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le dépouillement

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the counting

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un abstentionniste

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an abstainer

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un chef de file

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a party leader

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un militant

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an activist

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être en session

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to be sitting

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un empereur/impératrice

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an emperor/empress

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les délibérations

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the proceedings

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abroger une loi

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repeal a law

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un sondage d’opinion

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an opinion poll

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les élections municipales

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local elections

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a swing to the left

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un virage à gauche

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un isoloir

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a voting booth

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une dictature

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a dictatorship

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un secrétaire d’Etat

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a State Secretary

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un remaniement

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a reshuffle

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un parlementaire

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a Member of Parliament

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truquer les élections

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rig the elections

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une tendance politique

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a political leaning

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un conseil régional

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a county

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l’anarchie

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anarchy

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un royaume

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a kingdom

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la démocratie directe

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direct democracy

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la mairie

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the town hall

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l’âge légal autorisant à voter

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the voting age

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un parti dissident (qui se sépare à cause d’éclats divergents)

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a splinter party (splinter=un éclat)

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les élections législatives

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general elections

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Un législateur

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a lawgiver/lawmaker

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un monarque

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a monarch

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le pluralisme (diversité des opinions politiques et de leurs représentants)

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pluralism

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un fraudeur fiscal

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a tax-evader/tax-dodger

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l’impôt foncier

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property tax

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une proportionnelle à un tour

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a one-round proportional system

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sortant (susceptible d’être réélu)

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sitting

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régionalisation

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regionalization

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être inscrit

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be on the electoral roll

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un coup d’état

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a coup

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percevoir des impôts

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collect taxes

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voter par procuration

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vote by proxy

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une controverse

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a controversy

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retirer un projet de loi

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withdraw a bill

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une urne

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a ballot box

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une loi interdisant de.. (fumer)

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a law against (smoking)

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les vacances parlementaires (suspension d’audience)

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a recess

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les membres du parti

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the party members

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l’abrogation d’une loi

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the repeal of law

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La chambre des Lords

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the House of Lords

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un congrès du parti

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a party congress

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le taux d’abstention

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abstention rate

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un baron/une baronne

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a baron/baroness

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faire de l’obstruction parlementaire

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filibuster

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de gauche, de droite

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left-wing/right-wing

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frauder le fisc

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dodge taxes

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un bulletin de vote

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a ballot

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Une loi adoptée par le parlement

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an Act of Parliament

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la Constitution

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the Constitution

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l’impôt sur la fortune

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wealth tax

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l’administration locale

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local government

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un putschiste

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a putschist

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La commission des lois

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Law commission

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le Congrès

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Congress

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le suffrage direct/indirect/universel

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direct/indirect/universal suffrage

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une candidature

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a candidacy

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un responsible du parti

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a party official

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adopter un projet de loi

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to pass a bill

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la destitution

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deposition

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diriger un gouvernement

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to run a government

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un harangueur de foules

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a rabble rouser (rabble=la populace)

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une division

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a cleavage

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une motion de censure

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a motion of censure

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le premier tour de scrutin

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the first round of elections

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la saison parlementaire

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the parliamentary season

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l’immunité parlementaire

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parliamentary privilege

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un comte

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a count

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un comité

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a committee

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une alliance

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an alliance

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une proposition

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proposal

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disputer un siège

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to contest a seat

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le Cabinet

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the Cabinet

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un sultan

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a sultan

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la politique économique (bon marché)

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the economic policy

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engager des poursuites

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file lawsuits

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un républicain

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a Republican

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un groupe de pression/lobby

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a pressure group/lobby

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un duc/duchesse (merci Booba)

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a duke, duchess

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sur les listes électorales

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be registered to vote

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bâillonner l’opposition

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gag the opposition

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arriver au pouvoir

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come into power

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un Etat nation

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a nation-state

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durcir une position

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toughen a position

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abdiquer

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abdicate

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une querelle

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a quarrel

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une nomination

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an appointment

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La chambre des communes

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The House of Commons

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le nazisme

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Nazism

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rivaliser avec qqn pour le pouvoir

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to compete with sb for power

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sortant (non réélu)

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outgoing

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un vote de protestation

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protest vote

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la lutte des classes

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class struggle

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un fonctionnaire

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a government employee

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l’exonération d’impôt

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tax exemption

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Un dirigeant

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a leader

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le fisc

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the tax office

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une séance parlementaire

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a parliamentary sitting

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nuancer une opinion

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soften an opinion (=rendre doux)

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un avant-projet de loi

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a draft

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désapprobation

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disapproval

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un noble

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a nobleman

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une position

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a stance

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un participant à un coup d’état

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a coupster

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l’impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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détrôner un roi

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to depose a king

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les impôts

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taxes

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bourrer les urnes

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to stuff ballot boxes

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les taxes douanières

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duties

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le second tour

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the run-off

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amender

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to amend

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une comtesse

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a countess

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de droit divin

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by divine right

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procéder à un vote

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to take a vote

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un haut fonctionnaire

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a senior civil servant

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courtiser les électeurs

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to woo voters

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le prélèvement fiscal

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tax levy

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Un gouvernement

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a government

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un sujet fort controversé

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a much-debated issue

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distribuer des tracts

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to hand out tracts

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un électeur

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a voter

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suspendre la séance

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to recess

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le parti travailliste

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the Labour Party

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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un projet de loi

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a bill

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un vote par procuration

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a proxy vote

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faire l’objet d’un débat

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come under discussion

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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un député

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a deputy

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les débats parlementaires

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parliamentary debates

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le conseil municipal

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the town council

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rouvrir la session parlementaire

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reconvene Parliament

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une élection à deux tours

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a two-stage election

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mettre en doute

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to question

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une caisse noire

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a slush fund

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se présenter à des élections

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to run for office

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les élections présidentielles

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presidential election

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un cheik

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a sheik

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Un chef d’état

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a head of state

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être au pouvoir

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to be in power

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un programme électoral

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a platform

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un démocrate

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a Democrat

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un décret

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a decree

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un tour de scrutin

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a round of voting

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un avantage fiscal

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a tax break

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une motion, une proposition

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a motion

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l’héritier présomptif (=désigné à l’avance)

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the heir apparent

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le premier ministre

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The Prime Minister

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la chambre des députés

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the House of Representatives

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les primaires

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Primaries

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un émir

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an emir

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un parades fiscal

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a tax haven (haven=refuge)

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un arrêté

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an order

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un vote blanc

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a blank vote

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l’héritière

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the heiress

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prendre un bain de foule

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press the flesh

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un pair

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a peer

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le 1er/2nd tour

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the first/second ballot

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une liste électorale

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an electoral roll

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limoger un ministre

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to dismiss a minister

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un représentant

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a representative

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une ordonnance

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an ordinance

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diriger un pays

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to rule/lead a country

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tyrannique

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tyrannical

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la participation

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the turnout

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succéder à quelqu’un

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to succeed somebody

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l’Assemblée nationale

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the National Assembly

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une session parlementaire

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a parliamentary session

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un bulletin de vote

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a ballot

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rejeter un projet de loi

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defeat a bill

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décentralisation

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decentralization

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la fraude électorale

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electoral fraud

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un conseiller municipal

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a town councillor

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une réforme

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a reform

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un maire

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a mayor

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approbation

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approval

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contester

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to dispute

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une urne

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a ballot box

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remporter + de 50% des votes

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win over 50% of the votes

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démissionner

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resign

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la sur/sous représentation

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over-representation/under-representation

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un référendum

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a referendum

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convoquer le Parlement

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summon a session

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un homme d’état

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a statesman

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la chambre des députés

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the Chamber of Deputies

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un seigneur

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a lord

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faire marche-arrière

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to back-pedal

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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

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un Volte-face

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a turn-about

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le jusqu’au-boutisme

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hard-line approach

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une réforme électorale

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an election reform

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s’opposer à un projet de loi

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to oppose a bill

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un souverain

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a sovereign

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le règne

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the reign

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un Lord, un Pair

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a Lord, a Peer

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un amendement

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an amendement

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TVA

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VAT Value Added Tax

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la majorité absolue

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the absolute majority

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prendre parti pour

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to side with/take sides with

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le parti conservateur

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the Conservative Party

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une loi sur (la délinquance)

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a law on (crime)

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l’imposition

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taxation

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protester solennellement

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to lodge a protest

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un tyran

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a tyrant

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un sursème électoral

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a voting system

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introduire un projet de loi

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to sponsor a bill

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la noblesse

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the nobility

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le parti au pouvoir

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the ruling party

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se porter candidat

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stand as candidate

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un concurrent

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a contender

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un couronnement

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a coronation

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