les tresors d’haiti vocab Flashcards

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1
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rompre

A

to break up

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tomber en panne

A

break down

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3
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accueillir

A

to welcome

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4
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sueur

A

sweat

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5
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des répliques

A

aftershock

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6
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le cœur chavire

A

shattered heart

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7
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de neuf

A

what’s new

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8
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un incendie

A

fire/blaze

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9
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les décombres

A

rubble/ debris

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10
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ce beau ravin boisé

A

this beautiful wooded ravine

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11
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des attelles

A

splints

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12
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balbutier

A

stutter/stammer

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13
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s’évanouir

A

to faint

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14
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cheville cassé

A

broken ankle

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15
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gémissements

A

whining

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16
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faible

A

weak/feeble

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17
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fillette

A

little girl

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18
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s’effondre

A

to collapse

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19
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ensanglanté

A

bloodied

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20
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creuser

A

to dig

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21
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haletante

A

panting

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22
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égratignures

A

scratch/cut

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23
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tâtons

A

to feel

24
Q

un cri rauque

A

coughing out a scream

25
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sans cesse

A

non-stop

26
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fracas

A

crash

27
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s’écrouler

A

to crumble/fall apart

28
Q

grondement

A

growl

29
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poids

A

weight

30
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connaissance

A

knowledge

31
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lourde

A

heavy

32
Q

tambour

A

drums

33
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nouvel an

A

new year

34
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infirmière

A

nurse

35
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embrasser

A

to kiss

36
Q

500 gourdes

A

500 gourde (haiti money)

37
Q

le réalisateur

A

director

38
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congé

A

day off

39
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le pire

A

the worst

40
Q

restaveks

A

orphans sold to families

41
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se débrouiller

A

to manage/handle

42
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accoucher

A

to give birth

43
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champ de mars

A

biggest public park in port-au-prince

44
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tirer

A

to be shot

45
Q

une balle

A

a bullet

46
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puissent

A

powerful

47
Q

se rendre compte

A

to realises

48
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mendiantes

A

beggars

49
Q

héberger

A

to accommodate/host

50
Q

muet

A

mute

51
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soigneusement

A

carefully/neatly

52
Q

jurer

A

to swear to god

53
Q

insalubre

A

unsanitary

54
Q

serrer la main

A

shaking hands

55
Q

hôte

A

host