The British Monarchy Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Un monarque

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A monarch

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Un monarchiste

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A monarchist

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Un royaliste

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A royalist

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Un royaume

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A kingdom

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La couronne

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The crown

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Être couronné

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To be crowned

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Un couronnement

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A coronation

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Succéder à quelqu’un

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To succeed somebody

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Abdiquer

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To abdicate

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10
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L’aristocratie

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Aristocracy

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Un duc

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A duke

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Un marquis

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A marquis

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Un comte (UK)

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An earl

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Un vicomté

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A viscount

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Un baron

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A baron

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Déposer un roi

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To depose a King

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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18
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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un mariage royal

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A royal wedding

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20
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Un jubilé

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A jubilee

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Une dynastie

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Un régent

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Régner

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Un successeur

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L'abdication
Abdication
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La noblesse
Nobility
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Un pair / une pairesse
A peer / a peeress
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Une duchesse
A duchess
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Une marquise
A marchioness
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Un comte
A count
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Une vicomtesse
A viscountess
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Une baronne
A baroness
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La famille royale
The royal family
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Le palais de Buckingham
Buckingham Palace
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Une monarchie parlementaire
A parliamentary monarchy
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Une monarchie constitutionnelle
A constitutional monarchy
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Sa Majesté la Reine / le Roi
Her/His Majesty The Queen/King
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Être héritier de la couronne
To be heir to the throne
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Monter sur la trone
To ascend the throne
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Les membres de la famille royale
Royalty / the royals
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Une prérogative royale
A royal prerogative
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Les joyaux de la couronne
The Crown Jewels
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La liste civile (somme allouée à la famille royale pour les dépenses liées à leur fonction)
The Civil List
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Le monarque a un rôle purement symbolique
The monarch has a purely symbolic role
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Symboliser l'unité
To symbolize unity
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Renverser la monarchie
To overthrow The monarchy
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Abolir la monarchie
To abolish The monarchy
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Le souverain "règne mais ne gouverne pas". Il n'a pas de véritable pouvoir.
The sovereign "reigns but does not rule". He is just a figurehead.
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Le roi Charles I a été décapité en 1649 mais la monarchie a été restaurée en 1660
King Charles I was beheaded in 1649 but The monarchy was restored in 1660
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Quand une fanfare entonne le "God Save The Queen", L'hymne national britannique, tout le monde se tait
When a band strikes up the "God Save the Queen", the British national anthem, everybody falls silent.