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FRE 201 Unit 1
Ressentie et vivre
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
02/03/2011

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Term
une âme soeur
Definition

soul mate

(always feminine, even if in reference to a male)

Term
une amitié
Definition
friendship
Term
des commérages (M)
Definition
gossip
Term
un esprit
Definition
spirit
Term
un mariage
Definition
marriage, wedding
Term
un rendez- vous
Definition
date
Term
une responsabilité
Definition
responsibility
Term
compter sur
Definition
to rely on
Term
draguer
Definition
to flirt, to try to "pick up"
Term
s'engager (envers quelqu'un)
Definition
to commit (to someone)
Term
faire confiance (à quelqu'un)
Definition
to trust (someone)
Term
mentir
Definition

to lie

(conj. like sentir)

Term
mériter
Definition
to deserve, to be worth
Term
partager
Definition
to share
Term
poser un lapin (à quelqu'un) 
Definition
to stand (someone) up
Term
quitter quelqu'un
Definition
to leave someone
Term
rompre
Definition

(irreg.)

to break up

Term
sortir avev
Definition
to go out with
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(in)fidèle
Definition
(un)faithful
Term
agacer
Definition
to annoy
Term
énerver
Definition
to annoy
Term
aimer
Definition
to love, to like
Term
avoir honte (de)
Definition

to be ashamed (of)/

embarassed

Term
en avoir marre (de)
Definition
to be fed up (with)
Term
s'entendre bien (avec)
Definition
to get along well (with)
Term
gêner
Definition

to bother/

to embarrass 

Term
se mettre en colère contre
Definition
to get angry with
Term
ressentir
Definition

to feel

(conj. like sentir)

Term

rêver de

 

Definition
to dream about
Term

tomber amoureux/

tomber amoureuse (de)

Definition
to fall in love (with)
Term
accablé(e)
Definition
overwhelmed
Term
anxieux/ anxieuse 
Definition
anxious
Term
contrarié(e)
Definition
upset
Term
déprimé(e)
Definition
depressed 
Term
enthousiaste 
Definition

enthusiastic/

excited

Term
fâché(e)
Definition
angry
Term
inquiet/ inquiète
Definition

worried

j'inquiète ma mère = i worry my mother

je m'inquiète ma mère = i worry for my mother

Term
jaloux/ jalouse
Definition
jealous
Term
passager/ passagère
Definition
fleeting
Term
divorcer
Definition
to get a divorce
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se fiancer
Definition
to get engaged
Term
se marier avec
Definition
to marry
Term
vivre (irreg.) en union libre
Definition
to live together as a couple
Term
célibataire
Definition
single
Term
veuf/ veuve
Definition
widowed; widower/ widow
Term
avoir confiance en soi
Definition
to be confident
Term
affectueux/ affectueuse
Definition
affectionate
Term
charmant(e)
Definition
charming
Term
économe
Definition
thrifty
Term
franc/ franche
Definition
frank; honest
Term
génial(e)
Definition
great; terrific
Term
(mal)honnête
Definition
(dis)honest
Term
idéaliste
Definition
idealistic
Term
inoubiable
Definition
unforgettable
Term
(peu) mûr
Definition
(im)mature
Term
orgueilleux/ orgueilleuse
Definition
proud
Term
prudent(e)
Definition
careful
Term
séduisant(e)
Definition
attractive
Term
sensible
Definition
sensitive
Term
timide
Definition
shy
Term
tranquille
Definition
calm; quiet
Term
avancer
Definition
to mover forward
Term
la boue
Definition
mud
Term
crier
Definition
to yell
Term
une crise d'hystérie
Definition
nervous breakdown
Term
s'enfoncer
Definition
to drown
Term
un(e) estropié(e)
Definition
a cripple
Term
frapper
Definition
to knock; to hit
Term
une guerre
Definition
war
Term
humain(e)
Definition
human
Term
pourtant
Definition
though; however
Term
le pouvoir
Definition
power
Term
un supplice
Definition
torture
Term
boiter
Definition
to limp
Term
un cauchemar
Definition
nightmare
Term
désespéré(e)
Definition
desperate
Term
émotif/ émotive
Definition
emotional
Term
paniquer
Definition
to panic
Term
raconter (une histoire)
Definition
to tell (a story)
Term
réagir
Definition
to react
Term
une route
Definition
road
Term
soulager
Definition
to relieve
Term
so tromper
Definition
to be wrong/ mistaken
Term
alors
Definition
so.../ well...
Term
bonté du ciel!
Definition
good heavens
Term
faire mourir quelqu'un à petit feu
Definition
to make someone die a slow death
Term
faire un rêve
Definition
to have a dream
Term
pas tant de manieres
Definition
don't be so polite
Term
se tenir à l'écart
Definition
to keep to oneself
Term
taisez- vous!
Definition
be quiet
Term
la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Definition
WWII
Term
le facteur
Definition
post officer
Term
personnage
Definition
character (in a work)
Term
champ de bataille
Definition
battlefield
Term
faire durer 
Definition
prolong
Term
il s'agit
Definition
it's about
Term
Cavalier de La Salle
Definition
1st European to explore Mississippi river
Term
Antoine Cadillac
Definition
Founded Detriot
Term
Lumières
Definition
Enlightenists 
Term
hors de
Definition
outside
Term

Gérard Depardieu

Catherine Deneuve

Audrey Tautou

Definition
Actors
Term
Chevrolet
Definition
Founded American car company
Term
Les contes de Perrault 
Definition
Puss in Boots creator
Term
Tony Parker
Definition
Basketball player (from Belgium, plays for the Spurs)
Term
pilote de course
Definition
race car driver
Term
bat
Definition
breaks
Term
divertissent
Definition
entertain
Term
chaperon
Definition
hood
Term
dormant
Definition
sleeping
Term
Le chat botté
Definition
Puss in Boots
Term
Malgré
Definition
despite
Term
en fait
Definition
in fact
Term
rejoindre
Definition
join
Term
bande originale
Definition
sound track
Term
Roch Voisine
Definition
québécoise singer
Term
urbanisme
Definition
city planning
Term
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Definition
designed D.C. layout and buildings
Term
George Rodrigue
Definition
Cajun artist (Chien Bleu, portraits of Bush and Clinton)
Term
Peinture
Definition
painting
Term
gastronomie
Definition
high cuisine
Term
Philippe Starck
Definition
interior designer/ architect 
Term
déménager
Definition
to move
Term
déranger
Definition
to bother
Term
partager
Definition
to share
Term
plonger
Definition
to dive
Term
ranger
Definition
to tidy up
Term
effacer
Definition
to erase
Term
menacer
Definition
to threaten
Term
remplacer
Definition
to replace
Term
envoyer
Definition
to send
Term
balayer
Definition
to sweep
Term
amener
Definition
to bring someone
Term
élever
Definition
to raise
Term
emmener
Definition
to take someone
Term
mener
Definition
to lead
Term
peser
Definition
to weigh
Term
posséder
Definition
to posses
Term
projeter
Definition
to plan
Term
rejeter
Definition
to reject
Term
renouveler
Definition
to renew
Term
ne....aucune
Definition

no more

(I don't have anymore)

Term
`a partir de
Definition
from
Term
fuir (irreg)
Definition
to flee
Term
grâce à
Definition
thanks to... (positive connotation)
Term
à cause de
Definition
thanks to (negative connotation) 
Term
un mélange
Definition
mix
Term
une nouvelle vague
Definition
new wave
Term
un soldat
Definition
soldier
Term
un(e) ancêtre
Definition
ancestor
Term
s'assimiler à
Definition
to blend in
Term
bilingue
Definition
bilingual (Naturally)
Term
bilangue
Definition
bilingual (through education)
Term
un choc culturel
Definition
culture shock
Term
le dépaysement
Definition
change of scenery; disorientation
Term
émigrer
Definition
to emigrate
Term
immigrer
Definition
to immigrate 
Term
s'intégrer (à un groupe)
Definition
to belong (to a group)
Term
s'en aller
Definition
to go/ fade (away)
Term
couler
Definition
to flow; to run (water)
Term
la joie
Definition
joy
Term
las/ lasse
Definition
weary
Term
la peine
Definition
sorrow
Term
sonner
Definition
to strike; to sound
Term
des amants (m.)
Definition
lovers
Term
désbusé(e)
Definition
disillusioned 
Term
une liasion
Definition
affair; relationship
Term

mélancolique

Definition
melancholic
Term
une rupture
Definition
breakup
Term
la tristesse
Definition
sadness
Term
Guillaume Apollinaire
Definition
wrote the poem "Le Pont Mirabeau"
Term
demeure
Definition
remain
Term
tandis que
Definition
while
Term
l'onde
Definition
water
Term
courante
Definition
running
Term
l'espérance
Definition
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