Terrorism Flashcards

(48 cards)

1
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un complot terroriste

A

a terrorist plot

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préparer un attentat

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to plot an attack

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3
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une tentative d’attentat

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an attempted bomb attack

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4
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une vague d’attentats

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a spate bomb attack

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5
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le terrorisme “d’origine intérieure”

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homegrown terrorism

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revendiquer un attentat

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to claim responsibility for an attack

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7
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céder à une menace

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to give in to a threat,

to yield to a threat

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menacer

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to threaten

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9
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terrorisme psychologique

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scare tactics

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10
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le chantage

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blackmail

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11
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la violence aveugle

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indiscriminate violence

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avoir recours à la violence

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to resort to violence

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13
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la psychose

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obsessive fear

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14
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un kamikaze

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a suicide bomber

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faire exploser une bombe

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to detonate a bomb,

to set off a bomb

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exploser

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to go off,

to explode

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17
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un mélange détonant

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an explosive mixture

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18
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une lettre piégée

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a letter bomb

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19
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un objet piégé

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a booby trap

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20
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faire échouer un complot

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to thwart a plot

21
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faire échouer une attaque terroriste

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to foil a terrorist attack

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démanteler un réseau terroriste

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to dismantle a terrorist network

23
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extrader un suspect

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to extradite a suspect

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un fanatique

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a fanatic,

a zealot

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le fanatisme
fanaticism
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un intégriste
a fundamentalist
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le sectarisme
bigotry
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l'axe du mal
The Axis of Evil
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héberger des terroristes
to harbour terrorists
30
encourager la violence
to foster violence
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une victime
a casualty, | a victim
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être mutilé
to be maimed
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le nombre de victimes
the death toll
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un massacre
a slaughter, | a massacre
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une effusion de sang, | un massacre
a bloodshed
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surveiller des appels téléphoniques
to monitor phone calls
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transfert illégal de détenus vers des prisons où ils peuvent être torturés
extraordinary rendition
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une alerte à la bombe
a bomb scare
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une fausse alerte à la bombe
a bomb hoax
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renforcer les mesures de sécurité
to tighten security
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un fléau
a curse, a plague, a scourge
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le coupable
the culprit
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porter atteinte, | détériorer
to impair
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à sang froid
coldblooded
45
sans coeur
heartless
46
ostracisme
ostracism
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tester
assessment
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être eclin à
prone