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Mariama Bâ
French 4H
66
Language - French
11th Grade
01/17/2012
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Term
le crépuscule
 Definition
dusk
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en tenne d'apparat
 Definition
all dressed up
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solennel
 Definition
solemn
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émprunté
 Definition
ill-at-ease
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le boubou
 Definition
long tunic
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empesé
 Definition
starched
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renifler
 Definition
to sniff
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côte à côte
 Definition
side by side
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reprendre souffle
 Definition
to get one's breath back
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renchérir
 Definition
to chime in
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la mimique
 Definition
play, movement
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la lèvre
 Definition
lip
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dédaigneux
 Definition
disdainful, scornful
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plutôt
 Definition
rather
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la venue
 Definition
coming, visit
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le hasard
 Definition
chance
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endimanché
 Definition
in one's sunday best
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la mise
 Definition
dress, appearance
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le fauve traqué
 Definition
hunted beast
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le fil conducteur
 Definition
leading thread, main theme
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lâcher
 Definition
to let go of
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enchaîner
 Definition
to go on
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les braises (f)
 Definition
coals, glowing embers
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l'épine
 Definition
thorn
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oser
 Definition
to dare, to venture
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la fatalité
 Definition
fate
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féliciter
 Definition
to congratulate, to praise
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le quart de siècle
 Definition
quarter of a century
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vénérer
 Definition
to treat with respect
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alléger
 Definition
to alleviate, to mitigate
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la gorge
 Definition
throat
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secouer
 Definition
to shake
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replié
 Definition
folded
Term
la babouche
 Definition
babouche, slipper
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la couche
 Definition
layer, coat
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la poussière
 Definition
dust
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la nuque
 Definition
nape of the neck
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baissé
 Definition
lowered
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vaincu
 Definition
defeated
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la goutte
 Definition
drop
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calciner
 Definition
to burn
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faire un compte à rebours
 Definition
to count backwards
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déceler
 Definition
to discover, to detect
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la cassure
 Definition
break
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le fil
 Definition
thread
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se dévider
 Definition
to unwind
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le dicton
 Definition
saying, dictum
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l'incisive (f)
 Definition
incisor (tooth)
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supérieur
 Definition
upper
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la primauté
 Definition
primacy
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ces temps-ci
 Definition
these days
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crûment
 Definition
crudely
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éclairé
 Definition
clarified
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habilement
 Definition
skillfully, ably
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dissimulé
 Definition
hidden, concealed
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la réunion syndicale
 Definition
union meeting
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le régime draconien
 Definition
strict diet
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déplier
 Definition
to unfold
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gésir à terre
 Definition
lay on the floor
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replier
 Definition
to refold
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ranger
 Definition
to put away
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effecteur
 Definition
to carry out, to preform
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la recherche
 Definition
pursuit, search
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endiguer
 Definition
to check, to hold back
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le remous
 Definition
agitation
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le désarroi
 Definition
distress
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