The US Constitution Flashcards

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Une raclée

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A thumping

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2
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Président de la chambre des représentants

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Speaker of The house

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3
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Président du sénat

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Senate leader

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4
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Lancer, initier

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Initiate

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5
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Syndrome du canard boiteux

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Lame duck syndrome

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6
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Une initiative

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An incentive

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7
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Contrecarrer

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Thwart

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8
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Inapte, inadéquat

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Unfit

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9
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Des tâches impératives

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Must-do tasks

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10
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Un accord vague, insaisissable

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An elusive deal

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11
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Tordre –> modifier la fiscalité

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To tweak The tax code

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12
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Plafond de la dette

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Debt ceiling

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13
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Programme

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Agenda

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14
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A freiner

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To rein in

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15
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À l’intérieur

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Inside, within

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16
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Fermer les yeux

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To ignore

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17
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Ramener à la frontière

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Deportation

18
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Garantir

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Chemin

20
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S’introduire

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Sneak into

21
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Échelle sociale

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Social ladder

22
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Épargne

23
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Aspirant à

24
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Blotti

25
Partir de rien pour arriver à tout
From rags To riches
26
Rester
Remain
27
Transmettre
Convey
28
L'application
Industry
29
Niveau de vie
Living standard
30
Inaugurer
To usher in, quick start
31
Assouplir les règles
To loosen The rules
32
Va-t'en-guerre
Warmonger
33
Contourner
To bypass, To shunt sb aside
34
Géner, bloquer, entraver
To hamper
35
Sous le feu des critiques
Under The fire of criticism
36
Une évolution
A shift
37
2 fois plus
Twice as many
38
Un intermédiaire
A go-between
39
Forger des compromis
Forge compromises
40
Entravé/gêné
Hampered
41
Projet de loi
A bill