Political Life, Elections Flashcards

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La politique

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Politics

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Un parti politique

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A political party

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Un sympathisant

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A sympathizer

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Une carte d’adhérent

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A membership card

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Le chef du parti

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The party leader

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Un modéré

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A moderate

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Le droit de vote

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The right to vote

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Le suffrage universel

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Universal suffrage

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Voter pour/contre

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To vote for/against

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Se rendre aux urnes

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To go to the polls

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Un isoloir

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A polling booth

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Une circonscription

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A constituency

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Un électeur

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An elector

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Élire

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To elect

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Un indécis

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A floating voter

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Un institut de sondage

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A polling organization

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Un candidat

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A candidate

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Faire campagne pour

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To campaign for

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Dépouiller

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To count the votes

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Un homme politique

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A politician

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Un membre du parti

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A party member

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22
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(Un) militant

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(A) militant

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Le militantisme

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Militancy

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Un manifeste

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A manifesto

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Un porte parole

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A spokesman

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La politique politicienne

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Politicking

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Un référendum

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A referendum

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Un jour d’éléction

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A polling day

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Un bulletin d’éléction

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A ballot

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Une urne

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A ballot box

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Faire du démarchage

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To canvass

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S’abstenir

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To abstain

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Un vote blanc

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A blank vote

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Un sondage

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An opinion poll

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La fraude électorale

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Electoral fraud

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Un programme

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A platform

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Une campagne électorale

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An election campaign

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Faire de la politique

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To be in politics

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Entrer en politique

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To go into politics

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Se retirer de la vie politique

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To retire from politics

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Adhérer à un parti

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To join a party

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Appartenir à un parti

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To belong to a party

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La droite

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The right

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Un homme de droite

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A right-winger

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De droite

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Right-Wing

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La gauche

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The left

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Un homme de gauche

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A left-winger

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De gauche

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Left-wing

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Un sympathisant de gauche

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A leftist

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Un sympathisant de droite

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A rightist

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L’extrême droite/gauche

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The extreme right/left

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Le centre

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The centre

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Un parti de centre-droit

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A centre-right party

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Un conseiller politique

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A political adviser

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Un opposant politique

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A political opponent

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Un député britannique

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An MP

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Un député français

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A deputy

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Il a fait une très bonne campagne

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He was very good at the hustings

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Les électeurs de sa circonscription l’adorent

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His constituents love him

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Il a été élu grâce à son charisme

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He was elected thanks to his charisma

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Voter par procuration

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To vote by proxy

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Un taux de participation élevé / faible

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A high/low turnout

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Un raz de marée / une défaite cuisante

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A landslide Victory / a crushing defeat

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Quelle est sa tendance politique?

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What are his political leanings?

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De quel bord est-il?

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What are his politics?

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Est-il de centre gauche?

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Is he left of centre?

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L’ensemble de l’échiquier politique le soutient

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He has support from across the whole political spectrum

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La moitié des sondés pensent que tous les hommes politiques sont pourris

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Half the people polled believe that all politicians are corrupt