Vocabulary 05.24.18 Flashcards

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de plus en plus

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increasingly

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parmi

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among

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une frange importante

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a sizeable fringe

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peut être en désaccord avec le commandement du parti

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may be at odds with the party’s leadership

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diminution / diminuer

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decrease / to decrease

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volonté

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willingness

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faire des compromis

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to compromise

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vastes accords législatifs

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broad legislative agreements

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l’ampleur

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the extent

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dans la mesure où…

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To the extent that…

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plus large

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broader

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la classe dirigeant

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the ruling class

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racine

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root

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intensifié

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heightened

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implication, participation

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involvement

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en cours

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ongoing

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tendance

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trend

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plus loin

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further

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une tendance croissante

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a growing tendency

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les penchants politiques

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the political leanings

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l’adhésion à un parti

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the party membership

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perturber

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to disrupt

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tentative

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attempt

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munition

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ammunition

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un pari
a bet
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rivalité traditionelle de parti
traditional party rivalry
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appartenir (à un parti par exemple)
to belong (to a party)
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polarisation croissante sur une série de valeurs idéologiques clés
increasing polarisation on a range of key ideological values
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mentalité
mindset
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un fossé grandissant / une fracture grandissante
a widening divide
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ils ne peuvent pas aller de l'avant / avancer
they can't get ahead
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renforcer
to strengthen
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main-d’œuvre
workforce
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la répartition des richesses
the distribution of wealth
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les classes sociales les plus hautes | les classes sociales les plus basses
``` the highest social class the lowest social class ```
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les classes sociales supérieures | les classes sociales inférieures
``` the higher social class / the upper social class the lower social class ```
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se permettre / offrir
to afford
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les deux partis ont été de plus en plus libéral
both parties have been growing more liberal
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l'écart s'est élargi
the gap has widened
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il n'a pas les moyens de faire ça / il ne peut pas se permettre de faire ça (les moyens de ?)
he can't afford to do that | afford to
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A la question : le gouvernement d'aujourd'hui ne peut-il pas se permettre de faire beaucoup plus pour aider les nécessiteux ? Les démocrates répondent "oui" à 24% et les Républicains "oui" à 69%.
To the question: can't the government today afford to do much more to help the needy ? 24% of Democrats answer "yes", and 69% of Republicans answer "yes".
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selon l'âge , la race et le sexe
along age, race and gender lines
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une ampleur sans précédent
an unprecedented extent
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cela suggère largement un rétrécissement du terrain idéologique
this broadly suggests a shrinking of the ideological middle-ground
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vers, envers
towards
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différentes formes de radicalisme
various forms of radicalism
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en tenant compte des différences internes
allowing for internal differences
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richesse accrue et liberté de déplacement
increased wealth and freedom of mobility
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entre-deux
in-betweenness
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pendant ce temps
meanwhile
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tandis que
while
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trier
to sort
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dépassé
overtaken
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notamment / en particulier
especially
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voici quelques-uns de(s)...
here are a few...
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propriétaires
owners
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les sondages
polls
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un projet de loi (politique)
a (political) bill
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en sondant la division | sonder
probing the divide | to probe
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circonscription
constituencies
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réaliser | réalisé
carry out | carried out
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au moins depuis
at least since
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contradiction
discrepancy
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la composition de la Chambre des Représentants
the make up of the house of representatives
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principalement les militants du Tea Party
chiefly Tea Party activists
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Les républicains sont contestés par aucun autre que la droite conservatrice
Republicans are challenged by none other than the conservative right
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de nombreux démocrates
numerous Democrats
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tentatives notables
noteworthy attempts
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limites / bornes
boundaries
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dans la perspective de
in the prospect of
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atteindre / réaliser
to achieve
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éviter
to avoid
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renforcer
to reinforce
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soumettre à un vote
put to a vote
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ce qui signifie que...
which means that...
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regroupement
clustering
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contradictoire
adversarial