Unit 1.3 Vocab

Question 1

To value

Answer 1

Valoriser = Considérer comme important

Question 2

To question / doubt

Answer 2

Remettre en cause / en question

Question 3

To make the choice willingly

Answer 3

Faire le choix de son plein gré (voluntairement

Question 4

The will

Answer 4

La gré / La volunté

Question 5

To be a part of a group / team

Answer 5

Faire partie d’un groupe / d’une equipe

Question 6

To share

Answer 6

Partager

Question 7

The sharing

Answer 7

Le partage

Question 8

A value

Answer 8

Une valeur

Question 9

A belief / conviction

Answer 9

Une croyance

Question 10

The knowledge / understanding

Answer 10

Les connaissances

Question 11

A spiritual life

Answer 11

Une vie spirituelle

Question 12

The rejection of (over) consumption

Answer 12

Le rejet de la (sur)consommation

Question 13

A device of the latest model

Answer 13

Un appareil dernier cri / à la mode

Question 14

The goal of life

Answer 14

Le but de la vie

Question 15

A path well traced

Answer 15

Une voie toute tracée

Question 16

A conformist

Answer 16

Un(e) conformiste

Question 17

Anti-conformist / Rebel

Answer 17

Un(e) marginal / non-conformiste / anticonformiste

Question 18

Social background

Answer 18

Le milleu social / niveau de societé

Question 19

To borrow some money

Answer 19

Emprunter de l’argent

Question 20

To pay back some debts

Answer 20

Rembourser des dettes

Question 21

To display his/her success

Answer 21

Afficher sa réussite

Question 22

The race to success and money

Answer 22

La course à la réussite et à l’argent

Question 23

To be a failure

Answer 23

Être un échec

Question 24

We (don’t) manage to

Answer 24

On (n’)arrive (pas) à

Question 25

To realize themself as an individual

Answer 25

Se réaliser en tant qu’individu

Question 26

Vivre en dehors de la société

Answer 26

Vivre en marge de la société

Question 27

To survive

Answer 27

Survivre

Question 28

To end up “losing it”

Answer 28

Finir par craquer

Question 29

To fill in a void

Answer 29

Combler un manque

Question 30

To decide to quit everything

Answer 30

Décider de tout plaquer

Question 31

To focus on the essential

Answer 31

Se concentrer sur l’essential

Question 32

To take the plunge

Answer 32

Sauter le pas (se décider)

Question 33

To volunteer

Answer 33

Fair du bénévolat

Question 34

To help out someone

Answer 34

Donner un coup de main à quelqu’un

Question 35

Penniless (adventures)

Answer 35

(L’adventurière) fauchée

Question 36

To dare to do something

Answer 36

Oser faire quelque chose

Question 37

To work hard / to slave away

Answer 37

Galèrer

Question 38

What a pain!

Answer 38

C’est galère! / Quelle galère

Question 39

To get by / to manage without money

Answer 39

Se débouiller sans argent

Question 40

Resourceful / crafty

Answer 40

Débouillard(e)

Question 41

Resourcefulness

Answer 41

Le système D

Question 42

To overcome the difficulties

Answer 42

Surmonter les difficultés

Question 43

To hitchhike

Answer 43

Faire du stop / de l’auto-stop

Question 44

A globetrotter / traveler

Answer 44

Un(e) routard(e)

Question 45

The change of scenery

Answer 45

Le dépaysement

Question 46

To travel around the world

Answer 46

Faire un tour du monde

Question 47

To wander / to roam the globe

Answer 47

Parcourir le globe

Question 48

It is a change of scenery

Answer 48

C’est dépaysant

Question 49

The habits and customs

Answer 49

Les us et costumes

Question 50

The locals

Answer 50

Les gens du coin

Question 51

Unusual behavior

Answer 51

Le comportement insolite / anormal

Question 52

Banal / usual / typical

Answer 52

Banal / habituel

Question 53

Avoir peur de

Answer 53

Avoir la trouille de (familier)

Question 54

Avoir peur de

Answer 54

Flipper (argot)

Question 55

To change life

Answer 55

Changer de vie

Question 56

Par une décision irréfléchie (on an impulse)

Answer 56

Sur un coup de tête

Question 57

To regret bitterly (to bite the fingers)

Answer 57

Se mordre les doigts