Nib 5 Flashcards

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is a left-leaning American magazine of commentary on politics and contemporary culture.

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The New Re’public

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un projet de loi

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a bill [ɪ]:

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une discussion, un débat, un conflit

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a dis’pute [u:]:

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ratifier une loi

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to sign a bill into law [lɔ:

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Is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He has been Texas Governor since 2015.

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‘Governor [ʌ] Greg Abbott :

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to sus’pect [ʌ] sb / sth of V-ing

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illégalement

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un’lawfully

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to enter the state

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to cross into the state =

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instead of

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‘rather than

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= a deportation

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a re’moval

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 noter l’emploi du génitif saxon avec un nom désignant un groupe de personnes

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the ‘federal ‘government’s responsi’bility

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o that establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws and even state constitutions.

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the Su’premacy [ʊ] Clause [ɔ:]

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] —  noter que “dozen” est invariable quand il est précédé d’un nombre (comme « hundred », « thousand » et « million »).

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two ‘dozen

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Agiter

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to wave

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un insigne

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an in’signia

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ci, scander des slogans

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to chant

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a kind of speech

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Ø rhetoric (N.)

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manifester

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To march

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déclencher

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to spark

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uncompromising, unflexible

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hardline

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qui monte en flèche

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skyrocketing (Adj.)

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anti’semitism [ˌænti GB - ˌæntaɪ US ˈsemɪtɪzm]

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islamo’phobia [ɪzˌlæməˈfəʊbiə

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s’étendre sur

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to stretch into:

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Former Prime Minister UK
David Cameron was UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016.
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un ministre des affaires étrangères
a Foreign /ˈfɒrən/ Secretary:
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spectaculaire
dra’matic
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When the ’Brexit refe’rendum, called by PM Cameron,
was held in 2016.
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Former Home secretary
Home Secretary Suella Braverman: was sacked over her controversial political views
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la réorganisation
the shuffle
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one of the government’s most polarizing figures — attention noter l’emploi du génitif saxon avec un nom désignant un groupe de personnes
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prendre parti pour
to side with
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attiser
to in’flame
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King Charles appointed him to the House of Lords: In the UK, a secretary (=un ministre) must be part of Parliament to be appointed. Appointments to the House of Lords are done by the monarch after being proposed by the Prime Minister.
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demander des comptes à qn
sb to account
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démesuré
overweening
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implacable
relentless
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un baratineur
A gasbag
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maladroit
feckless: clumsy
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des pieds d’argile
feet of clay
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clumpsy
bumbling:
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se montrer digne de
to live up to:
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hors du commun
larger-than-life:
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ici, le service militaire
the draft
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une tentative de coup d’état
a coup attempt
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le fait de faire sa propre publicité
self-puffery
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une gaffe
a blooper
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profiter de
to benefit from
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stupide
inane
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ici, animer une réunion publique
to host a town hall:
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calomnier
to slander:
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un candidat
A contender
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cependant
Though, however
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une grande gueule
A windbag
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imparfait
flawed
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enlarged
blown up:
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ici, scander des slogans
to chant:
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3 other former Conservative Prime Ministers:
Theresa May (2016-2019), Boris Johnson (2019-2022), Lizz Truss (2022)