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Art And Power (1) Flashcards

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1
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Le pouvoir

A

Power

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2
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Abus de pouvoir

A

Abuse of power

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3
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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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5
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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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8
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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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10
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Un gouvernement

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A government

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11
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Prendre le pouvoir

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To take* power, to take* office

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12
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Pouvoir absolu

A

Absolute power

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13
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Pouvoir financier, politique…

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Financial, political… power

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14
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Puissant, influent
≠ impuissant, sans défense

A

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

A

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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20
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Une élection

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An election

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21
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Un électeur

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A voter

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22
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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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25
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Le Premier ministre

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The Prime Minister

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26
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Se présenter aux élections présidentielles

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To run* for the presidency

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27
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Un sénateur

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A senator

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28
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Voter

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To vote

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29
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Un vote

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A vote

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30
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Une dictature

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A dictatorship

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31
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Autoritaire

A

Authoritarian

32
Q

La censure

A

Censorship

33
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Un dictateur

A

A dictator

34
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Endoctriner

A

To indoctrinate, to brainwash [fam.]

35
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Un État policier

A

A police state

36
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Réprimer, écraser

A

To crush

37
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Le totalitarisme

A

Totalitarianism

38
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Un tyran

A

A tyrant

39
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La tyrannie

A

Tyranny

40
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Tyrannique

A

Tyrannical, despotic

41
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Le contre-pouvoir

A

Forces of opposition

42
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Un coup d’État

A

A political overthrow

43
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Une émeute

A

A riot

44
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Un émeutier

A

A rioter

45
Q

Être en grève

A

To be* on strike

46
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Faire grève

A

To go* on strike

47
Q

La fracture sociale

A

Social divide

48
Q

Une grève

A

A strike

49
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Un(e) manifestant(e)

A

A demonstrator

50
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Une manifestation

A

A demonstration

51
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Une manif

A

A demo

52
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Manifester

A

To demonstrate

53
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Des négociations

A

Negociations, talks

54
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Pacifique ≠ violent

A

Peaceful ≠ violent

55
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Une pancarte (de manifestant)

A

A placard

56
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Renverser (un régime)

A

To overthrow*

57
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Une révolution

A

A revolution

58
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Le salaire minimum

A

minimum wage

59
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Un syndicat

A

A (trade) union

60
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Un syndicaliste

A

A (trade) unionist

61
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La criminalité

A

Crime

62
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Agresser qqn [pour le voler]

A

To mug sb

63
Q

Une agression

A

A mugging

64
Q

Assassiner qqn

A

To murder sb

65
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Cambrioler

A

To burglarise, to burgle

66
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Un cambrioleur

A

A burglar

67
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La délinquance

A

Delinquency

68
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Un délinquant

A

A delinquent

69
Q

Enfreindre la loi

A

To break* the law

70
Q

Enlever qqn

A

To kidnap, to abduct sb

71
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La Mafia

A

The Mafia, the Mob

72
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Menacer

A

To threaten

73
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Un meurtre

A

A murder, a killing

74
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Pénétrer par effraction

A

To break* into

75
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Un racketteur

A

A racketeer

76
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Une rançon

A

A ransom

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