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FREN Ch. 9 Vocab.
French Vocabulaire
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conserver | to preserve |
| élargir | to broaden |
| établir | to establish |
| s'étendre | to extend |
| naviguer | to sail |
| un(e) anglophone | English-speaking person |
| le carnaval d'hiver | winter carnival |
| un colon | colonist |
| des communautés (f pl) | communities |
| la conquête | conquest |
| le créole | language spoken in several territories and formed by a mixture of indigenous languages, with French, Spanish, and Portuguese influences |
| un département | administrative division of France |
| un divertissement | recreation, entertainment |
| la douceur de vivre | pleasant lifestyle |
| une fête | festival |
| un(e) franophone | French-speaking person |
| la francophonie | French-speaking world |
| l'Hexagone (m) | the Hexagon (term for France stemming from its six-sided shape) |
| un lien | link |
| le Maghreb | geographic term for North African countries |
| un(e) Maghrébin(e) | person from North Africa |
| la mer des Antilles (ou des Caraïbes) | Caribbean Sea |
| la métropole | mainland France |
| le Moyen-Orient | Middle East |
| un palmier | palm tree |
| la patrie | homeland |
| un pays | country |
| la peau | skin |
| la plage | beach |
| le sable | sand |
| un sport d'hiver | winter sport |
| destiné(e) (à) | intended (for) |
| d'outre-mer | from overseas |
| fier (fière) | proud |
| francophone | French-speaking |
| indigène | native |
| maternel(le) | native (language) |
| métropolitain(e) | of / from continental France |