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Chapitre 8: Point
Langue et Société:Le Statut de la langue française dans le monde d'aujourd'hui
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Language - French
06/08/2011
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Term
illiteracy
 Definition

analphabétisme (m)

 
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indigenous person, denizen
 Definition
autochtone (m/f)
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bilingual person
 Definition
bilingue (m/f)
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colonized person
 Definition

colonisé(e)

 
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dilemma
 Definition
un dilemme
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hegemony, influence, dominance
 Definition

la hégémonie

 

 
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the "mother country" (as opposed to its colonies and/or overseas territories
 Definition

la métropole

 
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tool
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outil (m)
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people, nation
 Definition
le peuple
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readership
 Definition
le public
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to turn away from
 Definition

se détourner de

 
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to borrow
 Definition
emprunter
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to despise, have comtempt for
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mépriser

 
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to stubbornly insist on doing something
 Definition
s'obstiner à + faire qqch
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to use, make use of
 Definition
se servir de
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to affirm the value of something/ to denigrate
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valoriser/ dévaloriser

 
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the one, the ones
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celui, celle, ceux, celles
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mine, yours, his/hers, ours, yours, theirs
 Definition
le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur, etc.
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emotional
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affectif (-ive)
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illiterate
 Definition
analphabète
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aware
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conscient(e)
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strange, odd, curious
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curieux (-ieuse)
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native
 Definition
autochtone
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metropolitan (here, referring to France as opposed to its former colonies or overseas territories: le français métropolitain, le français québécous)

 

 

 

 Definition

métropolitain(e)

 
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affirmed/ denigrated
 Definition

valorisé(e)/ dévalorisé(e)

 

 

 
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identity crisis
 Definition

une crise d'indentité

 
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only
 Definition
ne... que (je n'ai que 10 euros)
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oral (written) tradition
 Definition

la tradition orale (écrite)