The war Flashcards

(74 cards)

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La troupe

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The rank and file

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Un appelé

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A conscript

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3
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Un soldat

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A soldier

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4
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Un simple soldat

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A private

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Un sous-officier

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A non-commissionned officer (NCO)

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Une sentinelle

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A sentry

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7
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Un officier

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A commissioned officer

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Un parachutiste

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A paratrooper

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9
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Un corps d’armée

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An army corps

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Un escadron

Une escadrille

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A squadron

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Un bataillon

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A battalion

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12
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Une section

Un peloton

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A platoon

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13
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Une garnison

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A garrison

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14
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Une caserne

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A barracks

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Un équipement

Un barda

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An outfit
A kit
A gear

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Une tenue de combat

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A battledress

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17
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Un treillis

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Fatigues

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18
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L’infanterie

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Infantry

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19
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Un blindé

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An armoured car

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20
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Un transport de troupes

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A personnel carrier

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21
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Un char

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A tank

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22
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Un navire de guerre

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A warship

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23
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Un cuirassé

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A battleship

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24
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Un débarquement

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A landing

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Un porte-avions
An aircraft carrier
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Un espace aérien
An airspace
27
Des troupes aéroportées
Airborne forces
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Un avion de chasse
A fighter
29
Un bombardier
A bomber
30
Un hélicoptère
A helicopter | A chopper
31
Une cour martiale
A court martial
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Ordonner
To order
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Une arme à feu
A gun | A firearm
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Un fusil
A (service) rifle
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Une mitrailleuse
A machine gun
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Une mitraillette
A sub-machine gun
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Des munitions
Ammunition | Ammo
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Un coup de feu | Un tir
A shot
39
Des explosifs
Explosives
40
Une mine
A landmine
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Un champ de mine
A minefield
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Un obus
A shell
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Une roquette
A rocket
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Un lance-roquette
A rocket-launcher
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Une torpille
A torpedo
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Un engin nucléaire
A nuclear device
47
Une ogive nucléaire
A nucler warhead
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Un marchand d'armes
An arms dealer
49
A courte/moyenne | /longue portée
Short Medium Long range
50
Charger une arme
To load
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Viser
To aim
52
Bombarder
To shell
53
Tirer à bout portant
To fire at close range
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Une permission
A leave
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Un grade
A rank
56
Le quartier général
The headquarters (HQ)
57
Des victimes
Casualties
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Un siège
A siege
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Une embuscde
An embush
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Une attaque, une charge
An onslaught
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Un attentat suicide
A suicide bombing
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Un guérillero
A guerrilla
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Une guérilla
A guerrillera warfare
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Un tireur isolé
A sniper
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Une tranchée
A trench
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L'avant-gard
The vanguard
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Porté disparu
Missing-in-action
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Repousser
To throw back
69
Assiéger
To besiege
70
Piller
To plunder | To ransack
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Battre en retraite | Fuir
To flee | To retreat
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Exercer des représailles
To retaliate
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Abattre
To gun down | To shot down
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L'Etat-major
The general staff