two-party system in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for two-party system in the English»French Dictionary

two-party system N POL

two-party system

système m bipartite or à deux partis

one-party system N

one-party system

système m à parti unique

two-chamber system N POL

two-chamber system

système m bicaméral

Translations for two-party system in the French»English Dictionary

bipartisme

two-party system

le dualisme des partis

the two-party system

système à parti unique

one-party system

monopartisme

one-party system

tripartisme

tripartite ou three-party system

le système du parti unique

the one-party system

Translations for two-party system in the English»French Dictionary

I.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] N

two

deux m inv

in twos

par deux

in twos and threes

par deux ou trois, deux ou trois à la fois

II.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] DET

two

deux

III.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] PRON

two

deux inv

I bought two of them

j'en ai acheté deux

to break/cut sth in two

casser/couper qc en deux

in a day or two

dans un jour ou deux

IV.two [Brit tuː, Am tu]

that makes two of us

on est tous les deux dans le même cas

‘I'm fed up inf!’—‘that makes two of us’

‘j'en ai marre!’—‘moi aussi’ inf

to be in two minds about doing

hésiter à faire

to be in two minds about sth

être partagé au sujet de qc

to put two and two together

faire le rapprochement

two hearts that beat as one

deux cœurs qui battent à l'unisson

there are two sides to every story

≈ autant d'hommes, autant d'avis

two's company, three's a crowd

≈ deux ça va, trois c'est trop

I.party [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] N

1. party:

party (social event)

fête f

party (in evening)

soirée f

party (formal)

réception f

children's party

goûter m d'enfants

leaving party

pot m de départ inf

to give or have a party for sb

organiser une fête pour qn

I'm having a party

je fais une fête

I'm having a party attr atmosphere, spirit

de fête

I'm having a party game

de société

2. party (group):

party

groupe m

party MIL

détachement m

a party of tourists/children

un groupe de touristes/d'enfants

3. party POL:

party

parti m

the Party

le Parti (Communiste)

the Party attr activist, conference, loyalty, meeting, member, policy

du parti

the party faithful

les fidèles du parti

4. party LAW (individual, group):

party

partie f

a solution acceptable to both/all parties

une solution acceptable pour les deux parties/toutes les parties

to be a party to a contract/treaty

être partie prenante dans un contrat/traité

a party to the suit LAW

une personne en cause

5. party:

to be a party to (participant) form crime

être complice de

I won't be party to any violence

je ne me ferai complice d'aucune violence

6. party (person):

party inf, hum, dated

individu m

II.party [Brit ˈpɑːti, Am ˈpɑrdi] VB intr inf

party

faire la fête

system [Brit ˈsɪstəm, Am ˈsɪstəm] N

1. system ADMIN (way of organizing):

system

système m (for doing, to do pour faire)

we need a system

il faut organiser ça de manière systématique

to lack system

manquer d'organisation

2. system COMPUT:

system

système m (for doing, to do pour faire)

to store sth in the system

mettre qc en mémoire

3. system (set of principles):

system ECON, LAW, LING, PHILOS, POL

système m

banking/educational system

système bancaire/éducatif

gambling system

système de probabilités

4. system (electrical, mechanical):

system

système m

public address system

système de sonorisation

braking system

dispositif m de freinage

5. system POL (established structures):

the system

le système m

to work within the system

agir de l'intérieur du système

to beat the system

contourner le système

6. system (network):

system

réseau m

telephone/road system

réseau téléphonique/routier

7. system (digestive, nervous, respiratory):

system ANAT, MED

système m

8. system PHYSIOL (human, animal):

system

organisme m

to damage/get into the system

nuire à/s'introduire dans l'organisme

to get sth out of one's system lit

rendre qc

to get sth out of one's system fig, inf

oublier qc

9. system (of features):

system GEOG, GEOL, METEO

système m

river system

réseau m fluvial

10. system (for classification, measurement):

system CHEM, MATH

système m

two-party system in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for two-party system in the English»French Dictionary

two-party system N

two-party system

système m bipartite

Translations for two-party system in the English»French Dictionary

I.party <-ties> [ˈpɑ:ti, Am ˈpɑ:rt̬i] N

1. party (social gathering):

party

fête f

2. party (evening gathering):

party

soirée f

to have a party

faire une soirée

3. party (reception):

party

réception f

4. party (political group):

party

parti m

5. party (group of visitors):

party

groupe m

6. party (side in lawsuit, contract):

party

partie f

the guilty party hasn't been found

le coupable en question n'a pas été trouvé

to be a party to sth

être mêlé à qc

to be party to an arrangement

participer à un arrangement/accord

to be a party to a crime

être complice d'un crime

7. party Am inf (person):

party

type m

II.party <-ie-> [ˈpɑ:ti, Am ˈpɑ:rt̬i] VB intr

party

faire la fête

I.two [tu:] ADJ

two

deux

to be two of a kind

être de la même espèce

to have two of sth

avoir qc en double

Phrases:

to be in two minds

être indécis

that makes two of us inf

on est deux

II.two [tu:] N

two

deux m

Phrases:

two's company three's a crowd prov

nous ne serions pas plus mal seuls

to put two and two together inf

tirer ses conclusions

it takes two to tango prov

chacun a sa part de responsabilité

See also eight

I.eight [eɪt] ADJ

eight

huit

he is eight

il a huit ans

II.eight [eɪt] N

1. eight (number):

eight

huit m

eight o'clock

huit heures

it's eight

il est huit heures

eight twenty hours

huit heures vingt

2. eight (boat):

eight

canot m à huit rameurs

Phrases:

to have had one over the eight Brit inf

avoir un verre dans le nez

system [ˈsɪstəm] N

system a. pej a. COMPUT, MATH:

system

système m

computer system

système informatique

operating system

système d'exploitation

a system error/analysis

une erreur/analyse de système

Phrases:

to get something out of one's system inf

se débarrasser de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other kinds of parties were out of this political two-party system.

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When one party in a two-party system controls all elective branches, however, policy changes can be both swift and significant.

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We now know that we have a strong two-party system.

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Again they were bested, this time by the country's mainstream two-party system.

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There is not always a sharp boundary between a two-party system and a multi-party system.

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Formal party government would not arrive until 1888, but a functional two-party system was already in place.

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All urged the rejection of a two-party system.

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These two will contest all of the elections in what appeared to be a two-party system.

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In the early 1980s, the military regime could not effectively maintain the two-party system established in 1966.

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The parties in a multi-party system can control government separately or as a coalition; in a two-party system, however, coalition governments rarely form.

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