War Flashcards

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cessez-le-feu

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ceasefire

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civil

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civilian

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combattant

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combatant (comm- BA (aa)-tant)

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armistice

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armistice (ARM-mis-tice)

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corridor/ pause humanitaire

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humanitarian corridor/ pause

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droit humanitaire

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humanitarian law (hu-MA-nitarian)

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conventions de Genève

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Geneva conventions

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arme

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weapon

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to defeat totally

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to rout (noun = rout)
(rA-out)

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déclaration de guerre/ déclenchement

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an outbreak of war

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une guerre nucléaire

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nuclear warefare

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une guerre hybride cyber

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a hybrid cyber warfare

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poser une bombe

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to set off/ place/ throw a bomb

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a way in which a government or other organization thinks about and/ or deals with a particular matter

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a posture (the opposition has attacked the government’s posture on defence)

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guerre totale/ à tous les niveaux

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full-scale war

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faire la guerre contre

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to wage war against/ on

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escalade (de la violence)

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escalation (of violence)

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un pays en guerre

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a country at war

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en temps de guerre, il y a bcp de difficultés

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in time/ times of war, there is much hardship

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une impasse

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a stalemate/ a DEADLOCK/ a standoff

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un équilibre des forces

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a balance of power

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une opération de maintien de la paix

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a peace-keeping operation

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un homologue

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a counterpart

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un porte-parole

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a spokesman/ a spokeswoman/ a spokesperson

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le devoir d'ingérence
the duty to intervene
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des relations tendues
tense/ strained relations
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maintenir la paix
to maintain peace
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appliquer une résolution
to enforce/ to implement a resolution
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un refroidissement
a cooling off/ a chill
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faire une déclaration
to make/ deliver/ issue a statement
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normaliser les relations
to normalize relations
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surmonter un obstacle
to overcome an obstacle
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interdire
to prohibit/ to ban/ to forbid
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conclure un accord/ parvenir à un consensus
to reach a settlement/ a consensus
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promettre de faire/ s'engagement à faire qqch
to pledge to do smthg
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maintenir la paix et la stabilité
to uphold peace and stability
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mettre son veto à une décision
to veto a decision
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commander
to be in command
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la course à l'armement
the arms race
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une arme chimique
a chemical weapon
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prendre les armes
to take up arms
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dissuasif
deterrent
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toxique
poisonous
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déclencher (un conflit)
to trigger off
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mobiliser
to mobilise
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éclater
to break out
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menaçant
looming
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prendre parti pour
to side with
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se mêler de
to interfere in
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laisser tomber
to let down
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une guerre d'usure
a war of attrition
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un débarquement
a landing
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contre-attaquer
to counterattacl
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les pertes
the losses
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les disparus/ les blessés
the missing/ the wounded
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mauvais traitement
maltreatment
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dominer en nombre
to outnumber
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faire front à
to stand up against
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clandestin
underground, secret
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des pourparlers de paix
peace talks
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le retrait des troupes
troop withdrawal
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apaiser, calmer
to appease
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une évaluation
an assessment
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désamorcer une crise
to defuse a crises
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accorder, octroyer
to grant
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céder
to yield
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renoncer à qqch
to renounce smthg
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désarmer
to disarm
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subventionner
to subsidise
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une commémoration
an anniversary
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rendre hommage à
to pay tribute to
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sous-financement des services publics
underfunding of public services
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le Conseil constitutionnel a invalidé la plupart des mesures de la loi sur l'immigration pour des raisons de procédure.
The Constitutional Court struck down most OF the measures of the immigration law on procedural grounds (proCidgeurol)
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la population vieillit
the population is agging
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erreur
misTAKE
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démocratie (prononciation)
deMOcratie
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la fait d'avoir des migrants qui sont ici pour le long terme ne résout pas le problème du vieillissement de la population
Having migrants who are here for the long term do not address the aging population
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digne de confiance
trustworthy/ reliable/ credible
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je soutiens complètement cette position
i fully support that stance
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être passé au peigne fin
to come under strutiny
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enfreindre la loi
to infringe a law
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l'IA viole les droits de propriété
AI infringes copyrights
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L'IA accroît les capacités de cybersécurité
AI increases cyber security capaBIlities
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faire l'éloge de
to praise/ to laud
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ajuster/ peafiner
to adjust/ to fine-tune
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synonym de risk
threat/ hazard/ peril
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précurseur
forerunner/ precursor (pri-KEUR-seur)
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obligatoire (x3)
binding, compulsory, obligatory
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ce travail s'est avéré difficile
this work has proved challenging
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Cette politique repose sur un retour au système tel qu'il fonctionnait avant les tentatives des conservateurs d'envoyer les demandeurs d'asile au Rwanda.
This policy hinges on returning the system to the way it operated before the Tories' attempt to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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un retard de travail/ avoir beaucoup de travail en retard
a backlog/ to have huge backlog
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une levée de bouclier contre (l'utilisation de)
a backlash against (the use of)
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Les détracteurs des plans travaillistes affirment que l'abrogation de la loi sur l'immigration clandestine et la fin du programme rwandais supprimeront les seuls moyens de dissuasion plausibles contre l'immigration clandestine.
Critics of Labour's plans say that repealing the Illegal Migration Law and terminating the Rwanda scheme will remove the only plausible deterrents TO irregular immigration
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le parti travailliste affirme qu'il consacrera de l'énergie et des ressources à l'élaboration de nouveaux accords de retour
Labour says it will devote energy and resources to creatING new returns agreements
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Le gouvernement doit réduire la dépendance à l'égard des coûteux hôtels pour demandeurs d'asile et démontrer qu'il va considérablement augmenter le nombre de renvois de migrants à l'étranger.
the government should reduce the reliance on costly asylum hotels and show it will significantly increas the number of migrant removals overseas