Mid-Term Elections Flashcards

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1
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A physician

A physicist

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Un docteur general

Un physicien

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2
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Un nombre jamais vu auparavant

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An unprecedented number

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3
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Élections des gouverneurs

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Gubernatorial election

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4
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Early voting

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=?

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5
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Candidater

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To run for office

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Une bataille difficile (= une montagne à gravir)

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An uphill battle

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7
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Un candidat sortant

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An incumbent

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8
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Taux de participation

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The voter turnout

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Gravir les echelons (= travailler pour arriver en haut)

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To work your way up

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Une action mettant fin à la carrière

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A career-ending action

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11
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Causé, induit par l’homme

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Human-induced

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12
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Déplorer

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To lament

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13
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Appliquer une loi

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To enforce
(=/= reinforce = to strengthen)
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14
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Les états décisifs (qui changent de camp)

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The swing states

The purple states

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15
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Aller voter

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To go to polls

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16
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Reaction à l’offensive

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Retaliation

17
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Une centrale nucléaire

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A nuclear power plant

18
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To match

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To fit in with

19
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Falsifier

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To hemper