Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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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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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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6
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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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Un leurre

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Persuader par la ruse

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Lutter jusqu’au bout

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To fight to the bitter end

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Un civil
A civilian
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Un matelot,marin
A sailor
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Une rupture (dans les relations) ou violation (loi)
A breach
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Dissuader
To deter
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La portée
The range
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Une torpille
A torpedo
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La guerre bactériologique
Germ warfare
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Un dossier
A file
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Trahir
To betray
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Démasquer
To expose
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Classé (top) secret
Classified
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Passer dans l’autre camp
To defect
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Renseignements
Intelligence
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Se gâter
To go sour
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Une frontière
A border
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Un débarquement (armée)
A landing
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Repousser
To repel
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Déclarer la guerre à
To declare war on
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Ne pas en démordre
To stick to one’s guns
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Infliger/subir de lourdes pertes
To inflict/sustain heavy losses
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Cerner
To close in
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Résister qqchose
To withstand something
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Préparer la voie
To pave the way
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Une arme de dernier recours
A weapon of last resort