The american presidential elections Flashcards

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Le président élu

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the president elected

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un mandat de 4 ans

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a four-year term

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aller au bout de son mandat

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to complete a term

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une élection intermédiaire

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a mid-term election

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le processus de nomination

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the nominating process

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organiser une primaire

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to hold a primary

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la bataille des primaires

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primary battle season

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un trésor de guerre

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a war chest

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un délégué

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a delegate

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un délégué engagé

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a pledged delegate

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être non inscrit

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to be uncommitted

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un Etat riche en délégués

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a delegate-rich state

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une circonscription électorale

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a precinct

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une réunion des dirigeants

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a caucus

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se réunir

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to caucus

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remporter la majorité dans un comité

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to win a caucus

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un vote indicatif

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a straw vote

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un liste des candidats d’un parti, un programme, l’investiture, les candidat à la présidence et le vice président

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a ticket

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une liste sans modification

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a straight ticket

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un panachage

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a split ticket

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se présenter sur la liste républicaine

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to run on a Republican ticket

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voter le programme du parti sans modification

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to vote a straight ticket

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être rayé de la liste

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to be dropped from the ticket

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le collège des grands électeurs

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the electoral college

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un groupe d’intérêt

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an interest group

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être redevable à

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to be beholden to

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un colistier

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a running mate

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un non-inscrit

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a mugwump

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le perdant

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the underdog

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un candidat inattendu, un outsider

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a dark horse

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le grand favori

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the odds-on favourite

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l’enfant du pays

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the favourite son

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un candidat indépendant

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a maverick candidate

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inconditionnel

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dyed-in-the-wool

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un soutien dans son propre Etat

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a home-state supporter

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un fervent partisan

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a staunch supporter

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la Fête du travail

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Labor Day

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un rouleau compresseur

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a steamroller campaign

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prendre le train en marche

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to climb on the bandwagon

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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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un arrêt bref dans une petite ville au cours d’une campagne

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a whistle-stop

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faire à toute allure le tour de

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to make a whistle-stop tour of

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faire campagne à bord d’un train

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a whistle-stop campaign

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faire une tournée électorale

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to barnstorm

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apporter les voix sur un tableau a

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to deliver the goods

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un homme-clé

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a power broker

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une convention, un congrès du parti

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a convention

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un point

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a plank

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un discours du programme

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a keynote speech

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rassembler des voix

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to corral votes

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accorder l’investiture

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to nominate

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recevoir l’investiture du parti

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to be nominated

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le candidat officiel désigné par la convention du parti

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the nominee

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être assuré de la nomination

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to lock up the nomination

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l’inauguration

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the inauguration

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être inauguré

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to be inaugurated

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la cérémonie d’investiture

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the swearing-in ceremony

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prêter serment

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to be sworn in

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prêter serment

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to take the oath of office

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le président de la Cour Suprême

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the Chief Justice

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le système de dépouilles

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the spoils system

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un projet gouvernemental bénéfique pour l’Etat d’un candidat (exemple : grands travaux)

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a pork barrel

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obtenir des fonds par pression

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to fry the fat

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se défiler

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to pussyfoot

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faire une valse-hésitation

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to back and fill

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ménager la chèvre et le chou

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to straddle an issue

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le renvoi de l’ascenseur

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logrolling

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un voyage aux frais de la princesse

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politicailleries mesquines

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un politicien de quatre sous

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a two-bit politician

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entretenir son image

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to mend fences

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manigances

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hors trading