Political Issues Flashcards

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Un pot de vin

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A bribe

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2
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Une impasse

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A deadlock

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3
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Débattre

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To debate

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4
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Autoritaire

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Authoritarian

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5
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Renverser un dictateur

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To overthrow a dictator

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6
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Citoyenneté

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Citizenship

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7
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Un projet de loi

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A Bill

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8
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Un compromis

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A compromise

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9
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Corrompu

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Corrupt

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10
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Une défaite cuisante

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A crushing defeat

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11
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Dévoué

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Dedicated

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12
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Faire un discours

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To deliver a speech

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13
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Démagogie

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Demagogy

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14
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Dénoncer

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To denounce

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15
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Dictature

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Dictatorship

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16
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La diplomatie

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Diplomacy

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17
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Dissoudre

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To dissolve

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18
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Campagne électorale

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Election campaign

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19
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Fraude électorale

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Electoral fraud

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20
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La fin justifie les moyens

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The end justifies the means

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21
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Les dépenses publiques

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Plublic expenditure

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22
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Le fascisme

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Fascism

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23
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Aller chercher les votes

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To fish for votes

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24
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Financer

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To fund

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Financement d'un parti
Party funding
26
Discours d'investiture
Inaugural address
27
Adhérer à un parti
To join a party
28
Parti travailliste
Labour party
29
Quitter le pouvoir
To leave office
30
De gauche
Left-wing
31
Lever des impôts
To levy taxes
32
Un maire
A mayor
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Un ministre
A minister
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Un ministère
A ministry
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Mauvaise gestion
Mismanagement
36
La monarchie
Monarchy
37
Une question controversée
A moot point
38
OTAN
NATO
39
Négocier
To negotiate
40
Opprimer
To oppress
41
Une victoire écrasante
An overwhelming victory
42
Un parlement
A parliament
43
Un programme électoral
A platform
44
Promettre
To pledge
45
Une politique
A policy
46
Un homme politique
A politician
47
Un penchant politique
A political leaning
48
La politique
Politics
49
Les sondages
The polls
50
Un isoloir
A polling booth
51
Parvenir à un accord
To reach an agreement
52
S'inscrire (sur une liste)
To register
53
Remanier
To reshuffle
54
Démissionner
To resign
55
Avoir recours à la violence
To resort to violence
56
Restaurer la démocratie
To restore democracy
57
De droite
Right -wing
58
Se soulever contre
To rise up against
59
Pourri
Rotten
60
Le parti au pouvoir
The ruling party
61
Se porter candidat à la présidence
To run for presidency
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S'emparer du pouvoir
To seize power
63
Un sénateur
A senator
64
Un vote à mains levée
A show of hands
65
Siéger
To sit
66
Le président de la chambre
The speaker
67
Un homme d'état
A statesman