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Semester One
Vocab
311
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
01/18/2013

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Term
Une ame soeur
Definition
soul mate
Term
Une amitie
Definition
friendship
Term
Des commerages
Definition
gossip
Term
Un espirt
Definition
a spirit
Term
Un mariage
Definition
marriage; wedding
Term
un rendez-vous
Definition
date
Term
une responsabilite
Definition
responsibility
Term
compter sur
Definition
rely on
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draguer
Definition
to flirt; to try to pick up
Term
s'engager (envers quelqu'un)
Definition
to commit (to someone)
Term
Faire confiance (a quelqu'un)
Definition
to trust (someone)
Term
Mentir
Definition
to lie
Term
meriter
Definition
to deserve; to be worth
Term
partager
Definition
to share
Term
poser un lapin (a quelqu'un)
Definition
to stand (someone) up
Term
quitter quelqu'un
Definition
to leave someone
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rompre
Definition
to break up
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sortir avec
Definition
to go out with
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(in)fidele
Definition
(un)faithful
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agacer/enerver
Definition
to annoy
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aimer
Definition
to love; to like
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avoir honte (de)
Definition
to be ashamed (of)/embarrassed
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en avoir marre (de)
Definition
to be fed up with
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s'entendre bien (avec)
Definition
to get along well (with)
Term
gener
Definition
to bother; to embarrass
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se mettre en colere contre
Definition
to get angry with
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ressentir
Definition
to feel
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rever de
Definition
to dream about
Term
tomber amoreux/amoureuse (de)
Definition
to fall in love (with)
Term
accable(e)
Definition
overwhelmed
Term
anxieux/anxieuse
Definition
anxious
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contrarie
Definition
upset
Term
deprime
Definition
depressed
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enthousiaste
Definition
enthusiastic
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fache
Definition
angry; mad
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inquiet
Definition
worried
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jaloux
Definition
jealous
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passager
Definition
fleeting
Term
divorcer
Definition
to get a divorce
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se fiancer
Definition
to get engaged
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se marier avec
Definition
to marry
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vivre en union libre
Definition
to live together (as a couple)
Term
celibataire
Definition
single
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veuf/veuve
Definition
widower/widow
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avoir confiance en soi
Definition
to be confident
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affectueux
Definition
affectionate
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charmant
Definition
charming
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econome
Definition
thrifty
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franc
Definition
frank; honest
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genial
Definition
great; terrific
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honnete
Definition
honest
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idealiste
Definition
idealistic
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inoubliable
Definition
unforgettable
Term
mur
Definition
mature
Term
orgueilleux
Definition
proud
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prudent
Definition
careful
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seduisant
Definition
attractive
Term
sensible
Definition
sensitive
Term
timide
Definition
shy
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tranquille
Definition
calm;quiet
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un arret d'autobus
Definition
bus stop
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une banlieue
Definition
suburb; outskirts
Term
une caserne de pompiers
Definition
fire station
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le centre-ville
Definition
city/town centre; downtown
Term
un cinema
Definition
cinema; movie theater
Term
un commissariat de police
Definition
police station
Term
un edifice
Definition
building
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un gratte-ciel
Definition
skyscraper
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un hotel de ville
Definition
city/town hall
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un jardin public
Definition
public garden
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un logement/une habitation
Definition
housing
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une musee
Definition
museum
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le palais de justice
Definition
courthouse
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une place
Definition
square; plaza
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la prefecture de police
Definition
police headquarters
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un quartier
Definition
neighborhood
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une station de metro
Definition
subway station
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la circulation
Definition
traffic
Term
les clous
Definition
crosswalk
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un croisement
Definition
intersection
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un embouteillage
Definition
traffic jam
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un feu
Definition
traffic light
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un panneau d'affichage
Definition
billboard
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un pont
Definition
bridge
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un rond-point
Definition
rotary; roudabout
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une rue
Definition
street
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les transports en commun
Definition
public transportation
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un trottoir
Definition
sidewalk
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une voie
Definition
lane; road; track
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descendre
Definition
to go down; to get off
Term
donner des indications
Definition
to give off directions
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etre perdue
Definition
to be lost
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monter
Definition
to get in
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se trouver
Definition
to be located
Term
un agent de police
Definition
police officer
Term
un citadin
Definition
city-/town-dweller
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un citoyen
Definition
citizen
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un colocataire
Definition
rommate; co-tenant
Term
un conducteur
Definition
driver
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un etranger
Definition
foreigner
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le maire
Definition
mayor
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un passager
Definition
passenger
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un pieton
Definition
pedestrian
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les travaux
Definition
constructions
Term
l'urbanisme
Definition
city/town planning
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la vie nocturne
Definition
nightlife
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ameliorer
Definition
to improve
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s'amuser
Definition
to have fun
Term
construire
Definition
to build
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empecher (de)
Definition
to stop; to keep from
Term
s'ennuyer
Definition
to gt bored
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s'entrentenir
Definition
to talk; to converse
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passer
Definition
to go past
Term
peupler
Definition
to populate
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rouler
Definition
to drive
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vivre
Definition
to live
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peuple
Definition
populated
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anime
Definition
lively
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bruyant
Definition
noisy
Term
inattendu
Definition
unexpected
Term
plein
Definition
full
Term
prive
Definition
private
Term
quotidien
Definition
daily
Term
sur(e)/en securite
Definition
safe
Term
vide
Definition
empty
Term
l'actualite
Definition
current events
Term
la censure
Definition
censorship
Term
un evenement
Definition
event
Term
un message/spot publicitare; une publicite (une pub)
Definition
advertisement
Term
les moyens
Definition
media
Term
la publicite
Definition
advertising
Term
un reportage
Definition
news report
Term
un site web
Definition
internet site
Term
une station de radio
Definition
radio station
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s'informer (par les medias)
Definition
to keep oneself informed (through the media)
Term
naviguer/surfer sur Internet/le web
Definition
to search the web
Term
actualise
Definition
updated
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en direct
Definition
live
Term
frappant/marquant
Definition
striking
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influent
Definition
influential
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impartial
Definition
impartial; unbiased
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une animateur de radio
Definition
radio presenter
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un auditeur
Definition
(radio) listener
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un critique de cinema
Definition
film critic
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un editeur
Definition
publisher
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un envoye special
Definition
correspondaent
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un journaliste
Definition
journalist
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un photographe
Definition
photographer
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un realisateur
Definition
director
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un redacteur
Definition
editor
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reporter
Definition
reporter
Term
un telespectateur
Definition
television viewer
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une vedette
Definition
movie star
Term
une bande origionale
Definition
sound track
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une chaine
Definition
network
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un clip video; un videoclip
Definition
music video
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un divertissement
Definition
entertainment
Term
un documentaire
Definition
documentary
Term
l'ecran
Definition
screen
Term
les effets speciaux
Definition
special effects
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un entretien
Definition
interview
Term
un feuilleton
Definition
soap opera
Term
une premiere
Definition
premiere
Term
les sous-titres
Definition
subtitles
Term
divertir
Definition
to entertain
Term
enregistrer
Definition
to record
Term
retransmettre
Definition
to broadcast
Term
sortir un film
Definition
to release a movie
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une chronique
Definition
column
Term
la couverture
Definition
cover
Term
un extrait
Definition
excerpt
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les faits divers
Definition
news themes
Term
un hebdomadaire
Definition
weekly magazine
Term
un journal
Definition
newspaper
Term
la liberte de la presse
Definition
freedom of the press
Term
un mensuel
Definition
monthly magazine
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les mouvelles locales
Definition
local news
Term
la page sportive
Definition
sports page
Term
la presse a sensation
Definition
tabloids
Term
la rubrique societe
Definition
lifestyle section
Term
un gros titre
Definition
headline
Term
enqueter (sur)
Definition
to research; to investigate
Term
etre a la une
Definition
to be on the front page
Term
publier
Definition
to publish
Term
un crime
Definition
murder, violent crime
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la criminalite
Definition
crime (in general)
Term
un delit
Definition
crime
Term
les droits de l'homme
Definition
human rights
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une egalite
Definition
equality
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une justice
Definition
justice
Term
la liberte
Definition
freedom
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un tribunal
Definition
court
Term
abuser
Definition
to abuse
Term
approuver une loi
Definition
to pass a law
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defendre
Definition
to defend
Term
emprissonner
Definition
to imprison
Term
juger
Definition
to judge
Term
analphabete
Definition
illiterate
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coupable
Definition
guilty
Term
egal
Definition
equal
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juste
Definition
fair
Term
opprime
Definition
oppressed
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un abus de pouvoir
Definition
abuse of power
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une armee
Definition
army
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une croyance
Definition
belief
Term
la cruaute
Definition
cruelty
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la defaite
Definition
defeat
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une democratie
Definition
democracy
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une dictature
Definition
dictatorship
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un drapeau
Definition
flat
Term
le gouvernment
Definition
government
Term
la guerre
Definition
war
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la paix
Definition
peace
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un parti politique
Definition
political party
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la politique
Definition
politics
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la victoire
Definition
victory
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avoir de l'influence
Definition
to have influence
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se consacre a
Definition
to dedicate onself to
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elire
Definition
to elect
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gagner/perdre les elections
Definition
win/lost elections
Term
gouverner
Definition
to govern
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voter
Definition
to vote
Term
conservateur
Definition
conservative
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liberal
Definition
liberal
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modere
Definition
moderate
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pacifique
Definition
peaceful
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puissant
Definition
powerful
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victorieux
Definition
victorious
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un activiste
Definition
militant activist
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un avocat
Definition
lawyer
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un criminel
Definition
criminal
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un depute
Definition
deputy (politician); representative
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un homme/une femme politique
Definition
politician
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un juge
Definition
judge
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un jure
Definition
jurror
Term
un president
Definition
presiden
Term
un terroriste
Definition
terrorist
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une victime
Definition
victim
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un voleur/une voleuse
Definition
thief
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une arme
Definition
weapon
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une menace
Definition
threat
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la peru
Definition
fear
Term
un scandale
Definition
scandal
Term
la securite
Definition
security, safety
Term
la terrorisme
Definition
terrorism
Term
la violence
Definition
violence
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combattre
Definition
to fight
Term
enlever
Definition
to kidnap
Term
espionner
Definition
to spy
Term
faire du chantage
Definition
to blackmail
Term
sauver
Definition
to save
Term
l'assimilation
Definition
assimilation
Term
un but
Definition
goal
Term
une cause
Definition
cause
Term
le developpement
Definition
development
Term
la diversite
Definition
diversity
Term
un emigre
Definition
emigrant
Term
une frontiere
Definition
border
Term
l'humanite
Definition
humankind
Term
l'immigration
Definition
immigration
Term
un immigre
Definition
immigrant
Term
l'integration
Definition
integration
Term
une langue maternelle
Definition
native language
Term
une langue officielle
Definition
official language
Term
le luxe
Definition
luxury
Term
la mondialisation
Definition
globaliztion
Term
la natalite
Definition
birthrate
Term
le patrimoine culturel
Definition
cultural heritage
Term
les principes
Definition
principles
Term
aller de l'avant
Definition
to forge ahead
Term
s'ameliorer
Definition
to better onself
Term
attirer
Definition
to atract
Term
augmenter
Definition
to grow; to raise
Term
baisser
Definition
to decrease
Term
deviner
Definition
to guess
Term
predire
Definition
to predict
Term
exclu
Definition
excluded
Term
conformiste
Definition
conformist
Term
polyglotte
Definition
multilingual
Term
prevu
Definition
forseen
Term
seul
Definition
alone
Term
le chaos
Definition
chaos
Term
la comprehension
Definition
understanding
Term
le courage
Definition
courage
Term
un dialogue
Definition
dialogue
Term
une incertitude
Definition
uncertainty
Term
l'instabilite
Definition
instability
Term
la maltraitance
Definition
abuse
Term
un niveau de vie
Definition
standard of living
Term
une polemique
Definition
controversy
Term
la surpopulation
Definition
overpopulation
Term
un travail manuel
Definition
manual labor
Term
une valeur
Definition
value
Term
une voeu
Definition
wish
Term
avir le mal du pays
Definition
to be homesick
Term
fair sans
Definition
to do without
Term
fair un effort
Definition
to make an effort
Term
lutter
Definition
to fight; to struggle
Term
du/due a
Definition
due to
Term
surpeuple
Definition
overpopulated
Term
s'adapter
Definition
to adapt
Term
appartenir
Definition
to belong to
Term
dire au revoir
Definition
to say goodbye
Term
s'enrichir
Definition
to become rich
Term
s'etablir
Definition
to settle
Term
manquer a
Definition
to miss
Term
parvenir a
Definition
to attain; to achieve
Term
projeter
Definition
to plan
Term
quitter
Definition
to leave behind
Term
realiser (un reve)
Definition
to fufill (a dream
Term
rejeter
Definition
to reject
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