1-3 vocab Flashcards by willow purchese

What is the French term for a female partner?

La compagne

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What is the French term for a male partner?

Le compagnon

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What does ‘gâcher’ mean?

To spoil

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What is the meaning of ‘se dérouler’?

To take place / to occur

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What does ‘embêtant’ mean?

Annoying

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What is the verb form for ‘to annoy’ in French?

Embêter

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Translate ‘tandis que’ into English.

Whilst / whereas

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What does ‘actualiser’ mean?

To update

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What is ‘l’apprentissage’ in English?

The training process

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What is the French term for MP3 player?

Le baladeur

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What does ‘le cerveau’ refer to?

The brain

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What is the meaning of ‘la disponibilité’?

Availability

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What does ‘se distraire’ mean?

To entertain oneself

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Translate ‘les données’ into English.

The data

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What does ‘énerver’ mean?

To annoy

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What does ‘indispensable’ mean?

Essential

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What is the meaning of ‘joignable’?

Reachable / available

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What is ‘la mise à jour’?

Update, updating

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What does ‘nuisible’ mean?

Harmful

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Fill in the blank: ‘Se passer de’ means to _______.

To go without

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What does ‘puissant’ mean?

Powerful

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Translate ‘la Toile’ into English.

The web

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What does ‘la virtualité’ refer to?

The virtual world

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What is the French term for email?

Le courrier électronique

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What does 'la fiabilité' mean?

Loyalty

What is the meaning of 'le fichier'?

File

What is the French term for software?

Le logiciel

What does 'majeur' refer to?

Adult (over 18)

What does 'mineur' mean?

Person under 18

What does 'oser' mean?

To dare

What does 'se répandre' mean?

To spread

What does 'se servir de' mean?

To use

Fill in the blank: 'Dépassé' means _______.

Past its date

What is 'un entretien' in English?

An interview

What does 'joindre' mean?

To reach out to / speak with

What is 'l’atout'?

Asset

What does 'le concitoyen' mean?

Fellow citizen

What is the French term for a person seeking a job?

Le/la demandeur(euse)

What does 'diriger' mean?

To manage / run

What does 's’inscrire' mean?

To enrol / to sign up

What does 's’investir' mean?

To throw oneself into something

What is 'la montée' in English?

Rise / increase

What does 'occasionnelle' mean?

Casual

What is 'le syndicat'?

Trade union

What does 'viser' mean?

To target

What is 'l’analphabétisme' in English?

Illiteracy

What does 'anéantir' mean?

To destroy / wipe out

What is 'animer'?

To lead / facilitate

What does 'le bidonville' refer to?

Shanty town

What does 'la chaleur' mean?

Warmth

What does 'compris(e)' mean?

Included

What is the meaning of 'le décrochage scolaire'?

Dropping out of school

What does 'le défi' mean?

Challenge

What does 'démuni(e)' mean?

Destitute

What does 'éprouver' mean?

To experience

What does 'évoluer' mean?

To progress / evolve

What is 'le fléau' in English?

Scrounge

What does 'le FLE' refer to?

French as a foreign language

What does 'insalubre' mean?

Unclean

What is 'le justificatif'?

Supporting document

What does 'le moins que rien' mean?

Person with nothing

What does 'sale' mean?

Dirty / unclean

What does 'soigner' mean?

To care for / support

What does 'attribuer' mean?

To assign

What is 'le cadre' in English?

Framework / remit

What does 'effectuer' mean?

To carry out

What does 'l’entraide' mean?

Mutual aid

What is 'la gestion' in English?

Management

What does 's’orienter' mean?

To direct oneself

What is 'le parcours' in English?

The journey / route

What does 'reconnaissant(e)' mean?

Grateful

What does 'réorienter' mean?

To redirect

Fill in the blank: 'Tant de' means _______.

As many as

What does 'adhérer à' mean?

To subscribe to / belong to

What is 'la cotisation'?

Subscription fee

What does 'cracher sur' mean?

To turn one’s nose up at / to spit on

What is the French term for director or manager?

Le/la dirigeant

What does 'le licenciement' mean?

Dismissal, lay off

What does 'pleurnicher' mean?

To snivel, to whinge

What are 'les prud’hommes'?

Industrial tribunal

What does 'le souci' mean?

Worry

What does 'licencier' mean?

To sack

Fill in the blank: 'Meilleur' + _______.

noun

Fill in the blank: 'Mieux' + _______.

verb

What does 'ce que' mean in the middle of a sentence?

What

What does 'has/have been + time phrase' imply in French?

Present + depuis

1-3 vocab Flashcards

La famille en voie de changement, le cybersociete et la benevolat