Politics Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Varsovie

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Warsaw

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Député aux États Unis

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A state representative

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Députés en GB

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Member of parliament

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5
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Remporter une victoire

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To score a victory

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Voter

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Cast a ballot

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Une enquête statistique

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A survey

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8
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Attaché de presse

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Press corespondent

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Dîner de presse tenu aux États Unis

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Corespondent dinner

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10
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Secrétaire de presse

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Press secretary

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Transformer la vérité

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To spin the truth

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12
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Assouplir une règle

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To loose

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13
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Un programme

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An agenda

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14
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Les concitoyens

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My fellow citizens

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Un électeur

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A constituent

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Une décisionnaire

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A decision maker

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17
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Une dictature

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A dictatorship

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18
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Obstruction parlementaire

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Filibustering

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Un représentant du gouvernement

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A government official

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Une question sensible

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A sensitive issue

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Un ensemble de mesures

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A set of proposals

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Un mandat de quatre ans

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A four-year term

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Un porte parole

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A spokesperson

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Engagé

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Déterminé
Determined
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Fiable
Reliable
27
Qui va au-delà des clivages politiques
Non-partisan
28
Faire de la politique
To be in politics
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Être à l'ordre du jour
To be on the agenda
30
Être responsable de quelque chose
To be responsible for sth
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Exiger, réclamer, nécessiter
To call for
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Faire passer un message
To convey a message
33
Proposer une solution
To come up with a solution
34
Organiser un référendum
To hold a referendum (on)
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Apporter son soutien à un candidat
To endorse a candidate
36
Avancer un argument
To make a point
37
Se faire entendre
To make oneself heard
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Sensibiliser à un pbm
To raise awareness in an issue
39
Réglementer
To regulate
40
Agir
To take action
41
Montrer l'exemple
To set an example
42
Prendre des mesures
To take steps
43
Traiter un pbm
To tackle a pbm
44
Passer une loi sur
To vote a law on
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Se mettre en grève
To go on strike
46
Exercer son pouvoir sur qn
To wield power over sb
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Un substitut
A surrogate