POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 Flashcards

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conscript

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le conscrit

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general

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le général

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ground forces

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l’armée de terre (f )

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infantry

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l’infanterie (f )

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medical support

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le support médical

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military service

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le service militaire

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militiaman

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le milicien

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navy

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la marine (militaire)

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officer

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l’officier (m)

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professional army

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l’armée de métier

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recruit

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la recrue

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soldier

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le soldat

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troops

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les troupes

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volunteer

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le/la volontaire

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Military Power

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Le pouvoir militaire

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aircraft carrier

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le porte-avions

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airstrike

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la frappe aérienne

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armed forces

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les forces armées

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artillery

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l’artillerie (f )

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bomb

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la bombe

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bombardment

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le bombardement

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bomblet

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la minibombe

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coalition forces

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les forces de coalition (fpl)

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cruise missile

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le missile de croisière

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destroy

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détruire

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explode

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exploser

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fighter plane

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l’avion de chasse (m)

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firepower

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la puissance de feu

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grenade launchers

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les lance-grenades

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minesweeper

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le dragueur de mines

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missile

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la fusée/le missile

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The ship is equipped with missiles.

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Le navire est équipé de missiles.

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machine gun

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la mitraillette

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range

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le rayon d’action

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rifle

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le fusil

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sabotage

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le sabotage

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sharpshooter

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le tireur d’élite

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shell

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l’obus (m)

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spy satellite

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le satellite-espion

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strike force

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la force de frappe

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submarine

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le sous-marin

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tank

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le char

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National identity, expatriation and asylum

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L’identité nationale

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ethnic group

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l’ethnie (f )

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expatriate

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l’expatrié(e)

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national

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le ressortissant

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native

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un(e) autochtone

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refugee

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le/la réfugié(e)

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refugee camp

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le camp de réfugiés

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repatriation

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le rapatriement

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separatist

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le séparatiste

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to ask for political asylum

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demander le droit d’asile politique

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to defect to another party

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faire défection à l’autre partie

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to defect to the

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faire défection à

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Policy

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La politique

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interventionist

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dirigiste

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faire une declaration de principe

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faire une déclaration de principe

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le dirigisme

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l’intervention du gouvernement

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state of emergency (m)

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l’état d’urgence (m)

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Political activity

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L’activité politique

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ad hoc committee

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la commission temporaire

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amendment

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l’amendement (m)

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arbitration committee

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la commission d’arbitrage

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austerity policy

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politique d’austérité

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bargaining

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les marchandages (m)

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breakaway government

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le gouvernement dissident

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committee

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la commission

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compromise, accommodation

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l’accommodement (m)

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decentralisation, devolution

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la décentralisation

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expansionist policy

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la politique d’expansion

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foreign policy

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la politique extérieure

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intrigue, scheming

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les agissements (m)

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joint committee

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la commission interparlementaire

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minutes

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le compte-rendu

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negotiator

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le négotiateur/la négotiatrice

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shadow cabinet

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le cabinet fantôme

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speech

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l’allocution (f )

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spokesman

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le porte-parole

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standing committee

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la commission permanente

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talks, negotiations

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les pourparlers (m)

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tax-system

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la fiscalité

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term of office

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le mandat

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to draft a treaty

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rédiger un traité

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to draft laws

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rédiger des lois

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to invest power in

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investir d’un pouvoir

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to lobby

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faire pression

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to pass laws

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passer des lois

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to soften one’s stance

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adoucir sa position

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to toughen one’s stance

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durcir sa position

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to veto

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opposer son véto à

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veto

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le véto

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Political parties

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Les parties politiques

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alliance

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l’alliance (f )

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cell

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la cellule

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coalition

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la coalition

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communist

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communiste

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conservatism

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le conservatisme

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conservative

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conservateur/conservatrice

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Conservative Party

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le Parti conservateur

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Democrat Party

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le Parti démocrate

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dictatorship

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la dictature

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factionalism

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l’esprit de faction (m)

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in the majority

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majoritaire

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in the minority

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minoritaire

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independent

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indépendant(e)

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initiative

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l’initiative (f )

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Labour Party

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le Parti travailliste

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left

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la gauche

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liberal

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libéral(e)

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measure

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la mesure

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militants

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les militants (m)

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opposition

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l’opposition (f )

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113
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opposition party

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le parti de l’opposition

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114
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party

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le parti

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party conference

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le congrés du parti

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party leader

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le chef du parti

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party line

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la ligne du parti

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party members

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les membres du parti

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political activism

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le militantisme

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program

A

le programme

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regime

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le régime

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repression

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la répression

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right

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la droite

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schism

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le schisme

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socialism

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le socialisme

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socialist

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socialiste

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splinter party

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le parti dissident

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split

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la scission

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the left

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la gauche

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the party in power, ruling party

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le parti au pouvoir

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to splinter

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se fractionner

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totalitarian

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totalitaire

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Political procedure

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Les procédures politiques

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bill of rights

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la déclaration des droits

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cabinet reshuffle

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le remaniement ministériel

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censure motion

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la motion de censure

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clause

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l’article (m)

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denationalisation

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désétatisation

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diplomatic channels

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la voie diplomatique

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dismissal, discharge, deposition

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la destitution

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draft bill

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le projet de loi

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green paper

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le rapport préliminaire

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motion

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la proposition

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ombudsman

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le médiateur

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overthrow of the government

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le renversement du government

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petition

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la demande

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straw vote

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le vote blanc

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to break off diplomatic relations

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rompre les relations diplomatiques

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to denationalise, privatise

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privatiser/désétatiser

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to dismiss, relieve of duties

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destituer

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to endorse, ratify

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avaliser

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to re-establish diplomatic relations

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rétablir les relations diplomatiques

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to remove from office

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révoquer

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to repeal

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abroger

155
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to stand down

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se désister

156
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to table a bill

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présenter un projet de loi

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vote of confidence

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la question de confiance

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white paper

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le livre blanc

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working paper

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le document de travail

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Political unrest

A

L’agitation politique

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a wave of terrorism

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une vague de terrorisme

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anarchy

A

l’anarchie (f )

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anti-terrorist

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antiterroriste

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armed conflict

A

le conflit armé

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bomb alert, scare

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l’alerte à la bombe (f )

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bomb attack

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l’attentat (m)

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captor

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le ravisseur

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car bomb

A

la voiture piégée

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civil war

A

la guerre civile

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demonstration

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la manifestation

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demonstrator

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le manifestant/la manifestante

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disturbance, riot

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l’émeute (f )

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hoax

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le canular

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hostage

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l’otage (m/f )

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hostage-taking

A

la prise d’otages

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lawlessness

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l’incivisme (m)

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letter bomb

A

la lettre piégée

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looter

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le pillard

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march

A

le défilé

180
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parcel bomb

A

le paquet piégé

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plastic explosive

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le plastic

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revolt, rebellion

A

la fronde

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sedition

A

la sédition

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terrorism

A

le terrorisme

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terrorist

A

le/la terroriste

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time bomb

A

la bombe à retardement

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to loot

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piller

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to tighten security

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renforcer la sécurité

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trouble-maker, agitator

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le fauteur de trouble

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unrest

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l’agitation (f )

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classified material

A

les documents secrets (m)

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counter-espionage

A

le contre- espionnnage

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counter-intelligence

A

le contre- renseignement (m)

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covert operation

A

l’opération clandestine (f )

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deciphering

A

le décryptage

196
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defector, renegade

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le/la transfuge

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double agent

A

l’espion double

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intelligence

A

les renseignements (m)

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misinformation

A

la désinformation (f )

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mole

A

la taupe

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safe house

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le relais

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scrambler

A

le brouilleur

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secret agent

A

l’agent secret

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spy

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l’espion/l’espionne

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spying

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l’espionnage (m)

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spy-plane

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l’avion-espion

207
Q

to decipher

A

déchiffrer

208
Q

to plant a bug

A

planter un micro

209
Q

to scramble

A

brouiller

210
Q

Terrorism

A

Le terrorisme

211
Q

car bombing

A

la voiture piégée

212
Q

collapse

A

l’effondrement (m)

213
Q

crash

A

le crash

214
Q

detonate a bomb

A

faire sauter une bombe

215
Q

explosive

A

l’explosif (m)

216
Q

fear

A

la peur

217
Q

gun

A

le revolver/le pistolet

218
Q

gun down

A

abattre

219
Q

hijacked plane

A

l’avion détourné

220
Q

hijacking

A

le détournement

221
Q

hoax

A

le canular

222
Q

hostage

A

l’otage (m)

223
Q

kidnapper

A

le ravisseur/la ravisseuse

224
Q

lack of security

A

l’insécurité (f )

225
Q

letter bomb

A

la lettre piégée

226
Q

panic

A

la panique

227
Q

remote-controlled explosive

A

un explosif télécommandé

228
Q

rescue operation

A

l’opération de sauvetage (f )

229
Q

search

A

fouiller

230
Q

sniper

A

le tireur fou/la tireuse folle

231
Q

suicide attack

A

l’attaque suicide (f )

232
Q

terrorist attack

A

l’attentat terroriste (m)

233
Q

terrorist network

A

le réseau terroriste

234
Q

terrorized

A

terrorisé(e )

235
Q

time bomb

A

la bombe à retardement

236
Q

track down

A

traquer

237
Q

traumatic

A

traumatisant(e )

238
Q

victim

A

la victime

239
Q

The three estates

A

Les 3 états

240
Q

decision-making body

A

l’organe de décision

241
Q

the executive

A

l’exécutif (m)

242
Q

the judiciary

A

le judiciaire

243
Q

the legislative

A

le législatif

244
Q

the three estates

A

les trois pouvoirs

245
Q

to be in charge of

A

être responsable de

246
Q

War and Peace

A

Guerre et paix

247
Q

aggression

A

l’agression (f )

248
Q

armament/arms

A

l’armement (m)

249
Q

attack

A

attaquer

250
Q

capitulation

A

la capitulation

251
Q

civil war

A

la guerre civile

252
Q

concentration camp

A

le camp de concentration

253
Q

conscientious objector

A

l’objecteur de conscience (m)

254
Q

dead (person)

A

le/la mort(e )

255
Q

declaration

A

la déclaration

256
Q

defeat

A

la défaite

257
Q

defence

A

la défense

258
Q

deserter

A

le déserteur

259
Q

disarmament

A

le désarmement

260
Q

enemy

A

l’ennemi (m)

261
Q

evacuation

A

l’évacuation (f )

262
Q

hostilities

A

les hostilités (fpl)

263
Q

invasion

A

l’invasion (f )

264
Q

losses

A

les pertes

265
Q

pacifism

A

le pacifisme

266
Q

pacifist

A

le/la pacifiste

267
Q

peace

A

la paix

268
Q

proliferation

A

la prolifération

269
Q

resistance

A

la résistance

270
Q

state of emergency

A

l’état d’urgence(m)

271
Q

surrender

A

se rendre

272
Q

treason

A

la trahison

273
Q

Treason is a capital crime.

A

La trahison est un crime capital.

274
Q

ultimatum

A

l’ultimatum (m)

275
Q

victory

A

la victoire

276
Q

war crime

A

le crime de guerre

277
Q

war criminal

A

le criminel de guerre

278
Q

wounded

A

le/la blessé(e )

279
Q

Miscellaneous

A

Divers

280
Q

balance of power

A

la donne politique

281
Q

civil rights

A

les droits civils

282
Q

economic climate

A

la conjoncture économique

283
Q

global village

A

le village terrestre

284
Q

new development

A

le rebondissement

285
Q

parochialism

A

l’esprit de clocher (m)

286
Q

to politicise, to turn into a political issue

A

politiser