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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

un chef d’état

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head of state

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Les gens:

une victime

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victim

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Les lois et les droits:

la criminalité

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crime (in general)

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Les gens:

un(e) criminel(le)

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criminal

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Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture

évadé(e)

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escaped

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

gras(se)

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fat, plump

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La politique:

élire

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to elect

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

la majorité

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majority

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La sécurité et le danger:

une menace

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threat

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

un(e) musulman(e)

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Muslim

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La politique:

un drapeau

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flag

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

une patte

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paw

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Expressions:

comme d’hab(itude).

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as usual

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Les lois et les droits:

approuver une loi

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to pass a law

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

baragouiner

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to jabber

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

la traite des Noirs

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Slave trade

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Les gens:

un(e) avocat (e)

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lawyer

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

une monarchie absolute

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absolute monarchy

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La politique:

une démocratie

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democracy

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

la haine

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hatred

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

les poids

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weight

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Vocabularie utile:

le respect des autres

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respect for others

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La politique:

perdre les élections

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lose elections

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

se tirer

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to leave; to take off

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When to use imparfait

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to describe conditions or habitual actions in the more recent past

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

sauter sur l’occasion

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to jump on the opportunity

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

un(e) chrétien(ne)

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Christian

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La politique:

voter

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to vote

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Expressions:

On s’en fout

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Who cares?

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Vocabularie utile:

une trahison

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betrayal

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To say that something had *just *

happened in the past

A

use a form of venir in the imparfait + de +the infitinitve of the verb that describes the action

Example: je venais de raccrocher quand le téléphone a sonné de nouveau

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La politique:

une dictature

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dictatorship

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La sécurité et le danger:

la peur

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fear

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Vocabularie utile:

renier quelqu’un

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to disown someone

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

car

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for; because

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

un indice

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an indication, a clue

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Les gens:

un voleur/ une voleuse

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thief

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Les lois et les droits:

coupable

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guilty

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Littérature: Vocabulaire utile

une métaphore

A

metaphor

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La sécurité et le danger:

la violence

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violence

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La politique:

la paix

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peace

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La politique:

la cruauté

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cruelty

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Les lois et les droits:

un crime

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murder, violent crime

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

un devoir

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duty

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Les gens:

un(e) président(e)

A

president

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Les lois et les droits:

un délit

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crime

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

traîner

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to lie around

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La sécurité et le danger:

la sécurité

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security, safety

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Vocabularie utile:

un couple mixte

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mixed couple

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

un acquis

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something taken for granted

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Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture

renverser

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to overthrow

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52
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La sécurité et le danger:

faire du chantage

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to blackmail

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53
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The plus-que-parfait

What is it used for?

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  • to talk about what someone had done or what had occured before another past action, event, or state
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The plus-que-parfait

When is it used

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to emphasize that something happened in the past before something else hapened.

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La sécurité et le danger:

espionner

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to spy

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

ça suffit

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that’s enough

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La politique:

avoir de l’influence (sur)

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to have influence over

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

l’asservissement

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enslavement

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Expressions:

Tu abuses

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You’re blowing this out of proportion

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

la sûreté publique

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public safety

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La politique:

modéré(e)

A

moderate

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La sécurité et le danger:

combattre

A

To fight

(Irregular)

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

maigre

A

thin, scrawny

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

être au pouvoir

A

to be in power

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Expressions:

je n’en peux plus

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I can’t stand it anymore

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La politique:

conservateur/conservatrice

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When to use passé compossé

A

to describe completed events in the more recent past

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La politique:

libéral(e)

A

liberal

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Vocabularie utile:

une prière

A

prayer

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Vocabularie utile:

des croyances (f)

A

beliefs

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La politique:

une croyance

A

belief

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

un devoir

A

duty

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Les lois et les droits:

emprisonner

A

to imprison

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

un péché

A

sin

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

une galère

A

nightmare

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

l’ordre (m) public

A

public order

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The plus-que-parfait

When used with Si

A

It is also used after the word Si to mean *if only… (something else had taken place) *

It is a way of expressing regret

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Vocabularie utile:

l’islam (m)

A

Islam

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Les gens:

un(e) juge

A

judge

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Les lois et les droits:

défendre

A

to defend

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

en sous-main

A

secretly

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La sécurité et le danger:

la terrorisme

A

terrorism

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Les gens:

un(e) député(e)

A

deputy (politican); representative

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La politique:

victorieux/victorieuse

A

victorious

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La politique:

gagner les élections

A

win the elections

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La politique:

la victoire

A

victory

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

les droits (m) civiques

A

civil rights

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

la colère

A

anger

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

un régime totalitaire

A

totalitarian regime

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La sécurité et le danger:

une arme

A

weapon

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Vocabularie du court métrage:

un mec

A

guy

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Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture

l’esclavage (m)

A

slavery

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La politique:

la politique

A

politics

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Les lois et les droits:

(in) juste

A

(un) fair

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La politique:

la dèfaite

A

defeat

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

la guerre de Sécession

A

The American Civil War

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Littérature: Vocabulaire utile

personnifier

A

to personify

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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

la noblesse

A

nobility

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

une voix

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vote

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La politique:

une armée

A

army

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Littérature: Vocabulaire utile

la morale

A

moral

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La politique:

puissant(e)

A

powerful

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Les lois et les droits:

les droits (m) de l’homme

A

human rights

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La politique:

un parti politique

A

political party

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tuer

A

to kill

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Vocabularie utile:

l’acceptation (f)

A

acceptance

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Les lois et les droits:

(in) égalité

A

(in) equality

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Vocabularie utile:

le manque de communication

A

lack of communication

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La politique:

pacifique

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peaceful

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

prendre au sérieux

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to take seriously

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La politique:

la guerre (civile)

A

(civil) war

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La sécurité et le danger:

sauver

A

to save

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Vocabularie utile:

la tolérance

A

tolerance

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**Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture **

un colon

A

colonist

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Les lois et les droits:

juger

A

to judge

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

les enjeux (m)

A

stakes

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Les gens:

un homme/une femme politique

A

politician

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La politique:

se consacrer à

A

to have influence over

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The plus-que-parfait:

How to use it

A
  • uses a form of être or avoir (the imparfait) plus a past participle
  • Example: que Sarkozy avait gagné les élections
  • Most use avoir, but the Vandertramp as well as a few others use être. For these verbs, make the PP agree with the subject.
  • Use the imparfait of etre for the auxiliary for reflexive and reciprocal verbs. Make agreement whenever you would do so for the passé composé
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Littérature: Vocabulaire utile

une punition

A

punishment

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

un(e) élu(e)

A

elected official

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Littérature: Vocabulaire de la lecture

une foule

A

crowd; mob

123
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Les lois et les droits:

(in) ègal(e)

A

(un) equal

124
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Les gens:

un(e) juré(e)

A

juror

125
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Les gens:

un(e) activiste

A

militant activist

126
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Culture: Vocabulaire utile

un système féodal

A

feudal system

127
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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

une convocation

A

registration notice

128
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Les gens:

un(e) terroriste

A

terrorist

129
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Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture

vaincre

A

to defeat

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La sécurité et le danger:

enlever

A

to kidnap

131
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Les lois et les droits:

un tribunal

A

court

132
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La politique:

le gouvernement

A

the government

133
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Les lois et les droits:

abuser

A

to abuse

134
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Expressions:

je t’en supplie

A

I’m begging you

135
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The plus-que-parfait: agreement of past participles

A

Agreement of PP in the plus-que-parfait follows the same rules as in the passé compossé

136
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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

un sénateur

A

senator

137
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Les lois et les droits:

analphabète

A

illiterate

138
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Vocabularie utile:

le christianisme

A

Christianity

139
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Les lois et les droits:

la liberté

A

freedom

140
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La sécurité et le danger:

un scandale

A

scandal

141
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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: pour la conversation

la minorité

A

minority

142
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La politique:

un abus de pouvoir

A

abuse of power

143
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Culture: Vocabulaire de la lecture

se révolter

A

to rebel

144
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Les lois et les droits:

opprimé(e)

A

oppressed

145
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La politique:

gouverner

A

to govern

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Le Zapping Vocabulaire: de la vidéo

un droit

A

right

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