Politique Flashcards

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Un projet de loi

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A bill

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Le résultat d’une élection

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The outcome of an election

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Une idée qui unit majorité et opposition

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A bipartisan idea

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Faire appliquer une loi

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To enforce a law

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Un électeur

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A voter

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Une vois

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A vote

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L’ensemble des voix

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The ballot

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Le droit de vote

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The Right to vote

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Une revendication

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A claim

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Un adversaire

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An adversary

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Un partisan

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A proponent

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Un inconvénient

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A drawback

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Le chantage

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Blackmail

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Les ragots, les coups bas

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Sleaze

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Un chef d’état

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A head of state

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De droite, de gauche

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Right(left ) -wing

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Extrême

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Extremist

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Centriste

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Middle of the road

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Réactionnaire

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Reactionary

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Progressiste, tolérant

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Liberal

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C’est un prétexte pour

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It’s an excuse to

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Un républicain

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A republican

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Un démocrate

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A democrat

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Démocrate (adj)

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Democratic

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Travailliste

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Labour

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Conservateur

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Tory

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Un tyran

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A tyrant

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Une tirannie

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A tyranny

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Entrer en fonction

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To take office

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Prendre le pouvoir

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To seize power

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S’accommoder de qqch

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To make do with sth

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Mettre en pratique une mesure

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To implement a measure

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Une liste de choses à faire

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An agenda

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C’est une de mes priorités

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It’s high on my agenda

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Des dépenses à des fins électorales

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Pork

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Une politique

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A policy

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Obligatoire

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Compulsory, mandatory

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Facultatif

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Optional

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Prendre qqch en compte

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To take sth into account

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Consacrer sa vie à

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To devote one’s life to

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Une idée se popularise

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An idea is going mainstream

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Être candidat à la présidence

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To run for president

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La préparation d’une élection

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The run-up to an election

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Un sondage

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A poll

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Qqch revient à , se résume à

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Sth boils down to

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Le congrès US

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Congress

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Le siège du congrès (US)

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Capitol hill

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La chambre des représentants (US)

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The house of representatives

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Le sénat (US)

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Senate

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Le parlement (GB)

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Parliament

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Le siège du parlement (GB)

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Westminster

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La chambre des communes (GB)

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The house of commons

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La chambre des lords (GB)

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The house of lords

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Un député européen

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An MEP

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Les droits de l’homme

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Human rights

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Violer un droit

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To abuse a right

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Le gouvernement (GB)

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Whitehall

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Matignon (GB)

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Downing street N°10