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French 212
Exploring the French and Francophone world
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Undergraduate 1
01/21/2010
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Term
à l’étranger
 Definition
to go overseas
Term
accéléré (m.)
 Definition
to speed up
Term
agaçant(e)
 Definition
to annoy or irritate
Term
ailleurs
 Definition
elsewhere
Term
amoureux/amoureuse (de)
 Definition
in love
Term
amusant(e)
 Definition
funny
Term
angoissé(e)
 Definition
anxiety
Term
asocial(e)
 Definition
antisocial
Term
assister à (suivre) des cours
 Definition
to take a course
Term
auberge (f.)
 Definition
inn
Term
avoir le mal du pays
 Definition
to be homesick
Term
baignoire (f.)
 Definition
bathtub
Term
baignoire (f.)
 Definition
bathtub
Term
baragouiner
 Definition
to gabble or speak badly
Term
blesser
 Definition
to hurt or injure
Term
bordel (m.)
 Definition
brothel
Term
bouffer
 Definition
to eat
Term
bourgeois(e)
 Definition
middle-class
Term
bourse (f.)
 Definition
stock exchange
Term
bureaucratie (f.)
 Definition
bureaucracy
Term
calme
 Definition
calm
Term
cohabiter
 Definition
to coexist
Term
coléreux/coléreuse
 Definition
quick tempered
Term
colocataire (m. et f.)
 Definition
roomate
Term
confus(e)
 Definition
confused
Term
dégueulasse
 Definition
icky
Term
désordonné(e)
 Definition
untidy
Term
désordre (m.)
 Definition
disorder
Term
discipliné(e)
 Definition
discipline
Term
dossier (m.)
 Definition
file
Term
écrivain (m.)
 Definition
writer
Term
effets spéciaux (m.)
 Definition
special effects
Term
embêter
 Definition
to bother
Term
emménager
 Definition
to move in
Term
entretien d’embauche (m.)
 Definition
interview
Term
étranger
 Definition
foreign
Term
faculté
 Definition
mental ability
Term
faire des études
 Definition
to study
Term
faire la connaissance de quelqu’un
 Definition
to be acquainted with
Term
faire une demande de
 Definition
to demand
Term
faire le ménage
 Definition
to do the housecleaning
Term
formulaire (m.)
 Definition
form
Term
galère (f.)
 Definition
galley
Term
gentil(le)
 Definition
kind, nice
Term
immature
 Definition
immature
Term
inconnu(e)
 Definition
unknown
Term
insupportable
 Definition
unbearable
Term
insupportable
 Definition
unbearable
Term
langue maternelle (f.)
 Definition
native language
Term
logement (m.)
 Definition
accomodation
Term
maniaque
 Definition
particular;fussy
Term
manquer à quelqu’un
 Definition
to miss someone
Term
matière (f.)
 Definition
material
Term
mûr(e)
 Definition
wall
Term
obtenir son diplôme
 Definition
to get a diploma
Term
ordonné(e)
 Definition
organized
Term
ouvert(e)
 Definition
open
Term
nettoyer
 Definition
to clean
Term
parler couramment
 Definition
to speak fluently
Term
partager
 Definition
to share
Term
participer à
 Definition
to partake in
Term
passer un exam
 Definition
to take an exam
Term
perdu(e)
 Definition
lost
Term
permettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose
 Definition
to allow someone to do something
Term
plaire à
 Definition
to please someone
Term
poste (m.)
 Definition
position
Term
programme d’échange
 Definition
exchange program
Term
propre
 Definition
tidy, neat; own (as in my own)
Term
recevoir
 Definition
to receive; to get
Term
récit d’éducation/ récit d’apprentissage / récit de formation (m.)
 Definition
Term
réfrigérateur (frigo) (m.)
 Definition
refrigerator
Term
règle (f.)
 Definition
ruler
Term
remplir
 Definition
to fill up
Term
rendez-vous (m.)
 Definition
appointment; date
Term
réussir à un examen
 Definition
to pass an exam
Term
rompre
 Definition
break; to break up with
Term
s’engueuler
 Definition
to have a dispute
Term
s’inscrire (à la fac, à un cours)
 Definition
to enroll
Term
sale
 Definition
dirty
Term
se disputer
 Definition
to fight or dispute
Term
se fâcher
 Definition
to get angry
Term
séjour (m.)
 Definition
a break
Term
se quitter
 Definition
to leave
Term
stéréotype (m.)
 Definition
stereotype
Term
suivre un cours
 Definition
to take a course
Term
supporter
 Definition
to support ; to bear
Term
sympa (sympathique)
 Definition
nice; kind
Term
tâches ménagères (f.)
 Definition
housework
Term
travailleur/travailleuse
 Definition
worker
Term
vachement
 Definition
Slang: Truly, damn, "vraiment"
Term
vexer
 Definition
to offend or annoy
Term
voix off (f.)
 Definition
voiceover
Term
vomir
 Definition
to be sick
Term
un dessin anime
 Definition
a cartoon
Term
un film a suspense
 Definition
a thriller
Term
double(e)
 Definition
dubbed
Term
sous-titre
 Definition
subtitled
Term
une bande-annonce
 Definition
movie trailer
Term
la bande-son
 Definition
soundtrack
Term
un court metrage
 Definition
a short film
Term
le decor
 Definition
the set
Term
le denoument
 Definition
the ending
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le generique
 Definition
the credits
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l'intrigue
 Definition
the plot
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un long metrage
 Definition
feature length film
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un plan
 Definition
a shot (movie shot)
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la distribution
 Definition
the cast
Term
un(e) interprete
 Definition
film or theater actor
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l'interpretation
 Definition
acting, performance
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le jeu
 Definition
acting
Term
un personnage
 Definition
character
Term
un producteur/une productrice
 Definition
producer
Term
un realisateur/ une realisatrice
 Definition
director
Term
une vedette
 Definition
a star (movie star)
Term
interpreter
 Definition
to play a role
Term
jouer
 Definition
to act
Term
realiser un film
 Definition
to make a film
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tourner
 Definition
to shoot a film
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la sortie
 Definition
the release (of a film)
Term
l'ecran
 Definition
screen
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le plein tarif
 Definition
full price
Term
une salle d'art et essai
 Definition
art-house theater
Term
une seance
 Definition
screening
Term
un tarif reduit
 Definition
reduced price
Term
appartenir a (une cineclub)
 Definition
to belong
Term
assister a
 Definition
to attend
Term
divertir
 Definition
to entertain
Term
ennuyer
 Definition
to bore
Term
reflechir
 Definition
to think
Term
rire
 Definition
to laugh
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se divertir
 Definition
to amuse oneself, to be entertained
Term
s'ennuyer
 Definition
to be bored
Term
un(e)ancetre
 Definition
ancestor
Term
les Antilles
 Definition
The West Indies
Term
un beke
 Definition
white person born in the west indies
Term
une betise
 Definition
something stupid
Term
la betise
 Definition
stupidity
Term
une bourse (partielle/complet)
 Definition
(partial/full) scholarship
Term
la canne a sucre
 Definition
sugar cane
Term
une cantine
 Definition
school cafeteria
Term
une case
 Definition
hut
Term
le certificat d'etudes
 Definition
diploma
Term
un champ
 Definition
field
Term
une colonie
 Definition
colony
Term
un concours
 Definition
competitive exam
Term
une devinette
 Definition
riddle
Term
une ecole primaire
 Definition
primary school
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l'education (f)
 Definition
education
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un(e) eleve
 Definition
primary or secondary school student
Term
un enterrement
 Definition
burial
Term
l'esclavage
 Definition
slavery
Term
un(e) esclave
 Definition
a slave
Term
un examen
 Definition
an exam
Term
la fierte
 Definition
pride
Term
les frais de scolarite (m. pl.)
 Definition
tuition fees
Term
un incendie
 Definition
a fire
Term
un instituteur, une institutrice
 Definition
elementary school teacher
Term
l'instruction (f)
 Definition
schooling
Term
le lycee
 Definition
high school
Term
un maitre, une maitresse
 Definition
master/ elementary school teacher
Term
un mesonge
 Definition
a lie
Term
un metis, une metisse
 Definition
a person of mixed race
Term
la metropole
 Definition
the mother country of a colonie
Term
un(e) mulatre
 Definition
mulatto
Term
l'oppression (f)
 Definition
oppression
Term
un patron, une patrone
 Definition
a boss
Term
une paye
 Definition
paycheck
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un paysage
 Definition
landscape
Term
une plantation
 Definition
a plantation
Term
une priere
 Definition
prayer
Term
une punition
 Definition
punishment
Term
les racines
 Definition
roots
Term
une rebellion
 Definition
rebellion
Term
la resignation
 Definition
resignation
Term
le rhum
 Definition
rum
Term
la soumission
 Definition
submission, obedience
Term
la traite des esclaves
 Definition
slave trade
Term
apprendre
 Definition
to learn
Term
apprendre quelque chose a quelqu'un
 Definition
to teach someone something
Term
arreter
 Definition
to arrest; to stop
Term
casser
 Definition
to break
Term
connaitre
 Definition
to know
Term
conseiller
 Definition
to advise
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conseiller a quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
 Definition
to advise someone to do something
Term
demenager
 Definition
to move (change residence)
Term
elever (un enfant)
 Definition
to raise (a child)
Term
exploiter
 Definition
to take advantage of
Term
faire une betise
 Definition
to do something stupid
Term
faire des etudes
 Definition
to go to school
Term
faire des lessives
 Definition
to do laundry for pay
Term
faire des repassages
 Definition
to iron for pay
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faire la vaisselle
 Definition
to wash the dishes
Term
lutter
 Definition
to fight
Term
mentir
 Definition
to lie
Term
mettre le feu (a)
 Definition
to set fire (to)
Term
obtenir
 Definition
to get
Term
opprimer
 Definition
to oppress
Term
passer un exam
 Definition
to take an exam
Term
plagier
 Definition
to plagerize
Term
porter (un nom)
 Definition
to bear (a name)
Term
poser (une question, une devinette)
 Definition
to ask (a question, a riddle)
Term
poursuivre ses etudes
 Definition
to continue one's studies
Term
prier
 Definition
to pray
Term
punir
 Definition
to punish
Term
raconter une histoire
 Definition
to tell a story
Term
recevoir
 Definition
to receive, to get
Term
reconnaitre
 Definition
to recognize legally
Term
resister (a)
 Definition
to resist
Term
reussir
 Definition
to succeed
Term
s'amuser
 Definition
to play, to have fun
Term
savoir
 Definition
to know
Term
se battre
 Definition
to fight
Term
s'excuser, presenter ses excuses
 Definition
to appologize
Term
s'installer
 Definition
to settle
Term
se revolter (contre)
 Definition
to rebel (against)
Term
se soumettre (a)
 Definition
to submit to
Term
se venger (de)
 Definition
to take revenge (against)
Term
tricher
 Definition
to cheat
Term
voler
 Definition
to fly; steal
Term
a la Martinique/Gaudeloupe
 Definition
in Martinique/ Gaudeloupe
Term
aux Antilles
 Definition
in the west indies
Term
en retard
 Definition
late
Term
une allumette
 Definition
match
Term
une amulette
 Definition
a charm
Term
un bol
 Definition
a bowl
Term
une cuillere
 Definition
a spoon
Term
un palmier
 Definition
a palm tree
Term
une pipe
 Definition
pipe
Term
une poule
 Definition
hen
Term
une veillee funebre
 Definition
wake (funeral)
Term
un zombie
 Definition
zombie
Term
cirer
 Definition
to polish
Term
fouetter
 Definition
to whip
Term
analphabete
 Definition
illiterate
Term
arrogant(e)
 Definition
arrogant
Term
combatif (ive)
 Definition
combative, with a fighting spirit
Term
doue(e)
 Definition
gifted
Term
energique
 Definition
energetic
Term
exigeant(e)
 Definition
demanding
Term
exploite(e)
 Definition
exploited
Term
exploiteur/ exploiteuse
 Definition
exploitative
Term
fier/fiere
 Definition
proud
Term
fort(e)
 Definition
strong
Term
gratuit(e)
 Definition
free (opposite of payant)
Term
honnete/malhonnete
 Definition
honest/dishonest
Term
(bien/mal) integre
 Definition
(well/badly) integrated
Term
intolerant(e)
 Definition
intolerant
Term
juste/injuste
 Definition
just/injuste
Term
libre
 Definition
free
Term
metis(se)
 Definition
of mixed race
Term
mulatre
 Definition
mulato
Term
obstine(e)
 Definition
obstinate
Term
opprime(e)
 Definition
oppressed
Term
pale
 Definition
pale
Term
payant(e)
 Definition
fee-based (opposite of gratuit)
Term
resigne(e)
 Definition
resigned
Term
revolte(e)
 Definition
rebellious
Term
sensible
 Definition
sensible
Term
severe
 Definition
strict
Term
soumis(e)
 Definition
submissive
Term
tenace
 Definition
tenacious
Term
travailleur (-euse)
 Definition
hard working
Term
vif/vive
 Definition
bright (for a person or color)
Term
assorti(e)
 Definition
coordinated, which goes well together
Term
attachant(e)
 Definition
endearing
Term
confiant(e)
 Definition
trustful
Term
fonce(e)
 Definition
dark (colors)
Term
franc(he)
 Definition
frank
Term
grossier (ere)
 Definition
coarse, rude
Term
sombre
 Definition
dark
Term
souple
 Definition
flexible
Term
touchant(e)
 Definition
touching
Term
mechant
 Definition
mean
Term
mefiant(e)
 Definition
distrustful
Term
une aventure
 Definition
a fling
Term
une banalite
 Definition
commonplace
Term
une belle-soeur
 Definition
sister-in-law
Term
un defaut
 Definition
a flaw
Term
la derniere
 Definition
closing night (d'une piece)
Term
un divertissement
 Definition
amusement
Term
un dramaturge
 Definition
playwright
Term
une entreprise
 Definition
firm
Term
un feuilleton populaire
 Definition
soap opera
Term
un vers
 Definition
a line of poetry
Term
une usine
 Definition
plant, factory
Term
un tissu
 Definition
fabric
Term
un tableau
 Definition
painting
Term
une representation
 Definition
a performance
Term
la premiere
 Definition
opening night (d'une piece)
Term
la peinture
 Definition
paint, painting
Term
un peintre
 Definition
painter
Term
un metteur en scene
 Definition
director
Term
une plaisanterie
 Definition
joke
Term
aller ensemble
 Definition
to go well together; match
Term
demissionner
 Definition
to resign
Term
enlever
 Definition
to remove
Term
evouler
 Definition
to change
Term
jouer de
 Definition
to play (an instrument)
Term
mepriser
 Definition
to scorn
Term
mordre
 Definition
to bite
Term
raconter
 Definition
to tell
Term
reprocher a quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
 Definition
to blame someone for doing something
Term
mener une vie precaire
 Definition
to lead a precarious existence
Term
faire partie de
 Definition
to belong (to)
Term
s'affirmer
 Definition
to assert oneself
Term
reconnaitre
 Definition
to recognize
Term
se mefier (de)
 Definition
to mistrust
Term
se moquer (de)
 Definition
to make fun of
Term
se ridiculiser
 Definition
to make a fool of oneself
Term
se sentir
 Definition
to feel
Term
vivre au jour le jour
 Definition
to live from day to day
Term
se souvenir de
 Definition
to remember
Term
marrant(e)
 Definition
funny, amusing
Term
raleur (euse)
 Definition
whiny, grouchy
Term
reac
 Definition
conservative
Term
sans un sou
 Definition
penniless
Term
rigolo (te)
 Definition
funny
Term
bouffer
 Definition
manger
Term
coucher avec n'importe qui
 Definition
to sleep around
Term
faire une croix sur quelque chose
 Definition
to say goodbye to something
Term
fermer sa gueule
 Definition
to shut up
Term
n'y etre pour rien
 Definition
to have nothing to do with it
Term
se laisser faire
 Definition
to let someone take advantage of you
Term
faire une drole de tetet
 Definition
to have a funny look on one's face
Term
une bonbonniere
 Definition
a candy dish
Term
le fric
 Definition
money
Term
une perle
 Definition
gem
Term
une truffe
 Definition
idiot
Term
adoptif (ive)
 Definition
adoptive
Term
aise(e)
 Definition
well off
Term
amical(e)
 Definition
friendly
Term
emouvant(e)
 Definition
moving
Term
etouffant(e)
 Definition
stifling
Term
lache
 Definition
cowardly
Term
orphelin(e)
 Definition
orphan
Term
proche
 Definition
close
Term
passionel(le)
 Definition
passionate
Term
compatissant(e)
 Definition
compassionate
Term
un accord
 Definition
agreement
Term
un bateau
 Definition
a boat
Term
un colon
 Definition
colonist
Term
un couple mixte
 Definition
a mixed couple
Term
une course
 Definition
a race
Term
un desaccord
 Definition
disagreement
Term
une disparation
 Definition
disappearance
Term
une emeute
 Definition
rebellion
Term
une epreuve
 Definition
test, exam, competition
Term
la fermete
 Definition
strength of character
Term
les fiancailles
 Definition
engagement
Term
la haine
 Definition
hate
Term
un lien
 Definition
link; relationship
Term
la main-d'oeuvre
 Definition
labor
Term
un metis, une metisse
 Definition
person of mixed race
Term
un meutre
 Definition
murder
Term
la misere
 Definition
dire poverty
Term
un paysan
 Definition
peasant
Term
les retrouvailles (f. pl.)
 Definition
reunion
Term
une rupture
 Definition
breakup
Term
la souffrance
 Definition
suffering
Term
battre
 Definition
to beat; defeat
Term
cacher/se cacher
 Definition
to hide someone/to hide
Term
commander
 Definition
to rule
Term
defier
 Definition
to defy, to challenge
Term
deserter
 Definition
to desert
Term
diriger
 Definition
to run, to manage
Term
disparaitre
 Definition
to disappear
Term
elever
 Definition
to raise (a child)
Term
eloigner/s'eloigner (de)
 Definition
to send away/ to go away (from)
Term
etouffer
 Definition
to suffocate
Term
faire son devoir
 Definition
to do one's duty
Term
fuir
 Definition
to flee
Term
grandir
 Definition
to grow up
Term
incendier
 Definition
to set fire to
Term
muter
 Definition
to transfer
Term
manquer a quelqu'un
 Definition
to be missed by someone
Term
prendre conscience de
 Definition
to become aware of
Term
rejoindre
 Definition
to meet up with; to reunite with
Term
renvoyer
 Definition
to dismiss; to fire
Term
retrouver
 Definition
to find (something that was lost)
Term
sauver
 Definition
to save
Term
se detacher (de)
 Definition
to grow apart (from)
Term
s'enfuir
 Definition
to flee
Term
s'entendre (bien/mal) avec
 Definition
to get along (well/badly) with
Term
se suicider
 Definition
to commit suicide
Term
se rendre compte de/que
 Definition
to realize something/that
Term
souffrir
 Definition
to suffer
Term
soutenir
 Definition
to support
Term
en deuil
 Definition
in morning
Term
par hasard
 Definition
by chance
Term
un bagne
 Definition
penal colony
Term
le caoutchouc
 Definition
rubber
Term
un cercueil
 Definition
a casket
Term
le chef de la surete
 Definition
security chief
Term
un contremaitre
 Definition
overseer
Term
une fumerie d'opium
 Definition
opium den
Term
un hevea
 Definition
rubber tree
Term
une malediction
 Definition
curse
Term
une marche aux esclaves
 Definition
slave market
Term
la marine
 Definition
navy
Term
un sampan
 Definition
Chinese boat
Term
une vente aux encheres
 Definition
auction
Term
le travail force
 Definition
forced labor
Term
accoucher (de)
 Definition
to deliver a baby
Term
amnistier, gracier
 Definition
to pardon
Term
passer en cour martiale
 Definition
to be court marshalled
Term
peser
 Definition
to weigh
Term
torturer
 Definition
to torture
Term
a la derive
 Definition
adrift
Term
a bord (de)
 Definition
on board, aboard
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