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Ch. 9 Vocab
Chapter 9 Vocab
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
02/28/2014
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language (of a people)
 Definition
la langue
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native language
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la langue maternelle
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a living (dead) language
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une langue vivante (morte)
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a foreign language
 Definition
une langue étrangère
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language (of an individual)
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le langage
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slang
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l'argot (m)
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jargon
 Definition
le jargon
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dialect
 Definition
le dialecte
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a cultivated, vulgar, popular (i.e. common) language
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un langage cultivé, vulgaire, populaire
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idiom
 Definition
l'idiotisme (m)
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commonplace, platitude
 Definition
le lieu commun
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proverb
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le proverbe
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neologism
 Definition
le néologisme
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joke
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la plaisanterie
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anglicism
 Definition
l'anglicisme (m)
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to express oneself
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s'exprimer
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to get along with
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s'entendre avec
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to murder french (lit., to speak French like a Spanish cow)
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parler français comme une vache espagnole
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to speak softly (loudly)
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parler bas (fort)
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to quarrel
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se disputer
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quarrel
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le dispute
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to insult
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insulter
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insult
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l'insulte (f)
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to be quiet
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se taire
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to improve one's accent (one's French)
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perfectionner son accent (son français)
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to speak fluently
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parler couramment
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to be bilingual
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être bilingue
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to be a polyglot, to speak many languages
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être polyglotte
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to use the familiar "tu" with someone
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tutoyer
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to use "vous" with someone
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vouvoyer
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television
 Definition
la télévision
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VCR
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la magnétoscope
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mass media
 Definition
les mass media (m)
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screen
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l'écran (m)
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channel
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la chaîne
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program, telecast
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l'émission (f)
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to turn on (off) the set
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allumer (éteindre) le poste
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to broadcast
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diffuser
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(TV) news report
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le journal télévisé
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cartoon
 Definition
le dessin animé
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television viewer
 Definition
le téléspectateur, la téléspectatrice
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accouncer
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le speaker, la speakerine
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computer (laptop)
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l'ordinateur (portable) (m)
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Internet
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l'internet (m)
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internet user
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l'internaute (m, f)
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to visit a site
 Definition
visiter un site
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to surf (browse) the net
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surfer (naviguer) sur le net
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to download (or upload) a file
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télécharger un fichier
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chatroom
 Definition
le forum de discussion
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to chat
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causer
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on line
 Definition
en ligne
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advertising, advertisement
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la publicité
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to advertise
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faire de la publicité
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press
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la presse
Term
newspaper
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le journal
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magazine
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le magazine
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to subscribe to
 Definition
s'abonner à
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news
 Definition
les nouvelles (f), les actualités (f)
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article
 Definition
l'article (m)
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heading
 Definition
la rubrique
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editorial
 Definition
l'éditorial
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horoscope
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l'horoscope (m)
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weather report
 Definition
la météo(rologie)
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crossword puzzle
 Definition
les mots croisés (m)
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classified ads
 Definition
les petites annonces (f)
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sports
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les sports (m)
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lonely-hearts column
 Definition
le courrier du cœur
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obituary
 Definition
la notice nécrologique
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cartoon, comices
 Definition
la bande dessinée
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daily
 Definition
quotidien, quotidienne
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weekly
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hebdomadaire
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monthly
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mensuel, mensuelle
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journalist
 Definition
le, la journaliste
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reporter
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le, la reporter
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reader
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le lecteur, la lectrice
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radio
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le radio
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radio news
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le journal parlé
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music
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la musique
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listener
 Definition
l'auditeur (m), l'auditrice
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