The US Constitution Flashcards by Mathieu Ali

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Une raclée

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A thumping

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Président de la chambre des représentants

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Speaker of The house

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Président du sénat

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Senate leader

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Lancer, initier

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Initiate

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Syndrome du canard boiteux

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Lame duck syndrome

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Une initiative

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An incentive

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Contrecarrer

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Thwart

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Inapte, inadéquat

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Unfit

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Des tâches impératives

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Must-do tasks

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Un accord vague, insaisissable

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An elusive deal

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Tordre –> modifier la fiscalité

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To tweak The tax code

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Plafond de la dette

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Debt ceiling

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Programme

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Agenda

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A freiner

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To rein in

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À l’intérieur

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Inside, within

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Fermer les yeux

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To ignore

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Ramener à la frontière

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Deportation

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Garantir

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Grant

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Chemin

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Pathway

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S’introduire

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Sneak into

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Échelle sociale

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Social ladder

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Épargne

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Thrift

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Aspirant à

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Yearning

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Blotti

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Huddled

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Partir de rien pour arriver à tout

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From rags To riches

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Rester

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Remain

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Transmettre

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Convey

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L’application

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Industry

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Niveau de vie

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Living standard

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Inaugurer

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To usher in, quick start

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Assouplir les règles

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To loosen The rules

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Va-t’en-guerre

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Warmonger

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Contourner

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To bypass, To shunt sb aside

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Géner, bloquer, entraver

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To hamper

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Sous le feu des critiques

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Under The fire of criticism

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Une évolution

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A shift

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2 fois plus

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Twice as many

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Un intermédiaire

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A go-between

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Forger des compromis

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Forge compromises

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Entravé/gêné

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Hampered

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Projet de loi

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A bill