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Polynesie Francaise
Le francais en Polynesie Francais 4 FLVS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| La Polynésie française | French Polynesia |
| une ile (can also be spelled île) | island |
| les iles Marquises | The Marquesas Islands |
| la pirogue | dug-out canoe |
| un explorateur, une exploratrice | explorer |
| un accueil bienveillant | a friendly welcome |
| la femme insulaire | the island woman |
| la douceur des usages | easy-going lifestyle |
| le Pacifique Sud | South Pacific |
| à trois reprises, à plusieurs reprises | on 3 occasions, on several occasions |
| ramener | to bring back |
| un/une autochtone | a native |
| un équipage | crew, staff |
| un navire | ship |
| mener | to lead, to supervise |
| le troc | barter |
| sous la tutelle de | under the leadership of |
| un accord | an agreement |
| une guerre | a war |
| la mère patrie | the Motherland |
| s' engager à | to commit to |
| le recensement | census |
| le métis | half-blood, mulato |
| les Maohis | (Mā’ohi in Tahitian language)\, the ancestors of the Polynesian peoples, (called Māori in New Zealand) |
| reposer sur | to rest on |
| la culture de la vanille | vanilla orchid harvesting |
| la gousse de vanille | vanilla beans |
| la pêche en haute mer | deep sea fishing |
| le requin | shark |
| une épreuve initiatique | an initiation test |
| un artisanat | arts and crafts |
| une étoffe d’écorce | fabric made of bark |
| le tressage de paniers | basket weaving |
| la nacre | mother of pearl (iridescent layer of organic material that forms the shell lining of many mollusks. ex.:pearl oysters and abalone...) |
| la noix de coco polie | polished coconut |
| le tatouage | tatoo(ing) |
| la puissance | power |
| la vie insulaire | island life |
| un hameçon | a fish hook |
| mordre à l’hameçon | to bite, (can be figurative as well= rise to the bait, to fall for an enticement or fall into a trap) |
| un appât | lure |
| une canne à pêche | fishing rod |
| le fil à pêche | fishing line |
| la baie | bay |
| le lagon | lagoon |
| une huitre | oyster |
| une crevette | shrimp |
| une moule | mussel |
| la vague | wave |
| la corvée | chore |
| un cailloux | rock |
| glisser | to slip, to slide |
| glissant(e) | slippery |
| le paréo ( pareu) | French Polynesian wraparound ( clothing) |
| la Fleur de Tiaré, la fleur de Gardenia | Tahitian Tiare Flower, Gadenia Flower.It is the national flower of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. |
| un emblème national | national emblem , symbol |
| la navette -bateau | boat shuttle |
| le tahitien | Tahitian language |
| le Tahitien, la Tahitienne | the Tahitian person |
| la roulotte | food truck |
| la brochette | Kebab |
| le poisson cru | raw fish ( breakfast treat in Polynesia) |
| le lait de coco | coconut milk |
| le firifiri = le beignet de coco | coconut fried doughnuts |
| la langouste, le homard | lobster |
| le tamara’a= banquet polynésien traditionnel avec pour pièce centrale un cochon de lait | tamaraa(Luau in Hawai)= island banquet with a suckling pig as a center piece. |
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