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The U.K., the U.S., government and administration Flashcards

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la république d’Irlande

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Eire

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les Britanniques

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Britons, Britishers

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tous les Anglais/Ecossais/Gallois/Irlandais

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the English/Scots/Welsh/Irish

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un Anglais/Ecossais/Gallois/Irlandais

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an Englishman/Scot, Scotman/Welshman, Irishman

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une devise

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a motto

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la Tamise

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the Thames

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le Pas de Calais

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the Straits of Dover

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les Antilles

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the West Indies

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Chypre

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Cyprus

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la (haute) noblesse

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the nobility

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un député

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a Member of Parliament (an M.P.)

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des élections legislatives

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general elections

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une élection partielle

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a by-election

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réélire qqun.

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to return so.

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le droit de vote

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the franchise

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une circonscription électorale

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a constituency

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les électeurs

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constituents

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aller voter

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to go to the polls

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le vote, le scrutin

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the vote, the ballot

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un bureau de vote

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a polling station

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une séance

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a sitting

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le Président de la Chambre

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the Speaker

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le contre-gouvernement

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the shadow cabinet

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les Finances

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the Treasury

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la fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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le ministère de l’Intérieur

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the Home Office

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les Secrétaires d’Etat

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(junior) ministers

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant, a government official

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les hauts fonctionnaires

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top-ranking, senior civil servants

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la petite noblesse

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the gentry

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les salariés

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wage-earners

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les gens aisés

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the well-to-do

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dans la gêne

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badly off, hard up

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l’aumône

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alms

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un indigent

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a pauper

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l’asile, l’hospice

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the workhouse

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une paroisse, une commune

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a parish

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les élections municipales

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a local election

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être en fonction

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to hold office

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les taxes locales

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rates

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une taxe d’habitation

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a poll-tax

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la salle des urgences

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the emergency ward

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le bloc opératoire

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the operating room/theatre

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l’effet dissuasif

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the deterrent effect

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un récidiviste

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a second offender, an old lag

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un casier judiciaire

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a criminal record

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être pris sur le fait

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to be caught red-handed, in the act

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avec préméditation

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with malice, aforethought

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l’homicide involontaire

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manslaughter

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coups et blessures

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assault and battery

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la corruption

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bribery

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l’escroquerie

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fraud, swindle

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faux et usage de faux

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forgery

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mettre en état d’arrestation

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to put under arrest, to take into custody

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relâcher sous caution

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to release on bail

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un cambrioleur

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a burglar

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theft

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le vol

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robbery

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le vol qualifié

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une infraction légère

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a summary offence

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la Cour d’Assises

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the Crown Court

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le tribunal de police

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the Magistrate’s Court

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un avocat

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a barrister, a solicitor

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une toge

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a gown

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prêter sermet

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to take the oath

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un procès (civil)

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a lawsuit, a case

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le poursuivant

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the plaintiff

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une plaidoierie

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a plea

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poursuivre qqun. en dommages et intérêts

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to sue so. for damages

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un arrangement à l’amiable

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an out-of-court settlement

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reconnaître coupable

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to convict

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purger une peine

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to serve a sentence

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une maison de redressement

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a borstal, a reform school

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mettre en liberté surveillée

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to put on probation

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mettre en liberté conditionnelle

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to release on parole

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la potence

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the gallows

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décapiter qqun.

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to behead so.

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l’investiture

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inauguration

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le Ministre de la Justice (U.S.)

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the Attorney General

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le Ministre de la Santé (U.S.)

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the Surgeon General

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méfait, écart de conduite, délit

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misdemeanour

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mettre qqun. en accusation

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to impeach so.

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la bureaucratie

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red tape

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une société à deux vitesses

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a two-tier society

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Eire

A

la république d’Irlande

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Britons, Britishers

A

les Britanniques

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the English/Scots/Welsh/Irish

A

tous les Anglais/Ecossais/Gallois/Irlandais

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an Englishman/Scot, Scotman/Welshman, Irishman

A

un Anglais/Ecossais/Gallois/Irlandais

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a motto

A

une devise

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the Thames

A

la Tamise

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the Straits of Dover

A

le Pas de Calais

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the West Indies

A

les Antilles

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Cyprus

A

Chypre

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the nobility

A

la (haute) noblesse

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a Member of Parliament (an M.P.)

A

un député

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general elections

A

des élections legislatives

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Q

a by-election

A

une élection partielle

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to return so.

A

réélire qqun.

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Q

the franchise

A

le droit de vote

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a constituency

A

une circonscription électorale

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constituents

A

les électeurs

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to go to the polls

A

aller voter

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the vote, the ballot

A

le vote, le scrutin

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a polling station

A

un bureau de vote

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a sitting

A

une séance

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the Speaker

A

le Président de la Chambre

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the shadow cabinet

A

le contre-gouvernement

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Q

the Treasury

A

les Finances

108
Q

tax evasion

A

la fraude fiscale

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the Home Office

A

le ministère de l’Intérieur

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(junior) ministers

A

les Secrétaires d’Etat

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a civil servant, a government official

A

un fonctionnaire

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Q

top-ranking, senior civil servants

A

les hauts fonctionnaires

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the gentry

A

la petite noblesse

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wage-earners

A

les salariés

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the well-to-do

A

les gens aisés

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badly off, hard up

A

dans la gêne

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alms

A

l’aumône

118
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a pauper

A

un indigent

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the workhouse

A

l’asile, l’hospice

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a parish

A

une paroisse, une commune

121
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a local election

A

les élections municipales

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to hold office

A

être en fonction

123
Q

rates

A

les taxes locales

124
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a poll-tax

A

une taxe d’habitation

125
Q

the emergency ward

A

la salle des urgences

126
Q

the operating room/theatre

A

le bloc opératoire

127
Q

the deterrent effect

A

l’effet dissuasif

128
Q

a second offender, an old lag

A

un récidiviste

129
Q

a criminal record

A

un casier judiciaire

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to be caught red-handed, in the act

A

être pris sur le fait

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with malice, aforethought

A

avec préméditation

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manslaughter

A

l’homicide involontaire

133
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assault and battery

A

coups et blessures

134
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bribery

A

la corruption

135
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fraud, swindle

A

l’escroquerie

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forgery

A

faux et usage de faux

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to put under arrest, to take into custody

A

mettre en état d’arrestation

138
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to release on bail

A

relâcher sous caution

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a burglar

A

un cambrioleur

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le vol

A

theft

141
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le vol qualifié

A

robbery

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a summary offence

A

une infraction légère

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the Crown Court

A

la Cour d’Assises

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the Magistrate’s Court

A

le tribunal de police

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a barrister, a solicitor

A

un avocat

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a gown

A

une toge

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to take the oath

A

prêter sermet

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a lawsuit, a case

A

un procès (civil)

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the plaintiff

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le poursuivant

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a plea

A

une plaidoierie

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to sue so. for damages

A

poursuivre qqun. en dommages et intérêts

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an out-of-court settlement

A

un arrangement à l’amiable

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to convict

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reconnaître coupable

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to serve a sentence

A

purger une peine

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a borstal, a reform school

A

une maison de redressement

156
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to put on probation

A

mettre en liberté surveillée

157
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to release on parole

A

mettre en liberté conditionnelle

158
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the gallows

A

la potence

159
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to behead so.

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décapiter qqun.

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inauguration

A

l’investiture

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the Attorney General

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le Ministre de la Justice (U.S.)

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the Surgeon General

A

le Ministre de la Santé (U.S.)

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misdemeanour

A

méfait, écart de conduite, délit

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to impeach so.

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mettre qqun. en accusation

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red tape

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la bureaucratie

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a two-tier society

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une société à deux vitesses

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