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Crisis in Somalia Flashcards

Learn the vocabulary to elaborate on the african's crisis.

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soutenir

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to bolster

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assiégé

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embattled

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secoué

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rocked

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par peur d’être

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for fear of being

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souligner

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To underscore

The aid provided by Iran underscores the reality that…

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renverser

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To topple

the American role in toppling Saddam Hussein

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désireux de

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eager to

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réticence

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reluctance

the Iranians’ reluctance to have the planes inspected

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plus ferme

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Staunchest

It is Iran’s staunchest Arab ally

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fournir

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To provide + with

it has provided the Syrian with the training and technology

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soutenir

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To back

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en fin de compte

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Ultimately

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renverser

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Overthrown

even if Mr. Assad is overthrown

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en proie à

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Plagued

Somalia is plagued by warring militias, famine, bandits…

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soutenu

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Propped up

The GFT was propped up by millions of dollars of Western aid

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démissionner

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to step down

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strict

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Stringent

more stringent entry requirements

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inexpérimenté

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Fledgling

He will head a fledgling government

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éradiquer

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to wipe out

an intensifying international effort to wipe out the Shabab

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mettre un obstacle

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To stymie

naval efforts have intensified, stymieing hijackings

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enlever

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To snatch

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convoquer

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To convene

Somalia convened a new federal Parliament on Monday

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preter serment

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To swear

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élan

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Momentum

We are required to keep the momentum

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enlever
To abduct | Somali gunmen struck again inside Kenya, abducting two workers
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impitoyable
Ruthless | A ruthless Islamist insurgent group
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promettre
To pledge | an Islamist group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda
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coupable
Culprit | they suspected that the culprits were members of the Shabab
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des dizaines de …
Scores of | which killed scores of civilians, many of them students
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appauvri
Depleted | the Shabab have been depleted by Somalia’s famine
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semmer
To outrun | outrunning a Kenyan Navy patrol
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valeur, vallant le coup
worth | ransoms worth millions of dollars
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la perspective
the prospect | the prospect of Somali pirate gangs striking on land
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énervant
unnerving | the prospect of pirate gangs striking on land is unnerving to many people.
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corrompu
Corrupt | widely known for being underequipped and corrupt
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le vrombissement
The whir | the whir of helicopters.
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audace
Daring | a daring and risky mission
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un manteau (métaphorique)
A cloak | under a cloak of darkness
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faire une randonnée
To hike | the commandos hiked two miles from where they landed
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saisir
To grab | The commando grabbed the hostages and flew them to safety.
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abri, gite, refuge
Shelter
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l’enlèvement
The abduction | the abduction of our people.
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soutenir
To argue | American officials argued that the kidnappers were criminals.
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impuissant
Impotent | the internationally recognized but relatively impotent authority
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catégorique
Adamant | Pentagon officials were adamant that no prisoners had been taken
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souiller
Sullying | they blamed Somalia’s pirate gangs for sullying Somalia’s reputation
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négligemment
Carelessly | causing inflation by carelessly spending millions of dollars
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lourd
Hefty | a hefty ransom
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un passage, un devoir
A stint | He did a stint in the presidential guard of the Comoros Islands
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embourbé
Mired | a country that has been mired in chaos for years
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sous-traiter
To outsource | The figh has mostly been outsourced to African soldiers
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hâtivement
Hastily | a country they hastily exited nearly two decades ago
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secretement
Covertly | The CIA has covertly trained Somali intelligence operatives.
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une teinte
A hue | the reddish hue of its buildings
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délabré
Ramshackle | a ramshackle Somali prison.
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au coup par coup
Piecemeal | this is a piecemeal approach
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sur le long terme
over the long run
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intensifier
To step up | the US has stepped up clandestine operations in Pakistan
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être en désaccord avec
To be at odd with
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soutenir
To bolster | to bolster its ranks by…
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perdant
Underdog | to present itself as the underdog against a foreign power
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une représaille
A reprisal
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prospérer
To thrive
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boder
To rim | a warren of prefabricated buildings rimmed with sand bags
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à un jet de Pierre
A stone throw | a stone’s throw from the city’s airport
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quoique
Albeit
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grignoter
To nibble
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une cuisse
A thigh
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complètement
Thoroughtly
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catégoriquement
Flatly | he flatly rejects the idea that his employees are mercenaries
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patauger
To wade | many companies have waded into Somalia’s chaos
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équipé
Outfitted | Somali commandos are outfitted with new weapons
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gilets pare-balles
flak jackets
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un tuyau (figure)
A tip | a Kenyan arrested on an American intelligence tip
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en garde à vue
In custody | the individual in custody
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une ruche
A hive | The Embassy has become a hive of intelligence operatives
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ronger son frein
Chomping at the bit | They are “chomping at the bit” to escalate operations in Somalia
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intensifier
To escalate | to escalate operations in Somalia
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repousser
To beat back | the American support has helped beat back the Shabab’s forces
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querelle
Bickering | bickering in Washington about how to contain the Shabab

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