La Politique et Le Gouvernement Flashcards

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regulation (administrative rule)

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une réglementation

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illegal immigrants

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les immigrants clandestins

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covert action

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une action clandestine

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a protest (general)

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une protestation

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crooked (personality)

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malhonête, pervers(e)

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city council

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le conseil municipal

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slogan

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le slogan

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inconsistency

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une inconsistance

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foreign affairs

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la politique étrangère

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policy

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la politique

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politics

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la politique

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to implement (plan, idea, law, decision, policy)

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appliquer

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NATO

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l’OTAN

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realist, realisitc

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réaliste

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idealist, idealistic

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idéaliste

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approval

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l’approbation (f)

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sympathy (feeling of agreement)

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la solidarité (f),

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to be in sympathy with sb/sth (agreement)

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être soidaire de qn/qc

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to do something in sympathy/solidarity/agreement with sb/sth

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faire qqc par solidarité avec qn/qc

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to have sympathy with sb/sth (agreement)

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être en accord avec qn/qc

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willing to

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disposé(e) à

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a plan

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un projet

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corrupt, to corrupt

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corrompu(e), corrompre

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position (job)

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la poste

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delegat

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dèlèguè(e)

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to win against sb

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gagner contra qqn

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to oppress or suppress

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oprimer

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treaty

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le traité

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European Union Treaty

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le Traité sur l’Union européenne

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nuclear non-proliferation treaty

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le traité de non-prolifération des armes nucléaires

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gap

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un écart

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city (in political sense)

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la cité

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city, town (physical)

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la ville

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more information

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les renseignements/informations supplementaires [mais, j’ai besoin de renseignement/d’information supplementaire]

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to support (candidate)

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soutenir

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underestimate

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sous-estimer

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domestic (national)

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intérieur(e)

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EU

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l’Union européenne

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conservative (noun, adj)

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conservateur (-trice)

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the right, to the right (political spectrum)

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la droite, à la droite

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the left, to the left (political spectrum)

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la gauche, à la gauche

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center (political)

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le centre

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

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ministre de l’économie et finance

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the law (specific)

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la loi

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the law (general)

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le droit

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large, staged event

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le spectacle

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unpredictable

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imprévisible

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voter (individual)

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électeur (-trice)

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body of voters

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l’électorat (m) (e.g., l’électorat démocrate/républicain

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to vote on sth / against/for sb/sth

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voter sur qc / contre/pour

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to elect, re-elect

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élire, réélire

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elect / elected (adj)

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élu (e)

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election

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une élection

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election day

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la journée électorale

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election campain

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la campagne électorale

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debate (noun), to debate, to debate about something

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le débat, débattre, débattre de

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issue (noun)

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le problème, la question

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Western Europe

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l’Europe de l’Ouest

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protest in the street, street protesters

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une manifestation, les manifestants

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speech to a large group, known speaker

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une conférence

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news conference

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une conférence de presse

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World War II

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la Deuxième Guerre mondiale

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to win an election

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remporter une élection

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right, left, center (adj)

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de droite, de gauche, centriste

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embassy, ambassador

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une ambassade, l’ambassadeur (-trice)

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1) vote (single)
2) the vote (whole with %)
3) the vote (a particular group, with adj)

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1) le vote
2) ____ % des voix
3) le vote des (jeunes, femmes, etc.)

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to address a problem / issue

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traiter un problème / une question

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a change

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un changement

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to drop out (of a political race)

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abondonner

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political speech

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un discours

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speaker (à une conférence)

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le conférencier

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prejudice

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le préjugé

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candidate

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un(e) candidat(e)

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to give up / to resign

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démissionner de

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political party

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un parti politique

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presidential

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présidentiel(le)

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candidacy

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la candidature

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to defeat (an adversary)

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battre (un/e adversaire)

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extreme right (adj)

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d’extrême droite

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in the presidential elections

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aux élections presidentialles

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in the lead

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d’avance

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influx of reguees

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l’afflux de réfugiés

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unifying (politically)

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fédérateur / fédératrice

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progressive

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progressiste

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to rule (court)

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statuer que

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to overthrow

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renverser

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the attempted coup

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la tentative de coup

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to claim reponsibility

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revendiquer la responabilité

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intelligence-gathering

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le renseignement

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to boo

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huer

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le porte-parole de

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the spokesperson for

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a survey

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un sondage

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to fine ($)

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verbaliser

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1) an order (governmental)
2) a deportation order
3) an eviction order

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1) un arrêté
2) un arrêté d’expulsion d’un étranger
3) un arrêté d’expulsion d’un locataire

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misguided

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peu judicieux (-euse)

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How far?

as far as

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Jusqu’où?

`jusqu’où . . . .

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customs [d’une personne ou société), morals
habits (d’un animal)
to become common

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les moeurs (f)

entrer dans les moeursj

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politician

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responsable politique

politicien(ne)

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1) leader, person in charge
2) union leader
3) party leader

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1) le/la responsable
2) le/la responsable d’un syndicat
3) le/la responsable d’un parti

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slump (economic, policy)

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une dérive

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to take steps (political)

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prendre des mésures

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administrative personnel

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l’administration

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duties

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la fonction

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post / position

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la poste

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to plan

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projeter / faire un projet ou des projets / planifier

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administration (particular group in charge)

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le gouvernement

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to register

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inscrire à / s’inscrire à

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to flip (e.g., the 49th disctrict)

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renverser / gagner/ conquérir

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ballot

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un bulletin de vote

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truce

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une trêve

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impeachment

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déstitution

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to impeach

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déstituer

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tax return

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une feuille d’impôts

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presse conference

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conférence de presse

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Attorney General

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Ministre de la justice

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inculpé(e)

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charged (criminal)

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une théorie du complot

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a conspiracy theory

118
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an outreach program

doctors would be able to direct women toward an outreach program which would offer them real help.

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un programme d’accompagnement

Les médecins pourraient diriger les femmes vers un programme d’accompagnement qui leur offrirait une aide réelle.

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to be indicted

The Israeli prime minister has been indicted for corruption

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mettre en examen

Le Premier ministre israelién est mis en examen pour corruption.

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the attorney general

The Israeli attorney general has indicted the Israeli Prime Minister after three years of intense investigation.

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le procureur général

Le procureur général israélien a inculpé le Premier ministre israélien après trois années d’enquête approfondie.

121
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the charges

The charges include corruption, breach of trust and fraud.

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les chefs d’accusation

Les chefs d’accusation incluent la corruption, l’abus de confiance et la fraude.

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sitting

the sitting prime ministre

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en exercise

le Premier ministre en exercise

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to be found guilty

If he is found guilty, he risks 10 years in prison for corruption.

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être reconnu(e) coupable

S’il est reconnu coupable, it risque dix ans de prison pour corruption.

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the rule of law

I think the Israelis will decide to re-establish the rule of law.

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l’État de droit

Je pense que les Israéliens vont décider de rétablir l’Etat de droit.