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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

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David Cameron was UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016.

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un ministre des affaires étrangères

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a Foreign /ˈfɒrən/ Secretary:

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spectaculaire

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dra’matic

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When the ’Brexit refe’rendum, called by PM Cameron,

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was held in 2016.

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Former Home secretary

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman: was sacked over her controversial political views

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la réorganisation

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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

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to side with

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attiser

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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

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sb to account

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démesuré

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overweening

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implacable

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relentless

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un baratineur

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A gasbag

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maladroit

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feckless: clumsy

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des pieds d’argile

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feet of clay

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clumpsy

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bumbling:

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se montrer digne de

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to live up to:

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hors du commun

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larger-than-life:

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ici, le service militaire

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the draft

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une tentative de coup d’état

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a coup attempt

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le fait de faire sa propre publicité

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self-puffery

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une gaffe

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a blooper

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profiter de

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to benefit from

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stupide

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inane

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ici, animer une réunion publique

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to host a town hall:

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calomnier

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to slander:

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un candidat

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A contender

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cependant

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Though, however

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une grande gueule

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A windbag

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imparfait

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flawed

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enlarged

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blown up:

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ici, scander des slogans

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to chant:

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3 other former Conservative Prime Ministers:

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Theresa May (2016-2019), Boris Johnson (2019-2022), Lizz Truss (2022)