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63 - Society (Government) Flashcards

1
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le gouvernement

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the government

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un président

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a president

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présidentiel

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présidential

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un vice-président

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a vice-president

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un ministre

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a minister, a secretary

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un ministère, ministériel

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a minister/a departement, ministerial

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Le premier ministre UK

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the PM

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le vice premier ministre UK

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the Deputy Prime Minister

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le ministre des finances UK

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the Chancellor of Exchequer

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le Trésor UK

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the Treasury

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le Ministre des affaires étrangères, Ministère des affaires étrangères UK

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the Foreign Secretary, the Foreign Office

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Le Ministre/ministère de l’intérieur UK

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The Home Secretary, the Home Office

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Le Ministre/ministère de la santé UK

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the Health Secretary, The Department of Health

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Le Ministre/ministère de la Justice UK

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The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chancellor’s Office

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Le Ministre/ministère de l’Éducation UK

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the Scretary for Education, the Department of Education

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Le Ministre/ministère des finances US

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The Secretary of the Treasury, the Treasury department

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le secrétaire d’État (= ministre des affaires étrangères US), le ministère des affaires étrangères

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The Secretary of State, the State Department

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Le Ministre/ministère de la Justice US

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the Attorney General, the Justice department

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Le Ministre/ministère de l’Éducation US

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the Secretary of Education, the Department of Education

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le ministre/ministère du travail US

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The Secretary of Labor, the Labor Department

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un gouverneur US

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a Governor

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22
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Le pouvoir executif de l’UE

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The EU executive power

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la Comission Européenne, un comissaire

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The European Commission, a commissioner

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le Conseil des ministres

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the Council of Ministers

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L’administration locale

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Local government

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les autorités locales

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local authorities

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décentralisation

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decentralization

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28
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une mairie

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a twon/cityhall

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un maire

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a mayor

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le conseil municipal

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the town/city council

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conseiller municipal

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a councillor

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32
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la fonction publique

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the civil service

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant, a gouvernment official

34
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la paperasserie

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red tape

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un arrêté municipal

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a by-law, an ordinance (US)

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une circonscription éléctrorale urbaine

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a borough

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une paroisse, une commune

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a parish

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les impôts locaux

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rates

39
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une contribution locale

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a rateprayer

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tâches gouvernementales

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governmental tasks

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diriger

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to run

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nommer

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to appoint

43
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une nomination

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an appointment

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renvoyer, limoger

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to dismiss

45
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le renvoi, limogeage

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a dismissal

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un remaniement, remanier

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a reshuffle, to reshuffle

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dissoudre, une dissolution

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to dissolve, a dissolition

48
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mettre en oeure, la mise en œuvre

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to implement, implementation

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une politique

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a policy

50
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faire appliquer la loi, application de la loi

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to enforce the law, 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

53
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faire marche arrière

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to back-pedal

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écarter

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to rule out

55
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(dé)nationnaliser, (dé)nationnalisation

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(de)nationalize, (dé)nationalization

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privatiser, privatisation

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privatize, privatization

57
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une subvention, subventionner

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a subsidy, 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, l’imposition, un contribuable

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a tax, taxation, taxpayer

62
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lever les imôts, un prélèvement

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to levy/collect taxes, a levy

63
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inaugurer, une inauguration

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to inaugurate, an inauguration

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entrer au gouvernement

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to join 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 asession

67
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appeler le pays aux urnes

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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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preparer le terrain

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to lay the groundwork

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to address / to tackle an issue

72
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une question controversée

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a moot point

73
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une question délicate/epineuse

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a tricky/thorny issue

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trouver un terrain d’entente

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to bridge divisions

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trouver un compromis

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to strike a balance

76
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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

78
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jour de l’investiture du Président

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Inauguration Day (US)

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discours d’investiture

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inaugural address

80
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le fisc (GB/US)

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The Inland Revenue (GB) / the Internal Revenue (US)

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