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Final Vocab Session
Controverses Lecon 5 et 6
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Language - French
12th Grade
04/30/2009
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Term
chomage
 Definition
unemployment
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defensuer
 Definition
defender
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defi
 Definition
challenge
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eloignement
 Definition
distancing
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entrave
 Definition
hindrance
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epuisement
 Definition
exhaustion, the using up of something
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gout
 Definition
taste
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libre-echange
 Definition
free trade
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menace
 Definition
threat
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primaute
 Definition
primacy, preeminence
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revenu
 Definition
profit, revenue
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subvention
 Definition
subsidy
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abaisser
 Definition
to lower
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croitre
 Definition
to grow, increase
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elargir
 Definition
to widen
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engendrer
 Definition
to generate, cause
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lutter
 Definition
to fight, struggle
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preconiser
 Definition
to recommend
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traiter
 Definition
to treat
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efficace
 Definition
efficient
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le champ
 Definition
field
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la decennie
 Definition
decade
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le differend
 Definition
disagreement, dispute
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la gamme
 Definition
range
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le sigle
 Definition
set of initials, acronym
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tarif douanier
 Definition
customs tariff
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accroitre
 Definition
to increase
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souligner
 Definition
to underline
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avoir les moyens
 Definition
to have the means
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le cout de la vie
 Definition
cost of living
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davantage
 Definition
more
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etre depourvu de quelque chose
 Definition
to be lacking something
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mettre a l'abri de
 Definition
to shelter from protect from
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mettre en relief
 Definition
to highlight
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une prise de conscience
 Definition
realization, awakening
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deracinement
 Definition
uprooting
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ecart
 Definition
gap
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milliard
 Definition
billion
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syndicat
 Definition
labor union
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allaiblir
 Definition
to weaken
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decouler
 Definition
to ensue, follow
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entrainer
 Definition
to lead, bring about
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repertorier
 Definition
to list
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solvable
 Definition
solvent
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en voie de
 Definition
in the process of
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savoir-faire
 Definition
know-how
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carte de resident
 Definition
resident card
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clandesin
 Definition
illegal immigrant
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etranger
 Definition
foreigner, stranger
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Maghrebin
 Definition
resident of either Morrocco, Algeria, or Tunisia
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peril
 Definition
danger
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la prestation sociale
 Definition
social welfare
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ressortissant
 Definition
national, citizen of a country
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sejour
 Definition
stay
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acueillir
 Definition
to welcome, recieve
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expulser
 Definition
to expel
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heberger
 Definition
to host, house
Term
repatrier
 Definition
to repatriate (to send back to country of origin)
Term
resoudre
 Definition
to solve
Term
aid social
 Definition
social worker
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aid sociale
 Definition
social welfare
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duree
 Definition
duration
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emploi
 Definition
work
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logement
 Definition
housing
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tiers-monde
 Definition
third world
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s'accrocher
 Definition
to hang on to
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estimer
 Definition
to estimate, believe
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etablir
 Definition
to establish
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ressortir
 Definition
to stand out
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penal
 Definition
penal
Term
des poursuites penales
 Definition
punitive action, prosecution
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droit d'asile
 Definition
right of asylum
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droits de l'homme
 Definition
human rights
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frontierre
 Definition
border
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haine
 Definition
hatred
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lutte
 Definition
struggle
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permis de sejour
 Definition
permanent resident card
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sans-papiers
 Definition
illegal immigrants
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desobeir
 Definition
to disobey
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fuir
 Definition
to escape
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refouler
 Definition
to send back, to keep out
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sejourner
 Definition
to stay
Term
multiethnique
 Definition
multiracial
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