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1 racket à la protection
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racket [ʀakεt]masculine noun• c'est du racket ! it's daylight robbery!* * *ʀakɛt* * *ʀakɛt nmracketeering no pl* * *racket nm ( organisation) extortion racket; ( activité) racketeering; c'est du racket! it's extortion!; le racket des commerçants the extortion of money from shopkeepers.[rakɛt] nom masculin -
3 racketter
racketter [ʀakete]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʀakete vt* * *racketter verb table: aimer vtr to extort money from, to shake [sb] down◑ US; se faire racketter to be the victim of extortion.[rakɛte] verbe transitif -
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n. m.1. Blackmail. Faire du gouale à quelqu'un: To extort blackmail money. (There could well be a linguistic link with chanter and chantage here.)2. Protection racket, extortion of funds.3. Donner du gouale: To 'raise Cain', to 'kick up a fuss', to complain vociferously. -
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protéger [pʀɔteʒe]➭ TABLE 6 et 31. transitive verbto protect (de, contre from)2. reflexive verb• se protéger contre le or du soleil to protect o.s. against the sun* * *pʀɔteʒe
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1) ( préserver) to protect2) ( favoriser) to encourage [art]
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se protéger verbe pronominal to protect oneself* * *pʀɔteʒe vt1) (= veiller à la sécurité de) to protect2) (= aider, patronner) [personne, arts] to be a patron of* * *protéger verb table: assiégerA vtr1 ( préserver) to protect [espèce, frontière, droit] (contre against; de from); se sentir protégé to feel protected; le vaccin protège pour dix ans the vaccine provides protection for ten years;2 ( favoriser) to encourage, to promote [art, sport, artisanat].B se protéger vpr to protect oneself (de from; contre against).[prɔteʒe] verbe transitif1. [assurer - la sécurité de] to protect, to defend ; [ - la santé, la survie de] to protect, to look after (inseparable), to shield againstprotéger quelque chose contre le ou du froid to protect ou to insulate something against the cold4. [faire du racket] to protect————————se protéger verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se protéger contre le ou du soleil to shield oneself from the sunles jeunes sont encouragés à se protéger lors de leurs relations sexuelles young people are encouraged to protect themselves (by using a condom)
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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