63 SOCIETY Flashcards

(103 cards)

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un président

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a president

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presidentiel

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presidential

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un vice-président

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a vice-president

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un ministre

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a minister / secretary

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un ministère

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a ministry / department

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ministériel

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ministerial

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le governement britannique

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the British government

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le Premier minister

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the PM (prime minister)

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le vice Premier ministre

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the Deputy Prime Minister

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le ministre des finances

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the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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le Trésor

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the Treasury

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le ministre des affaires étrangères

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the Foreign Secretary

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le ministère des affaires étrangères

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the Foreign Office

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le ministre de l’intérieur

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the Home Secretary

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le ministère de l’intérieur

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the Home Office

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le ministre de la santé

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the Health Secretary

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le ministère de la santé

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the department of Health

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le ministre de la justice

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the Lord Chancellor

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le ministère de la justice

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the Lord Chancellor’s Office

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le ministre de l’éducation

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the Secretary of Education

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le ministère de l’éducation

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the Department of Education

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le gouvernement des états-unis

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the US government

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le ministre des finances (US)

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the Secretary of Tresury

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le ministère des finances (US)

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the Tresury Department

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Le secrétaire d'état (=Ministre des affaires étrangères)
the Secretary of State
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le ministère des affaires étrangères (US)
the State department
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le ministre de la justice (US)
the Attorney General
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Le ministère de la justice (US)
the Justice Department
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le ministre de l'éducation (US)
the Secretary of Education
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le ministère de l'éducation (US)
the Department of Education
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le ministre du travail
the Secretary of labor
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le ministère du travail
the Labor Department
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un gouverneur (d'un état)
a Governor
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le pouvoir executif de l'UE
the EU executive power
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la Commission eurpoéenne
the European Commission
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un commisaire européen
a commissioner
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le Conseil des ministres
the Council of Ministers
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les autorités locales
local authorities
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la décentralisation
decentralization
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une mairie
a town / cityhall
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un maire
a mayor
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le conceil municipal
the town/city council
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un conseiller municipal
a councillor
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la fonction publique
the civil service
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un fonctionnaire
a civil servant
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la aperasserie
red tape
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un arrêté municipal
a by-law
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une circonscription éléctorale urbaine
a borough
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une commune / une paroisse
a parish
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les impots locaux
rates
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un contribuable
a ratepayer
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diriger
to run
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nommer
to appoint
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une nommination
an appointment
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renvoyer
to dismiss
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le renvoi
dismissal
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remanier
to reshuffle
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un remaniement
a reshuffle
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dissoudre
to dissolve
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une dissolution
a dissolution
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mettre en oeuvre
to implement
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la mise en oeuvre
implementation
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une politique
a policy
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faire appliquer la loi
to enforce the law
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l'application de la loi
enforcement
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introduire (progressivement)
to phase in (feize)
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abandonner (profressivement)
to phase out
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écarter
to rule out
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faire marche arrière
to back-pedal
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nationaliser
to nationalize
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la nationalisation
nationalization
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dénationaliser
to denationalize
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la dénationalisation
denationalization
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privatiser
to privatize
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la privatisation
privatization
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une subvention
to subsidize
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le budget
the budget
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les recettes
revenue
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les dépenses
expenditures
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un impôt
tax
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l'imposition
taxation
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un contribuable
a taxpayer
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lever des impôts
eto levy / collect taxes
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un prélèvement
a levy
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inaugurer
to inaugurate
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une inaugatation
an inoguration
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entrer au gouvernement
to join the government
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entrer en fonction
to take office
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convoquer le Parlement
to summon a session
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appeler le pays aux urnes
to call an election / to go to the country
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prendre un bain de foule
to press the flesh
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prendre des mesures
to take steps
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préparer le terrain
to lay the groundwork
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s'attaquer à un problème
to tackle / address an issue
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une question controversée
a moot point
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une question épineuse / délicate
a tricky / thorny issue
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trouver un terrain d'entente
to bridge divisions
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trouver un compromis
to strike a balance
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se montrer inflexible
to take a tough line
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régler un conflit
to settle a dispute
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jour de l'investiture (du Président)
Inoguration day
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discours d'investiture
inauduraladdress
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le fisc
the Inland Revenues (UK) / the internal revenue (US)