La Politique (Livre) Flashcards

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to lower

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abaisser

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to give, grant

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accorder

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elder

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l’aîné(e)

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of long ago

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d’antan

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apathy, strong indifference

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l’apathie (f)

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French National Assembly (parliament)

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l’Assemblée (f) nationale

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independent

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autonome

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assets

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les biens (mpl)

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ballot paper

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le bulletin de vote

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voter registration card

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la carte électorale

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in / of the centre

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centriste

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figure

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le chiffre

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coalition

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la cohabitation

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to compete

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concourir

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committee, board

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le conseil

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to remain

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demeurer

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democracy

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la démocratie

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MP

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le député

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to dissolve

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dissoudre

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right (entitlement)

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le droit

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right (political standpoint)

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la droite

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to weaken, shake

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ébranler

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voter

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l’électeur(-trice) (m/f)

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high

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élevé(e)

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state

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l’État (m)

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study

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l’étude (f)

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politician (female)

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la femme politique

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left (political standpoint)

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la gauche

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politician (male)

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l’homme politique

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law

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la loi

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legal age

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la majorité

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voting age

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la majorité électorale

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mandate

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le mandat

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to work (well)

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marcher (bien)

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environment

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le milieu

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activist

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le militant

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minor

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le mineur

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ministry

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le ministère

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minister

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le / la ministre

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movement

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le mouvement

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to oppose

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s’opposer à

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political party

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le parti

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to reach a ceiling

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plafonner

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politics, policy

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la politique

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occasional, one-off

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ponctuel(le)

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power

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le pouvoir

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legal state allowing certain rights, before full electoral majority

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la prémajorité

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five-year term of office

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le quinquennat

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to demand, claim

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réclamer

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claim

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la revendication

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ballot, election

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le scrutin

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Senate (upper house)

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le Sénat

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senator

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le sénateur

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statute, regulation

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le statut

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turnout

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le taux de participation

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group, bracket

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la tranche

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ballot box

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l’urne (f)

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value

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la valeur

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life experience

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le vécu

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the Green Party

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les Verts (mpl)

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vote, voice

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la voix

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abstention

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l’abstention (f)

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member

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adhérent(e)

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64
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to subscribe to, to join, to be a member of

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adhérer à

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65
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middle manager

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le cadre

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campaign

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la campagne

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unemployment

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le chômage

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target

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la cible

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political awareness, consciousness

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la conscience politique

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to debate, discuss

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débattre

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out of step

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en décalage

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disappointment

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la déception

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to disgust

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dégoûter

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to go out / move

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se déplacer

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disenchantment

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le désenchantement

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disillusionment

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la désillusion

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to lose interest in

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se désintéresser de

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obligation

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le devoir

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to break out

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éclater

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to carry out

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effectuer

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to get involved

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s’engager

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enriching

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enrichissant(e)

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to express oneself

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s’exprimer

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tiredness, weariness

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la fatigue

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strength

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la force

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necessarily, inevitably

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forcément

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National Front

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le Front national

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to win

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gagner

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tax

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l’impôt (m)

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worry

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l’inquiétude (f)

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to be interested in

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s’intéresser à

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to intervene

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intervenir

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following day

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le lendemain

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dishonesty

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la malhonnêteté

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protest, demonstration

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la manifestation

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lie, lying

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le mensonge

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mature

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mûr(e)

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to qualify, tone down

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nuancer

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compulsory

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obligatoire

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street (lit. cobblestone)

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le pavé

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route

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la piste

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spokesperson

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le porte-parole

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protest

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la protestation

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to declare oneself

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se prononcer

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powerful

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puissant(e)

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to gather

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rassembler

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to win

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remporter

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renewal

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le renouvellement

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result

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le résultat

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to charm, appeal to

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séduire

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sense of belonging

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le sentiment d’appartenance

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to provoke

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soulever

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to support

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soutenir

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support

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le soutien

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subsidy

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la subvention

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to remove, put an end to

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supprimer

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jolt into action, spurt

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le sursaut

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to stir up

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susciter

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draw

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le tirage

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round of voting

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le tour

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to defeat

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vaincre

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will

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la volonté

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blank voting slip

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le vote blanc

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ruined voting slip

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le vote nul

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protest vote

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le vote de protestation

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news, current affairs

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l’actualité (f)

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currently

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actuellement

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decline

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l’affaissement (m)

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to belong

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appartenir

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terrorist attack

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l’attentat (m)

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polling station

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le bureau de vote

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citizen

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le / la citoyen(ne)

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citizenship

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la citoyenneté

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to collaborate, cooperate

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collaborer

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challenge to political authority

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le contre-pouvoir

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more

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davantage

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disconnect, disconnection

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la déconnexion

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challenge

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le défi

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to reduce

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diminuer

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speech

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le discours

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failure

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l’échec (m)

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level

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l’échelon (m)

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to prevent

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empêcher

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to worsen

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empirer

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issue

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l’enjeu (m)

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civil servant

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le / la fonctionnaire

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to function, work

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fonctionner

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usual

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habituel(le)

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inequality

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l’inégalité (f)

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influence

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l’influence (f)

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to establish, put in place

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instaurer

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to put oneself (into), invest a lot of emotion (into)

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s’investir (dans)

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hard core

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le noyau

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obstacle

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l’obstacle (m)

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word (to give a voice to)

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la parole (donner le parole à)

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worry

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la préoccupation

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programme (of reforms)

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le programme

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to bring back

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ramener

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to move closer to

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se rapprocher de

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to rectify

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rectifier

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remedy, solution

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le remède

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newspaper column, heading

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la rubrique

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concerned

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soucieux (-ieuse)

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the status quo

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le statu quo

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trade union

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le syndicat

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to bear witness to/demonstrate

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témoigner

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leaflet, handout

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le tract