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1 presidential election
Jur. élection présidentielle; fam. les présidentiellesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > presidential election
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2 presidential
[prezi'denʃəl]adjective a presidential election.) présidentiel -
3 presidential
presidential [‚prezɪˈden∫əl]a. [decision, suite, style] présidentielb. ( = of one specific President) [staff, envoy, representative] du Président* * *[ˌprezɪ'denʃl]adjective [election, government, term] présidentiel/-ielle; [race, candidate] à la présidence; [adviser, office, policy] du président -
4 presidential
presidential adj [election, government, term] présidentiel/-ielle ; [race, candidate] à la présidence ; [adviser, office, policy] du président. -
5 overshadow
overshadow [‚əʊvə'ʃædəʊ](a) (eclipse → person, event) éclipser;∎ the peace talks were overshadowed by the presidential election l'élection présidentielle a éclipsé les pourparlers de paix∎ the house is overshadowed by a huge flyover la maison est assombrie par un immense autopont;∎ the negotiations were overshadowed by gloom une atmosphère morose planait sur les négociations;∎ figurative their lives had been overshadowed by the death of their father leur vie avait été endeuillée par la mort de leur père -
6 powerbroker
décideur m politiqueGeorge W Bush scraped to victory in the 2000 presidential election thanks largely to an array of hugely influential rightwing lobbyists and powerbrokers. He knows what he owes them - and since September 11 their grip has grown yet tighter.
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7 contest
A n1 ( competition) concours m ; fishing contest concours m de pêche ; sports contest rencontre f sportive ; to enter/hold a contest prendre part à/organiser un concours ; it's no contest c'est couru ○ d'avance ;2 ( struggle) lutte f (with avec ; between entre) ;3 ( in election) the presidential contest la course à la présidence.B vtr1 ( object to) contester [decision, point, result] ; Jur contester [will] ; Jur attaquer [decision] ;2 ( compete for) Sport disputer [match] ; a strongly contested seat Pol un siège âprement disputé ; to contest an election Pol se présenter à une élection. -
8 contest
1. nouna. ( = call into question) contesterb. ( = compete for) disputer• to contest a seat [candidate] disputer un siège━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque contest est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈkɒntest, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: kənˈtest.* * *1. ['kɒntest]1) ( competition) concours mfishing contest — concours m de pêche
sports contest — rencontre f sportive
it's no contest — c'est couru (colloq) d'avance
2) ( struggle) lutte f2. [kən'test]transitive verb1) ( object to) contester2) ( compete for) Sport disputer [match]strongly contested — Politics âprement disputé
to contest an election — Politics se présenter à une élection
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9 candidate
1 Pol candidat/-e m/f ; the candidate for mayor/for Oxford le candidat à la mairie/pour Oxford ; a candidate for the presidency, a presidential candidate un candidat à la présidence ; parliamentary candidate candidat au parlement ; the Conservative candidate le candidat du parti conservateur ; to stand as a candidate (in an election) se porter candidat (à une élection) ; a strong/weak candidate un candidat bien/mal placé ;2 ( for job) candidat/-e m/f, postulant/-e m/f ; to be a likely candidate (for the job) être bien placé (pour obtenir le poste) ; the successful candidate will have a university degree ( in ad) le candidat retenu devra avoir un diplôme universitaire ;5 fig the sector is a candidate for restructuring/privatization le secteur est bien placé pour être restructuré/privatisé. -
10 primary
primary, US [transcription][-merI]A n3 Sch ⇒ primary school.B adj1 ( main) [aim, cause, concern, factor, reason, role, source, task] principal ; [sense, meaning] premier/-ière (after n) ; [importance] primordial ; of primary importance de première importance ;3 ( initial) [stage] premier/-ière (before n) ;4 Geol [rock] primaire ;ⓘ Primaries Aux États-Unis, les partis politiques choisissent leurs délégués au cours des élections primaires. Les délégués se réunissent ensuite dans une convention nationale pour désigner le candidat du parti à la présidence et le candidat à la vice-présidence: c'est le presidential ticket. -
11 ticket
ticket ['tɪkɪt]1 noun(a) (for travel → on coach, plane, train) billet m; (→ on bus, underground) billet m, ticket m; (for entry → to cinema, theatre, match) billet m; (→ to car park) ticket m (de parking); (for membership → of library) carte f;∎ to buy a ticket prendre ou acheter un billet;∎ this play's the hottest ticket in town c'est le spectacle dont tout le monde parle en ce moment(b) (receipt → in shop) ticket m (de caisse), reçu m; (→ for left-luggage, cloakroom) ticket m (de consigne); (→ from pawnshop) reconnaissance f∎ to give sb a ticket mettre un P-V ou une contravention à qn;∎ to get a ticket avoir un P-V∎ he fought the election on a Democratic ticket il a basé son programme électoral sur les principes du Parti démocrate;∎ to run on a presidential ticket être candidat à la vice-présidence∎ to get one's ticket être libéré des obligations militaires□∎ that's (just) the ticket! voilà exactement ce qu'il faut!□∎ I'm ticketed on the 7.30 flight j'ai un billet pour le vol de 7 heures 30ticket barrier portillon m automatique;British Stock Exchange ticket day jour m de la déclaration des noms;ticket desk guichet m;ticket holder personne f munie d'un billet;British History ticket of leave = libération conditionnelle autrefois accordée pour bonne conduite aux forçats;ticket machine distributeur m de tickets, billetterie f automatique;ticket office bureau m de vente des billets, guichet m;American ticket taker contrôleur(euse) m,f;British ticket tout revendeur(euse) m,f de billets (sur le marché noir);ticket window guichet m
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