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Language - French
12th Grade
03/14/2011
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Term
actuel (french)
 Definition
current, of the present day, today's
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actual (english)
 Definition
vrai, réel
Term
actuellement (french)
 Definition
at the present time, now, currently
Term
actually (english)
 Definition
vraiment, réellement
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affaire (french) (nf)
 Definition
business
Term
affair (english)
 Definition
aventure, liaison, affaire
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affluent (n masc) (french)
 Definition
tributary (cours d'eau)
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affluent (english)
 Definition
riche, aisé
Term
affluence (nf) (french)
 Definition
accumulation of people in a certain location
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affluence (english)
 Definition
richesse, opulence
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agréable (french)
 Definition
pleasant
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agreeable (english)
 Definition
bien disposé envers, consentant
Term
apologie (nf) (french)
 Definition
speech explaining or defending an idea or a person
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apology (english)
 Definition
excuse, pardon
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approcher
 Definition
to approach
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assister (à) (french)
 Definition
to attend
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assist (english)
 Definition
aider
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attendre (french)
 Definition
to wait for
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to attend (english)
 Definition
assister à
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attirer (french)
 Definition
to attract
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attired (english)
 Definition
parer, vêtir, habiller
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bâchelier, bachelière (n)(french)
 Definition
student who has received his/her baccalaureate degree
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bachelor
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célibataire
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candide (french)
 Definition
naive
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candid (english)
 Definition
loyal, honnête, franc
Term
capacité (french)
 Definition
capability
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capacity (english)
 Definition
à titre de, en tant que
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caractère (nm) (french)
 Definition
temperament, temper
Term
character (english)
 Definition
personnage - original
Term
casquette (nf) (french)
 Definition
cap
Term
casket (english)
 Definition
un cercueil
Term
chandelier (french)
 Definition
candle stick, candle holder
Term
chandelier (english)
 Definition
lustre
Term
commande (nf) (french)
 Definition
order
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command (english, noun)
 Definition
maîtrise, possession, autorité
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commander
 Definition
to order
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commend (english)
 Definition
recommander, féliciter
Term
un commencement (french)
 Definition
beginning
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commencement (english)
 Definition
la remise des diplômes
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comprehensif (ive) (French)
 Definition
understanding
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comprehensive (english)
 Definition
général, d'ensemble, étendu
Term
un conducteur (french)
 Definition
driver, leader, guide, overseer
Term
conductor (english)
 Definition
Chef d'orchestre
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la confidence (french)
 Definition
secret
Term
confidence (noun)
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confiance
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confus(e) (french)
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embarrassed
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confused (english)
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embrouillé(e),perplexe
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crier (french)
 Definition
to shout, to yell
Term
to cry (english)
 Definition
pleurer
Term
demander (french)
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to ask
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demand (v.)(english)
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exiger
Term
débonnaire (adj)(french)
 Definition
good-natured, easy-going
Term
debonair (english) (adj)
 Definition
jovial, bon-vivant, enjoué, gaillard
Term
donjon (nm)(french)
 Definition
keep of  a castle (tower)
Term
dungeon (english)
 Definition
cachot
Term
éditeur (french)
 Definition
publisher
Term
editor (english)
 Definition
rédacteur, directeur
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éventuellement (french)
 Definition
possibly
Term
eventually (english)
 Definition
finalement, sans aucun doute, à la longue
Term
experience (nf) (french
 Definition
experiment (science), experience (things experienced)
Term
extenuer (french)
 Definition
to exhaust
Term
extenuate (english)
 Definition

amoindrir, atténuer

 

extenuating circumstances = des circonstances atténuantes
Term
fabrique (nf) (french)
 Definition
factory
Term
fabric (english)
 Definition
tissu
Term
la fatalité (french)
 Definition
fate
Term
fatality (english)
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accident fatal, mortel, mort par accident
Term
la figure (french)
 Definition
face
Term
figure (english)
 Definition
silhouette, physique, corps
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gros(se) (french)
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fat
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gross (english)
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grossier, grossière
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ignorer (french)
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to be unaware of, not to know
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ignore (english)
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ne pas tenir compte de, se désintéresser, feindre d'ignorer, faire semblant de ne pas voir
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une injure (french)
 Definition
insult
Term
injure (v) (english)
 Definition
blesser, endommager
Term
une issue
 Definition
exit, end, conclusion
Term
issue (english)
 Definition
résultat, question
Term
le journal
 Definition
newspaper, diary
Term
journal (english)
 Definition
revue littéraire, journal de bord
Term
la journée
 Definition
day
Term
journey (english)
 Definition
voyage
Term
la lecture
 Definition
reading
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lecture
 Definition
leçon, conférence, sermon
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la librairie
 Definition
bookstore
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library (english)
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bibliothèque
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marron (french)
 Definition
brown, chesnut
Term
maroon (english)
 Definition
grenat, marron pourpré
Term
misérable (french)
 Definition

a) poor, indigent, pitiful

b) wretched, despicable
Term
miserable (english)
 Definition

a) (personnes) malheureux, inquiet, mal à l'aise

 

b) (choses) pénible
Term
officiel (french)
 Definition
official
Term
official (english) (adj and n)
 Definition

officiel (adj)

fonctionnaire (n)
Term
le papier
 Definition
paper
Term
paper (noun)
 Definition

a) papier

b) composition

c) journal
Term
parent (adj et nm) (french)
 Definition
relatives, ancestors, member of the family (including mother and father)
Term
parent (english)
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mèr or père (uniquement)
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le patron
 Definition

a)boss, employer

b)pattern
Term
patron (english)
 Definition

a)protecteur (protectrice, mécène

b)client, habitué
Term
présenter (french)
 Definition
to introduce
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present (english) (v)
 Definition

a) offrir (un cadeau)

b) signaler
Term
le procès
 Definition
trial
Term
process
 Definition
phénomène, opération, méthode
Term
la prune
 Definition
plum
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prune (english)
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pruneau
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regarder (french)
 Definition
to look at
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regard (english)
 Definition
considérer, respecter, apprécier, estimer
Term
rester (french)
 Definition
to stay, to remain
Term
rest
 Definition
se reposer
Term
la révision
 Definition
review
Term
revision (english)
 Definition
correction
Term
la robe
 Definition
dress
Term
robe (english)
 Definition
robe de chambre
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le roman
 Definition
novel
Term
Roman (english)
 Definition
romain
Term
rude (french)
 Definition
uncouth, abrupt
Term
rude (english)
 Definition
impoli, mal élevé
Term
s'adresser à (french)
 Definition
to enquire, to apply, to speak for
Term
address (verb) (english)
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adresser, aborder, parler à
Term
s'approcher de (french)
 Definition
to come near, to walk up to
Term
approach (english)
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approcher, entrer en communication avec, aborder, s'adresser à
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sensible (adj) (french)
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sensitive
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sensible (english)
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raisonnable
Term
souvenir (french)
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memory
Term
souvenir (english)
 Definition
souvenir (concrete)
Term
supporter (french)
 Definition
to bear, to tolerate
Term
support (english)
 Definition

a) appuyer

b)entretenir, soutenir, subvenir aux besoins de
Term
sympathique (french)
 Definition
likeable, pleasant
Term
sympathetic (english)
 Definition
qui a de la compassion
Term
trépasser (french)
 Definition
to die
Term
trespass (english)
 Definition
transgresser, enfreindre, offenser
Term
les vacances(f) (french)
 Definition
vacation
Term
vacancy (english)
 Definition
vacance, post vacant
Term
le wagon
 Definition
coach, car (passenger)
Term
wagon (english)
 Definition
chariot
Term
le zeste
 Definition
lemon peel
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zest (english)
 Definition
piquant, goût, vif intérêt, entrain
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