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WAR AND PEACE Flashcards

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A dispute

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Un conflit
Un litige
Un contentieux

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An armed conflict

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Un conflit armé

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Disagreement

Row

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Désaccord
Dispute
Querelle

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An enemy

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Un ennemi

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The military

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Les militaires

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Warmongering

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Propagande belliciste

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To be at war

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Entre en guerre

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To be at peace

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Être en paix

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To wage war on

To wage war against

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Faire la guerre à

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To besiege

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Assiéger

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Air and sea forces

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Les forces aéronavales

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To withdraw troops from a place

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Retirer des troupes

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A blockade

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Un blocus

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Reprisals

Retaliation

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Représailles

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A victor

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Un vainqueur

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A professional soldier

A career soldier

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Un militaire de carrière

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To recruit

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Recruter

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A conscientious objector

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Un objecteur de conscience

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Weapons of mass destruction

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Armes de destruction massive

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An Arsenal

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Un arsenal

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21
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A surgical strike

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Une frappe chirurgicale

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Nuclear warfare
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare

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Guerre NBC

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Bloodshed

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Effusion de sang

Carnage

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The casualties

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Les morts et les blessés

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Intelligence

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Le renseignement

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A spy satellite

A surveillance satellite

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Satellite-espion

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Ethnic cleansing

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Purification ethnique

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A ceasefire

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Un cessez-le-feu

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An armistice

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Un armistice

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A peace campaigner

A pacifist

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Un pacifiste

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Stalemate

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Enlisement

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Peace agreement
Peace accord
Peace settlement

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Accord de paix

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An amputee

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Un amputé

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Stress post-traumatique

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To be reported missing

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Être porté disparu

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A border dispute

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Un litige frontalier

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To be embroiled in a conflict

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Être mêlé à un conflit

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A showdown

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Épreuve de force

Bras de fer

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An ally

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Un allié

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A warmonger

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Un belliciste

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Militaristic

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Militariste

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To declare war on a country

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Déclarer la guerre à un pays

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To break out

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Éclater

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A task force

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Un corps expéditionnaire

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To deploy

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Déployer

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Withdrawal

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Le retrait

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A setback

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Un revers

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To retaliate against somebody

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User de représailles envers quelqu’un

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A serviceman

A soldier

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Un militaire

Un soldat

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To enlist in the Air Force

To join the Air Force

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S’engager dans l’armée de l’air

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51
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A recruit

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Une recrue

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A deserter

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Un déserteur

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53
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A bombing

A bombardment

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Un bombardement

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Smart weapons

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Des armes intelligentes

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War of nerves

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Guerre des nerfs

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War of attrition

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Guerre d’usure

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Massacre

Slaughter

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Massacre

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The wounded

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Les blessés

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Death toll

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Bilan des victimes

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To spy on an enemy

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Espionner un ennemi

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A war criminal

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Un criminel de guerre

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To exterminate

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Exterminer

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A truce

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Une trêve

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Disarmament

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Désarmement

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A quagmire

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Un bourbier

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Peace talks

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Pourparlers de paix

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Peace treaty

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Traité de paix

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A prisoner of war

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Prisonnier de guerre

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A veteran

A vet

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Un ancien combattant

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To be maimed for life

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Être estropié à vie

Être mutilé à vie

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Être estropié à vie

Être mutilé à vie

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To be maimed for life

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Un ancien combattant

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A veteran

A vet

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Prisonnier de guerre

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A prisoner of war

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Traité de paix

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Peace treaty

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Pourparlers de paix

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Peace talks

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Un bourbier

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A quagmire

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Un désarmement

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A disarmament

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Une trêve

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A truce

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Exterminer

A

To exterminate

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Un criminel de guerre

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A war criminal

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Espionner un ennemi

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To spy on an enemy

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Bilan des victimes

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Death toll

83
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Les blessés

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The wounded

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Massacre

A

Massacre

Slaughter

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Guerre des nerfs

A

War of nerves

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Guerre d’usures

A

War of attrition

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Des armes intelligentes

A

Smart weapons

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Un bombardement

A

A bombardment

A bombing

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Un déserteur

A

A deserter

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Une recrue

A

A recruit

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S’engager dans l’armée de l’air

A

To enlist in the Air Force

To join the Air Force

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Un militaire

A

A serviceman

93
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Un soldat

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A soldier

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User des représailles envers quelqu’un

A

To retaliate against somebody

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Un revers

A

A setback

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Le retrait

A

Withdrawal

97
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Déployer

A

To deploy

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Un corps expéditionnaire

A

A task force

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Éclater

A

To break out

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Déclarer la guerre à un pays

A

To declare war on a country

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Militariste (adjectif)

A

Militaristic

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Un belliciste

A

A war monger

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Un allié

A

An ally

104
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Épreuve de force

Bars de fer

A

A showdown

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Être mêlé à un conflit

A

To be embroiled in a conflict

106
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Un litige frontalier

A

A border dispute

107
Q

Être porté disparu

A

To be reported missing

108
Q

Stress post-traumatique

A

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

109
Q

Un amputé

A

An amputee

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Accord de paix

A

Peace agreement
Peace accord
Peace settlement

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Q

Enlisement

A

Stalement

112
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Un pacifiste

A

A peace campaigner

A pacifist

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Un armistice

A

An armistice

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Purification ethnique

A

Ethnic Cleansing

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Q

Satellite-espion

A

A spy satellite

A surveillance satellite

116
Q

Un cessez-le-feu

A

A ceasefire

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Q

Le renseignement

A

Intelligence

118
Q

Les mort et les blessés

A

The casualties

119
Q

Effusion de sang

Carnage

A

Bloodshed

120
Q

Guerre NBC

A

Nuclear Warfare
Biological Warfare
Chemical Warfare

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Une frappe chirurgicale

A

A surgical strikes

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Un arsenal

A

An arsenal

123
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Armes de destruction massive

A

Weapons of massive destruction

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Un objecteur de conscience

A

A conscientious objector

125
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Recruter

A

To recruit

126
Q

Un militaire de carrière

A

A professional soldier

A career soldier

127
Q

Un vainqueur

A

A victor

128
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Représailles

A

Reprisals

Retaliation

129
Q

Un blocus

A

A blockade

130
Q

Retirer des troupes

A

To withdraw troops from a place

131
Q

Les forces aéronavales

A

Air and sea force

132
Q

Assiéger

A

To besiege

133
Q

Faire la guerre à

A

To wage war on

To wage war against

134
Q

Être en guerre

A

To be at war

135
Q

Être en paix

A

To be at peace

136
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Propagande belliciste

A

Warmongering

137
Q

Les militaires

A

The military

138
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Un ennemi

A

An enemy

139
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Désaccord
Dispute
Querelle

A

Disagreement

Row

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Un conflit armé

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An armed conflict

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Conflit
Litige
Contentieux

A

A dispute

Vocabulaire Anglais MPSI (18 decks)

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