vote

vote: vote [vəʊt]

1. noun

   a. ( = ballot) vote m

• to put sth to the vote mettre qch au vote

• to take a vote voter

• they took a vote on whether to sell the company ils ont voté pour décider s'ils allaient ou non vendre l'entreprise

• after the vote après le vote

• vote of no confidence motion f de censure

• vote of confidence vote m de confiance

   b. ( = franchise) droit m de vote

• to give the vote to 18-year-olds accorder le droit de vote aux jeunes de 18 ans

   c. ( = vote cast) voix f

• to give one's vote to sb voter pour qn

• to win votes gagner des voix

• to count the votes (in election) dépouiller le scrutin

• elected by a majority vote élu à la majorité des voix

   d. ( = body of voters) électorat m

• to lose the Catholic vote perdre le soutien de l'électorat catholique

2. transitive verb

• he was voted chairman il a été élu président

• the group voted her the best cook le groupe l'a proclamée meilleure cuisinière

• I vote we go to the cinema (inf) je propose que l'on aille au cinéma

• the committee voted to request a subsidy le comité a voté une demande de subvention

3. intransitive verb

voter

• to vote Labour voter travailliste

• to vote for the Socialists voter pour les socialistes

• vote (for) Harris! votez Harris !

• to vote for sth voter pour qch

• to vote on sth mettre qch au vote

• people are voting with their feet (inf) les gens expriment leur mécontentement en ne votant pas (or en s'en allant)

4. compounds

► vote-loser (inf) noun

• it's a vote-loser for us ça risque de nous faire perdre des voix ► vote-winner (inf) noun atout m électoral

• they hope it will be a vote-winner for them ils espèrent que cela leur fera gagner des voix

► vote in separable transitive verb

[+ law] voter ; [+ person] élire

► vote out separable transitive verb

[+ amendment] rejeter ; [+ MP, chairman] ne pas réélire

• he was voted out (of office) il n'a pas été réélu

• the electors voted the Conservative government out les électeurs ont rejeté le gouvernement conservateur

► vote through separable transitive verb

[+ bill, motion] voter

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[vəʊt] 1.
noun

1) (choice) vote m

to cast one's vote — voter

one man one vote — ≈ suffrage universel

that gets my vote! — fig moi je suis pour!

2) (franchise)

the vote — le droit de vote

3) (ballot) vote m

to have a vote — voter

to take a vote on — voter sur

to put something to the vote — mettre quelque chose aux voix

4) (body of voters) voix fpl

by a majority vote — à la majorité des voix

to increase one's vote by 10% — recevoir 10% de voix en plus
2.
transitive verb

1) (affirm choice of) voter

what ou how do you vote? — pour qui votes-tu?

to vote somebody into/out of office — élire/ne pas réélire quelqu'un

2) (authorize)

to vote somebody something — accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) (colloq) (propose) proposer
3.
intransitive verb voter

to vote for reform — voter en faveur de la réforme

to vote on whether — voter pour décider si

let's vote on it — mettons-le aux voix

Phrasal Verbs:

- vote down

- vote in

- vote out

- vote through

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to vote with one's feet — (by leaving) quitter le navire (colloq)

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