Week 1 “Wars And Disputes” Flashcards by Marie-Ange NADIMAN

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Une section

A

A platoon

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Une zone tampon

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A buffer zone

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S’engager

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To enlist
To join the army

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Un appelé

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A draftee

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Un (simple) soldat

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A private

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Un commandant

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A major

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Un chef militaire

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A commander

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Une flotte

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A fleet

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Un obstacle

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A hurdle

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S’intensifier

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To escalate

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Aboutir à une impasse

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To come to a deadlock

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Un bouclier

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A shield

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Anéantir

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To wipe out

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(Archi-) secret

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Hush-hush

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Une taupe (espionnage)

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A mole

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Échanger

A

To swap

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Mettre sur écoute

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To tap

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Installer des micros quelque part

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To bug

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Déchiffrer

A

To decipher

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Un appât

A

A bait

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Un leurre

A

A decoy

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Persuader par la ruse

A

To lure

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Lutter jusqu’au bout

A

To fight to the bitter end

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Un civil

A

A civilian

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Un matelot, un marin

A

A sailor

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Une rupture (dans les relations) ou violation (loi)

A

A breach

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Dissuader

A

To deter

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La portée

A

The range

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Une torpille

A

A torpedo

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La guerre bactériologique

A

Germ warfare

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Un dossier

A

A file

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Trahir

A

To betray

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Démasquer

A

To expose

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Classé (top) secret

A

Classified

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Passer dans l’autre camp

A

To defect

Q

Renseignements

A

Intelligence

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Se gâter

A

To go sour

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Une frontière

A

A border

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Un débarquement

A

A landing

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Repousser

A

To repel

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Déclarer la guerre à

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To declare war on

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Ne pas en démordre

A

To stick to one’s gun

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Infliger/ subir de lourdes pertes

A

To inflict/ sustain heavy losses

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Cerner

A

To close in

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Résister à quelque chose

A

To withstand something

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Préparer la voie

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To pave the way

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Une arme de dernier recours

A

A weapon of last resort