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war and peace n°2 Flashcards

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1
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l’armée de métier

A

professional / regular (UK) army

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discipliné

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disciplined

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bien / mal entraîné

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well / ill-trained

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invincible

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invicible

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lever une armée

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to build up an army (built, built)
to raise
to draw up (drew, drawn)

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déborder

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to outflank

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déjouer les plans

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to outmanoeuvre (UK)
to outmaneuver (US)
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écraser

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to defeat, to crush

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des généraux en chambre (qui ne sont pas au front)

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armchair-generals

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sous commandement britannique

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under British command

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une armée forte de 5000 hommes

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an army 5000 strong

a 5000-strong army

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il a été promu au grade de colonel

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he was promoted to the rank of colonel

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13
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être dégradé

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to be reduced = to be demoted to the ranks

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14
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hôpital militaire de campagne

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MASH, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

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15
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la marine de guerre

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the navy

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16
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la marine de guerre britannique

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the Royal Navy

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la marine de guerre américaine

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the United States Navy, USN

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la section féminine de la marine royale

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the Women’s Royal Naval Service, WRNS

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les Marines britanniques

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the Royal Marines, RM

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le corps des Marines américain

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the United States Marine Corps, USMC

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21
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un fusilier marin

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a Marine rifleman

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22
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un amiral

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an admiral, Adm (UK), ADM (US)

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un vice-amiral

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a vice-admiral

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un contre-amiral

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a rear-admiral

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25
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l’amirauté, le ministère de la marine

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the Admiralty

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commodore (grade dans différentes marines militaires)

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commodore, Cdre (Uk), CDRE (US)

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capitaine, commandant d’un navire

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captain, Capt (UK), CAPT (US)

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capitaine de frégate

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commander, Cdr (UK), CDR (US)

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un marin, un matelot

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a sailor
a seaman
a rating

30
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une flotte, une escadre

A

a fleet

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un navire, un vaisseau

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a ship = a vessel

32
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un navire de guerre

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a warship = a war vessel = a man-of-war

33
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un cuirassé

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a battleship = a dreadnought

34
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un croiseur

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a cruiser

35
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un torpilleur

A

a torpedo boat (accentué sur pi long)

36
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une vedette

A

a launch

37
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un patrouilleur

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a patrol boat/ship

38
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un porte-avions

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an aircraft-carrier

39
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un sous-marin allemand (WW2)

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a U-boat

40
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servie dans la marine

A

to serve in the navy

41
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un sous-marin nucléaire

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a nuclear-propelled submarine

42
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il a ou pas le pied marin

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he is a good/bad sailor

43
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l’armée de l’air britannique

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the Royal Air Force RAF

44
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l’armée de l’air américaine

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the United States Air Force USAF

45
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la section féminine de l’armée de l’air

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the Women’s RAF

46
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commandant en chef des forces aériennes

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Marshal of the RAF (UK)

General of the Air Force (USA)

47
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un pont aérien

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an airlift

48
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les troupes aéroportées

A

the airborne troops (oui avec un e)

49
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un parachutiste

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a paratrooper

50
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les parachutistes

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the paratroops

51
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une escadre aérienne

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a wing

52
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une escadrille

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a flight

53
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une base aérienne

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an airbase (son s, pas z)

54
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la couverture aérienne

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air cover

55
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un chasseur à r&éaction

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a jet fighter

56
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un bombardier

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a bomber (on ne dit pas le 2e b)

57
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système de détection radar

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AWACS (airborne warning and control system)

an AWACS plane

58
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un avion furtif

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a stealth aircraft (prononcé è)

59
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un avion ravitailleur

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a tanker

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un hélicoptère, un hélico

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a helicopter, a chopper

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un avion/hélico de combat

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a gunship

62
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téléguidé, sans pilote

A

unmanned, pilotless

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