Unknown Words Ch1-2 Flashcards

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1
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Native

A

L’autochtone

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to employ, to use

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user

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3
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at high speed, rushed

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à toute vapeur

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without actually, without necessarily

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sans pour autant

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5
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adjusted to a new cultural environment

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acculturé

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indisputable

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indiscutable

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to contradict

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contredire

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8
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pullover, sweater

A

chandail (m)

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9
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maple, maple leaf

A

érable, feuille d’érable

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to conquer, to eliminate

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terrasser

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to press, to sink into

A

enfoncer

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12
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to flatten, to squash

A

aplatir

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13
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employment, hiring

A

embauche (f)

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acquired

A

acquise

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15
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to refer to

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renvoyer à

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16
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to pay off

A

s’acquitter de

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17
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upstream

A

en amont

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18
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lease

A

le bail

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19
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complaint

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la reclamation

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20
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aggravation, worsening, increase (of problems)

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la recrudescence

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21
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court referral

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la saisine

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22
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refusal, unwillingness

A

le refus

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23
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to sit

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siéger

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24
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enforcement

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la mise en vigueur

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25
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demands, grievances

A

revendications (f)

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26
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township, county

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cantons

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27
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threshold, cut-off

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un seuil

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28
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to make ends meet

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boucler (un budget)

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29
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financial insecurity

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la précarité

30
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to struggle, to have difficulty

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peiner

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affluent

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cossue

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fringe

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la frange

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tramp

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le clochard

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decline, degradation

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la déchéance

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outcome

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l’issue (f)

36
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redundancy

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le licenciement

37
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to demand, to claim

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revendiquer

38
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a municipal humanitarian emergency service

A

le SAMU social

39
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conspicuous

A

voyant

40
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fate, destiny

A

le sort

41
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vagrancy, living rough

A

en errance

42
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to wander/roam

A

errer

43
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to find (something) regrettable

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déplorer

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to fall to, to be the responsibility of

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incomber à

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(nursing) care

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la prise en charge

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with one’s back against

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adossé contre

47
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to pick up, to receive

A

capter

48
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the hob

A

la plaque de cuisse

49
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coaching inn

A

le relais de poste

50
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the brief

A

sommaire (m)

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supposed

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censé

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restrictive

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contraignant

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to rule out

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écarter

54
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possible

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éventuel

55
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training

A

la formation

56
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surname

A

le patronyme

57
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recommendation

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réconisation

58
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advisor

A

le référent

59
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bitter, fierce

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acharné

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to allocate

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attribuer

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to strengthen

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conforter

62
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unfit

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inapte

63
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subsidy

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la subvention

64
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self-said

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soi-disant

65
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social housing landlord

A

le bailleur

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to recognise, to greet, to acknowledge

A

saluer

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shortly, soon, at times

A

tantôt

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moth-eaten, seedy, shabby

A

miteux

69
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furnished flat

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meublé

70
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in cash

A

en espèces