Anglais - 6 Flashcards

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langue maternelle

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A mother tongue

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2
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dire quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To say something to somebody

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3
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raconter quelque chose à quelqu’unq

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To tell somebody something

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4
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prononcer

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To pronounce

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5
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chuchoter

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To whisper

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6
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marmonner

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To mumble

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7
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pousser un cri perçant

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To shriek

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8
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se vanter de quelque chose

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To boast about something

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9
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Fanfaronner au sujet de quelque chose

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To brag about something

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10
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Une gaffe

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A blunder

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11
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un lapsus

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A slip of the tongue

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12
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calomnier

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To slander

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13
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qui ne mâche pas ses mots

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Outspoken

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14
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Dire ce qu’on pense

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To speak one’s mind

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15
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Chercher ses mots

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To look for one’s words

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16
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hurler de colère

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To scream in anger

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17
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Ne pas mâcher ses mots

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Not to mince one’s words

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18
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tourner autour du pot

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To beat about the bush

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19
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Dire ce qu’on a à dire

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To have one’s say in something

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20
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Il va sans dire que…

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It goes without saying that…

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21
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C’est le moins que l’on puisse dire !

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That’s an understatement !

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22
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chef d’état

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a head of state

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23
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accéder au trône

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to ascend the throne

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24
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le processus démocratique

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the democratic process

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arriver au pouvoir
to come to power
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contourner les règles
to bend the rules
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abuser de pouvoir
to abuse power
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mettre la démocratie en péril
to jeopardize democracy
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de tous bords
Of all stripes
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une habileté politique
a statemanship
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le parti au pouvoir
the ruling party
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les législatives
the general elections
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la période pré-électorale
the run-up to the election
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le parti d'opposition
An opposition party
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aboutir à une impasse
To reach a deadlock
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durcir sa position
to toughen a position
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se présenter à des élections
to run for office
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une victoire électorale écrasante
A landslide election victory
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coude à coude
Neck and neck
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les questions de la vie quotidienne
bread and butter issues
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se montrer critique à l'égard de
to be critical of
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se diviser à propos de quelque chose
to split over something
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totalitaire
totalitarian
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opprimer
to oppress
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un coup d'état
A coup
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renverser un gouvernement
to overthrow/ to topple
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la citoyenneté
Citizenship
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l'anarchie
Anarchy
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un souverain
a sovereign
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un homme politique de gauche
a left-winger
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un homme de droite
a right-winger
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la puissance/le pouvoir
Might
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gouverner
to rule
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un tyran
a tyrant
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corrompu
To corrupt
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un jusqu'au-boutiste
a hard-liner
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autoritaire, autoritarisme
authoritarian/authoritarianism
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la politique
politics
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politicien
a politician
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une politique
a policy
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un électeur
a constituent
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une circonscription
a constituency
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un sondage
a poll
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une enquête
a survey
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courtiser les électeurs
to woo voters
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un rassemblement
a rally
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lever des fonds
to raise funds
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charisme
charisma
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la participation
The turnout
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truquer
to rig
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résultat
the outcome
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un virage
a swing
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la direction
the leadership
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soutenir
To support
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s'impliquer / engagement, implication
to involve oneself / involvement
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s'opposer à quelque chose
to oppose something
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promettre
to pledge
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s'engager, l'engagement
to commit oneself, the commitment
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Un critique/ critique
a critic / critical
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rangée
a row
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une impasse
a deadlock / a stalemate