The British Monarchy Flashcards

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Un monarque

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A monarch

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Un monarchiste

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A monarchist

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Un royaliste

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A royalist

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Un royaume

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A kingdom

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La couronne

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The crown

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Être couronné

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To be crowned

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Un couronnement

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A coronation

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Succéder à quelqu’un

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To succeed somebody

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Abdiquer

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To abdicate

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L’aristocratie

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Aristocracy

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Un duc

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A duke

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Un marquis

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A marquis

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Un comte (UK)

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An earl

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Un vicomté

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A viscount

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Un baron

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A baron

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Déposer un roi

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To depose a King

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un mariage royal

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A royal wedding

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Un jubilé

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A jubilee

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Une dynastie

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A dynasty

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Un régent

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A regent

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Régner

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To reign

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Un successeur

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A successor

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L’abdication

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Abdication

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La noblesse

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Nobility

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Un pair / une pairesse

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A peer / a peeress

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Une duchesse

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A duchess

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Une marquise

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A marchioness

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Un comte

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A count

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Une vicomtesse

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A viscountess

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Une baronne

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A baroness

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La famille royale

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The royal family

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Le palais de Buckingham

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Buckingham Palace

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Une monarchie parlementaire

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A parliamentary monarchy

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Une monarchie constitutionnelle

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A constitutional monarchy

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Sa Majesté la Reine / le Roi

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Her/His Majesty The Queen/King

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Être héritier de la couronne

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To be heir to the throne

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Monter sur la trone

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To ascend the throne

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Les membres de la famille royale

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Royalty / the royals

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Une prérogative royale

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A royal prerogative

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Les joyaux de la couronne

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The Crown Jewels

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La liste civile (somme allouée à la famille royale pour les dépenses liées à leur fonction)

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The Civil List

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Le monarque a un rôle purement symbolique

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The monarch has a purely symbolic role

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Symboliser l’unité

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To symbolize unity

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Renverser la monarchie

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To overthrow The monarchy

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Abolir la monarchie

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To abolish The monarchy

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Le souverain “règne mais ne gouverne pas”. Il n’a pas de véritable pouvoir.

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The sovereign “reigns but does not rule”. He is just a figurehead.

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Le roi Charles I a été décapité en 1649 mais la monarchie a été restaurée en 1660

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King Charles I was beheaded in 1649 but The monarchy was restored in 1660

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Quand une fanfare entonne le “God Save The Queen”, L’hymne national britannique, tout le monde se tait

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When a band strikes up the “God Save the Queen”, the British national anthem, everybody falls silent.