War (Words) Flashcards

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A rank

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Un grade

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The rank and file

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La troupe

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A conscript

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Un appelé

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A soldier

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Un soldat

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A private

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Un simple soldat

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A non-comissioned officer (NCO)

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Un sous-officier

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A comissioned officer

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Un officier

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A sentry

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Un sentinelle

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A paratrooper

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Un parachutiste

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An army corps

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Un corps d’armes

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A squadron

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  1. Un escadron
  2. Une escadrille
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A battalion

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Un bataillon

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A platoon

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Une section, un peloton

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A garrison

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Une garnison

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A barracks (pl. barracks)

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Une caserne

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An outfit= a kit= a gear

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Un équipement = un barda

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17
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Battledress

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La tenue de combat

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Fatigues

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Un treillis

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19
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A helmet

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Un casque

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20
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Infantry

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L’infanterie

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Calvary

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La cavalerie

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An armored car

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Un blindé

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A tank

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Un char

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A warship

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Un navire de guerre

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A battleship
Un cuirassé
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A submarine
Un sous-marin
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An aircraft carrier
Un porte-avions
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A landing
Un débarquement
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An air space
Un espace aérien
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Airborne forces
Des troupes aéroportées
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A flighter
Un avion de chasse
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A bomber
Un bombardier
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A helicoper= a chopper
Un hélicoptère
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A court martial
Une cour martiale
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To order= to give an order
Ordonner = donner un ordre
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A gun= a firearm
Une arme à feu
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A (service) rifle
Un fusil
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A machine gun
Une mitrailleuse
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A sub-machine gun
Une mitraillette
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A shot
Un coup de feu, un tir
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Explosives
Des explosifs
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A bullet
Une balle
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A landmine
Une mine
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A minefield
Un champ de mines
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A shell
Un obus
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A rocket
Une roquette
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A rocket launcher
Un lance-roquette
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A torpedo
Une torpille
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A nuclear device
Un engin nucléaire
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A nuclear warhead
Une ogive nucléaire
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An arms dealer
Un marchand d'armes
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Short/Medium/Long range
à courte / moyenne / longue portée
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To load
Charger (une arme)
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To aim
Viser
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To shoot
Tirer
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To pull the trigger
Presser la détente
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To shell= to bomb
Bombarder
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To fire at close range
Tirer à bout portant
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The enemy
L'ennemi
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The headquarters (HQ)
Le quartier général (QG)
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The general staff
L'état-major
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A leave
Une permission
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Casualties
Des victimes
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A conflict
Un conflit
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A battle
Une bataille
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The front (line)
Le front
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A battlefield
Un champs de bataille
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A siege
Un siège
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An ambush
Une embuscade
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An onslaught
Une attaque, une charge
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Retaliation
Des représailles
70
A genocide
Un génocide
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A suicide bombing
Un attentat suicide
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Terrorism
Le terrorisme
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A prisoner
Un prisonnier
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A guerilla
Un guérillero
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Guerilla warfare
La guérilla
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A sniper
Un tireur isolé
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A trench
Une tranchée
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The vanguard =/= the rearguard
L'avant-garde =/= l'arrière-garde
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Missing-in-action (MIA)
Porté disparu
79
Wounded
blessé
80
To fight
Se battre = combattre
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To struggle
Lutter, combattre
82
To attack
Attaquer
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To defend (oneself)
(Se) défendre
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To invade
Envahir
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To throw back
Repousser
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To besiege
Assiéger
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To plunder= to ransack
Piller
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To surrender
Se rendre
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To retreat= to flee
Battre en retraite, fuir
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To retaliate
Exercer des représailles
91
To gun down= to shoot down
Abattre