01-Britain Flashcards

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un royaume (2)

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a kingdom, a monarchy

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l’Irlande du Nord (2); la république d’Irlande (2)

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Northern Ireland, Ulster ; the Irish Republic, Eire

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le trône

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the throne

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un héritier ; hériter

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an heir ; to inherit

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régir, réglementer

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to rule

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désigner, nommer

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to appoint

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les deux chambres parlementaires

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the Houses of Parliament

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parlementaire

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parliamentary

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la Chambre des Lords ; la Chambre des Communes

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the House of Lords ; the House of Commons

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un député

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a Member of Parliament (a MP)

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une circonscription

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a constituency

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des élections legislatives

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a general election

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un électeur ; le droit de vote ; une voix

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a voter, franchise, a vote

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le Président (d’une Chambre)

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the Speaker

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le parti Conservateur; Travailliste ; les Libéraux Démocrates; les Verts

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the Conservative Party; the Labour Party; the Liberal Democrats; the Green Party

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un comté

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a county

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inclure, comprendre (2)

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to include, to comprise

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une municipalité, une commune

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a borough

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un conseil municipal ; le Maire

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a town council ; the Mayor

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une limite (territoriale) (2)

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a boundary, a limit

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une frontière (2) ; franchir une frontière

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a border, a frontier ; to cross a border

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conquérir

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to conquer

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un immigrant clandestin; un demandeur d’asile

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an illegal immigrant ; an asylum seeker

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un autochtone

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a native

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la double nationalité
dual nationality
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se voir accorder la nationalité britannique
to be granted British nationality
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voyager avec un passeport britannique
to travel on a British passport
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un fonctionnaire; un haut fonctionnaire
a civil servant ; a top civil servant
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un ministre ; un ministère
a minster, a Secretary (of State) ; a ministry
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le Ministre de l’Intérieur / des Affaires étrangères
the Home Secretary ; the Foreign Secretary
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le Ministre des Finances ; le Ministre de la Justice
the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Lord Chancellor
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le Cabinet Fantôme
the Shadow Cabinet
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les pouvoirs établis, les grandes instances
the Establishment
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le Conseil Privé
the Privy Council
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l’Eglise anglicane
the Church of England
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l’archevêque de Canterbury
the Archbishop of Canterbury
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la Réforme
Reformation
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le fonctionnement du Parlement
parliamentary procedure
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une session parlementaire
a parliamentary session
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l’ouverture de la sessions parlementaire
the State Opening of Parliament
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un chef de file de parti au Parlement
a parliamentary whip
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le mur d’Hadrien
Hadrian’s Wall
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les tribus celtes
Celtic tribes
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la conquête normande
the Norman Conquest
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le meurtre de Thomas Becket
Th. Becket’s Murder
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la guerre de Cent Ans
the Hundred Years’ War
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la Peste Noire
the Black Death
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la Guerre des Roses
the War of the Roses
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la période Elisabéthaine
the Elizabethan Era
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la Conjuration des Poudres
the Gunpowder Plot
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la République de Cromwell
Cromwell’s Republic
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l’ère victorienne
Victorian Times
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la révolution industrielle
the Industrial Revolution
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l’Armée République Irlandaise
the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
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le Soulèvement de Pâques
the Easter Rising
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le bombardement des villes anglaises
the Blitz
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la Bataille d’Angleterre
the Battle of Britain
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la partition, le partage (2)
(the) partition (of Ireland / of India)
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la décentralisation
Devolution
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In Britannique
A Briton
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Britannique
British
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L'Ecosse
Scotland
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Les îles britanniques
The British Isles
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Plus de Galles
Wales
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Voter travailliste
To vote Labour