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French 2BC Midterm
miderm prep
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
08/10/2011
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Term
le rapport
 Definition
relationship
Term
le maitresse
 Definition
primary school teacher
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le faute
 Definition
mistake
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l'enseignement
 Definition
teaching
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la meute
 Definition
pack (dogs)
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l'ecriture
 Definition
writing
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le savoir
 Definition
knowledge
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le blanchissement
 Definition
whitening
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la langue scolaire
 Definition
learned at school
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les coutumes
 Definition
traditions
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appliquée
 Definition
who applies himself/herself
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tardif(ve)
 Definition
late
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lié(e) à
 Definition
linked to
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mulatre
 Definition
mullato
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mélanger
 Definition
to mix up
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poursuivre
 Definition
to chase
Term
se moquer de
 Definition
to make fun of
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maitriser
 Definition
to master
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briller
 Definition
to shine
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s'apercevoir
 Definition
to realize
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parvernir à
 Definition
succeed
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détruire
 Definition
destroy
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demeurer
 Definition
to stay/to remain
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faire des fautes
 Definition
to make mistakes
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pour etre quelqu'un
 Definition
to be somebody
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une fois
 Definition
one time
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auparavant
 Definition
previously
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jusqu'à
 Definition
until
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quelquefois
 Definition
sometimes
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un bateau
 Definition
boat
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un batelier
 Definition
boatman
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raconte
 Definition
tell
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bat
 Definition
to beat
Term
l'usine
 Definition
plant
Term
guérir
 Definition
to heal
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reconnaitre
 Definition
recognize
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l'écraser
 Definition
to crush
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lui redonner la vie
 Definition
to restore life
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gronde
 Definition
scold
Term
une bonne
 Definition
maid
Term
fil de fer
 Definition
iron wire
Term
la colline
 Definition
hill
Term
un discours à l'enterrement
 Definition
burial
Term
la messe
 Definition
mass
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bauge
 Definition
ring
Term
un coup de pied
 Definition
kick
Term
terre
 Definition
land
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déçue
 Definition
disappointed
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se plaint
 Definition
complain
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triché
 Definition
cheated
Term
reve de
 Definition
dream of
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il se trompe
 Definition
he is mistaken
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arrêter
 Definition
to stop
Term
bilieux-euse
 Definition
bad tempered
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la fondre
 Definition
lightning
Term
un tourbillon
 Definition
a whirlwind
Term
l'orthographe
 Definition
spelling
Term
le tintamarre
 Definition
commotion
Term
brouillamini
 Definition
word Monsieur Jourdain invented to define a confusing disagreement
Term
rebarbatif
 Definition
difficult
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entendre (ici)
 Definition
to comprehend
Term
raprocher
 Definition
to bring closer together
Term
faire la moue
 Definition
to pout
Term
galant
 Definition
polite
Term
avenant
 Definition
agreeable
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épouser
 Definition
to be married to
Term
un tournois
 Definition
a tournament
Term
la valeur
 Definition
value
Term
une vie fastueuse
 Definition
an elegant life
Term
volontiers
 Definition
willingly
Term
le singe
 Definition
monkey
Term
s'étendre
 Definition
to stretch out
Term
s'enfler
 Definition
to puff up
Term
nenni
 Definition
no
Term
le chétive pécore
 Definition
the frail little creature
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crever
 Definition
burst
Term
se désaltérer
 Definition
to drink
Term
hardi
 Definition
bold
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une onde
 Definition
flowing water
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à jean
 Definition
not having eaten
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chatié
 Definition
to punish
Term
teter
 Definition
to drink the mother's milk
Term
épargner
 Definition
to spare
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se venger
 Definition
to take vengence
Term
les tiens
 Definition
members of the family
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l'agneau
 Definition
lamb
Term
le loup
 Definition
wolf
Term
maitriser
 Definition
master
Term
peur
 Definition
fear
Term
à l'époque
 Definition
at that time
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donc
 Definition
so; therefore
Term
le savoir
 Definition
knowledge
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se monque
 Definition
to make fun of
Term
actuellement
 Definition
presently
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plein temps
 Definition
full-time
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le mépris
 Definition
scorn
Term
une réclamation
 Definition
complaint
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émaner
 Definition
to come from
Term
la borne
 Definition
the limit
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la jouissance
 Definition
enjoyment
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nuisible
 Definition
one who hurts
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empecher
 Definition
prevent
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impréscriptible
 Definition
incontestable
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la volonté
 Definition
the will
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concourrir
 Definition
to participate
Term
soit...soit
 Definition
either...or
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détenir
 Definition
to hold against one's will
Term
la peine
 Definition
the punishment for a crime
Term
le délit
 Definition
offense
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rigueur
 Definition
severity
Term
réprimé
 Definition
repressed
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pourvu que
 Definition
as long as
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l'entretien
 Definition
maitenance
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répartir
 Definition
to distribute
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la quotité
 Definition
quota
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l'assiette
 Definition
the basis on which taxes are assigned
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le recouvrement
 Definition
the manner of collecting money
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demander compte
 Definition
request an accounting
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une juste et préalable indemnité
 Definition
a just payment, returned in advance
Term
désormais
 Definition
from now on
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de louer
 Definition
rent
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d'apaiser
 Definition
alleviate
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éclairer
 Definition
to light
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libérer
 Definition
to release
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la liberté
 Definition
freedom
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libre
 Definition
free
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librement
 Definition
freely
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défendre
 Definition
to defend
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la défense
 Definition
the defense
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défendu
 Definition
defended
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défense de
 Definition
in the sense of "défense de fumer," it means "no smoking"
Term
obliger
 Definition
to oblige
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etre obligé
 Definition
to be obliged
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une obligation
 Definition
an obligation
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obligatoire
 Definition
obligatory
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inculper
 Definition
to charge/accuse
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la culpabilité
 Definition
culpability
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coupable
 Definition
culprit
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vouloir
 Definition
to want
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la volonté
 Definition
the will
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volontaire
 Definition
volunteer
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égaler
 Definition
to equalize
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l'égalité
 Definition
equality
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égale(aux)
 Definition
equal
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également
 Definition
equally
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la propriété
 Definition
property
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la sureté
 Definition
safety
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le peuple
 Definition
people
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un but
 Definition
a goal
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un dessein
 Definition
an intention
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un début
 Definition
a beginning
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la mairie
 Definition
the townhall
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une autorisation
 Definition
authroization
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un interdiction
 Definition
a prohibition
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la fourmi
 Definition
ant
Term
le hibou
 Definition
owl
Term
le cheval
 Definition
horse
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la vache
 Definition
cow
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le boeuf
 Definition
ox
Term
la grenouille
 Definition
frog
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la souris
 Definition
mouse
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une requete
 Definition
une demande
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prendre soin de
 Definition
to take care of
Term
soupçonner
 Definition
suspect
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une demeure
 Definition
a housing
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le donjon
 Definition
the main fortified tower of the castle
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néanmoins
 Definition
nevertheless
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une entrevue
 Definition
a conversation
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un bosquet
 Definition
a small woods
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s'adonner à
 Definition
to give oneself over to
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un manteau
 Definition
a coat
Term
veiller
 Definition
to take care
Term
a défaut de
 Definition
in the abscence of
Term
ricaner
 Definition
snicker, sneer
Term
un piège
 Definition
a trap
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filets et lacets
 Definition
nets and nooses
Term
un coudrier
 Definition
a hazelnut tree
Term
se rendre
 Definition
to go
Term
affligé
 Definition
pained; sorrowful
Term
une tache
 Definition
a spot, a stain
Term
briser le cou à
 Definition
break the neck of
Term
maudire
 Definition
to curse
Term
trahir
 Definition
to betray
Term
délaisser
 Definition
to abandon
Term
le brocart
 Definition
embroidered cloth
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ne pas tarder à
 Definition
to waste no time on
Term
l'acier
 Definition
steel
Term
serti de
 Definition
set with
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une couvercle
 Definition
a lid
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sceller
 Definition
to steal
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