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Nationaliste

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Nationalist

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Républicain

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Republican

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Unioniste

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Unionist

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Loyaliste

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Loyalist

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Soulèvement / révolte

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Uprising / rebellion

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Accuser / blâmer quelqu'un

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Blame someone for something / for v-ing

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Sévir

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Crack down on

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Contrôler quelque chose plus strictement que dans le passé

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Control something more strictly than in the past

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Se battre pour

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Fight for

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S'opposer / se soulever contre quelque chose

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Oppose / rise up against something

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Rendre hommage à

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Pay tribute to

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Engagé

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Committed

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Dédié

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Dedicated

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Motivé / très motivé

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Driven / very motivated

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Se sentir en dehors / hors de

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Feeling out of

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But

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Purpose / goal

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Dans l'intérêt de / au nom de

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In the sake of / in the name of

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Atteindre un but

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Achieve a goal

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Être impliqué dans quelque chose

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Be involved in something / in v-ing

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Soutenir quelque chose

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Stand for something

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Divisions / être d'accord avec quelque chose malgré les divisions

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bridge divisions / agree on something despite divisions

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Arriver à un accord avec / faire la paix avec

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come to terms with / make peace with

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accord

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agreement

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trève

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truce

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cessez-le-feu

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ceasefire

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arriver à un accord

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reach an agreement

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modéré

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moderate

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radical

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radical

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Sévère / très dur

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harsh / very hard

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critiqueur

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critic

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critique

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criticism

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renforcer / soulever

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bolster / boost

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demander quelque chose

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call for someting / for v-ing

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critiquer / dénoncer

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criticise / denounce

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incarner / personnifier

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embody / personify

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contraint / forcé

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compelled / forced

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émanciper

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emancipated

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être sous le joug de / être obligé d'obéir à quelqu'un

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be under the yoke of / be forced to obey someone

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indépendance

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independence

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s'évader, briser les chaînes de

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break free from the shackles of

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règle / contrôle

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rule / control

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Symbols of Ireland (2)

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- National plant :

shamrock ==> used as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity, also symbol of luck

- The Triquetra aka the Trinity Knot :

An important Celtic symbol ==> stands for many things, among which life, death and rebirth

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Cultural facts of Ireland (4)

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- currency ==> euro

- capital city ==> Dublin

- official language ==> Irish (Gaeilge) and English

- emblem ==> harp ==> recognised as a symbol of Ireland since the 13th century

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- National Parliament of Ireland

- composed by

- head of government

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- Oireachtas

- President (Michael D. Higgins since 2011) and the two Houses (Senate and House of Representatives)

- Prime Minister (The Taoiseach) ==> currently Leo Varadkar

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Dates politiques

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- 1921 ==> under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the island of Ireland split into two jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

- 1949 ==> it became a republic under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948.

- 1973 ==> Eire (meaning Ireland in Irish) joined the European Union.

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Territory (2)

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- around 4.8 million people

- There are 26 counties (unit of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland)