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Seal- childhood
vocab of childhood for the seal of biliteracy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| avoir l'esprit ouvert | to be open-minded |
| faire des farces / faire des bêtises | to joke around |
| grimper aux arbres | to climb trees |
| jouer à chat perché | to play tag |
| jouer au ballon | à la pétanque |
| regarder les dessins animés | to watch cartoons |
| un gamin | un gosse |
| le comportement | behavior |
| curieux | curious |
| gâté | spoiled |
| insupportable | unbearable |
| sage | wise; well-behaved when used about a child |
| avoir tendance à | to tend to |
| chercher à s'identifier | to figure out who you are |
| contredire | contredict |
| convaincre (quelqu'un de quelque chose) | to convince (someone of something) |
| faire semblant de | to pretend to |
| se disputer | to argue |
| se méfier de | to distrust |
| se réconcilier | to make up |
| se sentir bien/mal dans sa peau | to feel comfortable/badly in one's own skin (feel at ease vs ill at ease) |
| souffrir | to suffer |
| tester les limites | to test the boundaries |
| l'âge ingrat | l'âge bête |
| les attentes | the expectations |
| clandestinement | secretly |
| l'échec | failure |
| l'exclusion sociale | social outcast |
| la liberté | freedom |
| l'indépendance | independence |
| un malentendu | a misunderstanding |
| la pression | pressure |
| la punition | punishment |
| la réussite | success |
| déménager | to move (houses |
| dépendre de | to depend on |
| élever des enfants | to raise children |
| gronder | to scold |
| interdire | to forbid |
| soutenir | to support |
| supporter | to put up with |
| l'appui | le soutien |
| chaleureux | warm |
| compréhensif | understanding |
| exigeant | demanding |
| un foyer | a home |
| indulgent | easygoing |
| sévère | strict |
| un mec | a guy |
| trouver du travail | to find a job |
| un travail | un boulot |
| faire un stage | to have an internship or a training program |
| s'installer | settle in |
| s'habituer à | to get used to |
| survivre à | to survive on |
| l'alcool | alcohol |
| saoul | ivre |
| se droguer | to use drugs |
| les stupéfiants | illegal substances |
| le tabagisme | tobacco use |
| devenir enceinte | to get pregnant |
| fumer | to smoke |
| la fumée | smoke |
| les ados | teens |
| l'éducation | child upbringing |
| l'ensignement | teaching |
| éduquer | to teach |