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Chapitre 4.3
Contre-Point
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Language - French
Undergraduate 3
10/11/2011
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Term
amertume [f]
 Definition
bitterness
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banlieue [f]
 Definition
suburb
Term
bouc émissaire [m]
 Definition
scapegoat
Term
choix [m]
 Definition
choice
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chômage [m]
 Definition
unemployment
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cité [f]
 Definition
low-income high rise housing
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concitoyen(ne)
 Definition
fellow citizen
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école [f] confessionnelle
 Definition
religious-affiliated school
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étranger (étrangère)
 Definition
foreigner, stranger
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fossé [m]
 Definition
gap, gulf
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harcèlement [m]
 Definition
harrassment
Term
Hexagone [m]
 Definition
metropolitan France
Term
Maghrébin(e)
 Definition
North African person
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malaise [m]
 Definition
discomfort
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mode [f]
 Definition
fashion
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pression [f]
 Definition
pressure
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prosélytisme
 Definition
proselytizing
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racine [f]
 Definition
root
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statut [m]
 Definition
status
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voile [m] islamique
 Definition
islamic veil
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volonté
 Definition
will
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aborder
 Definition
to approach
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s'accrocher
 Definition
to cling to
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agresser
 Definition
to attack, be agressive towards
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avouer
 Definition
to admit
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éviter
 Definition
to avoid
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focaliser
 Definition
to focus
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fréquenter
 Definition
to frequent, go often to, hang out with regularly
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lutter (contre)
 Definition
to fight, struggle (against)
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mener à
 Definition
to lead to
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oser
 Definition
to dare
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résoudre
 Definition
to resolve
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tenir à
 Definition
to be attached to, have one's heart set on
Term
asiatique
 Definition
Asian
Term
honteux(-euse)
 Definition
shameful
Term
occidentalisé(e)
 Definition
westernized
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oriental(e)
 Definition
Middle Eastern
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périmé(e)
 Definition
outdated
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subventionné(e)
 Definition
subsidized
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fortement
 Definition
strongly
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ouvertement
 Definition
openly
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vigoureusement
 Definition
vigorously
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à moins que ...
 Definition
unless
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ainsi
 Definition
thus, in this way
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avoir le souci de
 Definition
take care to
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être mal à l'aise
 Definition
to be ill at ease, uncomfortable
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poser problème
 Definition
to be a problem, to cause a problem
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remettre en question
 Definition
to call into question
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tandis que
 Definition
while, whereas
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vis-à-vis de
 Definition
concerning, in regard to
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