war and peace n°1 Flashcards by Valérie Rbr Lebeau

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le chef d’état-major

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the chief of staff

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un officier d’état-major

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a staff officer

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le commandant en chef

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the commander-in-chief

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les hauts gradés

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the top brass (coll) (ils ont les boutons dorés)

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l’état-major (les locaux)

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the headquarters

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les forces armées

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the armed forces / the services

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les militaires / l’armée

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the military (+ verbe au plur ou au sing)

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les grades (les rangs)

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ranks

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les forces terrestres

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the ground forces

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maréchal

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UK field marshal FM

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général

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general = UK Gen = US GEN

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général de corps d’armée

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lieutenant-general = UK Lt-Gen = US LTG

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général de division

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major-general = UK maj-Gen = US MG

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général de brigade

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UK brigadier, Brig = US brigadier general, BG

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un officier supérieur

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a field officer

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un officier

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a commissionned officer

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colonel

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colonel = UK Col = US COL

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lieutenant-colonel

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lieutenant-colonel = UK Lt-Col = US LTC

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commandant / chef de bataillon / chef d’escadron

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major = UK Maj = US MJ

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capitaine

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captain = UK Capt = US CAPT

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lieutenant

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UK lieutenant, Lieut (pronoc. leftnant avec e accentué)

= US first lieutenant, 1 LT (prononc. loutenant avec e accentué)

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sous-lieutenant

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second lieutenant = UK 2nd Lt = US 2 LT

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un sous-officié, un gradé

A

a noncommissionned officer, NCO

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les simples soldats, les hommes de troupe

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the rank and file

un simple soldat, un deuxième classe

``` a private (prononc. praivit) UK Pte = US PVT ```

un troufion

a squaddy = squaddie

section féminine de l'armée de terre AFAT

Women's Royal Army Corps WRAC

l'artillerie | un artilleur

artillery | an artilleryman

l'infanterie

infantry

un fantassin

an infantryman = a footsoldier

la cavalerie (légère)

the (light) cavalry

le génie

the engineers UK the Royal Engineers USthe Corps of Engineers

les transmissions

the signals

le service du matériel, le train

the ordnance coprs

l'intendance

the commissariat (on accentue sur ssa)

ravitailler

to supply

le ravitaillement

supplying

un convoi de ravitaillement

a supply convoy

la logistique

logistics

le service de santé

the medical corps | (coll) the medics

un corps d'armée

an army corps (le r ne se dit pas et le o est ô)

une section (infanterie)

a platoon

une patrouille, patrouiller

a / to patrol

une unité de reconnaissance

a reconnaissance unit

une division motorisée

a mechanized division

blindé

armo(u)red

les blindés

the armo(u)red corps

un char lourd / léger

a heavy / light tank

un véhicule à chenille

a tracked vehicle

une tourelle

a gun turret