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63 - Society (Government) Flashcards

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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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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
Local government
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les autorités locales
local authorities
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décentralisation
decentralization
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une mairie
a town/cityhall
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un maire
a mayor
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le conseil municipal
the town/city council
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conseiller municipal
a councillor
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la fonction publique
the civil service
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un fonctionnaire
a civil servant, a gouvernment official
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la paperasserie
red tape
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un arrêté municipal
a by-law, an ordinance (US)
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une circonscription éléctrorale urbaine
a borough
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une paroisse, une commune
a parish
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les impôts locaux
rates
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une contribution locale
a rateprayer
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tâches gouvernementales
governmental tasks
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diriger
to run
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nommer
to appoint
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une nomination
an appointment
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renvoyer, limoger
to dismiss
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le renvoi, limogeage
a dismissal
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un remaniement, remanier
a reshuffle, to reshuffle
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dissoudre, une dissolution
to dissolve, a dissolution
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mettre en oeure, la mise en œuvre
to implement, implementation
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une politique
a policy
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faire appliquer la loi, application de la loi
to enforce the law, enforcement
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introduire (progressivement)
to phase in
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abandonner (progressivement)
to phase out
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faire marche arrière
to back-pedal
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écarter
to rule out
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(dé)nationnaliser, (dé)nationnalisation
(de)nationalize, (dé)nationalization
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privatiser, privatisation
privatize, privatization
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une subvention, subventionner
a subsidy, to subsidize
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le budget
the budget
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les recettes
revenue
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les dépenses
expenditure
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un impôt, l'imposition, un contribuable
a tax, taxation, taxpayer
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lever les imôts, un prélèvement
to levy/collect taxes, a levy
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inaugurer, une inauguration
to inaugurate, an inauguration
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entrer au gouvernement
to join government
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entrer en fonction
to take office
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convoquer le parlement
to summon a asession
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appeler le pays aux urnes
to call an election/to go to the country
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prendre un bain de foule
to press the flesh
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prendre des mesures
to take steps
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preparer le terrain
to lay the groundwork
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s'attaquer à un problème
to address / to tackle an issue
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une question controversée
a moot point
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une question délicate/epineuse
a tricky/thorny issue
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trouver un terrain d'entente
to bridge divisions
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trouver un compromis
to strike a balance
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se montrer inflexible
to take a tough line
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régler un conflit
to settle a dispute
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jour de l'investiture du Président
Inauguration Day (US)
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discours d'investiture
inaugural address
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le fisc (GB/US)
The Inland Revenue (GB) / the Internal Revenue (US)

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