The Time - "Stakes of November" (29.09.2020) Flashcards by Cannelle Rab

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Supreme Court Justice

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juge de la Cour Suprême

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would pull the court left

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tirerait la Cour vers la gauche

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had not yet wrapped up GOP nomination

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n’avait pas encore été investi par le parti républicain

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organiser des auditions

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to hold hearings

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should fill the seat

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devrait attribuer le siège

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in a novel move

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dans une démarche inédite

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in exit polls

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dans les sondages

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le décès de la figure progressiste

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the death of liberal icon

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to pad

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étoffer

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the shoe is on the other foot

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les rôles sont inversés (la balle est dans le camp adverse)

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a exprimé sa dernière volonté

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expressed her dying wish

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with voting already under way

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tandis que le processus électoral est déjà engagé

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impromptu memorial

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lieu de commémoration spontané

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handmade signs

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pancartes faites à la main

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educate everyone

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sensibiliser les consciences

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hardcore Republicans

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fanatiques républicains

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game plan

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stratégie, feuille de route

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court packing

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tentatives d’influence des tribunaux

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to strip away

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retirer, arracher

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pre-existing conditions

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maladies chroniques

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Affordable Care Act

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Loi sur les soins de santé abordables

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a flurry

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un florilège

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likely

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susceptible

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to reach the court’s dockets

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franchir les portes de la Cour Suprême (être noté au bordereau)

long-term damage

séquelles

hijink

ubuesque, baroque

filibuster

obstruction (à la justice)

squawks

des homologues, des semblables

are girding

se préparent

a disputed issue

un enjeu controversé

the anguished liberals

les progressistes bouleversés

a winning issue

un sujet porteur

divisive ideas

des idées clivantes

to cast the fight

orienter le débat

a political valence

une couleur politique

tough

dur, ardu, complexe

a gambit

une stratégie

economic toll

coût économique

already contending with

déjà aux prises avec

racial justice protests

des manifestations pour l'égalité raciale

affirmative action

discrimination positive