Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
ballot box noun - lit urne f (électorale);
- fig (system) urnes fpl;
at the ~ aux urnes.
'ballot box' found in these Oxford entries:
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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| ballot box n | literal (box into which votes are cast) | urne nf |
| | Media representatives were on hand to photograph the president as he dropped his ballot in the ballot box. |
| | Les photographes ont fait le pied de grue au bureau de vote, pour immortaliser le moment où le candidat mettrait son bulletin dans l'urne. |
| ballot box n | figurative (voting system) fig | urnes nfpl |
| | We'll see how popular the new law is at the ballot box. |
| | On n'a plus qu'à s'en remettre aux urnes. |
