politique Flashcards

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au bord du pouvoir

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the brink of power

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une grande puissance

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a major power

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la patrie

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homeland

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une république

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a republic

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un dictateur
une dictature

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a dictator
a dictatorship

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le totalitarisme

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totalitarianism

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une monarchie
le monarque

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a monarchy
a monarch

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un royaume

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kingdom

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un souverain
la souveraineté

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a sovereign
sovereignty

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une ambassade
un ambassadeur

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an embassy
an ambassador

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un citoyen

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a citizen

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un mandat

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a term (of office)

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un devoir

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a duty

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un projet de loi

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a bill

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une loi

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a law, an act

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une proposition

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a proposal

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un enjeu

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a stake

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la Maison Blanche
Le capitole: La Chambre des Représentants et le Sénat

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the White House
the State Capitol the House of Representatives & the Senate

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un ministre
un ministère

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a secretary
a department

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un député (US)
un sénateur

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a congressman
a senator

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le Conseil privé

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the Privy council

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le parlement: la Chambre des Lords et la Chambre des Communes

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Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons

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le président de la chambre des communes
un vote (au parlement)

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the Speaker
a division

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un député (UK)

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a Member of Parliament (MP)

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ministre de l’intérieur
ministre des affaires étrangères

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The Home Secretary (UK)
Secretary of the Interior (US)
The Foreign Secretary (UK)
State secretary (US) (anthony blinken)

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étatisé
public
subventionnée par l’état

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state-controlled
state-maintained
state-subsidized

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à l’échelle mondiale

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worldwide

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législatif

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parliamientary

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diriger, être à la tête de

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to head

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gérer, diriger

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to run

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dissimuler

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to conceal

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approuver (un fait)
approuver, ratifier, agréer

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to approve of
to approve

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entrer en fonctions

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to come into office

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prendre le contrôle de

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to gain control of

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se rendre en / faire un voyage officiel dans un pays

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to go on / make a state visit to a country

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le corps exécutif/ législatif

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the executive body
the legislative body

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le parti de l’opposition

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the party in opposition

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la majorité absolue, relative

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the overall majority, relative majority

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le parti au pouvoir

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the ruling party

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une politique étrangère, intérieur

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a foreign policy, a domestic policy

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rédiger un projet de loi

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to draft a bill

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to adress an issue

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les amendements à la Constitution
loi déterminants les droits du citoyen anglais

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Bill of Rights (US) 1791
The Bill of Rights (UK) 1689

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la sécurité sociale

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the National Health Service (NHS) GB

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un ennemi, adversaire

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a foe

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l’aile droite, l’aile gauche

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the right wing
the left wing

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Partis GB:
le parti conservateur
le parti travailliste
le parti libéral (centre)

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the Conservative Party (the Tories)
The Labour Party
The Liberal Democrats ( 1988 the Liberal Party + Social Democratic Party)

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aller voter

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to go to the polls

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être vivement critiqué

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to come under fire

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élections législatives et municipales

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general elections
local elections