: "surtout pas chez moi", "pas dans mon jardin"
a picture of someone who reacts of the issue of the individual desire which appears with the movement NIMBY while at the same time these same supporters consider wind turbine as benefic for climate
off-limits
when something is off-limits you cannot have access to it.
Example: The territory of Europe is too small to have zones that are off-limits to its citizens.
proliferation
when something increases suddenly in number
Example: I would also like to say a few words about the non-proliferation and disarmament policy.
en: la prolifération, la croissance sauvage
regulations
the synonym for rules
Example: The regulations on gas emissions are stringent.
en: réglement, législation
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us.
Example: The expert lectured on renewable energy.
en: les énergies renouvelables, les énergies vertes
the energy producted by a wind turbine is a renewable energy.
the Tube
it is the name of London's underground train
a picture of the Tube
to be up for grabs
If something is up for grabs, it is available to anyone who is interested.
Example: Intramodal competition is going to expand the rail market, so market shares will be up for grabs.
en: correspond à l'expression disponible à qui le veut
to bounce
Every bullet bounces around with a super-realistic trajectory.
to rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
Example: the ball bounced twice before knocking over the glass.
en: rebondir
picture of several sports high bounce ball
to buttress
to make someone or something stronger by supporting them in some way
Example: Her good arguments buttressed her credibility.
en: étayer, supporter, renforcer
to careen
Sometimes I'd hit the back of the limo and the bullet would careen forwards.
to move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way
Example: an electric golf cart careened around the corner
en: caréner : Donner un profil aérodynamique.
to catch up
To reach the same standard.
en: rattraper
to cotton on
to begin to understand a situation.
Example: you're full of sensational ideas, but other people may be slow to cotton on.
en: piger, comprendre
to debunk
The stated goal of JFK Reloaded is to debunk assassination conspiracy theories by buttressing the Warren Commission's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and fired only three bullets.
to prove that something such as an idea or belief is false and silly.
Example: she debunks all the usual rubbish about acting
en: discréditer, tourner en ridicule
to embed
other times it would embed itself in the metal.
to fix something firmly into a substance
Example: I embedded the aquarium in the wall.
en: encastrer, intégrer
to peer
to look very carefully, especially because something is difficult to see
Example: I put my finger on the trigger and peer down my rifle's telescope.
en: regarder attentivement
to trim down
the synonym of reduce reduce the amount or number of something
Example: Using the diet he's trimmed down from 90 kilos to 70
en: réduire, mincir
to wreck
to destroy
Example: The tornado wrecked several houses
en: détruire
a picture of a wrecking ball
to zone
to separate or apportion an area of land or water into sections
Example: the park has been zoned into four distinct bioregions, each with its own ecological identity
en: répartir en zones, diviser en secteurs