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Vocabulary 05.24.18 Flashcards

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de plus en plus

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increasingly

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parmi

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among

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une frange importante

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a sizeable fringe

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peut être en désaccord avec le commandement du parti

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may be at odds with the party’s leadership

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diminution / diminuer

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decrease / to decrease

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volonté

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willingness

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faire des compromis

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to compromise

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vastes accords législatifs

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broad legislative agreements

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l’ampleur

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the extent

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dans la mesure où…

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To the extent that…

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plus large

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broader

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la classe dirigeant

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the ruling class

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racine

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root

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intensifié

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heightened

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implication, participation

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involvement

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en cours

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ongoing

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tendance

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trend

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plus loin

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further

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une tendance croissante

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a growing tendency

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les penchants politiques

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the political leanings

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l’adhésion à un parti

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the party membership

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perturber

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to disrupt

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tentative

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attempt

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munition

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ammunition

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un pari

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a bet

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rivalité traditionelle de parti

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traditional party rivalry

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appartenir (à un parti par exemple)

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to belong (to a party)

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polarisation croissante sur une série de valeurs idéologiques clés

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increasing polarisation on a range of key ideological values

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mentalité

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mindset

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un fossé grandissant / une fracture grandissante

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a widening divide

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ils ne peuvent pas aller de l’avant / avancer

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they can’t get ahead

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renforcer

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to strengthen

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main-d’œuvre

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workforce

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la répartition des richesses

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the distribution of wealth

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les classes sociales les plus hautes

les classes sociales les plus basses

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the highest social class
the lowest social class
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les classes sociales supérieures

les classes sociales inférieures

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the higher social class / the upper social class
the lower social class
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se permettre / offrir

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to afford

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les deux partis ont été de plus en plus libéral

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both parties have been growing more liberal

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l’écart s’est élargi

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the gap has widened

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il n’a pas les moyens de faire ça / il ne peut pas se permettre de faire ça
(les moyens de ?)

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he can’t afford to do that

afford to

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A la question : le gouvernement d’aujourd’hui ne peut-il pas se permettre de faire beaucoup plus pour aider les nécessiteux ? Les démocrates répondent “oui” à 24% et les Républicains “oui” à 69%.

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To the question: can’t the government today afford to do much more to help the needy ? 24% of Democrats answer “yes”, and 69% of Republicans answer “yes”.

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selon l’âge , la race et le sexe

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along age, race and gender lines

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une ampleur sans précédent

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an unprecedented extent

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cela suggère largement un rétrécissement du terrain idéologique

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this broadly suggests a shrinking of the ideological middle-ground

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vers, envers

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towards

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différentes formes de radicalisme

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various forms of radicalism

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en tenant compte des différences internes

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allowing for internal differences

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richesse accrue et liberté de déplacement

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increased wealth and freedom of mobility

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entre-deux

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in-betweenness

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pendant ce temps

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meanwhile

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tandis que

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while

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trier

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to sort

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dépassé

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overtaken

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notamment / en particulier

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especially

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voici quelques-uns de(s)…

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here are a few…

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propriétaires

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owners

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les sondages

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polls

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un projet de loi (politique)

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a (political) bill

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en sondant la division

sonder

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probing the divide

to probe

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circonscription

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constituencies

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réaliser

réalisé

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carry out

carried out

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au moins depuis

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at least since

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contradiction

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discrepancy

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la composition de la Chambre des Représentants

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the make up of the house of representatives

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principalement les militants du Tea Party

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chiefly Tea Party activists

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Les républicains sont contestés par aucun autre que la droite conservatrice

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Republicans are challenged by none other than the conservative right

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de nombreux démocrates

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numerous Democrats

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tentatives notables

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noteworthy attempts

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limites / bornes

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boundaries

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dans la perspective de

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in the prospect of

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atteindre / réaliser

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to achieve

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éviter

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to avoid

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renforcer

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to reinforce

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soumettre à un vote

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put to a vote

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ce qui signifie que…

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which means that…

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regroupement

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clustering

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contradictoire

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adversarial

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