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FRE 201 Unit 1
Ressentie et vivre
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02/03/2011
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Term
une âme soeur
 Definition

soul mate

(always feminine, even if in reference to a male)
Term
une amitié
 Definition
friendship
Term
des commérages (M)
 Definition
gossip
Term
un esprit
 Definition
spirit
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un mariage
 Definition
marriage, wedding
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un rendez- vous
 Definition
date
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une responsabilité
 Definition
responsibility
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compter sur
 Definition
to rely on
Term
draguer
 Definition
to flirt, to try to "pick up"
Term
s'engager (envers quelqu'un)
 Definition
to commit (to someone)
Term
faire confiance (à quelqu'un)
 Definition
to trust (someone)
Term
mentir
 Definition

to lie

(conj. like sentir)
Term
mériter
 Definition
to deserve, to be worth
Term
partager
 Definition
to share
Term
poser un lapin (à quelqu'un) 
 Definition
to stand (someone) up
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quitter quelqu'un
 Definition
to leave someone
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rompre
 Definition

(irreg.)

to break up
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sortir avev
 Definition
to go out with
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(in)fidèle
 Definition
(un)faithful
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agacer
 Definition
to annoy
Term
énerver
 Definition
to annoy
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aimer
 Definition
to love, to like
Term
avoir honte (de)
 Definition

to be ashamed (of)/

embarassed
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en avoir marre (de)
 Definition
to be fed up (with)
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s'entendre bien (avec)
 Definition
to get along well (with)
Term
gêner
 Definition

to bother/

to embarrass 
Term
se mettre en colère contre
 Definition
to get angry with
Term
ressentir
 Definition

to feel

(conj. like sentir)
Term

rêver de

 

 Definition
to dream about
Term

tomber amoureux/

tomber amoureuse (de)

 Definition
to fall in love (with)
Term
accablé(e)
 Definition
overwhelmed
Term
anxieux/ anxieuse 
 Definition
anxious
Term
contrarié(e)
 Definition
upset
Term
déprimé(e)
 Definition
depressed 
Term
enthousiaste 
 Definition

enthusiastic/

excited
Term
fâché(e)
 Definition
angry
Term
inquiet/ inquiète
 Definition

worried

j'inquiète ma mère = i worry my mother

je m'inquiète ma mère = i worry for my mother
Term
jaloux/ jalouse
 Definition
jealous
Term
passager/ passagère
 Definition
fleeting
Term
divorcer
 Definition
to get a divorce
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se fiancer
 Definition
to get engaged
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se marier avec
 Definition
to marry
Term
vivre (irreg.) en union libre
 Definition
to live together as a couple
Term
célibataire
 Definition
single
Term
veuf/ veuve
 Definition
widowed; widower/ widow
Term
avoir confiance en soi
 Definition
to be confident
Term
affectueux/ affectueuse
 Definition
affectionate
Term
charmant(e)
 Definition
charming
Term
économe
 Definition
thrifty
Term
franc/ franche
 Definition
frank; honest
Term
génial(e)
 Definition
great; terrific
Term
(mal)honnête
 Definition
(dis)honest
Term
idéaliste
 Definition
idealistic
Term
inoubiable
 Definition
unforgettable
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(peu) mûr
 Definition
(im)mature
Term
orgueilleux/ orgueilleuse
 Definition
proud
Term
prudent(e)
 Definition
careful
Term
séduisant(e)
 Definition
attractive
Term
sensible
 Definition
sensitive
Term
timide
 Definition
shy
Term
tranquille
 Definition
calm; quiet
Term
avancer
 Definition
to mover forward
Term
la boue
 Definition
mud
Term
crier
 Definition
to yell
Term
une crise d'hystérie
 Definition
nervous breakdown
Term
s'enfoncer
 Definition
to drown
Term
un(e) estropié(e)
 Definition
a cripple
Term
frapper
 Definition
to knock; to hit
Term
une guerre
 Definition
war
Term
humain(e)
 Definition
human
Term
pourtant
 Definition
though; however
Term
le pouvoir
 Definition
power
Term
un supplice
 Definition
torture
Term
boiter
 Definition
to limp
Term
un cauchemar
 Definition
nightmare
Term
désespéré(e)
 Definition
desperate
Term
 Definition
Term
émotif/ émotive
 Definition
emotional
Term
paniquer
 Definition
to panic
Term
raconter (une histoire)
 Definition
to tell (a story)
Term
réagir
 Definition
to react
Term
une route
 Definition
road
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soulager
 Definition
to relieve
Term
so tromper
 Definition
to be wrong/ mistaken
Term
alors
 Definition
so.../ well...
Term
bonté du ciel!
 Definition
good heavens
Term
faire mourir quelqu'un à petit feu
 Definition
to make someone die a slow death
Term
faire un rêve
 Definition
to have a dream
Term
pas tant de manieres
 Definition
don't be so polite
Term
se tenir à l'écart
 Definition
to keep to oneself
Term
taisez- vous!
 Definition
be quiet
Term
la Seconde Guerre mondiale
 Definition
WWII
Term
le facteur
 Definition
post officer
Term
personnage
 Definition
character (in a work)
Term
champ de bataille
 Definition
battlefield
Term
faire durer 
 Definition
prolong
Term
il s'agit
 Definition
it's about
Term
Cavalier de La Salle
 Definition
1st European to explore Mississippi river
Term
Antoine Cadillac
 Definition
Founded Detriot
Term
Lumières
 Definition
Enlightenists 
Term
hors de
 Definition
outside
Term

Gérard Depardieu

Catherine Deneuve

Audrey Tautou

 Definition
Actors
Term
Chevrolet
 Definition
Founded American car company
Term
Les contes de Perrault 
 Definition
Puss in Boots creator
Term
 Definition
Term
Tony Parker
 Definition
Basketball player (from Belgium, plays for the Spurs)
Term
pilote de course
 Definition
race car driver
Term
bat
 Definition
breaks
Term
divertissent
 Definition
entertain
Term
chaperon
 Definition
hood
Term
dormant
 Definition
sleeping
Term
Le chat botté
 Definition
Puss in Boots
Term
Malgré
 Definition
despite
Term
en fait
 Definition
in fact
Term
rejoindre
 Definition
join
Term
bande originale
 Definition
sound track
Term
Roch Voisine
 Definition
québécoise singer
Term
urbanisme
 Definition
city planning
Term
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
 Definition
designed D.C. layout and buildings
Term
George Rodrigue
 Definition
Cajun artist (Chien Bleu, portraits of Bush and Clinton)
Term
Peinture
 Definition
painting
Term
gastronomie
 Definition
high cuisine
Term
Philippe Starck
 Definition
interior designer/ architect 
Term
déménager
 Definition
to move
Term
déranger
 Definition
to bother
Term
partager
 Definition
to share
Term
plonger
 Definition
to dive
Term
ranger
 Definition
to tidy up
Term
effacer
 Definition
to erase
Term
menacer
 Definition
to threaten
Term
remplacer
 Definition
to replace
Term
envoyer
 Definition
to send
Term
balayer
 Definition
to sweep
Term
amener
 Definition
to bring someone
Term
élever
 Definition
to raise
Term
emmener
 Definition
to take someone
Term
mener
 Definition
to lead
Term
peser
 Definition
to weigh
Term
posséder
 Definition
to posses
Term
projeter
 Definition
to plan
Term
rejeter
 Definition
to reject
Term
renouveler
 Definition
to renew
Term
ne....aucune
 Definition

no more

(I don't have anymore)
Term
`a partir de
 Definition
from
Term
fuir (irreg)
 Definition
to flee
Term
grâce à
 Definition
thanks to... (positive connotation)
Term
à cause de
 Definition
thanks to (negative connotation) 
Term
un mélange
 Definition
mix
Term
une nouvelle vague
 Definition
new wave
Term
un soldat
 Definition
soldier
Term
un(e) ancêtre
 Definition
ancestor
Term
s'assimiler à
 Definition
to blend in
Term
bilingue
 Definition
bilingual (Naturally)
Term
bilangue
 Definition
bilingual (through education)
Term
un choc culturel
 Definition
culture shock
Term
le dépaysement
 Definition
change of scenery; disorientation
Term
émigrer
 Definition
to emigrate
Term
immigrer
 Definition
to immigrate 
Term
s'intégrer (à un groupe)
 Definition
to belong (to a group)
Term
s'en aller
 Definition
to go/ fade (away)
Term
couler
 Definition
to flow; to run (water)
Term
la joie
 Definition
joy
Term
las/ lasse
 Definition
weary
Term
la peine
 Definition
sorrow
Term
sonner
 Definition
to strike; to sound
Term
des amants (m.)
 Definition
lovers
Term
désbusé(e)
 Definition
disillusioned 
Term
une liasion
 Definition
affair; relationship
Term

mélancolique

 Definition
melancholic
Term
une rupture
 Definition
breakup
Term
la tristesse
 Definition
sadness
Term
Guillaume Apollinaire
 Definition
wrote the poem "Le Pont Mirabeau"
Term
demeure
 Definition
remain
Term
tandis que
 Definition
while
Term
l'onde
 Definition
water
Term
courante
 Definition
running
Term
l'espérance
 Definition
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 Definition