From the Empire to the Commonwealth Flashcards by Miss Desassis

Q

to want out

A

ne plus vouloir continuer, vouloir laisser tomber

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draw protest

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donner lieu à des contestations

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to demand reparations

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exiger des compensations

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to call for a formal apology

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demander des excuses officielles

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to own up to their history

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admettre sa responsabilité dans l’histoire

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to take ownership of past wrongs

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assumer la responsabilité des erreurs passées

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a lengthy process

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un processus très long

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to die down

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se calmer, s’apaiser

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momentum for (Republicanism)

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dynamique en faveur de

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to have momentum

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avoir le vent en poupe

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increasingly

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de plus en plus

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petition to have the statue removed

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faire une pétition pour que la statue soit enlevée

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straddle

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avoir une position ambiguë, ne pas prendre position

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straddle

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avoir une position ambiguë, ne pas prendre position

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sever ties with

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couper les liens avec

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face a prospect

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faire face à une perspective

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a run-in

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prise de bec, dispute, querelle

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an ordeal

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épreuve

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a compensation scheme

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plan d’indémnisation

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a compensation scheme

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plan d’indémnisation

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patronizing

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condescendant

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patronizing

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condescendant

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to curtail rights

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restreindre les droits

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to curtail rights

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restreindre les droits

help Britain prosper

aider la GB à prospérer

help Britain prosper

aider la GB à prospérer

outrage

scandale

outrage

scandale

capture the spirit of the country

saisir l’esprit du pays

capture the spirit of the country

saisir l’esprit du pays

cast a shadow

jeter une ombre

cast a shadow

jeter une ombre

a lively debate

un débat animé

a lively debate

un débat animé

a long simmering debate

un débat qui couvait depuis longtemps

to crack open

ouvrir, entrebailler

to crack open

ouvrir, entrebailler

to consider deposing the royals

envisager de destituer la famille royale

restless:

agité

restless:

agité

to spur

encourager à

to spur

encourager à

to lose relevance

perdre sa pertinence

to lose relevance

perdre sa pertinence

a (branding) bonanza

une aubaine, un filon (de valorisation de la marque)

do away with

démanteler, abolir