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French 2BC Final
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
08/30/2011
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Term
allonger
 Definition
to lengthen
Term
un cailou
 Definition
a pebble
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un buisson
 Definition
a bush
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une lieue
 Definition
one mile
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un sentier
 Definition
a small path
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un savoyard
 Definition
a small man who cleans chimney
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une boite à marmote
 Definition
a box in which a small boy tranports his things to go from village to village
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jouer aux osselets
 Definition
play at knuckle-bones
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une pièce de monnaie
 Definition
a coin
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faire sauter
 Definition
to launch in the air
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une poignée
 Definition
a handful
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adresse (ici)
 Definition
skill, dexterity
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empourprer
 Definition
a touche of purple
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secouer
 Definition
to shake
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déranger
 Definition
to disturb
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un soulier ferré
 Definition
a hobnailed shoe
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son baton
 Definition
his stick
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oter
 Definition
to remove
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effaré
 Definition
frightened, bewildered
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s'enfuir
 Definition
to flee
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l'essouflement
 Definition
breathlessness
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sangloter
 Definition
to sob
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un tesson de faience
 Definition
a shard of china
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tressaillir
 Definition
to tremble
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raffermir
 Definition
to strengthen
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une blouse
 Definition
a smock, a work shirt
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apercevoir
 Definition
notice
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enfoncer
 Definition
drive (something) into (a surface)
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reculer
 Definition
to go behind
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luire
 Definition
to shine
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s'élancer
 Definition
to dash
Term
frissonner
 Definition
to shiver
Term
une bise
 Definition
a wind
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un arbrisseau
 Definition
a small tree
Term
le sachoche
 Definition
satchel
Term
un écu
 Definition
a silver coin
Term
accroupi
 Definition
crouched
Term
le jarret
 Definition
the calf (of the leg)
Term
fléchir
 Definition
to give away
Term
accabler
 Definition
overpower, overwhelm
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se déranger
 Definition
to come out; to fuss
Term
mettre
 Definition
to put, set
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se mettre à
 Definition
to begin
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dresser
 Definition
to draw up
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se dresser
 Definition
to stand
Term
relever
 Definition
to raise
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se relever
 Definition
to get up
Term
baisser
 Definition
to lower, fade
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se baisser
 Definition
to bend down
Term
empreint de
 Definition
marked
Term
pudique
 Definition
discreet
Term
une ville ouvrière
 Definition
a blue-collar city
Term
quasiment
 Definition
almost
Term
un dirigeant
 Definition
a person that has authority
Term
le repli communautaire
 Definition
withdrawl or return to communities of origin
Term
net
 Definition
clear, very well defined
Term
un écart
 Definition
a difference
Term
ainé
 Definition
the oldest
Term
incomber
 Definition
to be the responsibility of
Term
la fratrie
 Definition
the brothers and sisters of the family
Term
se sont....faussées
 Definition
were warped, made false
Term
a entamé
 Definition
to be entered in
Term
a entamé une lente dérive
 Definition
slowly started to move away from the norm
Term
aussi étrange...paraitre
 Definition
however strange it may seem
Term
palabrer
 Definition
to discuss in length
Term
endosser
 Definition
to assume, take on
Term
un casque bleu
 Definition
a member of the ONU military
Term
une répartition
 Definition
a distribution, sharing
Term
revendiquer
 Definition
to claim
Term
ne plus avoir cours
 Definition
to not have anything in common
Term
accueillir
 Definition
to welcome
Term
abriter
 Definition
arbitrator, judge
Term
machiste
 Definition
macho
Term
quant à
 Definition
as for, in the matter of
Term
gérer
 Definition
to manage
Term
supporter
 Definition
to tolerate
Term
le tribunal
 Definition
the court
Term
une remise
 Definition
a handing over
Term
à son égard
 Definition
in respect to, about
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en savoir davantage
 Definition
more
Term
le batiment
 Definition
construction
Term
le main d'oeuvre
 Definition
unskilled labor
Term
un bidonville
 Definition
a slum
Term
perdurer
 Definition
to continue to exister
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s'entraider
 Definition
to help the ones of others
Term
etre titulaire de
 Definition
to possess an official document
Term
une carte de séjour
 Definition
a visa
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un abattoir
 Definition
a slaughterhouse
Term
une étiquette
 Definition
a label
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bercer
 Definition
to rock, cradle
Term
les friandises
 Definition
sweets
Term
parier
 Definition
to bet
Term
parsemer
 Definition
strew, scatter
Term
le magot
 Definition
the loot
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un creuset
 Definition
melting pot
Term
compter
 Definition
to count
Term
intarissable
 Definition
inexhaustable
Term
soucieux
 Definition
worried
Term
un budget alimentaire
 Definition
money reserved for food
Term
diriger
 Definition
to direct
Term
un dirigeant
 Definition
leader, director
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un directeur
 Definition
director, manager
Term
une direction
 Definition
a direction
Term
direct(e)
 Definition
direct
Term
améliorer
 Definition
to improve
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une amélioration
 Definition
an improvement
Term
contester
 Definition
to contest, challenge
Term
contestable
 Definition
questionable
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incontestable
 Definition
unquestionable
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incontestablement
 Definition
unquestionably
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concevoir
 Definition
to conceive
Term
un concept
 Definition
a concept
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une conception
 Definition
conception, idea
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concevable
 Definition
conceivable
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identique
 Definition
identical
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discriminer
 Definition
to discriminate
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la discrimination
 Definition
discrimination
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discriminatoire
 Definition
discriminatory
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immigrer
 Definition
to immigrate
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un immigré
 Definition
an immigrant
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l'immigration
 Definition
immigration
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le mépris
 Definition
a feeling of worthlessness
Term
Une réclamation
 Definition
a complaint, protest
Term
impréscriptible
 Definition
incontestable
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souveraineté
 Definition
sovereignty
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émaner de
 Definition
to come from
Term
nuire
 Definition
to be harmful
Term
la borne
 Definition
the limit
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la jouissance
 Definition
enjoyment
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nuisble
 Definition
harmful
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empecher
 Definition
to prevent
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contraindre
 Definition
to compel, force
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la volonté
 Definition
the will
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concourrir
 Definition
to participate
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détenir
 Definition
to hold (against one's will)
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la peine
 Definition
the punishment (for a crime)
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le délit
 Definition
offence
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riguer
 Definition
severity
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réprimé
 Definition
to prevent
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pourvu que
 Definition
as long as
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l'entretien
 Definition
maitenance
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répartir
 Definition
to distribute
Term
l'assiette
 Definition
the basis on which taxes are paid
Term
le recouvrement
 Definition
the manner of collecting money
Term
la durée
 Definition
duration
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exiger
 Definition
to require
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une juste
 Definition
fair
Term
le sang
 Definition
blood
Term
les vers
 Definition
verse
Term
les armes
 Definition
weapons
Term
égalité
 Definition
equality
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décalage
 Definition
a gap
Term
un buisson
 Definition
a bush
Term
le vent
 Definition
wind
Term
le chemin
 Definition
path
Term
le curé
 Definition
parish father
Term
l'éveque
 Definition
bishop
Term
pierre
 Definition
stone
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une ombre
 Definition
shadow
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la liberté
 Definition
freedom
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la culpabilité
 Definition
guilt
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une peine
 Definition
sorrow, sadness (in death)
Term
les lois
 Definition
laws
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une lutte
 Definition
struggle
Term
les couverts
 Definition
place settings; cutlery
Term
l'argenterie
 Definition
silverware
Term
les gendarmes
 Definition
policemen
Term
l'ame
 Definition
the soul
Term
poursuivre
 Definition
to chase
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s'assombrir
 Definition
to grow dark, gloomy
Term
s'envoler
 Definition
to fly off
Term
voler
 Definition
to steal, fly
Term
mendier
 Definition
to beg
Term
subir
 Definition
to suffer
Term
surmonter
 Definition
to overcome
Term
une bourse
 Definition
a grant
Term
s'éloigner
 Definition
to go away
Term
se rapporcher
 Definition
to come together
Term
prévoir
 Definition
to forsee
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supprimer
 Definition
to cut
Term
soutenir
 Definition
to support
Term
égaler
 Definition
to equal
Term
oter
 Definition
to take off
Term
éviter
 Definition
to avoid
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frissonner
 Definition
to shiver
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inculper
 Definition
to charge
Term
lutter
 Definition
to fight
Term
avoir tort
 Definition
to be wrong
Term
parcourir
 Definition
to go over, to cover (distance)
Term
suer
 Definition
to sweat, ooze
Term
prévisible
 Definition
forseeable
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imprévisible
 Definition
unforseeable
Term
mérité
 Definition
credit, deserving
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affamé
 Definition
starving
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libre
 Definition
free
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coupable
 Definition
guilty
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accusé
 Definition
guilty
Term
banal
 Definition
commonplace
Term
luisant
 Definition
shining
Term
brillant
 Definition
bright
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