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excavation

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les fouilles (f )

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fall

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la chute

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feudal

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féodal

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feudal lord

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le féodal

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feudal system, feudalism

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la féodalité

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First World War

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la première guerre mondiale

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fossil

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le fossile

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fossilised

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fossilisé

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to go down in history

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entrer dans l’histoire

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to go on the Crusades

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partir pour les croisades

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Great Depression

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la grande dépression

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the Great War

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la grande guerre

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the Gulf War

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la guerre du Golfe

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Gunpowder Plot

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la Conspiration des Poudres

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Hellenic

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hellénique

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heraldry

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l’héraldique / blason

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historian

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le historien/la historienne

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historical

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historique

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historically

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historiquement

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historiographer

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le/la historiographe

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historiography

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l’historiographie (f )

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Hitler Youth

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la jeunesses hitlériennes

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Holocaust

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l’holocauste (m)

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Hundred Years War

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la guerre de cent ans

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Hunger March

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les marches de la faim (f )

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Ice Age

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la période glaciaire

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industrial era

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l’ère industrielle

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Industrial Revolution

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la révolution industrielle

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inter-war period

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l’entre-deux-guerres

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Iron Age

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l’age de fer

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Iron Curtain

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le rideau de fer

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Knight Templar

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le Templier

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late middle ages

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le haut Moyen Age

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Liberation

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la libération

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medieval

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médiéval

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medievalist

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le/la médiéviste

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memorialist

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le/la mémorialiste

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Middle Ages

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le Moyen Age

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military historian

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le/la spécialiste d’histoire militaire

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National Socialism

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le national-socialisme

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Neanderthal Man

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l’homme de Neandertal

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Neolithic

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néolithique

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the Neolithic age

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l’age de la pierre polie

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the New Deal

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le New Deal

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Norman

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le Normand

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Norman Conquest

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la conque’te normande

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overthrow

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le renversement

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palaeographer

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le/la paléographe

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palaeography

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la paléographie

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Palaeolithic

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paléolitique

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the Palaeolithic age

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l’age de la pierre taillée

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palaeontologist

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le/la paléontologiste

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palaeontology

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la paléontologie

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peak, apogee

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l’apogée

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55
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penal servitude

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les travaux forcés

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period, epoch

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la période, l’époque

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phoney war

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la drôle de guerre

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Pilgrim Fathers

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les pères pèlerins

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pillory

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le pilori

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plebeian

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plébéien/ plébéienne

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plebeians

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la plébe

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prehistoric

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préhistorique

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prehistory

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la préhistoire

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press-gang

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les racoleurs (m)

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prohibition

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la prohibition

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prohibitionism

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le prohibitionnisme

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prohibitionist

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le prohibitionniste

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the Reformation

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la réforme

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the Renaissance

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la Renaissance

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the Resistance

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la résistance

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robber baron

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le baron pillard

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the Roman Empire

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l’Empire Romain

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Roundhead

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la tête ronde

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rout, collapse

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la débâcle

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ruin

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la ruine

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scribe

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le scribe

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scrutiny of the documents

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le dépouillement des documents

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the Second World War

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la Seconde Guerre mondiale

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the Slave Coast

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la côte des esclaves

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80
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slave trader

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le marchand d’esclaves

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slave trading

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le commerce des esclaves

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slaver

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le négrier

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slavery

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l’esclavage (m)

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social historian

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le/la spécialiste d’histoire sociale

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the Spanish Civil War

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la guerre d’Espagne

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the SS

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les SS (m)

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stake

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le bûcher

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steeped in history

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chargé d’histoire

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the Stone Age

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l’age de pierre

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Suez Crisis

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l’affaire de suez

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91
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teleological

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téléologique

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teleology

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la téléologie

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93
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through the ages

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à travers les ages/siècles

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Tutankhamun

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Toutankhamon

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Vietnam War

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la guerre du Vietnam

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War of Independence

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la guerre d’indépendance

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Warsaw Pact

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le pacte de Varsovie

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workhouse, almshouse

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l’asile de pauvres

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Military accommodation

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Logement militaire

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barrack-room

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la chambrée

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barracks

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la caserne

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102
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to billet

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cantonner

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103
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billet

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le cantonnement

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fortress

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la forteresse

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garrison

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le garnison

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headquarters

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le quartier général

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ramparts

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les remparts (m)

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108
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Military personnel

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Le personnel militaire

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admiral

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l’amiral (m)

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air force

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l’armée de l’air

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armed forces

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les forces armées

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army

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l’armée

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battalion

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le bataillon

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114
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to be on guard duty

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être en faction/être de garde

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115
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to be on patrol

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être de patrouille

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to be on watch

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faire le guet

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bomb disposal expert

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le démineur

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captain

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le capitaine

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chaplain, padre

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l’aumônier militaire

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colonel

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le colonel

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121
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column

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la colonne

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company

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la compagnie

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conscientious objector

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l’objecteur de conscience

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contingent, unit

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le contingent

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corporal

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le caporal

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courier

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l’estafette (f )

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detachment, patrol

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le détachement

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disabled war veteran

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le mutilé de guerre

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129
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dragoon

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le dragon

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engineer

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le soldat du génie

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enlisted man/woman

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l’engagé/l’engagée

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field marshal

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le maréchal

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firing squad

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le peloton d’exécution

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fleet

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la flotte

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grenadier

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le grenadier

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guard duty

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la faction

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guard of honour

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la garde d’honneur

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guerrilla

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le guérillero

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guerrilla warfare

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la guérilla

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gunner

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l’artilleur (m)

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infantryman

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le soldat de l’infanterie / le fantassin

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legionnaire

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le légionnaire

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liberating army

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l’armée de libération

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lieutenant

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le lieutenant

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lookout

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le guetteur

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146
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machine gunner

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le fusilier mitrailleur

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marine

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le fusilier marin

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marksman

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le tireur d’élite

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medical corps

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le service de santé

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mercenary

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le/la mercenaire

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military service

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le service militaire

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militia

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la milice

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militia-man/militia-woman

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le milicien/la milicienne

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navy

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la marine militaire/de guerre

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non-commissioned officer

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le sous-officier

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officer

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le gradé/la gradée

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orderly

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l’ordonnance (f )

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paratrooper

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le parachutiste

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patrol

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la patrouille

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peacekeeping force

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la force de maintien de la paix

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peacekeeping forces

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les casques bleus (m)

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platoon

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le peloton

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prisoner of war

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le prisonnier/la prisonnière de guerre

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private

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le simple soldat

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rank

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le grade

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rank and file

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les hommes de troupe

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rearguard

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l’arrière garde

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recruit

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la recrue

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regular army

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l’armée active

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reservist

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le soldat de réserve

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rifleman

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le fusilier

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rookie, raw recruit

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le bleu

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scout

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l’éclaireur

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second lieutenant

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le sous-lieutenant

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sentry, guard

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le factionnaire, la sentinelle

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sergeant

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le sergent

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sergeant major

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le sergent-maJor

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server

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le pourvoyeur

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serviceman

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le militaire

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signal corps

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le service des transmissions

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signalman

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le/la télégraphiste

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squadron

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l’escadron (m)

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staff

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l’état major

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staff officer

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l’officier d’état major

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stretcher-bearer

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le brancardier

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strike force

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la force de frappe

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unit

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l’unité

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vanguard

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l’avant-garde

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veteran

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l’ancien combattant

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vice-admiral

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le vice-amiral

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volunteer army

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l’armée de volontaires

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192
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warmonger

A

le belliciste

193
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warrior

A

le guerrier

194
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watch

A

le guet

195
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Uniform

A

L’uniforme

196
Q

badge

A

l’insigne

197
Q

to be in battle dress

A

être en tenue de combat

198
Q

to be in full dress

A

être en grand uniforme

199
Q

bullet shield

A

le pare-balles

200
Q

bullet-proof Jacket

A

le gilet pare-balles

201
Q

cartridge

A

la cartouche

202
Q

cartridge-belt

A

la cartouchière

203
Q

epaulette

A

l’épaulette

204
Q

fatigues

A

le treillis

205
Q

haversack

A

la musette

206
Q

helmet

A

le casque

207
Q

medal

A

la médaille

208
Q

seasoned

A

chevronné

209
Q

stripe

A

le galon

210
Q

stripe, chevron

A

le chevron

211
Q

War

A

La guerre

212
Q

air raid

A

le raid aérien

213
Q

air-battles

A

des combats aériens

214
Q

all-out war

A

la guerre totale/la guerre à outrance

215
Q

ally

A

l’allié

216
Q

ambush

A

l’embuscade/le guet apens

217
Q

to annihilate

A

anéantir

218
Q

armed conflict

A

le conflit armé

219
Q

armistice

A

l’armistice (m)

220
Q

assault troops

A

les troupes de choc

221
Q

attack

A

l’attaque (f )

222
Q

bacteriological warfare

A

la guerre bactériologique

223
Q

battle

A

la bataille

224
Q

battle formation

A

l’ordre de bataille (m)

225
Q

to be deployed

A

se déployer

226
Q

to be within shooting range

A

être à portée de tir

227
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to begin hostilities

A

ouvrir les hostilités

228
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to besiege

A

assiéger

229
Q

biological warfare

A

la guerre biologique

230
Q

blitzkrieg

A

la guerre éclair

231
Q

blockade

A

le blocus

232
Q

bomb disposal

A

le déminage

233
Q

bombing raid

A

le raid de bombardement

234
Q

breach, breakthrough

A

la percée

235
Q

campaign

A

la campagne

236
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to cease hostilities

A

cesser les hostilités

237
Q

ceasefire

A

le cessez-le-feu

238
Q

chemical warfare

A

la guerre chimique

239
Q

civil war

A

la guerre civile

240
Q

clash

A

l’affrontement (m)

241
Q

clash, confrontation

A

la confrontation

242
Q

close combat

A

le combat rapproché

243
Q

cold war

A

la guerre froide

244
Q

combat power

A

la puissance de combat

245
Q

combatant

A

le combattant

246
Q

conflict

A

le conflit

247
Q

curfew

A

le couvre-feu

248
Q

de-escalation

A

la désescalade

249
Q

defeat

A

la défaite

250
Q

defence

A

la défense

251
Q

to defuse (situation), de-escalate

A

décrisper

252
Q

deterrent

A

dissuasif

253
Q

devastation

A

les ravages

254
Q

escalation

A

l’escalade

255
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faction

A

la faction

256
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to fall back

A

se replier

257
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fight, fighting

A

le combat

258
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flight

A

la fuite

259
Q

flight, scattering

A

la débandade

260
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front-line troops

A

les troupes de ligne

261
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to gain ground

A

gagner du terrain

262
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to go to war

A

entrer en guerre

263
Q

guerrilla warfare

A

la guérilla/la guerre d’embuscade

264
Q

heavy fire

A

le feu nourri

265
Q

to hit a mine

A

heurter une mine

266
Q

to hit the target

A

faire mouche

267
Q

holy war

A

la guerre sainte

268
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hostilities

A

les hostilités

269
Q

human toll

A

le bilan des victimes

270
Q

insurrection

A

l’insurrection (f )

271
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irregular

A

le franc-tireur

272
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landing troops

A

les troupes de débarquement

273
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lay a mine

A

poser une mine

274
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to lose ground

A

céder du terrain

275
Q

manoeuvre

A

la manoeuvre

276
Q

massacre

A

le massacre

277
Q

minefield

A

le champ de mines

278
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mount the guard

A

monter la garde

279
Q

mutiny

A

la mutinerie

280
Q

naval action

A

des combats navals (m)

281
Q

nuclear war

A

la guerre nucléaire

282
Q

nuclear warhead

A

l’ogive nucléaire

283
Q

offensive

A

l’offensive (f )

284
Q

open warfare

A

la guerre ouverte

285
Q

pitched battle

A

la bataille rangée

286
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to put flight

A

mettre en fuite

287
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radioactive fallout

A

les retombées radioactives

288
Q

raid

A

le raid

289
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ready to fight, in fighting spirit

A

combatif/combative

290
Q

rebel

A

le/la révolté

291
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reinforcements

A

les renforts (m)

292
Q

reprisals

A

les représailles

293
Q

retreat

A

la retraite

294
Q

revolt

A

la révolte

295
Q

revolution

A

la révolution

296
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revolutionary

A

le/la révolutionnaire

297
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riot, rabble

A

l’émeute

298
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to rout

A

mettre en déroute

299
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rout

A

la déroute

300
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safe haven

A

le lieu sûr/le refuge sûr

301
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sedition

A

la sédition

302
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to shoot on sight

A

tirer à vue

303
Q

shooting

A

la fusillade

304
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siege

A

le siège

305
Q

to simmer

A

couver

306
Q

skirmish

A

l’accrochage

307
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skirmish, encounter, engagement

A

la rencontre

308
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sniper

A

le tireur isolé

309
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star wars

A

la guerre des étoiles

310
Q

state of emergency

A

l’état d’alerte

311
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state of siege

A

l’état de siège

312
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strategy

A

la stratégie

313
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stronghold

A

la place forte

314
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struggle, fight

A

la lutte

315
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surrender

A

la capitulation / la reddition

316
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tactics

A

la tactique

317
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to take by storm

A

prendre d’assaut

318
Q

tear-gas grenade

A

la grenade lacrymogène

319
Q

thaw

A

le dégel

320
Q

trench warfare

A

la guerre des tranchées

321
Q

to trigger

A

déclencher

322
Q

truce

A

la tréve

323
Q

unrest

A

l’agitation (f )

324
Q

uprising

A

le soulèvement

325
Q

urban guerrilla warfare

A

la guérilla urbaine

326
Q

victory

A

la victoire

327
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to wage war on

A

mener la bataille contre

328
Q

war of succession

A

la guerre de succession

329
Q

warlike

A

guerrier

330
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win/carry the day

A

remporter la victoire

331
Q

withdrawal

A

le dégagement/le repli

332
Q

World War

A

la guerre mondiale

333
Q

Weapons

A

Les armes

334
Q

a parcel bomb

A

le paquet piégé/le colis piégé

335
Q

air-to-air missile

A

la fusée air-air/le missile air-air

336
Q

ammunition

A

les munitions (f )

337
Q

anti-aircraft guns

A

l’artillerie anti-aériens/les canons anti-aériens

338
Q

anti-tank gun

A

le fusil antichar

339
Q

anti-tank rocket

A

la fusée antichar

340
Q

armament

A

l’armement (m)

341
Q

armour

A

l’armure (f )

342
Q

armour-plated

A

blindé

343
Q

arms

A

les armes (f )

344
Q

arms race

A

la course aux armements

345
Q

artillery

A

l’artillerie (f )

346
Q

ballistic missile

A

l’engin balistique (m)

347
Q

bayonet

A

la baïonnette

348
Q

bomb

A

la bombe

349
Q

bullet

A

la balle

350
Q

burst (of gunfire)

A

la rafale

351
Q

cannonade, heavy gunfire

A

la canonnade

352
Q

car bomb

A

la voiture piégée

353
Q

chopper

A

l’hélico

354
Q

conventional weapon

A

l’arme classique (f )

355
Q

cruise missile

A

le missile de croisière

356
Q

defoliant

A

le défoliant

357
Q

device

A

l’engin (m)

358
Q

to discharge, fire

A

décharger

359
Q

distress rocket

A

la fusée de détresse

360
Q

explosive device

A

l’engin explosif (m)

361
Q

firearm

A

l’arme à feu

362
Q

flame-thrower

A

le lance-flammes

363
Q

flare

A

la fusée éclairante

364
Q

gas bomb

A

la fusée asphyxiante

365
Q

grenade

A

la grenade

366
Q

guided missile

A

le missile guidé

367
Q

gun with telescopic sight

A

le fusil à lunette

368
Q

gun, cannon

A

le canon

369
Q

gunboat

A

la canonnière

370
Q

hand grenade

A

la grenade à main

371
Q

heavy armament

A

l’armement lourd (m)

372
Q

incendiary device

A

l’engin incendiaire (m)

373
Q

intercontinental ballistic missile

A

la fusée intercontinentale

374
Q

knife, dagger

A

le poignard

375
Q

to lay down arms

A

déposer les armes

376
Q

light armament

A

l’armement léger

377
Q

to load a weapon

A

charger une arme

378
Q

long-range missile

A

le missile longue portée

379
Q

machine-gun

A

le fusil mitrailleur / la mitrailleuse

380
Q

mass destruction weapon

A

l’arme de destruction massive (f )

381
Q

minesweeper

A

le dragueur de mines

382
Q

missile launcher

A

le lance-missiles

383
Q

multistage rocket

A

la fusée à étages/la fusée gigogne

384
Q

nerve gas

A

le gaz paralysant

385
Q

nuclear arms stockpile

A

le stock d’arme nucléaires

386
Q

nuclear device

A

l’engin nucléaire

387
Q

nuclear weapon

A

l’arme nucléaire

388
Q

pistol

A

le pistolet

389
Q

to plant a bomb

A

poser une bombe

390
Q

plastic explosives device

A

dispositif d’explosifs plastiques

391
Q

poison gas

A

le gaz toxique

392
Q

to pound, shell, bombard

A

pilonner

393
Q

pounding, shelling, bombardment

A

le pilonnage

394
Q

repeater

A

le fusil à répétition

395
Q

revolver

A

le revolver, le colt

396
Q

rifle

A

le fusil / la carabine

397
Q

rocket-launcher

A

le lance-roquettes

398
Q

salvo

A

la salve

399
Q

sea-to-air missile

A

la fusée mer-air

400
Q

shell

A

l’obus (m)

401
Q

to shell, bombard

A

canonner

402
Q

ship-to-ship missile

A

la fusée mer-mer

403
Q

shrapnel

A

le shrapnell

404
Q

signal rocket

A

la fusée de signalisation

405
Q

smoke grenade

A

la grenade fumigène

406
Q

standard issue weapon

A

l’arme de service (f )

407
Q

Stealth bomber

A

le bombardier invisible

408
Q

submachine gun

A

le pistolet mitrailleur

409
Q

sub-machine gun

A

la mitraillette

410
Q

surface-to-air missile

A

la fusée sol-air

411
Q

to sweep

A

draguer

412
Q

to take up arms

A

prendre les armes

413
Q

tank, armoured vehicle

A

le blindé, le char d’assaut

414
Q

torpedo

A

la torpille

415
Q

torpedo boat

A

le torpilleur

416
Q

trigger

A

la gachette

417
Q

truncheon, cosh, cudgel

A

la matraque

418
Q

volley (of shots),salvo

A

la décharge

419
Q

Various

A

Divers

420
Q

arms race

A

la course aux armements

421
Q

arms sales

A

la vente des armes

422
Q

arms trade

A

le marché des armes

423
Q

barbed wire

A

le fil de fer barbelé

424
Q

to billet

A

cantonner

425
Q

bomb crater

A

le cratère de bombe

426
Q

bomb shelter

A

l’abri anti-aérien

427
Q

bunker

A

le blockhaus

428
Q

call-up

A

l’appel (m)

429
Q

cannon-fodder

A

la chair à canon

430
Q

canteen

A

le bidon

431
Q

cartridge, case

A

la douille

432
Q

civilians

A

les civils (m)

433
Q

conscription

A

la conscription

434
Q

countdown

A

le compte à rebours

435
Q

crime against humanity

A

le crime contre l’humanité

436
Q

to cut supply lines

A

couper les voies d’approvisionnement

437
Q

to decommission

A

désarmer

438
Q

defence spending

A

les dépenses militaires

439
Q

to denuclearise

A

dénucléariser

440
Q

disarmament

A

le désarmement

441
Q

dismantle

A

démanteler

442
Q

draft board

A

le conseil de révision

443
Q

enlistment

A

l’engagement (m)

444
Q

entrenchment

A

le retranchement

445
Q

to fall in

A

former les rangs

446
Q

to fall out

A

rompre les rangs

447
Q

fall-out shelter

A

l’abri antiatomique (m)

448
Q

fatigue duty

A

la corvée

449
Q

field glasses

A

les Jumelles (f )

450
Q

foxhole

A

le gourbi

451
Q

to go AWOL

A

partir sans permission

452
Q

to hoist the flag

A

hisser les couleurs

453
Q

hostage

A

l’otage (m/f )

454
Q

insubordination, draft evasion

A

l’insoumission (f )

455
Q

kit-inspection

A

la revue de détail

456
Q

leave

A

la permission/le congé

457
Q

to lower the flag

A

descendre les couleurs

458
Q

to march

A

marcher au pas

459
Q

mess-tin

A

la gamelle

460
Q

missing in action

A

porté disparu

461
Q

mutiny

A

la mutinerie

462
Q

no fly zone

A

la zone d’exclusion aérienne

463
Q

nuclear-free zone

A

la zone dénucléarisée

464
Q

to parade

A

défiler

465
Q

parade

A

le défilé

466
Q

parade ground

A

le champ de manoeuvres

467
Q

recruitment

A

le recrutement

468
Q

sentry box

A

la guérite

469
Q

spy

A

l’espion/l’espionne

470
Q

supplies

A

l’approvisionnement (m) / les vivres (m)

471
Q

trench

A

la tranchée

472
Q

unilateral disarmament

A

le désarmement unilatéral

473
Q

veteran hospital

A

l’hôpital militaire

474
Q

war crime

A

le crime de guerre

475
Q

war criminal

A

le criminel/la criminelle de guerre

476
Q

war memorial

A

le monument aux morts

477
Q

war reparations

A

les réparations de guerre

478
Q

war-wounded

A

les blessés de guerre

479
Q

watchtower

A

le mirador