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A monarch by divine right

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Un monarque de droit divin

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Sovereign

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Souverain

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Oligarchy

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Oligarchie

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An enlightened despot

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Un dispute éclairé

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Dictatorships

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La dictature

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Authoritarianism

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L’autoritarisme

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Totalitarian

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Totalitaire

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A military junta

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Une junte militaire

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A coup

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Un coup d’état

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A strongman

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Un homme fort

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To become more democratic

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Se démocratiser

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To take power

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Prendre le pouvoir

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To seize power

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S’emparer du pouvoir

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To come to power

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Arriver au pouvoir

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To come into office

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Arriver au pouvoir (démocratiquement)

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To be in power

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Être au pouvoir

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To stay in power

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Rester au pouvoir

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To leave office

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Quitter le pouvoir

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To cling to power

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S’accrocher au pouvoir

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Good governance

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La bonne gouvernance

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To misrule

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Mal administrer

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To mismanage

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Mal gérer

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Misrule

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Mauvaise administration

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Mismanagement

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Mauvaise gestion

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To put down a rebellion

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Réprimer une rébellion

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To quell the protests

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Réprimer la contestation

Étouffer la contestation

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Crackdown

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Des mesures de répression

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Clampdown

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Des mesures de répression

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To hold a leader to account

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Tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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To be accountable to the electorate

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Être responsable devant les électeurs

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Accountability

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La responsabilité

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Corruption

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La corruption

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Sleaze

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La corruption

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Bribery

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La corruption

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To bride somebody

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Acheter quelqu’un

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To bride somebody

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Amadouer quelqu’un

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Single-party system

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Un système de parti unique

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Vote rigging

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La fraude électorale

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Ballot rigging

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La fraude électorale

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Electoral fraud

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La fraude électorale

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The election was rigged

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L’élection était truquée

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To gag the opposition

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Museler l’opposition

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To declare a state of emergency

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Déclarer l’état d’urgence

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To trample the constitution

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Bafouer la constitution

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To duty to interfere

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Le devoir d’ingérence

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To spark unrest

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Provoquer des troubles

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Turmoil

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De l’agitation

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An unpheaval

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Un bouleversement

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To stir up trouble

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Fomenter des troubles

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Anti-riot police

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Les Compagnies Républicains de Sécurité (CRS)

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Tear gas

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Du gaz lacrymogène

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To defy the authorities

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Défier les autorités

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An uprising

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Un soulèvement

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To overthrow a dictator

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Renverser un dictateur

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To topple a dictator

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Renverser un dictateur

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To depose a ruler

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Déposer un dirigeant

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The downfall of a government

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La chute d’un gouvernement

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Ruthless repression

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Répression brutale

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Arose directly from the atrocities

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Est directement issue des atrocités

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Supposedly democratic

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Soi-disant démocratiques

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Does not bother to vote

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Ne se donnent pas la peine de voter

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Even though it holds regular elections

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Même si des élections y sont régulièrement organisées

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Bedevilled

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Minée

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Winston Churchill is rumoured to have declared

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On raconte que Winston Churchill aurait déclaré

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Coups

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Coups d’état

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In the past few decades

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Au cours des dernières décennies

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Eroding

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Empiéter sur

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Un monarque de droit divin

A

A monarch by divine right

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Souverain

A

Sovereign

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Oligarchie

A

Oligarchy

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Un despote éclairé

A

An enlightened despot

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La dictature

A

Dictatorship

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L’autoritarisme

A

Authoritarianism

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Totalitaire

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Totalitarian

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Une junte militaire

A

A military junta

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Un coup d’état

A

A coup

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Un homme fort

A

A strongman

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Se démocratiser

A

To become more democraric

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Prendre le pouvoir

A

To take power

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Q

S’emparer du pouvoir

A

To seize power

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Q

Arriver au pouvoir

A

To come to power

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Arriver au pouvoir (démocratiquement)

A

To come into office

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Être au pouvoir

A

To be in power

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Rester au pouvoir

A

To stay in power

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Rester au pouvoir

A

To remain in power

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Quitter le pouvoir

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To leave office

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S’accrocher au pouvoir

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To cling to power

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La bonne gouvernance

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Good governance

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Mal administrer

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To misrule

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Mal gérer

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To mismanage

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Mauvaise administration

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Misrule

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Mauvaise gestion

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Mismanagement

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Réprimer une rébellion

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To put down a rebellion

To suppress a rebellion

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Réprimer la contestation

Étouffer la contestation

A

To quell the protests

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Des mesures de répression

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Crackdown

Clampdown

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Tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

A

To hold a leader to account

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Être responsable devant les électeurs

A

To be accountable to the electorate

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La responsabilité

A

Accountability

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La corruption

A

Corruption
Sleaze
Bribery

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Acheter quelqu’un

Soudoyer quelqu’un

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To bride somebody

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Un système de partie unique

A

Single-party system

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La fraude électorale

A

Vote rigging
Ballot rigging
Electoral fraud

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L’élection était truquée

A

The election was rigged

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Museler l’opposition

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To gag the opposition

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Déclarer l’état d’urgence

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To declare a state of emergency

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Bafouer la constitution

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To trample the constitution

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Le devoir d’ingérence

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The duty to interfere

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Provoquer des troubles

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To spark unrest

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De l’agitation

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Turmoil

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Un bouleversement

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An upheaval

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Fomenter des troubles

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To stir up trouble

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Les Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS)

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Anti-riot police

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Du gaz lacrymogène

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Tear gas

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Défier les autorités

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To defy the authorities

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Un soulèvement

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An uprising

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Renverser un dictateur

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To topple a dictator

To overthrow a dictator

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Déposer un dirigeant

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To depose a ruler

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La chute d’un gouvernement

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The downfall of a government

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Répression brutale

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Ruthless repression

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Est directement issue des atrocités

A

Arose directly from the atrocities

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Soi disant démocratique

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Supposedly democratic

122
Q

Ne se donne pas la peine de voter

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Does not bother to vote

123
Q

Même si les élections y sont régulièrement organisées

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Even though it holds regular election

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Minée

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Bedevilled

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Au cours des dernières décennies

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In the past few decades

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Empiéter sur

A

Eroding

Vocabulaire Anglais MPSI (18 decks)

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