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1 bataillon
bataillon [batajɔ̃]masculine noun* * *batɑjɔ̃nom masculin lit, fig battalionDupond? inconnu au bataillon — hum Dupond? never heard of him
* * *batajɔ̃ nm* * *bataillon nm lit, fig battalion; un bataillon de supporters a battalion of supporters; X?, inconnu au bataillon hum X?, never heard of him.[batajɔ̃] nom masculin2. [foule]un bataillon de scores of, an army of -
2 fervent
fervent, e [fεʀvɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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fervente fɛʀvɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [croyant, prière] fervent; [admirateur, amour] ardent
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nom masculin, fémininfervent de tennis — tennis enthusiast GB, tennis buff US
fervent de musique/théâtre — music/theatre [BrE] lover
* * *fɛʀvɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj fervent, -e* * *A adj [croyant, prière] fervent; [admirateur, amour] ardent.B nm,f fervent de tennis tennis enthusiast GB, tennis buff US; fervent de musique/théâtre music/theatreGB lover.————————, fervente [fɛrvɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin -
3 Royalistes
either supporters of the monarchy, or supporters of the socialist Ségolène Royal - depending on the circumstances.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Royalistes
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4 abandonné
abandonné, e [abɑ̃dɔne]b. ( = délaissé) [conjoint] abandoned* * *
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abandonnée abɑ̃dɔne participe passé abandonner
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1) ( délaissé) [épouse, ami, cause] deserted; [véhicule, maison, nation] abandoned2) ( désaffecté) [chemin, usine] disused3) ( qui n'a plus cours) [méthode] discarded; [modèle] discontinued* * *abɑ̃dɔne adj abandonné, -e1) (enfants, animal domestique) abandoned2) (non entretenu) (route, usine) disused3) (lieu) deserted* * *A pp ⇒ abandonner.B pp adj1 ( délaissé) [épouse, famille, ami, cause] deserted; [véhicule] abandoned; [domaine, maison] abandoned; [héros, nation, peuple] abandoned, forsaken sout; chef abandonné de tous leader whose supporters have fled; être abandonné à soi-même to be left to one's own devices; être abandonné par les médecins to be considered past help by the doctors;2 ( désaffecté) [chemin, usine, mine] disused;( féminin abandonnée) [abɑ̃dɔne] adjectif1. [parc] neglected[mine, exploitation] disused[village] deserted[maison, voiture] abandoned[vêtement, chaussure] discarded2. [enfant, animal] abandoned -
5 clientèle
clientèle [klijɑ̃tεl]feminine noun[de restaurant, hôtel, coiffeur] clientele ; [de magasin] customers ; [d'avocat] clients ; [de médecin] patients• il a une bonne clientèle [commerçant] he has a lot of customers ; [médecin] he has a lot of patients* * *klijɑ̃tɛl1) (de magasin, restaurant) customers (pl); (d'avocat, de notaire) clients (pl); ( de médecin) patients (pl)avoir une bonne clientèle — [magasin, restaurant] to have a lot of customers; [avocat, médecin] to have a large practice
2) ( habitude d'achat) custom; ( à plus grande échelle) businessje vais lui retirer ma clientèle — I'll take my custom elsewhere, I'll take my business elsewhere
* * *klijɑ̃tɛl nf1) [magasin] customers pl clientele2) [médecin, avocat] practice* * *clientèle nf1 (de magasin, restaurant) customers (pl), clientele; (d'avocat, de notaire) clients (pl); ( de médecin) patients (pl); ( d'hôtel) clientele; la clientèle d'affaires business customers (pl); ils ont surtout une clientèle féminine their customers are mainly women; avoir une bonne clientèle [magasin, restaurant] to have a lot of customers; [avocat, médecin] to have a large practice; se faire une clientèle to build up a clientele; ils ont une clientèle d'entreprises they deal with firms; perdre de la clientèle to lose business ou custom;2 ( habitude d'achat) custom; ( à plus grande échelle) business; accorder sa clientèle à qn to give sb one's custom ou business; je vais lui retirer ma clientèle I'll take my custom elsewhere, I'll take my business elsewhere;3 Hist clients (pl).[klijɑ̃tɛl] nom féminin2. POLITIQUEclientèle électorale electorate, voters -
6 défenseur
défenseur [defɑ̃sœʀ]masculine noundefender ; [de cause] champion* * *defɑ̃sœʀnom masculin defender* * *defɑ̃sœʀ nm1) [cause, liberté, démocratie] defenderun ardent défenseur de qch — an ardent defender of sth, an ardent champion of sth
se poser en défenseur de qch — to defend the cause of sth, to champion the cause of sth
2) SPORT defender3) DROIT counsel for the defence Grande-Bretagne defense attorney USA* * *défenseur nm1 gén, Mil, Sport defender (de of); fig ( de cause) champion, defender (de of); se faire le défenseur des faibles to defend the weak;2 Jur counsel for the defenceGB, defense attorney US.[defɑ̃sɶr] nom masculin1. [partisan - de la foi] defenderles défenseurs de ces idées advocates ou supporters of these ideas -
7 essaim
essaim [esɛ̃]masculine noun* * *esɛ̃nom masculin lit, fig swarm* * *esɛ̃ nm* * *[esɛ̃] nom masculin1. ENTOMOLOGIE swarm2. [foule]a. [supporters, admirateurs] a throng ou swarm ofb. [adolescentes] a gaggle of (péjoratif) -
8 fan-club
fan-club° (plural fan-clubs) [fanklœb]masculine noun[de vedette] fan club* * *[fanklɶb] ( pluriel fans-clubs) nom masculin1. [d'un artiste] fan club -
9 fidèle
fidèle [fidεl]1. adjectivea. ( = loyal) faithful• fidèle à lui-même or à son habitude, il est arrivé en retard true to form he arrived lateb. ( = habituel) [lecteur, client, spectateur] regularc. ( = exact) [récit, portrait, traduction] accurate2. masculine noun, feminine noun• les fidèles ( = croyants) the faithfulb. ( = client) regular (customer) ; ( = lecteur) regular reader* * *fidɛl
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1) ( constant) [personne, chien] faithful (à to)2) ( loyal) loyal (à to)3) ( identique) true (à to)4) ( conforme) [traduction] faithful (à to)5) ( fiable) [instrument] reliable
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1) ( compagnon) loyal supporter2) ( personne constante) faithful friend3) Religionles fidèles — the faithful (+ v pl)
* * *fidɛl1. adj2. nm/fles fidèles — the faithful, (à l'église) the congregation
* * *A adj1 ( constant) [personne, chien] faithful (à to); être/rester fidèle à son mari/maître to be/to remain faithful to one's husband/master; être fidèle au poste to be always there;2 ( loyal) loyal (à to); rester fidèle à son entreprise to remain loyal to one's company;3 ( identique) true (à to); être/rester fidèle à soi-même/sa parole to be/to remain true to oneself/one's word;4 ( conforme) [traduction, récit] faithful (à to);B nmf1 ( compagnon) loyal supporter; les fidèles du président the president's loyal supporters;2 ( personne constante) faithful friend;[fidɛl] adjectif1. [constant - ami] faithful, loyal, true ; [ - employé, animal] loyal, faithful ; [ - conjoint] faithful ; [ - client] regularêtre fidèle à une idée to stand by ou to be true to an ideaêtre fidèle à une marque/un produit to stick with a particular brand/productelle est toujours fidèle au poste you can always rely ou depend on her2. [conforme - copie, description] true, exact ; [ - traduction] faithful, close ; [ - historien, narrateur] faithful ; [ - mémoire] reliable, correct ; [ - balance] reliable, accurate————————[fidɛl] nom masculin et féminina. [croyants] the believersb. [pratiquants] the faithfulc. [assemblée] the congregation[client] regular -
10 noyau
masculine nouna. [de fruit] stone ; [de cellule, atome] nucleusb. ( = personnes) nucleus ; ( = groupe de fidèles, de manifestants, d'opposants) small group* * *pl noyaux nwajo nom masculin1) ( de fruit) stone GB, pit USfruits à noyau — stone fruit GB, fruit with pits US
2) ( groupe humain) small group3) ( partie centrale) Biologie, Physique nucleus; ( de la Terre) core; Construction, Bâtiment newel; Linguistique ( de phrase) kernel; ( d'intonation) nucleus; Informatique kernel* * *nwajonoyaux pl nm1) [fruit] stone Grande-Bretagne pit USA2) BIOLOGIE nucleus3) PHYSIQUE nucleus4) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE core5) GÉOGRAPHIE core6) fig (= centre) core7) (fig) [résistants] cell* * *1 ( de fruit) stone GB, pit US; fruits à noyau stone fruit GB, fruit with pits US; noyau de prune/d'olive plum/olive stone ou pit;2 ( groupe humain) core; noyau de fidèles/d'artistes core of faithful supporters/of artists; noyaux de résistance pockets of resistance; noyaux d'agitateurs small groups of agitators;3 ( partie centrale) Astron, Biol, Nucl nucleus; Électrotech, Géol core; Constr newel; Ling ( de phrase) kernel; ( d'intonation) nucleus; Ordinat kernel.noyau dur hard core.( pluriel masculin noyaux) [nwajo] nom masculinnoyau de cerise/pêche cherry/peach stoneenlever le noyau d'un fruit to pit a fruit, to remove the stone from a fruit2. [centre] nucleus3. [petit groupe] small grouple noyau dur [d'un parti, de l'actionnariat] the hard corenoyau de résistance pocket ou centre of resistance6. FINANCE -
11 répandre
répandre [ʀepɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verbb. [+ lumière, chaleur] to give out ; [+ odeur] to give offc. [+ nouvelle, mode, terreur] to spread2. reflexive verbc. [doctrine, mode, nouvelle] to spread (dans, à travers through ) ; [méthode, opinion, coutume, pratique] to become widespread* * *ʀepɑ̃dʀ
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1) ( mettre) to spread [substance, matériau] ( sur on; dans in); to pour [liquide] ( sur on; dans in); ( accidentellement) to spill [liquide]2) ( disperser) to scatter [graines, farine, déchets]3) ( propager) to spread [nouvelle, religion] (dans, à travers throughout); to give off [chaleur, fumée, odeur] ( dans into)
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se répandre verbe pronominal1) ( se propager) [nouvelle, religion, substance, odeur] to spread (dans, à travers throughout)2) ( déverser)* * *ʀepɑ̃dʀ vt1) (= renverser) to spill2) (= étaler, diffuser) to spread3) [lumière] to shed4) [chaleur, odeur] to give off* * *répandre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( mettre) to spread [substance, matériau] (sur on; dans in); to pour [liquide] (sur on; dans in); ( accidentellement) to spill [liquide]; répandre du gravier dans une allée to spread gravel on a path; répandre son contenu/un chargement to empty its contents/a load;2 ( disperser) [personne, vent] to scatter [graines, farine, déchets];3 ( propager) to spread [nouvelle, sentiment, enseignement, religion] (dans, à travers throughout); to give off [chaleur, fumée, odeur] (dans into); to distribute [bienfait, richesse]; répandre la bonne parole to spread the good word; répandre la terreur to spread terror.B se répandre vpr1 ( se propager) [nouvelle, maladie, usage, enseignement, religion, substance, odeur] to spread (dans, à travers throughout);2 ( déverser) se répandre en invectives to let out a stream of abuse (contre at); se répandre en compliments/louanges to be lavish with one's compliments/praise.[repɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [renverser - liquide] to spillrépandre le sang to spill ou to shed blood2. [propager - rumeur, terreur, usage] to spread3. [dégager - odeur] to give off (inseparable) ; [ - lumière] to shed, to give out (inseparable) ; [ - chaleur, fumée] to give out ou off (inseparable)————————se répandre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [eau, vin] to spill[se disperser]les supporters se sont répandus sur le terrain the fans spilled (out) ou poured onto the field————————se répandre en verbe pronominal plus prépositionse répandre en compliments/en propos blessants to be full of compliments/hurtful remarks -
12 échange
échange [e∫ɑ̃ʒ]masculine nouna. exchange ; ( = troc) swap► en échange ( = par contre) on the other hand ; ( = en guise de troc) in exchange ; ( = pour compenser) to make up for itb. (Tennis, table tennis) rally* * *eʃɑ̃ʒnom masculinen échange — in exchange, in return
2) Économie, Commerce trade [U]échanges commerciaux — trade [U]
3) (relations, séjour linguistique) exchange4) Biologie, Physique exchange5) (au tennis, tennis de table) rally6) ( aux échecs) exchange•Phrasal Verbs:* * *eʃɑ̃ʒ nm1) (= accord, marché) [prisonniers, otages, idées] exchange2) (avec un ami) swapen échange de — in exchange for, in return for
4) (= contre, en retour)en échange de — in exchange for, in return for
5) ÉDUCATION exchange* * *A nm1 gén exchange (entre between; contre for); échange d'idées/de coups exchange of ideas/of blows; vifs échanges sur heated exchanges on; il y a eu un échange de coups entre les supporters blows were exchanged between the (rival) fans; ils ne font pas l'échange dans cette boutique they don't exchange goods in this shop; les deux pays ont fait un échange d'experts/de prisonniers the two countries have exchanged experts/prisoners; elles ont fait l'échange de leurs manteaux they've swapped coats; mon casque est trop petit, on fait l'échange? my helmet is too small, shall we swap?; les philatélistes font souvent des échanges stamp collectors often exchange stamps; échange de partenaires partner-swapping;3 ( relations) exchange; les échanges culturels/universitaires cultural/university exchanges;4 ( pour un séjour linguistique) exchange; mon fils fait/va faire un échange en Italie my son is/will be on an exchange in Italy;6 (au tennis, tennis de table) rally; ils ont fait un long échange they played a long rally; faire des échanges pour s'échauffer to play some warm-up rallies, to warm up;7 ( aux échecs) exchange; faire un échange to exchange pieces.B en échange loc adv in exchange, in return; en échange, le ministre a accordé une aide financière in return, the minister has granted financial aid; nous devons en échange entretenir la maison in return we must see to the upkeep of the house.échange de bons procédés quid pro quo; échange de créances Fin debt swap; échange de créances contre actifs Fin debt equity swap; échange de devises dues Fin currency swap; échange de données informatisé, EDI Ordinat electronic data interchange, EDI; échange financier Fin swap; échange de logements Tourisme home exchange, home swap; échange standard replacement by a reconditioned part; ‘il faut faire un échange standard’ ‘we'll have to replace it with a reconditioned part’.[eʃɑ̃ʒ] nom masculinfaire un échange to swap, to do a swapon fait l'échange? do you want to swap?, do you want to do a swap?3. [aller et retour] exchange4. [visite]5. JEUXfaire (un) échange [aux échecs] to exchange pieces6. SPORTa. [avant un match] knocking upb. [pendant le match] rally7. BIOLOGIEen échange locution adverbialeen échange de locution prépositionnellein exchange ou return for -
13 école
école [ekɔl]1. feminine nouna. ( = établissement) school• envoyer or mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school• grande école prestigious higher education institute with competitive entrance examination → GRANDES ÉCOLESb. ( = enseignement) schooling ; ( = système scolaire) school systemc. ( = mouvement artistique, de pensée) school2. compounds► école des Beaux-Arts ≈ art college• faire l'école buissonnière to play truant (Brit) or hooky (US) ► École centrale prestigious college of engineering► École normale ≈ teacher training college → GRANDES ÉCOLES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Nursery school ( l'école maternelle) is publicly funded in France and, though not compulsory, is attended by most children between the ages of three and six. Statutory education begins with primary (grade) school (« l'école primaire ») and is attended by children between the ages of six and 10 or 11.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The École nationale d'administration or ÉNA, in Strasbourg (formerly in Paris), is a competitive-entrance college training top civil servants. Because so many ministers and high-ranking decision-makers are « énarques » (ex-students of ÉNA), the school has often been criticized for exercising too much influence, and French political life is perceived by some as being monopolized by the so-called « énarchie ». → CONCOURS* * *The French school system has three tiers: l'école maternelle (from the age of two); l'école primaire comprising cours préparatoire (CP), cours élémentaire 1 et 2 ( CE1, CE2), cours moyen 1 et 2 ( CM1, CM2); and l'école secondaire ( collège and lycée). School attendance is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16* * *ekɔl nf1) school2)* * *école nf1 Scol ( établissement) school; être à l'école to be at GB ou in US school; aller à l'école to go to school; le directeur a réuni toute l'école the headteacher assembled the whole school; école de garçons/filles boys'/girls' school; enfants des écoles schoolchildren; la grande/petite école primary/nursery school;2 ( enseignement) school; l'école est finie school is over; avoir école to have school; mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school; dès l'école from the very first days at school; quitter l'école à 16 ans to leave school at 16;3 ( système) education system; réformer l'école to reform the education system;4 Univ (grande) école higher education institution with competitive entrance examination; une école d'ingénieurs a Grande École of Engineering; une école de commerce a business school;5 ( source de formation) training (de in); la lexicographie est une école de patience lexicography is a training in patience; être à bonne école to be in good hands; être de la vieille école to be of the old school; l'école de la vie the university of life;6 ( mouvement) school; école flamande/romantique Flemish/Romantic school; école de pensée school of thought; faire école to gain a following.école communale local school; école de conduite driving school; école de danse dancing school; école élémentaire primary school; école de gestion Univ business school, school of business and management GB; école hôtelière hotel management school; école d'infirmières nursing college; école de journalisme school of journalism; école de langues language school; école libre ( système) independent education; ( établissement) independent school; école maternelle nursery school; école militaire military academy; école de musique music school; école normale, EN primary teacher training college; école obligatoire compulsory schooling; école parallèle progressive school GB, alternative school; école de pilotage flying school; école de police police college GB, police academy US; école primaire primary school; école privée private school; école professionnelle training college; école publique ( établissement) state school GB, public school US; ( système) state education GB, public education US; école de secrétariat secretarial college; École centrale des arts et manufactures, Centrale○ Grande École of Engineering; École des chartes, les Chartes○ School of Palaeography and Archival Studies; École des Mines, les Mines○ Grande École of Mining Studies; École nationale d'administration, ENA Grande École of Public Management; École nationale des ponts et chaussées, les Ponts et chaussées○, les Ponts○ Grande École of Civil Engineering; École nationale supérieure des arts et métiers, les Arts et métiers○, les Arts○, ENSAM Grande École of Engineering; École normale supérieure, ENS Grande École preparing teachers for higher education.École The French school system has three tiers: l'école maternelle (from the age of two); l'école primaire comprising cours préparatoire (CP), cours élémentaire 1 et 2 ( CE1, CE2), cours moyen 1 et 2 ( CM1, CM2); and l'école secondaire ( collège and lycée). School attendance is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16.[ekɔl] nom féminin1. [établissement] school2. [cours] school3. [système]4. [collège supérieur]École (centrale) des arts et manufactures, École centrale prestigious engineering schoolÉcole nationale d'administration → link=ENA ENA5. [lieu spécialisé] school6. [pédagogie]7. [disciples] school8. (figuré)The separation of Church and State, which reflects the republican ideal and became law in 1905, is an important aspect of French culture. Since that date State education has been independent of the Church, and explicitly excludes religious instruction and religious ceremony. -
14 Elitism
In spite of the national commitment to the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, France remains marked by traditions of elitism that are ingrained in the very fibre of society. The French Revolution was supposed to have done away with privileges and elites, and usher in an age of greater equality; in the event, it - and subsequent upheavals - changed the nature of the elites in France, without making a great impact on the underlying system. Indeed, the notion of 'republican elites' is one that was fundamental in the shaping of post-Revolutionary France.In terms of local power, the role of local notables - important figures - remains strong. Notables frequently fulfil multiple roles in local administration and structures, sometimes combining these with elected positions on a regional or national scale, giving them and their close supporters a considerable degree of power. (See Cumul des mandats). They are frequently referred to as les elites locales. The process of devolution in France, set in motion in 1982, has had the effect of strengthening the power base of local elites.The French education system, while offering a good quality non-selective education to all children at lower levels, is increasingly elitist towards the top, particularly when it comes to preparing for higher education. Manyclasses préparatoires, particularly those preparing students for entrance to the top institutions of higher education, called Grandes Ecoles, are very selective, and the selection process - and for that matter the system itself - often disfavours students from humble or poorer backgrounds. The Grandes Ecoles themselves, tailor-made to the needs of the nation, train the future leaders and decision makers in specific fields of the public or private sector, producing very close networks of former students, that make the British concept of the "old-boy network" seem rather informal.Places in the top grandes écoles and some other institutions are highly sought after, as graduates from these schools are seen in France as a sort of caste, membership of which is highly recommended, if not essential, for anyone wanting to reach the top. The classic example of this is the ENA, Ecole Normale d'Administration, the Grande Ecole designed to train top civil servants and future political leaders. In the corridors of French power, many if not most of the top positions are occupied by Enarques, graduates of the ENA. In 1967, Jean-Pierre Chevènement - himself an Enarque, and later to be Minister of the Interior under François Mitterrand - coined the word Enarchie, to define the French system of state elites.As for business elites, a 2006 review in the Economist observed that they "often seem to owe more allegiance to the group from which they are drawn than to the international corporations they work for."Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Elitism
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15 Juppé, Alain
(born 1945)conservative politician, Foreign Minister 1993 - 1995, Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997, under President Jacques Chirac. In 2004 Juppé was convicted of mishandling public funds, and retired from public life. To the surprise of many, he nevertheless retained the confidence and support of many of his supporters and political stablemates, including Chirac, and in 2006 began a political comeback, being reelected as mayor of Bordeaux.. In 2007, he was briefly minister for the environment, but resigned from this job after failing to get reelected to parliament by voters in his Bordeaux constituency, a city of which he remains mayor. He returned to government in March 2011, recalled by Nicolas Sarkozy to replace Foreign Secretary Michèle Aliot Marie, who was ousted following revelations of her dealings with former but recently ousted North African leaders.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Juppé, Alain
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16 Lefèbvre, Monseigneur Marcel
(1905-1991)Integrist Catholicarchbishop. Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal, then bishop of Tulle, France. In 1970 Lefèbvre defied the Catholic church in protest against its modernisation, and the phasing out of mass in Latin, and formed a schismatic movement, the Society (or Fraternity) of St. Pius X., based at a seminary in Switzerland. In 1975, he ordained 13 priests in defiance of the Vatican, and in 1976 was excluded from the Catholic church. Thereafter, his supporters took over the St. Nicolas du Chardonnet church in Paris. After a number of unsuccessful attempts at conciliation, the Vatican excommunicated Lefèbvre in 1988. The integrist and traditionalist Society of St Pius X still exists, and is now active in some fifty countries, including the USA and Great Britain. It appears to be a wealthy organisation.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Lefèbvre, Monseigneur Marcel
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17 Mitterrand, François
(adj. Mittérandiste)(1916 - 1996)Françoisz Mitterrand was the longest serving French president under the Fifth Republic. Mitterrand, a Socialist, served two full terms in office, from 1981 to 1995. He was also the oldest president of the Fifth republic, leaving the job at the age of 78. History will judge how successful Mitterrand was; adulated by his supporters, he was much maligned by his political opponents; but for the second period of both his terms, he was obliged to appoint a Prime Minister from the conservative opposition (leading to a state of " cohabitation" (q.v.)), following mid-term rejections of his socialist administrations. He will perhaps be remembered as an indecisive president; from 1981 to 1983, he oversaw left-wing policies, including the nationalisation of some banks and other major companies; but from 1983 onwards, this policy went into reverse, and from then on state companies were progressively privatized. He did much to free France from the tight constrictions of the Gaullist state, abolishing the death penalty and removing state control of the media; but he was party to a notorious act of international piracy, the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in the harbour at Auckland, New Zealand, in which a Greenpeace activist was killed.Reelected in 1988, he pledged to follow a policy that was neither too left, nor too right. Known as the " ni-ni" policy ("neither nor" policy), this was frequently interpreted as being tantamount to no policy at all, and led to a crushing defeat for the Socialists in the 1993 general elections, as France's economic situation declined.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Mitterrand, François
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18 Pierre, l'Abbé
(1912-2007)Born Henri Grouès, Abbé Pierre (Abbot Pierre) was a French cleric, and founder of the Communautés d'Emmaüs, associations for the reinsertion of long-term unemployed and social misfits. He also founded the Abbé-Pierre Foundation, to provide housing for the socially excluded. He was by all acounts the most famous and popular Catholic priest of his generation in France, and was respected by all for his unceasing battle for human rights and dignity, and against social exclusion, and homelessness. When he died in 2007, it was suggested that he should receive a state funeral; but his supporters and family requested just a "national hommage". His funeral was celebrated in Notre Dame cathedral, in the presence of President Chirac and former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and thousands lined the route of his funeral procession.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Pierre, l'Abbé
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19 President
The head of state, under the constitution of the French Fifth Republic (Cinquième république). The French president is elected by direct universal suffrage, for a term of five years in office. Since the 2008 constitutional reform introduced by President Sarkozy, a president may serve no more than two five-year terms in office. Election by universal suffrage was first introduced following a referendum organised by General de Gaulle in 1962. Originally the presidential term in office was seven years, with one president, F. Mitterrand, serving a full two terms. With presidential and legislative elections operating according to different calendars, swings in the popularity of parties and their leaders led in the mid eighties to situations or " Cohabitation", with presidents and parliamentary majorities from different sides of the political spectrum. In 2002, presidential and legislative elections were held within two months of each other, each leading to five year terms in office for those elected; thus president Chirac emerged for a second term in office with a solid parliamentary majority of his own supporters.The president is responsible for choosing his Prime Minister (see Premier Ministre), who proposes a team of government ministers which the president must approve. He is the chief of the executive, who oversees weekly cabinet meetings (see Conseil des ministres), and promulgates new laws. He is also the commander in chief of French forces. He has the power to dissolve theNational Assembly and call legislative elections - a power used rather disastrously in 1997 by Jacques Chirac, who dissolved the Assembly in attempt to give his "presidential majority" a rather less slender majority, only to see the Socialist opposition voted into power.In exceptional cases of national emergency, Article 16 of the Constitutiongives the president the power to rule without the consent of parliament.See also Giscard d'Estaing, PompidouDictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > President
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20 Royal , Ségolène
Socialist politician, former députée and former minister, currently Présidente of the Poitou-Charentes regional council. Ségolène Royal was the unsuccessful Socialist candidate in the 2007 French presidential election, that was won by Nicolas Sarkozy. She obtained 47% of the vote in the runoff. In 2007, she briefly managed to reunite a large part of the factious Socialist party behind her candidacy, but failed to keep up the momentum after defeat. In 2008, she was beaten by Martine Aubry in the leadership contest for the Socialist Party. Only a handful of votes separated the two contestants, and there was a recount. Many of Royal's supporters refused to accept the final verdict, and accusations of ballot rigging continued to be made well into 2009.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Royal , Ségolène
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