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Vocabulary

and

Conjunction

to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something; to think, imagine, believe; to be of the opinion that, believe; to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts; to conceive a project; to evoke the image or remembrance of someone in one's mind; to attach one's thinking to someone, especially lovingly; to believe being or doing something; to think well or badly, to have a high or low opinion of someone; to try or prepare to do something; …

Verb

fur

only used in au fur et à mesure (“gradually, as you go along”)

Noun

allée

path, lane, allée; hallway (leading from the entrance of a house); aisle (between rows of seats); driveway; bowling lane; action of going (used nowadays only in the expression allées et venues: the repeated action of going and returning)

Noun

CROUS

acronym of Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires, administration responsible for student accommodation, canteens, etc.

Noun

rennais

of, from or relating to the city of Rennes, the prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France

Adjective

Rennais

native or inhabitant of the city of Rennes, the prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France (usually male)

Noun

SVT

initialism of sciences de la vie et de la Terre, subject/class about biology and geology in French schools

Noun

CHSLD

CHSLD; initialism of centre d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (“long-term care and housing center”)

Noun

Angevin

native or inhabitant of Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (usually male); native or inhabitant of the city of Angers, the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France (usually male)

Noun

allant

goer (used in the plural phrase "allants et venants" - "comers and goers")

Noun

coulommiers

a soft ripened cow cheese from Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne

Noun

Tourangeau

native or inhabitant of the city of Tours, the prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France (usually male); native or inhabitant of Touraine, a former province of central France (usually male); native or inhabitant of Touraine, a neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (usually male)

Noun

Nancéien

native or inhabitant of the city of Nancy, the prefecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France (usually male)

Noun

toussa

et cetera

Pronoun

SMUR

acronym of service mobile d’urgence et de réanimation (“mobile emergency and resuscitation service”)

Noun

patata

only used in et patati et patata (“blah blah blah”)

Interjection

molle

pepper tree (Schinus gen. et spp., and especially the Peruvian pepper tree (Schinus molle))

Noun

BPC

initialism of bâtiment de projection et de commandement (“command and attack ship”)

Noun

patati

only used in et patati et patata (“blah blah blah”)

Interjection

tourangeau

of, from or relating to the city of Tours, the prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France; of, from or relating to Touraine, a former province of central France; of, from or relating to Touraine, a neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Adjective

CSSS

abbreviation of centre de santé et de services sociaux (lit. health and social services center)

Noun

SST

initialism of santé et sécurité au travail (“occupational health and safety”): OHS

Noun

CVR

initialism of commission de vérité et de réconciliation (“truth and reconciliation commission”): TRC

Noun

chartrain

of, from or relating to the city of Chartres, the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Adjective

UEM

initialism of union économique et monétaire (“EMU”)

Noun

JLD

initialism of juge des libertés et de la détention

Noun

DROM

acronym of département et région d'outre-mer (“oversea department and region [of France]”)

Noun

Tourangelle

female equivalent of Tourangeau; female native or inhabitant of the city of Tours, the prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France; female native or inhabitant of Touraine, a former province of central France; female native or inhabitant of Touraine, a neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Noun

MPR

initialism of médecine physique et de réadaptation

Noun

CSEM

abbreviation of Centre suisse d’électronique et de microtechnique (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology)

Noun

ZNIEFF

acronym of zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (“SCI; SSSI”)

Noun

loupiot

Of or from La Loupe, Eure-et-Loir; Of or from Saint-Loup, Allier

Adjective

VSS

initialism of violences sexistes et sexuelles

Noun

maillotin

of or from Les Maillys, in the department of Côte-d’Or.; of or from Maillot, in the department of Yonne.; of or from Mailly-Champagne, in the department of Marne.; of or from Mailly-Maillet, in the department of Somme.; of or from Mailly-sur-Seille, in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle.; of or from Mesnil-Sellières, in the department of Aube.

Adjective

JOP

initialism of Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques (“Olympics and Paralympics”)

Noun

abbreviation of Heure de l'Est (“Eastern Time”): ET

Name

OFPRA

acronym of Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (“French office for the protection of refugees and stateless persons”)

Name

Vendôme

Vendôme (a town and commune of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)

Name