The Christman Truce of 1914

Definition:A state involving beliefs and feelings that causes a person to think or act in a certain way.

Vocabulary Word

​attitude

​Example: When she did not get her way, she had a bad attitude in class.

​Ask: What kind of attitude do you have today?

​Translations: (per Google Translate)
Spanish: actitud
Portuguese: atitude
French: attitude
Haitian Creole: atitid

Definition:A joke or to speak in a playful way.

Vocabulary Word

​banter

​Example: The comedian had the crown laughing with his wit and banter.

​Ask: Has anyone ever bantered with you?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: broma
Portuguese: brincadeira
French: plaisanter
Haitian Creole: betiz

Definition:to give and receive something in return, to trade

Vocabulary Word

​exchange

​Example: Baseball teams often exchange players before the season begins.

​Ask: Do your exchange gifts on a holiday?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: intercambio
Portuguese: intercâmbio
French: échange
Haitian Creole: echanj

Definition:refusal to accept orders; a rebellion

Vocabulary Word

​mutiny

​Example: Students who do not like school lunchroom food might stage a mutiny.

​Ask: What else might cause someone to mutiny?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: intercambio
Portuguese: intercâmbio
French: échange
Haitian Creole: echanj

Definition:approved by government or organization

Vocabulary Word

​official

​Example: The application requires an official copy of my transcript.

​Ask: Who is the official Principal at RPSHS?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: oficial
Portuguese: oficial
French: officielle/officiel
Haitian Creole: ofisyèl

Definition: To do something in a way that is understood or agreed without directly saying it

Vocabulary Word

​tacitly

​Example: The teen tacitly agreed to clean up after the party.

​Ask: Have you ever tacitly agreed to meet someone at the movies?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: tácitamente
Portuguese: tacitamente
French: tacitement
Haitian Creole: tacite

Definition:an agreement between enemies to stop fighting

Vocabulary Word

​truce

​Example: After years of fighting, the friends decided to call a truce and make up.

​Ask: What else might cause someone to mutiny?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: tregua
Portuguese: truque
French: astuce
Haitian Creole: jwe fent

Definition:a long ditch used by soldiers to stay safe and hidden

Vocabulary Word

​trench

​Example: I dug a trench to keep the water away from my house.

​Ask: Where are there trenches near our school?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: sobretudo
Portuguese: trincheira
French: tranchée/tranché
Haitian Creole: tranche

Definition:to inflict bodily injury that involves a cut or break in the skin

Vocabulary Word

​wound

​Example: The nurse placed a bandage over my wound.

​Ask: What other treatments should you give a wound?

​Translations:(per Google Translate)
Spanish: redondo
Portuguese: ferida
French: blesser
Haitian Creole: blese