U23 Lexique Flashcards

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to end / to finish

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achever (s’~) (v)

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adequacy / appropriateness

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adéquation (n/f)

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to devote oneself to / to pursue

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adonner (s’~ à) (v)

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nurse’s aide

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un(e) aide-soignant(e) (n/m/f)

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area

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une aire (n/f)

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powered / fed

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alimenté(e) (adj/m/f)

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scale / magnitude

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une ampleur (n/f)

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praise / vindication

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une apologie (n/f)

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to belong

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appartenir (v)

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arms / weapons

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un armement (n/m)

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arms factory / armory

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une armurerie (n/f)

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joining / assembling / a collection of

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un assemblage (n/m)

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military/defense attaché

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un(e) attaché(e) militaire/de défense (n/m/f)

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attack / attempt

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un attentat (n/m)

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beyond

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au-delà de (loc adv)

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near

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auprès de (prep)

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crime

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un banditisme (n/m)

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to lock oneself in / to barricade

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barricader (se ~) (v)

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cradle

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un berceau (n/m)

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to mark out / to confine

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borner (v)

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treatment center

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un centre de traitement (n/m)

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to figure out / to define

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cerner (v)

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to quote / to name

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citer (v)

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fighter

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un(e) combattant(e) (n/m/f)

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to fight / to dispute
combattre (v)
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in coordination
concertation (en ~) (exp)
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to contribute to
concourir (à) (v)
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to realize / to materialize
concrétiser (se ~) (v)
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competition
une concurrence (n/f)
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to reinforce / to strengthen
conforter (v)
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brotherly
confrérique (adj/m/f)
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(current) situation
une conjoncture (actuelle) (n/f)
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counter-insurgency
une contre-insurrection (n/f)
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border security
un contrôle des frontières (n/m)
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increased cooperation
une coopération accrue (n/f)
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guilty
coupable (adj/m/f)
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coupled
couplé(e) (adj/m/f)
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health crisis
une crise sanitaire (n/f)
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increasing / growing
croissant(e) (adj/m/f)
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cybercrime
une cybercriminalité (n/f)
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to unlock / to release
débloquer (v)
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overwhelmed with / flooded with
débordé(e) (par) (adj/m/f)
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opening / result
un débouché (n/m)
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deficiency
une déficience (n/f)
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abandoned / neglected
délaissé(e) (adj/m/f)
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deployment
un déploiement (n/m)
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devoid of / lacking in
dépourvu(e) de (adj/m/f)
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underprivileged
déshérité(e) (adj/m/f)
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dispersal / scattering
une dispersion (n/f)
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jihadist
un djihadiste (n/m)
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collapse
un effondrement (n/m)
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to strive for / to try hard to do
efforcer (s’~ de) (v)
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to evade
éluder (v)
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symbolic / emblematic
emblématique (adj/m/f)
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recruitment / enlistment
un embrigadement (n/m)
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embryonic
embryonnaire (adj/m/f)
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to be in charge of / to supervise
encadrer (v)
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against / contrary to
encontre (à l’~ de) (exp)
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endogenous
endogène (adj/m/f)
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to include
englober (v)
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kidnapping
un enlèvement (n/m)
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to pile up
entasser (v)
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mutual assistance
une entraide (n/m)
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training
un entraînement (n/m)
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ephemeral / fleeting
éphémère (adj/m/f)
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emancipated slave
un esclave affranchi (n/m)
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to settle /to set out
établir (s’ ~) (v)
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General staff / high command
un état-major (n/m)
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to oust / to supplant
évincer (v)
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exogenous
exogène (adj/m/f)
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bankruptcy
une faillite (n/f)
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groundless
fondement (sans ~) (exp)
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supply
une fourniture (n/f)
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garantor
un (e) garant(e) (n/m/f)
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staff management
une gestion (du personnel) (n/f)
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be affix / to append itself to
greffer (se ~ à) (v)
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up to / at the level of
hauteur (à ~ de) (exp)
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heterogeneous
hétéroclite (adj/m/f)
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to impress
impressionner (v)
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to embody
incarner (v)
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to fall to / to be responsible for
incomber (v)
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unheard of / unpublished
inédit(e) (adj/m/f)
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rebel / insurgent
insurgé(e) (adj/m/f)
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secular
laïque (adj/m/f)
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fracture lines
une ligne de fracture (n/f)
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seizure / control / grip
une mainmise (n/f)
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maintenance
un maintien (n/m)
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manipulation / handling
un maniement (n/m)
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maneuver
une manœuvre (n/f)
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to conceal / to mask / to hide
masquer (v)
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to put forward / to highlight
mettre en avant (exp)
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rising / rise
une montée (n/f)
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movement / circle of influence
une mouvance (n/f)
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many-sided
multiforme (adj/m/f)
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narcotic
un narcotique (n/m)
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terrestrial navigation / land navigation
une navigation terrestre (n/f)
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non-employment
un non-emploi (n/m)
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non-state
non-étatique (adj/m/f)
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manifestly / notoriously
notoirement (adv)
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exposure / fame / renown
une notoriété (n/f)
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core / cell
un noyau (n/m)
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shock wave
une onde de choc (n/f)
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to opt for
opter (pour) (v)
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to orchestrate / to manage
orchestrer (v)
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to sign / to initial
parapher (v)
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patrol
une patrouille (n/f)
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bordering country
un pays limitrophe (n/m)
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to disrupt / to perturb
perturber (v)
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five year plan
un plan quinquennal (n/m)
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to work on
plancher (sur) (v)
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powder keg
une poudrière (n/f)
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to chase / to pursue
pourchasser (v)
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push
une poussée (n/f)
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precariousness
une précarité (n/f)
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signifiant / important
prégnant(e) (adj/m/f)
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hostage-taking
une prise d’otage(s) (n/f)
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making the most of / taking advantage of
profitant de (gér)
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misleading propaganda / misinformation
une propagande mensongère (n/f)
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spread / distribution
une propagation (n/f)
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quarrel / dispute
une querelle (n/f)
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to unite / to rally
rallier (v)
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ransom
une rançon (n/f)
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reconciliation
un rapprochement (n/m)
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resupplying / provisioning
un ravitaillement (n/m)
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to count / to list / to take a census of
recenser (v)
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collection / collecting
un recueil (n/m)
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desert region
une région désertique (n/f)
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way station
un relais (n/m)
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to be a matter for / to fall under
relever (de) (v)
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to hole up / to take refuge
replier (se ~ sur) (v)
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oil reserves
des réserves pétrolières (n/f/pl)
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rebellion / revolt
une révolte (n/f)
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sanctuary
un sanctuaire (n/m)
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to undermine
saper (v)
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airport safety
une sécurité aéroportuaire (n/f)
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earthquake
un séisme (n/m)
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safety valve
une soupape de sécurité (n/f)
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sovereignty
une souveraineté (n/f)
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subordinate / junior
subalterne (adj/m/f)
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to undergo / to be subjected to
subir (v)
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turning point
un tournant (n/m)
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however
toutefois (adv)
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drug trafficking
un trafic de drogue (n/m)
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pursue / tracking down
une traque (n/f)
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uniqueness
une unicité (n/f)