Politics This Month December Flashcards

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1
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Les chiffres impairs , pairs

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Odd Numbers / even numbers

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2
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Presque

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Almost, nigh

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3
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Un point de tension

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A hot spot

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4
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Relever le pont Lévis

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To pull up The drawbridge

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5
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Des contrôles inopinés

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Spot checks

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6
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Faire peser une forte pression sur quelqu’un, quelque chose

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To put sb/sth under strain

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7
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La radio/ télévision publique

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Public broadcasting

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8
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Une enquête

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A probe

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9
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Être mesquin

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To be mean-spirited

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10
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Avoir une politique et une attitude stricte

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To be a hardliner

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11
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Poursuivre, inculper

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To charge sb

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12
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Un fusil à plomb

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A pellet gun

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13
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Retourner la situation

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To turn The tables

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14
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Dissimuler des preuves sur quelqu’un pour le faire accuser

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To plant evidence

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Une pente glissante, une porte ouverte vers des dérives, des abus, des problèmes

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To be a slippery slope

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16
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Louer, faire l’éloge

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To laud

17
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Critiquer

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To castigate

18
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S’en prendre à

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To take a swipe

19
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Une hausse dans les sondages

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A poll bounce

20
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Où il était

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His Whereabouts

21
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Se multiplier

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To mushroom

22
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Voir les choses du bon côté

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To look on The Bright side

23
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Fortement incité à

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Egged

24
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Une société pluriethnique

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A motley society

25
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Rétrécir

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Shriking