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Les Antilles Francophone
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to raise | augmenter |
| might as well take advantage | autant en profiter |
| that day | ce jour-là |
| to lower | diminuer |
| to help someone out | donner un coup de main à quelqu'un |
| to prevent | empêcher |
| to invade | envahir |
| to almost do something | faillir |
| to face up to a problem | faire face à un problème |
| two days before | l'avant-veille |
| sugar cane | la canne à sucre |
| middle class | la classe moyenne |
| coast | la côte |
| the reason why | la raison pour laquelle |
| the day before | la veille |
| plantation owner | le béké |
| summary | le bilan |
| the next day | le lendemain |
| two days later | le surlendemain |
| income taxes | les impôts |
| threatening | menaçant |
| overseas | outre-mer |
| whatever, no matter | peu importe |
| as for, regarding | quant à |
| to harvest | récolter |
| to replace | remplacer |
| to worry | s'inquiéter |
| without delay | sans tarder |
| to take care of | se charger de |
| to provide for someone's needs | subvenir aux besoins de quelqu'un |
| cutter of sugar cane | un coupeur/une coupeuse |
| mulatto | un mulâtre/une mulâtresse |
| slave trader | un négrier |
| fisherman | un pêcheur |
| disaster | un sinistre |
| prisoner | un(e) détenu(e) |
| slave | un(e) esclave |
| civil servant | un(e) fonctionnaire |
| exhibit | une exposition |
| straw hut | une paillote |