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Deck 29: International Tensions Flashcards

1
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Les affaires étrangères

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Foreign affairs

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Les relations extérieures

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Foreign relations

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La communauté internationale

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The international community

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Un problème mondial, planétaire

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A global issue

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Un Etat souverain

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A sovereign state

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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un Etat-nation

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A nation-state

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Une frontière

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A border, a frontier

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Le droit international

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International law

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10
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La géopolitique

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Geopolitics

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11
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La scène internationale

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The international stage, the international scene, the world stage

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Jouer un rôle dans qqch

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To play a role, a part in sth

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Occidental/ orientale

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Western / eastern

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14
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La politique étrangère, extérieure

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Foreign policy

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Un ambassadeur

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An ambassador

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Une ambassade

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An embassy

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Un attaché culturel / commercial / militaire

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A cultural / commercial / military attaché

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Un envoyé, un émissaire

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An envoy, an emissary

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Un diplomate

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A diplomat

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20
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Diplomatie

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Diplomacy

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21
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Rompre / reprendre les relations

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To break off / resume diplomatic relations

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22
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Des relations tendues

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Tense, strained relations

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23
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Un réchauffement

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A thaw

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Un refroidissement

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A chill, a cooling off

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Rappeler un ambassadeur

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To recall an ambassador

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26
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Normaliser les relations

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To normalize relations

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27
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Une grande puissance

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A great power

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Une superpuissance / une hyperpuissance

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A superpower / a hyperpower

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29
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L’hégémonie

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Hegemony

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30
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L’impérialisme

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Imperialism

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31
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Impérialiste

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Imperialistic (adj)

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32
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L’expansionnisme

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Expansionism

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33
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L’unilatéralisme / le multilatéralisme

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Unilateralism / multilateralism

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Bilatéral / multilatéral

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Bilateral / multilateral

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Bipolaire / multipolaire

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Bipolar / multipolar

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36
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Un bloc

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A bloc

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37
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L’équilibre des forces

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Balance of power

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38
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Le système onusien

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The UN system

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39
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Un Etat-membre, un pays membre

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A member state

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40
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Un membre fondateur

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A founding member, founder member

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41
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Une cotisation

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A contribution

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Discuter / voter une résolution

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To debate / to pass a resolution

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Appliquer une résolution

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To implement, enforce a resolution

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Autoriser l’usage de la force

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To authorize the use of force

45
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Un embargo

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An embargo (pl: embargoes)

46
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Une majorité des deux-tiers

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A two-thirds majority

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Maintenir la paix

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To maintain peace

48
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Une opération de maintien de la paix

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A peace-keeping operation

49
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Un soldat de la paix

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A peacekeeper

50
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Un casque bleu

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A blue helmet

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Le devoir d’ingérence

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The duty to interfere, to intervene

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Intervention militaire

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Military intervention

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L’OTAN

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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Négocier

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To negotiate

55
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Négociations, pourparlers, discussions

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Negotiations, talks

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Table des négociations

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Negotiating table

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Une table ronde

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A round table

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Faire une déclaration

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To make, issue, deliver a statement

59
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Un communiqué

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A communiqué

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Sous l’égide de

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Under the aegis of

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Une réunion au sommet, un sommet

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A summit (meeting)

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Un porte-parole

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A spokesman, a spokeswoman, a spokesperson

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Un homologue

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A counterpart, an opposite number

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Une impasse

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A stalemate, a deadlock, a standoff, an impasse

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Aboutir à une impasse

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To reach a stalemate

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Sortir d’une impasse

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To break a stalemate

67
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Un ultimatum

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An ultimatum

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Un médiateur

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A mediator

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Négocier un accord

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To broker an agreement

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Surmonter un obstacle

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To overcome an obstacle

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La volonté politique

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Political will

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Un compromis

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A compromise

73
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Transiger

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To compromise

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Faire une concession

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To make a concession

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S’engager à faire qqch

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To commit oneself to doing sth

76
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Promettre de faire, s’engager à faire qqch

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To pledge to do sth

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Signer / ratifier un traité

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To sign / ratify a treaty

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Un protocole

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A protocol

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Un accord

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An agreement, an accord

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Conclure un accord

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To reach a settlement

81
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Stipuler

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To stipulate

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Parvenir à un consensus

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To reach a consensus

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Interdire

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To prohibit, to ban

84
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Mettre son véto à une décision

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To veto a decision

85
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L’Union Européenne, l’UE

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The European Union, the EU

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Une directive européenne

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An EU directive

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Adhérer à l’UE

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To join the EU

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Demander son adhésion à l’UE

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To apply to join the EU, to apply for EU membership

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Pourparlers d’adhésion

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Membership negotiations

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Une organisation non-gouvernementale, une ONG

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A non-governmental organization, an NGO

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Les droits de l’homme

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Human rights

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Les violations des droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses, violations

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Faire respecter un principe

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To uphold a principle

94
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Le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l’homme

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China’s human-rights record

95
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La décolonisation

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Decolonization

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Obtenir l’indépendance, devenir indépendant

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To achieve, gain, attain independence

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Une ancienne colonie

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A former colony

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Une puissance coloniale

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A colonial power

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Une pomme de discorde

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A bone of contention

100
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Être à couteaux tirés avec qqn

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To be at daggers drawn with sb

101
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Faire étalage de sa force

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To flex your muscles

102
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Une impasse

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A Mexican standoff

103
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Couper la poire en deux

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To meet sb halfway

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