Voc 1 Flashcards

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un état-nation

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a nation-state

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2
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régner

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to reign

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3
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diriger un pays

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to rule a country

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4
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un dirigeant

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a ruler

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5
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le devoir

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duty

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qui a le sens du devoir

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dutiful

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7
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reponsable

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responsible

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une responsabilité

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a responsibility

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9
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puissant

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powerful

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10
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un état souverain

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a sovereign state

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11
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un état policier

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a police state

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12
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le pouvoir absolu

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absolute power

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accéder au pouvoir

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to come to power

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exercer le pouvoir

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to exercise power

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15
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abuser du pouvoir

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to misuse power

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s’accrocher au pouvoir

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to cling to power

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17
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transmettre le pouvoir à qn

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to hand over power to sb

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18
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la passation des pouvoirs

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the transfer of powers

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19
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le président de la république

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the president of the republic

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20
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la citoyneneté

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citizenship

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21
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un dictateur

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a dictator

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22
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une dictature

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a dictatorship

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23
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renverser une dictature

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to overthrow* a dictatorship

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24
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la politique

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une politique (ligne)
a policy
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un homme politique
a politician
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solliciter des voix
to canvass
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un programme politique
a platform
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s'abstenir
to abstain
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un abstentionniste
an abstainer
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le taux de participation
the turnout
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se mêler de la politique
to be involved in politics
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élire un candidat
to return a candidate
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avoir de nombreux partisans
to have a large following
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un faible taux de participation
a low turnout
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mener les gens en bateau
to string people along
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les élections risquent d'être serrés
the election is likely to be close
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les deux candidats sont au coude à coude
the two candidates are neck and neck
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gagner largement
to win by a broad margin
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un raz-de-marrée électoral
an electoral landslide
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Quelles positions politiques a t-elle ?
What are her politics ?
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le marché commun
the Common Market
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les partisans du marché commun
pro-marketeers (anti-marketeers)
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la monnaie unique
single currency
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la monnaie européenne
Eurocurrency
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la zone euro
the euro zone
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La banque centrale européenne
the European Central Bank
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La cour de justice européenne
the European Court of Justice
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une zone de libre-échange
a free-trade area
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la PAC
the CAP
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un pays candidat
an applicant country
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l'élargissement de l'union
the Union's enlargement
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un homme de gauche, de droite
a left/right-winger
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un opportuniste
a trimmer
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une campagne de diffamation
a smear campaign
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compétent
able
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expérimenté
experienced
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manifester
to demonstrate
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descendre dans la rue
to take to the street