12. Politics Flashcards

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La liberté

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Freedom

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La reine Victoria

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Queen Victoria

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Les libéraux démocrates

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The Liberal Democrats (GB)

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Les démocrates

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The Democrats (US)

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L’opposition parlementaire

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The parliamentary opposition

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Extrader

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To deport

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Le ministère de l’intérieur

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The Home office

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Le party conservateur

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The conservervative party (GB)

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Le socialisme

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Socialism

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La politique

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Politics

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Un tour de scrutin

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A round

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(Im)partial

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(Un)biased

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Le pouvoir

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Power

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Une tendance politique

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A political trend

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Président Roosevelt

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Le président Roosevelt

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Déportation

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Extradition

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Un bulletin

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A ballot

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La décentralisation

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Devolution

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Être en minorité

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To be in a minority

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Le tiers monde

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The Third world

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Le parti travailliste

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The Labour party (GB)

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Un préjugé

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Un bias

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Une circonscription

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A constituency

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La croissance démographique

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Population growth

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Faire campagne Solliciter des suffrages

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To canvass for votes

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Passer des marchandises en fraude

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To smuggle

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Un sondage

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An opinion poll

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Un système politique

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A political system

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Démocratique

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Democratic

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Un homme politique

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A politician

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Le Sénat

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The Senate ( US )

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Un bureau de vote

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A polling station

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Un parti politique

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A political party

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La discrimination positive

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Affirmative action

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La frontière

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A border

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Le ministère des affaires étrangères

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The Foreign secretary (GB) The Secretary of State (US)

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Les sciences politiques

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Political science

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Les relations internationales

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International relations

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Un économie de marché

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A market economy

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Indépendant de

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Independent (of)

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Un politicien d’extrême droite

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An extreme-right-wing politician

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Un pays ( l’entité administrative )

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A county

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Un projet de loi

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A bill

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La désobéissance civique

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Civil disobedience

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Un personnage controversé

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A controversial figure

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Voter pour

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To vote ( for ) To cast one’s ballot (for )

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National ( l’adj )

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National

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Un électeur

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A constituent

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La séparation Le partage

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Partition

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Un nationaliste

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A nationalist

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Un abstentionniste

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An abstentionist

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(Anti)constitutionnel

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Anticonstitutional

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Un immigrant clandestin

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An illegal immigrant

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Le ministère des affaires

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The foreign Office

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Expulser

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To expel

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Une campagne électorale

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An electoral campaign

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Un camp de réfugiés

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A refugee camp

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La terre

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Land

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Démocratiquement

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Democratically

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L’interventionnisme étatique

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State intervention

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Un étage

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A tier

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Gouverner

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To govern

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Un courant de mécontentement

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An undercurrent of discontent

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La nation , le pays

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The nation

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L’état

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The state

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Un sans papiers

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An undocumented refugee

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La majorité

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The majority party

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Neutre

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Neutral

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Un chauvin

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A chauvinist

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Demander l’asile politique

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To seek political asylum

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Un chef d’état

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A head of state

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Être candidat aux élections présidentielles

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To run for president

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Arriver au pouvoir

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To come to power

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S’attaquer au problème du chômage

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To address the issue of unemployment

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Un démocrate

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A democrat

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Faire de la politique

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To dabble in politics

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Se présenter aux élections

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To stand at an élection

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Succéder à

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To take over from To succeed

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Un coup d’état militaire

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A military coup

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Un demandeur d’asile

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An asylum seeker

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Une monarchie

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A monarchy

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Une politique monétaire

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A monetary policy

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Une politique sociale

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A social policy

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Annuler la dette

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To cancel the debt

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Un permis de travail

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A work permit

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Politiquement correct

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Politically correct

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L’abstentionnisme croissant

A

Growing abstention

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Accorder l’asile politique

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To grant political asylum

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Les républicains

A

The Republicans

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Chauvin

A

Chauvinistic

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Puissant

A

Powerful

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Le gouvernement

A

The governement ( GB ) The Administration ( US )

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Juguler l’inflation

A

To curb inflation

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Un adversaire politique

A

A political opponent

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Un électeur

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A voter

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Les pays en vois de développement

A

Developing countries

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Un bureau de vote

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A polling station

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Un pays

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A country

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Renverser un régime

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To topple To overthrow ( a régime )

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Un électeur

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A voter

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A candidate

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Une candidate

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Le droit de vote

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the right TO vote Franchise ( US )

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Une politique

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A policy

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Une loi

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A law

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Des élections législatives

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A general election

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Un système bipartie

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A two-party-system

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Un royaume

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A kingdom

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Être engagé politiquement

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To be politically commited

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Être engagé politiquement

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To be politically commited

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Le ministère des finances

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The Exchequer

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Le ministère des finances

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The Exchequer

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Régir

A

To rule over

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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La Chambre des communes

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The (House of) Commons (GB )

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La Chambre des communes

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The (House of) Commons (GB )

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Un régime autoritaire

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An authoritarian regime

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Un régime autoritaire

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An authoritarian regime

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Les Verts

A

The Greens

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Les Verts

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The Greens

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Le communisme

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Communism

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Le communisme

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Communism

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Le ministre des Finances

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Jeter

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To cast cast cast

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Le premier ministre

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The prime minister

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Le premier ministre

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The prime minister

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Dépendant de

A

Dependent on

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Un homme d’état

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A statesman

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Un homme d’état

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A statesman

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Un gouverneur

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A governor

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Un gouverneur

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A governor

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Les papiers

A

Documents

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Impitoyable(ment)

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Ruthless(ly) Merciless(ly)

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Impitoyable(ment)

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Ruthless(ly) Merciless(ly)

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Prendre le pouvoir

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To take over

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Prendre le pouvoir

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To take over

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Une junte

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A junta

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Un État souverain

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A sovereign state

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Un État souverain

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A sovereign state

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Le cabinet fantôme

A

The shadow cabinet

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Le cabinet fantôme

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The shadow cabinet

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Libéral

A

Liberal

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Libéral

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Liberal

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Nationaliste ( adj )

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Nationalistic

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Un citoyen

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A citizen

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Un député de droite /gauche

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A Right-wing /left-wing MP

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Un député de droite /gauche

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A Right-wing /left-wing MP

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Radial , extrémiste

A

Radical

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La politique intérieure

A

The domestic policy

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La politique intérieure

A

The domestic policy

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La démocratie

A

Democracy

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Le ministre de l’intérieur

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The Home Secretary

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Le pays d’accueil

A

The host country

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Le pays d’accueil

A

The host country

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Arriver au pouvoir

A

To come to power

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Arriver au pouvoir

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To come to power

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Un démagogue

A

A demagogue

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La Chambre des lords

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The house of Lords ( GB )

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La Chambre des lords

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The house of Lords ( GB )

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Aller voter

A

To go to the polls

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Un pays sous développé

A

An underdeveloped country

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Un pays sous développé

A

An underdeveloped country

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Faire passer qcq illégalement (dans un pays )

A

To smuggle s.o (into a county )

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Faire passer qcq illégalement (dans un pays )

A

To smuggle s.o (into a county )

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Mener une politique

A

To carry out a policy

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Mener une politique

A

To carry out a policy

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Un peuple

A

A people

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Un peuple

A

A people

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Conservateur (adj)

A

Conservative

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Une politique de l’immigration

A

An immigration policy

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Une politique de l’immigration

A

An immigration policy

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La chambre des représentants

A

The House of Representatives (US )

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La chambre des représentants

A

The House of Representatives (US )

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La patrie

A

The fatherland

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La patrie

A

The fatherland

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Le cabinet fantôme

A

The shadow cabinet

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S’empare du pouvoir

A

To seize power

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S’empare du pouvoir

A

To seize power

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Une république

A

A republic

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La double nationalité

A

Dual nationality

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La double nationalité

A

Dual nationality

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Le parlement

A

Parliament ( GB ) Congress ( US )

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Imposer des quotas

A

To enforce quotas

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Imposer des quotas

A

To enforce quotas

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Aide humanitaire

A

Humanitarian aid

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Aide humanitaire

A

Humanitarian aid

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Faire sécession

A

To secede

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Faire sécession

A

To secede

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Rechercher

A

To seek sought sought

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Un conflit frontalier

A

A border conflict

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Un conflit frontalier

A

A border conflict

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La citoyenneté

A

Citizenship

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La citoyenneté

A

Citizenship

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Un réfugié

A

A refugee

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Un réfugié

A

A refugee