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Vocabulaire 5
KSU Readings in French
51
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
11/05/2010
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Term
aller au piquet
 Definition
to go (stand) in the corner
Term
se battre
 Definition
to fight
Term
faire de la peine a quelqu'un
 Definition
to hurt someone
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faire des histoires
 Definition
to make (cause) a fuss, problems
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faire le clown/le guignol
 Definition
to clown around, act up
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finir au bagne
 Definition
to end up in jail
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se gratter la tete
 Definition
to scratch one's head
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se mettre en rang
 Definition
to get in line, "fall in"
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mettre en retenue
 Definition
to keep after school, send to detention
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laissez-moi tranquille
 Definition
leave me alone
Term
se saigner aux quatre veines
 Definition
to make every sacrifice
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tirer la langue
 Definition
to stick out one's tongue
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chouette
 Definition
neat, swell, super
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faire des grimaces
 Definition
to make faces
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la la lere
 Definition
nyah nyah nyah
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loucher
 Definition
to squint, cross one's eyes
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la maitresse
 Definition
the schoolteacher
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le rapporteur
 Definition
snitch (someone who tells on others)
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la recre
 Definition
recess
Term
rigoler
 Definition
to giggle, chuckle, laugh
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rigolo (rigolote)
 Definition
funny, amusing
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sans blague
 Definition
no kidding
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une blague
 Definition
a joke
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tricher
 Definition
to cheat
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la balle
 Definition
bullet
Term
la butte (butte de tir)
 Definition
mound (to which a target is affixed for practice)
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le cadenas
 Definition
padlock
Term
la caserne
 Definition
barracks
Term
le champ de tir
 Definition
firing range
Term
la cible
 Definition
target (for target practice)
Term
le corps franc
 Definition
special commando unit of the French army
Term
les entraves f.
 Definition
shackles
Term
les fers m.
 Definition
shackles (irons)
Term
la grenade fumigene
 Definition
smoke bomb
Term
la mitrailleuse
 Definition
machine gun
Term
la mitrailleuse de campagne
 Definition
portable, lightweight machine gun
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le mitrailleur
 Definition
gunner
Term
le peleton d'execution
 Definition
firing squad
Term
les rafales f.
 Definition
a hail of bullets
Term
tirer au juge
 Definition
to fire rapidly but not accurately (fire blind)
Term
le tireur d'elite
 Definition
expert marksman
Term
les armes f.
 Definition
weapons
Term
le condamne
 Definition
convicted prisoner
Term
la chaine
 Definition
chain
Term
le gardien
 Definition
guard
Term
la grenade
 Definition
grenade
Term
le lieutenant
 Definition
lieutenant
Term
l'officier m.
 Definition
officer
Term
le revolver
 Definition
revolver
Term
la sentinelle
 Definition
sentry; look-out
Term
le soldat
 Definition
soldier
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