Vocab Flashcards
Confederate
Relating to the Confederate States of America
Confédéré,e
The American Civil War
The war in the US btw the North and the South, 1861-65
La guerre de Sécession
Disputed
Contested
Contesté,e
To tear smtg down
To demolish smtg
Démolir qqch
Controversial
Criticized
Controversé,e
White supremacy
The belief that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial or ethnic groups, especially Black people
La suprématie blanche
A supremacist
A person who believes in the supremacy of a particular group
Un suprémaciste
To remove smtg
To get rid of smtg
Enlever qqch
A removal
The getting rid of smtg
Le retrait
To remain
To endure
Rester, demeurer
To whitewash smtg
To gloss over
Blanchir
To commemorate sb
To honor sb
Commémorer qqn
Commemoration
-> in commemoration of
The honoring
La commémoration
-> dans la commémoration de
To spark smtg
To provoke smtg
Déclencher qqch
A spark
A flash
Une étincelle
