RV en Sep: Leila Flashcards

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le bled

A

remote area; backcountry (villages in Algeria)

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le deplacement rituel

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pilgrimage; ritual travel

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l’hameau

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a village

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Effacer

A

Erase;delete

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Aîné

A

Eldest

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Les siens

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It’s own

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La semoule

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Durum wheat

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Des larmes silencieuses qui traçaient sillons sur ses joues

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Silent tears which traced furrows on his cheeks

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Issue d’immigration

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Issue of immigration

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Grand-chose

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Much, anything, a lot

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Sinon

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Otherwise, if not, or else

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Une chance supplémentaire

A

A second chance

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Le kabyle

A

People in north and northeast of Algeria

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Veiller

A

To make sure/look/watch

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Mollement

A

Weakly

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Exiger

A

Require/demand/request

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Se mettre à l’abri

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To find shelter/ go for cover/ go

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18
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Suivre

A

Monitor/track

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Assistante sociale

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Social worker

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Concours

A

Assistance

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21
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Quant à demeurer

A

Remaining

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L’aide sociale

A

Social welfare

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Payante

A

Paid (adj), fee

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24
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L’obstination

A

Persistance

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25
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Accueille

A

Welcome

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26
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La trentaine

A

Their 30s (mid thirties)

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27
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Semble tout connaître

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To seem to know everything

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La gare

A

Station (train)

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29
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Peut-être pour la mettre à l’aise, il n’a pas cessé de jacasser pendant tout le trajet

A

Maybe to make her comfortable, he did not stop chattering during the whole route

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30
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Ne pas avoir peur de taffer

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Not be afraid of working

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31
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La voilà prévenue

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Now you know/have been warned

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En lacets

A

In laces

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Bâtisse

A

Building

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Plutôt

A

Rather

35
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On est débordés

A

We are overwhelmed

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Il est cloué dans un fauteuil

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Confined to a wheelchair

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Lourdement

A

Severely

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Paraît en surpoids

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Overweight

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Céder à l’affolement

A

To give in to desperation

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Détourner

A

To divert

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Autant

A

As much/so much/as many

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Empêcher

A

Prevent

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Éprouver

A

To feel or experience

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La parole

A

The word

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Toisée

A

Looked up and down

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Chacun

A

Each

47
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En foyer d’accueil

A

In foster care

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C.V.

A

Resume

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Soulever

A

Raise/lift

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Des atouts

A

Things, attributes

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Embauche

A

Hiring, employment, recruitment

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Saute

A

Jump/hop

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Auprès

A

Among/within

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Détendre

A

Relax

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Le calant

A

Brace/prop up

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La paroi

A

The wall

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Attraper

A

To catch, get, grab

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Rhabille

A

Dress up

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Le répit

A

Respite care

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Prévoir

A

Provide for/predict

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Glisser

A

Slide/drag/slip

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Être condamné

A

To be convicted/sentenced/condemned

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Encaisser

A

To cash/take/collect

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Franchement venimeux

A

Frankly venomous

65
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Elle sent la cuisante brûlure des ongles qui lui labourent la joue

A

She feels the cutting burn of the nails that plough her cheek

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Les vociférations sifflants

A

The hissing screams

67
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En saccades

A

In jerks

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Sous la violence du choc

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Under the violence of the shock

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S’évanouir

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To pass out/faint

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Tu ne pouvais pas savoir

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You couldn’t have known

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Souille

A

Stain/soil

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Son menton

A

His chin

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barbouillant

A

Slopping

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Gluant

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Sticky/gooey/slimy

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Propre sang

A

Own blood

76
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Goûte

A

Taste

77
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L’amertume

A

Bitterness