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Chapter 9 Vocab
Vocabulary from Chapter 9 of Interaction Lngue et Culture:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conserver | to preserve |
| élargir | to broaden |
| établir | to establish |
| s’étendre | to extend |
| naviguer | to sail |
| un(e) anglophone | English-speaking person |
| le Carnaval d’hiver | Winter Carnival (in Quebec) |
| un colon | colonist |
| des communautés (f pl) | communities |
| la conquête | conquest |
| le créole | language formed by the mixing of indigenous languages, with several unrelated languages |
| un département | administrative division of France |
| un divertissement | recreation, entertainment |
| la douceur de vivre | pleasant lifestyle |
| une fête | festival |
| un(e) francophone | French-speaking person |
| la francophonie | French-speaking world |
| l’hexagone (m) | the Hexagon (term for France stemming from its six-sided shape) |
| un lien | link |
| le Maghreb | geographic term for the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia |
| un(e) Maghrébin(e) | person from North Africa |
| la mer des antilles (ou des Caraïbes) | Caribbean Sea |
| la métropole | mainland France |
| le Moyen-Orient | Middle East |
| un palmier | palm tree |
| la patrie | homeland |
| un pays | country |
| la peau | skin |
| la plage | beach |
| le sable | sand |
| un sport d’hiver | winter sport |
| destiné(e) (à) | intended (for) |
| d’outre-mer | from overseas |
| fier (fière) | proud |
| francophone | French-speaking |
| indigène | native |
| maternel(le) | native (language) |
| métropolitain(e) [adj] | of / from continental France |