AP French: la vie contemporaine- Factors that Impact the Quality of Life Thème 5 Diagram | Quizlet

le niveau de vie

standard of living

les congés

vacation days

un boulot

job

un concurrent

competitor

cibler

to target

démissionner

to fire someone

embaucher

hire

faire la grève

to go on strike

gagner son pain

to earn a living

remplir

to fill

bon marché

good deal (price)

de luxe

deluxe

la publicité/la pub

advertisement/commercial

le logement

housing

les pubs

ads

améliorer

to improve

le consommatuer

the consumer

évoquer

to bring to mind (to evoke)

diriger

to lead, manage

l'abri (m.)

shelter, housing

sans abri

homeless

le sigle

acronym

le loisir

hobby

un sondage

a survey

l'actualité

current events

viser

to aim

la bourse

scholarship

le collège

middle school

le lycée

high school

les frais d'inscription

tuition fees

le travail bénévole

volunteer work

le SDF (sans domicile fixe)

homeless person

le souci

concern, problem

au sein de

within

la rémunération

pay , salary

une HLM

low income housing

un pénurie

lack, shortage

précaire

fragile

tomber en panne

to break down

le loyer

rent

le locataire

tenant

gérer

to manage

un pavillon

detached house

un loyer

a rent

une amende

a fine

le maire

the mayor

le manque de

l'absence de

le comportement

behavior

subir

to undergo

décalage horaire

time difference

TERM

dodo

DEFINITION

sleep

le bidonville

shanty town, slum

le débouché

prospect/job prospect/opportunity

le métier

profession

le moyen

means, way

le soin

care/tidiness

le souci

worry, concern

sans soucis

without worries

peaufiner

to refine, to polish

postuler

to apply for a job

preuve

proof, evidence

s'inscrire

to register, to enroll

saigner

to bleed

se briser

to break, shatter

se régaler

to have a good time; to enjoy one's food

soûler

to bug; to talk to death

tenir compte de

to take into consideration

au lieu de

instead of, rather than

avertir

to warn, to inform

bredouille

empty-handed, unsuccessful

coucou

Hi there!/Hey!

déclencher

to set in motion

enfoncer

to push in

donner des ailes

to give wings to (to motivate someone to achieve)

épingler

to pin (together)

feuilleter

to leaf through

gratuit

free (no cost)

immonde

horrid, appalling

l'assaisonnement

seasoning

l'élevage

livestock farming

l'institutrice

primary school teacher (female)

l'orage

thunderstorm

la devise

currency, motto

la feuille d'erable

maple leaf

la gestion

management

le patron/ la patronne

boss (m/f)