Volume 3 Flashcards

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1
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la bourgeoisie

A

middle class

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le bas

A

low

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au pied de

A

at the foot of

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une butte

A

small hill

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le décor

A

setting

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une bouchée

A

mouthful

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dérisoire (adj)

A

ridiculous

derisive

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la dérision

A

derision

mockery

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peuplé (adj)

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populated

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une prostituée

A

prostitute

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contestataire (adj)

A

anti-establishment

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la bien-pensance

A

conformism

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le bleu de chauffe

A

overalls

une chauffe = stoker

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une paire d’espadrilles

A

canvas shoes with rope sole

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15
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en venir aux mains

A

come to blows

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exposer

A

to display

not to expose

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17
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un canular

A

practical joke

prank

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18
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à la manière de

A

in the style of

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par conséquent

A

therefore

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20
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un marchand d’art

A

art dealer

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21
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bel et bien

A

well and truly

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22
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magré tout

A

despite everything

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que dalle (fam)

A

ne rien

zero, none

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24
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le dauphin

la dauphine

A

heir to the throne of France

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25
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à l’heure de

A

in the time of

in the day of

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26
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ressasser

A

to dwell on

to keep coming back to

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27
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calomnier

A

to slander

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28
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la calomnie

A

slander

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29
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insoumis (adj)

also a noun

soldat insoumis

A

rebellious
unruly

draft dodger

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le port

le port de voile

A

wearing

the wearing of a headscarf

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31
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c’est davantage…

A

It’s more of…

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32
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découvert (adj)

A

uncovered

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33
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la durée

A

duration

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34
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obligatoirement

A

necessarily

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35
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sinon

A

otherwise

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36
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se débarbouiller

A

to clean up

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37
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le farsi

A

farsi, ancient language of Persia (Iran)

38
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sympathiser

A

to be in agreement

39
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loger

A

to stay

lodge

40
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entre guillemets

A

in quotes

41
Q

un habitant

A

local

42
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À quoi ça ressemblait?

A

What was it like?

43
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par rapport à

A

compared to

44
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fantasmer

A

to fantasize

45
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un écriteau

A

sign

46
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un skatepark

A

skatepark

47
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un skateboard

A

skateboard

48
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la vie nocturne

A

nightlife

49
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un iceberg

A

iceberg

50
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les uns chez le autres

A

at each other’s place

51
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dépaysant (adj)

A

unfamiliar

disorienting

52
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en soi

A

in itself

53
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au milieu de nulle part

A

in the middle of nowhere

54
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retomber dans

A

to regress to

55
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les Occidentaux

A

westerners

56
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être bloqué d’accès à

A

to be blocked access to

57
Q

tomber sur

A

to run into

meet

58
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hospitalier (adj)

A

welcoming

59
Q

le Club de Cinq

A

G5

60
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pour autant

A

for all that

61
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la vision

A

point of view

62
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délocaliser

A

to decentralize

63
Q

un bled

A

shanty town

64
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un esprit critique

A

critical mind

65
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un choc pétrolier

A

oil shock

66
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véritablement

A

trully

67
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ponctuel (adj)

A

one-time

68
Q

Au sortir de

A

at the end of

69
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le charbon

A

coal

70
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le transport aérien

A

air transportation

71
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une planification

A

planning

72
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à travers

A

through

includes a non physical sense, eg. “à travers le plan Marshall”

73
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payant (adj)

A

profitable

fruitful

74
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plein emploi

A

full employment

75
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une apparition

A

appearance

76
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l’électroménager

A

electrical appliances

77
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la répartition

A

sharing

78
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À vrai dire

A

to tell the truth

79
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un ménage

A

household

80
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une part

A

fraction

81
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stylo-bille

A

ballpoint pen

82
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un livre de poche

A

pocket book

83
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surgelé (adj)

A

frozen

84
Q

faire la lessive

A

do the laundry

85
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les bains-douches collectifs

A

public baths

86
Q

la pétanque

A

game with balls, played on sand

87
Q

regrouper

A

to form a group

merge

88
Q

de plus près

A

closer

89
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en partie

A

in part

90
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abrutir

A

to render stupid

numb, blunt the mind

91
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bête (adj)

A

stupid

92
Q

apporter

A

to bring