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1: French General Vocab > Social Issues > Flashcards

Social Issues Flashcards

1
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énerver

A

to irritate

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s’engager

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to enlist

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s’évader

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to escape

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éviter

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to avoid

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5
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fauteuil roulant

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wheelchair

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fuir

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to flee

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fuite

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flight/leak

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prendre la fuite

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to take flight

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9
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fusil

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gun

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fusiller

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to shoot

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grève

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strike

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gréviste

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striker

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guerre

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war

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heures de pointe

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rush-hour

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15
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heurter

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to strike/bump into

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HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modérée)

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council house/council flat

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incendie

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fire

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infirme

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disabled

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inonder

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to flood

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inquietude

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worry

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interdire

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to forbid

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ivre

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drunk

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jurer

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to swear

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laisser tomber

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to drop

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larme

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a tear (eg in the eyes)

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lutter

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to fight/struggle

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mal du pays

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homesickness

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malentendu

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misunderstanding

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menacer

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to threaten

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mensonge

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a lie

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mentir

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to lie

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32
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messe

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mass

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33
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meurtre

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murder

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34
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moeurs

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customs

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mordre

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to bite

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36
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noyer

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to drown

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point de vue

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point of view

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polluer

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to pollute

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39
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preuves

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proof

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prévenir

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to inform/to warn

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prévoir

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to foresee

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prier

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to pray

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protéger

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to protect

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récompense

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reward

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règlement

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rule

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la reine

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queen

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remettre

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to hand in (e.g. an essay)

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renoncer

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to give up

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renverser

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to run over

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renvoyer

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to sack

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51
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le roi

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king

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sida

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soupçonner

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to suspect

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sourd

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soutenir

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to support

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le soutien

57
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supporter

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to bear/to put up with

58
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un syndicat

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a trade union

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témoin

60
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tirer

61
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toxicomane

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drug addict

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tricher

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voyou

64
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Humphrey est un voyou

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Humphrey is a yob

65
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to irritate

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to enlist

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s’engager

67
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to escape

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s’évader

68
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to avoid

69
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wheelchair

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fauteuil roulant

70
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to flee

71
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flight/leak

72
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to take flight

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prendre la fuite

73
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gun

74
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to shoot

75
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strike

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striker

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war

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rush-hour

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heures de pointe

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to strike/bump into

80
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council house/council flat

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HLM (Habitation à Loyer Modérée)

81
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fire

82
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disabled

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to flood

84
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worry

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inquietude

85
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to forbid

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drunk

87
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to swear

88
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to drop

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laisser tomber

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a tear (eg in the eyes)

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to fight/struggle

91
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homesickness

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mal du pays

92
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misunderstanding

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malentendu

93
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to threaten

94
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a lie

95
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to lie

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mass

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murder

98
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customs

99
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to bite

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to drown

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point of view

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point de vue

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to pollute

103
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proof

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to inform/to warn

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to foresee

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to pray

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to protect

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reward

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récompense

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rule

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règlement

110
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queen

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to hand in (e.g. an essay)

112
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to give up

113
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to run over

114
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to sack

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king

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AIDS

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to suspect

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soupçonner

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deaf

119
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to support

120
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support

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le soutien

121
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to bear/to put up with

122
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a trade union

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un syndicat

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witness

124
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to shoot

125
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drug addict

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toxicomane

126
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to cheat

127
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yob

128
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Humphrey is a yob

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Humphrey est un voyou

1: French General Vocab (27 decks)

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