2 octobre 2024 - election Flashcards

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le soutient, approbation de qq

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Endorsement

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soutenir qq en politique x2

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to endorse / to support

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vice président

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Running mate

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le couple présentant le président et le vice pres démocrate

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The democratic ticket

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etats où on passe au-dessus en avion, mais où on ne s’arrête jamais

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Flyover states

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pejoratif

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derogatory

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aller droit au but x2

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plain-spoken // straightforward

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important

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significance

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  • constellé (SP)
  • prestigieux (SF)
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start-studded

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accorder

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to grant / to give

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant

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un élu

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an elected official

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un représentant

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a representative

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ignorer, mépriser

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to discount, to ignore, to disregard

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refuser

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to deny

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pour franchir une ligne de démarcation

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to cross a divide

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problème

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an issue

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s’ancrer

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to be grounded = to be roosted

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un état qui change de bord politique (Pennyslavanie, Arizona)

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a swing state

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être au service de quelqu’un

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to be at someone’s service

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plateforme

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a platform

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S’exprimer

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to express oneself

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peser

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to carry weight

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l’emporter sur, primer

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to prevail over

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l’inscription des électeurs

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to voter registration

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implication

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an involvement

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  • la base (SP)
  • les electeurs qui entretiennent le mouvement (SF)
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a grassroot movement

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la participation

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turnout

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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être enclin à

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to be prone to

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voter en avance

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early voting

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vote par courrier

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mail-in-ballots

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voter et s’enregistrer le même jour

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same-day registration

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une ambassade

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an embassy

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méfiance

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distrust = mistrust

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transparence, responsabilité

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Transparency, accountability

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restaurer la foi dans le système

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to restore one’s faith in the system