The State Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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un homme / femme d’Etat

A

a Statesman / woman

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2
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les qualités d’homme / de femme d’Etat

A

statesmanship

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3
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une nation

A

a nation

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4
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national

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national

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5
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le nationalisme

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nationalism

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6
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un nationaliste

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a nationalist

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7
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un état-nation

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a nation-state

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8
Q

diriger un pays

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to rule a country

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9
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un dirigeant

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a ruler

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10
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le devoir

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duty

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11
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qui a le sens du devoir

A

dutiful

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12
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régner

un règne

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to reign

a reign

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13
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responsable

responsabilité

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responsible

responsibility

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14
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le pouvoir

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power

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15
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la puissance

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might

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16
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puissant/e

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powerful

mighty

17
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un état souverain

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a sovereign state

18
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un état policier

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a police state

19
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un état totalitaire

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a totalitarian state

20
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un chef d’Etat

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a head of state

21
Q

le pouvoir absolu

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absolute/ supreme power

22
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le pouvoir politique

A

political power

23
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accéder au pouvoir

A

to come to power

24
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s’emparer du pouvoir

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to seize = to take power

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revenir au pouvoir
to return to power
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batailler pour obtenir
to jostle for / scramble for power
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exercer / usurper le pouvoir
to exercice = exert / usurp power
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abuser du pouvoir
to misuse power
29
s'accrocher au pouvoir
to hold on to / to cling to power
30
abandonner le pouvoir
to give up power
31
transmettre le pouvoir à
to hand over power to
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la passation des pouvoirs
the transfer / the handover of power
33
les signes extérieurs du pouvoir
the trappings of power
34
sa décision a révélé une grande maitrise de l'art de gouverner
her decision showed considerable statesmanship
35
sous / pendant le règne de
in the reign of
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le pouvoir corrompt
power corrupts
37
l'usure du pouvoir
the wear and tear of power