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Undergraduate 4
10/26/2010
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Term
L'école maternelle
 Definition
Preschool
Term
L'école primaire
 Definition
Elementary School
Term
le collège
 Definition
Middle School
Term
La Salle de Classe
 Definition
Classroom
Term
la fac de
 Definition
School within a school (ex. Medical School)
Term

un(e) nul(le)

 

un zéro

 Definition
a poor student
Term
une tête
 Definition
very bright student
Term
la bourse
 Definition
scholarship; fellowship
Term
l'enseignement
 Definition
education; instruction
Term
les matière
 Definition
required courses
Term
le cursus
 Definition
curriculum
Term
la fillère
 Definition
area of concentration
Term
les droits d'inscription
 Definition

regristration fees

 
Term
la moyenne
 Definition
grade average
Term
l'UE
 Definition
course credit
Term
le relevé de notes
 Definition
report card, student record
Term
le dossier
 Definition
student records (university students)
Term
la dissertation
 Definition
essay, paper
Term
la thèse
 Definition
thesis
Term
le cours magistral
 Definition
lecture courses
Term
les travaux dirigés
 Definition
discussion section, lab
Term
le partiel
 Definition
midterm exam
Term
l'examen blanc
 Definition
practice exam
Term
les heures de permanence
 Definition
office hours
Term
le stage
 Definition
internship
Term
se débrouiller
 Definition
to manage; to cope; to get along
Term
s'incrire
 Definition
to register
Term
rendre (un devoir)
 Definition
to turn in (a homework assignment)
Term
passer un examen
 Definition
to take a test
Term

échouer à un examen

 

rater un examen

 Definition
to fail a test
Term
bosser
 Definition
to study hard
Term

tricher

 

pomper

 Definition
to cheat
Term
se spécialiser en
 Definition
to major in
Term
costaud
 Definition
robust
Term
mince
 Definition
thin
Term
maigre
 Definition
skinny
Term
(avoir les cheveux) fins
 Definition
(to have hair) that is THIN
Term
(avoir les cheveux) épais
 Definition
to have THICK hair
Term
raides
 Definition
straight (hair)
Term
ébouriffés
 Definition
uncombed (hair)
Term
teints
 Definition

dyed (hair)

 
Term
en dreads
 Definition
in dreadlocks
Term
en tresses africaines
 Definition
in corn rows
Term
être chauve
 Definition
to be bald
Term
la tête rasée
 Definition
shaved head
Term
joufflu
 Definition
fat-cheeked
Term
franc(he)
 Definition
honest
Term
éveillé(e)
 Definition
awake
Term
endormi(e)
 Definition
sleepy
Term
malin; maligne
 Definition
smart, shrewd
Term
dur(e)
 Definition
hard
Term
doux (douce)
 Definition
sweet
Term
froid(e)
 Definition
cold
Term
rouspéteur (-euse)
 Definition
grouchy
Term
maladroit(e)
 Definition
awkward; clumsy
Term
chic
 Definition
stylish
Term
démodés
 Definition
out-of-style
Term
propres
 Definition
clean
Term
sales
 Definition
dirty
Term
le tailleur
 Definition
a woman's suit
Term
se coiffer
 Definition
to comb one's hair
Term
jouer à
 Definition
sports
Term
jouer de
 Definition
instrument
Term
accueillir
 Definition
to welcome; to greet
Term
l'accueil
 Definition
welcome; reception
Term
accueillant(e)
 Definition
welcoming
Term
la carte de séjour
 Definition
residence permit
Term
la carte d'indentité
 Definition
identity card
Term
les papiers
 Definition
identity papers
Term
l'immigration clandestine
 Definition
illegal immigration
Term
le sans-papiers
 Definition
illegal immigrant
Term
le chômage
 Definition
unemployment
Term
le chômeur
 Definition
unemployed person
Term

le sans-abri

 

le SDF

 Definition
homeless person
Term
mendier
 Definition
to beg
Term
le préjugé
 Definition
prejudice
Term

faire une demande

 

poser sa candidature

 Definition
to apply (for a job)
Term
le formulaire
 Definition
form, application
Term
le CV
 Definition
job resume
Term
l'entretien
 Definition
interview
Term
le boulot
 Definition
job, work
Term
le poste
 Definition
position, job
Term
le CDI
 Definition
open-ended contract
Term
LCDD
 Definition
fixed-term contract
Term
le métier
 Definition
trade, job
Term
embaucher
 Definition
to hire
Term
à pleine temps
 Definition
full time
Term
à mi-temps
 Definition
half-time
Term
à temps partiel
 Definition
part time
Term

licencier

 

renvoyer

 Definition
to dismiss, to fire, to lay off
Term
l'ouvrier
 Definition
blue-collar worker
Term
le patron
 Definition
boss
Term
l'usine
 Definition
factory
Term
le chantier
 Definition
construction site
Term
l'atelier
 Definition
workshop
Term
l'entreprise
 Definition
business, company
Term
neuve
 Definition
new
Term
d'occasion
 Definition
used
Term
le camion
 Definition
truck
Term
le monspace
 Definition
minivan
Term
le break
 Definition
station wagon
Term

la décopotable

 

le cabriolet

 Definition
convertible
Term
l'autobus
 Definition
city bus
Term
les transports en commun
 Definition
public transportation
Term
l'automobiliste
 Definition
car driver
Term
le conducteur
 Definition
driver
Term
le chauffeur
 Definition
cab driver
Term
le covoitureur
 Definition
a person who carpools
Term
le cycliste
 Definition
bike rider
Term
le piéton(ne)
 Definition
pedestrian
Term
le permis de conduire
 Definition
driver's license
Term
la vitesse maximum
 Definition
speed limit
Term
la circulation
 Definition
traffic
Term
la station-service
 Definition
service station
Term
le parking
 Definition
parking lot
Term
le stationnement
 Definition
parking
Term
le covoiturage
 Definition
carpool
Term
le casque
 Definition
helmet
Term
démarrer
 Definition
to start off
Term
ralentir
 Definition
to slow down
Term

doubler

 

dépasser

 Definition
to pass
Term
freiner
 Definition
to brake
Term
garer la voiture
 Definition
to park the car
Term

garer

 

stationner

 Definition
to park
Term

le bouchon

 

l'embouteillage

 Definition
traffic jam
Term
l'heure de pointe
 Definition
rush hour
Term
tomber en panne
 Definition
to break down
Term
faire le plein
 Definition
to fill up with gas
Term
le pneu crevé
 Definition
flat tire
Term
la roue de secours
 Definition
spare tire
Term
rentrer dans
 Definition
to run into
Term
écraser
 Definition
to run over
Term
déraper
 Definition
to skid
Term
le garagiste
 Definition
mechanic
Term

dépanner

 

réparer

 Definition
to repair
Term
la dépanneuse
 Definition
tow truck
Term
remorquer
 Definition
to tow
Term
l'excès de vitesse
 Definition
speeding
Term
l'amende
 Definition
fine
Term
le PV
 Definition
traffic ticket
Term

le poste

 

le commissariat de police

 Definition
police station
Term
se cultiver
 Definition
to improve one's mind
Term
se détendre
 Definition
to relax; to unwind
Term
faire du stop
 Definition
to hitchhike
Term
l'auberge de jeunesse
 Definition
a youth hostel
Term
la caravane
 Definition
 camping trailer
Term
le chalet
 Definition
small vacation house
Term
la colonie de vacances
 Definition
summer camp (for children)
Term
sous la tente
 Definition
in a tent
Term
à la belle étoile
 Definition
out in the open
Term
en plein air
 Definition
outdoors
Term
le terrain de camping
 Definition
campgrounds
Term
la chambre d'hôtes
 Definition
bed and breakfast
Term
le sac de couchage
 Definition
sleeping bag
Term
la station balnéaire
 Definition
seaside resort
Term
la station de sports d'hiver
 Definition
winter (sports) resort
Term
faire la grasse matinée
 Definition
to sleep in
Term
faire une croisière
 Definition
to go on a cruise
Term
le coup de soleil
 Definition
sunburn
Term
le décalage horaire
 Definition
time difference; jet lag
Term
le court métrage
 Definition
short film
Term
le dessin animé
 Definition
cartoon
Term
la bande annonce
 Definition
preview; trailer
Term
doublé
 Definition
dubbed
Term
l'écran
 Definition
screen
Term
le réalisateur
 Definition
director
Term
le scénariste
 Definition
screenwriter
Term

la vedette

 

la star

 Definition
star
Term
le personnage (principal)
 Definition
(main) character
Term
le cinéphile
 Definition
movie buff
Term
l'intrigue
 Definition
plot
Term
le dénouement
 Definition
ending; conclusion
Term
le décor
 Definition
set
Term
les effets spéciaux
 Definition
special effects
Term

jouer un rôle

 

interpréter un rôle

 Definition
to play a role
Term
tourner un film
 Definition
to make a movie
Term
le téléviseur
 Definition
T.V. set
Term
le téléspectateur
 Definition
television viewer
Term
la chaîne
 Definition
channel
Term
la programmation
 Definition
programming
Term
l'émission
 Definition
program
Term

les infomations

 

le JT

 Definition
the news
Term
le feuilleton
 Definition
soap opera
Term
la série
 Definition
television series
Term
le téléfilm
 Definition
movie made for television
Term
la télé-réalité
 Definition
reality television
Term
le jeu télévisé
 Definition
game show
Term

la publicité

 

la pub

 Definition
ads; commercials
Term
la télécommande
 Definition
remote control
Term

zapper

 

le zapping

 Definition

to channel surf

 

channel surfing
Term
le caméscope
 Definition
video camera (digital)
Term
le lecteur DVD
 Definition
DVD player
Term
copier un DVD
 Definition
to copy a dvd
Term
graver un DVD
 Definition
to burn a DVD
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