les tresors d’haiti vocab Flashcards

(55 cards)

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

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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

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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

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to faint

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14
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cheville cassé

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broken ankle

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15
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gémissements

A

whining

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16
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faible

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weak/feeble

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17
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fillette

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little girl

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18
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s’effondre

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to collapse

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19
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ensanglanté

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bloodied

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20
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creuser

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to dig

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21
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haletante

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panting

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22
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égratignures

A

scratch/cut

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23
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tâtons

24
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un cri rauque

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coughing out a scream

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sans cesse
non-stop
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fracas
crash
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s’écrouler
to crumble/fall apart
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grondement
growl
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poids
weight
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connaissance
knowledge
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lourde
heavy
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tambour
drums
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nouvel an
new year
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infirmière
nurse
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embrasser
to kiss
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500 gourdes
500 gourde (haiti money)
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le réalisateur
director
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congé
day off
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le pire
the worst
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restaveks
orphans sold to families
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se débrouiller
to manage/handle
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accoucher
to give birth
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champ de mars
biggest public park in port-au-prince
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tirer
to be shot
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une balle
a bullet
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puissent
powerful
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se rendre compte
to realises
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mendiantes
beggars
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héberger
to accommodate/host
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muet
mute
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soigneusement
carefully/neatly
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jurer
to swear to god
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insalubre
unsanitary
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serrer la main
shaking hands
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hôte
host