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French for Reading Knowledge
Part 8 Vocabulary
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Language - French
Graduate
05/18/2008
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Term
envoyer
 Definition
to send
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fuir
 Definition
to flee
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valoir
 Definition
to be worth
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renvoyer
 Definition
to send away, to dismiss
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s'enfuir
 Definition
to flee, to escape
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chanter
 Definition
to sing
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valoir la peine de
 Definition
to be worth while to
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valoir mieux
 Definition
to be better
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envoyer chercher
 Definition
to send for
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la parole
 Definition
(spoken) word
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prochain
 Definition
next
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la vue
 Definition
sight
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gentil, gentile
 Definition
nice
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le fou
 Definition
madman
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l'or (m.)
 Definition
gold
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bientôt
 Definition
soon
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à savoir
 Definition
namely, to wit
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tomber
 Definition
to fall
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plusiers
 Definition
several
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justement
 Definition
exactly
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recontrer
 Definition
to meet
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la mer
 Definition
sea
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haïr
 Definition
to hate
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ouvrir
 Definition
to open
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rire
 Definition
to laugh
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pleurer
 Definition
to weep, to cry
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se moquer de
 Definition
to make fun of
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doux (m), douce (f)
 Definition
sweet, gentle, mild
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la porte
 Definition
door
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se couvrir
 Definition
to cover oneself; (of weather) to become overcast
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souffrir
 Definition
to allow, to suffer
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de peur de
 Definition
for fear of
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la blessure
 Definition
wound
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près (de)
 Definition
near, nearby
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de près
 Definition
closely
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à peu près
 Definition
nearly, about, approximately
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tant que
 Definition
as long as
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l'heure (f)
 Definition
time (o'clock)
Term
la lutte
 Definition
struggle
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lutter
 Definition
to struggle
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l'assistant
 Definition
bystander, person present
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autrui
 Definition
others, other people
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bientôt
 Definition
soon
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souhaiter
 Definition
to wish
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cher, chère
 Definition
dear; (after noun) more expensive
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éteindre
 Definition
to extinguish
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mener
 Definition
to lead
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la renommée
 Definition
renown, fame
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avoir envie de
 Definition
to feel like (doing something)
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tout la même
 Definition
just the same
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de l'autre côté de
 Definition
on the other side of
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le sort
 Definition
lot, fate
Term
depuis
 Definition
for, since (prep.)
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depuis que
 Definition
for, since (conj.)
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depuis quand?
 Definition
how long?
Term
laisser
 Definition
to leave, to let
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digne
 Definition
worthy
Term
aussitôt
 Definition
immediately
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aussitôt que
 Definition
as soon as
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dès
 Definition
from, since
Term
dès que
 Definition
as soon as
Term
tandis que
 Definition
while, whereas
Term
à quoi sert...?
 Definition

What is... good for?

What is... used for? 
Term
quant à
 Definition
as for
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étroit
 Definition
narrow
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prêt
 Definition
ready
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venir de (+ infinitive)
 Definition
to have just
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soit... soit
 Definition
either... or
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avoir lieu
 Definition
to take place
Term
large
 Definition
broad, wide
Term
la nuit
 Definition
night
Term
l'âme
 Definition
soal
Term
le but
 Definition
goal
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lâche
 Definition
cowardly
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avouer
 Definition
to confess
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se mêler de
 Definition
to dabble in, to meddle with
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depuis peu
 Definition
recently
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s'y prendre
 Definition
to go about it (doing something)
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apprendre
 Definition
to teach, to learn
Term
ravi
 Definition
excited
Term
tuer
 Definition
to kill
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