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	hist. mil. pol. traité `{m}` de Campo-Formio `[1797]`	Treaty of Campo Formio `[1797]` `[signed` `by` `Napoleon` `and` `the` `Austrian` `Monarchy,` `ending` `the` `War` `of` `the` `First` `Coalition` `and` `left` `UK` `fighting` `alone` `against` `revolutionary` `France]`
	géogr. hist. mil. siège `{m}` de Saint-Jean-d'Acre `[1291]`	siege of Acre `[1291]` `[also:` `fall` `of` `Acre]` `[capture` `of` `the` `city` `marked` `the` `end` `of` `further` `crusades` `to` `the` `Levant]`
	hist. mil. pol. guerre `{f}` du Rif `[1921-1927]`	Rif War `[1921-1927]` `[armed` `conflict` `between` `the` `colonialists` `of` `Spain` `and` `the` `Berber` `tribes` `of` `the` `mountainous` `Rif` `region` `of` `northern` `Morocco]`
	Pierre, Paul et Jacques `[fam.]`	the butcher, the baker, (and) the candlestick-maker `[idiom]`
	hist. pol. Banquet `{m}` du Vœu du faisan `[1454]`	Banquet of the Oath of the Pheasant `[in` `1454,` `the` `Duke` `of` `Burgundy` `gave` `this` `banquet` `to` `promote` `a` `Crusade` `(which` `never` `took` `place)` `against` `the` `Turks` `who` `had` `just` `taken` `Constantinople]`
	hist. mil. bataille `{f}` de Poitiers `[1356]`	Battle of Poitiers `[in` `1356` `was` `the` `2nd` `major` `success,` `after` `Crécy,` `by` `England` `under` `Edward,` `the` `Black` `Prince,` `against` `France,` `under` `King` `John` `II,` `in` `the` `100` `Years'` `War]`
	audio ling. méd. surdi-mutité `{f}` `[fam.]` `[surdimutité]`	deaf-muteness `[lacking` `the` `sense` `of` `hearing` `and` `the` `ability` `to` `speak]`
	audio ling. méd. surdi-mutité `{f}` `[fam.]` `[surdimutité]`	deaf-mutism `[lacking` `the` `sense` `of` `hearing` `and` `the` `ability` `to` `speak]`
	télécom. au bout du fil `{adv}` `[fam.]`	at the other end of the line `[on` `the` `phone]`
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{m}` de Vimeiro `[1808]`	Battle of Vimeiro `[1808]` `[the` `British` `under` `General` `Wellesley` `defeated` `the` `French` `under` `General` `Junot,` `putting` `an` `end` `to` `the` `first` `French` `invasion` `of` `Portugal]`
	géogr. hist. mil. siège `{m}` de Québec `[1759]`	Battle of the Plains of Abraham `[1759]` `[also:` `Battle` `of` `Quebec]` `[deciding` `moment` `in` `the` `conflict` `between` `France` `and` `Britain` `over` `the` `fate` `of` `New` `France,` `influencing` `the` `later` `creation` `of` `Canada]`
	arts relig. L'Adoration `{f}` de l'Agneau mystique `[aussi` `:` `Autel` `de` `Gand]`	The Ghent Altarpiece `[also:` `the` `Adoration` `of` `the` `Mystic` `Lamb]` `[a` `large` `15C` `polyptych` `altarpiece` `in` `St` `Bavo's` `Cathedral,` `Ghent,` `begun` `in` `the` `mid-1420s` `and` `completed` `by` `1432.]`
	hist. mil. pol. siège `{m}` de La Rochelle `[1627-1628]`	siege of La Rochelle `[1627-1628]` `[height` `of` `the` `struggle` `between` `the` `Catholics` `and` `the` `Protestants` `in` `France]`
	hist. mil. pol. traité `{m}` de Fontainebleau `[1807]`	Treaty of Fontainebleau `[1807]` `[secret` `agreement` `signed` `between` `King` `Charles` `IV` `of` `Spain` `and` `the` `French` `Emperor` `Napoleon,` `to` `drive` `the` `House` `of` `Braganza` `from` `and` `divide` `the` `Kingdom` `of` `Portugal]`
	la vie du commun des mortels `[loc.]`	the life of the man in the street `[idiom]`
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{f}` de Brouwershaven `[1426]`	Battle of Brouwershaven `[in` `1426,` `was` `part` `of` `the` `(1345-1490)` `wars` `over` `control` `of` `the` `Low` `Countries` `and` `resulted` `in` `victory` `for` `the` `Duke` `of` `Burgundy` `against` `mainly` `English` `forces]`
	géogr. hist. duché `{m}` de Brabant	Duchy of Brabant `[a` `State` `of` `the` `Holy` `Roman` `Empire` `established` `in` `1183.` `Most` `of` `the` `duchy's` `former` `territories,` `are` `in` `today's` `Belgium` `except` `for` `the` `Dutch` `province` `of` `North` `Brabant]`
	hist. pol. traité `{m}` de Paris `[1718]`	Treaty of Paris `[1718]` `[between` `the` `Regent` `of` `the` `Kingdom` `of` `France,` `Philip` `of` `Orléans,` `and` `the` `Duke` `of` `Lorraine,` `transferring` `ownership` `of` `lands` `in` `Grand` `Est` `and` `Saarland]`
	arch. arts relig. iconostase `{f}`	iconostasis `[wall` `of` `icons` `and` `religious` `paintings,` `separating` `the` `nave` `from` `the` `sanctuary` `in` `a` `church]`
	géogr. hist. pol. duché `{m}` de Clèves `[1417-1815]`	Duchy of Cleves `[1417-1815]` `[a` `State` `of` `the` `Holy` `Roman` `Empire,` `situated` `in` `the` `northern` `Rhineland,` `today` `part` `in` `Germany` `and` `part` `in` `the` `Netherlands]`
	hist. pol. Louis `{m}` X `[1289-1316]` `[aussi` `:` `Louis` `le` `Hutin]`	Louis X `[1289-1316]` `[King` `of` `France` `1314-1316]` `[also:` `Louis` `the` `Quarrelsome,` `the` `Headstrong,` `or` `the` `Stubborn]`
	pol. C'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue.	The future of the country hangs in the balance.
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{f}` de Nancy `[1477]`	Battle of Nancy `[in` `1477,` `the` `final` `and` `decisive` `battle` `in` `the` `Burgundian` `Wars.` `The` `Duke` `of` `Burgundy` `was` `defeated` `and` `killed` `by` `Lorraine` `and` `Swiss` `forces` `(funded` `by` `France)]`
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{f}` de Valmy `[1792]` `[aussi` `:` `bataille` `ou` `affaire` `du` `camp` `de` `la` `Lune]`	Battle of Valmy `[1792]` `[also:` `Cannonade` `of` `Valmy]` `[first` `major` `victory` `by` `the` `army` `of` `France` `during` `the` `Revolutionary` `Wars,` `preventing` `the` `Prussian` `Army` `marching` `on` `Paris]`
	hist. mil. pol. traité `{m}` de Brétigny `[1360]` `[traité` `de` `Calais]`	Treaty of Brétigny `[Treaty` `signed` `in` `1360` `between` `King` `Edward` `III` `of` `England` `and` `King` `John` `II` `of` `France,` `marking` `the` `end` `of` `the` `first` `phase` `of` `the` `100` `Years'` `War]`
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{m}` de Marchfeld `[1278]`	Battle on the Marchfeld `[1278]` `[decisive` `event` `for` `the` `history` `of` `Central` `Europe` `for` `the` `following` `centuries` `when` `the` `German` `king` `Rudolph` `I` `of` `Habsburg` `defeated` `king` `Ottokar` `II` `of` `Bohemia]`
	hist. mil. pol. siège `{m}` d'Orléans `[1428`/`9]`	siege of Orléans `[1428`/`9]` `[the` `watershed` `of` `the` `100` `Years'` `War` `with` `a` `major` `victory` `for` `the` `French` `Royal` `Army` `with` `Joan` `of` `Arc]`
	relig. Inch'Allah. `[Si` `Dieu` `le` `veut.]`	Insha'Allah. `[If` `it` `is` `God's` `will.]`
	édition relig. livre `{m}` d'heures	Book of Hours `[abbreviated` `form` `of` `the` `breviary` `which` `contained` `the` `Divine` `Office` `recited` `in` `monasteries]`
	hist. mil. pol. bataille `{f}` de Waterloo `[1815]` `[aussi` `:` `bataille` `de` `Mont-Saint-Jean` `ou` `Victoire` `de` `la` `Belle-Alliance]`	Battle of Waterloo `[1815]` `[Napoleon's` `French` `army` `was` `decisively` `defeated` `by` `the` `combined` `Anglo-Allied` `and` `Prussian` `armies,` `marking` `the` `final` `end` `of` `the` `Napoleonic` `Wars]`
	hist. mil. pol. traités `{m.pl}` de Tilsit `[1807]`	Treaties of Tilsit `[1807]` `[2` `agreements` `signed` `by` `Napoleon` `I` `of` `France` `ending` `the` `War` `of` `the` `4th` `Coalition,` `with` `1.` `Emperor` `Alexander` `I` `of` `Russia.` `2.` `the` `King` `Of` `Prussia.` `Tilsit` `=` `Sovetsk]`
	dr. se faire recenser	to register `[e.g.` `with` `the` `police,` `with` `the` `tax` `authority]`
	ethn. géogr. Aïnous `{m.pl}`	Ainu people `[indigenous` `people` `of` `the` `lands` `surrounding` `the` `Sea` `of` `Okhotsk]`
	hist. mil. pol. guerre `{f}` des Deux-Roses	War of the Roses `[series` `of` `civil` `wars` `in` `England` `between` `1455` `and` `1487,` `when` `the` `House` `of` `Lancaster` `and` `the` `House` `of` `York` `fought` `for` `control` `of` `the` `throne` `of` `England]`
	relig. Saint-Siège `{m}`	Apostolic See `[used` `today` `to` `denote` `the` `Pope` `as` `well` `as` `the` `Curia]`
	arch. géogr. relig. cathédrale `{f}` de Salisbury	Salisbury Cathedral `[also:` `the` `Cathedral` `Church` `of` `the` `Blessed` `Virgin` `Mary]`
	géogr. Gambie `{f}` `[République` `de` `Gambie]`	Gambia <.gm> `[Republic` `of` `The` `Gambia]` `[The` `Gambia]`
	hist. Philippe `{m}` le Bon `[Philippe` `III` `de` `Bourgogne]` `[1396-1467]`	Philip the Good `[1396-1467]` `[Duke` `of` `Burgundy` `1419` `until` `death.` `During` `his` `reign,` `the` `Burgundian` `State` `reached` `the` `apex` `of` `its` `prosperity` `and` `prestige,` `and` `became` `a` `leading` `centre` `of` `the` `arts]`
	géogr. hist. mil. bataille `{f}` de la Bérézina `[1812]` `[aussi` `:` `passage` `de` `la` `Bérézina` `ou` `bataille` `de` `Borissov]`	Battle of (the) Berezina `[1812]` `[also:` `Battle` `of` `Beresina]` `[final` `conflict` `in` `Napoleon's` `retreat` `from` `Moscow.` `The` `Russians` `inflicted` `heavy` `losses` `on` `the` `French` `but` `the` `outcome` `was` `not` `decisive]`
	cuis. salers `{m}`	salers `[semi-hard` `cheese` `originating` `from` `Salers,` `in` `the` `volcanic` `region` `of` `the` `Auvergne]`
	relig. chute `{f}` originelle	the Fall of Man `[also:` `the` `fall` `of` `Adam,` `or` `simply` `the` `Fall]`
	géogr. îles `{f.pl}` Sous-le-Vent	Leeward Islands `[a` `group` `of` `islands` `situated` `where` `the` `northeastern` `Caribbean` `Sea` `meets` `the` `western` `Atlantic` `Ocean]`
	dr. suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi `[loc.]`	to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law `[idiom]`
	bible relig. Au commencement était le Verbe, et le Verbe était auprès de Dieu, et le Verbe était Dieu. `[l'évangile` `selon` `Jean]`	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. `[Gospel` `according` `to` `John]`
	géogr. hist. pol. traité `{m}` de Bucarest `[1913]`	Treaty of Bucharest `[1913]` `[fixed` `the` `borders` `after` `the` `2nd` `Balkan` `War]`
	géogr. hist. mil. bataille `{f}` de la Moskova `[1812]` `[aussi` `:` `bataille` `de` `la` `Moskowa` `ou` `bataille` `de` `Borodino]`	Battle of Borodino `[1812]` `[2nd` `major` `battle` `during` `Napoleon's` `invasion` `of` `Russia.` `The` `Grande` `Armée` `won` `the` `battle` `against` `the` `Imperial` `Russian` `Army,` `but` `failed` `to` `gain` `a` `decisive` `victory]`
	géogr. pol. Birobidjan `{m}`	Birobidzhan `[Jewish` `Autonomous` `Oblast,` `Russia,` `located` `on` `the` `Trans-Siberian` `Railway,` `near` `the` `China–Russia` `border]`
	géogr. hist. pol. château `{m}` de Charlottenbourg	Charlottenburg Palace `[was` `the` `Royal` `Palace` `in` `Berlin` `of` `the` `Hohenzollern,` `Kings` `of` `Prussia]`
	liste `{f}` civile	Civil list `[Br.]` `[individuals` `to` `whom` `money` `is` `paid` `by` `the` `government,` `typically` `for` `service` `to` `the` `state` `or` `as` `honorary` `pensions]`
	Au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois. `[loc.]`	In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. `[idiom]`

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