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French Semester One

all the vocab from French Cinema semester one

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une épicerie a convenient store
un épicier a grocer
une prostituée a prostitute
la pâtée pour chien dog food
un voleur a thief
un sourire a smile
les dents the teeth
un appareil dentaire braces
pire worse
un permis de conduire a driver's licence
passer son permis de conduire to take the driver's test
prendre des leçons de conduite to take driving lessons
une poubelle a trash can
une odeur a smell
une bougie a candle
l'encens incense
un musulman a muslim person
le coeur the heart
un oiseau a bird
le ciel the sky
la tête the head
voler to steal
faire une connerie to do stupid things
faire semblant de to pretend
se suicider to commit suicide
abandonner to abandon
immigrer to immigrate
payer en liquide to pay with cash
avoir un accident de voiture to have a car accident
pleurer to cry
avare stingy
un immigré an immigrant
un étranger a foreigner
un maghrébin a person from either Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria
une terre d'asile a land of asylum
un pote a friend
un réfugié a refugee
la main d'oeuvre labor, manpower
un dortoir a dorm
une alerte a warning
un abri a shelter
le marché noir black market
un timbre a stamp
le tableau the black board
une bombe a bomb
un juif, une juive a Jew (m and f)
un lèche-cul a suckup
un prêtre a priest
un pion a proctor
un réfractaire a draft-dodger
une hostie a host (church)
une chasse au trésor a treasure hunt
prier to pray
cacher to hide
se cacher to hide oneself
avoir du culot to be bold
serrer la main de quelqu'un to shake hands with someone
se moquer de quelqu'un to make fun of someone
être renvoyé to be fired
voler to steal
partager to share
se perdre to get lost
trahir to betray
empêcher quelqu'un de faire quelquechose to prevent someone from doing something
juif, juive jewish (m and f)
la guerre the war
un amnésique a person who has amnesia
les Boches name for the Germans during WWII
un cadavre a corpse
un cimetière a cemetary
un condamné à mort a person who is sentenced to death
un événement an event
un orphelin an orphan
la peine de mort death penalty
un phare a lighthouse
une prostituée a prostitute
une religieuse a nun
un survivant a survivor
une tranchée a trench
boiter to limp
échanger quelquechose to swap something
échapper à quelquechose to escape something
élever un enfant to raise a child
blessé wounded
gifler to slap
graver to emboss
mener une enquête to lead an investigation
recevoir une lettre to receive a letter
sauver quelqu'un to save someone
se faire tirer dessus to get shot
tirer sur quelqu'un to shoot someone
tuer to kill
le peuple the people
les nobles noblemen
une lettre d'amour a love letter
la vengeance revenge
la lune the moon
l'âme the soul
les sentiments feelings
la vérité the truth
le bonheur happiness
se comporter to behave
être amoureux de to be in love with
prouver to prove
avouer quelquechose à quelqu'un to confess something to someone
protéger to protect
se défendre to defend oneself
se débarasser de to get rid of
se battre to fight
espérer to hope
répéter to rehearse
raconter une histoire to tell a story
être ridiculisé to be ridiculed
se venger to revenge oneself
envoyer to send
mourir de faim to starve
séduire to seduce
laid ugly
fier proud
une ligne de téléphone a telephone line
un assassin a murderer
un meurtre a murder
un couteau a knife
le dos the back
le coupable the culprit
une tempête de neige a snowstorm, a blizzard
un amant a lover (m)
une maîtresse a mistress
le mobile the motive
une clé a key
la preuve proof
la jalousie jealousy
se plaindre to complain
soupçonner quelqu'un de quelquechose to suspect someone of something
appartenir à to belong to
suivre les conseils de quelqu'un to follow someone's advice
lancer to throw
se disputer to argue
aboyer To bark
s'entendre bien avec quelqu'un to get along well with someone
s'entendre mal avec quelqu'un to get along badly with (someone)
mettre quelqu'un à la porte to kick someone out
neurasthénique neurotic
flemmard lazy, slacker
pile ou face head or tails
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