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Chapter 14
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02/08/2005
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Term
l'Afrique (f.)
 Definition
Africa
Term
le Maghreb
 Definition
region of northwest Africa including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
Term
le Maroc
 Definition
Morocco
Term
l'Algérie (f.)
 Definition
Algeria
Term
la Tunisie
 Definition
Tunisia
Term
la Mecque
 Definition
Mecca
Term
le Sahara
 Definition
Sahara
Term
le désert
 Definition
desert
Term
le soleil
 Definition
sun
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le sable
 Definition
sand
Term
la dune
 Definition
dune
Term
le chott
 Definition
salt lake
Term
le lac salé
 Definition
salt lake
Term
la croûte de sel
 Definition
salt crust
Term
l'oasis (f.)
 Definition
oasis
Term
la palmeraie
 Definition
palm grove
Term
la plantation
 Definition
grove
Term
le palmier
 Definition
palm tree
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la datte
 Definition
date (fruit)
Term
la figue
 Definition
fig
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le chameau
 Definition
camel
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la caravane
 Definition
caravan
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les musulmans (m.)
 Definition
Muslims
Term
la mosquée
 Definition
mosque
Term
le minaret
 Definition
minaret, tower of a mosque
Term
le muezzin
 Definition
in Muslim countries, the person who calls the faithful to prayer
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le hammam
 Definition
Turkish bath
Term
le bain turc
 Definition
Turkish bath
Term
le voile
 Definition
veil
Term
le châle
 Definition
shawl
Term
la médina
 Definition
medina (old Arab section of northwest African towns)
Term
le souk
 Definition
Arab market
Term
le marché arabe couvert
 Definition
Arab covered market
Term
la ruelle
 Definition
alley
Term
l'atelier (m.)
 Definition
workshop
Term
le maroquinier
 Definition
leather worker
Term
l'objet (m.) en cuir
 Definition
leather good
Term
le dinar
 Definition
dinar (unit of currency in North Africa)
Term
le thé à la menthe
 Definition
mint tea
Term
le braséro
 Definition
charcoal grill
Term
le charbon de bois
 Definition
charcoal
Term
le couscous
 Definition
couscous (dish made of semolina, meats, and vegetables)
Term
la semoule de blé
 Definition
semolina wheat
Term
l'agneau (m.)
 Definition
lamb
Term
l'aubergine (f.)
 Definition
eggplant
Term
la courgette
 Definition
zucchini
Term
les raisins secs
 Definition
raisins
Term
la sauce piquante
 Definition
spicy sauce
Term
maghrébin(e)
 Definition
from the Maghreb region of northwest Africa
Term
tunisien(ne)
 Definition
Tunisian
Term
salé(e)
 Definition
salt (adj.)
Term
marchander
 Definition
to bargain
Term
s'envelopper
 Definition
to wrap oneself up
Term
prier
 Definition
to pray
Term
douter
 Definition
to doubt
Term
il parait
 Definition
it appears; apparently
Term
il me (te, lui, etc.) semble que
 Definition
it seems to me (you, him, her, etc.) that
Term
il est certain
 Definition
it's certain
Term
il est sûr
 Definition
it's sure
Term
il est évident
 Definition
it's obvious
Term
ça m'étonnerait
 Definition
I would be very surprised.
Term
être sûr(e)
 Definition
to be sure
Term
être certain(e)
 Definition
to be certain
Term
faire cuire
 Definition
to cook
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