Art And Power (1) Flashcards by Chloé PREIN

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Le pouvoir

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Power

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Abus de pouvoir

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Abuse of power

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Accéder au pouvoir

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To come* to power

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Un chef d’état

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A head of state

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Détenir le pouvoir

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To hold* power

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Diriger un pays

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To run* a country

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Être au pouvoir

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To be* in power

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Exercer le pouvoir

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To exercise power

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Une grande puissance

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A great power

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Un gouvernement

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A government

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Prendre le pouvoir

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To take* power, to take* office

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Pouvoir absolu

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Absolute power

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Pouvoir financier, politique…

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Financial, political… power

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Puissant, influent
≠ impuissant, sans défense

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Powerful, influential
≠ powerless

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Une démocratie

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A democracy

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l’Assemblée nationale

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Parliament [GB], Congress [US]

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Le Cabinet

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The Cabinet [GB]

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Démocratique

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Democratic

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Un député

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A Member of Parliament [GB], a Congressman [US]

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Une élection

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An election

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Un électeur

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A voter

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Élire

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To elect

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Gouverner (un pays)

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To govern, to rule over (a country)

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Un ministre

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A Secretary of State [GB],
a Secretary [US]

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Le Premier ministre

The Prime Minister

Se présenter aux élections présidentielles

To run* for the presidency

Un sénateur

A senator

Voter

To vote

Un vote

A vote

Une dictature

A dictatorship

Autoritaire

Authoritarian

La censure

Censorship

Un dictateur

A dictator

Endoctriner

To indoctrinate, to brainwash [fam.]

Un État policier

A police state

Réprimer, écraser

To crush

Le totalitarisme

Totalitarianism

Un tyran

A tyrant

La tyrannie

Tyranny

Tyrannique

Tyrannical, despotic

Le contre-pouvoir

Forces of opposition

Un coup d'État

A political overthrow

Une émeute

A riot

Un émeutier

A rioter

Être en grève

To be* on strike

Faire grève

To go* on strike

La fracture sociale

Social divide

Une grève

A strike

Un(e) manifestant(e)

A demonstrator

Une manifestation

A demonstration

Une manif

A demo

Manifester

To demonstrate

Des négociations

Negociations, talks

Pacifique ≠ violent

Peaceful ≠ violent

Une pancarte (de manifestant)

A placard

Renverser (un régime)

To overthrow*

Une révolution

A revolution

Le salaire minimum

minimum wage

Un syndicat

A (trade) union

Un syndicaliste

A (trade) unionist

La criminalité

Crime

Agresser qqn [pour le voler]

To mug sb

Une agression

A mugging

Assassiner qqn

To murder sb

Cambrioler

To burglarise, to burgle

Un cambrioleur

A burglar

La délinquance

Delinquency

Un délinquant

A delinquent

Enfreindre la loi

To break* the law

Enlever qqn

To kidnap, to abduct sb

La Mafia

The Mafia, the Mob

Menacer

To threaten

Un meurtre

A murder, a killing

Pénétrer par effraction

To break* into

Un racketteur

A racketeer

Une rançon

A ransom