democracy suite Flashcards

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une campagne

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a campaign

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un programme

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a platform

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la majorité électorale

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voting age

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le droit de vote

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the right to vote = franchise (prononcé aiz)

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le suffrage universel

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universal franchise

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accorder le droit de vote à qqun

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to enfranchise sb

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une élection partielle

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a by-election

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l’électorat

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the electorate

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s’abstenir

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to abstain

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un abstentionniste

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an abstainer = a non-voter

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un sondage

une élection

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a poll

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obtenir les voix

compter les voix

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to poll

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le scrutin

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polling

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14
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le jour de élections

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the polling date / day

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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un isoloir

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a polling booth

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le scrutin

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ballot

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18
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une urne

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a ballot box

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19
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un bulletin de vote

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a ballot paper

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20
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le taux de participation

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the turnout

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21
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le dépouillement

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the counting of the votes

22
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démissionner, la démission

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to resign (accentué sur ain), resignation (on dit i et accentué sur ein)

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remanier

A

to reshuffle

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un remaniement ministériel

A

a cabinet reshuffle

25
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se désister

A

to step down

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perdre son siège

A

to be unseated

27
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le charcutage électoral

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gerrymandering (on dit dje et on accentue sur man)

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faire un découpage électoral

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to redistrict (accentué sur la fin)

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ratifier une constitution

A

to ratify a constitution

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fonder un parti

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to found a party

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le parti au pouvoir

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the party in power = the ruling party

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se lancer en politique

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to engage in politics, to go into politics

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faire de la politique (métier)

A

to be in politics

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faire un peu de politique

A

to dabble in politics

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se mêler de politique

A

to be involved in politics

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parler de politique

A

to talk politics

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la politique politicienne

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party politics = politicking

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la politique de clocher (de village)

A

parish-pump politics

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la science politique

A

political science

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stabilité politique

A

political stability

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un adversaire po

A

a political opponent

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un commentateur po

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a political analyst = a political commentator

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une campagne

A

a campaign

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un dirigeant

A

a leader

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un discours

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a speech

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les droits

A

rights

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les libertés

A

liberties

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une politique à courte vue

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a short-sighted policy

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une politique globale

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a comprehensive policy

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une politique différente

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an alternative policy

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une politique à risque

A

a risky policy

52
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peu judicieuse

A

misguided