Adv French L'immigration, l'identité culturelle et le racisme Flashcards

1
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elbow

A

la coude

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2
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enough

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marre

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3
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disgusted, nauseated

A

écoeuré

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4
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to don (takes on)

A

revetir

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5
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to have contempt for

A

mépriser

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6
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with regard to

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À l’égard de

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7
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to collapse

A

s’écrouler

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8
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issue, stake

A

l’enjeu

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9
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to demand, claim

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revendiquer

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10
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with full force

A

de plein fouet

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11
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black-white-arab-multiracial

A

black-blanc-beur

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12
Q

threshold

A

le seuil

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13
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to brake

A

freiner

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14
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grasp

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empoigner

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15
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sickly

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souffreteux (euse)

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16
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to cling to

A

cramponner

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17
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to end up with, to lead to

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aboutir à

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18
Q

to start

A

se prendre à faire qc

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19
Q

smart

A

calé

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20
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to have fun, to laugh

A

se marrer

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21
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appearance, aspect

A

l’allure

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22
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Phrygian cap; associate with causes of liberty, a red one is especially associated with the French Revolution

A

le bonnet phrygien

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23
Q

to liberate

A

affranchir

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24
Q

widespread

A

répandu

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25
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to be suspicious of

A

de méfier de

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26
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to do something in vain

A

avoir beau + infinitif

27
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family allowance, benefit

A

les allocation familiales

28
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to contribute

A

cotiser

29
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flash in the pan

A

le feu de paille

30
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crybaby, whiner

A

un pleurnicheur

31
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to style

A

coiffer

32
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stick

A

le bâton

33
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spring

A

un ressort

34
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resentfulness, grudge, bitterness

A

la rancune

35
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a window with wide sills

A

une fenêtre à embrassure profonde

36
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a lurking person

A

une forme tapie

37
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hip/hips

A

la hanche/ les hanches

38
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waist, size

A

la taille

39
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cheek

A

la joue

40
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neck

A

le cou

41
Q

to suffocate

A

étouffer

42
Q

to hold back

A

se retenir

43
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braced

A

arc-bouté

44
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to boast

A

se vanter

45
Q

defuse

A

décrisper

46
Q

to take something at face value

A

prendre qc pour argent comptant

47
Q

measure, plan

A

le dispositif

48
Q

students, staff, workforce

A

les effectifs

49
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to slow down

A

ralentir

50
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holy man

A

le marabout

51
Q

to watch over

A

veiller

52
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to drip

A

dégouliner

53
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dumbfounded, flabbergasted

A

éberlué, éberluée

54
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seal/stamp

A

le sceau

55
Q

ear of corn or wheat

A

un épis

56
Q

pole, shaft

A

la hampe

57
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the emblem, insignia (symbol,flag of france)

A

la cocarde (tricolore)

58
Q

to juggle, to accomodate

A

concilier

59
Q

motto

A

la devise

60
Q

pediment of a building

A

le fronton

61
Q

to confine

A

cantonner

62
Q

gipsy (pejorative)

A

le manouche

63
Q

to append, affix

A

apposer

64
Q

expired, outdated

A

périmé, périmée