7/09 Flashcards by J eanne | Brainscape

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promettre de

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pledge to

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pays autoritaires

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authoritarian countries

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être à égalité

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tie with

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faire ses début sur la scène olympique

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make its olympic debut

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chercher à être ré-élu

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seek re-election

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renverser

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upend

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démissionner (candidat) / (travail)

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to stand down
to resign

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soit…soit …

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either …or..

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bruyant

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raucous

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préparer le terrain pour

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set the stage for

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soutenir, apporter son soutien à qu’un

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to endorse

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le/la nominé,e

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the nominee

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exercer

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to hold office

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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

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un évènement marquant, un jalon

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a milestone

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une tentative d’assassinat

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assassination attempt

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rivaliser pour, être en concurrence pour

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vie for

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dissiper, chasser

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dispel

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semer le doute sur, remettre en question

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cast doubt on
call sth into question

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un chef d’Etat

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a head of state

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majorité écrasante
majorité absolue

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a supermajority
an overall majority

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torpiller (attaquer sournoisement)

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torpedo

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un précédent qui fait date

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a foundational precedent

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se faire éliminer (course électoral)

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be voted out of office

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dissiper, chasser

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dispel

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demander l’asile

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to claim asylum

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en espace d’un an

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in the span of a year

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relancer, rallumer

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to reignite

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le président sortant, en fonction

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the incumbent president

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libérer

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to free

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ministre de la santé USA

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the surgeon general

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un changement majeur/significatif

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a signifiant shift

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illustre, chargé d’histoire

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storied

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qui a fait date, majeur, marquant, capital

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a landmark

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demande en hausse

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surging demand

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aux commandes (figuratif)

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at the helm of

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interrompre, mettre fin à

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to cut off

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législation bipartite (impliquant les 2 partis)

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bipartisan legislation

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un retard, vb: s’accumuler, s’empiler

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a backlog

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recteur/rectrice USA

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the state superintendent

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l’affichage, l’exposition

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the display

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dissuader, décourager

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to deter

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une décision (d’un,e juge)

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a ruling

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une proposition, un projet, une offre

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a proposal

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la première égalité de ce genre

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the first such tie

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inciter à
fixer des limites

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to urge
to set limits on

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surmonter, dépasser

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leapfrog

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faire campagne

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wage a campaign

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unilatéralement

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unilaterally

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consolider

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cement