Politic Flashcards

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1
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se présenter à des élections

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to run for office

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la période qui précéde les élections

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the run-up to the election

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3
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un mandat

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a term of office

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4
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entrer en fonction

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to take office

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5
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premier discours au Parlement

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a maiden speech

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6
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aller voter

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to go to the polls

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7
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abstentionnistes

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absentee voters

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8
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le dépouillement

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the counting of votes

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9
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une défaite cuisante

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a crushing defeat

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10
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une victoire écrasante

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an overwhelming victory

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conserver son siège

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to retain one’s seat

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12
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siéger

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to be in session

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13
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l’immunité parlementaire

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parliamentary privilege

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14
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une motion de censure

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a motion of confidence

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15
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une question épineuse

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a thorny issue

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16
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une question controversée

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a moot point

17
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prêter serment

A

to take the oath of office

18
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jour de l’investiture

A

Inauguration Day

19
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Discours d’investiture

A

inaugural address

20
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faire appliquer la loi

A

to enforce the law

21
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la corruption

A

the bribery

22
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rédiger un projet de loi

A

to draft a bill

23
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retirer un projet de loi

A

to withdraw a bill

24
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la séparation des pouvoirs

A

check and balances

25
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declencher un débat houleux

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to spark a fiery debate

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un sondage

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a poll

27
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un programme électoral

A

a platform

28
Q

mettre la démocratie en péril

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to jeopardize democracy

29
Q

l’échiquier politique

A

the political spectrum