Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
qui fait donner son Code pénal contre les journalistes
English translation:
throwing the book at reporters
Added to glossary by
sarahl (X)
Apr 21, 2005 02:59
19 yrs ago
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qui fait donner son Code pénal contre les journalistes
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Ce silence assourdissant est un allié pour le président algérien "qui fait donner son Code pénal contre les journalistes". Leur tort est-il d’avoir su résister à la vague intégriste, aux assassinats monstrueux pendant les années quatre-vingt-dix, alors que certains édiles politiques se trouvaient loin d’Alger, à l’abri dans des capitales arabes ?
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French term (edited):
qui fait donner son Code p�nal contre les journalistes
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throwing the book at reporters
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Assimina Vavoula
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efxaristo npapad1
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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efxaristo Vicky!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci bcp, Sarah!"
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Maria Callebaut-Blagojevic
Belgium
Belgium
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Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian) 
Works in: Dutch to French, Croatian to English, Flemish to Serbian, and 26 more.
French term (edited):
qui fait donner son Code p�nal contre les journalistes
which justifies his own interpretation of criminal law against journalists
Well, some people do have a very rich imagination - he/she may as well be a native speaker (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada or even one of the African countries...)
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French term (edited):
qui fait donner son Code p�nal contre les journalistes
uses the Criminal Code as a stick to browbeat journalists
"Faire donner" is usually used in a military context, eg "faire donner la garde", "faire donner la cavalerie" in the sense of sending a particular army corps into battle.
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Shaila Kamath
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Seger Bonebakker (X)
: or simply "uses the Criminal Code to browbeat journalists"
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