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Unite 11
Raconter une histoire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| un incendie | a fire |
| à la une des journaux | headlines, lead story |
| se déclarer | to become apparent |
| se manifester | to manifest oneself |
| dégats | damage(s) |
| pompiers | firemen |
| blessés | injuries |
| camion de pompier | fire truck |
| le chef | the chief |
| un cusinier | chef |
| éclater | to break out (a fire) |
| la fumée | the smoke |
| venir de | to just do (something) |
| je venais de... | I had just done (something) |
| les flammes | flames |
| escaliers | stairs |
| l'ascenseur | elevator |
| rez-de-chaussée | ground floor |
| les conseils | advice |
| Capitaine | Captain |
| une coupure de courant | powercut |
| suffoquer | to suffocate |
| à ce moment-là | at that exact moment |
| ce jour-là | that day there |
| ramasser | to collect/ gather |
| l'escalier de secours | emergency stairs |
| Au secour! | Help! |
| portefeuille | portfolio (document wallet) |
| sonner --> sonné | to ring --> rang |
| le couloir | hall/ corridor |
| Au feu! | Fire! |
| courir | to run |
| pris de panique | panic stricken |
| dresser | to set up |
| échelle | ladder |
| un choc | shock |
| avertir | to alert |
| comme je l'ai déja dit | as I have already said |
| par contre | in contrast, conversely |
| en ce qui concerne | as for (in regard to) |
| c'est une autre affaire... | that's another story... |
| déclencher | to set off |
| cauchemar | nightmare |
| ivoirienne | from the Ivory coast |
| sensation | sensation |
| à peine | hardly |
| engager --> engagé | to engage --> engaged |
| phénoménal | phenomenal |
| franchement | frankly |
| tant pis | too bad |
| citoyens | citizens |
| fléau | obstacle |
| empêche de faire bouger | inhibit progress |
| éduquer | to educate |
| alphabétisé/ analphabétisé | literate/ illiterate |
| la gestion | management |
| fonds | funds |
| récolter | gather, raise (funds) |
| défavorisées | less fortunate, disadvantaged |
| tant attendu(e) | much awaited |
| concour | competition |
| eu lieu | in place of |
| remporter | to bring home (victory) |
| s'apercevoir de | to notice, to perceive |
| se rendre compte | to realise |
| à la hauteur | at the top |
| fier | proud |
| impuissant | powerless |
| confiance | confidence |
| effondré | shattered |
| mes dons | my gift (talent) |
| empêcher | to impeed |
| le comble du bonheur | the pinnacle of happiness |
| me vanter | to praise myself (boast) |
| échouerer | to fail |
| l'échec | failure |
| le fait | the fact, in fact |
| odieux | repulsive |
| le but | the aim, purpose |
| foules | crowds |
| subir | to undergo |
| actuelle | current |
| admettre | to admit |
| exiger | to necessitate |
| niveau de maturité | level of maturity |
| avouer | to admit |
| gagnants | winners |
| perdants | losers |
| méritait bien | well-deserved |
| en fin de compte | at the end of the day |
| réel | real |
| divertir | to entertain |
| ce pari | this bet, this gamble |
| puisque | as |
| l'Hexagone | France |
| soutenir | to support |
| endommager | to damage |
| empoisonner | to poison |
| universel | universal |
| à la une de l'actualité | headlines |
| hommage | tribute |
| coptes | Coptic (Egyptian Church/ religion) |
| Eqypte | Egypt |
| Caire | Cairo |
| recueillir | to collect |
| mobilisation | mobilisation, engagement |
| également | equally, also |
| au sommaire | in summary |
| le pape | Pope |
| orthodoxe | Orthodox |
| communauté | community |
| chrétienne | Christian |
| assis | seated |
| fidèles | faithful |
| saluer | to greet |
| piéger | to trap (booby-trap) |
| autorités | authorities |
| mener | to conduct |
| assassinat | assassination |
| revendiquer | to carry out |
| affirmer | to assert |
| tuer | to kill/ murder |
| s'agir | to be |
| abattre | pulled down (to be killed) |
| au lendemain | after |
| arrestation | arrest |
| renseignement | teacher |
| Mauritanie | Mauritania |
| extradition | extradition to be handed to another state's jurisdiction) |
| renvoyer | to return |
| rassemblement | gathering, rally |
| lancer | to launch |
| un état grave | a serious state |
| son coeur s'est arrête de battre | his/ her heart stopped beating |
| lors | at that time, during |
| courrier d'auditeur | 'ear' mail |
| enquête | investigation |
| bac | basket |
| fermée à clé | locked (closed by key) |
| à la suite | as a result |
| devoir --> dû | to need --> needed |
| propriétaire | owner |
| TGV (train de grand vitesse) | French bullet train |
| rechercher | to search for |
| rouler | to roll |
| mécanicien | mechanic |
| apercevoir | to perceive, to see |
| camion | truck |
| passage à niveau | level (railway) crossing |
| freinage d'urgence | emergency braking |
| constater | to note |
| annoncer | to announce |
| retirer | to withdraw |
| cyanure | cyanide |
| le malfaiteur | perpetrator |
| à l'histoire | story |
| vol | theft, flight |
| d'une valeur de | to the value of |
| voler | to steal |
| soupçonner de... | to suspect (something) |
| licencier | to lay off, to dismiss (a person) |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
| canards | ducks |
| causer | to cause, to chat |
| écraser | to crush |
| individus | individuals |
| agresser | to attack |
| d'origine maghrébine | Maghreb origin (North African) |
| ouvrir le feu | open fire |
| sur l'un d'entre eux | one of them |
| déplorer | to observe, to disapprove |
| bandes des jeunes | youth gangs |
| alors | whilst |
| occidentaux | Western |
| débat | debate |
| fait rage | is raging |
| arriver en tête | to arrive at the top |
| les classements | the rankings |
| en effect | in effect, effectively |
| le prix | prize |
| valorisée | valued |
| l'enseignement | teaching |
| gratuite | free |
| soigner | to care for |
| les horaires | timetable hours |
| doux | mild, soft |
| démarrer | to start up |
| gamine | child |
| bien sage | well-behaved |
| ateliers | workshops |
| du travail du bois | woodwork |
| les champs | fields |
| gosse | child |
| primordiales | essential |
| diffuser | to telecast/ screen |
| en plus des | on top of |
| couture | sewing |
| tricot | knitting |
| aucun... ne... | not a single |
| sanctionner | to sanction |
| malgré | despite |
| éprouver | to show |
| stigmatisant | stigmatising (to single someone out) |
| un blocage | stuck |
| mal parler | badly speaking |
| des cours particuliers | private lessons |
| camarades | classmates |
| un lycéen | a high school student |
| ce coup de pouce | a gentle nudge |
| couler | to struggle |
| s'incrire | to enrol oneself |
| écrivain | writer |
| Quelle galère! | What a pain! |
| BD (bandes dessinée) | comic books |
| dont | whose |
| le héros | heros |
| un garçon méchant | a naughty boy, 'the bad guy' |
| rebelle | rebellious |
| se passionner pour... | to be passionate about... |
| une façon | a way |
| changer d'air | a change of air |
| tenir lieu de | to take the place of |
| autant que | as much as |
| la littérature | literature |
| affirmer | to affirm, to assert |
| citer | to cite, to quote |
| dissertations | essays |
| un coup d'oeil | glimpse, glance |
| on met en cause | place the cause on (blame) |
| Bretagne | Brittany (a region in France) |
| les pêcheurs | fishermen |
| lendemain | the next day |
| sous-préfecture | sub-prefects |
| à l'intérieur des terres | in the middle of nowhere |
| déserte | deserted |
| la lande | moor |
| le fantôme | ghost |
| souffler | to blow |
| flotter | to float |
| s'approcher | to approach |
| un drôle d'air | a funny look |
| la brume | fog |
| tremblant | trembling |
| mon chemin | my path |
| cesser | to cease |
| gémir | to groan, to creek |
| le toit | roof |
| vous avez de la chance | you are lucky |
| la parole | speech |
| amants | lovers |
| une tempête | storm |
| noyer | to drown |
| le deuil | mourning |
| épouser | to marry |
| tuer | to kill |
| épouse | wife |
| se suicider | to commit suicide |
| égorger | to slit the throat of |
| se venger | to take one's revenge |
| l'infidélité | infidelity |
| régner | to reign |
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