Vocabulary
peuple
people (nation, distinct ethnic group); the people, the general population, the common folk
Noun
Socceroos
The Socceroos (the men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia).
Noun
brevet
a patent; an exam done at the end of troisième, see Diplôme national du brevet on Wikipedia; a teaching license or certificate
Noun
dissoudre
to dissolve, break up, separate, disband; to dissolve, separate, disintegrate, disperse; to separate the constituent elements of an institutional group or legal relationship between people, and thus get rid of that group (as a marriage, company, meeting of a National Assembly); to nullify (as a contract)
Verb
citoyenneté
citizenship (the status of being a citizen, with related rights and duties); citizenship (legal membership in a nation-state)
Noun
terroir
Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.; Expanse of natural land or soil possessing shared physical properties which affect how it can be exploited.; Geographic area or region encompassing cultivated land characterized by a unique combination of agricultural, cultural and historical properties.; The extent of land cultivated by a rural community.; Area considered in terms of local particularities in culture and tradition; region.; An individual's place of origin; homeland; background.; Domain, estate; territory.; The traditional pastoral landscape exemplifying the nation-state.
Noun
sélectionneur
manager, coach (person responsible for selecting a team, especially a national team)
Noun
dialecte
language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it; dialect
Noun
Gaulois
Gaul (native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France) (usually male)
Noun
impérialisme
imperialism (policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations)
Noun
capitulation
treaty, convention; especially a treaty regarding the rights of nationals of one party with respect to the government of the other party; surrender, capitulation (act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms)
Noun
hémicycle
semicircle; the benches of the French National Assembly or a foreign parliamentary setting similarly configured
Noun
coqueluche
whooping cough; influenza; craze, bug (something that "sweeps the nation"); idol, star, darling; coqueluche hood
Noun
ASN
ASN (“national sporting authority”): abbreviation of autorité sportive nationale; DSC (“Digital Selective Calling”): abbreviation of appel sélectif numérique
Noun
chauvin
jingoist (which demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority)
Adjective
chauvin
jingoist (someone who demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority)
Noun
gabegie
fraud, deceit; disorder brought on by mismanagement in a nation, an administration or a business; chaos; muddle
Noun