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Le patrimoine - Vocab French to English

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Le patrimoine Vocab French to English

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Key topic words

  • Le patrimoine français - The French heritage.
  • Le patrimoine matériel - The material/tangible heritage.
  • Le patrimoine immatériel - The intangible heritage.
  • Le point de repère collectif - The collective landmark.
  • Les pays francophones - The French speaking countries.
  • L’UNESCO - UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).
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Nouns

  • Le savoir-faire - The know-how/the skill/the craft.
  • La découverte - The discovery.
  • La préservation - The preservation/conservation.
  • La restauration - The restoration.
  • La richesse - The wealth.
  • Le trésor - The treasure.
  • L’oeuvre - The work.
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Nouns cont...

  • Les bâtiments - The buildings.
  • Les icônes - The icons.
  • L’idéologie - The ideology.
  • La philosophie - The philosophy.
  • Les traditions - The traditions.
  • Les coutumes - The customs.
  • La nation - The nation.
  • Les ancêtres - The ancestors.
  • Les générations - The generations.
  • Les biens - Goods/possessions.
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Verbs

  • Servir à - To be for/to be used for.
  • Regarder le passé - To look at the past.
  • Mieux comprendre le présent - To better understand the present.
  • Consolider notre identité - To consolidate our identity.
  • Admirer de belles choses - To admire nice things.
  • S’inspirer pour l’avenir - To get inspired for the future.
  • Comprendre notre histoire - To understand our history.
  • Procurer un sentiment d’identité - To give a feeling of belonging.
  • Augmenter - To increase.
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Verbs cont...

  • attirer - To attract.
  • découvrir - To discover.
  • protéger - To protect.
  • restaurer - To restore.
  • sensibiliser - To raise awareness.
  • léguer - To leave/to bequeath.
  • mener - To lead.
  • encourager - To encourage.
  • transmettre - To transmit.
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Adjectives

  • Ancien/ancienne - ancient.
  • renommé - Well-known.

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5The Marginalised

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7A Culture Proud of its Heritage

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9Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power?

10Politics & Immigration

11Conjugation & Use of Tenses

11.1Present Tense

11.2Perfect Tense

11.3Imperfect Tense

11.4Future Tense

11.5Conditional Tense

11.6Future Perfect Tense

11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

12Extra Grammar

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