Politics Flashcards by Marine Laurent

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Un homme d’état

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A statesman / stateswoman

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Un chef d’état

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A head of state

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En place / Au pouvoir

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In power

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Les pleins pouvoirs

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Full powers

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Une junte militaire

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A military junta

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Un coup d’Etat

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A coup

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Un participant à un coup d’Etat

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A coupster

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Le parti au pouvoir

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The ruling party

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Un parti d’opposition

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An opposition party

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Une tendance politique

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A political leaning

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Une position politique

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A political stance

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La droite / la gauche

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The right wing

The left wing

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Le centre

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A sympathizer

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Prendre parti pour

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To side with

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Contester

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To dispute

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Faire marche arrière

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To back-pedal

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Nuancer une opinion

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To soften an opinion

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Durcir une opinion

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To toughen an opinion

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Les élections législatives

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General elections

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Une candidature

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A candidacy

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Se porter candidat

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To stand as candidate

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Se présenter à des élections

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To run for office

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Faire campagne

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To campaign

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Arriver au pouvoir

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To come to power

L'électorat

The electorate

Une liste électorale

An electoral roll

Un électeur

A voter

L'abstention

Abstention

S'abstenir

To abstain

Aller aux urnes

To go to the polls

Le 1e/2e tour

The 1st/2nd ballot

Un vote blanc

A blank vote

Une mairie

A town hall

Le conseil municipal

The town council

Un conseiller municipal

A town councilor

Une politique

A policy

Un remaniement

A reshuffle

Limoger un ministre

To dismiss a minister

Une démission

A resignation

Un avant-projet de loi

A draft

Introduire un projet de loi

To sponsor a bill

Rejeter un projet de loi

To defeat a bill

S'opposer à un projet de loi

To oppose a bill

Retirer un projet de loi

To withdraw a bill

Rédiger un projet de loi

To draft a bill/ a law

Adopter une loi

To pass a law

Abroger une loi

To repeal a law

Une loi sur / contre

A law on / against

Etre le roi des imbéciles

To be a perfect / prize idiot

Il y a toujours un moyen de contourner la loi

Every law has a loophole