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<France 24 #065> Bombings in Kyiv and in "many cities" of Ukraine - le 10 octobre 2022

   Today's article is about the bombings in several cities of Ukraine from France 24 dated October 10, 2022.

 

French Original

Des bombardements à Kiev et dans de "nombreuses villes" d'Ukraine

 

Des bombardements ont eu lieu dans plusieurs villes d'Ukraine, dont la capitale Kiev, a annoncé la présidence ukrainienne. De son côté, l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU se penche à partir de lundi sur une résolution condamnant l'annexion de quatre régions ukrainiennes par la Russie, les Occidentaux espérant prouver l'isolement de Moscou sur la scène internationale.

 

English Translation

Bombings in Kyiv and in "many cities" of Ukraine

 

Bombings took place in several cities of Ukraine, including the capital kyiv, announced the Ukrainian presidency. For its part, the General Assembly of the UN is considering from Monday on a resolution condemning the annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Russia, the West hoping to prove the isolation of Moscow on the international scene.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

annexion: annexation

à partir de: from

Assemblée générale: General Assembly

<B>

bombardement: bombing

<C>

condamnant: condemning

côté: side

<D>

dont: of which

<E>

espérant > espérer: hope

<I>

internationale: international

isolement: isolation

<N>

nombreuse > nombreux: many, numerous

<O>

occidentaux > occidental: western

ONU: UN

<P>

penche > se pencher: to look into

plusieurs: several

prouver: to prove

<Q>

quatre: four

<R>

scène: scene

résolution: resolution

<V>

ville: city