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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

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a deserter

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Un escadron

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a squadron

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Une escouade

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a squad

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un cavalier

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a cavalryman/horseman

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napalm

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napalm (naphtenate + palmitate)

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dissuader qqn de faire qqchose

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deter someone FROM doing something

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un parachutiste

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a paratrooper

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Un commandant

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a commanding officer (CO)

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un mutin

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a mutineer

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une cour martiale

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a martial-court

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une grenade

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a hand grenade

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à l’allure militaire

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soldierly

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un peloton d’exécution

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a firing squad

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frappe aérienne

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an air strike

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la marine de guerre britannique

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the Royal Navy

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Les militaires sont en commande

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The military (tjrs singulier) are in command

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aéroporté

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airborne

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un artilleur

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an artilleryman

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un blouson d’aviateur

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a bomber-jacket

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le Ministère de la Marine

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The Admirality

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les troupes

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the troops

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un avion de chasse

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a fighter

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être gazé

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to be gassed (adjectif -> gassing)

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la trahison

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betrayal

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lâcher une bombe

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drop a bomb

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persévérer

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to soldier on

‘Graham wasn’t enjoying this, but he soldiered on’

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un simple soldat

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a private

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l’armée de l’air britannique

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the Roral Air Force (RAF)

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Le Ministre de la Défense

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The Defence Secretary (US)/minister(UK)

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espionner qqun

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to spy on someone

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commander

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to be in command

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être au garde à vous

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to stand at attention

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Le Ministre de la Guerre

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the War Secretary

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les transmissions

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the signals

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Les services secrets

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The Intelligence Service

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être dans l’armée

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to be in the forces

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un sous-marin

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a submarine

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appeler sous les drapeaux

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to draft

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ils l’ont fait fusiller

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they had him shot

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un pilote de chasse

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a fighter pilot

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un cuirassé

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a battleship

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un ancien militaire

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an ex-serviceman

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un bombardement

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a bombing

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un avion de reconnaissance

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a scouting plane

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rétrograder

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to demote

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Un bataillon

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A battalion

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un fantassin

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an infantryman

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un navire de guerre

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a warship/ some men-of-war

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un soldat

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a soldier

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la dissuasion nucléaire

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the nuclear deterrence

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un militaire

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a serviceman

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nos munitions diminuent

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our ammunition is getting scarce

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être déclaré inapte

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to be declared unfit

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surnom du drapeau américain

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The Stars and Stripes

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avoir une permission de deux jours

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to have two day’s leave

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la course à l’armement

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the arms race

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les corvées

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fatigue

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Un sous-officier

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a non-commissioned officer

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une arme à feu

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a firearm

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monter la garde

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to mount guard/ to sentry

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toucher/manquer la cible

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hit/miss the mark

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se diriger sur une cible

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to home in on a target

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un avion de guerre

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a war plane

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Marche de régiment militaire

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a march past

‘a parade and march-past’

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le vaisseau amiral

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the flag-ship

90
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faire exploser

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blow up smthing

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une recrue

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a recruit

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sniper qqun

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snipe AT someone

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un légionnaire

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a legionnaire

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Le Ministère de la Guerre

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the War Office

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un salut

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a salute

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un fusil

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a rifle

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un bombardier

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a bomber

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dissuasif

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deterrent

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toxique

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poisonous

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armes de destruction massive

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weapons of mass destruction

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un belliciste

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a warmonger

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la propagande belliciste

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warmongering

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une impasse

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a deadlock

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un casus belli (occasion de déclencher une guerre)

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a casus belli

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déclencher

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trigger off

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mettre une menace à exécution

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carry out a threat

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être entraîné dans la guerre

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to be drowned into war

108
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éclater (soudainement)

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break out = start suddenly

‘forest fires have broken out across Indonesia’

109
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déclarer la guerre à

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declare war ON

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ils étaient condamné à perdre la bataille

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they were doomed to lose the battle

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le quartier-général

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the headquarters

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une manoeuvre

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a manoeuvre

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une feinte

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a feint

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un point de repère

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a landmark

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un ennemi

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a foe

116
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un coup bas/déloyal

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a stab in the back

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s’allier

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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

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side with

‘he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice’

119
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s’engager en faveur d’une cause

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commit oneself to a cause

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les opérations militaires

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warfare

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une guerre d’usure

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a war of attrition

‘the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition’

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une guerre éclair

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a blitzkrieg

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guerre des tranchées

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trench warfare

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guerre psychologique

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psychological warfare

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un espace vide

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a no man’s land

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un assaut

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an onslaught

‘a series of onslaughts on the citadel’

127
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une frappe chirurgicale

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a surgical strike

128
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demander des renforts

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send for backup

129
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un blocus

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a blockade

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assiéger

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besiege

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abattre un avion

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shoot a plane down

132
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couler un navire

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sink a ship

133
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faire échouer un navire

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to wreck a ship

(a shipwreck)

‘the survivors of the wreck’

134
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épave

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wreckage

135
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belliqueux (adj)

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warlike

‘a warlike clan’

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Notre bureau fait face aux suites de l’arrestation de notre directeur général

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Our office is dealing with the aftermath of our general manager’s arrest

137
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les victimes

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the casualties

138
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les disparus

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the missing

139
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un civil

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a civilian

140
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un orphelin e guerre

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a war orphan

141
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un veuf

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a widower

142
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une civière

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a stretcher

143
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panser une blessure

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dress a wound

144
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se remettre de

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recover from

145
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indemne

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unscathed

‘I came through all those perils unscathed’

146
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traumatisé/commotionné

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shell-shocked

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estropié

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maimed

‘100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed’

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porté disparu

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missing in action

149
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une rafle

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a roundup

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un massacre

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a slaughter

151
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épuration ethnique

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ethnic cleansing

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un vainqueur

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a victor

‘congratulations to the victors’

153
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fuir dans la panique/ la débandade

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stampede

‘Teri Hatcher has reportedly been caught up in a terrifying elephant stampede.’

154
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un camp de concentration

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a concentration camp prisoner

155
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vaincre

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defeat

156
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dominer en nombre

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outnumber

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écraser (au sens de dominer)

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overwhelm

‘That team speed will overwhelm the Bucs’ offense, which has been clicking of late.’

158
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implacable

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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

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ruthless

‘a ruthless manipulator’

160
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un résistant

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a freedom fighter

161
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des représailles

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reprisal

‘three youths died in the reprisals which followed’

162
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résister à

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stand up against

163
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prendre au piège

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ensnare (snare=piège)

‘they were ensnared in city centre traffic’

164
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insaisissable, qui esquive et qu’on ne peut atteindre

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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

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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

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a cease-fire

167
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demander une trêve

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call a truce

‘the guerrillas called a three-day truce’

168
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pourparlers de paix

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peace talks

169
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une force de maintien de la paix

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a peace-keeping force

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désamorcer une crise/bombe

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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

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grant

‘A month ago I would have gladly granted your request.’

172
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abandonner

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give up

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céder à (pression, demande etc..)

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to yield

‘he yielded to the demands of his partners’

174
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parvenir à un accord

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come to an agreement

175
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démanteler

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dismantle

176
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une évaluation

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an assessment

177
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déminage

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bomb disposal

178
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le financement

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funding

179
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les réparations de guerre

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war compensation

180
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être en ruine

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lie in ruins

181
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se relever de ses cendres

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rise from its ashes

182
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un vétéran

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a vet

183
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la liste d’anciens combattants

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the honour roll

184
Q

un éloge

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a praise

‘Widely praised by the critics, Paul has developed a distinctive voice and shows great potential.’

185
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un exploit

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a feat

‘the new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering’

186
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un cimetière de guerre

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a war cemetery

187
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rendre hommage à

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pay tribute to

188
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remettre une décoration à

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award a medal to

189
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en représailles contre

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in retaliation for

190
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un combat à mort

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a fight to the death

191
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combat de coqs

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cockfighting

192
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poursuivre la lutte

A

fight on

193
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se battre pour la bonne cause

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to fight the good fight

194
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se battre bec et ongles

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to fight tooth and nails

195
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lutter pour une cause perdue

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to fight a losing battle

196
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une étoile filante

A

a shooting star

197
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une douleur lancinante

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a shooting pain

198
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un coup risqué/hasardeux

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a shot in the dark

199
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faire la loi

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call the shots

200
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Faire la guerre

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Wage war

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une commotion, un traumatisme

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a shell-shock

Psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.

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