the UK monarchy Flashcards

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1
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un changement

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a shift = a change

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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divulguer = révéler

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to disclose = to reveal

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un chef d’Etat élu

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an elected head of state

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faire tomber = renverser = basculer

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to bring down = to overthrow = to topple

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faire = délivrer = donner un discours

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to make = to deliver = to give a speech

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7
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the British Parliament

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Westminster (the House of Commons + the House of Lords)

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la cérémonie d’ouverture de la session parlementaire

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the state opening of the Parliament

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9
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dire ce que l’on pense

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to speak to one’s mind

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rester au-dessus de la lutte politique

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to remain above the political fray

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un moment crucial

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a pivotal moment

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12
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réprimer la contestation

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to quell a protest

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13
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considérer/ juger

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to deem

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14
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une société écran

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a shell company

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15
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les bijoux

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the jewelry

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piller

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to loot

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17
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le charme

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the spell

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18
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les parties chargées de susciter et préserver le respect de la population (famille royale)

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the “dignified parts” of the constitution

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les parties chargées d’employer le travail de la première dans le travail du gouvernement (gouvernement)

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the “efficient parts” of power

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20
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dans quelle mesure

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to what extent

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21
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briser, détruire

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to shatter

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22
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l’impôt sur le revenu

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th income tax

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23
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les dépenses de tous les jours

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the living expenses

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24
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la volonté de resistance

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the Blitz Spirit

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25
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un hymne

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an anthem

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26
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un lien

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a tie

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27
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réévaluer/ questionner

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to reevaluate/ to question

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28
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un billet de banque

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a banknote

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29
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retirer de

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to remove from

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30
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un design indigène

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an indigenous design

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31
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un projet de loi

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a bill

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32
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un voyage

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a journey

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33
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permettre

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to enable/ to allow

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34
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le ministère de l’intérieur

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the Home Secretary

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contourner

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to circumvent

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une incitation

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an incentive

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réprimer

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to quell

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expulser

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to deport

39
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une politique

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a policy

40
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une mesure politique

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a political measure

41
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les contribuables

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tax-payers

42
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les droits de succession

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the inheritance tax

43
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La subvention souveraine annuelle

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the Sovereign Grant

44
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irresponsable

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unaccountable

45
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un ancien, précédent

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a former

46
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ainsi

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thereby

47
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exposer

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to set out

48
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s’attaquer à

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to tackle

49
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un objectif

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a purpose = an aim = a goal

50
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empêcher

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to deter

51
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un passeur

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a smuggler

52
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faire de la contrebande

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to smuggle

53
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une demande d’asile

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an asylum claim

54
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un demandeur d’asile

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an asylum seeker

55
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mettre la sécurité en danger

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to put the safety at risk

56
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une préoccupation

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a concern

57
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une mesure gouvernementale

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a policy

58
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se noyer

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to drown

59
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une incitation

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an incentive to do something

60
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illégal

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unlawful

61
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liens

A

ties

62
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l’état de droit

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Rule of Law

63
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hivernal

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wintry

64
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sinistre

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ominous

65
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Ineffablement / Inefficacement / inéluctablement

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ineffably

66
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déséquilibré

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unhinged

67
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une augmentation du nombre de membres

A

a membership surge

68
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laissé / mis de côté

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to be passed up by

69
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lourd

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heavy-handed

70
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un faisceau, une poutre

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a beam

71
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désaccord

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dissent

72
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la foule

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the crowd

73
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lire à haute voix

A

to read out

74
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les manifestants

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protesters

75
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les tripes / l’intestin

A

the guts

76
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être candidat, se présenter

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to run for

77
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diriger / gerer

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to run something

78
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Rassembler des choses ensembles

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to bring something together

79
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accompagner qq dans sa démarche

A

(IDIOM)

80
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beaucoup d’exposition

A

a lot of exposure

81
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un sentiment

A

a sens

82
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la veille

A

the eve

83
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un examen, contrôle

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scrutiny