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French 203 Oral Workshop
Words we learned in class and in homework
143
Language - French
Undergraduate 2
01/23/2010
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Term
le repos
 Definition
rest
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taper
 Definition
to type
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imprimer
 Definition
to print (on a printer)
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l'ennui (m)
 Definition
boredom
Term
tzigane
 Definition
gypsy
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éblouir
 Definition
to dazzle
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mériter
 Definition
to deserve
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un caractère
 Definition
character, as in personlity
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une phobie
 Definition
a phobia
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se moucher
 Definition
to blow one's nose
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sur rendez-vous
 Definition
by appointment
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la timidité
 Definition
timidity, shyness
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rouillé(e)
 Definition
rusty (as in, my French is rusty)
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gâter
 Definition
to spoil
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survivre
 Definition
to survive
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annuler
 Definition
cancel
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un défi
 Definition
a challenge.
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un désaccord
 Definition
a disagreement
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piger
 Definition
to understand (informal)
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une scène de ménage
 Definition
a domestic dispute
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un époux, une épouse
 Definition
a spouse
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rompre; rompre avec qqn
 Definition
to break. to break up with someone
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agaçant(e)
 Definition
irritating. annoying.
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faible
 Definition
weak
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attirer
 Definition
to attract
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séduire
 Definition
to seduce
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le déplaisir
 Definition
displeasure
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un agaçement
 Definition
an annoyance
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le mécontentement
 Definition
displeasure, dissatisfaction
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ronchonner (après)
 Definition
to grumble (about)
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râler
 Definition
to groan, moan, grouse
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râleur
 Definition
one who râle-s.
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énervant
 Definition
irritating
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gâté(s) pourri(s)
 Definition
spoiled rotten
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se mettre
 Definition
=commencer
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se ficher de
 Definition
to not care. "Je m'en fiche"
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détendu
 Definition
relaxed
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améliorer
 Definition
to improve (transitive)
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le comportement
 Definition
behavior
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prédire
 Definition
to predict
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un préjugé
 Definition
a prejudice, bias
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gifler
 Definition
to slap
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donner une gifle
 Definition
to slap
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pardonner
 Definition
to forgive
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faire face à un lourd problème
 Definition
to face a huge problem
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affronter
 Definition
to face, confront... (as in, he faced his problem)
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un conseil
 Definition
advice
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admettre
 Definition
to admit
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la force
 Definition
strength
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la confiance
 Definition
confidence
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aborder un problème
 Definition
to tackle a problem
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se retourner contre qqn
 Definition
to turn against someone
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le soutien
 Definition
support
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un filet
 Definition
a net
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s'échauffer
 Definition
to warm up (like in an exercise)
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(un) tabou
 Definition
taboo (noun or adjective)
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enfermer
 Definition
to shut, lock up (like what Ludo did to the girl in "Ma Vie En Rose")
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mondialement
 Definition
throughout the world....globally
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réagir
 Definition
to react
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la douleur
 Definition
pain, grief, distress
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traiter qqn de + [pejorative adjective]
 Definition
Term
dégradant
 Definition
degrading
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Malgré
 Definition
Despite, in spite of
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un chiffre
 Definition
a numeral
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une virgule
 Definition
a comma
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se muer
 Definition
to change into (any better definition suggestions?)
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recenser
 Definition
=compter. to count
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la revendication
 Definition
a claim, demand (--> revendiquer)
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soulager
 Definition
to relieve
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un sigle
 Definition
an acronym
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PDG
 Definition
président-directeur général. (CEO)
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être enclin à..
 Definition
prédisposé(e)
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à sa guise
 Definition
à son goût, selon son goût
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prendre les allures de qq chose
 Definition
avoir l'air de qqchose
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poster
 Definition
to post (online)
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licencieux
 Definition
obscene, indecent (obscène, indécent, impudique)
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se contenter de
 Definition
se limiter de
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les lycéens
 Definition
high schoolers
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un parti
 Definition
a party (political)
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un citoyen
 Definition
a citizen. duh
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abaisser
 Definition
to lower, reduce
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réduire
 Definition
to reduce
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hausser
 Definition
to raise (your voice....your shoulders--shrugging)
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garde des Sceaux
 Definition
minister of justice
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dorénavant
 Definition
henceforth....from now on
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désormais
 Definition
from now on, henceforth
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mature
 Definition
mature (surprise!)
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mûr(e)
 Definition
mature
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réclamer
 Definition
same as revendiquer
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un maire
 Definition
a mayor
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élire, élu
 Definition
to elect, elected
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exclure
 Definition
to expel, to kick out
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renvoyer
 Definition
to expel, kick out
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se débrouiller
 Definition
to manage, get by (as in, I manage just fine on my own)
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s'attendre à, s'attendre à ce que (+subjonctif)
 Definition
to expect
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dévoiler
 Definition
to reveal, unveil
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sur-le-champ
 Definition
tout de suite
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prendre la crémaillère
 Definition
offrir une réception pour fêter son installation dans un nouveau logement
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se déguiser
 Definition
to wear a costume, to disguise yourself
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les fringues
 Definition
clothing
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se chercher
 Definition
to look for yourself, to try to find yourself (as in your real identity)
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la fermeture éclair, fermeture à glissière
 Definition
a zipper?
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un camion
 Definition
a truck
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une ride
 Definition
a wrinkle (for people) or a ripple (for water)
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tomber dans les pommes
 Definition
to faint
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une tapette
 Definition
a flyswatter, or a homosexual (pejorative)
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une gonzesse
 Definition
slang for a girl or woman
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les vestiaires
 Definition
changing room, locker room
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arracher
 Definition
to tear out/off
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le congélateur
 Definition
a freezer
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porter plainte contre
 Definition
to lodge a complaint against
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le/la psychologue (abbreviated to "psy")
 Definition
psychologist
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virer
 Definition
to lay someone off
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bourré
 Definition
drunk
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ivre
 Definition
drunk
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s'en prendre à qqn
 Definition
to take it out on someone, to blame someone
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supporter
 Definition
to tolerate
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soutenir
 Definition
to support
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un garçon manqué
 Definition
a tomboy
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un lance-pierre
 Definition
a slingshot
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être à l'aise
 Definition
to feel good, to be comfortable
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être bien dans sa peau
 Definition
to feel at ease
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en avoir marre (de)
 Definition
to be fed up with something
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bouleverser
 Definition
to disrupt, to overturn, to upset
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poursuivre
 Definition
to chase after, to pursue
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une échelle
 Definition
a ladder
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un panneau publicitaire/panneau d'affichage
 Definition
billboard, or a place where you put posters
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gâcher
 Definition
to ruin or spoil something
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une chute
 Definition
a fall
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une farandole
 Definition
like a French hora
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un îlot
 Definition
a small island
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un exutoire
 Definition
an outlet, a release
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Voire
 Definition
"et même"
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une vitrine
 Definition
a shop window/display
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un vandale
 Definition
Term
un anglicisme
 Definition
an anglicism
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abrégé
 Definition
an abbreviation. as in "prof" "ado" "télé"
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soulever
 Definition
to raise, bring up a question or issue
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au sujet de
 Definition
about
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promener le chien/se promener avec le chien
 Definition
to walk the dog (pay attention to "se" and prepositions!)
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la moquette
 Definition
carpet
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briser
 Definition
to break, smash, shatter (transitive)
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la berger, la bergère
 Definition
a shepherd
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