General Elections Flashcards

1
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650 circonscription

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650 seats

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2
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To be back on The table

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Will be high on smb’s agenda

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3
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Le gagnant prend tout

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Winner-takes-all

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4
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Ceux qui font sondages, stats

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Pollsters

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5
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Coûter la vie de … Personnes

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To claim The lives of … People

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6
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Pq s’attaquer ?

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Why tackle?

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7
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D’autant plus que

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All The more as

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8
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British people (qd cela désigne un peuple) , mais quand cela désigne des gens on dit …?

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The Britons

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9
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Il est grand TPS que

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It is high Time + sujet + prétérit modal

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10
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Gâcher

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To ruin

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11
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Causer du tort

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To harm

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12
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Supervision

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Oversight

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13
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Conférer

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To bestow

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14
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Impliquant droits et devoirs

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Involving/Implying right and duties

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15
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Obligatoire

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Compulsory, mandatory

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16
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Passer un test

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To take a test , To sit a test

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Réussir un test / Échouer un test

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To pass a test / To fail a test

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Se voir accorder

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Being granted

19
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Prêter serment

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Taking an oath of allegance

20
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Ce but

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The aim, The goal, The intention

21
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Dès lors qu’elle

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When it comes to

22
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Salaires à plusieurs chiffres

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Several-figure wages

23
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Prendre des risques

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To run risks

24
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Pour relier des phrases (tel est le prix…)

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And such is…

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Un pari perdu
A last gamble
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Bon nombre de...
Large number of, Great many
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Un résultat capital
A momentous/ roaring result
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Généreusement, sans compter
Lavishly
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Stable, durable
Steady, sustainable
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S'en sortir indemne
Left unscathed
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Brusquement
Abruptly
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Idée de taille importante
Bloated
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Tout en + gerondif
While + ing
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Vaches grasses/maigres
Prosperous, lean times
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Se séparer de
To hive off
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Une victoire écrasante
A landslide victory