Vocabulary
du
contraction of de + le, literally “of the”
en
Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.); Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Pronoun
brevet
a patent; an exam done at the end of troisième, see Diplôme national du brevet on Wikipedia; a teaching license or certificate
Noun
Marseillais
Marseillais (native or inhabitant of the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) (usually male)
Noun
tourtière
piedish; tourtière, a type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie. synonym of tourtière du Lac-St-Jean; meat pie
Noun
CPM
PMO (Prime Minister's Office); initialism of cabinet de la première ministre f; PMO (Prime Minister's Office); initialism of cabinet du premier ministre m
Noun
Eastmain
Eastmain (an Indian reserve and village municipality of Eeyou Istchee, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada); Eastmain (a river in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada)
Name
Roberval
a town and commune of Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France; Roberval (a town in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada)
Name
Shawbridge
Shawbridge: a district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; Shawbridge: former name of Prévost: a municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Name
Tourandocte
Tourandocte (a fictional Chinese princess appearing in "Histoire du prince Calaf et de la princesse de la Chine" ('Story of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China') collected in Les Mille et Un Jours (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix)
Name
tournesol mexicain
synonym of tournesol du Mexique (“tree marigold”) (Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray)
Noun
Royaume-Uni
United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe; official name: Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord)
Name
FTQ
initialism of fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, a large trade union in Quebec, Canada.
Name
Baie-James
Baie-James (a former municipality of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada; modern Eeyou Istchee James Bay)
Name
mal du siècle
mal du siècle: apathy and world-weariness, involving pessimism towards the current state of the world, often along with nostalgia for the past; Weltschmerz
Noun
Salin-de-Giraud
a village in Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France
Name
fleur la fête des Mères
synonym of tournesol du Mexique (“tree marigold”) Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray
Noun
Paradou
a small town and commune of Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Name
dur
hard, tough (difficult to penetrate); hard (not soft); hard, tough (not easy, difficult); harsh (e.g. harsh conditions); harsh
Adjective