U.S. Midterm Elections I - E v. F Flashcards

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to be held half-way through a presidential term

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se tenir à mi-chemin d’un mandat présidentiel

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to change the course

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changer le cours / le déroulement

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3
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to lose Congressional seats

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perdre des sièges au Congrès

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it can result in a “lame duck” presidency

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il peut en résulter une présidence inefficace / sans changement

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5
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forecasts

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prévisions

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to reduce student loan debt

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réduire la dette étudiante

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7
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a gun-control bill

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un projet de loi sur le contrôle des armes

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to motivate voters to turn out to the polls

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motiver les électeurs à se rendre aux urnes

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to pledge to try to safeguard women’s reproductive rights

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s’engager à essayer de sauvegarder les droits reproductifs des femmes

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to swing (swung swung) the Supreme Court

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faire pencher la Court Suprême

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to endorse candidates

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approuver des candidats

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forecasts have been notoriously unreliable in recent U.S. elections

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les prévisions ont été notoirement peu fiables lors des dernières élections américaines.

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13
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hallmark

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emblème

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14
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State Fair

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“foire d’état” — assez idiomatique

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15
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to burnish their Everyman credentials

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redorer leur réputation d’“homme ordinaire”

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16
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to schmooze

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papoter

17
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a livestock auction

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vente aux enchères de bétail

18
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waft

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flotter (pour une odeur)

19
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to unseat

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détrôner / déloger

20
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the two-term Democratic incumbent

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le Démocrate en exercice depuis deux mandats

21
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at first glance

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à première vue

22
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to prevail

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l’emporter

23
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the race seems to be tightening

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la course semble se resserrer

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a non-partisan newsletter

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une lettre d’information “neutre”

25
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to chart a different path forward

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tracer un chemin / avenir différent

26
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it bucked the trend

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cela a inversé la tendance

27
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an election-denying challenger

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un challenger refusant le résultat de l’élection de 2020

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unequivocally

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incontestablement

29
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to recede from politics

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se retirer de la politique

30
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to pull the country apart

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déchirer / diviser le pays