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Unité 4 - Vocabulaire
From TVS Workbook
136
Language - French
11th Grade
10/11/2011
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Term
accueillir
 Definition
to welcome
Term
améliorer
 Definition
to improve
Term
bouleversement (m)
 Definition
upheaval
Term
chômage (m)
 Definition
unemployment
Term
cristalliser
 Definition
to crystallise, to concentrate
Term
dépaysé(e)
 Definition
to not feel at home
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faire monter
 Definition
cause a rise in
Term
inondation (f)
 Definition
flood
Term
insécurité (f)
 Definition
insecurity
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involontaire
 Definition
unwanted, forced
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mal (m) maux (pl)
 Definition
harm
Term
nostalgie (f) du pays
 Definition
homesickness
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sécheresse (f)
 Definition
drought
Term
souffrance (f)
 Definition
difficulty, suffering
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tremblement (m) de terre
 Definition
earthquake
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volontaire
 Definition
voluntary, willing
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allocation (m)
 Definition
allowance
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atteindre
 Definition
to reach
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avoir lieu
 Definition
to take place, to occur
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discours (m)
 Definition
speech, position
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emploi (m)
 Definition
employment
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envahir
 Definition
to overrun, to invade
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faire preuve
 Definition
to show
Term
milieu (m) social
 Definition
environment
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souvent
 Definition
often
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Algérie
 Definition
Algeria
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amer/amère
 Definition
bitter
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angoisse (f)
 Definition
anxiety, worry
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avoir le droit
 Definition
to be allowed, to have the right to
Term
Caldoche (m/f)
 Definition
French citizen living in New Caledonia
Term
campagne (f) de terrorisme
 Definition
a terrorist campaign
Term
chrétien(ne)
 Definition
Christian
Term
colonisateur (m)
 Definition
coloniser
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également
 Definition
equally, just as..
Term
en tant que
 Definition
as
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entreprise (f)
 Definition
business
Term
interdire
 Definition
to forbid
Term
mal (m) du pays
 Definition
homesickness (for a country)
Term
malentendu (m)
 Definition
misunderstanding
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marcher
 Definition
to work, to be possible
Term
musulman(e)
 Definition
Muslim
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oser
 Definition
to dare
Term
pied-noir (m/f)
 Definition
French citizen formerly living in Algeria
Term
porter le tchador
 Definition
to wear the Muslim headdress
Term
rafale (f)
 Definition
burst (of gunfire)
Term
augmenter
 Definition
to increase
Term
baisser
 Definition
to decrease
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en baisse
 Definition
decreasing
Term
camion (m)
 Definition
truck
Term
clandestin(e)
 Definition
secret, hidden, illegal
Term
dissoudre
 Definition
to dissolve, to melt into
Term
embrasser
 Definition
to embrace (literal), to encompass (figurative)
Term
enceinte (f) des écoles
 Definition
school precincts
Term
freiner
 Definition
to put a break on, to slow down
Term
main-d'œvre (f)
 Definition
workforce, labourforce
Term
paraître
 Definition
to seem
Term
pays (m) d'accueil
 Definition
welcoming or host country
Term
port (m) du voile
 Definition
wearing the veil or hijab
Term
recrutement (m)
 Definition
recruitment, sign-up
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terre (f) d'asile
 Definition
asylum, place of refuge
Term
vague (f)
 Definition
wave
Term
à peine
 Definition
hardly, scarcely
Term
aisé(e)
 Definition
well-off
Term
arc-en-ciel (m)
 Definition
rainbow
Term
autant dire
 Definition
one might as well say
Term
bailleur/bailleresse
 Definition
renting officer
Term
banlieue (f)
 Definition
suburb
Term
berge (f)
 Definition
river edge
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compter
 Definition
to contain, to count
Term
décennie (f)
 Definition
decade
Term
se déplacer
 Definition
to move
Term
s'efforcer
 Definition
to make an effort
Term
gérer
 Definition
to manage, to look after
Term
hausse (f)
 Definition
rise
Term
immobilier (m)
 Definition
real estate
Term
s'installer
 Definition
to settle
Term
logements (mpl) sociaux
 Definition
low-rent housing
Term
loyer (m)
 Definition
rent
Term
maintenir
 Definition
to maintain
Term
ménage (m)
 Definition
household
Term
montant (m)
 Definition
sum, price
Term
moyenne (f)
 Definition
the average, the mean
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répartir
 Definition
to spread
Term
ruelle (f)
 Definition
small lane
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séduire
 Definition
attract
Term
traiter
 Definition
to deal with
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à proximité
 Definition
near
Term
arrestation (f)
 Definition
arrest
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s'attendre à
 Definition
to expect
Term
décès (m)
 Definition
death
Term
déclencheur (m)
 Definition
trigger (factor)
Term
délabré(e)
 Definition
run-down, in a poor state
Term
durée (f)
 Definition
time, period
Term
échec (m)
 Definition
setback, failure
Term
égalitaire
 Definition
egalitarian, offering equal chances
Term
électrocution (f)
 Definition
electrocution
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embraser
 Definition
to inflame
Term
émeute (f)
 Definition
riot
Term
émeutier(-ière)
 Definition
rioter
Term
envenimer
 Definition
to make or turn nasty
Term
état (m) d'urgence
 Definition
state of emergency
Term
forces (fpl) de l'ordre
 Definition
riot police
Term
gaz (m) lacrymogène
 Definition
tear gas
Term
grenade (f)
 Definition
hand-thrown explosive
Term
incendier
 Definition
to set fire to
Term
lancer
 Definition
to throw
Term
marginaliser
 Definition
to marginalise, to "freeze out"
Term
mépriser
 Definition
to scorn, to put down
Term
mosquée (f)
 Definition
mosque
Term
poste source électrique
 Definition
electric power substation
Term
poursuivre
 Definition
to pursue
Term
rassembler
 Definition
to call together
Term
se répandre
 Definition
to spread
Term
sapeur-pompier (m)
 Definition
fireman
Term
témoigner
 Definition
to show, to illustrate
Term
à plusieurs reprises
 Definition
on several occasions
Term
exclure
 Definition
to exclude
Term
laïcité (f)
 Definition
lay or non-religious nature
Term
ostentatoire
 Definition
ostentatious, very visible
Term
se résoudre
 Definition
to sort itself out, to be decided
Term
retirer
 Definition
to take off
Term
comportement (m)
 Definition
behaviour
Term
contrôle (m)
 Definition
police check
Term
contrôle routier
 Definition
road block/check
Term
contrôleur (m)
 Definition
conductor, inspector
Term
courber l'échine (f)
 Definition
to bow down to
Term
exiger
 Definition
to demand
Term
fouille (f) au corps
 Definition
body search
Term
fussil-mitrailleur (m)
 Definition
machine-gun
Term
moindre
 Definition
least
Term
plainte (f)
 Definition
complaint
Term
prétendre
 Definition
to claim
Term
science (f) de l'information
 Definition
information technology
Term
subir
 Definition
to undergo
Term
tutoyer
 Definition
to use the familiar 'tu' form in speaking
Term
viser
 Definition
to aim at
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