Chapter F Flashcards

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La production

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Production

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Une chaîne de production

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A production line

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Productif

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Productive

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Les produits agricoles

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Agricultural produce

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Un pays producteur d’acier

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A steel-producing country

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Produit national brut (PNB)

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Gross national product (GNP)

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Produit intérieur brut (PIB)

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Gross domestic product (GDP)

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Un producteur

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A producer

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La productivité

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Productivity

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La surproduction

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Overproduction

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Examinateur

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Examiner

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Consommateur

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Consumer

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Importateur

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Importer

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Fondateur

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Founder

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Observateur

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Observer

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Explorateur

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Explorer

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Réformateur

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Reformer

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Organisateur

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Organizer

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Utilisateur

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User

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Exportateur

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Exporter

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Le début des années 90

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The early nineties, the early 90s

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La fin des années 50

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The late fifties, the late 50s

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Le milieu des années 70

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The mid-seventies, the mid-70s

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La fin de l’ère victorienne

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The late Victorian era

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Le début du vingtième

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The early twentieth century

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Le debut des années 80

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The early eighties/80s

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La fin du dix-neuvième

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The late nineteenth century

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Le milieu des années quarante

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The mid-forties/40s

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Demander des comptes a qn

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To hold sb to account

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Avoir qn à l’oeil

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To keep tabs on sb

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Ouvrir, préparer la voie à qch

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To pave the way for sth

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Ficher qn

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To put sb on file

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Surveiller, avoir qn à l’oeil

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To keep an eye on sb

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Prendre parti pour qn, faire cause commune avec qn

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To take sides with sb

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Fermer les yeux sur qch

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To turn a blind eye to sth

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Un produit

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A product

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Agir en état de légitime défense

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To act in self-defense

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Prendre le contrôle de qch

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To take charge of sth

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Garder la trace de qn

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To keep track of sb

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Droits de l’homme

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Human rights

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Droits civils

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Civil rights

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Fonctionnaire

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Civil servant

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Mécénat d’entreprise

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Corporate sponsorship

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Fossé numérique

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Digital divide

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Concours

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Competitive exam

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PACS

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Civil partnership

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Égalité des chances

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Equal opportunity

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Concurrence déloyale

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Unfair competition

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Commerce équitable

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Fair trade

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Liberté d’expression

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Free speech

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Image de l’entreprise

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Corporate image

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Ressources naturelles

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Natural resources

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Droit international

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International law

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Libre-échange

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Free trade

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Probablement

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Probably

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Considérablement

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Considerably

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Inexpliquablement

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Inexplicably, unaccountably

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De préférence

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Preferably

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Remarquablement, notablement

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Remarkably, notably

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De façon compréhensible

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Understandably

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Sans doute, vraisemblablement

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Presumably

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De façon prévisible

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Predictably

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Raisonablement

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Reasonably

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Indiscutablement

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Unquestionably, indisputably

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Inévitablement

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Inevitably, unavoidably

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Se débarrasser de qch, détruire qch

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To dispose of sth

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Mourir de qch

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To die of sth

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Bénéficier de qch

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To benefit from sth

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Élever des objections contre qch

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To object to sth

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Demander qch

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To apply for sth

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Se traduire par qch

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To result in sth

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Provenir de qch

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To result from sth

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Souffrir de qch

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To suffer from sth

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Demander qch

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To call for sth

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Avoir pour but

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To aim at

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Démocratie

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Democracy

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Théocratie

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Theocracy

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Méritocratie

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Meritocracy

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Technocratie

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Technocracy

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Diplomatie

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Diplomacy

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Conspiration

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Conspiracy

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Legs, héritage

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Legacy

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Légitimité

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Legitimacy

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(Droit à la) vie privée

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Privacy

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Fait de savoir lire et écrire

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Literacy

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Gestation pour autrui, GPA, maternité de substitution

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Surrogacy

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Aristocratie

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Aristocracy

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Bureaucratie

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Bureaucracy

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Piratage

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Piracy

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Suprématie

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Supremacy

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Faire de la publicité pour

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To advertise

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Harceler

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To harass

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Contester

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To dispute

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Accomplir, réaliser

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To achieve

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Terminer

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To complete

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Manifester

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To demonstrate

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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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Démissionner

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To resign

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Réussir

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To pass

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Accuser

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To blame

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Catholique

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Catholic

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Protestant

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Protestant

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Musulman

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Muslim

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Juif

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Jewish

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Boudhiste

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Buddhist

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Communiste

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Communist

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L’anglais (langue)

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English

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Le Parti démocrate

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The Democratic Party (US)

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Le Parti républicain

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The Republican Party (US)

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La reine Victoria

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Queen Victoria

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Le pape François

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Pope Francis

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La seconde guerre mondiale

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World War Two

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Le Moyen âge

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The Middle Ages

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Chrétien

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Christian

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L’arabe (langue)

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Arabic

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Le Parti travailliste

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The Labour Party

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Le Parti conservateur

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The Conservative Party