22. DEMOCRACY, checks and balances Flashcards

1
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acheter, soudoyer qqn

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to bribe sbdy

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arriver au pouvoir

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to come to power

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arriver au pouvoir (démocratiquement)

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to come into office

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association de défense des droits de l’homme

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human-rights lobby

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autoritaire

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authoritarian

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avoir le droit de

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to be entitled to

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bloquer / restreindre l’accès à internet

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to block / restrict internet access

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censurer

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to censor

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contourner la censure (2)

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to circumvent / bypass censorship

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corrompu

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corrupt

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croyance

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creed

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de l’agitation

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turmoil

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des atteintes aux droits de l’homme (2)

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human rights abuses / violation

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des mesures de répression (2)

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crackdown, clampdown

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15
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des élections libres et régulières

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free and fair elections

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des émeutes ont éclaté

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riots broke out

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17
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despotique

A

despotic

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18
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du gaz lacrymogène

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tear gas

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19
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déclarer l’état d’urgence

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to declare a state of emergency

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20
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défier les autorités

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to defy the authorities

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21
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expliquer en détail

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to spell out

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22
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formenter les troubles

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to stir up trouble

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23
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l’aristocratie

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aristocracy

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l’autoritarisme

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authoritarianism

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25
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l’effondrement

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the collapse

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26
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l’élection était truquée

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the election was rigged

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27
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l’équilibre des pouvoirs

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checks and balances

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28
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l’état de droit, le règne de la loi

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the rule of law

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29
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la bonne gouvernance

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good governance

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30
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la censure

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censorship

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31
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la chute d’un gouvernement

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the downfall of a government

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32
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la corruption (3)

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corruption / sleaze / bribery

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33
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la dictature

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dictatorship

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34
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la fraude électorale (3)

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vote rigging, ballot rigging, electoral fraud

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35
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la responsabilité

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accountability

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36
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laïc

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secular

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37
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le despotisme

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despotism

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38
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le devoir d’ingérence (2)

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the duty to interfere / to intervene

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39
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le multipartisme

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multi-party system

40
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le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l’homme

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China’s human rights record

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le régime de Vichy / de Pinochet

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the Vichy / Pinochet regime

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le totalitarisme

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totalitarianism

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les CRS

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anti-riot police

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les dirigeants du pays

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the country’s rulers

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les droits de l’homme

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human rights

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mal administrer, mal gérer (2)

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to misrule, to mismanage

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mauvaise administration

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misrule

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mauvaise conduite, abus

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misconduct

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mauvaise gestion

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mismanagement

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mettre les gens en prison

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to send people to prison

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mécontentement, malaise

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discontent

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organiser / participer à un rassemblement

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to hold / attend a rally

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passer qqn à tabac

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to beat sbdy up

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prendre / s’emparer du pouvoir

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to take / to seize power

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provoquer des troubles

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to spark unrest

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quitter le pouvoir

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to leave office

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restaurer la démocratie

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to restore democracy

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rester au pouvoir (2)

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to remain, stay in power

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réprimer une rébellion (2)

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to put down, to suppress a rebllion

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s’accrocher au pouvoir

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to cling to power

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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s’efforcer

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to strive

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sans distinction de

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regardless of

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se démocratiser

A

to become more democratic

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se rebeller

A

to rebel

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se révolter

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to revolt

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se soulever contre

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to rise up against

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souverain

A

sovereign

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tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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to hold a leader to account

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totalitaire

A

totalitarian

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un bouleversement

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an upheaval

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un cocktail Molotov (2)

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a petrol bomb, a Molotov cocktail

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un complot

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a plot

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un comploteur

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a plotter

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un coup d’Etat

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a coup / a coup d’état

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un deposte

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a despot

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un despote éclairé

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an enlightened despot

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un gouvernement autoritaire

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a regime

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un heurt, un affrontement

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a clash

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un homme fort

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a strongman

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un manifestant (2)

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a demonstrator, a protester

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un opposant politique

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a political opponent

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un pot-de-vin

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a bribe

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un rebelle

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a rebel

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un régime politique

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a political system

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un régime répressif

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a repressive regime

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un soulèvement

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an uprising

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un système de parti unique

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single-party system

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un tyran

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a tyrant

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un émeutier, un casseur

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a rioter

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une junte militaire

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a military junta

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une manifestation (2)

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a demonstration, a protest march

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une rébellion, une révolte

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a rebellion

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une émeute

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a riot

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étape finale

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the end point

96
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être au pouvoir

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to be in power