INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Flashcards

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une nation

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a nation

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un État souverain

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a sovereign state

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l’hymne national

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the national anthem

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la patrie = la mère patrie

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the fatherland = the motherland = the mother country

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les affaires étrangères

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foreign affairs

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la géopolitique

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geopolitics

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une puissance

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a power

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un incident frontalier

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a border incident

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la neutralité

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neutrality

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un sommet

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a summit

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des négociations, des pourparlers

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negotiations = (a round of) talks

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une table ronde

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a roundtable

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un processus de paix

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a peace process

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le maintien de la paix

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peacekeeping

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une feuille de route

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a roadmap

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une impasse

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a stalemate = a deadlock

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une épreuve de force

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a showdown

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un diplomate

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a diplomat

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le corps diplomatique

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the diplomatic corps

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le service diplomatique

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the diplomatic service

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l’immunité diplomatique

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diplomatic immunity

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un ambassadeur

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an ambassador

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une ambassade

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an ambassy

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un consulat

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a consulate

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un envoyé

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an envoy

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un émissaire

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an emissary

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un accord

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an agreement = a settlement

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un allié

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an ally

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un traité

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a treaty

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un pacte

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a pact

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un cessez-le-feu

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a ceasefire

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une trêve

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a truce

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le désarmement

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disarmament

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le prix Nobel de la paix

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the Noble peace price

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conciliant

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conciliatory

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neutre

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neutral

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non-aligné

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non-aligned

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négocier

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to negotiate

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ratifier

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to ratify

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faire sécession (de)

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to secede (from)

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l’espionnage

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spying = espionage

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le contre-espionnage

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counter-espionage

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un service de renseignement

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a secret agency

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un agent secret

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a secret agent

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un espion

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a spy

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une taupe

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a mole

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un transfuge

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a defector

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un micro caché

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a bug

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les écoutes téléphoniques

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phone tapping/ phone bugging

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un code secret, un chiffre

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a cipher

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une couverture

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a cover

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une opération clandestine

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a covert operation

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(classé) secret

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classified

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trahir son pays

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to betray one’s country

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passer à l’ennemi

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to defect

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le traité de Rome

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the Treaty of Rome

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le traité de Maastricht

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the Treaty of Maastricht

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la Communauté économique européenne (CEE)

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the European Economic Community (ECC)

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le Marché unique européen

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the Single European Market

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l’Union européenne (UE)

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the European Union

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le Conseil européen

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the European Council

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le Parlement européen

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the European Parliament

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un député européen

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a Euro-MP = an MEP (Member of the European Parliament)

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la Commission européenne

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the European Commission

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un commissaire européen

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a European commissioner

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un État membre

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a member state

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une candidature

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an application

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l’entrée dans l’Europe

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entry into Europe

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l’adhésion à l’Europe

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accession to Europe

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l’élargissement

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enlargement

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la présidence tournante

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the rotating presidency

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la monnaie unique

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the single currency

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la règlementation

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regulation

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la déréglementation

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deregulation

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l’Acte unique européen

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the Single European Act

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la Convention de Schengen

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the Schengen Agreement

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la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes

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the European Court of justice

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l’harmonisation

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harmonisation

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la libre circulation

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the free flow

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sans frontières

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border-free

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être candidat (à)

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to apply (for)

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entrer dans/ adhérer à l’Union

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to enter/ to join the Union

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élargir

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to enlarge

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement