Voc. Rowe Flashcards

1
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Warlike

A

Belliqueux

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2
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A warmonger

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Un va-t-en guerre

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3
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An all out war

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Une guerre totale

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4
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A war of attrition

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Une guerre d’usure

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5
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The victor

A

Le vainqueur

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6
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The vanquished

A

Le vaincu

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7
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A truce

A

Une trêve

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8
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The phoney war

A

La drôle de guerre

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9
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A mole

A

Une taupe

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10
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To wage war on

A

Faire la guerre a

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11
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A war memorial

A

Un monument aux morts

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12
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It is to be hoped that the doves will always have the upper hand over the hawks

A

Il faut souhaiter que les colombes l’emporteront toujours sur les faucons

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13
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A skirmish

A

Une escarmouche

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14
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To storm

A

Prendre d’assaut

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15
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To rout

A

Mettre en déroute

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16
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To loot/ to plunder

A

Piller

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17
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To besiege

A

Assiéger

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18
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To withdraw

A

Se retirer

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19
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To take flight

A

Prendre la fuite

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20
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A looter

A

Un pillard

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21
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To wipe out

A

Anéantir

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22
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The outbreak of hostlities

A

Le début des hostlities

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23
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The final onslaught

A

L’assaut final

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24
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To repel the enemy

A

Repousser l’ennemi

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25
Q

To aim at a target

A

Viser une cible

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26
Q

A nuclear warhead

A

Une ogive nucléaire

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27
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A submachine gun

A

Une mitraillette

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28
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To gun down

A

Abattre

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29
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A stray bullet

A

Une balle perdue

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30
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A dagger

A

Un poignard

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31
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To pinpoint a target

A

Localiser une cible avec précision

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32
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A zealot

A

Un fanatique

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33
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A bomb hoax

A

Une fausse alerte

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34
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A round up

A

Une rafle

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35
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An offshoot

A

Une ramification

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36
Q

The plague

A

Le fléau

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37
Q

To face a terrorist threat

A

Être confronté a la menace terroriste

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38
Q

Step up

A

Intensifier

39
Q

The observance

A

Le respect

40
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To trample

41
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To apply for

A

Demander (asile)

42
Q

Downtrodden

43
Q

To erode

A

Rogner (les libertés)

44
Q

To infringe

45
Q

An infringement

A

Une atteinte

46
Q

To monitor

A

Surveiller

47
Q

Poke his nose

A

Fourrer son nez

48
Q

Belliqueux

49
Q

Un va-t-en guerre

A

A warmonger

50
Q

Une guerre totale

A

An all out war

51
Q

Une guerre d’usure

A

A war of attrition

52
Q

Le vainqueur

A

The victor

53
Q

Le vaincu

A

The vanquished

54
Q

Une trêve

55
Q

La drôle de guerre

A

The phoney war

56
Q

Une taupe

57
Q

Faire la guerre a

A

To wage war on

58
Q

Un monument aux morts

A

A war memorial

59
Q

Il faut souhaiter que les colombes l’emporteront toujours sur les faucons

A

It is to be hoped that the doves will always have the upper hand over the hawks

60
Q

Une escarmouche

A

A skirmish

61
Q

Prendre d’assaut

62
Q

Mettre en déroute

63
Q

Piller

A

To loot/ to plunder

64
Q

Assiéger

A

To besiege

65
Q

Se retirer

A

To withdraw

66
Q

Prendre la fuite

A

To take flight

67
Q

Un pillard

68
Q

Anéantir

A

To wipe out

69
Q

Le début des hostlities

A

The outbreak of hostlities

70
Q

L’assaut final

A

The final onslaught

71
Q

Repousser l’ennemi

A

To repel the enemy

72
Q

Viser une cible

A

To aim at a target

73
Q

Une ogive nucléaire

A

A nuclear warhead

74
Q

Une mitraillette

A

A submachine gun

75
Q

Abattre

A

To gun down

76
Q

Une balle perdue

A

A stray bullet

77
Q

Un poignard

78
Q

Localiser une cible avec précision

A

To pinpoint a target

79
Q

Un fanatique

80
Q

Une fausse alerte

A

A bomb hoax

81
Q

Une rafle

A

A round up

82
Q

Une ramification

A

An offshoot

83
Q

Le fléau

A

The plague

84
Q

Être confronté a la menace terroriste

A

To face a terrorist threat

85
Q

Intensifier

86
Q

Le respect

A

The observance

87
Q

Bafouer

A

To trample

88
Q

Demander (asile)

A

To apply for

89
Q

Opprimé

A

Downtrodden

90
Q

Rogner (les libertés)

91
Q

Empiéter

A

To infringe

92
Q

Une atteinte

A

An infringement

93
Q

Surveiller

A

To monitor

94
Q

Fourrer son nez

A

Poke his nose