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Personnages Chapter 7 Vocab
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Language - French
9th Grade
02/21/2010
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Les arrière-grands-parents
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great-grandparents
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le bilan
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summary
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la classe moyenne
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middle class
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un(e) détenu(e)
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prisoner
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une exposition
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exhibit
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un(e) fonctionnaire
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civil servant
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les impôts
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income taxes
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un nuage
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cloud
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la poste
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post office
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la poussière
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dust
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les préparatifs
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preparation
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augmenter
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to raise
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se charger de
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to take care of
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diminuer
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to lower
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donner un coup de main à quelqu'un
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to help someone out; to give a hand to someone
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empêcher
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to prevent
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s'empêcher de (sourire)
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to keep from (smiling)
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envahir
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to invade
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épouser
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to marry
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faillir
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to almost (do something)
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faire face à un problème
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to confront, to face up to a problem
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s'inquiéter
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to worry
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régler le taxi
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to pay for the taxi ride
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remplacer
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to replace
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu'un
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to provide for someone's needs
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menaçant(e)
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threatening
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préoccupant(e)
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of concern; worrisome
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autant en profiter
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might as well take advantage of the situation
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peu importe
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whatever; no matter
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quant à
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as for; regarding
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la raison pour laquelle
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the reason why
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sans tarder
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without delay
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afficher complet
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to put up the "no vacancy" sign
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un ascenseur
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elevator
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le couloir
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hall; corridor; aisle
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la cour
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courtyard
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un escalier
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staircase
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un étage
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floor (in building)
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un hôtelier/une hôtelière
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hotel owner; hotelkeeper
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la réception
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front desk (hotel)
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le béké
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plantation owner
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la canne à sucre
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sugar cane
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un coupeur/une coupeuse
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cutter (of cane)
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une croisière
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cruise
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un(e) esclave
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slave
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un(e) métis(se)
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person of mixed ethnicity
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un négrier
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slave trader
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outre-mer
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overseas
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une paillote
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straw hut
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un pêcheur
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fisherman
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récolter
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to harvest
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un sinistre
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disaster
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l'avant-veille
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2 days before
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la veille
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the day before
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ce jour-là
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that day
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le lendemain
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the next day
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le surelendemain
 Definition
2 days later
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