english civi voc Flashcards

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régner

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to reign

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le souverain

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the sovereign

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le royaume ( littéraire)

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the realm

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le couronnement

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the coronation

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les décorations festives

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bunting

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parades

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pagemtry

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héritier

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an heir

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hériter

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to inherit

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la ligné

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line of succession

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an act ( ex succession of Crown Act 2013)

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une loi

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un projet de loi signé par la couronne

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a bill assented by the crown

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un aristocrate

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an aristrocrat

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un homme du commun/peuple

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a commoner

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classe dominante

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the Establishement

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nommer le premier ministre

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to appoint

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gracier

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to issue Pardons and Mercy

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évêque

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bishop

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la stabilité

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the stability/ constancy

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la continuité

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the continuity

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éternel

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ageless/timeless

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obsolète, daté

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backward, outdated, obsolete, out of date

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un consensus

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broad approval/ support/ agreement

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une figure de consensus

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a unifying figure

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ridicule

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ludicrous

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cri, mouvement de protestation
an outcry
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place dans le droit anglais
expensive Crown Estate
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les extrêmes
opinion polls/ a pollster
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séduire les votants
to woo voters
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aller vers les extrêmes
to turn out/ to go to the polls
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bulletin de vote
a ballot
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s'écraser en faveur de
to stand down in favour of
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le résultat d'une éléction
the outcome of an election
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une victoire large
an overwhelming victory
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une défaite écrasante
a crushing defeat
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le mandat
the term of office
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la protection sociale
the public welfare
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le niveau de vie
the standard of living
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le coût de la vie
the cost of living
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le mode de vie
the way of life
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une manifestation
demonstration/ march/ protest rally
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alimenter le mécontentement social/ les problèmes
to fuel social unrest/ to stir up trouble
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brandir des pancartes
to brandish placards
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chanter des slogans
to chant slogans
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une révolte
a riot, turmoil, upheaval, uprising
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débuter une rebellion
to put down a rebellion/to crack down on the mob
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enjeux domestiques/ internationaux
domestic/international issues / home office
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arnaquer, voler, ne pas respecter
to loot/ to plunder
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une politique
a policy
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un politique
a politician
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politique
political
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l'équilibre des pouvoirs
the balance of power
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un engagement conservateur
a commited Conservative/ Labour
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une division dans le parti
a split in the party
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la république divisée du brexit
the breakaway republique
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plaider/ s'engager pour
to pledge
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endosser/ supporter une mesure/un projet de loi
to endorse/ back a proposal/ a bill/ a measure
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poser un veto sur un projet
to veto
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porter un discours d'accusation sur qqn
to bring an indictement against sb
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démissionner
to resign
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dictateur/ dictature impitoyable
ruthless dictator/ dictatorship
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faire tomber/ renverser un gouv
to bring down/ to overthrow/ to toople a government
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bipartisme, coalition, cohabitation
bipartisanship
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flatter les voeux des votants
to pander voters' wishes
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prospérer sur qqch/ exploiter
to thrive on sthg/to harness ( popular anger)
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les profiteurs, opportunistes
the scroungers, free-loaders
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s'accrocher à une identité
to cling to identity
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le manque d'un passé idéalisé
the loss of an idealized past
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blamer les élites pour / reprocher aux élites d'être condescendant/ en décalage / méprisant
to blame the elites for/ reproach the elites with being patronizing/ out of touch/ scornful
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théorie du complot
theory of conspiracy
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le déclin
decline, decay ( economic, demographic)
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désillusion, désenchantement, mécontentement
disillusion, disappointment, discontent
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les gens se sentent désenchantés, aigris, mis de côté, déclassé, privés de leurs droits
people feel disenchanted, embittered, left-out, relegated, disfranchised
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la perte du respect de soi
the loss of self-respect
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les plus fauchés, défavorisés, désavantagés
the most hard-up, destitute, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged
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ils ne bénéficient pas de la mondialisation
theu do not benefit from/by globalization
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l'illusion a été brisée
the illusion was shattered
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être le coup de marteau
to be hammer blows to
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s'effondrer
to collapse
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démolir un consensus
to demolish a consensus
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les vieilles certitudes s'émiettent
the old certainties are crumbling
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ébranler
to rock
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ignorer, faire fi, négliger les faits
to ignore, overlook, disregard facts
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au nom du peuple
in the name of the people
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s'isoler du monde ( politiquement, économiquement)
to disengage from the world
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préparer le terrain pour
to pave the way for
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laisser sa marque sur qqchose
to stamp oneself on sthg
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repescter la loi
to abide by/the law/ to obey the law= a law-abiding citizen
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une zone de non droit# état de droit
a no-go area# the rule of law
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enfreindre
to break a law= law breaker/ to flout the law
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illegal
unlawful
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un délis
an offense= an offender
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délinquence
delinguency= a delinquent
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une infraction
a misdemeanour
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un meurtre
to murder= a murderer
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un vol
a theft= a thief
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homicide involontaire
manslaughter
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cambriolage
robbery, burglary= a robber, burglar
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viol
a rape= rapist
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blanchissement d'argent
money-laundering, white-collar crime
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détournement de fond
embezzlement
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agresser qqn
to mug/ to attack sb
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voler qqn
to steal/ to rob sb
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un tribunal
a court
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avocat
lawyer/ barrister/attorney
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procureur
the prosecutor
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l'accusé
the defendant, the culpit
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témoin
a witness, testimony, to testify
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signaler/ dénoncer un crime/ qqn à la police
to report a crime/ sb to the police
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traîner qqn en justice
to bring sb to court, to bring a lawsuit against sb, to sue sb, to prosecute sb
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une procédure
a case
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un procès
a trial
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gagner le procès
to win one's case
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ê jugé
to be tried/ to stand trial
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attendre un procès
to await trial
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accuser qqn
to charge sb with
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avouer
to confess to, to admit to, to own up to
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non lieu
to discharge
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aquitter
to acquit sb
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déclarer coupable
to find sb guilty
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donner une peine
to sentence with death penalty,capital punishment, a life sentence
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être condamné à
to be sentenced to 5 years imprisonment/ in jail
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être détenu provisoirement
to be remanded in custody
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un prisonnier
a prisoner, an inmate, a detanee, a convict
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une cellule
a cell/ solitary confinement
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la surpopulation carcérale
the prison over-crowding
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un sursis
a suspended sentence
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une amende
a fine
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un bon
a boom
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augmenter/ s'élever ( en flèche)
to rise, to soar, to skyrocket,to surge
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tomber, couler ( bourse)
to drop, to plummet, to collapse, to tunble
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être en recession
to be in the doldrums
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entrer en crise économique
to down turn / to slump
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt, to go bust
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bulle immobilière
housing bubble
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le dereglement économique
the deregulation
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aider, renflouer
to bai out a company/ a bail-out plan=a rescue plan
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stimuler la croissance
to boost growth
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équilibrer un budget
to balance a budget
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agence de crédit
a credit-rating agency
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regénerer la production
to streamline
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minimiser les effets
to down-size
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licencier
to lay off workers
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emprunter
to borrow from
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prêter
to lend to
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unn emprunt
a loan
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rembourser
to payback a mortgage/ to default a loan/ to foreclose a mortgage
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bon marché
economical
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relancer l'économie/ une reprise
to recover, a recovery
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la bourse
the sotck-exchange
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les actions, un actionnaire
the shares stocks, a shareholder
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un fond de spéculation
a hedge fund
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la fraude fiscale
the tax-evasion
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un évadé fiscal
a tax-dodger
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un paradis fiscal
a tax heaven
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la technique de Ponzi
the Ponzi scheme