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Crisis in Somalia Flashcards

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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

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To abduct

Somali gunmen struck again inside Kenya, abducting two workers

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impitoyable

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Ruthless

A ruthless Islamist insurgent group

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promettre

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To pledge

an Islamist group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda

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coupable

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Culprit

they suspected that the culprits were members of the Shabab

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des dizaines de …

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Scores of

which killed scores of civilians, many of them students

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appauvri

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Depleted

the Shabab have been depleted by Somalia’s famine

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semmer

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To outrun

outrunning a Kenyan Navy patrol

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valeur, vallant le coup

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worth

ransoms worth millions of dollars

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la perspective

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the prospect

the prospect of Somali pirate gangs striking on land

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énervant

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unnerving

the prospect of pirate gangs striking on land is unnerving to many people.

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corrompu

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Corrupt

widely known for being underequipped and corrupt

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le vrombissement

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The whir

the whir of helicopters.

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audace

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Daring

a daring and risky mission

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un manteau (métaphorique)

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A cloak

under a cloak of darkness

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faire une randonnée

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To hike

the commandos hiked two miles from where they landed

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saisir

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To grab

The commando grabbed the hostages and flew them to safety.

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abri, gite, refuge

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Shelter

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l’enlèvement

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The abduction

the abduction of our people.

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soutenir

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To argue

American officials argued that the kidnappers were criminals.

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impuissant

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Impotent

the internationally recognized but relatively impotent authority

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catégorique

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Adamant

Pentagon officials were adamant that no prisoners had been taken

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souiller

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Sullying

they blamed Somalia’s pirate gangs for sullying Somalia’s reputation

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négligemment

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Carelessly

causing inflation by carelessly spending millions of dollars

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lourd

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Hefty

a hefty ransom

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un passage, un devoir

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A stint

He did a stint in the presidential guard of the Comoros Islands

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embourbé

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Mired

a country that has been mired in chaos for years

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sous-traiter

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To outsource

The figh has mostly been outsourced to African soldiers

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hâtivement

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Hastily

a country they hastily exited nearly two decades ago

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secretement

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Covertly

The CIA has covertly trained Somali intelligence operatives.

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une teinte

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A hue

the reddish hue of its buildings

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délabré

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Ramshackle

a ramshackle Somali prison.

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au coup par coup

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Piecemeal

this is a piecemeal approach

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sur le long terme

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over the long run

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intensifier

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To step up

the US has stepped up clandestine operations in Pakistan

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être en désaccord avec

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To be at odd with

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soutenir

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To bolster

to bolster its ranks by…

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perdant

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Underdog

to present itself as the underdog against a foreign power

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une représaille

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A reprisal

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prospérer

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To thrive

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boder

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To rim

a warren of prefabricated buildings rimmed with sand bags

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à un jet de Pierre

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A stone throw

a stone’s throw from the city’s airport

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quoique

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Albeit

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grignoter

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To nibble

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une cuisse

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A thigh

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complètement

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Thoroughtly

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catégoriquement

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Flatly

he flatly rejects the idea that his employees are mercenaries

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patauger

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To wade

many companies have waded into Somalia’s chaos

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équipé

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Outfitted

Somali commandos are outfitted with new weapons

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gilets pare-balles

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flak jackets

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un tuyau (figure)

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A tip

a Kenyan arrested on an American intelligence tip

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en garde à vue

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In custody

the individual in custody

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une ruche

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A hive

The Embassy has become a hive of intelligence operatives

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ronger son frein

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Chomping at the bit

They are “chomping at the bit” to escalate operations in Somalia

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intensifier

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To escalate

to escalate operations in Somalia

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repousser

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To beat back

the American support has helped beat back the Shabab’s forces

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querelle

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Bickering

bickering in Washington about how to contain the Shabab

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