| francais |
English |
| la politique |
politics |
| un pays |
country |
| un etat |
state, country |
| L'Etat |
sovereign government |
| l'etat |
general services of the nation |
| le regime politique |
political regime |
| l'ancien regime |
regime before 1789 |
| la nation |
people who are part of the community |
| les symboles de la Republique francaise |
Marianne, cock, flag |
| le coq gaulois |
rooster |
| le drapeau |
flag |
| un citoyen francais |
French citizen |
| un Francais |
French citizen |
| les Francais |
French people |
| le peuple |
citizens |
| les citoyens |
citizens |
| populaire |
popular |
| le pouvoir executif |
executive branch/power |
| le chef d'Etat |
chief of state |
| le President de la Republique |
President |
| la politique etrangere |
foreign politics |
| l'Elysee |
presidential palace |
| le gouvernement |
cabinet |
| le premier ministre |
prime minister |
| la politique interieure |
national politics |
| les ministres |
ministers |
| le ministere |
ministry |
| l'administration |
government |
| le pouvoir legislatif |
legislative branch/power |
| l'Assemblee Nationale |
National Assembly, parliament |
| le parlement |
parliament |
| un depute |
legislator |
| la majorite |
majority |
| l'opposition |
minority |
| le Senat |
Senate |
| les senateurs |
senators |
| les partis |
parties |
| s'incrire a un parti |
to be a member of a party |
| etre membre d'un parti |
to be a member of a party |
| militer pour un parti |
to be active for a party |
| etre militant |
to be active |
| etre membre actif de son parti |
to be an active member for a party |
| a gauche |
the left |
| a droit |
the right |
| les Verts |
Green Party |
| les ecologistes |
ecologists |
| l'Union pour la Democratie francaise |
moderate right party |
| l'Union pour un Mouvement Populaire |
large right party |
| Front National |
extreme right party |
| le Parti Communiste Francais |
French Communist party |
| les elections |
elections |
| voter |
to vote |
| le droit de vote |
right to vote |
| le bulletin |
ballot |
| une campagne electorale |
electoral campaign |
| un homme ou une femme politique |
political man or woman |
| une programme |
platform |
| un tract |
brochure with platform |
| une affiche |
sign with picture of candidate |
| un sondage |
poll |
| elire |
to elect |
| etre elu |
to be elected |
| remporter une victoire |
to win |
| gagner |
to win |
| etre battu |
to be beaten |
| essuyer une defaite |
to be defeated |
| perdre |
to lose |
| social |
social |
| la protection sociale |
Social Security |
| la Securite Sociale |
Social Security |
| le chomage |
unemployment |
| l'economie |
economy |
| le pouvoir d'achat |
economy |
| l'environnement |
environment |
| l'immigration |
immigration |
| l'emigration |
emigration |
| l'insecurite |
insecurity |
| l'education et la formation |
education system |
| la modialisation |
global issues |
| "l'Europe" |
development of the E.U. |
| l'Union europeene |
E.U. |
| manifester |
to demonstrate |
| une manifestation |
demonstration |
| une pancarte |
placard |
| une banderole |
banner |
| revendiquer |
to demand |
| une revendication |
demand |
| la greve |
strike |
| faire greve |
to go on strike |
| se mettre en greve |
to go on strike |
| une emeute |
riot |
| declencher une emeute |
to cause a riot |
| une revolution |
revolution |
| faire la revolution |
to stage a revolution |
| le cout de la vie |
cost of living |
| eleve |
high |
| moyen |
average |
| bas |
low |
| le niveau de vie |
standard of living |
| la consommation |
consumption |
| un produit |
product |
| augmenter |
to increase |
| croitre |
to increase |
| diminuer |
to diminish, to decrease |
| baisser |
to lower, to diminish, to fall, to decline |
| connaitre un declin |
to decrease |
| une diminution |
decrease |
| une augmentation |
increase |
| l'equilibre |
stability |
| la stabilite |
stability |
| une crise |
crisis |
| la recession |
recession |
| la depression |
depression |
| la croissance |
expansion, growth |