war and peace n°1 Flashcards

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1
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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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13
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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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16
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un officier

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a commissionned officer

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17
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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

23
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un sous-officié, un gradé

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a noncommissionned officer, NCO

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les simples soldats, les hommes de troupe

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the rank and file

25
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un simple soldat, un deuxième classe

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a private (prononc. praivit)
UK Pte = US PVT
26
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un troufion

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a squaddy = squaddie

27
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section féminine de l’armée de terre AFAT

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Women’s Royal Army Corps WRAC

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l’artillerie

un artilleur

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artillery

an artilleryman

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l’infanterie

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infantry

30
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un fantassin

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an infantryman = a footsoldier

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la cavalerie (légère)

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the (light) cavalry

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le génie

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the engineers
UK the Royal Engineers
USthe Corps of Engineers

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les transmissions

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the signals

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le service du matériel, le train

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the ordnance coprs

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l’intendance

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the commissariat (on accentue sur ssa)

36
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ravitailler

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to supply

37
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le ravitaillement

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supplying

38
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un convoi de ravitaillement

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a supply convoy

39
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la logistique

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logistics

40
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le service de santé

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the medical corps

(coll) the medics

41
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un corps d’armée

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

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une section (infanterie)

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a platoon

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une patrouille, patrouiller

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a / to patrol

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une unité de reconnaissance

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a reconnaissance unit

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une division motorisée

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a mechanized division

46
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blindé

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armo(u)red

47
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les blindés

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the armo(u)red corps

48
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un char lourd / léger

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a heavy / light tank

49
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un véhicule à chenille

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a tracked vehicle

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une tourelle

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a gun turret