Ch. 2 Vocabulaire Flashcards

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Arrogant

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Arrogant(e)

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Illiterate

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Analphabète

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Combative, with a fighting spirit

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Combatif (-ive)

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Gifted

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Doué(e)

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Energetic

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Energiau

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Demanding

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Exigeant(e)

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Exploited

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Exploité(e)

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Exploitative

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Exploiteur (-euse)

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Proud

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Fier (-ère)

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Strong

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Fort(e)

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Free (opposite of payant)

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Gratuit(e)

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Honest/dishonest

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Honnête/malhonnête

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(Well/badly) integrated

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(Bien/mal) intègre

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Intolerant

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Intolérant(e)

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Just/unjust

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Juste/injuste

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Free (having liberty)

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Libre

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Of mixed race

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Métis(se)

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Mulatto

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Mulâtre

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Obstinate

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Obstiné(e)

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Oppressed

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Opprimé(e)

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Pale

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Pâle

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Fee-based (opposite of gratuit)

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Payant(e)

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Resigned

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Résigné(e)

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Rebellious

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Révolté(e)

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Sensitive

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Sensible

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Strict

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Sévère

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Submissive

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Soumis(e)

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Tenacious

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Tenace

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Hard working

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Travailleur (-euse)

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Bright (for a person, a color)

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Vif (-ive)

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Abolition

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L’abolition (f)

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Ancestor

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Un(e) ancêtre

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The West Indies

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Les Antilles (f. Pl.)

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White person born in the West Indies

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Un béké

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Something stupid; stupidity

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Une bêtise; la bêtise

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(Partial/full) scholarship

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Une bourse (partielle/complète)

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Sugar cane

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La canne à sucre

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School cafeteria

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Une cantine

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Hut

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Une case

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Name of French diploma

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Le certificat d’études

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Field

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Un champ

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Colony

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Une colonie

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(Cock) fight

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Un combat (de coqs)

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Competitive exam

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Un concours

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Créole (language)

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Le créole

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Riddle

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Une devinette

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Diploma

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Un diplôme

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Primary school

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Une école primaire

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Education

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L’éducation

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Primary - or secondary - school student

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Un(e) élève

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Burial

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Une enterrement

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Slavery

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L’esclavage (m.)

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Slave

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Un(e) esclave

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Exam

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Un examen

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Exploitation

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L’exploitation (f.)

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Pride

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La fierté

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Tuition

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Les frais de scolarité (m. pl.)

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Island

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Une île

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Fire

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Un incendie

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Elementary school teacher

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Un instituteur, une institutrice

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Schooling

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L’instruction (f.)

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Justice/injustice

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La justice/l’injustice

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High school

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Le lycée

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Master; elementary school teacher

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Un maître, une maîtresse

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Lie

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Un mensonge

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Person of mixed race

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Un métis, une métissé

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The “mother” country, as opposed to the outlying territories

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La métropole

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Mulatto

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Un(e) mulâtre

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Oppression

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L’oppression (f.)

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Boss

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Un patron, une patronne

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Paycheck

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Une paye (paie)

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Landscape

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Un paysage

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Plantation

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Une plantation

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Prayer

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Une prière

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Punishment

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Une punition

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Roots

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Les racines (f.pl.)

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Rebellion

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Une rébellion

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Resignation, I.e. acceptance of one’s fate

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La résignation

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Resistance

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La résistance

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Rum

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Le rhum

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Submission, obedience

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La soumission

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Superstition

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Une superstition

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Slave trade

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La traité des esclaves

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To accuse someone of (doing) something

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Accuser quelqu’un de (faire) quelque chose

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To learn

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Apprendre (comme predre)

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To teach someone something

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Apprendre quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To arrest; to stop

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Arrêter

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To break

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Casser

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To know

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Connaître

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To ask someone something to do something

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Demander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To move

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Déménager

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To raise (a child)

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Élevér (un enfant)

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To take advantage of

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Exploiter

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To do something stupid, to get into trouble

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Faire un bêtise

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To go to school

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Faire des études

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To do laundry for pay

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Faire des lessives

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To iron for pay

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Faire les repassages

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To wash dishes

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Faire la vaisselle

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To fight

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Lutter

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To lie

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Mentir

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To set fire (to)

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Mettre le feu (à)

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To get (a diploma, a scholarship)

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Obtenir

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To oppress

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Opprimer

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To take (an exam, a competitive exam)

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Passer (un examen, un concours)

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To plagiarize

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Plagier

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To bear (a name)

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Porter (un nom)

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To ask (a question, a riddle)

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Poser (une question, une devinette)

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To continue ones studies

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Poursuivre/continuer ses etudes

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To pray

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Prier

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To punish

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Punir

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To tell a story

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Raconter une histoire

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To receive, to get

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Recevoir

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To recognize (a child) legally

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Reconnaître (un enfant)

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To resist

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Résister à

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To succeed

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Réussir

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To play, to have fun

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S’amuser

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To know

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Savoir

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To fight

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Se battre

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To apologize

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S’excuser, présenter ses excuses

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To settle

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S’installer

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To rebel (against)

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Se révolter (contre)

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To submit, to obey (to)

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Se soumettre (à)

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To take revenge (against)

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Se venger (de)

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To cheat

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Tricher

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To fly, to steal

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Voler

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Late (in the sense of “later than planned”)

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En retsrd

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Match

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Une allumette

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Amulet, charm

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Une amulette

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Bowl

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Un bol

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Spoon

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Une cuillère

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Hill, in Martinique

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Un morne

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Palm tree

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Un Palmier

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Pipe

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Une pipe

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Hen

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Une poule

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Wake

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Une veillée funèbre

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Zombie

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Un zombie

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To polish

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Cirer

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To whip

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Fouetter