Test 3 Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

foyer

A

referring broadly to people’s homes (pénétrer dans)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

essor

A

the rise (ont permis l’essor de…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

s’affirmer

A

to find and set your place (s’affirme dans)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

grève

A

worker strike

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

revendications

A

demands, claims

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

peu importe

A

no matter (…peu importe…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

émeute

A

riot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

enjeux

A

stakes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

accorder

A

agree to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

charnière

A

transitional (événement…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

précurseur

A

precursor (événement…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

bénéficier de

A

enjoy, have (les memes droits)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

syndicat

A

federation, union (ouvrier=worker)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

dans la foulée de

A

following afterwards (more broadly, consequence)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

se doter de

A

to create (se doter une système)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

bénéfique

A

beneficial, conducive to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

figurer

A

represents (symbole figure)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

bouleversement

A

disruption

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

écarter

A

to exclude

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

se targuer de

A

to boast about

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

piètre

A

poor, bad

22
Q

faire fureur

A

be all the rage (…faire fureur)

23
Q

cabotiner

A

se faire remarquer (pertubateur student in class)

24
Q

des propos

A

words

25
Q

se livrer à

A

to surrender to someone’s power (la justice)

26
Q

se rebiffer

A

to rebel, refuse to obey

27
Q

pouilleux

A

dirty, flea-ridden

28
Q

sublimé

A

translated to something more widely accepted

29
Q

scorie

A

useless parts

30
Q

obscurantiste

A

unclear (politicien…approche obscurantiste)

31
Q

par ricochet

A

by extension, indirect consequence (end of sentence)

32
Q

concurrentiel

A

competitive

33
Q

créneau

A

period of time (créneau commun)

34
Q

avoir l’aval

A

have approval (l’aval de ma mère)

35
Q

se prendre en main

A

to take charge, control

36
Q

ce n’est pas demain le veille

A

not gonna be tomorrow

37
Q

baisser les bras

A

give up

38
Q

tirer leur épingle du jeu

A

play cards right

39
Q

jouer du conde

A

do all you can to succeed

40
Q

chialer

A

to nag, complain (qqn chiale)

41
Q

banc de neige

A

pile of snow

42
Q

détracteurs

A

people who belittle

43
Q

ecoeurés

A

sick and tired

44
Q

redouter

A

to dread, worry about

45
Q

déblaier

A

to clear (shovel) snow

46
Q

manifestant

A

protestor

47
Q

axe prioritaire

A

area of priority

48
Q

les pourparlers

A

negotiations

49
Q

numérique

A

tech

50
Q

émergent

A

emerging

51
Q

en guise de

A

by way of (en guise de réponse)