Modern warfare Flashcards

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1
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la guerre de haute technologie

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hight-tech warfare

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la guerre asymétrique

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asymmetric warfare

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3
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la guerre par procuration

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proxy war

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4
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une frappe chirurgicale

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a surgical strike

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5
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une cible

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a target

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6
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viser

A

to aim

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7
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un missile portatif

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a man-portable missile

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8
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un lance-roquettes

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a rocket launcher

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un satellite espion

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a spy satellite

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10
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un véhicule sans pilote

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an unmanned vehicle

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un drone

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a UAV (an unmanned aerial vehicle), a drone

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12
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commandé à distance

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remotely operated

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13
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une charge explosive

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an explosive payload

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14
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un kamikaze

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a suicide bomber

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15
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un véhicule blindé

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an armored vehicle

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tendre une embuscade

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to ambush

17
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piller

A

to plunder, to loot, to pillage

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faire des ravages

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to wreak havoc

19
Q

mutiler

A

to maim

20
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violer

A

to rape

21
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enlever

A

to kidnap

22
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un otage

A

a hostage

23
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des effets collatéraux

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collateral /side effects

24
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des munitions non explosées

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unexploded ordnance

25
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un chef militaire

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a warlord

26
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une milice

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a militia group

27
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des tactiques de guérilla

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guerrilla warfare tactics

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des victimes civiles

A

civilian victims

29
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les populations déplacées

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displaced populations

30
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un réfugié

A

a refugee

31
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atteint de choc traumatique

A

shell-shocked

32
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un crime de guerre

A

a war crime