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French 202
Chapter 9
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2008
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Term
conserver
 Definition
to preserve
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elargir
 Definition
to broaden
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etablier
 Definition
to establish
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s'etendre
 Definition
to extend
Term
naviguer
 Definition
to sail
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un(e) anglophone
 Definition
english speaking country
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le carnaval d'hiver
 Definition
winter carnival
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un colon
 Definition
colonist
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des communautes
 Definition
communities
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la conquete
 Definition
conquest
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le creole
 Definition
language spoken in several territories and formed by a mixture of indigenous languages, with French, Spanish, and Potugese influences
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un departement
 Definition
administrative division of France
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un divertissement
 Definition
recreation, entertainment
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la douceur de vivre
 Definition
pleasant lifestyle
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une fete
 Definition
festival
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un(e) francophone
 Definition
French speaking person
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la francophonie
 Definition
French speaking world
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l'Hexagone
 Definition
the Hexagon (term for France stemming from its six-sided shape)
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un lien
 Definition
link
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le Maghreb
 Definition
geographic term for North African countries
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un(e) Maghrebin(e)
 Definition
person from North Africa
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la mer des Antilles (ou des Caraibes)
 Definition
Caribbean Sea
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la metropole
 Definition
mainland France
Term
le Moyen-Orient
 Definition
Middle East
Term
un palmier
 Definition
palm tree
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la patrie
 Definition
homeland
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un pays
 Definition
country
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la peau
 Definition
skin
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la plage
 Definition
beach
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le sable
 Definition
sand
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un sport d'hiver
 Definition
winter sport
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destine(e) (a)
 Definition
intended (for)
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d'outre-mer
 Definition
from over seas
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fier (fiere)
 Definition
proud
Term
francophone
 Definition
French-speaking
Term
indigene
 Definition
native
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maternel (le)
 Definition
native (language)
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metropolitain(e)
 Definition
of/from continental France
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