Deck 29: International Tensions Flashcards

(103 cards)

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Les affaires étrangères

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Foreign affairs

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Les relations extérieures

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Foreign relations

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La communauté internationale

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The international community

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Un problème mondial, planétaire

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A global issue

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Un Etat souverain

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A sovereign state

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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un Etat-nation

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A nation-state

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Une frontière

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A border, a frontier

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Le droit international

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International law

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La géopolitique

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Geopolitics

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La scène internationale

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The international stage, the international scene, the world stage

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Jouer un rôle dans qqch

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To play a role, a part in sth

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Occidental/ orientale

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Western / eastern

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La politique étrangère, extérieure

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Foreign policy

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Un ambassadeur

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An ambassador

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Une ambassade

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An embassy

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Un attaché culturel / commercial / militaire

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A cultural / commercial / military attaché

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Un envoyé, un émissaire

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An envoy, an emissary

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Un diplomate

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A diplomat

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Diplomatie

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Diplomacy

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21
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Rompre / reprendre les relations

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To break off / resume diplomatic relations

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22
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Des relations tendues

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Tense, strained relations

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Un réchauffement

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A thaw

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Un refroidissement

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A chill, a cooling off

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Rappeler un ambassadeur
To recall an ambassador
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Normaliser les relations
To normalize relations
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Une grande puissance
A great power
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Une superpuissance / une hyperpuissance
A superpower / a hyperpower
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L’hégémonie
Hegemony
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L’impérialisme
Imperialism
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Impérialiste
Imperialistic (adj)
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L’expansionnisme
Expansionism
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L’unilatéralisme / le multilatéralisme
Unilateralism / multilateralism
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Bilatéral / multilatéral
Bilateral / multilateral
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Bipolaire / multipolaire
Bipolar / multipolar
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Un bloc
A bloc
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L’équilibre des forces
Balance of power
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Le système onusien
The UN system
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Un Etat-membre, un pays membre
A member state
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Un membre fondateur
A founding member, founder member
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Une cotisation
A contribution
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Discuter / voter une résolution
To debate / to pass a resolution
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Appliquer une résolution
To implement, enforce a resolution
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Autoriser l’usage de la force
To authorize the use of force
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Un embargo
An embargo (pl: embargoes)
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Une majorité des deux-tiers
A two-thirds majority
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Maintenir la paix
To maintain peace
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Une opération de maintien de la paix
A peace-keeping operation
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Un soldat de la paix
A peacekeeper
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Un casque bleu
A blue helmet
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Le devoir d’ingérence
The duty to interfere, to intervene
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Intervention militaire
Military intervention
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L’OTAN
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Négocier
To negotiate
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Négociations, pourparlers, discussions
Negotiations, talks
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Table des négociations
Negotiating table
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Une table ronde
A round table
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Faire une déclaration
To make, issue, deliver a statement
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Un communiqué
A communiqué
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Sous l’égide de
Under the aegis of
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Une réunion au sommet, un sommet
A summit (meeting)
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Un porte-parole
A spokesman, a spokeswoman, a spokesperson
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Un homologue
A counterpart, an opposite number
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Une impasse
A stalemate, a deadlock, a standoff, an impasse
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Aboutir à une impasse
To reach a stalemate
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Sortir d’une impasse
To break a stalemate
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Un ultimatum
An ultimatum
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Un médiateur
A mediator
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Négocier un accord
To broker an agreement
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Surmonter un obstacle
To overcome an obstacle
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La volonté politique
Political will
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Un compromis
A compromise
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Transiger
To compromise
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Faire une concession
To make a concession
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S’engager à faire qqch
To commit oneself to doing sth
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Promettre de faire, s’engager à faire qqch
To pledge to do sth
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Signer / ratifier un traité
To sign / ratify a treaty
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Un protocole
A protocol
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Un accord
An agreement, an accord
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Conclure un accord
To reach a settlement
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Stipuler
To stipulate
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Parvenir à un consensus
To reach a consensus
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Interdire
To prohibit, to ban
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Mettre son véto à une décision
To veto a decision
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L’Union Européenne, l’UE
The European Union, the EU
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Une directive européenne
An EU directive
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Adhérer à l’UE
To join the EU
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Demander son adhésion à l’UE
To apply to join the EU, to apply for EU membership
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Pourparlers d’adhésion
Membership negotiations
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Une organisation non-gouvernementale, une ONG
A non-governmental organization, an NGO
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Les droits de l’homme
Human rights
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Les violations des droits de l’homme
Human rights abuses, violations
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Faire respecter un principe
To uphold a principle
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Le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l’homme
China’s human-rights record
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La décolonisation
Decolonization
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Obtenir l’indépendance, devenir indépendant
To achieve, gain, attain independence
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Une ancienne colonie
A former colony
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Une puissance coloniale
A colonial power
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Une pomme de discorde
A bone of contention
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Être à couteaux tirés avec qqn
To be at daggers drawn with sb
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Faire étalage de sa force
To flex your muscles
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Une impasse
A Mexican standoff
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Couper la poire en deux
To meet sb halfway