Unknown Words Ch1-2 Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
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Native
A
L’autochtone
2
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to employ, to use
A
user
3
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at high speed, rushed
A
à toute vapeur
4
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without actually, without necessarily
A
sans pour autant
5
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adjusted to a new cultural environment
A
acculturé
6
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indisputable
A
indiscutable
7
Q
to contradict
A
contredire
8
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pullover, sweater
A
chandail (m)
9
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maple, maple leaf
A
érable, feuille d’érable
10
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to conquer, to eliminate
A
terrasser
11
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to press, to sink into
A
enfoncer
12
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to flatten, to squash
A
aplatir
13
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employment, hiring
A
embauche (f)
14
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acquired
A
acquise
15
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to refer to
A
renvoyer à
16
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to pay off
A
s’acquitter de
17
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upstream
A
en amont
18
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lease
A
le bail
19
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complaint
A
la reclamation
20
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aggravation, worsening, increase (of problems)
A
la recrudescence
21
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court referral
A
la saisine
22
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refusal, unwillingness
A
le refus
23
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to sit
A
siéger
24
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enforcement
A
la mise en vigueur
25
demands, grievances
revendications (f)
26
township, county
cantons
27
threshold, cut-off
un seuil
28
to make ends meet
boucler (un budget)
29
financial insecurity
la précarité
30
to struggle, to have difficulty
peiner
31
affluent
cossue
32
fringe
la frange
33
tramp
le clochard
34
decline, degradation
la déchéance
35
outcome
l'issue (f)
36
redundancy
le licenciement
37
to demand, to claim
revendiquer
38
a municipal humanitarian emergency service
le SAMU social
39
conspicuous
voyant
40
fate, destiny
le sort
41
vagrancy, living rough
en errance
42
to wander/roam
errer
43
to find (something) regrettable
déplorer
44
to fall to, to be the responsibility of
incomber à
45
(nursing) care
la prise en charge
46
with one's back against
adossé contre
47
to pick up, to receive
capter
48
the hob
la plaque de cuisse
49
coaching inn
le relais de poste
50
the brief
sommaire (m)
51
supposed
censé
52
restrictive
contraignant
53
to rule out
écarter
54
possible
éventuel
55
training
la formation
56
surname
le patronyme
57
recommendation
réconisation
58
advisor
le référent
59
bitter, fierce
acharné
60
to allocate
attribuer
61
to strengthen
conforter
62
unfit
inapte
63
subsidy
la subvention
64
self-said
soi-disant
65
social housing landlord
le bailleur
66
to recognise, to greet, to acknowledge
saluer
67
shortly, soon, at times
tantôt
68
moth-eaten, seedy, shabby
miteux
69
furnished flat
meublé
70
in cash
en espèces
