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F100
Chapter 3 Exam
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2009
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Term
un amphithéâtre
 Definition
lecture hall
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des associations étudiantes
 Definition
student organizations
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la bibliothèque universitaire (la BU)
 Definition
university library
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des bureaux administratifs
 Definition
administrative office
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le bureau des inscriptions
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registrar's office
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le bureau du professeur
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professor's office
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la cafétéria
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cafeteria
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le centre des sports
 Definition
sports complex
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le centre étudiant
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student center
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un centre informatique
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computer center
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un garage
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garage
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une infirmerie
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health center
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un labo(ratoire)de chimie
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chemistry lab
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un labo(ratoire) de langues
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language lab
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un pavillon
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building
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le pavillon principal
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main building
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un plan du campus
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campus map
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la résidence
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residence hall
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le restaurant universitaire
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dining hall
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une station de métro
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subway, metro stop
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un terrain de sport
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playing field, court
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a cote de
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next to, beside
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a droite de
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to the right of
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a gauche de
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to the left of
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dans
 Definition
in, inside
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derrière
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behind
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devant
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in front of
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en face de
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across from
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loin de
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far from
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près de
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close to, near
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beau/bel/belle
 Definition
beautiful, handsome
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bon/bonne
 Definition
good
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dernier/dernière
 Definition
last
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grand/e
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tall
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gros/se
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big, fat
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jeune
 Definition
young
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joli/e
 Definition
pretty
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mauvais/e
 Definition
bad
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nouveau/nouvel/nouvelle
 Definition
new
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petit/e
 Definition
small, short
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premier, première
 Definition
first
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vieux/vieil/vieille
 Definition
old
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après
 Definition
after
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un cours
 Definition
course
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ici
 Definition
here
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retrouver quelqu'un
 Definition
to meet someone
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tous
 Definition
all
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se trouver
 Definition
to be located
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une voiture
 Definition
car
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l'allemand
 Definition
German
Term
l'anglais
 Definition
English
Term
l'anthropologie
 Definition
anthropology
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l'astronomie
 Definition
astronomy
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la biologie
 Definition
biology
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la botanique
 Definition
botany
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le calcul
 Definition
calculus
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la chimie
 Definition
chemistry
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la comptabilité
 Definition
accounting
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la danse
 Definition
dance
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le dessin
 Definition
drawing
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l'économie
 Definition
economics
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l'espagnol
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spanish
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le français
 Definition
French
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l'histoire
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history
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l'informatique
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computer science
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une langue étrangère
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foreign language
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la littérature
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literature
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les mathématiques
 Definition
mathematics
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la musique
 Definition
music
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la peinture
 Definition
painting
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la philosophie
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philosophy
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la physiologie
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physiology
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la physique
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physics
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la psychologie
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psychology
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les sciences politique
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political science
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la sculpture
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sculpture
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la sociologie
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sociology
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le théâtre
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theater
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la zoologie
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zoology
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les beaux-arts
 Definition
fine arts
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le droit
 Definition
law
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la gestion
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business
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le journalisme
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journalism
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les lettres
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humanities
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la médecine
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medicine
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les sciences de l'éducation
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education
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les scieces economiques
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economics
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les sciences humaines
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social sciences
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les sciences naturelles
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natural sciences
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les sciences physiques
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physical sciences
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un bacc(alaureat)
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B.A. or B.S. degree (Canada)
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une composition
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in-class essay exam
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un devoir
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essay
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des devoirs
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homework
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un dictionnaire
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dictionary
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un diplôme
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degree
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un examen
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exam
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une majeure
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major (Can)
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une mineure
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minor
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une note
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grade
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préparer un diplôme
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to do a degree
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un semestre
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semester
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une spécialisation
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major
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suivre un cours
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to take a course
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un trimestre
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trimester, quarter
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difficile
 Definition
difficult, boring
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ennuyeux/ennuyeuse
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boring, tedious
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facile
 Definition
easy
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final/e
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final
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intéressante/e
 Definition
interesting
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médiocre
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mediocre
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obligatoire
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required
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adorer
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to adore
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aimer
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to like or to love
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aimer beaucoup
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to like or to love a lot
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aimer bien
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to like fairly well
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détester
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to detest
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préférer
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to prefer
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répéter
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to repeat
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suggérer
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to suggest
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un bureau
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office
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une clinique
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private hospital
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un collège
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middle school
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une école
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elementary school
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une fac(ulte)
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college, university
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une université
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university
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une hôpital
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public hospital
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un lycée
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high school
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un magasin
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store
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une usine
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factory
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un acteur/ une actrice
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actor/ actress
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un agent de police
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police officer
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un/e architecte
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architect
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un/e artiste
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artist
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un/e assistant/e social/e
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social worker
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un/e avocat/e
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lawyer
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un chanteur/ une chanteuse
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singer
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un/e comptable
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accountant
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un/e dentiste
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dentist
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un écrivain
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writer
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un infirmier/une infirmière
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nurse
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un/e informaticien/ne
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programmer
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un ingénieur
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engineer
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un/e journaliste
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journalist
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un/e mécanicien/ne
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mechanic
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un médecin
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physician
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un/e musicien/ne
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musician
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un ouvrier/ une ouvrière
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factory worker
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un peintre
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painter
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un/e pharmacien/ne
 Definition
pharmacist
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un/e professeur/e
 Definition
professor (female only in Can.)
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un professeur des écoles
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elementary school teacher
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un/e représentante/e de commerce
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sales representative
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un/e secrétaire
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secretary
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un serveur/ une serveuse
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server
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un/e techicien/ne
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lab technician
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un vendeur/ une vendeuse
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sales clerk
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l'argent
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money
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autonome
 Definition
independent
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une carrière
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career
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être doué/e
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to be talented
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les gens
 Definition
people
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en plain air
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outdoors
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le prestige
 Definition
prestige
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le public (un contact avec le public)
 Definition
public (contact with the public)
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la responsabilité
 Definition
responsability
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un salaire
 Definition
salary
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les services
 Definition
the service sector
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le travail
 Definition
work
Term
aider les gens
 Definition
to help people
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chercher
 Definition
to look for
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devoir
 Definition
must, to have to, should
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gagner (de l'argent)
 Definition
to earn, to win (money)
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s'intéresser a
 Definition
to be interested in
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pouvior
 Definition
to be able to
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vouloir
 Definition
to want, to wish
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voyager
 Definition
to travel
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How many of Canada's 30 million citizents speak French?
 Definition
seven million.
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Most French Canadiens live in...
 Definition
Quebec
Term
What percent of Quebec is French speaking?
 Definition
85%
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What is the second largest french speaking city in the world?
 Definition
Montreal. Paris is the first
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What is the quiet revolution (ou la Revolution tranquille)?
 Definition
In 1960, the government began to encourage wider participation of the Francophone majority in industry and commerce while promoting Québécois culture. In 1977, French became the soe official language of Quebec with Bill 101(la Loi 101).
Term
Conjugate DEVOIR
 Definition
je dois
tu dois
il/elle/on doit
nous devons
vous devez
ils/elles doivent
nous devons
vous devez
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conjugate POUVOIR
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je peux
tu peux
il peut
nous pouvons
vous pouvex
ils peuvent
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conjugate VOULOIR
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je veux
tu veux
il veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
ils veulent
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In regards to women being in the workplace, the French language is
 Definition
specifying gender with regard to profession. Canadian and Swiss students have a female form for professor
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Conjugate PRÉFÉRER
 Definition
je préfère
tu préfères
il/elle/on préfère
nous préférons
vous préférez
ils/elles préfèrent
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At the end of their high school career, French students take a rigorous exam called
 Definition
le baccalauréat (le bac). It is not uncommon for students to fail le bac on their first attempt and to repeat their last year of high school again. Students who pass are guaranteed into the university system.
Term
Grandes Écoles
 Definition
the most prestigious and competitive institutions of higher education in France, comparable to the high-ranking grad schools in North America.
Term
Grandes Écoles
 Definition
the most prestigious and competitive institutions of higher education in France, comparable to the high-ranking grad schools in North America.
Term
France is reforming its university system with 32 other European countries to
 Definition
have a two semester year, astablishing a credit system, and awarding a diploma based on a three year post-bac study (une licence), a five year study (un master), and an eigth year study (un doctorat)
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Conjugate suivre
 Definition
Je suis
Tu suis
Il/Elle/ on suit
nous suivons
vous suivez
ils/elles suivent
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In the Quebec educational system,...
 Definition
Secondary school lasts five years, students graduate at 17 and spend two years in a CEGEP. afterwards, they continue at a university where they may complete un baccalaureat (un bacc), une maîtrisé, or un doctorat.
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Do French universities have a centralized campus?
 Definition
no. The different facultés are housed in buildings with historical significance that are scattered throughout town, usually in urban settings.
Term
l'adjectif pronominal
 Definition
beauté, position, age, qualité, taille
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