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Vocabulaire politique (voca final) Flashcards

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1
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très critiqué

4

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revile
fiercely criticized
lambasted
castigated

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calomnier dans les journaux (spécifiquement, pas le mot général pour calomnier)
dans les discours

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  • to libel sb in the press

- to slander sbdy in speeches

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calomnier

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to lash out at

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abandonner

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relinquish

give up

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faire la satyre de

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to lampoon

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avoir soif de pouvoir

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to be thirsty for power

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épancher sa soif

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to quench one’s thirst

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dire du mal de qq

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to cast a slur on sbdy

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she didn’t have any chance of winning

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she didn’t stand a chance of winning

-classique

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provoquer des ondes de choc

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to trigger shock waves

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forcer qq a faire qqc par intimidation

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to bully sbdy into doing doing

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12
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encourager qq à faire qqc

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to urge sbdy to do

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encourage (des politiques, le développement durable)

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promote

foster

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soudoyer

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to bribe

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15
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une attitude vis à vis de

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an attitude to

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prospérer

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flourish

thrive

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dissuader

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deter

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18
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ingérence

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meddling

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fourrer son nez

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to meddle in

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une vague (populiste…)

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a tide of

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aller à contre-courant de qqc

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to buck sthg

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mettre un terme à, abandonner qqc (mesure, …)

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to end up with
to lay off sthg
to scrap sthg

23
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le président pas encore en fonction

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the president-elect

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le vote du peuple / des citoyens par opposition au vote des grands électeurs aux EU

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the popular vote

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le vote des grands électeurs

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the electoral vote

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un chef d’Etat

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a head of state

a ruler

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un concitoyen

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a fellow citizen

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le président en fonction

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the incumbent president

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renverser un gouvernement

2

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overturn

overthrow

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courtiser, séduire les électeurs

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to woo voters

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n’avoir aucun état d’âme

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to have no qualms about doing sthg

32
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organiser des élections

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to call an election

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se présenter aux élections

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to stand for

to run for

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un électeur versatile

2

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a floating voter

a swing voter

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un abstentionniste

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an abstainer

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to go to vote

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to go to the polls

37
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elect a candidate

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return a candidate

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le taux de participation

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the turnout

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le grand favoris

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the odds-on favorite

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truquer une élection

2

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rig an election

fix an election

41
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un sondage d’opinion

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opinion poll

42
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a député (US)

député (UK)

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a representative

a MP

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un candidat qui a peu de chances de gagner

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a dark horse

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adjoint

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the deputy

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the republican candidate

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the republican nominee

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gagner de peu

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to win by a slender margin

47
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un plan de relance

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a recovery plan

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