War Flashcards
cessez-le-feu
ceasefire
civil
civilian
combattant
combatant (comm- BA (aa)-tant)
armistice
armistice (ARM-mis-tice)
corridor/ pause humanitaire
humanitarian corridor/ pause
droit humanitaire
humanitarian law (hu-MA-nitarian)
conventions de Genève
Geneva conventions
arme
weapon
to defeat totally
to rout (noun = rout)
(rA-out)
déclaration de guerre/ déclenchement
an outbreak of war
une guerre nucléaire
nuclear warefare
une guerre hybride cyber
a hybrid cyber warfare
poser une bombe
to set off/ place/ throw a bomb
a way in which a government or other organization thinks about and/ or deals with a particular matter
a posture (the opposition has attacked the government’s posture on defence)
guerre totale/ à tous les niveaux
full-scale war
faire la guerre contre
to wage war against/ on
escalade (de la violence)
escalation (of violence)
un pays en guerre
a country at war
en temps de guerre, il y a bcp de difficultés
in time/ times of war, there is much hardship
une impasse
a stalemate/ a DEADLOCK/ a standoff
un équilibre des forces
a balance of power
une opération de maintien de la paix
a peace-keeping operation
un homologue
a counterpart
un porte-parole
a spokesman/ a spokeswoman/ a spokesperson