Algerian War Flashcards
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To patch
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rapiécer
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To fix/repair
A
Raccommoder
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A branch
A
Un rameau
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A dove
A
Une colombe
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To shake hands
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Se serrer la main
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Sweat
A
Le sueur
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Fabric
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Le tissu
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To draw To a close/to finish
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Se terminer
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Protectorate (state that is controlled by another state)
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Un protectorat
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To wrong someone
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Léser
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Precarious, fragile
A
Précaire
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Otherwise
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Par ailleurs
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A demand
A
La revendication
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Empty
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Vide
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To get over, to overcome
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Franchir
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To exert (power)/to carry out
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Exercer
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Day of protest
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Journée de revendiction
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Wage demands
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Des revendications salaires
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An abundance
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Un foisonnement
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To make a census of/to count
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Recenser
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A piece of work
A
Un ouvrage
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A film maker
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Un/une cinéaste
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In retrospect
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Avec du recul
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Un appelé du contingent
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Group of young people called to service the military for certain amount of time.
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Une sentinelle
Soldier who has to stand watch in front of an occupied place for the army, to protect a public space.
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To stand watch
Faire la guet
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Une batterie
Unit of artillery
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La quille
The end of military service
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L'artillerie
War materials (canons, guns ect)
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Une armurerie
Weapon warehouse
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Non commissioned officer
Un gradé/un sous-officier
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Soldiers' quarters (a building)
Une caserne
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Soldier about to be recruited
Une recrue
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Measures taken by a state to get vengeance
Les représailles
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Succession of machine bullets shot-
Les rafales
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People who fought against France
Les fells/fellaghas/ fellouzes
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A branch of the army that has existed for a long time- made up of indigenous persons
Les chausseurs d'Afrique
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The prolonged duration of one's military service (increased from 18 to 30 months)
Le rappel du contingent
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A surprise attack
Être pris dans une embuscade
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To be touched/upset/devastated
Bouleverser
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A sale
Une vente
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To be supposed to
Être censé
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Offence/breach of law
L'infraction
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Humming bird
Un colibri
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Fortune teller
Une augure
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To augur/bode well
Augurer bien/mal de..
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To spring out/shoot out
Jaillir
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To shrink
Rétrécir
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To break/shatter/smash
Briser
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To blacken
Noircir
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Faith
La foi
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Usefully
Utilement
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To work/strive
Ouevrer
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To touch/to move (emotionally)
Émouvoir
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To take away/to carry off or away (things)
Émporter
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Pride
La fierté
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Resentment
La rancœur
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To go on/harp on about
Ressasser
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To curse
Maudire
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To annihilate
Anéantir
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To belong to
Appartenir
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To make indignant
Indigner
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Judicious/shrewd
Judicieux (-euse)
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Illiterate
Illettré
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To complicate
| To muddle someone
Embrouiller
| Embrouiller quelqu'un
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Sovereignty
La souveraineté
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Dismissal
Un licenciement
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A bonus/subsidy
Une prime
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Repatriation
Le repatriement
