7 - The Army and the War Flashcards

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un casque

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a helmet

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l’espionnage industriel

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industrial spying

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un boulet de cannon

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a cannonball

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une mutinerie

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a mutiny

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la marine de guerre

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the Navy

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un abri anti-aérien

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a bomb shelter

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s’engager dans l’armée

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to join the army

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the barracks

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la caserne

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un éclat d’obus

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a piece of shrapnel

shrapnel = Fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion

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un appelé/un conscrit

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a conscript

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gaz lacrymo

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tear-gas

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l’armée de terre

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the Land Forces

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une ogive

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a warhead

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être de garde

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be on guard

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un porte-avions

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an aircraft carrier

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tenue de combat

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battle dress

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une mitraillette

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a submachine gun

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la peste

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the plague

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une épidémie

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an epidemic

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être en rébellion/furieux

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to be up in arms

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s’armer

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arm oneself

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un insoumis (militaire réfractaire)

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a draft dodger

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un amiral

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an admiral

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de la chair à cannon

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cannon fodder

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un déserteur
a deserter
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Un escadron
a squadron
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Une escouade
a squad
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un cavalier
a cavalryman/horseman
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napalm
napalm (naphtenate + palmitate)
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dissuader qqn de faire qqchose
deter someone FROM doing something
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un parachutiste
a paratrooper
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Un commandant
a commanding officer (CO)
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un mutin
a mutineer
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une cour martiale
a martial-court
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une grenade
a hand grenade
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à l'allure militaire
soldierly
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un peloton d'exécution
a firing squad
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frappe aérienne
an air strike
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la marine de guerre britannique
the Royal Navy
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Les militaires sont en commande
The military (tjrs singulier) are in command
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aéroporté
airborne
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un artilleur
an artilleryman
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un blouson d'aviateur
a bomber-jacket
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le Ministère de la Marine
The Admirality
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les troupes
the troops
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un avion de chasse
a fighter
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être gazé
to be gassed (adjectif -> gassing)
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la trahison
betrayal
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lâcher une bombe
drop a bomb
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persévérer
to soldier on ‘Graham wasn't enjoying this, but he soldiered on’
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un simple soldat
a private
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l'armée de l'air britannique
the Roral Air Force (RAF)
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Le Ministre de la Défense
The Defence Secretary (US)/minister(UK)
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espionner qqun
to spy on someone
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commander
to be in command
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être au garde à vous
to stand at attention
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Le Ministre de la Guerre
the War Secretary
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les transmissions
the signals
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Les services secrets
The Intelligence Service
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être dans l'armée
to be in the forces
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un sous-marin
a submarine
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appeler sous les drapeaux
to draft
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ils l'ont fait fusiller
they had him shot
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un pilote de chasse
a fighter pilot
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un cuirassé
a battleship
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un ancien militaire
an ex-serviceman
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un bombardement
a bombing
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un avion de reconnaissance
a scouting plane
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rétrograder
to demote
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Un bataillon
A battalion
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un fantassin
an infantryman
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un navire de guerre
a warship/ some men-of-war
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un soldat
a soldier
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la dissuasion nucléaire
the nuclear deterrence
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un militaire
a serviceman
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nos munitions diminuent
our ammunition is getting scarce
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être déclaré inapte
to be declared unfit
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surnom du drapeau américain
The Stars and Stripes
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avoir une permission de deux jours
to have two day's leave
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la course à l'armement
the arms race
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les corvées
fatigue
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Un sous-officier
a non-commissioned officer
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une arme à feu
a firearm
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monter la garde
to mount guard/ to sentry
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toucher/manquer la cible
hit/miss the mark
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se diriger sur une cible
to home in on a target
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un avion de guerre
a war plane
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Marche de régiment militaire
a march past ‘a parade and march-past’
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le vaisseau amiral
the flag-ship
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faire exploser
blow up smthing
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une recrue
a recruit
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sniper qqun
snipe AT someone
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un légionnaire
a legionnaire
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Le Ministère de la Guerre
the War Office
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un salut
a salute
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un fusil
a rifle
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un bombardier
a bomber
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dissuasif
deterrent
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toxique
poisonous
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armes de destruction massive
weapons of mass destruction
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un belliciste
a warmonger
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la propagande belliciste
warmongering
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une impasse
a deadlock
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un casus belli (occasion de déclencher une guerre)
a casus belli
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déclencher
trigger off
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mettre une menace à exécution
carry out a threat
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être entraîné dans la guerre
to be drowned into war
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éclater (soudainement)
break out = start suddenly ‘forest fires have broken out across Indonesia’
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déclarer la guerre à
declare war ON
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ils étaient condamné à perdre la bataille
they were doomed to lose the battle
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le quartier-général
the headquarters
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une manoeuvre
a manoeuvre
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une feinte
a feint
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un point de repère
a landmark
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un ennemi
a foe
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un coup bas/déloyal
a stab in the back
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s'allier
ally something/someone (to) ‘Four Scots ambassadors, two bishops and two nobles, sailed for France in July, and allied the country to Philip IV in October 1295.’
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prendre parti pour
side with ‘he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice’
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s'engager en faveur d'une cause
commit oneself to a cause
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les opérations militaires
warfare
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une guerre d'usure
a war of attrition ‘the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition’
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une guerre éclair
a blitzkrieg
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guerre des tranchées
trench warfare
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guerre psychologique
psychological warfare
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un espace vide
a no man's land
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un assaut
an onslaught ‘a series of onslaughts on the citadel’
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une frappe chirurgicale
a surgical strike
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demander des renforts
send for backup
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un blocus
a blockade
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assiéger
besiege
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abattre un avion
shoot a plane down
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couler un navire
sink a ship
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faire échouer un navire
to wreck a ship (a shipwreck) ‘the survivors of the wreck’
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épave
wreckage
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belliqueux (adj)
warlike 'a warlike clan'
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Notre bureau fait face aux suites de l'arrestation de notre directeur général
Our office is dealing with the aftermath of our general manager's arrest
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les victimes
the casualties
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les disparus
the missing
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un civil
a civilian
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un orphelin e guerre
a war orphan
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un veuf
a widower
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une civière
a stretcher
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panser une blessure
dress a wound
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se remettre de
recover from
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indemne
unscathed ‘I came through all those perils unscathed’
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traumatisé/commotionné
shell-shocked
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estropié
maimed ‘100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed’
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porté disparu
missing in action
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une rafle
a roundup
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un massacre
a slaughter
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épuration ethnique
ethnic cleansing
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un vainqueur
a victor ‘congratulations to the victors’
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fuir dans la panique/ la débandade
stampede ‘Teri Hatcher has reportedly been caught up in a terrifying elephant stampede.’
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un camp de concentration
a concentration camp prisoner
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vaincre
defeat
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dominer en nombre
outnumber
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écraser (au sens de dominer)
overwhelm ‘That team speed will overwhelm the Bucs' offense, which has been clicking of late.’
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implacable
relentless ‘the relentless heat of the desert’ ‘He was relentless, some said ruthless, and it made him one of the toughest prosecutors in the state.’
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sans pitié
ruthless ‘a ruthless manipulator’
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un résistant
a freedom fighter
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des représailles
reprisal ‘three youths died in the reprisals which followed’
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résister à
stand up against
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prendre au piège
ensnare (snare=piège) ‘they were ensnared in city centre traffic’
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insaisissable, qui esquive et qu'on ne peut atteindre
elusive ‘success will become ever more elusive’ ‘Naturally, that persistent little squirrel is still driving himself nuts in pursuit of an elusive acorn.’
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intrépide et déterminé
dauntless (daunt: décourager) ‘The books carry the message of hope and the strength of a dauntless spirit that challenges all odds.’
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un cessez le feu
a cease-fire
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demander une trêve
call a truce ‘the guerrillas called a three-day truce’
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pourparlers de paix
peace talks
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une force de maintien de la paix
a peace-keeping force
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désamorcer une crise/bombe
defuse a crisis/bomb ‘With a joke and a smile he was able to defuse many a tense situation and his presence in any room was unmistakable.’
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accorder
grant ‘A month ago I would have gladly granted your request.’
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abandonner
give up
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céder à (pression, demande etc..)
to yield ‘he yielded to the demands of his partners’
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parvenir à un accord
come to an agreement
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démanteler
dismantle
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une évaluation
an assessment
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déminage
bomb disposal
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le financement
funding
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les réparations de guerre
war compensation
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être en ruine
lie in ruins
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se relever de ses cendres
rise from its ashes
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un vétéran
a vet
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la liste d'anciens combattants
the honour roll
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un éloge
a praise ‘Widely praised by the critics, Paul has developed a distinctive voice and shows great potential.’
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un exploit
a feat ‘the new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering’
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un cimetière de guerre
a war cemetery
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rendre hommage à
pay tribute to
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remettre une décoration à
award a medal to
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en représailles contre
in retaliation for
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un combat à mort
a fight to the death
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combat de coqs
cockfighting
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poursuivre la lutte
fight on
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se battre pour la bonne cause
to fight the good fight
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se battre bec et ongles
to fight tooth and nails
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lutter pour une cause perdue
to fight a losing battle
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une étoile filante
a shooting star
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une douleur lancinante
a shooting pain
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un coup risqué/hasardeux
a shot in the dark
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faire la loi
call the shots
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Faire la guerre
Wage war
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une commotion, un traumatisme
a shell-shock Psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.