Political and Citizenship Flashcards by Robin Piquet | Brainscape

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Les régimes politiques

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Political regimes

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Un chef d’Etat

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A head of state

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La légitimité

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Legitimacy

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Un couronnement, un sacre

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A coronation

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La destitution

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Deposition

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Le Dénuement

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Destitution

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La noblesse, la petite noblesse

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The nobility, the gentry

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Fomenter un coup d’Etat

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To foment/to attempt a coup

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Une division

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A cleavage

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Un programme

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A platform

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Une tendance politique

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A political leaning

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Une querelle

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A bone of contention

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Préconiser

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To advocate

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Inciter

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To urge

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Prendre parti pour

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To take sides with

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Les élections législatives/municipales

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General/local elections

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Une candidature

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A candidacy

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Un conseiller en communication

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A spin doctor

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La populace

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The rabble

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Se présenter aux élections

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To run for office

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Flatter les électeurs

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To woo voters

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Le scrutin

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Balloting

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Un abstentionniste

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An abstainer

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Un bulletin de vote

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A ballot (paper)

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Un isoloir

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A voting booth

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La participation

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The turnout

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Truquer

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To rig

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Etre élu à un poste, arriver au pouvoir

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To win office/to come into office, power

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Une déclaration

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A statement

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Un sujet de débat

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An issue

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La chambre des communes (GB)

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The House of Commons

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La Chambre des Lords (GB)

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The House of Lords

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La Chambre des députés (US)

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The House of Representatives

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La Chambre des députés (FR)

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The Chamber of Deputies

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L’Assemblée Nationale (FR)

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The National Assembly

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Abroger une loi

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To repeal a law

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La mairie, l’hôtel de ville

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The town hall

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Un fonctionnaire

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A government employee

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Un remaniement

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A reshuffle

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Nommer

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To appoint

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La TVA

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Value Added Tax (GB), sales tax (US)

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Le ministère des affaires étrangères

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The Foreign Office (GB), the State Department (US), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FR)

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Une enquête

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An investigation

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Garde à vue

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Custody

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Un casier judiciaire

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A (police) record

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Faire respecter la loi

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To enforce the law

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Harceler, tourmenter

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To harass, to harry

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Le présumé coupable

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The alleged culprit

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Le tribunal

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A (law) court

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Un témoignage (sous serment)

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A testimony (on/under oath)

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Jugé (qqn) pour

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To try (sb) for

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Aller devant les tribunaux

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To go to law

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Porter plainte contre qqn

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To lodge a complaint against sb

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Engager des poursuites contre qqn

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To take proceedings against sb

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L’erreur judiciaire

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A Miscarriage of justice

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Une condamnation

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A conviction

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Un parloir

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A visiting room

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Un gardien de prison

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A (prison) warder

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La récidive

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Second offence

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Purger une peine de (2 ans)

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To serve a (2-year) sentence

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La peine capitale

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Capital punishment

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La décapitation

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Beheading

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Au regard de la loi

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In the eyes of the law

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Se faire justice soi-même

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To take the law into one’s hands