Краткий тематический словарь. Вооруженные конфликты и терроризм - Учебное пособие

(2) fighting between two or more groups of people or countries; a war вооруженный конфликт, вооруженное столкновение, сражение; борьба: the conflict in the Middle East | the Arab-Israeli conflict | Can this peace settlement bring an end to years of conflict? conflict over / about sth: a conflict between neighbouring countries over / about their common border conflict fighting terrorism security armed / military / violent conflict вооруженный / военный конфликт, война: For years the region has been torn apart by armed conflicts. A decree in February banned the sale of weapons to countries involved in armed conflict. to prevent / avert (a) conflict: The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict. to avoid (a) conflict: We wish to avoid conflict between our countries. to resolve / settle / end (a) conflict урегулировать / разрешить конфликт / конфликтную ситуацию: No conflict can really be resolved as long as these double standards prevail. | Tension in the region has grown due to recent bombings. to ease / reduce / defuse tension(s) ослаблять напряжение / напряженность: The talks were due to include discussions of measures to reduce / ease / defuse tension between the two states and to promote bilateral exchanges. tension eases / subsides напряжение / напряженность спадает: After a while the tension eased. | Restrictions on trade have caused friction between these two nations. tension / friction arises появляется напряжение / напряженность, появляются разногласия / противоречия / трения to increase / heighten / raise / aggravate tension(s) / friction(s) усилить напряженность / противоречия / разногласия / трения, обострить обстановку: The failure of the talks held in Geneva at the end of September has increased / raised tensions. 13. threat [countable - usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happen; someone or something that is regarded as a possible danger угроза, опасность threat of sth: There"s a serious threat of military invasion / rioting. threat to sb / sth: a threat to freedom / democracy threat from sb: According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO. threat that… : There is a threat that violence will break out again. to be under threat of sth: The country is under threat of attack. to face a threat столкнуться с угрозой: They face the threat of terrorism every day. to be / pose / constitute / present / represent a threat (to sb / sth) представлять угрозу: The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.| Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland. to launch / start / unleash / ignite (a) war (against sb) | to go to war (against / with sb // over sth) to start to fight a war with another country начать / развязать войну: Hitler may have been right to launch his war as soon as possible, on the calculation that only by seizing the resources of the entire continent could the Reich prevail against the British Empire or the Soviet Union. | The Kosovo conflict was not a matter of survival for any of the 19 nations which, with varying enthusiasm, went to war against Slobodan Milosevic. to plunge (a country) into (a) war ввергать (страну) в войну: Foolish mistakes by the nation"s leaders have plunged the country into a war that could have been avoided. to set off / spark (off) / touch off / trigger (off) / provoke / ignite a war вызвать / спровоцировать войну: Careless political action can easily set of / spark off a war. | They were in a state of war with that country. to conduct / fight / wage (a) war (against / on / with sb) вести войну: Britain has fought two wars this century. to escalate / step up a war наращивать / расширять военные действия: The US government stepped up its war against terrorism. war escalates (into sth) / intensifies военные действия расширяются: Unless the international community succeeds in bringing the two countries to the negotiating table soon, the war itself could escalate. | The war rages on and the time has come to take sides. to win / lose a war выиграть / проиграть войну: They had no chance of winning the war. to end a war | a war ends закончить войну | война заканчивается: When the war ended in 1945, Europe was in chaos. the (disastrous / dire / serious) effects / consequences of a war to abolish / eliminate war устранять возможность возникновения войны to ban / outlaw war запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными | He died in the Vietnam war. to breed wars порождать войны civil / cold / defensive / offensive / holy / limited / local war гражданская / холодная / оборонительная / наступательная / священная / локальная война war of aggression / attrition / extermination / independence агрессивная война / война на истощение / война на уничтожение / война за независимость: They were fighting a war of independence against a powerful enemy. conventional war война с применением обычных

Contents

1. Conflicts

1.1 Confrontation

1.2 Armed conflict

1.3 Destruction

2. Fighting

2.1 General concepts

2.2 Fighting a battle

2.3 Offence and invasion

2.4 Defence

3. Settlement of conflicts

3.1 Unification and disintegration

3.2 Promotion of peace

3.3 Negotiation

4. Terrorism

4.1 Explosion

4.2 Terrorist activities

4.3 Types of terrorists

4.4 Hostage-taking

4.5 Security

1. Conflicts

1.1 Confrontation