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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Deux Mondes - A Communicative Approach (6th Edition)
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
03/11/2010
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l'année (f.) scolaire
 Definition
the school year
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les arts (m.) du spectacle
 Definition
theater arts
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le bac (le baccalauréat)
 Definition
national exam in France at the end of lycée
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une bourse
 Definition
a scholarship
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un conseil
 Definition
a piece of advice
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un domaine
 Definition
an area (of study)
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une épreuve
 Definition
a test
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la formation
 Definition
training
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les frais (m.) d'inscription
 Definition
enrollment fees
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une leçon particulière
 Definition
a private lesson
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la licence
 Definition
diploma awarded in France upon completion of third-year university exams
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un manuel
 Definition
[image]
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le Master
 Definition
diploma awarded in France for two years of study beyond the liscence
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un matière
 Definition
a school subject
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un mention
 Definition
a grade (distinction)
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un resto-U
 Definition
a university restaurant
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une séance (d'orientation)
 Definition
an (orientation) meeting
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une spécialité
 Definition
a major (subject)
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améliorer
 Definition
to improve
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assister à une réunion
 Definition
to attend a meeting
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bûcher (fam.)
 Definition
to cram, study hard
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découvrir
 Definition
to discover
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échouer à
 Definition
to flunk, fail (an exam)
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être reçu(e) (à)
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to pass (a course, exam)
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être encadrée
 Definition
to be nurtured
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faire des recherches
 Definition
to do research
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faire un stage
 Definition
to do an internship
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s'inscrire à (la fac)
 Definition
to enroll in (college)
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poursuivre un métier
 Definition
to pursue a career
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préparer un doctorat
 Definition
to work towards a Ph.D.
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rater (une conférence)
 Definition
to miss (a lecture)
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recevoir un diplôme
 Definition
to get a degree
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sécher un cours
 Definition
to cut class
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se spécialiser (en)
 Definition
to major (in)
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s'organiser
 Definition
to organize
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payer
 Definition
to pay
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poser une question
 Definition
to ask a question
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un animateur/une animatrice
 Definition
a talk show host
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un(e) avocat(e)
 Definition
a lawyer
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un(e) chef d'orchestre
 Definition
a conductor (music)
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un(e) chirurgien(ne)
 Definition
a surgeon
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un(e) compatble
 Definition
an accountant
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un conseiller/une conseillère
 Definition
a counselor
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un couturier/une couturière
 Definition
a fashion designer
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un cuisiner/une cuisinière
 Definition
a cook
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un écrivain/
une femme écrivain
 Definition
a writer
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un(e) fonctionnaire
 Definition
a government employee
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un(e) ingénieur informaticien(ne)
 Definition
a computer engineer
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un instituteur/une institutrice
 Definition
a primary school teacher
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un médecin/
une femme médecin
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a doctor
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un ouvrier/une ouvrière
 Definition
a worker
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un(e) patron(ne)
 Definition
a boss, employer
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un(e) photographe
 Definition
a photographer
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un(e) pisteur secouriste
 Definition
a ski patrol member
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un pompier/une pompière
 Definition
a firefighter
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un romancier/une romancière
 Definition
a novelist
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un agriculteur/
une agricultrice
 Definition
a farmer
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un coiffeur/une coiffeuse
 Definition
a hair stylist
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un(e) dentiste
 Definition
a dentist
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un(e) journaliste
 Definition
a journalist
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un(e) mécanicien(ne)
 Definition
a mechanic
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un(e) océanographe
 Definition
an oceanographer
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un(e) psychiatre
 Definition
a psychiatrist
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un(e) secrétaire
 Definition
a secretary
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un(e) vétérinaire
 Definition
a veterinarian
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l'assurance (f.) maladie
 Definition
health insurance
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les avantages (m.) sociaux
 Definition
benefits (work)
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un(e) chef d'équipe
 Definition
a team leader
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la compatilité
 Definition
accounting
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un congé
 Definition
a leave, time off
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un emploi
 Definition
a job
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les loisirs (m.)
 Definition
leisure
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le luxe
 Definition
luxury
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un métier exigeant
 Definition
a demanding job
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le niveau de tension
 Definition
stress level
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la réussite
 Definition
success
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le système d'exploitation
 Definition
the operating system
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couper les cheveux
 Definition
to cut hair
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distribuer le courrier
 Definition
to deliver the mail
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enseigner (aux enfants)
 Definition
to teach (children)
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établir
 Definition
to establish
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éteindre un incendie
 Definition
to extinguish a fire
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être chargé(e) de
 Definition
to be in charge of
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exposer un œuvre
 Definition
to exhibit a piece of (art)work
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s'exprimer
 Definition
to express oneself
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gagner un salaire (élevé)
 Definition
to earn a (high) salary
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marchander
 Definition
to bargain over
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prendre un décision
 Definition
to make a decision
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réfléchir (à)
 Definition
to think (about)
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supporter (le stress)
 Definition
to bear, withstand
(the stress)
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l'autonomie (f.)
 Definition
autonomy, self-government
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l'avancement (m.)
 Definition
promotion, progress
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un CV
 Definition
a type of resumé
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défendre les accusés
 Definition
to defend the accused
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un entreprise
 Definition
an enterprise
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inspecter
 Definition
to inspect
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une offre
 Definition
an offer
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opérer
 Definition
to operate on
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un poste
 Definition
a position, job
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les relations (f.) publiques
 Definition
 public relations
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réparer
 Definition
to repair
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insuffisant(e)
 Definition
insufficient
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malade
 Definition
sick
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nul(le) (in chemistry)
 Definition
weak (in chemistry)
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prédit(e)
 Definition
predicted
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satisfait(e)
 Definition
satisfied
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conjugal(e)
 Definition
married
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courageux/courageuse
 Definition
courageous
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énorme
 Definition
huge, enormous
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financier/financière
 Definition
financial
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généreux/généreuse
 Definition
generous
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modéré(e)
 Definition

moderate (party, speed, words) ;

 reasonable (price);

 even (temperament);

 mild (enthusiasm).
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passable
 Definition
fairly good, reasonable
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précis(e)
 Definition
precise
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scandinave
 Definition
Scandinavian
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stressé(e)
 Definition
stressed
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l'avenir (m.)
 Definition
the future
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un bouquin (fam.)
 Definition
a book
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les époux (m.)
 Definition
married couple
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la génie mécanique
 Definition
mechanical engineering
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l'honnêteté
 Definition
honesty
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un mariage
 Definition
a marriage; a wedding
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un(e) milliardaire
 Definition
a billionaire
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un sortie
 Definition
an outing
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le tabac
 Definition
tobacco
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un virus informatique
 Definition
a computer virus
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un voyante
 Definition

a clairvoyant

(a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events)
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un argument
 Definition
an argument
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un capacité
 Definition
ability; capacity
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un carrière
 Definition
a career
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le gouvernement
 Definition
the government
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un maladie
 Definition
illness, disease
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la marchandise
 Definition
goods; merchandise
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l'océanographie (f.)
 Definition
oceanography
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un prédiction
 Definition
a prediction
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le prestige
 Definition
prestige
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la priorité
 Definition
priority
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la proximité
 Definition
nearness, proximity
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un risque
 Definition
a risk
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la thérapie
 Definition
therapy
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arrêter de fumer
 Definition
to stop smoking
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avoir lieu
 Definition
to take place
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se détendre
 Definition
to relax
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paraître
 Definition
to seem
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raconter des histoires
 Definition
to tell stories
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accepter (de)
 Definition
to accept; to agree (to)
Term
augmenter
 Definition
to raise; to increase
Term
diminuer
 Definition
to reduce; to lower
Term
éliminer
 Definition
to eliminate
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traiter
 Definition
to treat; to deal with
Term
Au boulot!
 Definition
Get to work!  
Let's get to work!
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au bout de
 Definition
at the end of
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au début
 Definition
in the beginning
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Ça me convient.
 Definition
That suits me.
Term
Ça te plaît?
 Definition
Do you like that?
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le coup de foudre
 Definition
love at first sight
Term
Depuis combien de temps?
 Definition
For how long? (How long?)
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grâce à
 Definition
thanks to
Term
N'exagérez pas!
 Definition
Don't overdo it!
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On se sent perdu(e).
 Definition
You feel lost. (One feels lost).
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parfois
 Definition
sometimes
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parmi
 Definition
among
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