TVG 63 : SOCIETY Flashcards

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un président

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a president

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présidentiel

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presidential

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un vice-président

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a vice-president

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un ministre

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a ministre

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un ministère

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a ministry

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ministériel

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ministerial

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Le gouvernement britannique

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The British government

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le Premier ministre

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the PM

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Le ministre des Finances (uk)

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the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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le Trésor

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the treasury

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le ministre des Affaires Etrangères (uk)

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The Foreign Secretary

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le ministre de l’Intérieur (uk)

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the Home Secretary

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Le ministre de la Santé (uk)

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the Health Secretary

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le ministre de la Justice (uk)

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the Lord Chancellor

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le ministre de l’Education (uk)

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the Secretary of Education

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le ministre des Finances (us)

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the Secretary of the Treasury

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le ministère des Finances (us)

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the Treasury Departement

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le secrétaire d’état ( ministre des Affaires étrangères) (us)

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The Secretary of State

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le ministre de la Justice (us)

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the Attorney General

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le ministère de la Justice (us)

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the justice Department

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la Commission Européenne

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the European commission

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un commissaire européen

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a commissioner

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le Conseil des ministres

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the Council of Ministers

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les autorités locales

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local authorities

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la décentralisation

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the decentralization

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une mairie

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a town / a cityhall

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un maire

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a mayor

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le conseil municipal

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the town council

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un conseiller municipal

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a councillor

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la fonction publique

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the civil service

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant

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la paperasserie

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red tape

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un arrêté municipal

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a by-law

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un arrondissement

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a borough

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une paroisse

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a parish

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les tâches gouvernementales

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Governmental tasks

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diriger

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to run

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nommer

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to appoint

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une nomination

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an appointment

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renvoyer

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to dismiss

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remanier

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to reshuffle

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dissoudre

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dissolve

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un dissolution

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a dissolution

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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la mise en oeuvre

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implementation

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une politique

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a policy

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faire appliquer la loi

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to enforce the law

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l’application de la loi

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enforcement

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introduire (progressivement)

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to phase in

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abandonner (progressivement)

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to phase out

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écarter

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to rull out

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faire marche arrière

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to back-pedal

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nationaliser

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to nationalize

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dénationaliser

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to denationalize

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privatiser

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to privatize

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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les recettes

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revenue

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les dépenses

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expenditure

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un impôt

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a tax

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l’imposition

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taxation

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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lever les impôts

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to levy taxes

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un prélèvement

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a levy

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inaugurer

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inaugurate

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entrer au gouvernement

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to join the government

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entrer en fonction

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to take office

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prendre un bain de foule

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to press the flesh

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to tackle an issue

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une question controversée

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a moot point

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une question délicate

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a tricky issue

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trouver un terrain d’entente

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to bridge divisions

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régler un conflit

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to settle a dispute