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Le francais en Polynesie Francais 4 FLVS

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La Polynésie française   French Polynesia  
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une ile (can also be spelled île)   island  
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les iles Marquises   The Marquesas Islands  
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la pirogue   dug-out canoe  
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un explorateur, une exploratrice   explorer  
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un accueil bienveillant   a friendly welcome  
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la femme insulaire   the island woman  
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la douceur des usages   easy-going lifestyle  
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le Pacifique Sud   South Pacific  
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à trois reprises, à plusieurs reprises   on 3 occasions, on several occasions  
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ramener   to bring back  
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un/une autochtone   a native  
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un équipage   crew, staff  
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un navire   ship  
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mener   to lead, to supervise  
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le troc   barter  
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sous la tutelle de   under the leadership of  
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un accord   an agreement  
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une guerre   a war  
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la mère patrie   the Motherland  
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s' engager à   to commit to  
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le recensement   census  
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le métis   half-blood, mulato  
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les Maohis   (Mā’ohi in Tahitian language)\, the ancestors of the Polynesian peoples, (called Māori in New Zealand)  
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reposer sur   to rest on  
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la culture de la vanille   vanilla orchid harvesting  
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la gousse de vanille   vanilla beans  
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la pêche en haute mer   deep sea fishing  
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le requin   shark  
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une épreuve initiatique   an initiation test  
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un artisanat   arts and crafts  
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une étoffe d’écorce   fabric made of bark  
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le tressage de paniers   basket weaving  
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la nacre   mother of pearl (iridescent layer of organic material that forms the shell lining of many mollusks. ex.:pearl oysters and abalone...)  
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la noix de coco polie   polished coconut  
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le tatouage   tatoo(ing)  
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la puissance   power  
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la vie insulaire   island life  
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un hameçon   a fish hook  
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mordre à l’hameçon   to bite, (can be figurative as well= rise to the bait, to fall for an enticement or fall into a trap)  
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un appât   lure  
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une canne à pêche   fishing rod  
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le fil à pêche   fishing line  
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la baie   bay  
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le lagon   lagoon  
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une huitre   oyster  
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une crevette   shrimp  
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une moule   mussel  
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la vague   wave  
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la corvée   chore  
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un cailloux   rock  
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glisser   to slip, to slide  
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glissant(e)   slippery  
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le paréo ( pareu)   French Polynesian wraparound ( clothing)  
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la Fleur de Tiaré, la fleur de Gardenia   Tahitian Tiare Flower, Gadenia Flower.It is the national flower of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.  
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un emblème national   national emblem , symbol  
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la navette -bateau   boat shuttle  
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le tahitien   Tahitian language  
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le Tahitien, la Tahitienne   the Tahitian person  
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la roulotte   food truck  
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la brochette   Kebab  
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le poisson cru   raw fish ( breakfast treat in Polynesia)  
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le lait de coco   coconut milk  
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le firifiri = le beignet de coco   coconut fried doughnuts  
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la langouste, le homard   lobster  
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le tamara’a= banquet polynésien traditionnel avec pour pièce centrale un cochon de lait   tamaraa(Luau in Hawai)= island banquet with a suckling pig as a center piece.  
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