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94 Cards in this Set
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un(e) arrière-grand-père/mère
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great-grandfather/grandmother
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un beau-fils/-frère/-père
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son-/brother-/father-in-law; stepson, stepfather
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une belle-fille/-sœur/-mère
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daughter-/sister-/mother-in-law; stepdaughter, stepmother
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un(e) demi-frère/-sœur
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half brother/sister
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un(e) enfant/fille/fils unique
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only child
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un époux/ une épouse
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spouse, husband/wife
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un(e) grand-oncle/-tante
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great-uncle/-aunt
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des jumeaux/jumelles
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twin brothers/sisters
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un neveu/une nièce
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nephew/niece
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un(e) parent(e)
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relative
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un petit-fils/ une petite-fille
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grandson-granddaughter
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déménager
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to move
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élever (des enfants)
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to raise (children)
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être désolé(e)
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to be sorry
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gâter
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to spoil
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gronder
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to scold
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punir
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to punish
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regretter
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to regret
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remercier
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to thank
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respecter
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to respect
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surmonter
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to overcome
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un aliment
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(type or kind of) food
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une asperge
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asparagus
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un citron
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lemon
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un citron vert
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lime
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un conservateur
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preservative
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des épinards (m.)
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spinach
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une fromagerie
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cheese store
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un hypermarché
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large supermarket
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un raisin (sec)
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grape (raisin)
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le saumon
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salmon
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une supérette
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mini-market
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la volaille
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poultry, fowl
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alimentaire
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related to food
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bio(logique)
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organic
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le caractère
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character, personality
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autoritaire
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bossy
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bien/mal élevé(e)
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well-/bad-mannered
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égoïste
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selfish
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exigeant(e)
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demanding
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insupportable
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unbearable
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rebelle
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rebellious
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soumis(e)
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submissive
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strict(e)
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strict
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uni(e)/lié(e)
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close-knit
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l'âge (m.) adulte
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adulthood
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l'enfance (f.)
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childhood
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la jeunesse
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youth
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la maturité
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maturity
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la mort
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death
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la naissance
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birth
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la vieillesse
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old age
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l'amour-propre (m.)
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self-esteem
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le fossé des générations
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generation gap
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la patrie
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homeland
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une racine
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root
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un rapport/ une relation
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relation/ relationship
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un surnom
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nickname
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hériter
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to inherit
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ressembler (à)
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to resemble, to look like
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survivre
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to survive
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Proche-Orient
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Near East
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Afrique du Nord
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North Africa
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Liban
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Libya, cedar trees are part of the national image
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Beyrouth
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capital city of Liban (Libya)
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Elie Saab
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fashion designer from Liban (Libya)
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chaîne du Liban
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mountain chain in Liban (Libya)
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Maghreb
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Northern Africa, primarily Algerie, Maroc, and Tunisie (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia)
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Matmata
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city in the south-west of Tunisia (Tunisie) with a cratered landscape; George Lucas actually filmed parts of the Star Wars series there
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Tunis
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capital city of Tunisia (Tunisie)
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Carthage
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historic city in Tunisia (Tunisie), site of an empire around the 9th century BC
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Alger (la blanche)
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capital city of Algeria (Algerie), takes its name from the sparkling white walls of the Casbah
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La Casbah
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an ancient fortress in Alger
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Oran
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a coastal town in Algeria (Algerie) where "raï traditionnel" was invented
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La raï traditionnel
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a type of music originating in Oran, Algeria (Algerie)
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Khaled, Cheb Mami
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"raï moderne" artists
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Rabat
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capital city of Morocco (Maroc)
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Casablanca
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modern city in Morocco (Maroc)
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La place Mohamed V
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famous square in Casablanca, Morocco (Maroc), with modern art-déco architecture
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Quartier des Habous
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quarter in Casablance, Morocco (Maroc), with relatively modern buildings constructed in much older style
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Fès
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city in Morocco (Maroc)
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médina
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Arabian word for village
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Essaouira
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small city in Morocco (Maroc) with a gentle climate and friendly people; tourist attractions include its fortifications, its medina quarter, its architecture, and its quaint atmosphere
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Le site de Timgad
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an ancient Roman archaeological site in Algeria (Algerie) with well-preserved ruins; originally constructed by the emperor Trajan
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Les Berbères
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the oldest ethnic group in Northern Africa
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Sidi Bou Saïd
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a small fishing village in Tunisia (Tunis), restored by the French baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger in 1912; the village was visited by the likes of Camus, Hemingway and Flaubert (the Café des Nattes specifically)
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qui
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replaces a subject
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que
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replaces a direct object
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où
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stands for a place or a time; can mean "where" or "when"
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dont
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replaces an object of the preposition "de"; can mean "whose"
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(pour/avec) lequel (and other forms)
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relative pronoun which represents the object of a preposition; "with which" or "for which"
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auquel (and other forms)
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used when lequel combines with "à"
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duquel (and other forms)
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used when lequel combines with "de"
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Ce _______(relative pronoun)
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used when the relative pronoun refers to an unspecified antecedent; always used like so: "ce _______ ~~~~~~, c'est ~~~~~~~"
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