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English to French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| dispising, contemptuous: showing lack of respect, disrespectful, scornful, rude, without taking respect | méprisant |
| contemptuously: disrespectfully, rudely, 'with lack of taking respect' | avec mépris |
| moving from country to another کوچ | migrant, (~) |
| native, aboriginal, indigenous*, autochtone | indigène |
| illegal(ly) | illégal(ement) |
| oppressed, subjugated, downtrodden, (vb. downtrod لگدمال کردن) Trodden down. | opprimé |
| developed (one p) | développé (two p's) |
| industrialized | industrialisé |
| underdeveloped | sous-développé |
| in the process of development, developing, (lit. in way of ..) | en voie de développement |
| discriminatory, (=discriminating) | discriminatoire |
| racial | racial(e), adj |
| racially, relating to race, (lit. on the racial aspect/plan*/intention) | 'sur le plan' racial |
| egalitarian, one wanting social equality and equal rights for all | égalitaire, (adj, m) |
| full of prejudice (pl), prejudiced | plein de préjugés |
| 'deprived/stripped from all', (poor, destitute) | démuni de tout |
| miserable, wretched, poor | misérable |
| unhappy, unfortunate, miserable, sad | malheureux |
| precarious, (:uncertain, unsafe, unstable, depending on the care and intention of another) | précaire |
| desperate(ly) | désespéré(ment) |
| rejected | rejeté |
| dying from hunger, starving | mourant de faim |
| well-fed, well nourished | bien nourri |
| ill-fed, badly nourished | mal nourri |
| scanty, scarce, insufficient* | insuffisant |
| scarce, insufficient, (lit. little abundant) | peu abondant |
| abundant, plentiful | abondant |
| sympathetic, benevolent*, kind | bienveillant |
| sympathetically, (lit. with benevolence) | avec bienveillance |
| compassionate | compatissant, (vb. compatir) |
| awful (-lly), terrible (-lly) | affreux |
| fearful, dreadful, frightening (-ly) | épouvantable, (-ment) |
| fearful, frightful, appalling | effroyable,(-ment) |
| ruthless(ly), pitiless*(ly) | impitoyable(ment) |
| merciless, unable to be calmed/appeased/quietened, ~ | implacable, (adv -ment) |
| to own, possesse* | posséder |
| to show off / put on table, place or lay out, (eg. ~ his wealth) | étaler, (ex. ~ ses biens) |
| to despise, disrespect, disregard, scorn, insult, disdain, (Faute de celui qui se méprend | mépriser, (nb: se méprendre: to misunderstand, mistake) |
| to deprive, strip off / (syn. démunir) | priver |
| to dispossess | déposséder |
| to need | avoir besoin de |
| to beg | mendier |
| to reject | rejeter |
| shelter, underground bomb shelter, bunker; refuge, shed / (vb to shelter) | abri, m, (vb abriter) |
| to fail / (syn. rater) | échouer |
| to die from hunger*, starve | mourir de faim |
| to intervene, (:intervenir), place oneself in between, to intermediate, to interpose oneself | s'interposer |
| to distribute, to deal out | distribuer |
| to furnish*, provide, to supply | fournir |
| to sooth, relieve | soulager |
| to exploit, take advantage of, profit illicitly, to make someone sweat | exploiter |
| to toil, work hard* | travailler dur |
| to discriminate (against), make discrimination (against)* | faire de la discrimination (contre) |
| to segregate, practice segregation* | pratiquer la ségrégation |
| to flee, escape | fuir |
| to migrate, to displace oneself* | se déplacer |
| to emigrate | émigrer |
| to revolt شورش کردن | se révolter |
| to oppress | opprimer |
| to torture | torturer |
| to suppress, crush, put an end to | réprimer |
| to crush*, surpress خرد کردن | écraser |
| to conquer | conquérir |
| to exterminate | exterminer |
| to decimate: massacre, kill 9/10, exterminate | décimer |
| to outlaw, (lit. to put out-the-law) | mettre hors-la-loi |
| to deport | déporter |
| to displace | déplacer |
| the affluent society, rich and wealthy, (lit. the abundance society) | la société d'abondance |
| a status symbol, (lit. a sign of social success) | un signe de réussite sociale |
| to become enriched, grow (get) rich | s'enrichir |
| to make a fortune | faire fortune |
| the standard of living, (lit. the level of life) | le niveau de vie |
| to exert/exercise pressure (pl) on/over | exercer des pressions sur |
| high-income brackets, (the divisions/pieces/cuts, chops*/parts/ ranges of raised revenues) قشر پر درآمد | les tranches de revenus élevés |
| low-income brackets, (the range/category/division/chops* of low income) قشر کم درآمد | les tranches de revenus bas |
| gap, (a growing/widening ~ between rich and poor) | écart, m, (un ~ grandissant entre les riches et les pauvres |
| to be in dire straits, (lit. to be in a desparate situation) | être dans une situation désespérée |
| to go busking, (=to beg for alms/charity while playing the music) | mendier en faisant de la musique |
| state allowances, (lit. allocations of the state) | allocations de l'état |
| social benefits | les prestations sociales |
| unemployment benefits, (lit. the unemployment allocation) | l'allocation chômage |
| to seek (look for a) shelter | chercher un abri |
| the urban poor, (lit. the poor of the towns) | les pauvres des villes |
| to feel rejected/excluded (:exclu) | se sentir rejeté |
| to live on the fringe (=margin) of society | vivre en marge de la société |
| fringe (=marginal) groups | les groupes (de) marginaux |
| refugee camps | des camps de réfugiés |
| to dispatch/send/expedite emergency relief/aid | expédier de l'aide d'urgence |
| financial aid (pl) | des aides financières |
| to starve to death, (lit. to die from hunger) | mourir de faim |
| the innocent civilians | les civils innocents |
| the 'starving' Ethiopian populations | les populations 'affamées' d'Ethiopie |
| beggars can't be choosers, (lit. someone that demands cannot choose) | qui que démande ne peut choisir |
| displaced populations | des populations déplacées |
| to flee/escape the oppression | fuir l'oppression |
| sweated workers, (lit. exploited workers) | des travailleurs exploités |
| slave wages, (lit. misery salaries) | des salaires de misère |
| migrant workers | des travailleurs migrants |
| an illegal imigrant, (lit. an immigrated clandestine) | un immigré clandestin |
| an immigration quota | un quota d'immigration |
| an anti-immigrating feeling/sentiment* | un sentiment anti-immigrés |
| to be deported back home (lit. to be deported in one's original country) | être déporté dans son pays d'origine |
| to feel discriminated against, (lit. to feel the object of discrimination) | se sentir l'objet de discrimination |
| to be racially prejudiced, (lit. to have racial prejudices) | avoir des préjugés raciaux |
| an Indian reservation, (lit. a reserve of Indians) | une réserve d'Indiens |
| political exile | l'exil politique |
| to be under foreign rule, (lit. to be under the foreign authority) | être sous l'autorité (la domination) étrangère |
| to be under someone's thumb (= stroke, blow) | être sous la coupe de quelqu'un |
| to suppress a revolt / (an uprising) | réprimer une révolte / (un soulèvement) |
| to deprive someone of his liberty | priver quelqu'un de sa liberté |
| the heart | le cœur, m |
| the stomach | l'estomac |
| the skeleton | le squelette |
| middle shoulder size / width of the shoulders or back of a coat / too narrow a dress / the build, stature, shoulders چهار شونه | la carrure |
| the skeleton, backbone, frame, structure, vertebral column | ossature, f |
| flesh | chair, f |
| the throat | la gorge |
| a lung | un poumon |
| the breath | l'haleine, le souffle |
| sweat, perspiration | la sueur |
| a hair | un cheveu, un poil |
| a tear (drop of water when crying) | une larme |
| a fist | un poing |
| strength | la force |
| balance | l'équilibre |
| exhaustion, having used up, dried up, run out, all solutions tried | l'épuisement |
| a giant | un géant |
| a dwarf | un nain |
| a handicapped, cripple | un handicapé |
| the blind, (pl) | les aveugles |
| a stride, highest distance between the two limbs | une enjambée |
| a leap, a jump (le saut) | un bond |
| an attempt, trial to succeed a test | une tentative |
| hearing, hearing faculty | ouïe, f |
| touch | le toucher, m |
| smell, smelling organ | odorat, m |
| healthy, in good health, (lit. carrying well) | bien portant |
| unhealthy, sickly مریض | maladif, adj |
| lively | vif |
| sound, healthy, well | sain |
| exhausted, used up, dried up, run out, all solutions tried | épuisé |
| smart | chic, élégant |
| ravishing, lovely, seducing | ravissant |
| graceful | gracieux, (-euse) |
| seducing, seductive, attractive | séduisant(e) |
| well-built | bien bâti |
| slim, thin | mince |
| dextrous, clever, intelligent, skillful, ~ / ant. awkward, clumsy | adroit |
| awkward, clumsy, unintelligent, lack of address / ant. clever, skillful | maladroit |
| stiff, solid | raide |
| gigantic | gigantesque |
| brisk, spirited, full of life, lively | animé, vif |
| clean | propre |
| tidy, (ant. untidy) | ordonné, (ant. désordonné) |
| rough | rude, grossier |
| soft, (ant. hard) | doux, douce, (ant. dur) |
| smooth / (maths) regular | lisse |
| (having strength) well muscled, muscly, being muscular, athletic, beefy, powerful, strong | musclé, (pp of muscler) |
| of or relating to muscles, muscular | musculaire |
| composed of muscular fibres (fibres musculaires), which has a lot of muscles (a beaucoup de muscles) | musculeux, -euse |
| broad-shouldered, (broad, wide, large) پهن از شونهها | large d'épaules |
| blue-eyed, (lit. blue at the eyes) | aux yeux bleus |
| bald (-headed), hairless | chauve |
| fit, in form | en form |
| fair-haired بلوند | blond |
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