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1
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The English Channel

A

La Manche

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the beach

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la plage

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sand

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le sable

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a (sand) dune

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une dune (de sable)

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the hill

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la colline

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facing the sea

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face à la mer

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in retreat

syn

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en retrait de

en recul

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covered

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recouvert

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line of defense

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une ligne de défence

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somewhere

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quelque part

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(French) soil

syn

A 
le sol (français)
la terre (française)
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a storm/gale

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une tempête

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a canon

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un cannon

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a canon shot

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un coup de cannon

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high tide

syns

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la marée haute
la marée monte
la marée montante

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low tide

syns

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la marée basse
la marée descend
la marée montante

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half-height tide

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la marée mi-hauteur

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military equipment

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le matériel militaire

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the navy

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la marine

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a military/army

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une armée

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the air force

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l’armée de l’air

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a tank

syn

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un char

une tanque

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a mine

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une mine

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an obstacle

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un obstacle

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war ship

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un bâtiment de guerre

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blockhouse

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une casemate

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amphibious

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amphibie

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centerpiece

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une pièce maîtresse

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concrete

syn

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le béton

le ciment

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steel

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l’acier

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iron

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le fer

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a soldier

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un soldat

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the Allies

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les alliés

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the Germans

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les Allemands

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Germany

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l’Allemagne

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the command

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le commandement

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to command

syn

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commander

mener

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captain

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le commandant

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parachuters

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les parachutistes

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the Resistance

A

la Résistance

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members of the Resistance

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les résistants

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to vanquish

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vaincre

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vanquished

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vaincu

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the vainquished

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le vaincu

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loser

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un perdant

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to destroy

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détruire

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the destruction

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la déstruction

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to explode

syn

A

sauter

exploser

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to watch

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surveiller

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a surveillance

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une surveillance

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an influence

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une emprise

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impregnable

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imprenable

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to bomb

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bombarder

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the bombing

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le bombardement

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(airplane) bombers

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des avions bombardiers

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a bomb

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une bombe

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to hide

syn

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comoufler

cacher

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move into action

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passer à l’action

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to cut

A

couper

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a cut/wound

syn

A

une coupure

une blessure

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to meet/to join

ant

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rejoindre

s’éloigner

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to go away from

ant

A

s’éloigner

rejoindre

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to besiege

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assiéger

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to struggle (against)

A

lutter (contre)

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a struggle

syn

A

la lutte

un combat

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the landing; marine assault

A

le débarquement

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to disembark

syn

A

débarquer

embarquer

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le fin d’occupation allemande

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la Libération

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to release

A

libérer

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German occupation

A

l’occupant allemand

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occupied

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occupé

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the day before

A

la veille

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the turning point of the war

A

la tournant de la guerre

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the darkness

syn

A

l’obscurité

la noirceur

75
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to obscure

syn

A

assombrir

obscurir

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dark/gloomy

syn

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obscur

sombre

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the full moon

A

la pleine lune

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on the other hand

syn

A

en revanche
par contre
au contraire

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late (adv)

A

tardivement

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to be late

A

tarder

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late (adj)

syn

A

tardif

tard

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randomly chosen

A

choisi au hasard

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to get up

A

se lever

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to take place

syns

A 
avoir lieu
se produire
arriver
se passer
survenir
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to foresee

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prévoir

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foreseen

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prévu

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to prevent

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empêcher

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a hold up/prevention

syn

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un empêchement

contretemps

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prevented

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empêché

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to open

A

s’ouvrir

91
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the parachute opens

A

le parachute s’ouvre

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