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1
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the argument

A

le
l’argument

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the Tuesday

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le mardi

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the Wednesday

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le mercredi

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the gram

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le gramme

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the brick

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la brique

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the creek

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la crique

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the rival m.
the rival f.

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le rival, rivaux
la rivale, rivales

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the choir

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la chorale

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the final
(like: quarter finals of race)

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la finale

“fee-nahl”

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the fair

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la foire

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the nuance

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la nuance

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the scale

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la balance

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the revision

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la révision

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the requirement

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la
l’exigence

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the emergency

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la
l’urgence

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the society

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la société

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the half

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la moitié

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the friendship

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la
l’amitié

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the lollypop

A

la sucette
“sü-set”

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the adventure

A

la
l’aventure

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21
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the stripe

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la rayure
“ray-üre”

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the knife
les…

A

le couteau
les couteaux

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the guy
(neutral, impersonal, maybe a bit negative)

A

le type
“teep”

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the sick person
le la use same form

A

le/la
malade

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the apprentice
m/f differ

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le l’apprenti
la l’apprentie

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the associate
m/f differ

A

le
l’associé
la
l’associée

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the teacher
m/f differ
-e-

A

le l’enseignant
la l’enseignante

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the baker
m/f differ

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le boulanger
la boulangère

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the pharmacist
m/f differ

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le pharmacien
la pharmacienne

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the dietician
m/f differ

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le diététicien
la diététicienne

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the explorer
m/f differ

A

le l’explorateur
la l’exploratrice

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the widow
the widower

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la veuve
le veuf

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the spouse (husband/wife)
m/f differ

A

le l’époux
la l’épouse

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34
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the acquaintance
no gender change

A

la connaissance

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35
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the insect

A

le
l’insecte

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36
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the image,
picture

A

la
l’image

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the painting
the paint
(same word)

A

la peinture

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38
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the bullet

A

la balle

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39
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the body
les…

A

le corps
les corps

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40
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the campus
les ….

A

le campus
les campus
“kahm-püs”

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the cross
les ….

A

la croix
les croix

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42
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the choice
les …

A

le choix
les choix

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43
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the boat
les…

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le bateau
les bateaux

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44
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the flag

A

le drapeau
les drapeaux

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45
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the pit, stone of fruit
the nucleus

A

le noyau
les noyaux
(“nwah-yo”)

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46
Q

the baby carriage, stroller
ex.

A

le landau
les landaus

(“lahn-doh”)

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47
Q

Nouns ending in -ou are usually…….. but …..

A

plural with -s
but many exceptions -x

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48
Q

the kiss
les……
(informal)

A

le bisou
les bisous

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49
Q

the lunatic

A

le fou
les fous

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50
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the lock
les…

A

le verrou
les verrous

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51
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the thug
les…

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le voyou
les voyous

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52
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the pebble

A

le caillou
les cailloux

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53
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the cabbage

A

le chou
les choux

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54
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the knee
les…

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le genou
les genoux

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55
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the toy - informal dimin.
the toy - standard regular

A

le joujou, les joujoux
le jouet, les jouets

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56
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the flea, louse

A

le pou
les poux

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57
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the jar

A

le bocal
les bocaux

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58
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the crystal
les …..

A

le cristal
les cristaux

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59
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the metal

A

le métal
les métaux

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60
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the signal

A

le signal
les signaux

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61
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the total

A

le total
les totaux

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62
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the court

give plural

A

le tribunal
les tribunaux

63
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the ball, dance

A

le bal, bals

64
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the carnival
les…

A

le carnaval, carnavals

65
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the festival

A

le festival, festivals

66
Q

the recital
les…

A

le récital, récitals

67
Q

the jumper, sweater
not pull

A

le chandail, chandails

68
Q

the detail
les ….

A

le détail, détails

69
Q

the scarecrow, specter

A

le
l’épouvantail, épouvantails

70
Q

the gate
les ….

A

le portail, portails

71
Q

the track
-r-

A

le rail, rails

72
Q

the lease

A

le bail
les baux

73
Q

the coral

A

le corail
les coraux

74
Q

the stained glass window

A

le vitrail
les vitraux

75
Q

the tool

A

le
l’outil
“oo-tee”

76
Q

the rifle, gun

A

le fusil
les fusils
(“fü-zee”)

77
Q

the ribbon

A

le ruban

78
Q

the pine tree

A

le sapin

79
Q

the eye
the eyes

A

le
l’œil
les yeux

80
Q

the Gentleman, man, Sir, Mr.

les…..

A

le Monsieur
les Messieurs
(capitalized only if used as form of address, not as general noun)

81
Q

the cushion

A

le coussin

82
Q

the flash of lightening
the eclair au chocolate

A

le
l’éclair

83
Q

the roof
-m version-

A

le toit

84
Q

the screen

A

le
l’écran

85
Q

the stairs

SINGULAR IN FRENCH

A

le
l’escalier

86
Q

the thread

A

le fil
“feel”

87
Q

the outfit
of clothing

A

le
l’habit

88
Q

the mathematics
always plural

A

les mathématiques
la, but pl

89
Q

the people
always plural

A

les gens
le, but pl

90
Q

the scissors
always plural

A

les ciseaux
le, but plural

91
Q

the crowd

A

la foule

92
Q

the engagement
always plural

A

les fiançailles
fem pl

93
Q

the garbage
-o-
always plural

A

les ordures
fem pl

94
Q

the spinach

A

les épinards
masc. pl

95
Q

the tooth

A

la dent

96
Q

the tortoise

A

la tortue

97
Q

the keyboard

A

le clavier
-klah-vee-ay-

98
Q

the field

A

le champ
“cha(n)”

99
Q

the idea

A

la
l’idée

100
Q

the river
(major, into a sea or ocean)

A

le fleuve

101
Q

the era, age, time

not âge

A

la
l’époque

102
Q

the business,
the case

A

la
l’affaire

103
Q

the monkey

A

le singe

104
Q

the shelf

A

la
l’étagère

105
Q

use DA with abstract nouns
the science
the weather

A

les sciences
le temps

106
Q

use DA with concrete nouns when discussing them in a general way.
Dogs love to play ball.
Cars are a luxury.

A

Les chiens aiment jouer à la balle.

Les voitures sont un luxe.

107
Q

use DA with languages and school subjects.
Math is difficult.
We study French.
Biology is his preferred subject.

A

Les maths sont difficiles.

On étudie le français.

La biologie est sa matière préférée.

108
Q

use DA with continents, countries and provinces.
Africa is a continent.
France is magnificent.
British Columbia is a province of Canada.

A

L’Afrique est un continent.

La France est magnifique.

La Columbie Britannique est une province au Canada.

109
Q

use DA with quantities and prices.
50 kilometers an hour
2 euros a piece
That costs 10 dollars per kilo.

A

50 kilomètres à l’heure.

2 euros la pièce.

Cela coûte 10 dollars le kilo.

110
Q

use DA with dates and days of week IF action is regular.
I have been working since May 6th.
“…am working….”
Christmas is the 25th of December.
She works on Mondays.

A

Je travaille depuis le 6 Mai.

Noël est le 25 décembre.

Elle travaille le lundi.

111
Q

use DA with parts of body.
I brush my hair.
He has broken his arm.
I have a sore throat.

A

Je me brosse les cheveux.

Il s’est cassé le bras.

J’ai mal à la gorge.

112
Q

the throat

A

la gorge

113
Q

the blood

A

le sang
“sanh”

114
Q

the ring
(jewelry)

A

la bague

115
Q

the error, mistake

A

la
l’erreur

116
Q

the mill
(for grain…)

A

le moulin

117
Q

the task

A

la tâche

118
Q

the content (of a bowl…)
singular

A

le contenu

119
Q

the muscle

A

le muscle

120
Q

the noise
rumour

A

le bruit

121
Q

the island

A

la
l’île

122
Q

After verb PARLER and before a LANGUAGE can have DA or nothing.
I speak English.
You speak Spanish.

A

Je parle l’anglais.

Tu parles espagnol.

123
Q

the fire
not feu

A

le
l’incendie

124
Q

You (v) return.
*
They (m) do not return.
RETOURNER

A

Vous retournez
*
Ils ne retournent pas.

125
Q

We have become.
*
You (v) have not become.

A

Nous sommes devenus.
*
Vous n’êtes pas devenus.

126
Q

the vase

A

le vase

127
Q

the Bulgaria
bulgarian adj.
the Bulgarian m/f
the Bulgarian language
the Bulgarians

A

la Bulgarie
bulgare, bulgare
le / la Bulgare
le bulgare
les Bulgares

128
Q

good morning Madam

A

bonjour Madame

129
Q

the June

A

le juin

130
Q

in September

A

en septembre

131
Q

the tent

A

la tente

132
Q

It is midnight.

A

Il est minuit.

133
Q

to be thirsty

A

avoir soif

134
Q

1915

A

mille neuf cent quinze

135
Q

the region

A

la région

136
Q

the dead person

A

le mort, la mort
–same

137
Q

to have – subjunctive imparfait - 500 - LIT
that I had…
that you had…

A

avoir, eu, ayant
*
que j’eusse
que tu eusses
qu’il eût
que nous eussions
que vous eussiez
qu’ils eussent

138
Q

de/à ???
to gain access TO, to access, to reach
* Visitors can’t access this area.

A

accéder à
*
Les visiteurs ne peuvent pas accéder à cette zone.

139
Q

to unearth, find, track down

A

dénicher
déniché
dénichant

140
Q

IDIOM
L: to have horror of
M: to hate
* I hate the color yellow.

A

avoir horreur de
*
J’ai horreur de la couleur jaune.

141
Q

the court house

A

le palais de justice

142
Q

repairable

A

réparable s
réparable s

143
Q

the ‘police station’

A

le commissariat
commy sahr ee ah

144
Q

the palace; the palate

A

le palais

145
Q

nevertheless
-n-

A

néanmoins

146
Q

The book of which I have forgotten the title.

A

Le livre dont j’ai oublié le titre.

147
Q

The man whose car is parked outside.

A

L’homme dont la voiture est garée dehors.

148
Q

The subjects of which we have spoken.

A

Les sujets dont nous avons parlé.

149
Q

The film that I was talking about.

A

Le film dont je parlais.

150
Q

the prune

A

le pruneau
les pruneaux

151
Q

the blackberry

A

la mûre

152
Q

the blueberry

A

la myrtille

153
Q

the watermelon

A

la pastèque

French Grammar - Moreau (36 decks)

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