Jul 31, 2018 06:35
5 yrs ago
English term
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Maduro-manqué
English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
The following sentence is taken from this article https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/macron-overblow...
"But, however much the Vichyist Le Pen and the Maduro-manqué Mélénchon might wish otherwise, the Benalla affair is no Watergate".
I am not sure of the meaning of "Maduro-manqué." Any help would be appreciated.
"But, however much the Vichyist Le Pen and the Maduro-manqué Mélénchon might wish otherwise, the Benalla affair is no Watergate".
I am not sure of the meaning of "Maduro-manqué." Any help would be appreciated.
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| 4 +10 | would-be Maduro |
polyglot45
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Jul 31, 2018 07:19: philgoddard changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English"
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polyglot45
Native in English
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English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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would-be Maduro
Nicolas Maduro is the current President of Venezuela - read all about him under this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Maduro
Mélenchon is a fan of Maduro and one of the rare politicians not to criticise his style of government. He sees himself as a sort of Maduro clone
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