La vie politique et économique Flashcards

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president

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le président, la présidente

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minister

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le, la ministre

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senator

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le sénateur, la sénatrice

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representative

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le, la député(e)

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politician

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l’homme (la femme) politique

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politician (sometimes pejorative)

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le politicien, la politicienne

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candidate

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le candidat, la candidate

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term of office

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le mandat

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to go into politics

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se lancer dans la politique

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to run for office

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poser sa candidature

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to make a speech

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faire un discours

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to be elected

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être élu(e)

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citizen

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le citoyen, la citoyenne

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supporter, follower

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le partisan, la partisane

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opponent

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l’adversaire

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liberial

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libéral(e)

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conservative

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conservateur, conservatrice

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reactionary

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réactionnaire

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to vote (for, against)

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voter (pour, contre)

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program, platform

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le programme

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issue

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la question

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to preserve the environment

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préserver l’envrironnement

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to make reforms

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faire des réformes

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to maintain the status quo

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maintenir le statu quo

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party

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le parti

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democratic

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démocrate

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republican

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républicain (e)

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green

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vert

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left-wing

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de gauche

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right-wing

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de droite

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crisis

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la crise

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bribe

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le pot-de-vin

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greed

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l’avidité

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to resign

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démissionner

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business

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les affaires

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deal

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l’affaire

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public (private) sector

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le secteur public (privé)

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the government

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l’état

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state

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l’état

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businessman (woman)

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l’homme (la femme) d’affaires

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director

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le directeur, la directrice

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colleague

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le, la collègue

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secretary

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le, la secrétaire

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employee

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l’employé(e)

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civil servant

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le, la fonctionnaire

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customer

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le client, la cliente

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consumer

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le consommateur, la consommatrice

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competitor

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le concurrent, la concurrente

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unemployed person

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le chômeur, la chômeuse

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energetic

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énergique

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lucrative

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lucratif, lucrative

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competent, incompetent

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compétent(e), incompétent(e)

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qualified

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qualifié(e)

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ambitious

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ambitieux, ambitieuse

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lazy

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paresseux, paresseuse

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hardworking

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travailleur, travailleuse

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honest, dishonest

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honnête, malhonnête

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greedy

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avide

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generous

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généreux, généreuse

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company, business, firm

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l’enterprise

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factory

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l’usine

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office

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le bureau

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atmosphere

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l’ambiance

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computer

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l’ordinateur

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to send, to receive an email or fax

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envoyer, recevoir un courriel, une télécopie

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to buy

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acheter

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to sell

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vendre

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to launch a new product

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lancer un nouveau produit

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to manage a business

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gérer une enterprise

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to advertise

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faire de la publicité

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advertisement

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la publicité

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competition

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la concurrence

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to hire (2 options)

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engager, embaucher

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to ask for a promotion

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demander une promotion

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to ask for a raise

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demander une augmentation

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to earn a good salary

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gagner un bon salaire

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to work part-time, full-time

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travailler à temps partiel, à plein tem

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job

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l’emploi

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to fire

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renvoyer

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to go bankrupt

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faire faillite

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to be unemployed

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être au chomage

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to lay off

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licencier

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layoff

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le licenciement