Ch. 2 Vocabulaire Flashcards

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Arrogant

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Arrogant(e)

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Illiterate

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Analphabète

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Combative, with a fighting spirit

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Combatif (-ive)

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Gifted

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Doué(e)

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Energetic

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Energiau

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Demanding

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Exigeant(e)

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Exploited

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Exploité(e)

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Exploitative

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Exploiteur (-euse)

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Proud

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Fier (-ère)

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Strong

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Fort(e)

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Free (opposite of payant)

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Gratuit(e)

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Honest/dishonest

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Honnête/malhonnête

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(Well/badly) integrated

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(Bien/mal) intègre

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Intolerant

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Intolérant(e)

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Just/unjust

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Juste/injuste

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Free (having liberty)

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Libre

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Of mixed race

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Métis(se)

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Mulatto

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Mulâtre

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Obstinate

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Obstiné(e)

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Oppressed

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Opprimé(e)

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Pale

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Pâle

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Fee-based (opposite of gratuit)

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Payant(e)

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Resigned

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Résigné(e)

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Rebellious

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Révolté(e)

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Sensitive
Sensible
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Strict
Sévère
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Submissive
Soumis(e)
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Tenacious
Tenace
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Hard working
Travailleur (-euse)
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Bright (for a person, a color)
Vif (-ive)
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Abolition
L'abolition (f)
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Ancestor
Un(e) ancêtre
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The West Indies
Les Antilles (f. Pl.)
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White person born in the West Indies
Un béké
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Something stupid; stupidity
Une bêtise; la bêtise
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(Partial/full) scholarship
Une bourse (partielle/complète)
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Sugar cane
La canne à sucre
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School cafeteria
Une cantine
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Hut
Une case
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Name of French diploma
Le certificat d'études
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Field
Un champ
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Colony
Une colonie
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(Cock) fight
Un combat (de coqs)
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Competitive exam
Un concours
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Créole (language)
Le créole
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Riddle
Une devinette
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Diploma
Un diplôme
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Primary school
Une école primaire
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Education
L'éducation
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Primary - or secondary - school student
Un(e) élève
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Burial
Une enterrement
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Slavery
L'esclavage (m.)
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Slave
Un(e) esclave
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Exam
Un examen
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Exploitation
L'exploitation (f.)
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Pride
La fierté
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Tuition
Les frais de scolarité (m. pl.)
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Island
Une île
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Fire
Un incendie
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Elementary school teacher
Un instituteur, une institutrice
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Schooling
L'instruction (f.)
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Justice/injustice
La justice/l'injustice
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High school
Le lycée
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Master; elementary school teacher
Un maître, une maîtresse
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Lie
Un mensonge
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Person of mixed race
Un métis, une métissé
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The "mother" country, as opposed to the outlying territories
La métropole
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Mulatto
Un(e) mulâtre
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Oppression
L'oppression (f.)
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Boss
Un patron, une patronne
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Paycheck
Une paye (paie)
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Landscape
Un paysage
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Plantation
Une plantation
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Prayer
Une prière
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Punishment
Une punition
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Roots
Les racines (f.pl.)
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Rebellion
Une rébellion
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Resignation, I.e. acceptance of one's fate
La résignation
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Resistance
La résistance
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Rum
Le rhum
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Submission, obedience
La soumission
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Superstition
Une superstition
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Slave trade
La traité des esclaves
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To accuse someone of (doing) something
Accuser quelqu'un de (faire) quelque chose
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To learn
Apprendre (comme predre)
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To teach someone something
Apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
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To arrest; to stop
Arrêter
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To break
Casser
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To know
Connaître
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To ask someone something to do something
Demander à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
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To move
Déménager
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To raise (a child)
Élevér (un enfant)
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To take advantage of
Exploiter
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To do something stupid, to get into trouble
Faire un bêtise
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To go to school
Faire des études
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To do laundry for pay
Faire des lessives
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To iron for pay
Faire les repassages
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To wash dishes
Faire la vaisselle
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To fight
Lutter
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To lie
Mentir
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To set fire (to)
Mettre le feu (à)
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To get (a diploma, a scholarship)
Obtenir
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To oppress
Opprimer
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To take (an exam, a competitive exam)
Passer (un examen, un concours)
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To plagiarize
Plagier
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To bear (a name)
Porter (un nom)
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To ask (a question, a riddle)
Poser (une question, une devinette)
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To continue ones studies
Poursuivre/continuer ses etudes
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To pray
Prier
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To punish
Punir
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To tell a story
Raconter une histoire
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To receive, to get
Recevoir
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To recognize (a child) legally
Reconnaître (un enfant)
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To resist
Résister à
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To succeed
Réussir
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To play, to have fun
S'amuser
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To know
Savoir
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To fight
Se battre
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To apologize
S'excuser, présenter ses excuses
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To settle
S'installer
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To rebel (against)
Se révolter (contre)
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To submit, to obey (to)
Se soumettre (à)
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To take revenge (against)
Se venger (de)
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To cheat
Tricher
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To fly, to steal
Voler
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Late (in the sense of "later than planned")
En retsrd
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Match
Une allumette
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Amulet, charm
Une amulette
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Bowl
Un bol
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Spoon
Une cuillère
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Hill, in Martinique
Un morne
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Palm tree
Un Palmier
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Pipe
Une pipe
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Hen
Une poule
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Wake
Une veillée funèbre
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Zombie
Un zombie
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To polish
Cirer
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To whip
Fouetter