Vocabulaire : World Affairs (chap 85) Flashcards

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Un partenaire

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A partner

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Un allié
Une alliance

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A ally
An alliance

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Un sommet

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A summit

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Négocier
Un négociateur
Des négociations

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To negotiate
A negotiator
Negotiations

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Un désaccord

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A disagreement

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Des concessions mutuelles

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Give and take

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Un compromis

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A trade-off

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(Ne pas) Etre d’accord

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To agree / disagree on sth

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Un accord

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An agreement

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Un traité

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A treaty

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Ratifier
La ratification

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To ratify
Ratification

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Coopérer
La coopération

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To cooperate
Cooperation

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Intervenir

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To intervene

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La diplomatie
Un diplomate
Diplomatique

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Diplomacy
A diplomat
Diplomatic

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Une ambassade
Un ambassadeur

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An embassy
An ambassador

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Etranger
Un etranger

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Foreign
A foreigner

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La douane

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Customs

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La question des droits de l’homme

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The human rights issue

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Un droit

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A right

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Fondamental

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Fundamental

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Inaliénable

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In(un)alienable

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Faire respecter

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To uphold

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Violer
La violation

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To violate
Violation

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Enlever
Un enlèvement

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To kidnap
A kidnapping

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Emprisonner
L’incarcération

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To imprison
Imprisonment

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Retenir en captivité
Un détenu

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To detain
A detainee

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Torturer

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To torture

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Massacrer
Un massacre

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To massacre
A massacre

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Une tuerie

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A mass killing

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Un génocide

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A genocide

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La terreur
Un terroriste
Le terrorisme
Terroriser

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Terror
A terrorist
Terrorism
To terrorize

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Une alerte à la bombe

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A bomb scare

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Une cible civile

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A civilian target

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Un attentat terrorist

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A terrorist attack

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Une bombe à retardement

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A time bomb

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Frapper une cible

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To hit a target

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Abattre

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To gun down

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Être impliqué dans

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To be involved in

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Un attentat suicide

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A suicide attempt

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Un explosif

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An explosive

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Les décombres

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The rubble

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Un otage
La prise d’otages
Prendre qqn en otage

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A hostage
Hostaging
To take sby hostage

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Retenir / détenir

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To hold

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Exécuter
Une exécution

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To execute
An execution

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Libérer

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To free / release

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Sauver

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To rescue

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Un agent
Une agence

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An agent
An agency

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Informer
Un informateur
Des renseignements

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To inform
An informer
Information

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Secret
Le secret

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Secret
Secrecy

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Un espion
Espionner qqn
L’espionnage

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A spy
To spy on sby
Spying : espionage

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Rompre / rétablir les relations diplomatiques

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To break off / to restore diplomatic relations

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Le respect des droits de l’homme

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Respect for human rights

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Promouvoir les droits de l’homme

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To further human rights

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Violation des droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuse

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Bafouer les droits de qqn

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To trample sby’s rights

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Une arrestation arbitraire

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An arbitrary arrest

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Un crime contre l’humanité

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A crime against humanity

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La menace du terrorisme

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The threat of terrorism

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Céder au terrorisme

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To give in to terrorism

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Un groupe terroriste

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A terrorist group

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Organiser un attentat terroriste

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To mount a terrorist attack

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Poser une bombe

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To plant a bomb

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Larguer des bombes

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To drop bombs

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Faire exploser une bombe

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To set off a bomb

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Fixer un ultimatum

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To issue an ultimatum

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Reporter la date fixée pour qqc

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To extend the deadline for sth

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Récupérer un otage

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To retrieve a hostage

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Obtenir la libération de

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To win the release of

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Renforcer la sécurité

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To tighten security

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Accroître les contrôles aux frontières

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To step up border controls