Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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1
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War & disputes

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Guerre et conflits

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Une section (armée)

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a platoon

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3
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Une zone tampon

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a buffer zone

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4
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S’engager (armée)

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1) to enlist
2) to join the army

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5
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Un appelé

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a draftee

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Un (simple) soldat

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A private

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Un commandant

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A major

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Un chef militaire

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A commander

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Une flotte

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A fleet

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Un obstacle

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A hurdle

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S’intensifier

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To escalate

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12
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Aboutir à une impasse

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To come to a deadlock

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13
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Un bouclier

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A shield

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14
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Anéantir

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To wipe out

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15
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(Archi-) secret

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Hush-hush

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16
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Une taupe (espionnage)

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A mole

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17
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Echanger

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To swap

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18
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Mettre sur écoute

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To tap

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19
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Installer des micros qqpart

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To bug

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20
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Déchiffrer

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To decipher

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Un appât

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A bait

22
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Un leurre

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A decoy

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Persuader par la ruse

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To lure

24
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Lutter jusqu’au bout

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To fight to the bitter end

25
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Un civil

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A civilian

26
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Un matelot,marin

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A sailor

27
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Une rupture (dans les relations) ou violation (loi)

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A breach

28
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Dissuader

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To deter

29
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La portée

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The range

30
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Une torpille

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A torpedo

31
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La guerre bactériologique

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Germ warfare

32
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Un dossier

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A file

33
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Trahir

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To betray

34
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Démasquer

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To expose

35
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Classé (top) secret

A

Classified

36
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Passer dans l’autre camp

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To defect

37
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Renseignements

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Intelligence

38
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Se gâter

A

To go sour

39
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Une frontière

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A border

40
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Un débarquement (armée)

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A landing

41
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Repousser

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To repel

42
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Déclarer la guerre à

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To declare war on

43
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Ne pas en démordre

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To stick to one’s guns

44
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Infliger/subir de lourdes pertes

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To inflict/sustain heavy losses

45
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Cerner

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To close in

46
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Résister qqchose

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To withstand something

47
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Préparer la voie

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To pave the way

48
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Une arme de dernier recours

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A weapon of last resort