7/09 Flashcards by Jeanne D

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promettre de

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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)

A

torpedo

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un précédent qui fait date

A

a foundational precedent

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se faire éliminer (course électoral)

A

be voted out of office

dissiper, chasser

dispel

demander l'asile

to claim asylum

en espace d'un an

in the span of a year

relancer, rallumer

to reignite

le président sortant, en fonction

the incumbent president

libérer

to free

ministre de la santé USA

the surgeon general

un changement majeur/significatif

a signifiant shift

illustre, chargé d'histoire

storied

qui a fait date, majeur, marquant, capital

a landmark

demande en hausse

surging demand

aux commandes (figuratif)

at the helm of

interrompre, mettre fin à

to cut off

législation bipartite (impliquant les 2 partis)

bipartisan legislation

un retard, vb: s'accumuler, s'empiler

a backlog

recteur/rectrice USA

the state superintendent

l'affichage, l'exposition

the display

dissuader, décourager

to deter

une décision (d'un,e juge)

a ruling

une proposition, un projet, une offre

a proposal

la première égalité de ce genre

the first such tie

inciter à fixer des limites

to urge to set limits on

surmonter, dépasser

leapfrog

faire campagne

wage a campaign

unilatéralement

unilaterally

consolider

cement