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58 Cards in this Set
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un sinistre
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disaster; catastrophe
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le bilan
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summary
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un ascenseur
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elevator
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les arrieres-grands-parents
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great-grandparents
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une croisiere
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cruise
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un(e) detenu(e)
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prisoner
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un hotelier/une hoteliere
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hotel owner; hotelkeeper
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la classe moyenne
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middle class
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augmenter
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to raise
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une exposition
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exhibit
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la raison pour laquelle
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the reason why; the reason for which
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un escalier
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staircase
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se charger de
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to take care of
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la poste
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post office
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les impots
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income taxes
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menacant
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threatening
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un pecheur
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fisherman
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la cour
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courtyard
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quant a
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as for; regarding; as far as
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le lendemain
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the next day
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envahir
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to invade
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un mulatre/une mulatresse
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mulatto
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une paillote
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straw hut
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ce jour-la
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that day
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le surlendemain
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two days later
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la canne a sucre
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sugar cane
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l'avant-veille
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two days before
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s'inquieter
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to worry
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peu importe
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whatever; no matter
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un etage
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floor (in building)
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diminuer
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to lower
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afficher complet
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to put up the "no vacancy" sign
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un(e) esclave
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slave
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un(e) fonctionnaire
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civil servant
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regler le taxi
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to pay for the taxi ride
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outre-mer
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overseas
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le beke
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plantation owner
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un nuage
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cloud
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un negrier
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slave trader
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faire face a un probleme
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to face up to a problem
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epouser
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to marry
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preoccupant
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of concern; worrisome
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recolter
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to harvest
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sans tarder
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without delay
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la veille
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the day before
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les preparatifs
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preparation
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s'empecher de
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to stop
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empecher
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to prevent
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remplacer
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to replace
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la poussiere
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dust
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la reception
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front desk (hotel)
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autant en profiter
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might as well take advantage of the situation
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un coupeur/une coupeuse
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cutter (of cane)
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le couloir
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hall; corridor; aisle
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu'un
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to provide for someone's needs
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faillir
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to almost (do something)
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donner un coup de main a quelqu'un
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to help someone out; to give a hand to someone
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la cote
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coast
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