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Semester One
Vocab
311
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
01/18/2013
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Term
Une ame soeur
 Definition
soul mate
Term
Une amitie
 Definition
friendship
Term
Des commerages
 Definition
gossip
Term
Un espirt
 Definition
a spirit
Term
Un mariage
 Definition
marriage; wedding
Term
un rendez-vous
 Definition
date
Term
une responsabilite
 Definition
responsibility
Term
compter sur
 Definition
rely on
Term
draguer
 Definition
to flirt; to try to pick up
Term
s'engager (envers quelqu'un)
 Definition
to commit (to someone)
Term
Faire confiance (a quelqu'un)
 Definition
to trust (someone)
Term
Mentir
 Definition
to lie
Term
meriter
 Definition
to deserve; to be worth
Term
partager
 Definition
to share
Term
poser un lapin (a quelqu'un)
 Definition
to stand (someone) up
Term
quitter quelqu'un
 Definition
to leave someone
Term
rompre
 Definition
to break up
Term
sortir avec
 Definition
to go out with
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(in)fidele
 Definition
(un)faithful
Term
agacer/enerver
 Definition
to annoy
Term
aimer
 Definition
to love; to like
Term
avoir honte (de)
 Definition
to be ashamed (of)/embarrassed
Term
en avoir marre (de)
 Definition
to be fed up with
Term
s'entendre bien (avec)
 Definition
to get along well (with)
Term
gener
 Definition
to bother; to embarrass
Term
se mettre en colere contre
 Definition
to get angry with
Term
ressentir
 Definition
to feel
Term
rever de
 Definition
to dream about
Term
tomber amoreux/amoureuse (de)
 Definition
to fall in love (with)
Term
accable(e)
 Definition
overwhelmed
Term
anxieux/anxieuse
 Definition
anxious
Term
contrarie
 Definition
upset
Term
deprime
 Definition
depressed
Term
enthousiaste
 Definition
enthusiastic
Term
fache
 Definition
angry; mad
Term
inquiet
 Definition
worried
Term
jaloux
 Definition
jealous
Term
passager
 Definition
fleeting
Term
divorcer
 Definition
to get a divorce
Term
se fiancer
 Definition
to get engaged
Term
se marier avec
 Definition
to marry
Term
vivre en union libre
 Definition
to live together (as a couple)
Term
celibataire
 Definition
single
Term
veuf/veuve
 Definition
widower/widow
Term
avoir confiance en soi
 Definition
to be confident
Term
affectueux
 Definition
affectionate
Term
charmant
 Definition
charming
Term
econome
 Definition
thrifty
Term
franc
 Definition
frank; honest
Term
genial
 Definition
great; terrific
Term
honnete
 Definition
honest
Term
idealiste
 Definition
idealistic
Term
inoubliable
 Definition
unforgettable
Term
mur
 Definition
mature
Term
orgueilleux
 Definition
proud
Term
prudent
 Definition
careful
Term
seduisant
 Definition
attractive
Term
sensible
 Definition
sensitive
Term
timide
 Definition
shy
Term
tranquille
 Definition
calm;quiet
Term
un arret d'autobus
 Definition
bus stop
Term
une banlieue
 Definition
suburb; outskirts
Term
une caserne de pompiers
 Definition
fire station
Term
le centre-ville
 Definition
city/town centre; downtown
Term
un cinema
 Definition
cinema; movie theater
Term
un commissariat de police
 Definition
police station
Term
un edifice
 Definition
building
Term
un gratte-ciel
 Definition
skyscraper
Term
un hotel de ville
 Definition
city/town hall
Term
un jardin public
 Definition
public garden
Term
un logement/une habitation
 Definition
housing
Term
une musee
 Definition
museum
Term
le palais de justice
 Definition
courthouse
Term
une place
 Definition
square; plaza
Term
la prefecture de police
 Definition
police headquarters
Term
un quartier
 Definition
neighborhood
Term
une station de metro
 Definition
subway station
Term
la circulation
 Definition
traffic
Term
les clous
 Definition
crosswalk
Term
un croisement
 Definition
intersection
Term
un embouteillage
 Definition
traffic jam
Term
un feu
 Definition
traffic light
Term
un panneau d'affichage
 Definition
billboard
Term
un pont
 Definition
bridge
Term
un rond-point
 Definition
rotary; roudabout
Term
une rue
 Definition
street
Term
les transports en commun
 Definition
public transportation
Term
un trottoir
 Definition
sidewalk
Term
une voie
 Definition
lane; road; track
Term
descendre
 Definition
to go down; to get off
Term
donner des indications
 Definition
to give off directions
Term
etre perdue
 Definition
to be lost
Term
monter
 Definition
to get in
Term
se trouver
 Definition
to be located
Term
un agent de police
 Definition
police officer
Term
un citadin
 Definition
city-/town-dweller
Term
un citoyen
 Definition
citizen
Term
un colocataire
 Definition
rommate; co-tenant
Term
un conducteur
 Definition
driver
Term
un etranger
 Definition
foreigner
Term
le maire
 Definition
mayor
Term
un passager
 Definition
passenger
Term
un pieton
 Definition
pedestrian
Term
les travaux
 Definition
constructions
Term
l'urbanisme
 Definition
city/town planning
Term
la vie nocturne
 Definition
nightlife
Term
ameliorer
 Definition
to improve
Term
s'amuser
 Definition
to have fun
Term
construire
 Definition
to build
Term
empecher (de)
 Definition
to stop; to keep from
Term
s'ennuyer
 Definition
to gt bored
Term
s'entrentenir
 Definition
to talk; to converse
Term
passer
 Definition
to go past
Term
peupler
 Definition
to populate
Term
rouler
 Definition
to drive
Term
vivre
 Definition
to live
Term
peuple
 Definition
populated
Term
anime
 Definition
lively
Term
bruyant
 Definition
noisy
Term
inattendu
 Definition
unexpected
Term
plein
 Definition
full
Term
prive
 Definition
private
Term
quotidien
 Definition
daily
Term
sur(e)/en securite
 Definition
safe
Term
vide
 Definition
empty
Term
l'actualite
 Definition
current events
Term
la censure
 Definition
censorship
Term
un evenement
 Definition
event
Term
un message/spot publicitare; une publicite (une pub)
 Definition
advertisement
Term
les moyens
 Definition
media
Term
la publicite
 Definition
advertising
Term
un reportage
 Definition
news report
Term
un site web
 Definition
internet site
Term
une station de radio
 Definition
radio station
Term
s'informer (par les medias)
 Definition
to keep oneself informed (through the media)
Term
naviguer/surfer sur Internet/le web
 Definition
to search the web
Term
actualise
 Definition
updated
Term
en direct
 Definition
live
Term
frappant/marquant
 Definition
striking
Term
influent
 Definition
influential
Term
impartial
 Definition
impartial; unbiased
Term
une animateur de radio
 Definition
radio presenter
Term
un auditeur
 Definition
(radio) listener
Term
un critique de cinema
 Definition
film critic
Term
un editeur
 Definition
publisher
Term
un envoye special
 Definition
correspondaent
Term
un journaliste
 Definition
journalist
Term
un photographe
 Definition
photographer
Term
un realisateur
 Definition
director
Term
un redacteur
 Definition
editor
Term
reporter
 Definition
reporter
Term
un telespectateur
 Definition
television viewer
Term
une vedette
 Definition
movie star
Term
une bande origionale
 Definition
sound track
Term
une chaine
 Definition
network
Term
un clip video; un videoclip
 Definition
music video
Term
un divertissement
 Definition
entertainment
Term
un documentaire
 Definition
documentary
Term
l'ecran
 Definition
screen
Term
les effets speciaux
 Definition
special effects
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un entretien
 Definition
interview
Term
un feuilleton
 Definition
soap opera
Term
une premiere
 Definition
premiere
Term
les sous-titres
 Definition
subtitles
Term
divertir
 Definition
to entertain
Term
enregistrer
 Definition
to record
Term
retransmettre
 Definition
to broadcast
Term
sortir un film
 Definition
to release a movie
Term
une chronique
 Definition
column
Term
la couverture
 Definition
cover
Term
un extrait
 Definition
excerpt
Term
les faits divers
 Definition
news themes
Term
un hebdomadaire
 Definition
weekly magazine
Term
un journal
 Definition
newspaper
Term
la liberte de la presse
 Definition
freedom of the press
Term
un mensuel
 Definition
monthly magazine
Term
les mouvelles locales
 Definition
local news
Term
la page sportive
 Definition
sports page
Term
la presse a sensation
 Definition
tabloids
Term
la rubrique societe
 Definition
lifestyle section
Term
un gros titre
 Definition
headline
Term
enqueter (sur)
 Definition
to research; to investigate
Term
etre a la une
 Definition
to be on the front page
Term
publier
 Definition
to publish
Term
un crime
 Definition
murder, violent crime
Term
la criminalite
 Definition
crime (in general)
Term
un delit
 Definition
crime
Term
les droits de l'homme
 Definition
human rights
Term
une egalite
 Definition
equality
Term
une justice
 Definition
justice
Term
la liberte
 Definition
freedom
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un tribunal
 Definition
court
Term
abuser
 Definition
to abuse
Term
approuver une loi
 Definition
to pass a law
Term
defendre
 Definition
to defend
Term
emprissonner
 Definition
to imprison
Term
juger
 Definition
to judge
Term
analphabete
 Definition
illiterate
Term
coupable
 Definition
guilty
Term
egal
 Definition
equal
Term
juste
 Definition
fair
Term
opprime
 Definition
oppressed
Term
un abus de pouvoir
 Definition
abuse of power
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une armee
 Definition
army
Term
une croyance
 Definition
belief
Term
la cruaute
 Definition
cruelty
Term
la defaite
 Definition
defeat
Term
une democratie
 Definition
democracy
Term
une dictature
 Definition
dictatorship
Term
un drapeau
 Definition
flat
Term
le gouvernment
 Definition
government
Term
la guerre
 Definition
war
Term
la paix
 Definition
peace
Term
un parti politique
 Definition
political party
Term
la politique
 Definition
politics
Term
la victoire
 Definition
victory
Term
avoir de l'influence
 Definition
to have influence
Term
se consacre a
 Definition
to dedicate onself to
Term
elire
 Definition
to elect
Term
gagner/perdre les elections
 Definition
win/lost elections
Term
gouverner
 Definition
to govern
Term
voter
 Definition
to vote
Term
conservateur
 Definition
conservative
Term
liberal
 Definition
liberal
Term
modere
 Definition
moderate
Term
pacifique
 Definition
peaceful
Term
puissant
 Definition
powerful
Term
victorieux
 Definition
victorious
Term
un activiste
 Definition
militant activist
Term
un avocat
 Definition
lawyer
Term
un criminel
 Definition
criminal
Term
un depute
 Definition
deputy (politician); representative
Term
un homme/une femme politique
 Definition
politician
Term
un juge
 Definition
judge
Term
un jure
 Definition
jurror
Term
un president
 Definition
presiden
Term
un terroriste
 Definition
terrorist
Term
une victime
 Definition
victim
Term
un voleur/une voleuse
 Definition
thief
Term
une arme
 Definition
weapon
Term
une menace
 Definition
threat
Term
la peru
 Definition
fear
Term
un scandale
 Definition
scandal
Term
la securite
 Definition
security, safety
Term
la terrorisme
 Definition
terrorism
Term
la violence
 Definition
violence
Term
combattre
 Definition
to fight
Term
enlever
 Definition
to kidnap
Term
espionner
 Definition
to spy
Term
faire du chantage
 Definition
to blackmail
Term
sauver
 Definition
to save
Term
l'assimilation
 Definition
assimilation
Term
un but
 Definition
goal
Term
une cause
 Definition
cause
Term
le developpement
 Definition
development
Term
la diversite
 Definition
diversity
Term
un emigre
 Definition
emigrant
Term
une frontiere
 Definition
border
Term
l'humanite
 Definition
humankind
Term
l'immigration
 Definition
immigration
Term
un immigre
 Definition
immigrant
Term
l'integration
 Definition
integration
Term
une langue maternelle
 Definition
native language
Term
une langue officielle
 Definition
official language
Term
le luxe
 Definition
luxury
Term
la mondialisation
 Definition
globaliztion
Term
la natalite
 Definition
birthrate
Term
le patrimoine culturel
 Definition
cultural heritage
Term
les principes
 Definition
principles
Term
aller de l'avant
 Definition
to forge ahead
Term
s'ameliorer
 Definition
to better onself
Term
attirer
 Definition
to atract
Term
augmenter
 Definition
to grow; to raise
Term
baisser
 Definition
to decrease
Term
deviner
 Definition
to guess
Term
predire
 Definition
to predict
Term
exclu
 Definition
excluded
Term
conformiste
 Definition
conformist
Term
polyglotte
 Definition
multilingual
Term
prevu
 Definition
forseen
Term
seul
 Definition
alone
Term
le chaos
 Definition
chaos
Term
la comprehension
 Definition
understanding
Term
le courage
 Definition
courage
Term
un dialogue
 Definition
dialogue
Term
une incertitude
 Definition
uncertainty
Term
l'instabilite
 Definition
instability
Term
la maltraitance
 Definition
abuse
Term
un niveau de vie
 Definition
standard of living
Term
une polemique
 Definition
controversy
Term
la surpopulation
 Definition
overpopulation
Term
un travail manuel
 Definition
manual labor
Term
une valeur
 Definition
value
Term
une voeu
 Definition
wish
Term
avir le mal du pays
 Definition
to be homesick
Term
fair sans
 Definition
to do without
Term
fair un effort
 Definition
to make an effort
Term
lutter
 Definition
to fight; to struggle
Term
du/due a
 Definition
due to
Term
surpeuple
 Definition
overpopulated
Term
s'adapter
 Definition
to adapt
Term
appartenir
 Definition
to belong to
Term
dire au revoir
 Definition
to say goodbye
Term
s'enrichir
 Definition
to become rich
Term
s'etablir
 Definition
to settle
Term
manquer a
 Definition
to miss
Term
parvenir a
 Definition
to attain; to achieve
Term
projeter
 Definition
to plan
Term
quitter
 Definition
to leave behind
Term
realiser (un reve)
 Definition
to fufill (a dream
Term
rejeter
 Definition
to reject
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