War Flashcards by Marouane ESSAMOUD | Brainscape

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Un conflit

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A conflict

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La guerre (en général)

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War

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La guerre en Ukraine/en Irak (Celle-là en particulier)

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The war in Ukraine/Iraq…

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Un cessez-le feu

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A ceasefire

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Une trève

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A truce

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Une bataille

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A battle

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Un siège / Assiéger / Une ville assiégée

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A siege / To besiege / A besieged city

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Le front

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The frontline

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Les combats se poursuivent

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The fighting continues

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Une contre-offensive

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A counteroffensive

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Envahir un pays

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To invade a country

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Occuper un territoire - Un territoire occupée

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To occupy a territory - An occupied territory

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Annexer un territoire

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To annex a territory

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Reprendre une région

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To take back a region

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S’emparer d’une ville

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To seize a city

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Battre en retraite

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To retreat

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Une tranchée - La guerre de tranchées

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A trench - Trench warfare

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Une barricade

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A barricade

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Un bombardement

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A bombardment

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Un bombardement érien

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An airstrike

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Bombarder un aéroport

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To shell an airport

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Viser les infrastructures

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To target infrastructures

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Les chemins de fer

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Railroads/railways

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Le réseau électrique

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The power grid

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Des coupures de courant

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Power outages

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De lourdes pertes

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Heavy losses

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Des victimes - Blessé

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Casualties - Wounded

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Un couvre-feu

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A curfew

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Un char d’assaut, un tank - Des véhicules blindés

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A tank - Armored vehicles

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L’artillerie

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Artillery

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Un missile - Un missile de croisière - Un missile sol-air

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A missile - A cruise missile - A surface-to-air missile

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Un tireur embusqué

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A sniper

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La guerre de guérilla

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Guerilla warfare

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Une insurrection

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An insurgency

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Séparatiste (adjectif+substantif)

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Separatist

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Rebelle (adjectif+substantif)

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Rebel

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Une milice

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A militia

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Paramilitaire (adjectif)

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Paramilitary

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Nationaliste - Patriotique

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Nationalist - Patriotic

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Des livraisons d’armement

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Arms deliveries

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Des négociations de paix

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Peace negotiations

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Négocier la paix

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To broker peace

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Des pourparlers de paix

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Peace talks

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Des sanctions économiques

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Economic sanctions

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La désinformation

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Disinformation

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L’OTAN

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NATO

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La Cour Pénale internationale

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The ICC (International Criminal Court)

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Un criminel de guerre

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A war criminal