Higher

Environmental, cultural and social issues

abîmer	to damage / spoil	H
allumettes	matches	H
amende	fine	H
arrêter	to arrest	H
cambrioler	to burgle	H
cauchemar	nightmare	H
chasser	to hunt	H
commettre	to commit	H
condamner	to condemn	H
consacrer	to devote	H
conteneur pour verre usagé	bottle bank	H
contrat	contract	H
craindre	to fear	H
craintif	timid / fearful	H
défaut	failing	H
dégâts	damage	H
dépendance	addiction	H
déranger	to disturb	H
désavantage	disadvantage	H
détruire	to destroy	H
disparaître	to disappear	H
se douter	to suspect	H
échec	failure	H
échouer	to fail	H
écraser	to crush / run over	H
effet de serre	greenhouse effect	H
effrayer	to frighten	H
s'égarer	to get lost	H
empoisonner	to poison	H
enceinte	pregnant	H
énerver	to irritate	H
enfermer	to close in / lock in, up	H
s'engager	to enlist	H
énigme	puzzle	H
s'évader	to escape	H
éviter	to avoid	H
fauteuil roulant	wheelchair	H
fuir	to flee	H
fuite	flight, leak	H
fusil	gun	H
fusiller	to shoot	H
grève	strike	H
gréviste	striker	H
guerre	war	H
heures de pointe	rush-hour	H
heurter	to strike / bump into	H
HLM (+ habitation à loyer modérée)	council house / flat	H
incendie	fire	H
infirme	disabled	H
inonder	to flood	H
inquietude	worry	H
interdire	to frobid	H
ivre	drunk	H
jurer	to swear	H
laisser tomber	to drop	H
larme	tear	H
lutter	to fught / struggle	H
mal	difficulty / trouble	H
mal du pays	homesickness	H
malentendu	misunderstanding	H
menacer	to threaten	H
mensonge	lie	H
mentir	to lie	H
messe	mass	H
meurtre	murder	H
moeurs	customs / ways	H
mordre	to bite	H
noyer	to drown	H
point de vue	view	H
polluer	to pollute	H
preuves	proof	H
prévenir	to inform / warn	H
prévoir	to foresee	H
prier	to ask, request / pray	H
protéger	to protect	H
récompense	reward	H
règlement	rule	H
reine	queen	H
remettre	to hand (in) / postpone	H
renoncer	to give up	H
renverser	to run over	H
renvoyer	to sack	H
roi	king	H
sida	AIDS	H
soupçonner	to suspect	H
sourd	deaf	H
soutenir	to support	H
soutien	support	H
supporter	to bear / put up with	H
syndicat	trade union	H
témoin	witness	H
tirer	to shoot	H
toxicomane	drug addict	H
tricher	to cheat	H
voyou	yob	H