Chapter 4
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IBFrench4lyfe on May 9, 2012
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the vocabulary from chapter 4
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French | English |
|---|---|
 Ça ne saurait tarder... | It wont be long... |
| rayonnant | shining |
| lumière | light |
| fonceuse | go-getter |
| défis | challenges |
| rien n' était gagné d'avance | nothing came easily |
| Têtue | Stubborn |
| réaliser son rêve | to realize (fulfill) her dream |
| jouer la comédie | to act (in a film, on the stage) |
| elle crève l' écran | breaks into film |
| Le Conte du ventre plein | A Belly Full (1999) |
| rêveuse | dreamer |
| personnages | characters |
| visage | face |
| ancien acteur | former actor |
| voix | voice |
| comédienne professionnelle | actress |
| boniches | maids |
| chambre de bonne | small room (literally, maid's room) |
| je faisais...des ménages | did house cleaning |
| me plaindre | to complain |
| la gentille fée | the good fairy |
| tournage de cinéme | film shoot |
| je les mets en scène | I produce them (film) |
| Je me débrouille | I manage |
| subventions | financial support (grants, subsidies) |
| rigolo | funny, amusing |
| j'ai toujours croqué la vie à pleines dents | I've always approached life with gusto |
| à travers | through |
| qui que ce soit | anyone else |
| battre | to fight |
| train-train quotidien | daily humdrum routine |
| SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer) | French National Railway |
| conduit | conducts (drives) |
| conducteurs | train conductors |
| aux commandes | at the (train) controls |
| concours | competitive exam |
| faire face à l' imprévu | to handle the unexpected |
| locos | abbr. for locomotives |
| TGV (Trains à grande vitesse) | French high-speed trains |
| pour y parvenir | to get to that point |
| sage-femme | midwife |
| secrétaire de direction | administrative assistant |
| filtre les appels | screens the calls |
| évoluer | advance |
| bac (baccalauréat) | competitive exams, with diploma, at the end of secondary school; approximately equivalent to 2 years of U.S college general education |
| STT (Sciences et Technologies Tertiaires) | Science and Technology in Service Industry |
| interdit | forbidden, closed to |
| à bord d' un sous-marin | aboard a submarine ,,, |
| la faculté | college (of a university, e.g., liberal arts, science, etc.) |
| la comptabilité | accounting |
| de marche | on foot |
| me rendre | to go |
| à l' autre bout | on the other side |
| la fac | la faculté |
| enseignement | teaching |
| se fait | is done |
| matières | subjects |
| dicte à toute allure | dictates quickly |
| amphis (amphithéâtres) | large lecture halls |
| bondés | crowded, full to capacity |
| micros | microphones |
| efficaces | in working order |
| le retard vient très vite | you fall behind very quickly |
| me débrouiller | to cope |
| moyens | means |
| femme de ménage | housewife |
| elle m' en veut encore | she's still mad at me |
| gars | guy |
| bonne situation | good job |
| pression | pressure |
| Casa | short for Casablanca |
| l' exigent | require it |
| mosquée | mosque |
| prières | prayers |
| voile | veil |
| fortement | strongly |
| blé | wheat |
| agrumes | citrus fruits |
| écarts | extremes |
| enneigement | snow cover |
| désertique | desert (adj.) |
| j' ai monté | I started |
| turbulent | trouble-maker |
| renvoyé | kicked out |
| j' ai traîné | I kicked around |
| cela m' a bien plu | I liked it a lot |
| outils | tools |
| en réparant | repairing |
| j' économise | I save |
| à égalité | equally |
| frais de la famille | family expenses |
| dépenses | spending |
| dépanner | to help out |
| sauf | except |
| partage | divide |
| chemins de fer | railroad |
| gratuits | free |
| corniche | coast road |
| rigole | have fun |
| je ne bois pas | I don't drink |
| je ne fume pas | I don't smoke |
| je prie | I pray |
| sur place | at work |
| une séance de musculation | weight training session |
| à l' étranger | to a foreign country |
| démarrer | to start up |
| forcément | necessarily |
| viol | rape |
| vol avec violence | armed robbery |
| détenus | detainees, prisoners |
| surveillants | guards |
| prévenus | accused |
| bêtise | stupid thing |
| ceux | those |
| ce qui m' a frappé | what struck me |
| grilles | bars |
| produit nettoyant | cleaning product |
| flics | cops |
| La veille | The night before |
| potes | pals |
| hurlements | yelling |
| pleurait | was crying |
| ils m' ont emmené | They took me away |
| fouillé | searched |
| commissariat | police station |
| en garde à vue | in police custody |
| sous la langue | under the tongue |
| se sont mal conduits | who misbehaved |
| La prise d' empreintes | Fingerprinting |
| greffe | clerk's office |
| lacet | shoelace |
| bijoux | jewelry |
| argent | money |
| un numéro d' écrou | prisoner number |
| état de santé | state of health |
| entretien | interview |
| tout au long | for the duration |
| déprime | get depressed |
| draps | sheets |
| savon | soap |
| dentifrice | toothpaste |
| vivant | alive |
| sachets | packets |
| cour | courtyard |
| tenir | hold up, survive |
| à dehors | about the outside |
| bons de cantine | cafeteria coupons |
| cochent | check |
| l' ordinaire de la prison | whatever the prison offers |
| balayeur | sweeper (those who sweep floors) |
| ramasse | pick up |
| ordures | garbage, trash |
| salle de musculation | weight room |
| j' assume | I assume responsibility (for what I did) |
| peur | fear |
| embarqué | hauled away |
| sac à linge | laundry bag |
| n' assure pas le lavage | doesn't do the laundry |
| vitre | glass |
| sale | dirty |
| barbelés | barbed wire |
| extinction des feux | lights out |
| se conduit mal | misbehaves |
| supprimer | take away |
| aumônier | chaplain |
| morceaux de draps | pieces of sheets |
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