LES MOTS DE LA FRANCOPHONIE Flashcards

1
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Autochtone

A

native

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2
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Concurrent

A

competitor

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3
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l’essor

A

rapid growth/boom

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4
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Locuteur

A

speaker

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5
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le rayonnement

A

influence (e.g. of a country)

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6
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Recenser

A

To identify/census

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7
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Édicter

A

to decree

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8
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Être en vigueur

A

to be in force/current

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9
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Légiférer

A

to legislate

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10
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Préconiser

A

advocate

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11
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Proscrire

A

to outlaw/ban

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12
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trancher

A

to slice

to make a decision (usually a difficult one)

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13
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tel/telle/tels/telles que

A

such as

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14
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refléter

A

to reflect

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15
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figé

A

frozen/deadpan

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16
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vivement

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strongly

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17
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Incohérence

A

incoherence

18
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enseignement

A

education

19
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Arbitraire

A

arbitrary

20
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L’orthographe

A

spelling

21
Q

Transcrire

A

Transcribe

22
Q

la subtilité

A

subtlety

23
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Maîtriser

A

to master (something)

24
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Intangible

A

intangible

25
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se moquer

moqué

A

to mock

mocked

26
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Élocution

A

pronounciation

27
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la glottophobie

A

glottophobia (mocking regional accents)

28
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une sonorité

A

a sound/tone

29
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s’éloigner

A

to walk/move away

30
Q

dès que

A

as soon as

31
Q

la platitude

A

flatness

32
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irrépressible

A

irrepressible

33
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du fait que

A

because (due to the fact that)

34
Q

Insécurité linguistique

A

Linguistic insecurity

phenomenon of bullying non-parisiens

35
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aimanté

A

magnetise/attract

36
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Rassemblér

A

to gather

37
Q

le carrefour

A

crossroads

38
Q

gommer

A

to erase

39
Q

particularismes

A

particularities

40
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découler de

A

to ensue from

41
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à l’égard

A

with regards to

42
Q

jadis

A

formerly

e.g. elle traitait jadis les patois