Power Flashcards by Lydia Blank

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exercer des pouvoirs

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to exercise powers

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etre investi d’un pouvoir

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to be invested with power

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détenir le pouvoir

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to wield power

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le pouvoir absolu

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absolute power

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le partage du pouvoir

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power sharing

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les leviers du pouvoir

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the reins of power

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puissant

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powerful

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impuissant

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powerless

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exercer l’autorité sur

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to exercise authority over

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etre aux commandes

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to be in command

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avoir de l’influence

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to carry clout

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faire l’autorité

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to carry a lot of weight

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exercer une influence

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to wield influence

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influent

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influential

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un dirigeant

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a ruler

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diriger

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to rule over

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avoir de l’influence sur

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to hold sway over

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la lutte pour le pouvoir

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the struggle for power

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la bataille pour le pouvoir

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power politics

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manoeuvre politiques

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power play

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lutter pour le pouvoir

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to compete for power

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maintenir l’equilibre des pouvoirs

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to hold the balance of power

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avoir soif de pouvoir

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to be power hungry

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arracher le pouvoir à

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to wrest power from

une lutte acharnée

a tug of war

une epreuve de force

a contest of wills/ a showdown

manoeuvres politiques

political jockeying

s'accrocher au pouvoir

to cling to power / to hang on power

se maintenir au pouvoir

to hold on power

garder une entreprise sur le pouvoir

to maintain a hold on power

rester au pouvoir

to stay in office

une lutte feutrée

a closed door struggle

une lutte ouverte

an open struggle

la prise du pouvoir

taking power

acceder au pouvoir

to come to power

s'emparer du pouvoir

to win power/to seize power

prendre la direction

to take the helm

une prise de pouvoir

a power grab

etre au pouvoir

to be in power

diriger un pays

to run a country

entrer en fonctions, arriver au pouvoir

to take office

remplir sa chager

to hold office

prendre la relève de

to take over

etre en fonction, pouvoir, gouvernement

to be in office

reconduire pour un nouveau mandat

to give a new lease on powerr

garder le pouvoir

to retain power

perdre le pouvoir

to go out of office