Le patrimoine - Vocab English to French
French: AQA A Level, topic 7.1.2
Le patrimoine - Vocab English to French
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).
Nouns
- Le savoir-faire - The know-how/the skill/the craft.
- La découverte - The discovery.
- La préservation - The preservation/conversation.
- La restauration - The restoration.
- La richesse - The wealth.
- Le trésor - The treasure.
- L’oeuvre - The work.
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.
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.
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.
Adjectives
- Ancien/ancienne - ancient.
- renommé - Well-known.
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