85 - World affairs Flashcards

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Un allié

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An ally

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Une alliance

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An alliance

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Un sommet

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A summit

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Convoquer

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To convene

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Négocier

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To negotiate

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Un négociateur

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A negotiator

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Des négociations

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Negotiations

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Un désaccord

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A disagreement

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Une impasse

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A quandary

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S’enliser

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To be bogged down

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Des concessions mutuelles

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Give and take

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Un compromis

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A trade-off

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Être d’accord

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To agree on sth

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Ne pas été d’accord

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To disagree on sth

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Un accord

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An agreement

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Un traité

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A treaty

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Préparer

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To draft

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Rédiger

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To draft

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Un avant-projet

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A draft

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Stipuler que

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To stipulate that

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21
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Ratifier

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To ratify

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La ratification

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Ratification

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Coopérer

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To cooperate

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La coopération

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Cooperation

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Intervenir

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To intervene

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S’interposer

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To intervene

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27
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L’intervention

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Intervention

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L’interventionnisme

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Interventionism

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29
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La diplomatie

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Diplomacy

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Un diplomate

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A diplomat

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Diplomatique

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Diplomatic

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32
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L’immunité

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Immunity

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Une ambassade

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An embassy

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Un ambassadeur

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An ambassador

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Un consul

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A consul

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36
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Un consultât

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A consulate

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37
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Étranger

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Foreign

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Un étranger

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A foreigner

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39
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La douane

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Customs

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Un visa

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A visa

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Un partenaire

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A partner

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42
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Un droit

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A right

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43
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Fondamental

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Fundamental

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Inaliénable

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In(un)alienable

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45
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Une charte

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A charter

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Faire r spectre

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To uphold

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47
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Violer (des droits)

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To violate

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48
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La violation

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Violation

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49
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Terroriser

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To terrorize

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50
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Enlever

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To kidnap

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51
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Un enlèvement

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A kidnapping

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52
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Emprisonner

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To imprison

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53
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L’incarcération

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Imprisonment

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54
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Retenir en captivité

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To detain

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55
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Un détenu

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A detainee

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56
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Torturer

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To torture

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57
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Un tortionnaire

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A torturer

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58
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Massacrer (2)

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To massacre

To slaughter

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59
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Un massacre (2)

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A massacre

A slaughter

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Un carnage (2)

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A massacre

A slaughter

61
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Une tuerie

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A mass kiling

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Exterminer

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To exterminate

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L’extermination

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Extermination

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Un genocide

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A genocide

65
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La terreur

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Terror

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Un terroriste

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A terrorist

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Un séparatiste

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A separatist

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Un militant islamiste

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An Islamic militant

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Une alerte à la bombe

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A bomb scare

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Une cible civile

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A civilian target

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Un attentat terroriste

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A terrorist attack

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Une bombe à retardement

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A time bomb

73
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Un engin

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A device

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Télécommandé

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Remote controlled

75
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Viser

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To aim at

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Frapper une cible

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To hit a target

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Abattre

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To gun down

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Être impliqué dans

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To be involved in

79
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Faire sauter

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To blow up

80
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Un attentat suicide

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A suicide attempt

81
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Un explosif

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An explosive

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Bourré de

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Packed with

83
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Désamorcer

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To defuse

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Déchiqueté

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Mangled

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Ravagé

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Wrecked

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Les décombres

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The rubble

87
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Un otage

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An hostage

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La prise d’otages

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Hostaging

89
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Prendre qqn en otage

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To take sby hostage

90
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Enlever

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To abduct

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Un enlèvement

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An abduction

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Un ravisseur

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A captor

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Un prisonnier

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A captive

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Retenir

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To hold

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Détenir

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To hold

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Les yeux bandes

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Blindfolded

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Exécuter

A

To execute

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Une exécution

A

An execution

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Libérer (3)

A

To release
To free
To rescue

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Sauver

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To rescue

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Échanger

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To swap

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Traquer qqn

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To track down sby

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Infiltrer

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To penetrate

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Un agent

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An agent

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Une agence

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An agency

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Informer

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To inform

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Un informateur

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An informer

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Des renseignements

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Information

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Une mission

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A mission

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Secret

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Secret

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Le secret

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Secrecy

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Un espion

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A spy

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Espionner qqn

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To spy on sby

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L’espionnage (2)

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Spying

Espionage

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Rompre les relations diplomatiques

A

To break off diplomatic relations

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Rétablir les relations diplomatiques

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To restore diplomatic relations

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Le respect des droits de l’homme

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Respect for human rights

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Promouvoir les droits de l’homme

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To further human rights

119
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Un militant des droits de l’homme

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A human rights activist

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Violation des droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses

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Bafouer les droits de qqn

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To trample on sb’s rights

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Une arrestation arbitraire

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An arbitrary arrest

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Un procès sommaire

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A summary trial

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Un crime contre l’humanité

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A crime against humanity

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La menace du terrorisme

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The threat of terrorism

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Une vague du terrorisme

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A spate of terrorism

127
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Céder au terrorisme

A

To give in to terrorism

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Un mouvement terroriste

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A terrorist group

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Organiser un attentat terroriste

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To mount a terrorist attack

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Perpétrer un attentat terroriste

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To carry out a terrorist act

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Poser une bombe

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To plant a bomb

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L’auteur de la bombe

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The bomb maker

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Larguer des bombes

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To drop bombs

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Des attentats aveugles

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Random bombings

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Être réglé pour exploser

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To be timed to go off

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Faire exploser une bombe

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To set off a bomb

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Un preneur d’orages

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A hostage taker

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Fixer un ultimatum

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To issue an ultimatum

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Reporter la date fixée pour qch

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To extend a deadline for sth

140
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Récupérer un otage

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To retrieve a hostage

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Libérer des otages (2)

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To free hostages

To release hostages

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Obtenir la libération de

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To win the release of

143
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Renforcer la sécurité

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To tighten security

144
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Accroître les contrôles aux frontières

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To step up border controls

145
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Fouiller les bagages à main

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To search hand luggage

146
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Franchir un portique

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To step through a metal detector

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Passer les bagages aux rayons X

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To X-ray luggage

148
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Des mesures de sécurité draconiennes

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Drastic security measures