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Crim. racket à la protection [le "client" paie une taxe mensuelle aux racketteurs en échange de leur "protection"]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > protection racket
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protection [prə'tekʃən](a) (safeguard) protection f;∎ this drug offers protection against or from the virus ce médicament vous protège ou vous immunise contre le virus;∎ cyclists often wear face masks for protection against car fumes les cyclistes portent souvent des masques pour se protéger des gaz d'échappement des voitures;∎ to be under sb's protection être sous la protection de qn;∎ she travelled under police protection elle a voyagé sous la protection de la police;∎ environmental protection protection f de l'environnement;∎ society for the protection of birds société f protectrice des oiseaux(b) (insurance) protection f;∎ protection against fire and theft protection f contre l'incendie et le vol(c) (run by gangsters) argent m versé aux racketteurs;∎ all the shopkeepers have to pay protection (money) tous les commerçants sont rackettés►► protection factor (of suntan lotion) indice m de protection;protection money argent m versé aux racketteurs;protection racket racket m;∎ to run a protection racket être à la tête d'un racket -
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protection [prəˈtek∫ən]1. nouna. [of person, property] protection f (from or against sth contre qch ) ; [of interests, rights] sauvegarde fb. (Insurance) garantie f2. compounds• he pays $200 a week protection money il paie 200 dollars par semaine pour ne pas être inquiété ► protection racket noun racket m* * *[prə'tekʃn]1) ( safeguard) lit, fig protection fto give ou offer somebody protection against something — protéger quelqu'un contre quelque chose
for his own protection — ( moral) pour son bien; ( physical) pour le protéger
2) Economics (also trade protection) protectionnisme m3) ( extortion)4) Computing protection fdata protection — protection f de données
5) ( protective clothing)eye protection — lunettes fpl
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racket ['rækɪt]1 noun(b) (snowshoe) raquette f∎ to make a racket faire du boucan ou du barouf;∎ the neighbours are making a terrible racket les voisins font un boucan épouvantable;∎ will you turn that racket off! arrêtez ce boucan!∎ protection racket racket m;∎ drugs racket trafic m de drogue;∎ this lottery is such a racket cette loterie, c'est de l'arnaque;∎ he's involved in some money-laundering racket il trempe dans des affaires de blanchiment d'argent∎ what's your racket? vous travaillez dans quoi?;∎ is she still in the teaching/publishing racket? est-ce qu'elle est encore dans l'enseignement/dans l'édition?□familiar (be noisy) faire du boucan(UNCOUNT) (game) racquet-ball m►► Sport racket cover housse f de raquette;Sport racket-press presse-raquette m -
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operate ['ɒpəreɪt](a) (machine, device) faire fonctionner, faire marcher;∎ my husband doesn't even know how to operate the toaster! mon mari ne sait même pas se servir du grille-pain!;∎ is it possible to operate the radio off the mains? peut-on brancher cette radio sur le secteur?;∎ this clock is battery-operated cette horloge fonctionne avec des piles;∎ a circuit-breaker operates the safety mechanism un disjoncteur actionne ou déclenche le système de sécurité∎ they operate several casinos ils tiennent plusieurs casinos;∎ she operates her business from her home elle fait marcher son affaire depuis son domicile;∎ they operate a protection racket in the neighbourhood ils rackettent les gens du quartier;∎ they operate a system of rent rebates for poorer families ils ont un système de loyers modérés pour les familles les plus démunies∎ it operates by itself ça fonctionne tout seul;∎ this is how colonialism operates voici comment fonctionne le colonialisme;∎ the factory is operating at full capacity l'usine tourne à plein rendement∎ to operate on sb (for sth) opérer qn (de qch);∎ he was operated on for cancer on l'a opéré ou il a été opéré d'un cancer;∎ we'll have to operate il va falloir opérer(c) (be active) opérer;∎ military patrols operate along the border des patrouilles militaires opèrent le long de la frontière;∎ many crooks operate in this part of town de nombreux malfaiteurs sévissent dans ce quartier;∎ the company operates out of Chicago le siège de la société est à Chicago;∎ the company operates in ten countries la société est implantée dans dix pays(d) (produce an effect) opérer, agir;∎ the drug operates on the nervous system le médicament agit sur le système nerveux;∎ the decision has operated against us la décision a joué contre nous;∎ two elements operate in our favour deux éléments jouent en notre faveur(e) (be operative) s'appliquer;∎ the rule doesn't operate in such cases la règle ne s'applique pas à de tels cas;∎ the wage increase will operate from 1 January l'augmentation des salaires prendra effet à partir du 1er janvier
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protection racket — ➔ racket * * * protection racket UK US noun [C] ► a situation in which a criminal group demands money from a store owner, company, etc. in exchange for agreeing not to harm them: run a protection racket »These thugs ran a vast protection racket… … Financial and business terms
protection racket — UK US noun [countable] [singular protection racket plural protection rackets] an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money Thesaurus: organized crime … Useful english dictionary
Protection racket — A protection racket is an extortion scheme whereby a powerful entity or individual coerces other less powerful entities or individuals to pay protection money which allegedly serves to purchase protection services against various external threats … Wikipedia
protection racket — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms protection racket : singular protection racket plural protection rackets an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money … English dictionary
protection racket — Synonyms and related words: Cosa Nostra, Mafia, badger game, black market, blackmail, bloodsucking, bootlegging, extortion, gambling, gray market, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, loan sharking,… … Moby Thesaurus
protection racket — pro tection ,racket noun count an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
protection racket — /prəˈtɛkʃən rækət/ (say pruh tekshuhn rakuht) noun a criminal scheme based on the extortion of protection money …
protection racket — noun (C) informal a system in which criminals demand money from you to stop them from damaging your property … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
racket — rack‧et [ˈrækt] noun [countable] COMMERCE a dishonest or illegal way of obtaining money: • He had used his position to set up a cocaine racket. racket in • a racket in stolen goods exˈtortion ˌracket a situation in which criminals get money … Financial and business terms
Racket (crime) — A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering. Several forms of racket exist. The best known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in… … Wikipedia
racket — noun 1 noise ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, frightful, infernal (esp. BrE), terrible ▪ Stop that infernal racket! VERB + RACKET ▪ make … Collocations dictionary