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FRE 3260
Les Arts Francais
51
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
04/09/2007
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un/e accusé/e
 Definition
accused person, defendant
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affectueux/se
 Definition
affectionate
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audacieux/se
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bold/audacious
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avare
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greedy
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maussade
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sullen
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boudeur/se
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sulky, pouting
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paresseux/se
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lazy
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une calomnie
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slander
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rusé/e
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clever
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un/e complice
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accomplice
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un témoin; un témoin oculaire
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witness; eye witness
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un curé
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priest
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travailleur/se
 Definition
hard working
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un bien
 Definition
goods, property
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la magie
 Definition
magic
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une chandelle
 Definition
candle
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un non-lieu
 Definition
case dismissed
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les chausses
 Definition
tight-like pants for men
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un péché
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sin
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une combine
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a scheme
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une potence
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gallows
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la cour
 Definition
court of law
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un procès
 Definition
trial
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un crime
 Definition
a crime
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un risque, prendre un risque
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a risk; to take a risk
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une dot
 Definition
dowry
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une sentence
 Definition
sentence
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une énigme
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enigma, mystery
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les terres
 Definition
property
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la Chandeleur
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Christian holiday celebrated on Feb 2nd; commemorates presentation of Jesus at the temple
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un charivari
 Definition
An old ritual in which community members gather to humiliate a member of the community
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mentir
 Definition
to lie
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avouer
 Definition
to confess
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chausser de…+ pointure
 Definition
to wear a size ... shoe.
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se moquer de
 Definition
to make fun of
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négliger
 Definition
to neglect
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convaincre
 Definition
to convince
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nier
 Definition
to deny
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défendre
 Definition
to defend
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pendre, être pendu/e
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to hang; to be hanged (person)
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engager, gagner, perdre un procès contre quelqu’un
 Definition
to start, win, lose a law suit against someone
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faire semblant de
 Definition
to pretend to
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refuter
 Definition
to refute
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se fier à
 Definition
to trust
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séduire
 Definition
seduce
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interroger
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to question, interrogate
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jeter un sort
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to cast a spell
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jurer
 Definition
to swear
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tromper
 Definition
to trick
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se méfier de
 Definition
to distrust, be suspicious of
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menacer
 Definition
to threaten
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