Europe Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
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l’UE

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The European Union

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le parlement européen

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the European Parliament

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3
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député européen

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a Euro-MP

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4
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eurocrate

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Eurocrat

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5
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Bruxelles

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Brussels

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européaniser

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europeanize

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7
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pro européen

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pro-European

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anti européen

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anti-European

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9
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eurosceptique

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a Eurosceptic

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europhile

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Europhile

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11
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monnaie unique

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the single currency

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12
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adopter l’euro

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to adopt the euro

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choisir de ne pas adopter l’euro

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opt out of the euro

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14
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billet de 10 euros

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a ten-euro note

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15
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zone euro

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the Euro zone

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Etat membre

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a member state

17
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une UE à deux vitesses

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a two-tier European Union

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perdre sa souveraineté

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lose one’s sovereignty

19
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élargissement

20
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élargir l’U aux pays de l’est

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to enlarge the Union to East

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demander à adhérer l’UE

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apply for membership of the EU

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une Europe à 25

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a Europe of 25 members

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être dans une impasse

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to reach deadlock

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que de chemin parcouru

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we have come a long way since

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élargissement profite à l'UE
Enlargement is to Europe's benefit
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apporter de la stabilité
bring stability
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sujet de controverse
a contentious issue
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pendant des années
for years to come
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avoir le sentiment
have the feeling
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pondre des règles
dish out rules
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bureaucratie tentaculaire
a sprawling bureaucracy
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désunion
disunity