Volume 3 Flashcards

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la bourgeoisie

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middle class

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le bas

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low

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au pied de

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at the foot of

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une butte

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small hill

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le décor

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setting

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une bouchée

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mouthful

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dérisoire (adj)

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ridiculous

derisive

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la dérision

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derision

mockery

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peuplé (adj)

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populated

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10
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une prostituée

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prostitute

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contestataire (adj)

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anti-establishment

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12
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la bien-pensance

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conformism

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13
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le bleu de chauffe

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overalls

une chauffe = stoker

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une paire d’espadrilles

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canvas shoes with rope sole

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en venir aux mains

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come to blows

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16
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exposer

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to display

not to expose

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17
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un canular

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practical joke

prank

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18
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à la manière de

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in the style of

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19
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par conséquent

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therefore

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20
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un marchand d’art

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art dealer

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21
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bel et bien

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well and truly

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22
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magré tout

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despite everything

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que dalle (fam)

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ne rien

zero, none

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le dauphin

la dauphine

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heir to the throne of France

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à l’heure de
in the time of | in the day of
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ressasser
to dwell on | to keep coming back to
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calomnier
to slander
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la calomnie
slander
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insoumis (adj) also a noun soldat insoumis
rebellious unruly draft dodger
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le port le port de voile
wearing the wearing of a headscarf
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c’est davantage...
It’s more of...
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découvert (adj)
uncovered
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la durée
duration
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obligatoirement
necessarily
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sinon
otherwise
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se débarbouiller
to clean up
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le farsi
farsi, ancient language of Persia (Iran)
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sympathiser
to be in agreement
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loger
to stay | lodge
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entre guillemets
in quotes
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un habitant
local
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À quoi ça ressemblait?
What was it like?
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par rapport à
compared to
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fantasmer
to fantasize
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un écriteau
sign
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un skatepark
skatepark
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un skateboard
skateboard
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la vie nocturne
nightlife
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un iceberg
iceberg
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les uns chez le autres
at each other’s place
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dépaysant (adj)
unfamiliar | disorienting
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en soi
in itself
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au milieu de nulle part
in the middle of nowhere
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retomber dans
to regress to
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les Occidentaux
westerners
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être bloqué d’accès à
to be blocked access to
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tomber sur
to run into | meet
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hospitalier (adj)
welcoming
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le Club de Cinq
G5
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pour autant
for all that
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la vision
point of view
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délocaliser
to decentralize
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un bled
shanty town
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un esprit critique
critical mind
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un choc pétrolier
oil shock
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véritablement
trully
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ponctuel (adj)
one-time
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Au sortir de
at the end of
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le charbon
coal
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le transport aérien
air transportation
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une planification
planning
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à travers
through | includes a non physical sense, eg. “à travers le plan Marshall”
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payant (adj)
profitable | fruitful
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plein emploi
full employment
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une apparition
appearance
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l’électroménager
electrical appliances
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la répartition
sharing
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À vrai dire
to tell the truth
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un ménage
household
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une part
fraction
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stylo-bille
ballpoint pen
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un livre de poche
pocket book
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surgelé (adj)
frozen
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faire la lessive
do the laundry
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les bains-douches collectifs
public baths
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la pétanque
game with balls, played on sand
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regrouper
to form a group | merge
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de plus près
closer
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en partie
in part
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abrutir
to render stupid | numb, blunt the mind
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bête (adj)
stupid
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apporter
to bring