Running for president of the US Flashcards

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le parti au pouvoir

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the party in power

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un galas à argent

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a fund-raiser

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se battre pour les élections / pour être président

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to run for president / for office

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le couple président-vice-président

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the ticket

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le président titulaire

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the incumbent president

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un colistier

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a running-mate

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être éligible pour

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to be eligible for

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a mandat de 4 ans

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a four-year term

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lancer une campagne

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to lauch a campaign

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les gros organismes de récoltes d’argent

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the super PACs

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mener une campagne

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to run a campaign

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un candidat / une personne menant une campagne

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a campaigner

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les potes

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the cronies

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un rallye

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a rally

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le fait de se lancer de la boue à la figure

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mudslinging

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un débat télévisé

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a TV debate

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une betise

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a blunder

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se battre pour récolter des votes

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to stump for votes

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amasser des fonds

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to raise money

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distribuer des tracts

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to hand out leaflets

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le droit de vote

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the right to vote

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un électeur

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a voter

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aller aux urnes électorales

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to go to the polls

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le taux de participation électorale

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the electoral turnout

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le jour des élections

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election day

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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un bulletin de vote

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a ballot slip

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sécuriser 50% des votes

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to secure 50% of the vote

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une majorité absolue

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an absolute majority

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un tour

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a round of voting

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un électeur indécis

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a voter swing

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états indécis

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the swing states

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le favoris (en tête)

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the front-runner

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marquer des points

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to score points

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gagner haut la main

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to win handily

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une victoire

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a victory

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écrasant

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stunning / overwhelming

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une écrasante élection

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a landslide election

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comptabiliser les votes

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to tally the votes

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l’opprimé

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the underdog

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un cheval noir

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a dark horse

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fraude electorale

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electoral (ou ballot) fraud

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perdre du terrain

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to lose ground

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prendre du retard

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to fall behind

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perdre une élection

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to lose an election

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souffrir d’une déroute

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to suffer a rout

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l’inauguration

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the inauguration

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prêter serment

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to be sworn in

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cérémonie d’investiture

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the swearing-in ceremony