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Amelie film vocablulary
Words found in the film Amelie Poulain
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
08/31/2009
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Term
altruiste
 Definition
altruistic, selfless
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aveugle
 Definition
blind
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un/e buraliste
 Definition
tobacconist, person who sells cigarettes, stamps, and lottery tickets
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compréhensif/ve
 Definition
understanding
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un/e concièrge
 Definition
concierge, caretaker of an apartment building
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crétin/e
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stupid, idiotic
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un épicier/une épicière
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grocer, green grocer
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excentrique
 Definition
eccentric
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fauché/e
 Definition
broke, out of money
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un/e habitué/e (d'un café)
 Definition
a regular, someone who regularly goes to a certain place
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hostile
 Definition
hostile
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ingénieux/euse
 Definition
ingenious
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introverti/e
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introverted, shy
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jaloux/se
 Definition
jealous
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nerveux/se
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nervous, high-strung
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obsédé/e
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obsessed
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raté/e
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failed
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un/e réparateur/trice
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repairman, repairwoman
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un/e raté/e
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failure; failed writer, artist
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un/e rêveur/euse
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dreamer
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sarcastique
 Definition
sarcastic
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un/e serveur/euse
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waiter, waitress
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seul/e
 Definition
alone or lonely
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timbré/e
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nuts, crazy
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une bonne action
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good deed
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faire une bonne action
 Definition
do a good deed
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bouleverser
 Definition
to overwhelm, distress, disrupt
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une chasse au trésor
 Definition
treasure hunt
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compatir
 Definition
to emphathize
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un coup de foudre
 Definition
love at first sight
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croiser quelqu'un
 Definition
to pass by someone (in the street)
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le destin
 Definition
destiny
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une énigme
 Definition
enigma, mystery
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enregistrer
 Definition
to record (on a tape recorder, CD)
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épier
 Definition
to spy
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le hasard
 Definition
chance, happenstance
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narrer
 Definition
to narrate
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la nostalgie
 Definition
nostalgia
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une piste
 Definition
trail, track
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réaliser un rêve/un projet
 Definition
to carry out, make a dream/project reality
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rendre + adjectif
 Definition
to make (someone) [emotion] aka happy, upset, crazy
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la retraite
 Definition
retirement
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prendre sa retraite
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to retire
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être à la retraite
 Definition
to be retired
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rêver
 Definition
to dream
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rêvasser
 Definition
to daydream
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un ricochet, faire des ricochets
 Definition
to skip stones
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un risque
 Definition
risk
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prendre un risque
 Definition
to take a risk
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se sentir seul/e
 Definition
to feel lonely
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un service
 Definition
a favor
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rendre service à quelqu'un
 Definition
to do a favor for someone
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un stratagème
 Definition
strategy, cunning plan
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surveiller
 Definition
to keep an eye on, to watch
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traquer
 Definition
to track down
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être dans les vapes
 Definition
to be daydreaming, spacey
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Il faut se faire un raison
 Definition
You/we have to accept it
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faire plaisir à quelqu'un
 Definition
to please someone
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faire peur à quelqu'un
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to scare someone
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se mêler de la vie des autres
 Definition
to get mixed up in other people's lives
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