Une Femme ministre de la Défense
French Listening Comprehension
Study Guide
Take a look at the following for help with any vocabulary and grammar that you might not have understood in Une Femme ministre de la Défense, then take the test.
| Vocabulary | |
| un arbitre | referee |
| un attentat | attack |
| un blessé | wounded person |
| décerner | to give, award, issue |
| par ailleurs | otherwise, also |
| RPR | Right-center Right political party |
| surnommer | to nickname |
| à titre personnel | personally, in a personal capacity |
Verb Tenses
Note that many of the things discussed have already taken place, yet the narrator's verb tenses range from past (a vite été plongée) to present (elle est élue) to future (Elle va donc se voir). This is typical of French journalism, to avoid the repetitive nature of a simple listing of actions: Elle a fait, elle a dit, elle a eu, etc.
Civil Status
Americans might find the details about the interviewee's marital status rather strange. In France, one's civil status is everyone's business - it even needs to be reported when applying for jobs!
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