| Approx.
time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 1:25 |
London, Ontario |
city of 350,000 (http://www.london.ca) |
| 1:33 |
a good chunk of |
(informal) a good bit of,
a good piece of (usually) a hard block of material, e.g., a chunk of wood, a
chunk of chocolate…or in this case, a chunk of his time |
| 1:47 |
yep |
(informal) yes |
| 2:07 |
cockpit |
front of an airplane where
the pilot controls the flight |
| 2:47 |
formative |
having a strong and
lasting influence on someone’s development |
| 3:17 |
by-product |
something that comes as a
result of something else, but happens without planning or intention. Antoine said that a by-product of
living in a different culture is learning to see and think differently
afterwards. He wasn’t intending
to change, but change naturally came about from his life overseas. |
| 3:42 |
spork |
a utensil that is
half-fork, half-spoon |
| 3:44 |
beyond me |
impossible to understand
or process |
| 3:52 |
let alone |
not to mention; and here
is an even stronger example |
| 4:47 |
savored |
tasted slowly, with
enjoyment |
| 4:55 |
slamming their Big Mac |
eating their large
hamburger quickly |
| 5:25 |
ritual |
a practiced ceremony or
routine of activities (sometimes religious) |
| 5:30 |
produce |
fruit and vegetables |
| 5:34 |
aggregate |
put together, form a group |
| 5:45 |
convening |
gathering, coming together |
| 6:06 |
mystique |
mysterious quality,
appeal, or charm |
| 6:11 |
X-bazillion |
many; more than a million
(usually said as an exaggeration) |
| 7:12 |
Muammar Gaddafi |
military dictator of Libya
(from 1969-2011) |
| 7:25 |
dissented |
disagreed on an official
policy or decision |
| 7:33 |
François Hollande |
elected President of
France in 2012 |
| 7:54 |
shades of pink |
variations of left-wing
political belief |
| 7:56 |
Trotskyites, Leninists |
people who followed the
political beliefs of Marxist Leon Trotsky or communist Vladimir Lenin |
| 8:26 |
clashes |
conflicts, collisions,
disagreements |
| 8:39 |
raise our voice |
get loud, speak
emotionally |
| 8:47 |
right up there |
very popular, ranked (up)
near the top of the list |
| 9:13 |
embedded |
inserted, implanted, set
inside |
| 9:18 |
Wild West |
cowboy culture of the
western United States of the second half of the 19th century |
| 9:27 |
bandes dessinées |
French/Belgian
comic books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Belgian_comics) |
| 9:51 |
idolization |
strong admiration, great
love, or worship |
| 9:54 |
cynicism |
belief in the selfishness,
not in the goodness, of people |
| 9:58 |
divergences |
differences, places of
distinctiveness |
| 10:17 |
get ired at |
get annoyed with, become
angry at |
| 10:40 |
burgeoning |
growing quickly, flourish |
| 11:01 |
pigeonhole |
to limit people by placing
them in a narrow role or category |
| 11:04 |
nerd |
someone who is studious or
intellectually advanced but socially unskilled |
| 11:13 |
fly-tying |
creating one’s own “flies”
used as bait in fly-fishing |
| 11:40 |
continuum |
an unbroken sequence or
scale going between two extreme positions |
| 11:46 |
Renaissance |
European cultural movement
from the 14th to 17th century which saw the flourishing of
art, literature, architecture, political science, and intellect |
| 11:52 |
enlightenment |
knowledge, wisdom,
learning, awareness |
| 13:14 |
characterization |
describing the features or
qualities |
| 13:38 |
Council of Gauls |
Celtic people living 2000
years ago in what is now France |
| 13:50 |
downside |
disadvantage |
| 14:21 |
First Peoples |
native tribes of North
America (before the Europeans arrived) |
| 14:27 |
combat history |
fight with past traditions |
| 14:49 |
long legacy |
tradition or achievement
from the distant past which continues today |
| 15:03 |
counterparts |
person performing a
corresponding job in another place |
| 15:34 |
IPAs |
India pale ales; beer type
with strong flavor of hops |