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French to English Government / Politics Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
Conseil général		Departmental council
conseiller du prince		privy council
Conseiller-maître en service extraordinaire à la Cour des comptes		Judge at the French National Accounting Court, nominated by the Government
considérant les nécessités de service		according/subject to the exigencies of the service	Eric Heuberger
Entered by: Eric Heuberger
consignation		isolation (of a hazard)
contentieux électoraux		electoral disputes
contexte d'utilisation		operating environment
contrat d'enrichissement		enrichment contract
contrat programme		programme contract
contrefaçon fascisante		fascistic pretentions	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
Copie Integrale; pour copie conforme		unabridged copy; certified true copy
couple franco-allemand		French-German relations
coups de coeur et coups de masse		what you loved and what you hated
courtoisie citoyenne		civic courtesy
cpat		commission provinciale d'aménagement du territoire
CRC		Chambre Regional des Comptes
dans le jardin de Vladimir Poutine		in Vladimir Putin's backyard
dans un bocal		living in its own bubble	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
date de forclusion des effets de la loi		date of statutory limitation for enforcement of the law
décalage de niveau social plus ou moins important		varying levels of social deprivation	Neil Rear
Entered by: Neil Rear
décidant sur saisine		deciding upon referral	AllegroTrans
Entered by: AllegroTrans
décision du Conseil d’Etat qui doit être saisi préalablement...		the decision of the Council of State, to which the matter must first be referred / submitted
Découplage		Non-coterminous
délégation de service public (DSP)		public service concession	Martin Hoffman
Entered by: Martin Hoffman
Délégation Généale Pour l'Armament		Military Procurement Agency	AllegroTrans
Entered by: AllegroTrans
Délégations de Service Public		running public service contracts/concessions
démarches administratives		( help peole accomplish) administrative procedures
démembrement		devolved service	Silvia Brandon-Pérez
Entered by: Silvia Brandon-Pérez
démembrements		devolved agencies; delegated agencies	Neal Allen
Entered by: Neal Allen
démocratie de pacotille		mock democracy; fake; slapdash; hollow; bogus; Mickey Mouse; shoddy;
démocratie réduite aux acquêts		democracy humbled by internal strife
départemental		départemental [i.e. keep French word]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
dépenses d'intervention		operational expenditure
déresponsabilisante		divests of responsibility / fails to encourage responsible behaviour
demander l’urgence		request immediate action
departement federal de l'interieur (suisse)		Federal Department of Home Affairs
des lienciements secs		lay-off (layoff)s
des non-dits culturels		unspoken cultural issues/factors
descentes		campaign visits
devant		in the presence of	Silvia Brandon-Pérez
Entered by: Silvia Brandon-Pérez

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