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Vocab Ch 12 and 14
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
11/19/2007
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Term
banc
 Definition
bench
Term
class economique  
 Definition
economy class
Term
foule
 Definition
crowd
Term
immigree
 Definition
immigrant
Term
liane   
 Definition
liana, creeper
Term
pas 
 Definition
step
Term
passager
 Definition
passenger
Term
piscine
 Definition
pool
Term
prairie
 Definition
field, meadow
Term
recepteur
 Definition
receiver
Term
silhouette
 Definition
silhouette
Term
fievreux
 Definition
feverish
Term
inquiet
 Definition
worried
Term
muet
 Definition
mute, silent
Term
radieux
 Definition
radiant
Term
reserve
 Definition
reserved
Term
sombre
 Definition
dark
Term
torrentueux
 Definition
torrential
Term
escorter
 Definition
to escort
Term
etre en vue
 Definition
to appear
Term
s'immobiliser
 Definition
to stop in one's tracks
Term
onduler
 Definition
to undulate
Term
a episodes
 Definition
serial
Term
en gros plan  
 Definition
as a close-up shot
Term
en suspense
 Definition
in suspense
Term
pour l'occasion
 Definition
for the occasion
Term
abrite
 Definition
sheltered
Term
actualities
 Definition
news
Term
s'assombrir 
 Definition
to turn darker
Term
avertissement
 Definition
warning
Term
blesse
 Definition
wounded
Term
bombe lacrymogene
 Definition
tear gas
Term
bouclier
 Definition
shield
Term
chute
 Definition
fall
Term
clignotement
 Definition
flickering
Term
couteau
 Definition
knife
Term
dentifrice
 Definition
toothpaste
Term
se disperser
 Definition
to scatter
Term
eclater
 Definition
to explode
Term
elegante
 Definition
stylish woman
Term
embrassade
 Definition
hugging and kissing
Term
en surimpression
 Definition
superimposed
Term
s'en tirer
 Definition
to get out of a difficult situation
Term
fusee
 Definition
rocket
Term
herbes
 Definition
weeds, grass
Term
lancer
 Definition
to throw
Term
manifester
 Definition
to demonstrate
Term
osseux
 Definition
bony
Term
parcourir
 Definition
to run through
Term
pierre
 Definition
stone
Term
se precipiter  vers
 Definition
to run to
Term
se presenter
 Definition
to come foward
Term
provenir
 Definition
to come from
Term
reserver
 Definition
to have in store
Term
seance
 Definition
show
Term
se taire
 Definition
to keep quiet
Term
tranche
 Definition
slice
Term
chaine
 Definition
channel
Term
doubler
 Definition
to dub
Term
dramatique
 Definition
television play
Term
ecouteurs
 Definition
earphones
Term
emission
 Definition
program
Term
en direct
 Definition
live
Term
feuilleton
 Definition
serial, soap opera
Term
jeu televise
 Definition
television game
Term
journal televise
 Definition
television news
Term
meteo
 Definition
weather report
Term
petit ecran
 Definition
television screen
Term
presentateur
 Definition
presenter, newscaster
Term
reportage
 Definition
report, coverage
Term
serie
 Definition
serial
Term
telefilm
 Definition
television movie
Term
telespectateur
 Definition
TV viewer
Term
court metrage
 Definition
short movie
Term
dessin anime
 Definition
cartoon
Term
film d'epouvante
 Definition
horror movie
Term
film policier
 Definition
mystery
Term
long metrage
 Definition
long movie
Term
maquilleur
 Definition
makeup artist
Term
metteur en scene
 Definition
director
Term
producteur
 Definition
producer
Term
scenariste
 Definition
scriptwriter
Term
scripte
 Definition
continuity girl
Term
sous-titres
 Definition
subtitles
Term
travelling
 Definition
tracking
Term
assurer
 Definition
insurance agent
Term
manif
 Definition
demonstration
Term
carte
 Definition
map
Term
chaleur
 Definition
heat
Term
epaules
 Definition
shoulders
Term
etoile
 Definition
star
Term
juif
 Definition
jewish
Term
libre
 Definition
free
Term
frontiere
 Definition
border
Term
genou
 Definition
knee
Term
nouilles
 Definition
pasta, noodles
Term
oeil
 Definition
eye
Term
avoir un geste
 Definition
to make a gesture
Term
economiser
 Definition
to save
Term
nier
 Definition
to deny
Term
plonger
 Definition
to dip
Term
recuperer
 Definition
to recover
Term
a present
 Definition
now
Term
au fait
 Definition
by the way
Term
avis
 Definition
notice
Term
avoir du mal a
 Definition
to have a hard time
Term
a voix basse
 Definition
softly
Term
avouer
 Definition
to confess
Term
billes
 Definition
marbles
Term
blouse
 Definition
smock, hairdresser coat
Term
boutonniere
 Definition
lapel buttonhole
Term
cartable
 Definition
old fashioned schoolbag
Term
chuchoter
 Definition
to whisper
Term
cousu (de coudre)
 Definition
sewn
Term
se debrouiller
 Definition
to manage
Term
descentes
 Definition
raids
Term
s'en faire
 Definition
to worry
Term
en pleine
 Definition
in the middle of
Term
epingler
 Definition
to nick, to pin
Term
fuir
 Definition
to run away
Term
floraison
 Definition
flowering
Term
hocher la tete
 Definition
to nod
Term
ils ne m'ont pas eu
 Definition
they did not catch me
Term
portemanteau
 Definition
coat rack
Term
prendre un ton de voix
 Definition
to speak in a certain way
Term
recensement
 Definition
census
Term
regler ses affaires
 Definition
to settle ones business
Term
se secouer
 Definition
to shake oneself
Term
soucieux
 Definition
worried
Term
sous
 Definition
money
Term
tablier
 Definition
pinafore, apron
Term
denoncer
 Definition
to give away
Term
denonciateur
 Definition
informer
Term
s'evader
 Definition
to escape
Term
exode
 Definition
exodus
Term
fusiller
 Definition
to shoot
Term
maquis
 Definition
bush underground
Term
maquisard
 Definition
member of the underground
Term
occupant
 Definition
occupying forces
Term
prendre le maquis
 Definition
to go underground
Term
ravitaillement
 Definition
fresh supplies
Term
renseignements
 Definition
information
Term
reseau
 Definition
network
Term
restrictions
 Definition
rationing
Term
saboter
 Definition
to sabotage
Term
a mon avis
 Definition
in my opinion
Term
a ton tour
 Definition
your turn
Term
a voix haute
 Definition
aloud
Term
chacun son tour
 Definition
each one in his turn
Term
se fair epingler
 Definition
to be caught
Term
ils m'onte eu
 Definition
i have been had
Term
passer un bon moment
 Definition
to have a good time
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