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南下
of confrontations
French
French
English
English
affrontement [afʀɔ̃tmɑ̃] N m
affrontement
confrontation, clash
au cours d'affrontements armés
in armed clashes
tué dans des affrontements avec l'armée
killed in clashes with the army
des affrontements ont eu lieu entre la police et les manifestants
there were clashes between police and demonstrators
Nord-Sud dialogue, relations, affrontements
North-South
des affrontements communautaires
communal violence sing
sanglant (sanglante) affrontement, incident, répression, putsch, époque
bloody
English
English
French
French
showdown (between factions)
affrontement m
communal violence or clashes
affrontements mpl communautaires
confrontation
affrontement m (between entre, with avec)
confrontation
affrontement m
to be on a collision course people, groups:
aller droit à l'affrontement
collision
affrontement m (between entre)
encounter
affrontement m
French
French
English
English
affrontement [afʀɔ̃tmɑ̃] N m
1. affrontement MIL, POL:
affrontement
confrontation
2. affrontement (conflit):
affrontement
conflict
cinglant(e) reproche, affrontement
scathing
English
English
French
French
street battle
affrontement m
confrontation
affrontement m
confrontational
d'affrontement
gunfight
affrontement m de coups de feu
encounter with enemy
affrontement m
clash
affrontement m
French
French
English
English
affrontement [afʀo͂tmɑ͂] N m
1. affrontement MIL, POL:
affrontement
confrontation
2. affrontement (conflit):
affrontement
conflict
cinglant(e) reproche, affrontement
scathing
English
English
French
French
street battle
affrontement m
confrontation
affrontement m
confrontational
d'affrontement
gunfight
affrontement m de coups de feu
encounter with enemy
affrontement m
clash
affrontement m
affrontements mpl
affrontements
(violent) clashes
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gunfight
affrontement m de coups de feu
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Au milieu d'une table ronde évoquée en rouge orangé, trône le journal replié Nord-Sud, dont on lit le nom en grosses lettres.
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Sa superficie est de 81,86 km2 et s'étend sur une vingtaine de kilomètres sur un axe Nord-Sud.
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Le sous-titre est absent de la majorité de la station, la typographie « Nord-Sud » ne le permettant pas.
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Ils traversent entièrement la gare dans un axe Nord-Sud.
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Deux anciennes motrices du Nord-Sud de 1925 sont modifiées en 1973 selon ce principe mais avec une disposition particulière.
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