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Enduring Alliance Flashcards

1
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to deter

A

dissuader

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2
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Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Chefs d’état-major (des armées)

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3
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Warsaw Pact

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le pacte de Varsovie

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4
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craven

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lâche

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5
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blackmail

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le chantage

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to counter

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aller à l’encontre de/s’opposer/contrecarrer/contrarier

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caution

to caution

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la prudence/circonspection

avertir

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spectrum (political)

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un éventail

échiquier politique

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blockade (to)

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un blocus

bloquer

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parochial

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esprit de clocher

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International Staff/Secretariat

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le Sécretariat International SI

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12
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fickle

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inconstant/changeant/capricieux

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bait and switch

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un leurre / publicité appât / amorcer et ferrer

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14
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armed probe

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une sonde/une enquête armée

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showdown

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une épreuve de force

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Cuban missile crisis

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la crise des missile de Cuba

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to stare down

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regarder en face / un conflit

18
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Adumbrate

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esquisser / préfigurer

19
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self-fulfilling prophecy

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une prédiction qui se réalise

20
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the offset crisis

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(crise des ) offset / compensation

21
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demise

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la mort

l’extinction

22
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peace talks

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pourparlers de paix

23
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pledge

A

un engagement / une promesse / un pacte

24
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junction

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une jonction / un carrefour

25
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gains

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des avantages (m)
des avancées
26
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deterrence

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la force de dissuasion

27
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tactical nuclear weapons (v. strategic)

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une arme nucléaire tactique (v. stratégique)

28
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ERW Enhanced radiation weapon

neutron bomb

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une bombe à neutrons, bombe N, bombe a rayonnement renforcé

29
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burden sharing

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le partage des charges

30
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dual track approach

A

une approche double

31
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turmoil

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agitation/bouleversement

32
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brink (of collapse)

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au bord de l’effondrement

33
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to salt the earth

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saler la terre/semer le sel

34
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con man

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un escroc

35
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two plus four agreement/Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

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traité de Moscou/traité quatre plus deux

36
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to accede / accession

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adhérer / adhésion

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to resent

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ne pas accepter/apprécier / être indigné de

38
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appeasement

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apaisement/conciliation

39
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pusillanimous

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pusillanime

40
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doldrums

A

marasme

41
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to sour on

A

se brouiller avec

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