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FLVS French 4 Lesson
FLVS Vocabulary on Oral Tradition, griots and Music in Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| le chasseur | hunter |
| le tisserand | weaver |
| le forgeron | blacksmith |
| car | because |
| peu de gens | few people |
| le gardien de la connaissance | knowledge keeper |
| l'art oratoire ( masculin) | public speaking |
| la naissance | birth |
| la guerre | war |
| le décès | death |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| le royaume | kingdom |
| relater | to tell, to recount |
| la richesse | wealth |
| le témoignage | testimony |
| faire partie intime de | to closely belong to |
| faciliter la tâche | to make the task easier |
| le sous-titre | caption, subtite |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| hebdomadaire | weekly |
| le berceau | cradle |
| saisissant (e) | striking |
| une étendue | area, spread |
| un agriculteur | farmer |
| un champ | field |
| cultiver | to work the land, to grow |
| la récolte | crop |
| le tambour | drum |
| le bois | wood |
| la courge | gourd |
| séché (e) | dried |
| désormais | from now on |
| le va-et-vient | the to and fro motion |
| semer | to seed |
| défricher | to weed, clean up a land |
| le son | sound |
| le griot | story teller and historian |
| le spectacle | performance |
| la racine | root, stem or origin |
| accorder | to toon |
| divertir | entertain |
| le deuil | mourning |
| chargé (e) de | responsible for |
| guérir | to heal |
| assister à | to watch, to witness |
| un orgue | organ (instrument) |
| une chorale | choir |
| les soirées (fem.) de contes (masc.) | story telling evenings |