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Au revoir l'Acadie
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| à cause de | because of (negative) |
| grace à + noun | thanks to |
| un lâche | coward |
| un héros | hero |
| l'Acadie | Acadia (Nova Scotia, Canada) |
| acadien/acadienne | from Acadia/ Cajun |
| avait du mal | had trouble |
| Dépêche-toi! | hurry up |
| lui-meme | itself/himself |
| un traître | traitor |
| bouleversé | upset/shaken/overwhelmed |
| frapper | to hit/to knock |
| se marier | to get married/to marry |
| l'église(f) | church |
| prier | to pray/beg |
| pleurer | to cry/weep |
| Dieu | God |
| se sentait | felt |
| quitter | to leave |
| les bateaux | boats |
| le bras | arm |
| tirer | to shoot |
| en train de | in the process of; in the middle of |
| brûler | to burn |
| respirer | to breathe |
| l'obscurité | the darkness |
| surchargé | overloaded |
| bouger | to move |
| a pris la mer | set sail |
| ont enlevé | lifted |
| le ballast | the ballast (part of boat) |
| s'occupait de | took care of |
| la milice | militia |
| faible | weak |
| mal de mer | sea sickness |
| la santé | health |
| le pont | bridge/deck |
| le cauchemar | nightmare |
| debarquer | to get off (boat also plane) |
| embarquer | to board/get on |
| la fièvre | to have a fever |
| l'épidémie | epidemic |
| souffrir de | to suffer from |
| personne ne | no one/nobody |
| la tempête | storm |
| tuer | to kill |
| il s'agit de | it's about |
| a cette epoque-la | at that time/ in those days |
| malgré | in spite of/despite |
| premièrement | first of all |
| puis | then |
| finalement | finally |
| comme | like |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| en revanche | on the other hand/however |