La Politique/ Le Terrorisme Flashcards by Frederico Powell

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Political party

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Le parti politique

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Left/right/centre

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la gauche/la droite/centriste

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Labour party (UK)

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Travailliste

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Difference of opinion

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Désaccords

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bone of contention

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La pomme de discorde

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A conflict breaks out

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Un conflit éclate

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Discussions are getting nowhere

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Les discussions piétinent

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Confrontational atmosphere

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Le climate conflictuel

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To refuse to back down

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Ne pas en démordre

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To provoke vigorous protests

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Soulever de vives protestations

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NATO

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l’OTAN

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Human rights violation

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La violation des droits de l’homme

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Violation of territory (invasion)

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La violation territoriale

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Relationships are getting worse

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Les relations se détériorent

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Break off diplomatic relations

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Rompre les relations diplomatiques

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The breaking off of….

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La rupture des

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To decide on economic sanctions against a country

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Décider des sanctions économiques á l’encontre d’un pays

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Super powers

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Les super-puissances (f)

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Discussions behind the scenes

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Les discussions en coulisses

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Inflexibility

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L’intransigeance

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To be in talks with

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Être en pourparler

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To reach a formal agreement

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Conclure un accord formel

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Decrease in level of tension

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La détente

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Armed conflict

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Le conflit armé

Political issues

Les enjeux politiques

Efforts at peaceful resolution have failed

Les efforts pacifiques ont échoué

To come up against a threat

Se heurter à une menace

To face ...

Faire face à

Ensure one's national security

Garantir sa propre sûreté national

Truce/ cease fire

Le trève

Rocket launcher

Le lance-roquettes

Bombing

Le bombardement

Terrorist attack

L'attentat

To be behind (command) a terror attack

Commanditer un attentat

Fundamentalist

L'intégriste

Hostage

L'otage

To weaken democracy

Ébranler la démocratie

To manipulate public opinion

Manipuler l'opinion publique

To stand firm against terrorism

Tenir bon face au terrorisme

Tear/rip To Tear/rip

La déchirure Déchirer