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63 - Politics : executive power Flashcards

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Un ministère (2)

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A ministry

A department

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Ministériel

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Ministerial

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Le gouvernement britannique

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The British government

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Le Premier ministre

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The Prime Minister

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Le vice Premier ministre

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The Deputy Prime Minister

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Le ministre des finances (2)

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Le Trésor

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The Treasury

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Le ministre des Affaires étrangères

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The Foreign Secretary

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Le ministère des affaires étrangères

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The Foreign Office

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Le ministre de l’Intérieur

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The Home Secretary

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Le ministre de la Santé

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The Health Secretary

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Le ministère de l’intérieur

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The Home Office

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Le ministère de la Santé

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The Department of health

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Le ministre de l’Education (2)

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The Secretary of Education

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Le ministère de l’Education (2)

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The Department of Education

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Le gouvernement des Etats-Unis

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The US government

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Le secrétaire d’État (= Ministre des affaires étrangères)

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The Secretary of State

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Le ministre de la Justice (2)

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The Attorney General

The Lord Chancellor

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Le ministère de la Justice (2)

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The Lord Chancellor’s Office

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Le ministre du Travail

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The Secretary of Labor

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Le ministère du Travail

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The Labor Department

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Un gouverneur (d’un État)

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A Governor

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Le pouvoir exécutif de l’UE

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The EU executive power

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La Commission européenne

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The European commission

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Un commissaire européen

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A commissioner

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Le Conseil des ministres

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The Council of Ministers

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Un président

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A president

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Les autorités locales

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Local authorities

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La décentralisation

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Decentralization

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Une mairie (2)

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A town

Cityhall

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Un maire

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A mayor

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Le conseil musical (2)

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The town council

The city council

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Un conseiller municipal

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A councillor

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La fonction publique

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The civil servant

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Un fonctionnaire

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A civil servant

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La paperasserie

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Red tape

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Un arrêté municipal (2)

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A by-law

An ordinance

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Une circonscription électorale urbaine

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A borough

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Un arrondissement

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A borough

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Une paroisse

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A parish

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Une commune

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A parish

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Les impôts locaux

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Rates

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Un contribuable (local)

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A ratepaper

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Diriger

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To run

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Nommer

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To appoint

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Une nomination

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An appointment

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Renvoyer

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To dismiss

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Limoger

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To dismiss

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Le limogeage

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The dismissal

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Le renvoi

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The dismissal

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Remanier

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To reshuffle

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Un remaniement

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A reshuffle

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Dissoudre

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To disolve

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Une dissolution

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A dissolution

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Mettre en œuvre

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To implement

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La mise en œuvre

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Implementation

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Une politique

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A policy

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Faire appliquer la loi

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To enforce the law

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L’application de la loi

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Enforcement

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Introduire (progressivement)

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To phase in

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Abandonner (progressivement)

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To phase out

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Écarter

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To rule out

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Faire marche arrière

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To back-pedal

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Nationaliser

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To nationalize

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La dénationalisation

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Denationalization

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Privatiser

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To privatize

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La privatisation

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Privatization

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Une subvention

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A subsidy

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Subventionner

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To subsidize

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Le budget

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The budget

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Les recettes

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Revenue

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Les dépenses

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Expenditure

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Un impôt

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A tax

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L’imposition

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Taxation

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Un contribuable

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A taxpayer

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Lever des impôts (2)

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To levy taxes

To collect taxes

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Un prélèvement

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A levy

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Inaugurer

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To inaugurate

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Une inauguration

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An inauguration

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Entrer au gouvernement

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To join the government

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Entrer en fonction

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To take office

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Convoquer le Parlement

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To summon a session

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Appeler le pays aux urnes (2)

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To call an election

To go to the country

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Prendre un bain de foule

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To press the flesh

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Prendre des mesures

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To take steps

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Préparer le terrain

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To lay the groundwork

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S’attaquer à un problème (2)

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To adress an issue

To tackle an issue

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Une question controversée

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A moot point

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Une question délicate (2)

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A tricky issue

A thorny issue

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Une question épineuse (2)

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A tricky issue

A thorny issue

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Trouver un terrain d’entente

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To bridge divisions

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Trouvée un compromis

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To strike a balance

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Se montrer inflexible

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To take a tough line

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Régler un conflit

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To settle a dispute

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Jour de l’investiture (du président)

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Inauguration Day

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Discours d’investiture

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Inaugural adress

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Le fisc (2)

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The Inland Revenue (GB)

The Internal Revenue (US)

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Présidentiel

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Presidential

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Un vice-président

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A vice-president

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Le ministère des Finances

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The Treasury Department

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