IB French Year 1 Hodgepodge

tu attends d'etre sur

you wait to be sure

jusqu'a

up to, until

celui qui/que

one who, the one that

vers

toward(s), about, around

decontracte

relaxed, casual

naitre

to be born

le siecle des lumieres

Age of Enlightenment

le siècle

century, age

ils croient

they believe

paysannes

farmers, peasants

apparaitre (apparu)

to appear (appeared)

provoquer des guerres

provoke wars

pronent

partisan

sera alors remis

will then be handed over

la quete de soi

search for self

d'etre

to be, being

dorenavant

from now on, henceforth

remise en question

calling into question

moquait

mocked

reconnaissable

recognisable

je lui ai lancé

I gave her, I threw him

Je lui parle

I speak to him

selon

according to

se sentir

to feel

etre tiraille entre deux cultures

to be torn between two cultures

se mefier de

to distrust

quelque chose

something, anything

quel'que chose

what's

ricana

sneered

l'embrasure

doorway, door frame, window frame

furent étouffées

were suffocated

étouffées

smothered, suffocated

Et comment fonctionne-t-il

And how does it work?

suivit d'un

followed by a

rajouter

to add

quelque chose d'autre

something else, anything else

furent

were

à propos de

about, concerning, regarding

par la poste

through the mail, by mail

claquant contre le mur

slamming against the wall

ils viennent de rompre leur relation

They just broke their relationship (They just broke up)

J'en ai marre de

I am fed up with, I'm tired of, I'm sick of

appels téléphoniques

phone calls

Ne m'appelle plus après minuit!

Don't call me after midnight!

c'est pris en compte

It is taken into account

aucun

no, not any, none

on n'a aucun complexe à porter l'habit qui montre au monde entier le Dieu en qui on croit.

we have no complex in wearing the habit that shows the whole world the God in whom we believe.

n'en revenaient pas

couldn't get over it

depuis que

since then

depuis

since, for

D'accord, si...

It's OK if.../ okay, if

quand meme/de toute facon

anyway

les jours fériés

national holidays, public holidays

Les jours d'école

On school days, during school days

il n'ya pas un chat

Expression meaning "there is no one there, it is empty"

Mes propos sont

My words/comments are

Ou a-t-elle grandi?

Where did she grow up?

tout le monde

everybody, everyone (all the world)

endroit

place, spot, location

autant

as much as, as many as

il y a un moyen

there is a way

ça ne ce fait pas

you can't do that

les gens d'ailleurs

people from elsewhere

chaque

each, every

reliez

to link, to connect

la fin

end, ending

est interdit

is forbidden

losque

when, as soon as

pretêr

to lend, loan

suivantes

following, next

couverts de prix

prize winning

ecrivaine

writer

bonheur

happiness, joy

maitresse

mistress, teacher

Eminemment

outstandingly, eminently, extremely

plus grande

bigger

évaluer

to evaluate, to assess

quelquefois

sometimes, occasionally

j'oublie

I forget

montrer

to show

autoriser

to allow

assez

enough

Etat

state

actuel

current, present

zapper

to channel surf

par-dessus

over, above

le plus chez

the most within

faiblesse

weak, weakness

attirant

attractive, appealing

je rigole

I'm kidding/joking

je n'ouvre pas

I'm not opening

je ne crois pas que

I don't believe that

je manque

I miss, I lack

en fait

in fact

la plupart

most

j'ai peur

I'm scared

rien dire

to say nothing

j'aimerais

I would like

à laquelle

in which, which one

rendu

made, returned, gave back