Enduring Alliance Flashcards by jA gay

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to deter

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dissuader

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Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Chefs d’état-major (des armées)

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Warsaw Pact

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le pacte de Varsovie

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craven

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lâche

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blackmail

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le chantage

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to counter

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aller à l’encontre de/s’opposer/contrecarrer/contrarier

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caution

to caution

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la prudence/circonspection

avertir

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spectrum (political)

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un éventail

échiquier politique

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blockade (to)

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un blocus

bloquer

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parochial

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esprit de clocher

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International Staff/Secretariat

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le Sécretariat International SI

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fickle

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inconstant/changeant/capricieux

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bait and switch

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un leurre / publicité appât / amorcer et ferrer

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armed probe

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une sonde/une enquête armée

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showdown

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une épreuve de force

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Cuban missile crisis

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la crise des missile de Cuba

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to stare down

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regarder en face / un conflit

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Adumbrate

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esquisser / préfigurer

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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une prédiction qui se réalise

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the offset crisis

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(crise des ) offset / compensation

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demise

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la mort

l’extinction

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peace talks

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pourparlers de paix

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pledge

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un engagement / une promesse / un pacte

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junction

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une jonction / un carrefour

gains

``` des avantages (m) des avancées ```

deterrence

la force de dissuasion

tactical nuclear weapons (v. strategic)

une arme nucléaire tactique (v. stratégique)

ERW Enhanced radiation weapon | neutron bomb

une bombe à neutrons, bombe N, bombe a rayonnement renforcé

burden sharing

le partage des charges

dual track approach

une approche double

turmoil

agitation/bouleversement

brink (of collapse)

au bord de l'effondrement

to salt the earth

saler la terre/semer le sel

con man

un escroc

two plus four agreement/Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

traité de Moscou/traité quatre plus deux

to accede / accession

adhérer / adhésion

to resent

ne pas accepter/apprécier / être indigné de

appeasement

apaisement/conciliation

pusillanimous

pusillanime

doldrums

marasme

to sour on

se brouiller avec