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French 1202 Midterm
vocab words
119
Language - French
Undergraduate 4
03/04/2009
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Term
la forêt
 Definition
the forest
Term
une ombre
 Definition
a shadow
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agrandir
 Definition
to magnify, make larger
Term
atteindre
 Definition
to reach
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la taille
 Definition
the size
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l'ennui (m)
 Definition
boredom
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élevé(e)
 Definition
raised, brought up
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malgré
 Definition
despite
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le drapeau
 Definition
flag
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s'enfuir
 Definition
to run away
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rejoindre
 Definition
to join
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le désespoir
 Definition
despair
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la haine
 Definition
hatred
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écarter
 Definition
to push/move aside
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la veille
 Definition
the day before
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guéri(e)
 Definition
healed
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saisir
 Definition
to grab
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épaule
 Definition
shoulder
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les bois
 Definition
the woods
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nier
 Definition
to deny
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la patrie
 Definition
homeland
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entendu
 Definition
understood
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le quai
 Definition
quay, bank, dock
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tirer
 Definition
to shoot
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ramasser
 Definition
to pick up
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éprouver (de)
 Definition
to feel (an emotion), experience
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la cave
 Definition
the basement
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percevoir
 Definition
to perceive
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une nouvelle
 Definition
a piece of news
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à partir de
 Definition
beginning with, as of
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effrayant
 Definition
horrifying
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la volonté
 Definition
one's will
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d'ailleurs
 Definition
moreover
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prévoir
 Definition
foresee
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des toilettes
 Definition
outfits
Term
les draps (m)
 Definition
bed sheets
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fixer un rendez-vous
 Definition
to set a date
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les horaires
 Definition
the schedule
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empêcher
 Definition
prevent
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la sonnerie
 Definition
the ringer
Term
l'appareil
 Definition
the receiver
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la déception
 Definition
disappointment
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au bout du fil
 Definition
on the other end of the line
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au fond
 Definition
deep down
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démesuré
 Definition
out of proportion
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soupçon
 Definition
suspicion
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happée
 Definition
caught up
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la portière
 Definition
the car door
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ses pas
 Definition
his footsteps
Term
sa venue
 Definition
his coming
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la hantise croissante
 Definition
the increasingly obsessive thought
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corriger des copies
 Definition
correct schoolwork
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détourner mon esprit vers...
 Definition
to turn my thoughts towards...
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l'attente
 Definition
waiting for
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gâcher
 Definition
to ruin
Term
des craintes
 Definition
fears
Term
réussir des concours
 Definition
passing tests
Term
secours populaire
 Definition
(a charity)
Term
le tapis du living
 Definition
the living room carpet
Term
la trame
 Definition
the weave
Term
une cafetière
 Definition
a coffee pot
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se soucier de...
 Definition
to worry about...
Term
une griève
 Definition
a strike
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le courrier
 Definition
mail
Term
embouteillages
 Definition
traffic jams
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le guichet
 Definition
a window
Term
une liaison
 Definition
a love affiar
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lointain(e)
 Definition
distant
Term
se justifier de...
 Definition
justify oneself for
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le comportement
 Definition
behavior
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renforcé
 Definition
reinforced, strengthened
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par rapport à
 Definition
in relation to
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échanges de paroles
 Definition
exchanges of words
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le désarroi
 Definition
confusion, disarray
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le décalage
 Definition
discrepancy, difference
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défiler
 Definition
to parade about
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un cadre supérieur
 Definition
an exec
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soucieux de
 Definition
worried about
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un accès
 Definition
a fit, an attack
Term
délivrer
 Definition
to free
Term
une vitrine
 Definition
store window
Term
un rendez-vous
 Definition
a date
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arracher à
 Definition
to tear away from
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une charge supplémentaire
 Definition
an extra load
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réclamer à
 Definition
to demand of
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s’adonner à
 Definition
to give oneself over to
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au courant de
 Definition
abreast, aware of
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ses loisirs
 Definition
his leisure activities
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la boum
 Definition
party
Term
il y a
 Definition
ago
Term
partout
 Definition
everywhere
Term
un voleur
 Definition
a thief
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sombrer dans
 Definition
sink into
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une montre
 Definition
a wristwatch
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une pendule
 Definition
a clock
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plus que 2 heures
 Definition
just 2 hours left
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bouleverser
 Definition
to overwhelm
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contenir
 Definition
to contain
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déçu(e)
 Definition
disappointed
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ne...nulle part
 Definition
nowhere
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faire le voeu que...
 Definition
making a wish that...
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feuilleter
 Definition
leaf through
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une publicité
 Definition
an ad
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une voyante
 Definition
a fortune teller
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le minitel
 Definition
computer connected to a phone directory
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prédire
 Definition
foretell
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tremblement de terre
 Definition
earthquake
Term
la peau
 Definition
skin
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le chagrin
 Definition
heartache
Term
le gobelet d’un mendiant
 Definition
a beggar's cup
Term
recopier
 Definition
copy out
Term
déposé
 Definition
deposited
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reculer
 Definition
to move back, recoil, retreat, shrink back
Term
sous peine de malheur
 Definition
on pain of misfortune
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il m’arrive de...
 Definition
it happens that I...
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jouir de
 Definition
to enjoy
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à nouveau
 Definition
anew, once again
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continu
 Definition
continuous
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romanesque
 Definition
romantic
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