world affairs Flashcards

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un allié

A

an ally

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2
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convoquer

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to convene

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3
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un désaccord

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a disagreement

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4
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une impasse

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a quandary

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5
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s’enliser

A

to be bogged down

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6
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des concessions mutuelles

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give and take

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7
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un compromis

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a trade-of

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8
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un accord

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a agreement

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un traité

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a treaty

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10
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préparer/rédiger

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to draft

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11
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stipuler que

A

to stipulate that

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12
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ratifier la ratification

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to ratify ratification

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13
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coopérer

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to cooperate

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14
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intervenir/s’interposer

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to intervene

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15
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un consul un consulat

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a consul/ a consulate

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16
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étranger

A

foreign

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17
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un étranger

A

a foreigner

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18
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la douane

A

customs

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19
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inaliénable

A

in(un)alienable

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20
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une charte

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a charter

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21
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faire respecter

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to uphold

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22
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violer

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to violate

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23
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emprisonner

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to imprison

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24
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l’incarceration

A

imprisonment

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retenir en captivité

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to detain

26
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un détenu

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a detainee

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massacrer

A

to massacre/to slaughter

28
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un massacre

A

a slaughter

29
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une tuerie

A

a mass killing

30
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un séparatiste

A

a separatist

31
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un militant islamique

A

a islamic

32
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une alerte à la bombe

A

a bomb scare

33
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une cible civile

A

a civilian target

34
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une bombe à retardement

A

a time bomb

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un engin

A

a device

36
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télécommandé

A

remote controlled

37
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viser

A

to aim at

38
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frapper une cible

A

to hit a target

39
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abattre

A

to gun down

40
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faire sauter

A

to blow up

41
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un attentat suicide

A

a suicide attempt

42
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bourré de

A

packed with

43
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désamorcer

A

to defuse

44
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déchiqueté

A

mangled

45
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ravagé

A

wrecked

46
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les décombres

A

rubbles

47
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un otage

A

a hostage

48
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la prise d’otage

A

hostaging

49
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prendre quelqu’un en otage

A

to take somebody hostage

50
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enlever/un enlèvement

A

to abduct/an abduction

51
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un ravisseur/un prisonnier

A

a captor/a captive

52
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retenir/détenir

A

to hold

53
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les yeux bandés

A

lindfolded

54
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sauver/libérer

A

to rescue

55
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échanger

A

to swap

56
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traquer quelqu’un

A

to track down somebody

57
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infiltrer

A

to penetrate

58
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le secret

A

secrecy

59
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espionner quelqu’un

A

to spy on sby

60
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l’espionnage

A

spying/espionage