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French Vocab Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
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Language - French
Undergraduate 2
04/19/2011
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l'année scolair
 Definition
the school year
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les arts du spectacle
 Definition
theater arts
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le bac (le baccalauréat)
 Definition
national exam in France at the end of lycée
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une bourse
 Definition
a scholarship
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un conseil
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a peice of advice
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un domaine
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an area (of study)
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une épreuve
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a test
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la formation
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training
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les frais d'inscription
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enrollment fees
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une leçon particulière
 Definition
a private lesson
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la licence
 Definition
diploma awarded in France upon completion of third-year university exams
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un manuel
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a textbook
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le Master
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diploma awarded in France for two years of study beyond the licence
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une matière
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a school subject
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une mention
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a grade (distinction)
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un resto-U
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a university restaurant
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une séance (d'orientation)
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an (orientational) meeting
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une specialité
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a major (subject)
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améliorer
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to improve
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assister à une réunion
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to attend a meeting
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bûcher
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to cram, study hard
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découvrir
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to discover
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échouer à
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to flunk, fail (an exam)
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être reçu(e) (à)
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to pass (a course, exam)
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être encadré(e) (à)
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to be nurtured
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faire des recherches
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to do research
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faire un stage
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to do an internship
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s'inscrire à (la fac)
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to enroll (in college)
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poursuivre un métier
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to pursue a career
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préparer un doctorat
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to work towards a Ph.D.
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rater (une conférence)
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to miss (a lecture)
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recevoir un diplôme
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to get a degree
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sécher un cours
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to cut class
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se spécialiser (en)
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to major (in)
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Les métiers
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Professions
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un animateur/animatrice
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a talk show host
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un(e) avocat(e)
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a lawyer
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un(e) chef d'orcheste
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a conductor
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un(e) chirugien(ne)
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a surgeon
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un(e) comptable
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an accountant
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un conseiller/conseillère
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a counselor
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un couturier/couturière
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a fashion designer
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un cuisinier/cuisinière
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a cook
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un écrivain/une femme écrivain
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writer
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un(e) fonctionnaire
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a government employee
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un(e) ingénieur informaticien(ne)
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a computer engineer
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un instituteur/une institutrice
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primary school teacher
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un médecin/une femme médecin
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a doctor
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un ouvrier/une ouvrière
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a worker
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un(e) patron(ne)
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a boss, employer
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un(e) photographe
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a photographer
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un(e) pisteur secouriste
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a ski patrol member
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un pompier/une pompière
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a firefighter
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Le travail
 Definition
work
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l'assurance maladie
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health insurance
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les avantages sociaux
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work benefits
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un(e) chef d'équipe
 Definition
a team leader
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la comptabilité
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accounting
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un congé
 Definition
a leave, time off
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un emploi
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a job
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les loisirs
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leisure
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le luxe
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luxury
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un métier exigeant
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a demanding job
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le niveau de tension
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stress level
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la réussite
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success
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le système d'exploitation
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the operating system
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couper les cheveux
 Definition
to cut hair
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distribuer le courrier
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to deliver the mail
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enseigner (aux enfants)
 Definition
to teach (children)
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établir
 Definition
to establish
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éteindre un incendie
 Definition
to extinguish a fire
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être chargé(e) de
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to be in charge of
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exposer une oeuvre
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to exhibit a piece of (art) work
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s'exprimer
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to express oneself
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gagner un salaure (élevé)
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to win a (high) salary
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marchander
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to bargain over
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prendre une décision
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to make a decision
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réfléchir (à)
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to think (about)
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la description
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description
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insuffisant(e)
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insufficient
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malade
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sick
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nul(le) (en chimie)
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weak (in chemistry)
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prédit(e)
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predicted
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satisfait(e)
 Definition
satisfied
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Substantifs
 Definition
substantive
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l'avenir
 Definition
the future
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un bouquin
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a book
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les époux
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married couple
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la génie mécanique
 Definition
mechanical engineering
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l'honnêteté
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honesty
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un mariage
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marriage; wedding
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un(e) milliardaire
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a billionaire
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une sortie
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an outing
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le tabac
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tobacco
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un virus informatique
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a computer virus
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une voyante
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a clairvoyant
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verbes
 Definition
verbs
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arrêter de fumer
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to stop smoking
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avoir lieu
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to take place
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se détendre
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to relax
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paraître
 Definition
to seem
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raconter des histoires
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to tell stories
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mots et expressions utiles
 Definition
words and useful expressions
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au boulot!
 Definition
Get to work!/ Let's get to work!
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au bout de
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at the end of
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au début
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in the beginning
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ça me convient
 Definition
that suits me
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ça te plaît?
 Definition
do you like that?
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le coup de foudre
 Definition
love at first sight
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depuis combien de temps
 Definition
for how long? (how long?)
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grâce à
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thanks to
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n'exagérez pas!
 Definition
don't over do it!
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One se sent perdu(e)
 Definition
You feel lost. (One feels lost)
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parfois
 Definition
sometimes
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