dissuasion nucléaire

international relations
international relations

(military, international relations) nuclear deterrence


contre torpilleur

fr-noun

contre torpilleur m (plural contres torpilleurs)

(historical, military, nautical, 19th century spelling) Alternative form of contre-torpilleur


commandant en chef

commandant en chef m (plural commandants en chef, feminine commandante en chef)

commandants en chef (plural)
commandante en chef (feminine)

/kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃ ɑ̃ ʃɛf/


EEI

Un engin explosif improvisé (EEI) est un type d’arme explosive non conventionnelle qui peut prendre n’importe quelle forme et être activé de diverses manières.

2015 April 9, NATO, “Lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Les mines et les EEI ont fait 103 morts en 2021 et 72 en 2022, dit le rapport.

2022 October 14, “Au Mali, au moins onze passagers d’un car civil tués par un engin explosif”, in Le Monde:


maréchal des logis-chef

maréchal des logis-chef m (plural maréchaux des logis-chef)

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sergeant first class
sergeant first class

(military) staff sergeant (UK), sergeant first class (US)


artillerie légère

artillerie légère f (usually uncountable, plural artilleries légères)

Coordinate term: artillerie lourde


sortir du rang

Near-synonyms: monter en grade, prendre du galon, gagner ses éperons

rise through the ranks
rise through the ranks

(military) to rise from the ranks, to rise through the ranks (to leave the condition of private and become an officer, to rise from a rank-and-file position to a position of command)

(military) to break ranks (to march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit)


gros-cul

(military slang, obsolete) low-quality tobacco, especially the sort formerly issued to soldiers by the French army

(military slang, obsolete) a regulation French army flask with a capacity of two litres


Petit Berlin

(historical) Synonym of Mödlareuth (“Little Berlin”)


paracommando

From para (clipping of parachutiste) + commando.


CGRI

w:fr:Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique

(military) Initialism of Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps”): IRGC


endivisionner

endivisionner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
endivisionnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
endivisionné (participle past)
endivisionne (first-person indicative present singular)
endivisionnes (indicative present second-person singular)
endivisionne (indicative present singular third-person)
endivisionnons (first-person indicative plural present)
endivisionnez (indicative plural present second-person)
endivisionnent (indicative plural present third-person)
endivisionnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
endivisionnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
endivisionnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
endivisionnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
endivisionniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
endivisionnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
endivisionnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
endivisionnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
endivisionna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
endivisionnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
endivisionnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
endivisionnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
endivisionnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
endivisionneras (future indicative second-person singular)
endivisionnera (future indicative singular third-person)
endivisionnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
endivisionnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
endivisionneront (future indicative plural third-person)
endivisionnerais (conditional first-person singular)
endivisionnerais (conditional second-person singular)
endivisionnerait (conditional singular third-person)
endivisionnerions (conditional first-person plural)
endivisionneriez (conditional plural second-person)
endivisionneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
endivisionne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
endivisionnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
endivisionne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
endivisionniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
endivisionnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
endivisionnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
endivisionnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
endivisionnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
endivisionnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
endivisionne (imperative second-person singular)
endivisionnons (first-person imperative plural)
endivisionnez (imperative plural second-person)


force opérationnelle

force opérationnelle f (plural forces opérationnelles)


équilibre de la terreur

(military, international relations) balance of terror


destruction mutuelle assurée

destruction mutuelle assurée f (uncountable)

mutual assured destruction
mutual assured destruction

mutually assured destruction
mutually assured destruction

(military, international relations) mutual assured destruction, mutually assured destruction


effectuer ses classes

faire ses classes
faire ses classes#French


officier de liaison

officier de liaison m (plural officiers de liaison)


SEPECAT

(military, aviation, historical) Acronym of Société Européenne de Production de l’avion Ecole de Combat et d’Appui Tactique (“European company for the production tactical combat support and training aircraft”).


marin-pompier

marin-pompier m (plural marins-pompiers)

Coordinate term: sapeur-pompier

En ce premier grand week-end de chassé-croisé des vacances d’été, les marins-pompiers de Marseille appellent à la plus grande vigilance et rappellent les précautions essentielles en cette période.

2024 July 10, “En période estivale, le rappel essentiel des bonnes pratiques”, in La Provence, page 10:

(France, military) a member of a French marine corps principally concerned with firefighting and search and rescue missions


guerre de religion

guerre de religion f (plural guerres de religion)


guerre totale

guerre totale f (plural guerres totales)


guerre de succession

guerre de succession f (plural guerres de succession)

war of succession (war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch)


Guerre de Trente Ans

Guerre des Trente Ans (canonical feminine)

/ɡɛʁ də tʁɑ̃t ɑ̃/


Guerre de Sept Ans

la Guerre de Sept Ans (canonical feminine)

/ɡɛʁ də sɛ.t‿ɑ̃/


tenir en joue

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pistolet de détresse

pistolet de détresse m (plural pistolets de détresse)