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Pages 11-12: Poem about who you are and general thoughts on the world
mes racines
my roots
sous le pavé
under the pavement
mouillé
damp, wet
en litige
in dispute
qu'y puis-je?
What can I do about it?
en émoi
in turmoil
des poussières
dust
luire
to glow, shine
en mélange
mixed up
flanquer un fusil
to flank a gun
crever
to die (slang)
la route défendue
the forbidden path
tordu
twisted
errer
to wander, roam
la faucille
sickle
le marteau
hammer
se contredire
to contradict oneself
effervescence
excitement
je me bats
I fight
tout au fond
deeply, at the back
gaucher, droitier
left and right handed
trentenaire
thirty-something
trilingue
trilingual
polyglotte
polyglot, multilingual
pacsé(e)
civil partnership- substitute for marriage
quadragénaire
forty-something
être de gauche
to be left-wing
la banlieue
suburbs
un banlieusard
a suburbanite
myope
short-sighted
issu de
coming from
aisé
well-off, wealthy
ouvrier, ouvrière
factory worker
malentendant
deaf
demandeur d'emploi
job seeker
au chomage
unemployed
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