Modern warfare Flashcards

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1
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hight-tech warfare

A

la guerre de haute technologie

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asymmetric warfare

A

la guerre asymétrique

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3
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proxy war

A

la guerre par procuration

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4
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a surgical strike

A

une frappe chirurgicale

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5
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a target

A

une cible

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6
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to aim

A

viser

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7
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a man-portable missile

A

un missile portatif

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8
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a rocket launcher

A

un lance-roquettes

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a spy satellite

A

un satellite espion

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10
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an unmanned vehicle

A

un véhicule sans pilote

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a UAV (an unmanned aerial vehicle), a drone

A

un drone

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12
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remotely operated

A

commandé à distance

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13
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an explosive payload

A

une charge explosive

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14
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a suicide bomber

A

un kamikaze

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15
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an armored vehicle

A

un véhicule blindé

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16
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to ambush

A

tendre une embuscade

17
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to plunder, to loot, to pillage

A

piller

18
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to wreak havoc

A

faire des ravages

19
Q

to maim

A

mutiler

20
Q

to rape

A

violer

21
Q

to kidnap

A

enlever

22
Q

a hostage

A

un otage

23
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collateral /side effects

A

des effets collatéraux

24
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unexploded ordnance

A

des munitions non explosées

25
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a warlord

A

un seigneur de guerre

26
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a militia group

A

une milice

27
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guerrilla warfare tactics

A

des tactiques de guérilla

28
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civilian victims

A

des victimes civiles

29
Q

displaced populations

A

les populations déplacées

30
Q

a refugee

A

un réfugié

31
Q

shell-shocked

A

atteint de choc traumatique

32
Q

a war crime

A

un crime de guerre