RV en Sep: Leila Flashcards
le bled
remote area; backcountry (villages in Algeria)
le deplacement rituel
pilgrimage; ritual travel
l’hameau
a village
Effacer
Erase;delete
Aîné
Eldest
Les siens
It’s own
La semoule
Durum wheat
Des larmes silencieuses qui traçaient sillons sur ses joues
Silent tears which traced furrows on his cheeks
Issue d’immigration
Issue of immigration
Grand-chose
Much, anything, a lot
Sinon
Otherwise, if not, or else
Une chance supplémentaire
A second chance
Le kabyle
People in north and northeast of Algeria
Veiller
To make sure/look/watch
Mollement
Weakly
Exiger
Require/demand/request
Se mettre à l’abri
To find shelter/ go for cover/ go
Suivre
Monitor/track
Assistante sociale
Social worker
Concours
Assistance
Quant à demeurer
Remaining
L’aide sociale
Social welfare
Payante
Paid (adj), fee
L’obstination
Persistance
Accueille
Welcome
La trentaine
Their 30s (mid thirties)
Semble tout connaître
To seem to know everything
La gare
Station (train)
Peut-être pour la mettre à l’aise, il n’a pas cessé de jacasser pendant tout le trajet
Maybe to make her comfortable, he did not stop chattering during the whole route
Ne pas avoir peur de taffer
Not be afraid of working