The Economist - "Heavy Metal" (10.10.2020) Flashcards

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to wage a war

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mener, se livrer une guerre

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2
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scarce

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rare, à peine, quelques

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3
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to star in a music video

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figurer, apparaître dans un clip vidéo

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4
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a tune

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un morceau

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5
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bombing raids

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bombardements

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a crude attempt

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une tentative brutale

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to rally people round the flag

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unir des personnes sous la même bannière

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telegenic

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esthetically pleasing on TV

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to seize

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s’emparer de, prendre qqch

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10
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cluster munitions

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munitions à fragmentation, armes explosives

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a breakaway province / region

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une province / région sécessioniste

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to shell

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bombarder

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13
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stray rockets

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des nuées de missiles

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tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd

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to fall on deaf ears

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on the frontlines

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en première ligne

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a monitoring group

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un groupe de surveillance, de suivi

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to hark back

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remémorer, ressasser, retourner à (dans le passé)

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oil-fuelled arms-buying spree

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une frénésie d’achat d’armes liée au pétrole

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to yield

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céder, produire, donner, rendre

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tub-thumping

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retentissant, imposant, influent