La vie politique Misc (hard text) Flashcards
le suffrage censitaire
tax-based voting
le mileu
background
l’adhérent (m)
member
se replier sur soi-même
to shut oneself away
au demeurant
when it comes down to it / when all is said and done
d’antan
of long ago / in day gone by
l’élaboration (f)
production / development / creation
le moindre
the least
l’affaissement (m)
collapse
externaliser
to outsource
la fondation
fund / foundation
à partir de
from / as of
mettre en garde
to alert / warn
cela ferait longtemps que
it would have been a long time since… / …would have long since…
ensevelir
to bury
le flot
flood (figurative)
engendrer
to bring about / give rise to
l’efficacité (f)
effectiveness / efficiency
puiser dans le vivier de
to draw from a pool of… (figurative)
l’haut fonctionnnaire
high-ranking official / senior official
rivaliser
to rival / compete with
ne disposant pas…
not having…
accentuer
to emphasise / accentuate
le cumul des mandats
the holding of multiple offices (in government)
en raison de
owing to
