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<France 24 #088> Pyongyang fires at least 10 missiles, Seoul responds with three air-to-surface missiles at sea - le 2 novembre 2022

   Today's article is about the launch of missiles by North Korea to the maritime border with South Korea from France 24 dated November 2, 2022.

 

French Original

Pyongyang tire au moins 10 missiles, Séoul réplique avec trois missiles air-sol en mer

 

Pyongyang a tiré mercredi au moins 10 missiles de types variés, a rapporté l'armée sud-coréenne. L'un de ces missiles a franchi la frontière maritime disputée entre les deux voisins et est tombé près des eaux sud-coréennes, ce qui constitue "une invasion territoriale de fait", selon le président sud-coréen. Peu après, Séoul a répliqué en tirant trois missiles air-sol.

 

English Translation

Pyongyang fires at least 10 missiles, Seoul responds with three air-to-surface missiles at sea

 

Pyongyang fired at least 10 missiles of various types on Wednesday, the South Korean military reported. One of these missiles crossed the disputed maritime border between the two neighbors and fell near South Korean waters, which constitutes "a de facto territorial invasion", according to the South Korean president. Soon after, Seoul responded by firing three air-to-surface missiles.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

air-sol: air-to-surface

après:after

armé: army 

<C>

constitue > constituer: constitute

<D>

disputée > disputer: to fignt

<E>

eaux > eau: water

entre: between

<F>

fait > de fait: de facto

franchi > franchir: to get over, to cross

frontière: frontier, border

<L>

l'un de ces: one of the

<M>

maritime: maritime, coastal

mer: sea

moins > au moins: at least

<P>

peu: little, few

près: near

<R>

rapporté > rapporter: to report

réplique > répliquer: to reply

<S>

selon: according to

<T>

territorial: territorial

tirant (> tirer): firing

tire > tirer: to pull, to fire, to shoot

tombé (> tomber): fell 

<V>

varié: various

voisin: neighbor