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Pol. bourrage des urnes [RM]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > ballot stuffing
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1 noun(a) (secret vote) scrutin m;∎ to vote by ballot voter à bulletin secret;∎ in the second ballot au deuxième tour de scrutin;∎ to take a ballot procéder à un scrutin ou à un vote(b) (voting paper) bulletin m de vote;∎ to cast one's ballot for sb voter pour qnsonder au moyen d'un vote;∎ union members will be ballotted on Tuesday les membres du syndicat décideront par voie de scrutin mardi∎ to ballot for/against sb voter pour/contre qn∎ to ballot for a place tirer une place au sort∎ change cannot be achieved by the ballot box alone le système électoral à lui seul ne suffit pas à faire bouger les choses;American ballot box stuffing fraude f électorale;ballot paper bulletin m de vote;ballot rigging fraude f électorale -
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stuff [stʌf]choses ⇒ 1 (a) substance ⇒ 1 (a) bêtises ⇒ 1 (b) affaires ⇒ 1 (c) étoffe ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) bourrer ⇒ 2 (a) farcir ⇒ 2 (a) fourrer ⇒ 2 (b) boucher ⇒ 2 (d)1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) familiar (indefinite sense → things) choses□ fpl, trucs mpl; (→ substance) substance□ f, matière□ f;∎ what's that sticky stuff in the sink? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc gluant dans l'évier?;∎ here's some stuff to put on that burn voilà de quoi soigner cette brûlure;∎ his pockets are always full of all kinds of stuff il a toujours un tas de trucs dans les poches;∎ he writes some good stuff il écrit de bons trucs;∎ there was some stuff about unions on the news ils ont dit un truc sur les syndicats aux informations;∎ it's made of tomatoes and onions and stuff il y a des tomates, des oignons et des trucs comme ça;∎ they go climbing and sailing and stuff like that ils font de l'escalade, de la voile et des trucs du même genre;∎ this material is good stuff c'est un bon tissu ou du tissu de bonne qualité□ ;∎ I used to drink whisky but now I never touch the stuff avant, je buvais du whisky, mais maintenant je n'y touche plus□ ;∎ no thanks, I can't stand the stuff non merci, j'ai horreur de ça;∎ this whisky is strong stuff il arrache, ce whisky;∎ this mustard is strong stuff cette moutarde est forte;∎ the book is strong stuff (sexually explicit) ce livre n'est pas à mettre entre toutes les mains□ ; (hard-hitting) ce livre est dur□∎ stuff and nonsense! balivernes!;∎ don't give me all that stuff about the British Empire! passe-moi le topo débile sur l'empire britannique!;∎ you don't believe all that stuff about ghosts, do you? vous ne croyez tout de même pas à toutes ces bêtises sur les fantômes?;∎ do you call that stuff art/music? vous appelez ça de l'art/de la musique?□ ;∎ it's no use trying on that sweet and innocent stuff with me! pas la peine de jouer au plus fin avec moi!∎ clear all that stuff off the table! enlève tout ce bazar de sur la table!;∎ have you packed all your stuff? est-ce que tu as fini de faire tes bagages?□ ;∎ where's my shaving/fishing stuff? où est mon matériel de rasage/de pêche?∎ he's the stuff that heroes are made of il est de l'étoffe dont sont faits les héros;∎ literary the very stuff of life l'essence f même de la vie;∎ the very stuff of melodrama ce dont on fait les mélodrames∎ she's a nice bit of stuff, she's hot stuff elle est vraiment bien balancée, elle est canon;∎ he was there with his bit of stuff il était là avec sa petite copine∎ to do one's stuff faire ce qu'on a à faire□ ;∎ get out there and do your stuff! allez, fais ce que tu as à faire ou à toi de jouer!;∎ that's the stuff! c'est ça!, allez-y!, parfait!;∎ good stuff! bien!□ ;∎ to know one's stuff s'y connaître□, connaître son affaire□ ;∎ he certainly knows his stuff il connaît son affaire;∎ I don't give a stuff! rien à fiche!∎ stuffed with sausage meat farci de chair à saucisse;∎ stuffed with foam rembourré de mousse;∎ their house is stuffed with souvenirs from India leur maison est bourrée de souvenirs d'Inde;∎ her pockets are stuffed with sweets elle a les poches bourrées de bonbons, elle a des bonbons plein les poches;∎ his teachers stuffed his head with a load of political nonsense ses professeurs lui ont bourré le crâne d'un tas d'idées politiques fausses;∎ her head is stuffed with useless information elle a la tête farcie de renseignements inutiles∎ he stuffed the papers into his pocket il a fourré les papiers dans sa poche;∎ just stuff everything under the bed vous n'avez qu'à tout fourrer sous le lit∎ he told me I could stuff my report il m'a dit qu'il se foutait pas mal de mon rapport;∎ I've had enough, he can stuff his job! j'en ai marre! son boulot il peut se le mettre où je pense!;∎ stuff it! et puis merde!;∎ very familiar get stuffed!, stuff you! va te faire foutre!(d) (plug → gap) boucher;∎ the hole had been stuffed with paper le trou avait été bouché avec du papier(e) (in taxidermy → animal, bird) empailler∎ to stuff oneself or one's face se goinfrer, s'empiffrer;∎ to stuff oneself with cake s'empiffrer de gâteau;∎ stop stuffing your face with chocolate! arrête de t'empiffrer de chocolat!;∎ I'm stuffed je n'ai plus faim□(block) boucher;∎ my nose is all stuffed up, I'm all stuffed up j'ai le nez complètement bouché
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stuffing ballot box — Illegal voting by inserting in the ballot box ballots marked by other than qualified and legal voters. Ex parte Siebold, 100 US 371, 25 L Ed 717, 720 … Ballentine's law dictionary
stuff the ballot box — {v. phr.} To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. * /It is a crime to stuff the ballot box./ [ballot stuffing] {adj. phr.} … Dictionary of American idioms
stuff the ballot box — {v. phr.} To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. * /It is a crime to stuff the ballot box./ [ballot stuffing] {adj. phr.} … Dictionary of American idioms
stuff\ the\ ballot\ box — v. phr. To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. It is a crime to stuff the ballot box. • ballot stuffing adj. phr … Словарь американских идиом
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