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80 Cards in this Set
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l'assimilation (f.)
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assimilation
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un but
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goal
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une cause
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cause
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le developpment (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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development
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la diverstie (accent aigu on last 'e')
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diversity
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un(e) emegre(e) (accent aigu on the first two 'e's)
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emigrant
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une frontiere (accent grave on the first 'e')
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border
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l'humanite (accent aigu on the 'e')
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humankind
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l'immigration
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immigration
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un(e) immigre (accent aigu on the last 'e')
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immigrant
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l'intergration
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intergration
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une langue maternelle
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native language
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une langue officielle
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official language
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le luxe
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luxury
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la mondialisation
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globalization
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la natalite (accent aigu on the last 'e')
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birthrate
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le patrimoine culturel
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cultural heritage
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les principes
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principles
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aller de l'avant
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to forge ahead
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s'ameliorer (accent aigu on the 'e')
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to better oneself
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attirer
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to attract
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augmenter
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to grow; to raise
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baisser
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to decrease
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deviner
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to guess
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predire (irregular) (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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to predict
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exclu(e)
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excluded
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(non-)conformiste
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(non)conformist
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polyglotte
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multilingual
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prevu(e) (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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foreseen
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seul(e)
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alone
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le chaos
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chaos
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la comprehension (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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understanding
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le courage
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courage
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un dialogue
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dialogue
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une incertitude
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uncertainty
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l'istabilitie (accent aigu on the last 'e')
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instability
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la maltraitance
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abuse
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un niveau de vie
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standard of living
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une polemique (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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controversy
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la surpopulation
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overpopulation
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un travail manuel
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manual labor
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une valeur
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value
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un voeu
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wish
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avoir le mal du pays
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to be homesick
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faire sans
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to do without
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faire un effort
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to make an effort
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lutter
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to fight; to struggle
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du/due a (accent grave on the 'a')
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surpeuple(e) (accent aigu on the last 'e')
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s'adapter
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to adapt
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appartenir (a) (accent grave on the 'a')
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to belong (to)
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dire au revoir
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to say goodbye
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s'enrichir
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to become rich
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s'etablir (accent aigu on the 'e')
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to settle
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manquer a (accent grave on the 'a')
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to miss
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parvenir a (accent grave on the 'a')
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to attain; to achieve
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projeter
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to plan
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quitter
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to leave behind
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realiser (un reve [circumflex on the first 'e']) (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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to fulfill (a dream)
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rejeter
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to reject
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un(e) bavard(e)
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chatterbox
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bruler (accent circumflex on the 'u')
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to burn
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un commissaire (de police)
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police commissioner
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(un jour) ferie (accent aigu on both 'e's)
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public holiday
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un filc
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cop
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un(e) gamin(e)
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kid
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un(e) mome (accent circumflex on the 'o')
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kid
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nombreux/nombreuse
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numerous
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avoir des prejuges (accent aigu on both 'e's)
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to be prejudiced
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un chatiment (accent circumflex on the 'a')
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punishment
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defavorise(e) (accent on the first two 'e's)
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underprivileged
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supposer
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to assume
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une supposition
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assumption
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temoigner de (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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to be witness to
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un temoin (accent aigu on the first 'e')
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witness
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voler
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to steal
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assurer une permanence
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to be on duty
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ce n'est pas grave
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that's okay/not a problem
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c'est dingue
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it's/that's crazy
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j'arrive
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i'll be right there/i'm coming
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porter plainte
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to file a complaint
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