Le succès des maires
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Le succès des maires

The success of mayors

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The New York TimesSeptember 3, 2026View Source

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Les maires réussissent souvent mieux que les chefs nationaux aujourd'hui.

Mayors often succeed better than national leaders today.

maires→mayorsréussissent→succeedsouvent→oftenmieux→betterque→thanchefs→leadersnationaux→nationalaujourd'hui→today
Ils parlent directement aux citoyens pour résoudre les problèmes locaux.

They speak directly to citizens to solve local problems.

parlent→speakdirectement→directlyaux→to thecitoyens→citizenspour→for/torésoudre→to solveproblèmes→problemslocaux→local
Les habitants ont plus de confiance en leurs maires qu'en leur gouvernement.

Residents have more trust in their mayors than in their government.

habitants→residentsont→haveplus→morede→ofconfiance→trusten→inleurs→theirmaires→mayorsqu'en→than inleur→theirgouvernement→government
Andy Burnham et d'autres maires montrent l'exemple d'un bon leadership.

Andy Burnham and other mayors show the example of good leadership.

et→andd'autres→othermaires→mayorsmontrent→showexemple→exampled'un→of abon→good
Ces leaders locaux s'occupent des transports et de la sécurité.

These local leaders take care of transport and security.

ces→theselocaux→locals'occupent→take care ofdes→of thetransports→transportet→andde→ofsécurité→security
Les gens voient les résultats de leur travail tous les jours.

People see the results of their work every day.

gens→peoplevoient→seerésultats→resultsde→ofleur→theirtravail→worktous→allles→thejours→days
Le succès de ces maires vient de leur écoute active.

The success of these mayors comes from their active listening.

succès→successde→ofces→thesemaires→mayorsvient→comesde→fromleur→theirécoute→listening
Les chefs nationaux pourraient apprendre beaucoup de ces stratégies simples.

National leaders could learn a lot from these simple strategies.

chefs→leadersnationaux→nationalpourraient→couldapprendre→to learnbeaucoup→a lotde→fromces→thesestratégies→strategiessimples→simple
La politique locale devient plus importante pour le futur du pays.

Local politics is becoming more important for the future of the country.

politique→politicslocale→localdevient→becomesplus→moreimportante→importantpour→forfutur→futuredu→of thepays→country
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confiance
trust / confidence
"Les habitants ont confiance en leur maire."
résoudre
to solve
"Il veut résoudre les problèmes de la ville."
s'occuper
to take care of / to handle
"Elle s'occupe des nouveaux projets."
apprendre
to learn
"Nous devons apprendre de nos erreurs."
quotidien
daily / everyday life
"Le travail quotidien est très important."
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