words i don't know very well

vers

vers

towards

remplir

to fill

reconaître

to recognise

dès que

as soon as

dés qu'ils

as soon as they

dis-le

tell

lorsque

when

désarroi

distress or confusion

seul

alone

former

to shape

tardivement

late

se défouler

to let off steam

un tiers

a third

le chiffre

a figure

expliquer

to explain

Alors

then

veuf

widow

veuve

widow

tels que

such as

banlieue

suburb

entre

between

valeurs

values

tandis que

while

celui

the one

autrefois

once

l’INSEE

national institute for statistics

échelle

scale/ladder

le loyer

rent

primordial

essential

cibler

to target/aim

le démarcation

seperation

le incertitude

uncertainty

égaux

equal (plural)

aborder

to approach

polémique

contreversial

muette

silent

soumis

submissive

répugner

to disgust

reagir

to react to

revendiquer

to demand

équivoque

ambivilance

décret

decree

litigieux

concientious

mon plien gré

my own will

pousser

to push

pierre

stone

mener au grand jour

openly

militant

campaigner

souple

flexible

autrement

otherwise

accoler

to join

engendrer

to concieve

subir

to suffer

baladeur

walkman

fichier

file

vers

to examine

retentir

to ring out

souterrain

underground

s’enfermer

to confine

abris

shelter

mépris

contempt

tenir

to hold

foule

crowd

balader

to take on a trip

apercevoir

to catch sight of

acharner

to set upon

payantes

charged for

braquage

robbery

s’enfuir

to flee

l’espérance

hope

suédois

swedish

sauter

to jump

ferré

ste

rude

tough

épreuve

ordeal

être censé

supposed to

dater

to date back to

lointain

distant

vide

empty

mécontent

discontent

remettre

to put back

moquer

to make fun of

renchérir

to outdo

l’accouchement

childbirth