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une monarchie héréditaire

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a hereditary monarchy

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le dicours du trône

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the Queen’s speech

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le Parti Conservateur

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the Conservative Party

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les Conservateurs

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the Conservatives, the Tories

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le Parti Travailliste

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the Labour Party

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voter travailliste

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to vote Labour

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les libéraux démocrates

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les Libéraux Démocrates

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les conseillers personnels du 1er ministre

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the kitchen cabinet

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le cabinet fantôme

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the Shadow Cabinet

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le ministre de la Justice

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the Lord Chancellor

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le garde des sceaux

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the Keeper of the Seal

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le ministre de l’intérieur

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the Home Secretary

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le ministre des finances

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the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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le ministère des finances

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the Treasury Department

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le ministère du commerce

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the Board of Trade

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un remaniement ministériel

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a Cabinet reshuffle

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la chambre des communes, son président

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the Lower Chamber, its Speaker (The Speaker)

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la chambre des Lords

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the Lords, the House of Lords

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le président des Lords

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the Lord Chancellor

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le banc des ministres + cabinet fantôme

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the front bench

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concept de Tony Blair : la société comme une société privée et les membres sont des actionnaires

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stakeholding

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la présemption d’innocence

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presumption of innocence

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le présumé coupable

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the alleged culprit

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un procès en droit pénal/civil

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a trial/a lawsuit

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une affaire, un dossier (droit)
a case
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un réglement à l'amiable
an out-of-court settlement
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un témoin oculaire
an eye witness
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porter une affaire en justice
to take a case to court
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porter plainte contre qqn
to lodge a complaint against somebody
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engager des poursuites contre quelqu'un
to take proceedings against somebody
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poursuivre quelqu'un
to prosecute sb
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prêter serment
to take an oath
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être sous serment
to be under oath
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la jursiprudence
case law
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une erreur judiciaire
a miscarriage of justice
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les dommages et intérêts
damages
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annuler, casser un jugement
to quash a decision
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devant la loi, au regarde de la loi
in the eyes of the law
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un dossier en béton
a cast-iron
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le procureur
the public prosecutor
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l'avocat de la défense
the counsel of the defence
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a plea
une plaidoirie
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une condamnation, une sentence
a conviction, a sentence
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rendre un verdict
to return a verdict
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l'isolement carcéral
solitary confinement
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la prison
jail
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la peine capitale
capital punishment
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se faire justice soi-même
to take the law into one's hands
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le fossé des générations
the generation gap
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une classe d'âge
an age group
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les jeunes
the young, the youngtser
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un jeune
a youngster
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atteindre la quarantaine
to reach fourty, to push fourty
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n'ayant pas atteint la quarantaine
on the right side of fourty
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ayant dépassé la quarantaine
on the wrong side of fourty
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les sexagénaires
the 60-years-olds
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d'un âge avancé
well on the years
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déclencher une guerre des générations
to ignite an age war
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être branché
to be in tune with one's time
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les personnes âgées
the elderly, aged citizens
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être mis à la retraite
to be pensioned off/to be put out to the grass
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financer la retraite de leur aînés
to fund the retirement of their elders
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les ringards
the square generation
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le fléau de la vieillesse
the scourge of age
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l'espérance de vie
life expectancy
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allonger la durée de vie
to extend one's life span
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l'économie qui s'organise autour du 3e âge
the silver industry
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la vague grise (les vieux)
the grey wave
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un événement dans la vie de qqn
a milestone in someone's life

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