Politics

Question 1

Outgoing

The outgoing party

Answer 1

Sortant

Le parti sortant

Question 2

An omen

Answer 2

présage Nm

a good omen un bon présage
a bad omen un mauvais présage
→ Maybe that’s an omen.
→ Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster.
to be an omen of things to come, It was an omen of things to come. C’était un présage de ce qui allait arriver.

Question 3

A wiretap

To wiretap

Answer 3

n.
mise sur écoute
v.
mettre sur écoute

Question 4

A turmoil

Answer 4

(political, economic) bouleversement Nm
→ the political turmoil of 1989
→ His personal life was full of crisis and turmoil.