Partie 2 Flashcards by Anne pinatel

Q

Un membre du congrès

A

A congressman

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un député

A

A representative

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Le parti au pouvoir

A

The ruling party

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

De gauche

A

Left-wing

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un gauchiste

A

Leftist

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Penchant à gauche, à droite

A

Left-leaning, right-leaning

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

De droite

A

Right-wing

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Les libéraux

A

The lib-dems

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un membre du parti conservateur, les conservateurs

A

A tory, tories

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Adhérer à un parti

A

To join a party

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un débat houleux

A

A heated debate

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Une décision

A

A ruling

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Parvenir à un accord

A

To reach an agreement

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Fixer l’ordre du jour

A

To set the agenda

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Discrimination positive

A

Affirmative action

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Faire une déclaration

A

To make an announcement

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Une circonscription électorale

A

A constituency

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Le gouvernement UK

A

The cabinet

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un expert en communication

A

A spin doctor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Un conseiller politique

A

A Political advisor

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Une avance dans les sondages

Study These Flashcards

A

A lead on the polls

Q

Être à la traîne dans les sondages

Study These Flashcards

A

To lag behind in the polls

Q

Une victoire haut la main

Study These Flashcards

A

A landslide victory

Q

Prononcer un discours

Study These Flashcards

A

To deliver a speech

Le taux de participation

Vote turnout

Les électeurs indécis

Undecided voters

Etre au coude à coude

To be in the dead heat

Élections intermédiaires

Midterm elections

La fraude électorale

Electoral fraud

Le candidat sortant

The incumbent

Un adversaire

An opponent

Le candidat le moins favori

The underdog

Gagner des sièges

To win seats

Se disputer au sujet de

To argue over something

S'inscrire sur un liste

To register

Accéder au pouvoir

To come to power

Les contribuables

Taxpayers

Le déclenchement d'une révolte

An outbreak

Un soulèvement

An uprising

Mécontentement

Discontent

Agitation

Turnmoil

Exprimer son mécontentement

To voice one ´s discontent

Descendre dans la rue

To take To the street

Un mouvement de désobéissance civile

A civil desobedience movement

Donner sa démission

To hand one ´s resignation

Exiger la démission de quelqu'un

To call of the resignation of someone

Réprimer

To crack down on

Une répression

A crack down

Rallier une cause

To jump on the bandwagon

Interrompre les négociations

To call of talks

Inverser les rapports de force

To tilt the balance of power

Le pouvoir de négociation

Bargaining power