France under Occupation and Collaboration

• arrestation


  the act of arresting someone
• collaborer


  to work together with the enemy
• collaborateur


  a person who collaborates with the enemy
• collabo


  a derogatory term for a collaborator
• commissaire de police


  the chief of police
• délit


  an offense or crime
• dénoncer


  to report someone to the authorities
• emmener qqn


  to take someone with you
• entasser


  to pile up or stack
• étoile


  a star (symbol used to identify Jewish people)
• fuite


  an escape or flight
• fusiller


  to shoot someone
• Juif


  a Jewish boy or man
• Juive


  a Jewish girl or woman
• justificatif


  proof or evidence
• menacer


  to threaten someone
• milice


  a paramilitary organization
• milicien(ne)


  a member of a militia
• prime


  a reward or allowance
• rafle


  a round-up or raid
• rafler


  to round up or seize
• sauver


  to escape or run away
• sentir


  to feel or sense
• survivre


  to survive or stay alive
• antisémite


  a person who holds anti-Semitic beliefs
• antisemitisme


  the belief or ideology of being anti-Semitic
• anthropologue


  a scientist who studies human societies and cultures
• conseil des ministres


  the Council of Ministers
• distraire


  to entertain or amuse
• emprise


  a hold, grip, or influence
• exposition


  an exhibition or display
• fonctionnaire


  a civil servant or public servant
• incitation à la haine


  the act of inciting hatred
• menace


  a threat or danger
• moulage


  moulds or models
• nettoyage ethnique


  ethnic cleansing
• ordonnance

  a decree or ruling
• promouvoir


  to promote or encourage
• profondément


  deeply or profoundly
• propagande


  the spread of ideas or information to promote a cause