World affairs

Question 1

Les relations entre les pays

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Relations between countries

Question 2

un partenaire, un sommet

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a partner, a summit

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un allié, une alliance

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an ally, an alliance

Question 4

convoquer, négocier

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to convene, to negotiate

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un négociateur, des négociations

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a negotiator, negotiations

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un désaccord, une impasse

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a disagreement, a quandary

Question 7

s’enliser

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to be bogged down

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des concessions mutuelles

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give and take

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un compromis, un accord

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a trade-off, an agreement

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(ne pas) être d’accord

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to agree / disagree on sth

Question 11

préparer / rédiger, un avant-projet

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to draft, a draft

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un traité, stipuler que

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a treaty, to stipulate that

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ratifier, la ratification

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to ratify, ratification

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coopérer, la coopération

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to cooperate, cooperation

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intervenir / s’interposer

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to intervene

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l’intervention, l’interventionnisme

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intervention, interventionism

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la diplomatie, un diplomate

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diplomacy, a diplomat

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diplomatique, l’immunité

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diplomatic, immunity

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une ambassade, un ambassadeur

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an embassy, an ambassador

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un consul, un consulat

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a consul, a consulate

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étranger, un étranger

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foreign, a foreigner

Question 22

La question des droits de l’homme

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The human rights issue

Question 22

la douane, un visa

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customs, a visa

Question 23

un droit, fondamental

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a right, fundamental

Question 24

inaliénable, une charte

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in(un)alienable, a charter

Question 25

faire respecter, terroriser

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to uphold, to terrorize

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violer, la violation

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to violate, violation

Question 27

enlever, un enlèvement

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to kidnap, a kidnapping

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emprisonner, l'incarcération

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to imprison, imprisonment

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retenir en captivité, un détenu

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to detain, a detainee

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torturer, un tortionnaire

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to torture, a torturer

Question 31

massacrer, un massacre / un carnage

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to massacre / to slaughter, a massacre / a slaughter

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une tuerie, un génocide

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a mass killing, a genocide

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exterminer, l'extermination

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to exterminate, extermination

Question 34

Le terrorisme, la terreur

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Terrorism, terror

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un terroriste, terroriser

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a terrorist, to terrorize

Question 36

un séparatiste, une alerte à la bombe

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a separatist, a bomb scare

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un militant islamiste

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an Islamic militant / a jihadi

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une cible civile, un attentat terroriste

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a civilian target, a terrorist attack

Question 39

une bombe à retardement, un engin

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a time bomb, a device

Question 40

télécommandé, viser

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remote controlled, to aim at

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frapper une cible

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to hit a target

Question 42

abattre, être impliqué dans

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to gun down, to be involved in

Question 43

faire sauter, un attentat suicide

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to blow up, a suicide attempt

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un explosif, bourré de

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an explosive, packed with

Question 45

désamorcer, déchiqueté

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to defuse, mangled

Question 46

La prise d'otages, un otage

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Hostage taking, a hostage

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ravagé, les décombres

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wrecked, the rubble

Question 47

la prise d'otages, prendre qqn en otage

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hostaging, to take sby hostage

Question 48

enlever, un enlèvement

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to abduct, an abduction

Question 49

un ravisseur, un prisonnier

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a captor, a captive

Question 50

retenir / détenir, les yeux bandés

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to hold, blindfolded

Question 51

exécuter, une exécution

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to execute, an execution

Question 52

libérer

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to free / to release

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sauver / libérer, échanger

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to rescue, to swap

Question 54

traquer qqn, infiltrer

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to track down sby, to penetrate

Question 55

Les services de renseignements

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Intelligence services

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un agent, une agence

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an agent, an agency

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informer, un informateur

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to inform, an informer

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une mission, des renseignements

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a mission, information

Question 59

le secret, secret

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secret, secrecy

Question 60

un espion, espionner qqn, l'espionnage

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a spy, to spy on sby, spying / espionage