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la politique (vie, science)

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politics (indénombrable)

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une politique, une ligne politique

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a policy

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politique étrangère

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a foreign policy

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politique intérieure

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a domestic policy

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politique économique

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an economic policy

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une démocratie

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democracy

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démocratique

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democratic

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une dictature

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a dictatorship

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un dictateur

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a dictator

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un régime autoritaire

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an authoritarian regime

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un régime totalitaire

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a totalitarian regime

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une monarchie

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a monarchy

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renverser

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to bring down/ overthrow a regime

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un décideur

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a policy maker / a decision maker

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un élu

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an office holder

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le candidat sortant

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an incumbent

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un dirigeant d’Etat/de gouvernement

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a head of state / of government

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les pouvoirs publics (locaux)

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(local) authorities

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“l’état”

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government (indénombrable)

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l’équilibre entre les pouvoirs

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the balance of powers/ checks and balances (us)

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parlement

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a legislature

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les deux chambres aux USA

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congress

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les deux chambres au RU

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parliament

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un parlementaire

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a lawmaker/ a Member of Parliament (UK)/ a Member of Congress (USA)

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le travail parlementaire

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lawmaking

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faire une proposition de loi

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to introduce/ present a bill

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faire voter (et amender) une loi

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to pass a bill through parliament

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rejeter une proposition de loi

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to defeat a bill

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voter une loi

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to pass a law

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opposer son véto

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to veto a law

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promulguer une loi

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to enact a law

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appliquer une loi

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to enforce a law

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un/le gouvernement

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a/the government

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un membre du gouvernement

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a government member/ a cabinet member (UK)

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un ministère

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a ministry/ a department/ an office

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mettre en œuvre une politique

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to implement a policy

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restructurer, réorganiser

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to reshape

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un remaniement ministériel

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a cabinet reshuffle

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dépasser les oppositions droite gauche

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to cut across the left-right divide

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trouver un accord entre partis opposés

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to reach a bipartisan agreement

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sur l’ensemble de l’échiquier politique

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across the political spectrum

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parvenir à / négocier un accord

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to work out/ to hammer out an agreement

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exercer le pouvoir

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to exercise power

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prendre la succession de

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to take over (from sb)

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être en fonction

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to be in office

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prendre ses fonctions

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to take office

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un mandat électoral

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a term of office

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quitter le pouvoir

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to leave power/ to step down

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réaliser un sondage

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to conduct an opinion poll

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enquête d’opinion

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an opinion survey

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personne interrogée

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a respondent

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sondage au sortir des urnes

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an exit poll

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sondeur

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a pollster

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échantillon

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a sample

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être à la traine dans les sondages

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to trail/lag in polls

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être en tête

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to be in the lead

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s’effondrer dans les sondages

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to slump in the polls

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indice de satisfaction

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approval ratings

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élections législatives/locales (UK)

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a general election/local elections

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élection partielle

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a by-election

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un référendum d’initiative populaire

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a voter initiative

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se présenter à une élection

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to run for office

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maire

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a mayor

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conseil municipal

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a town council

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élection à deux tours

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a two-round system

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circonscription électorale

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a ward/ constituency

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un électeur

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a voter/ a constituent

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l’âge pour voter

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the voting age

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participation electorale

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electoral/ poll turnout

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décider la date

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to call an election

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organiser une élection

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to hold elections/ a referendum

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un mandat électoral

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a term of office

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élection truquées

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to rig an election/ rigged elections

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un grand électeur (USA)

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an elector

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bureau de vote

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a polling station

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isoloir

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a polling booth

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voter

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to cast a ballot

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faire campagne

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to campaign

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lever des fonds

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to raise money / funds

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soutenir financièrement

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to contribute to someone’s campaign

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une caisse noire

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a slush fund

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se créer/entretenir une image

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to build/ cultivate an image

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être en phase avec

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to be in (out of) sync with public opinion

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profiter de sa popularité pour

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to capitalize on one’s popularity to

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avoir/ manquer de charisme

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to have/ lack charisma

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montrer l’exemple

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to set an example

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répondre aux attentes de l’opinion

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to come/live up to the public’s expectations

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décevoir

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to fall short of the public’s expectations

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tenir ses promesses

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to keep one’s campaign promises/ to deliver on one’s campaign promises

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gagner, avoir de l’influence

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gain/wield influence

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un revirement de l’électorat/ glissement à

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a swing to (the right/the left)

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état qui peut faire basculer l’élection

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a swing state (USA)

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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

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insinuer (pour discréditer son adversaire)

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to smear sb

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ternir son image

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to tarnish one’s image

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perdre l’estime du public

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to loose public esteem

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un militant/militantisme

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an activist/activism

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la “base”/qui vient du peuple

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(the) grass roots

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les membres d’un parti

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party membership

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adhérer

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to join a party

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force électoral

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electoral strength

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rajeunir

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to revitalize/rejuvenate a party

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une position

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a stand/a stance

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prendre une position sur

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to assume a stance (on)

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prendre position

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to take a stand on an issue

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changer de direction

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to change tack

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faire marche arrière

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to back-pedal/ to clarify a position

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faire volte-face

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make a turnaround/a turnabout/a U-turn

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prendre parti pour

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to take sides with/ to side with

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changer de bord

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to switch sides

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appliquer son programme

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to carry through one’s program

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s’engager à faire qqchose

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to be committed to doing smth

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subir un (sévère) échec, un revers

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to suffer a (major) setback

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préconiser

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to advocate smth

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adopter (une idée, une politique)

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to endorse smth

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se faire le porte-parole d’une politique

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to champion a policy

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soutenir une politique

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to back/support a policy

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une question délicate

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a prickly/thorny issue

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délicat, compliqué

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intricate

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un problème très discuté

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a hotly debated issue

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to tackle an issue

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s’attaquer/défier qqun

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to take on sbdy

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éluder, esquiver se dérober

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to dodge/evade an issue

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une diatribe

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a broadside/ an attack on

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attaquer

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to direct/level an accusation at

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un sujet polémique

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a polemical subject

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une controverse

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a controversy/ controversial

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s’opposer à

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to object to (+ing)

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réprimer, étouffer

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to put down/to quell

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se chamailler

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to squabble about

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aboutir à une impasse

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to come to a deadlock

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s’allier

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to ally with/to make an alliance with/ to form a coalition government

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