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Collage Chapter 4
Vocabulary
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| abri | shelter |
| allocation | social benefit,subsidy |
| avoir droit à | to be entitled to |
| avoir la vie dure | to have a hard, difficult life |
| chômage | unemployment |
| le coût de la vie | the cost of living |
| errer | to wander, roam |
| finir assisté | to end up on welfare |
| frustrant | frustrating, disappointing |
| mettre les gens au travail | to put people to work |
| le parent célibataire | single parent |
| le salaire | salary |
| le S.M.I.C | minimum wage |
| satisfaisant | satisfying, satisfactory |
| les SDF(sans domicile fixe) | homeless |
| le strict necessaire | bare necessities |
| travailler dur | to work hard |
| venir en aide à quelqu'un | to assist someone |
| le covoiturage | carpooling |
| se débarrasser de | to get rid of |
| déchets | waste |
| espèce | species |
| imprudent | careless |
| interdire | to forbid |
| jeter | to throw away |
| jetable | disposable |
| menacer | to threaten |
| niveau | level |
| ordures | garbage |
| le piéton | male pedestrian |
| la piétonne | female pedestrian |
| polluer | to pollute |
| poubelle | garbage can |
| protéger | to protect |
| recycler | to recycle |
| recyclable | recyclable |
| réduire | to reduce |
| respirer | to breathe |
| trottoir | sidewalk |
| s'accommoder de | to put up with something |
| attente | waiting; expectation |
| coudre | to sew |
| désespoir | hopelessness |
| empoisonner | to poison |
| haïr | to hate |
| larme | teardrop |
| la mépris | scorn |
| moyen | average |
| mûr | mature, ripe |
| patienter | to wait patiently |
| la taille | size;waist |
| le train-train | humdrum routine |
| malin | clever |
| bachot | slang for bac |
| secouer | to shake |
| tâtonnement | fumbling |
| actuel | current, present |
| améliorer | to improve |
| croissant | increasing, growing |
| décennie | decade |
| niveau | level |
| perdre | to lose |
| le pouvoir | power |
| résoudre | to solve, resolve |
| la valeur | value |
| engendre | to create |
| le bien-être | well-being |
| étalon (m) | standard |
| peser | to weigh |
| à l'égard de | with regards to |
| l'ampleur | extent |
| patrie | homeland |
| fournis | provided |
| disparition | disappearance |
| bien commun | common good |
| à l'inverse | conversely |
| sauvegarder | to save |
| accroître | to increase |
| lier | to link |
| l'équilibre | balance |
| banquier | banker |
| client | customer |
| se conduire | to behave |
| le droit | right |
| éliminer | to eliminate |
| emprunter | to borrow |
| le microcrédit | making small loans to an individual or very small business |
| s'occuper de | to take care of |
| prêter | to lend |
| règle | rule |
| rembourser | to reimburser |
| réussir à | to succeed at |
| utile | useful |
| inutile | useless |
| parmi | among |
| bijoutier | jeweler |
| soulager | to bring relief to |
| le sort | fate |
| convaincre | to persuade |
| le bouchon | stopper |
| déranger | to disturb |
| les maux | the evils |
| prétendre | to claim |
| s'echapper | to escape |
| vanter | to brag |
| imprévisible | unforeseeable |
| ciblé | targeted |
| moyen | average |
| parole | word |
| entourer | to surround |
| rater | to fail |
| se tirer d'affaire | to pull through |
| tricoter | to knit |
| la laine | wool |
| Il s'agit de | It is a question of |
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