Pension protest hit France

French trade unions launch a new wave of strikes and protest marches against President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reforms. (Channel 4, 23.09.10)

- claim : revendiquer, affirmer
- to stage a demonstration : organiser une manifestation
- to steer : diriger, piloter
- harbinger : un signe avant-coureur
- to edge up : relever
- to spread : se répandre
- unbothered : indifférent

France takes to the streets to strike (Channel 4, 23.09.10)

- ignominiously : ignominieusement, honteusement
- gales of laughter : grands éclats de rire
- to lay low : mettre au tapis


Retirement at 62 ? Non ! PARIS — Welcome to France! As my train emerged from the tunnel linking Britain to the European continent, the announcement came: “As a result of a general strike, certain rail and other services will be disrupted.”(NYT, 14.10.10)

- disrupt : pertuber
- whammy : revers
- sensible : raisonnable
- intricacy : complexité
- foil : complément
- restlessness : agitation
- mantelpiece : cheminée
- unsettling : pertubant

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