63 La Politique Au RU Et Aux US - Politics In The UK And In The US Flashcards

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La Couronne

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The Crown

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**Les institutions britanniques**

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**British institutions**

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La Reine / le Roi d’Angleterre

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The Queen / The King of England

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Le Prince Consort

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The Prince Consort

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Le prince de Galles

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The Prince of Wales

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L’héritier du trône

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The heir to the throne

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La famille royale

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The royal family, the Royals

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La cour

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The court

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La (haute) noblesse

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The nobility, the aristocracy

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La pairie

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The peerage

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La petite noblesse

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The gentry

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Un noble, un aristocrate

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A noble, an aristocrat

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Un duc, une duchesse

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A duke, a duchess

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Un comte, une comtesse

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An earl, a count, a countess

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Un baron, une baronne

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A baron, a baroness

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Un chevalier

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A knoght

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L’Ordre de la Jarretière

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The Order of the Garter

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Le Parlement

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(The Houses of) Parliament

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Un député

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A member of Parliament, an MP

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La Chambre des Communes, la chambre basse

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The House of Commons, the Lower House

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La Chambre des Lords, la chambre haute

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The House of Lords, the Upper House

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Un lord, un pair

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A lord, a peer

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Le président de la chambre

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The Speaker (of the House)

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Le gouvernement

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The Cabinet

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Le Premier Ministre

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The Prime Minister

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Un des chefs de file d’un parti

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A frontbencher

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Un député du rang

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A backbencher

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Une loi

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An Act of Parliament

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Le parti conservateur

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The Conservative Party

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Un conservateur

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A Tory

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Le parti travailliste

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The Labour Party

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Les démocrates libéraux

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The Liberal Democrats

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Le scrutin uninominal à un tour

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The first-past-the-post voting system

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Une profession de foi

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A manifesto

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Un comté

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A county

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Les autorités locales

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Local authorities

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Faire chevalier

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To knight

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Anoblir

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To ennoble

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**Les institutions américaines**

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**American institutions**

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Le gouvernement fédéral

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The federal government

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La présidence

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The presidency

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Le président des US

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The President of the US

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La première dame

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The First Lady

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L’investiture

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(The) Inauguration

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La Maison-Blanche

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The White House

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Le Bureau Ovale

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The Oval Office

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Le secrétaire général de la Maison-Blanche

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The Chieff of Staff

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Le vice-président

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The Vice-President

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Le gouvernement

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The administration

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Le Congrès

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(The US) Congress

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Le Capitole

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The Capitol

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Un parlementaire

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A member of Congress, a congressman

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La chambre des représentants

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The House of Representatives

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La chambre des représentants

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The House of Representatives

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Le président de la chambre

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The Speaker

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Le chef de la majorité/ de l’opposition

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The Majority / Minority leader

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Le Sénat

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The Senate

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Un sénateur

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A senator

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Une loi

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An Act of Congress

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La Cour suprême

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The Supreme Court

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Un juge de la Cour suprême

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A justice

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Le président de la Cour suprême

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The Chief Justice

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Le parti démocrate

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The Democratic Party

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Un démocrate

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A Democrat

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Le parti républicain

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The Republican Party

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Un républicain

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A Republican

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Un congrès politique

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A caucus

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Un candidat officiel du parti

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A nominee

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Des (élection) primaires

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Primary elections, primaries

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Les élections de mi-mandat

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The midterm elections

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Le collège des grands électeurs

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The electoral college

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Un gouverneur d’État

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A state governor

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Un parlement d’État

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A state capitol / house

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L’oncle Sam

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Uncle Sam

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Anticonstitutionnel

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Unconstitutional

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  1. Démocratique 2. Démocrate (US)
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Democratic

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Donner l’investiture du parti

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To nominate

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Être investi

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To be sworn in

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Prêter serment

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To take the oath

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Le discours du trône

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The Speech from the Throne

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Les questions au gouvernement (au Parlement)

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Question time

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“La reine règne, mais ne gouverne pas”

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“The queen reigns but does not rule”

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Il a du sang royal

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He’s royalty

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Le 10 Downing Street est la résidence officielle du Premier ministre britannique

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10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister’s official home

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Le parlement britannique siège à Westminster

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The British Parliament sits at Westminster

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Le chef de l’Opposition est à la tête du cabinet fantôme

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The Leader of the Opposition heads the Shadow Cabinet

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Tous les ans, en janvier, le Président américain prononce le discours sur l’état de l’Union

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Every year in January the US President delivers the State of the Union adress

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Le 110ème Congrès s’est réuni le 3 janvier 2007

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The 110th Congress convened on January 3rd, 2007

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Le vice-président des États-Unis est aussi président du Sénat

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The Vice-President of the United States is also President of the Senate

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Tous les quatre ans, les citoyens américains votent pour un “ticket” comportant deux candidats, l’un à la présidence, l’autre à la vice-présidence

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Every four years, US citizens vote for a ticket with two candidates, one running for president, the other for vice-president

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Les dix premiers amendements à la constitution des États-Unis se nomment la “Déclaration des droits”

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The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are called the Bill of Rights

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Il était saoul comme un Polonais

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He was (as) drunk as a lord

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Ne prends pas tes grands airs avec moi

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Stop lording it over me!