Voc 1 Flashcards

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un état-nation

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a nation-state

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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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un dirigeant

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a ruler

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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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reponsable

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responsible

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une responsabilité

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a responsibility

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puissant

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powerful

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un état souverain

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a sovereign state

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un état policier

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a police state

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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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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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le président de la république

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the president of the republic

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la citoyneneté

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citizenship

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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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la politique

A

politics

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une politique (ligne)

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a policy

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un homme politique

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a politician

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solliciter des voix

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to canvass

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un programme politique

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a platform

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s’abstenir

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to abstain

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un abstentionniste

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an abstainer

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le taux de participation

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the turnout

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se mêler de la politique

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to be involved in politics

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élire un candidat

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to return a candidate

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avoir de nombreux partisans

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to have a large following

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un faible taux de participation

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a low turnout

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mener les gens en bateau

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to string people along

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les élections risquent d’être serrés

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the election is likely to be close

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les deux candidats sont au coude à coude

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the two candidates are neck and neck

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gagner largement

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to win by a broad margin

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un raz-de-marrée électoral

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an electoral landslide

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Quelles positions politiques a t-elle ?

A

What are her politics ?

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le marché commun

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the Common Market

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les partisans du marché commun

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pro-marketeers (anti-marketeers)

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la monnaie unique

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single currency

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la monnaie européenne

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Eurocurrency

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la zone euro

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the euro zone

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La banque centrale européenne

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the European Central Bank

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La cour de justice européenne

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the European Court of Justice

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une zone de libre-échange

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a free-trade area

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la PAC

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the CAP

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un pays candidat

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an applicant country

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l’élargissement de l’union

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the Union’s enlargement

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un homme de gauche, de droite

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a left/right-winger

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un opportuniste

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a trimmer

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une campagne de diffamation

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a smear campaign

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compétent

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able

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expérimenté

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experienced

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manifester

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to demonstrate

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descendre dans la rue

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to take to the street