War Flashcards

1
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Un conflit

A

A conflict

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2
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La guerre (en général)

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War

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3
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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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4
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Un cessez-le feu

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A ceasefire

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5
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Une trève

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A truce

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6
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Une bataille

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A battle

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7
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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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8
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Le front

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The frontline

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9
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Les combats se poursuivent

A

The fighting continues

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10
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Une contre-offensive

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A counteroffensive

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11
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Envahir un pays

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To invade a country

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12
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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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13
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Annexer un territoire

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To annex a territory

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14
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Reprendre une région

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To take back a region

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15
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S’emparer d’une ville

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To seize a city

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16
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Battre en retraite

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To retreat

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17
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Une tranchée - La guerre de tranchées

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A trench - Trench warfare

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18
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Une barricade

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A barricade

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19
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Un bombardement

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A bombardment

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20
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Un bombardement érien

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An airstrike

21
Q

Bombarder un aéroport

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To shell an airport

22
Q

Viser les infrastructures

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To target infrastructures

23
Q

Les chemins de fer

A

Railroads/railways

24
Q

Le réseau électrique

A

The power grid

25
Q

Des coupures de courant

A

Power outages

26
Q

De lourdes pertes

A

Heavy losses

27
Q

Des victimes - Blessé

A

Casualties - Wounded

28
Q

Un couvre-feu

29
Q

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

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A tank - Armored vehicles

30
Q

L’artillerie

31
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Un missile - Un missile de croisière - Un missile sol-air

A

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

32
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Un tireur embusqué

33
Q

La guerre de guérilla

A

Guerilla warfare

34
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Une insurrection

A

An insurgency

35
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Séparatiste (adjectif+substantif)

A

Separatist

36
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Rebelle (adjectif+substantif)

37
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Une milice

38
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Paramilitaire (adjectif)

A

Paramilitary

39
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Nationaliste - Patriotique

A

Nationalist - Patriotic

40
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Des livraisons d’armement

A

Arms deliveries

41
Q

Des négociations de paix

A

Peace negotiations

42
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Négocier la paix

A

To broker peace

43
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Des pourparlers de paix

A

Peace talks

44
Q

Des sanctions économiques

A

Economic sanctions

45
Q

La désinformation

A

Disinformation

46
Q

L’OTAN

47
Q

La Cour Pénale internationale

A

The ICC (International Criminal Court)

48
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Un criminel de guerre

A

A war criminal