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il y a gros en jeu
a lot is at stake
a lot hangs on the balance
midterm elections
American people vote to elect Congressmen :
- all the members of the US House of Representatives
- one third of the US Senator
consensuel
consensual / bipartisan / non-polarizing
influence
clout
déclaration radicale
a bold claim
économie obsolète, en essor
moribond industry, thriving industry
fossil fuel
se rassembler autour
to rally around
isolloire
voting booth
bastion
stronghold
syndicat
trade union
to decrease / increase significantly
to plummet
to skyrocket
Être au bord de la guerre
To be on the brink of war
Être en guerre ouverte
To engage in open warefare
faire passer un message
to convey a message
un blindé
armored vehicle
liberté d’expression
freedom of speech
one of the cornerstones of democracy
at the core / at the heart of democracy
qui prend partie
le jeu est truqué
biased
the game is rigged
Tweeter est une bonne meilleure de contourner les media
Tweeter is a good way to bypass the MSM (mainstream media)
Presidential Records Act
Everything that the President says must be kept and recorded, passed in 1978.
It’s a double-edged sword for DT.
séparation des pouvoirs dans les institutions américaines
checks and balances in American institution
Checks and balances : principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
criticizes against media
independence
urbanite / elitist people
éviter la question
to dodge the question
trump donne le feu vert / cautionne les actions
trumps green-lights / condones the action of totalitarian leader who are notorious for targeting the media
il n’y a plus de place pour le dialogue
there is no longer room for dialogue