The article is about the delivery of tanks to Ukraine by the U.S. from "France 24" dated September 26, 2023.
French Original
Avec le char Abrams, Kiev se dote d'un tank "qui sait encaisser des coups"
Promis par le président américain Joe Biden, les premiers chars Abrams M1A1 sont arrivés en Ukraine, a fait savoir, lundi, son homologue ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky. Avec sa grande puissance de feu et son blindage renforcé, ce char robuste constitue un atout de plus dans la manche de Kiev face à l'armée russe.
(photo) Un char Abrams M1A1 en pleine action lors d'un exercice militaire mené par l'armée polonaise près d'Orzysz, le 16 septembre 2023.
English Translation
With the Abrams tank, Kyiv acquires a tank “that knows how to take hits”
Promised by American President Joe Biden, the first Abrams M1A1 tanks have arrived in Ukraine, his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Monday. With its great firepower and reinforced armor, this robust tank constitutes another asset in kyiv's hand against the Russian army.
(photo) An M1A1 Abrams tank in full action during a military exercise led by the Polish army near Orzysz, September 16, 2023.
Words & Phrases
<A>
atout: asset, trump card
<B>
blindage: armour
<C>
char: tank
coups > coup: blow
<D>
se dote > se doter: to aquire
<E>
encaisser: to take, to cash
<F>
feu: fire
<H>
homologue: counterpa
<L>
lors: during
<M>
manche: hand, sleeve
mené (mener): lead (lead)
<P>
pleine > plein: full
premiers > premier: first
promis (promettre): promised (promise)
puissance: power
<R>
robuste: robust
<S>
sait > savoir: to know
