The Time - "Stakes of November" (29.09.2020) Flashcards

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Supreme Court Justice

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juge de la Cour Suprême

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2
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would pull the court left

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tirerait la Cour vers la gauche

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3
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had not yet wrapped up GOP nomination

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n’avait pas encore été investi par le parti républicain

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4
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organiser des auditions

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to hold hearings

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5
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should fill the seat

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devrait attribuer le siège

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in a novel move

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dans une démarche inédite

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7
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in exit polls

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dans les sondages

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8
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le décès de la figure progressiste

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the death of liberal icon

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9
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to pad

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étoffer

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10
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the shoe is on the other foot

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les rôles sont inversés (la balle est dans le camp adverse)

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a exprimé sa dernière volonté

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expressed her dying wish

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12
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with voting already under way

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tandis que le processus électoral est déjà engagé

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13
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impromptu memorial

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lieu de commémoration spontané

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14
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handmade signs

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pancartes faites à la main

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15
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educate everyone

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sensibiliser les consciences

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16
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hardcore Republicans

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fanatiques républicains

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17
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game plan

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stratégie, feuille de route

18
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court packing

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tentatives d’influence des tribunaux

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to strip away

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retirer, arracher

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pre-existing conditions

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maladies chroniques

21
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Affordable Care Act

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Loi sur les soins de santé abordables

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a flurry

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un florilège

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likely

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susceptible

24
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to reach the court’s dockets

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franchir les portes de la Cour Suprême (être noté au bordereau)

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long-term damage

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séquelles

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hijink

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ubuesque, baroque

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filibuster

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obstruction (à la justice)

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squawks

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des homologues, des semblables

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are girding

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se préparent

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a disputed issue

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un enjeu controversé

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the anguished liberals

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les progressistes bouleversés

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a winning issue

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un sujet porteur

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divisive ideas

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des idées clivantes

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to cast the fight

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orienter le débat

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a political valence

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une couleur politique

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tough

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dur, ardu, complexe

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a gambit

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une stratégie

38
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economic toll

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coût économique

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already contending with

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déjà aux prises avec

40
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racial justice protests

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des manifestations pour l’égalité raciale

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affirmative action

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discrimination positive