Week 5 Flashcards

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1
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le levier

A

lever

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2
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le point de pression

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pressure point

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3
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la montgolfière

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hot air balloon

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4
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l’arsenal militaire

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military arsenal

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5
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la digression

A

digression

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6
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être à la page

A

be up to date

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7
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se relaxer

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to relax

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8
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l’intention de nuire à l’autrui

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intent to harm another

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9
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chercher à équilibrer qqch/ chercher l’équilibre

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seeking balance

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10
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une exercice bête et méchante

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an exercise in stupidity and malice

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11
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marquer un tournant

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mark a turning point

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12
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mettre en lumière

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bring to light

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13
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opérer plus étroitement

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operate more closely

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14
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réévaluer la stratégie de défense

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reevaluate the defense strategy

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15
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les cibles légitimes

A

legitimate targets

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16
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la crainte principale

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the main fear

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17
Q

mener les efforts diplomatiques

A

lead diplomatic efforts

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18
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les risques de prolifération nucléaire

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risks of nuclear proliferation

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19
Q

une posture agressive

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an aggressive stance

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20
Q

dépasser le cadre

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go beyond the framework

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21
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un regard périphérique

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a peripheral view

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22
Q

prendre un élan international

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build international momentum

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23
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la faiblesse

A

weakness

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24
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la subvention

A

subsidy

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25
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envoyer des capitaux (publics/privés)

A

send capital

26
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les munitions

A

ammunition

27
Q

les ressources de renseignement

A

intelligence resources

28
Q

les ressources intellectuelles

A

intellectual resources

29
Q

entraîner qqn

A

to train someone

30
Q

les formateurs.trices

A

trainers

31
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les contrôles d’export

A

export controls

32
Q

paralyser financièrement

A

financially cripple

33
Q

le gel de capitaux

A

capital freeze

34
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imparable

A

foolproof

35
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les fonds d’investissement

A

investment funds

36
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les intérêts

A

interest

37
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pharamineux

A

enormous

38
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les oligarques

A

oligarchs

39
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le soutien

A

support

40
Q

un sympathisant (du Kremlin)

A

a Kremlin sympathizer

41
Q

un collaborateur

A

collaborator

42
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une décision judiciaire

A

a judicial decision

43
Q

faire un parallèle

A

make a parallel

44
Q

lier les choses

A

linking things

45
Q

de son plein gré

A

of his/her free will

46
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malgré lui/elle

A

in spite of him/herself

47
Q

sortir de la mondialisation

A

get out of globalisation

48
Q

les industries d’armement

A

the arms industry

49
Q

le ruine de l’âme

A

the ruin of the soul

50
Q

le consigne

A

the instruction

51
Q

une tentative d’explication

A

an attempt at explanation

52
Q

diversifier les sources

A

diversify sources

53
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anticiper les risques

A

to anticipate risks

54
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un échec total

A

a total failure

55
Q

malveillant

A

malevolent

56
Q

percutant(e)

A

striking

57
Q

recalibrer

A

recalibrate

58
Q

un calibrage

A

calibration

59
Q

prédire/anticiper les crimes

A

predicting/anticipating crime

60
Q

appauvrir la pensée

A

impoverish thought

61
Q

la propriété intellectuelle

A

intellectual property