Politics Flashcards

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Varsovie

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Warsaw

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Député aux États Unis

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A state representative

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Députés en GB

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Member of parliament

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Remporter une victoire

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To score a victory

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Voter

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Cast a ballot

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Une enquête statistique

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A survey

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Attaché de presse

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Press corespondent

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Dîner de presse tenu aux États Unis

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Corespondent dinner

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Secrétaire de presse

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Press secretary

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Transformer la vérité

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To spin the truth

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Assouplir une règle

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To loose

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Un programme

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An agenda

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Les concitoyens

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My fellow citizens

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Un électeur

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A constituent

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Une décisionnaire

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A decision maker

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Une dictature

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A dictatorship

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Obstruction parlementaire

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Filibustering

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Un représentant du gouvernement

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A government official

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Une question sensible

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A sensitive issue

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Un ensemble de mesures

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A set of proposals

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Un mandat de quatre ans

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A four-year term

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Un porte parole

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A spokesperson

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Engagé

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Committed

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Déterminé

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Determined

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Fiable

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Reliable

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Qui va au-delà des clivages politiques

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Non-partisan

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Faire de la politique

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To be in politics

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Être à l’ordre du jour

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To be on the agenda

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Être responsable de quelque chose

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To be responsible for sth

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Exiger, réclamer, nécessiter

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To call for

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Faire passer un message

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To convey a message

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Proposer une solution

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To come up with a solution

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Organiser un référendum

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To hold a referendum (on)

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Apporter son soutien à un candidat

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To endorse a candidate

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Avancer un argument

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To make a point

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Se faire entendre

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To make oneself heard

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Sensibiliser à un pbm

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To raise awareness in an issue

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Réglementer

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To regulate

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Agir

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To take action

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Montrer l’exemple

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To set an example

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Prendre des mesures

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To take steps

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Traiter un pbm

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To tackle a pbm

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Passer une loi sur

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To vote a law on

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Se mettre en grève

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To go on strike

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Exercer son pouvoir sur qn

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To wield power over sb

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Un substitut

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A surrogate