French-English Military Terms (Lecture Notes)
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Vocabulary flashcards covering key French terms and their English meanings from the lecture notes.
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À la tête de
To be at the head of / to lead
Alléguer
To put forward as an excuse
Amener
To lead
L’appel
Call / Appeal
L’armement
Weaponry
Certes
Certainly
Cuirassé
Armoured
Démissionner
To resign
Faire bloc avec
To join sides with
Faire reculer
To back off
Fonder / Fondateur
Found / Founder
La force mécanique / terrestre / aérienne
The mechanical/ground/air force
Foudroyé
Struck down
Le gouvernement provisoire
The provisional government
Lancer un appel
To send an appeal
Se mettre en rapport avec qqlc
To be in touch with somebody
Obtempérer
To comply / obey
Prendre la tête de
To take the lead of
Se rendre chez
To go directly to
Se retirer
To pull out
Tenir la mer
To have control of the sea
Tranché
Severed
à mes côtés
By my side
L'adversaire (m/f)
Enemy
Les alliés (m)
Allies
L' ambassadeur (m)
Ambassador
L'appel (m)
The call / appeal
L'armée (f)
The army
Les armes (fpl)
Weapons / arms
L'armistice (m)
The armistice
L’aviation Française
The French Air Force
La bataille
The battle
Céder
To give way
Charger qn de gch
To put someone in charge of something
Le chef du gouvernement
The leader of the government
La collaboration
Collaboration
Le combat
Combat / dogfight
Le commandant en chef
Commander in chief
Commué (adi)
Commuted to
Conclure
To conclude / end
Condamné à mort
Condemned to death
Contester
To question / dispute
Contraindre qn à la retraite
To compel / force to retreat
La défaite
Defeat
Désigner
To appoint / name
La détention perpétuelle
Life imprisonment
La division
Division
L'échec (m)
Failure / defeat / setback
Les effectifs (m pl)
Numbers / strength
Emporter sur quelque chose
To prevail over
Epargner
To save / spare / stint on
Faible (adj)
Weak
Les forces (fpl)
Forces
Fort (adi)
Strong
Les hostilités (f)
Hostilities
L'infériorité (f)
Inferiority
La jouissance
Pleasure / enjoyment / delight
Les jours glorieux / sombres
The glory days / the dark days
La ligne
The (defensive) line
Livrer ses combats
To deliver (one's) battles / to wage battles
Le malheur
Misfortune
Le maréchal
Marshall
Le matériel
Equipment / weaponry
Mener
To lead
Mettre fin à
To put an end to
Meurtrier
Murderous / bloody
La peine
Penalty
Le plénipotentiaire
Plenipotentiary
Présager
To be a sign of
Radié (adj)
Struck off
Recueillir les conditions
To take down / record
Revendiquer
To claim / demand
Le revers
Setback
Prendre le relais
Take over
Tirer la leçon de
To learn a lesson from
Les troupes (fem)
Troops
La veille
The eve