French Language and Culture: Chapter 2 Vocab

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un parti

a political party

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un politicien, une politicienne

a politician

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le parlement

the parliament

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un(e) député(e)

a deputy, a member of parliament

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un sénateur, une sénatrice

a senator

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un élection

an election

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les élécteurs

the voters

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Élire (être élu(e))

to elect (to be elected)

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voter, un bulletin de vote

to vote, a ballot

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L’Élysée

the office of the French President

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Matigon

the office of the Prime Minister

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le Quoi d’Orsay

the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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13

une manifestation (une manif)

a protest

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les manifestants

protestors

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manifester (pour, contre)

to protest (for, against)

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un slogan

a slogan

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une revendication

a demand (in a protest)

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un syndicat

a labor union

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les négociations

negotiations

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les casseurs

rioters, troublemakers

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Les CRS

riot police

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les réseaux sociaux

social media

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Émigrer/immigrer

to emigrate/ to immigrate

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un titre de séjour

a residence permit

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demander l’asile

to seek asylum

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fuir les persécutions

to flee persecution

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chercher une meilleure situation

to seek a better situation

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s’adapter à

to adapt to

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29

le choc culturel

cultural shock

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30

faire une demande de visa

to apply for a visa

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passer l’immigration

to go through immigration

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le flux migratiores

migration flows

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un camp de réfugiés

a refugee camp

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un(e) sans-papiers

an undocumented person

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l’environnement

the environment

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la protection de l’’environnement

environmental protection

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l’empreinte carbon

carbon footprint

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le réchauffement de la planète

global warming

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militer (pour, contre)

to advocate (for, against)

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faire du volontaire/bénévole

to be a volunteer

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le recyclage/le gaspillage (gaspiller)

recycling/waste (to waste)

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composter, le composte

to compost, compost

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le bio

organic (food)

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une ONG, une association caritative

an NGO, a charity organisation

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le développement durable

sustainable development

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acheter en vrac

to buy in bulk

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l’emballage

packaging

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48

ranconter des salades

to tell lies

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dire des conneries

to talk nonsense

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c’est n’importe quoi

that’s nonsense

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demander la lune

to ask for the impossible

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les écolos

environmentalists

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les keufs

cops (verlan slang for ‘fics’)

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bousiller la planète

to destroy the planet

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55

c’est un truc de ouf!

That’s crazy! (‘ouf’ is verlan for ‘fou’ = crazy)

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