FREN 2202-A Intro + Le Moyen Âge Flashcards
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Le survol de
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flying/skimming over
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L’oeuvre
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(n. f.) work; une oeuvre d’art = a work of art
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Cibler
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(v. t.) to target
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Marquant
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(adj.) significant
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Les travaux
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(n. m. plural) work/roadworks
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Le Moyen Âge
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the Middle Ages
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La perdrix
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partridge
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Le fabliau
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a metrical tale, typically a bawdily humorous one, of a type found chiefly in early French poetry
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L’aventure
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(n. f.) adventure
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Le hasard
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coincidence
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Les soins
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(n. m. plural) treatment
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Le curé
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parish priest; M le curé = Father
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Cuire
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(v. t. + v. i.) to cook
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À la hâte
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hurriedly
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La broche
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spit (as in spit-roasted) ; could also mean brooch, spike, and pin
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Prélever
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(v. t.) to take/to deduct/to withdraw
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Régaler qn
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(v. t.) to treat somebody to a delicious meal
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Gourmand
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(adj.) greedy
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L’aile
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(n. f.) wing (such as chicken wing)
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Le mari
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husband
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Tire
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(v. t.) to pull/to draw/to fire
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L’affaire
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(n. f.) case/business/matter/business/deal/bargain
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L’arraché
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(n. m.) snatch
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Obtenir à l’arraché
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to snatch
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Chacun
(pronoun) each/everyone
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Le sien/la sienne
(pronoun) his/hers (the gender of the term is determined by the gender of the possessed object)
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Enlever
(v. t.) to remove/to kidnap/to take off
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Le rire
laughter
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Fuir
(v. t.) to flee from/avoid/to run away/to leak
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Couvert
(adj.) covered/overcast
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Tenir au chaud
(v. t.) to keep hot
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Les louanges
(n. f. plural) praise
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La foi
faith
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La nappe
tablecloth
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Le pré
meadow
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Aiguiser
(v. t.) to sharpen
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Le tranchant
(n. m.) cutting edge of a knife
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La pierre
stone
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La cour
yard/court
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Maltraiter
(v. t.) to ill-treat/to abuse
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Davantage de
(adv.) more
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Le dommage
damage
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Étonner
(v. t.) to surprise
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Emporter
(v. t.) to take
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Rattraper
(v. t.) to recapture
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Le compagnon
companion/partner (living together)
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L’haleine
(n. f.) breath
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Volontiers
(adv.) gladly
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Le chapelain
chaplain
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La dame
courtesy a husband gives his wife
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Le dit
short moral narrative
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La haie
the hedge
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La clôture
closure/closing/fence
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Le hanap
Medieval drinking cup
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Honnir
(v. t.) to shame/disgrace/dishonor; honni, humiliated, dishonored
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Madre
veined wood for making hanaps
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Le prud’homme
here, honorable man, of good advice
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Messire, sire
title of which we greet a man
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La treille
wire mesh
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Le vilain
free peasant inhabiting a domain (no pejorative meaning)
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Conquérir
(v. t.) to conquer
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La toison
fleece
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L’âge
(n. m) age
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Le séjour
stay
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Les aïeux
forebears/forefathers/grandparents
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L’ardoise
(n. f.) slate
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Le Gaulois
Gaul
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L’air marin
(n. m.) the sea air
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La douceur
softness
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Angevin
(adj.) from Anjou
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La mamelle
teat
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Ores
(adv.) already
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L’agneau
(n. m.) lamb
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L’antre
(n. m.) den/lair
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Le bois
wood
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Avoué
(adj.) avowed
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Ô
(exclamation) o/lo/oh
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La querelle
quarrel
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Nul
(adj.) rubbish
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Sinon
(conjunction) otherwise
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L’écho
(n. m.) echo
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Errer
(v. i.) to wander
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Parmi
(preposition) among
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Tremblant
(adj.) trembling/shaking
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Hérisser
(v. t.) to ruffle/to make stand on end/to fluff up
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La peau
skin
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Le troupeau
flock [of sheep]/herd [of cows]
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Amasser
(v. t.) to amass
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La caverne
cave
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Rougir
(v. i.) to blush/to go red
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La perle
bead
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Dessus
(adv.) on top
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La rive
shore/bank
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Le fleuve
river
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Riant
(adj.) pleasant/smiling/cheerful
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Honteux
(adj.) ashamed/shameful/disgraceful
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Le teint
complexion
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Mignon
(adj.) sweet
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Pourpre
(adj.) crimson
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Pareil
(adj.) the same/like that/such
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La marâtre
stepmother/cruel mother
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Tandis que
(conjunction) while
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Le fleuron
jewel
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La nouveauté
novelty
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Cueiller
(v. t.) to pick/to gather/to catch
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La vieillesse
old age
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Repousser
(v. i.) to grow again
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Repousser
(v. t.) to repel/repulse/to reject/to postpone/to push back
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La chandelle
tallow candle/candle
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Divider
(v. t.) to unwind
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L’étoile filante
(n. f.) shooting star
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Le vers
line (of poetry)
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Émerveiller
(v. t.) to fill with wonder
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Ouïr
(v. t.) to hear
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Le labour
labour
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Sommeiller
(v. i.) to doze/to lie dormant
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Bénir
(v. t.) to bless
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L’ombre
(n. f.) shade/shadow
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Accroupi
(adj.) squatting/crouching (down)
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Fier
(adj.) proud
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Le dédain
disdain
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Jaloux
(adj.) jealous
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L’aube
(n. f.) dawn
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Arroser
(v. t.) to water/to drink to/to toast
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L’ardeur
(n. f.) ardour/zeal/fervour
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Languissant
(adj.) languid
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La cendre
ash
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Les obsèques
(n. f. plural) funeral
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Le panier
basket
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Le soupir
sigh
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La larme
tear
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Luisant
(adj.) shining/gleaming
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Luire
(v. i.) to shine/to gleam/to glisten/to glow
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La peine
trouble
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Les maux
(n. m. plural) des maux de ventre = stomachache; des maux de tête = headache
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Le front
forehead
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Le luth
lute
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La viole
viol (music)
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L’archet
(n. m.) bow (music)
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La voix
voice
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La femelle
female (animal)
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Tâter
(v. t.) to feel/to sound out
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L’étincelle
(n. f.) spark
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Couronner
(v. t.) to crown
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Le laurier
laurel tree
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Contraindre
(v. t.) contraindre qn à faire = to force somebody to do
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Le roc
rock
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Orné
(adj.): ornate
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Éteindre
(v. t.): to turn off/to switch off
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Louable
(adj.): praiseworthy/commendable
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Pitoyable
(adj.): pitiful
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Le sanglot
sob; éclater en sanglots = to burst into tears
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La corde
rope/string (violin, tennis racket)
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Tarir
(v.t. and v. i.): to dry up/to run dry
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Cases
(adj.): cracked/bent
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Mortel
(adj.): deadly/fatal
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Noircir
(v. t.): to blacken/to make darker; (v. i.): to go black
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Dès
(preposition): as early as; dès le mois de novembre = from November
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La catharsis
catharsis (the purification and purgation of emotions through dramatic art, or it may be any extreme emotional state that results in renewal and restoration)
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Le goût
taste
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Marginal
(adj.) : marginal
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Le marginal
dropout
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Thématique
(adj.): thematic (of, relating to, or consulting a theme)
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La vie quotidienne
everyday life
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La faiblesse
weakness
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Le schéma
diagram
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Le cou
neck
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Le geste
gesture
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L’épopée
(n. f.): epic (literature)
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Le jongleur/la jongleuse
juggler
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Le parvis
square (in front of a church)
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Le rassemblement
gathering/parade
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Le recueil
collection (of poems)
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Dérimer
(v. t.): to put in prose a work in verse
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L’imprimerie
(n. f.): printing/printing works/printing house
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Dans la foulée
immediately afterwards; la foulée = stride
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Le/la dramaturge
dramatist/playwright
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L’écrivain
(n. m): writer
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Le noeud
knot/bow
