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Chapter 7 vocab
Pour se debrouiller
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
09/03/2009
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Pour donner les traits physiques d'une personne
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Il/Elle a les yeux bleus,verts,bruns
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S/he has blue/green/bron/eyes
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Il/Elle a les cheveux blonds,roux,bruns,gris,noirs,blancs
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S/he has blond/red/brown/grey/black/white hair
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Il/Elle a les cheveux longs, courts,frisés.
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S/he has long/short/curly hair.
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Il/Elle est grand(e), petit(e), mince, svelte.
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S/he is tall/short/thin/thin.
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Il est beau
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He is hansome.
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Elle est belle,jolie
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She's beautiful/pretty
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Il a une barbe, une moustache
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He has a beard/a mustache
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pour faire des comparaisons
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aussi..que
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as...as
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autant...de que
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as much (many)...as
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meilleur(e)(s)..que
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better than...(adjective)
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mieux...que
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beter than...(adverb)
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moins (de)...que
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less (fewer)...than
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plus (de)...que
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more...than
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pour parler des programmes
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avoir une spécialisation en 
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to major in
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être étudiant(e) en
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to be a student in
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faire des études de
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to study (college level)
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(les) beaux-arts
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fine arts 

 

(m.pl)
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le droit
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law
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les lettres
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humanities

 

(f.pl.)
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(la) médecine
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medecine
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(les) sciences exactes
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hard sciences

 

(f.pl.)
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(les) sciences humaines
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social sciences

 

(f.pl.)
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(les)sciences naturelles
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natural sciences

 

(f.pl.)
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préparer/obtenir un diplôme
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to get a degree
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une licence
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a B.A.
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une maîtrise
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a Master's (degree)
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un doctorat
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a Ph.D/ doctorate (degree)
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Pour parler des cours
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s'inscrire a un cours
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to register for a class
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prendre (suivre) un cours
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to take a class
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assister à un cours
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to attend a course
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sécher un cours
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to skip a class
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un emploi du temps
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schedule 
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une faculté
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college within a university
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la rentrée

(des classes)

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beginning of the semester
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une conférence
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lecture
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un cours magistral
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lecture course
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un amphi (un amphithéâtre
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lecture hall
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une bourse
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scholarship,stipend
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les travaux pratiques

(TP)

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lab
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les travaux dirigés

(TD)

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discussion section
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rendre (un devoir)
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to turn in

(an assignment)
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les devoirs
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homework

 

(m.pl)
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une dissertation
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essay, research paper
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Pour parler des examens
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passer un examen
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to take an exam
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réussir à un examen
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to pass an exam
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rater (échouer à) un examen
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to fail an exam
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une note
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grade
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Pour montrer son enthousiasme
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Formidable!
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Fantastic!

/

Great!
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Quelle bonne nouvelle!
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Great news!
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Sensationnel!
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Sensational!

/

Terrific!
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C'est sensass!
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That's terrific

 

(fam.)
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C'est super!
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That's great!
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C'est épatant!
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That's amazing!
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C'est chouette!
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That's great!
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C'est vachement bien!
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That's terrific!
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Pour réagir de façon

négative

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C'est affreux!
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That's horrible!
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C'est barbant!
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What a drag!

/

How boring!
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Ça, c'est malheureux!
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That's unfortunate!
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C'est rasant!
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What a drag!

/

How boring!
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C'est pas marrant,ça!
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That's really no fun!
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C'est dommage!
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That's too bad!
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