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1
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joyous, happy

A

joyeux, =
joyeuse s

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ugly

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laid s
laide s
“lay”, “lehd”

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light (weight)
slight

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léger s
légère s

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slow

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lent s
lente s

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heavy

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lourd s
lourde s

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skinny, lean
- not mince -

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maigre s
maigre s

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ill, sick

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malade s
malade s

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dishonest

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malhonnête s
malhonnête s

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bad

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mauvais, =
mauvaise s

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mean, unkind

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méchant s
méchante s

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better
adj.

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meilleur s
meilleure s

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same

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même s
même s

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cute, “sweet”

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mignon s
mignonne s

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thin
(m)

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mince s
mince s

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modern

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moderne s
moderne s

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dead

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mort s
morte s

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soft;
lethargic

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mou s
molle s

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wet

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mouillé s
mouillée s
“moo-yay”

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sorry
(n)

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navré s
navrée s

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nervous

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nerveux, =
nerveuse s

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cloudy

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nuageux, =
nuageuse s

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stormy

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orageux, =
orageuse s

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open
adj.

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ouvert s
ouverte s

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lazy

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paresseux, =
paresseuse s

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patient

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patient s
patiente s

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poor

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pauvre s
pauvre s

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full

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plein s
pleine s

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polite

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poli s
polie s

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29
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previous

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précédent s
précédente s

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first

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premier s
première s

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hurried, pressed

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pressé s
pressée s

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ready

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prêt s
prête s

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clean, neat

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propre s
propre s

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rapid, fast

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rapide s
rapide s

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rare

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rare s
rare s
“rah(r)”

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delighted
(r)

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ravi s
ravie s

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romantic

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romantique s
romantique s

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38
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wise, calm

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sage s
sage s

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serious

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sérieux, =
sérieuse s

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40
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alone

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seul s
seule s

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41
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silent

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silencieux, =
silencieuse s

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42
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simple

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simple s
simple s

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lonely
(not seul)

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solitaire s
solitaire s

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stupid

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stupide s
stupide s

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following, next
-s-

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suivant s
suivante s

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46
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great, super

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super
invariable

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47
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nice
(short)

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sympa s
sympa s

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48
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shy

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timide s
timide s

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calm, tranquil

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tranquille s
tranquille s

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50
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hard working
adj.

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travailleur s
travailleuse s

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51
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sad

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triste s
triste s

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52
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useful

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utile s
utile s

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53
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empty

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vide s
vide s

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54
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alive

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vivant s
vivante s

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true, genuine

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vrai s
vraie s

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56
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Adjectives and BRANDS ??
I have a new Mercedes.

A

Adjectives declines as for the Noun replaced with the Brand.
J’ai une nouvelle Mercedes.
la voiture

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57
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This dog (f) is so cute.

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Cette chien est tellement mignonne.
(not use chienne)

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58
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You are light as a feather.
m, tu

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Tu es léger comme une plume.

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59
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The blankets are already dry.

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Les couvertures sont déjà sèches.

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My father is a patient man.

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Mon père est un homme patient.

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61
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We (nous) are very happy for you (t).
fem.

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Nous sommes très heureuses pour toi.

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62
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My new car has not arrived yet.

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Ma nouvelle voiture n’est pas encore arrivée.

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63
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Did you (tu) see this handsome man? (statement)

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Tu as vu ce bel homme?

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64
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Why do you (tu) keep this old shirt. (est-ce que)

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Pourquoi est-ce que tu gardes cette vieille chemise?

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“He” is the best athlete in his category.

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C’est le meilleur athlète dans sa catégorie.

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66
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The pink flowers are the most beautiful.

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Les fleurs roses sont les plus belles.

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67
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It is my opinion, but these shoes are ugly.

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C’est mon opinion mais ces chaussures sont laides.

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68
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It is stormy today.
(weather = impersonal)

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Il fait orageux aujourd’hui.

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69
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My grandmother is worried when I do not give news.

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Ma grand-mère est inquiète quand je ne donne pas de nouvelles.

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That pastry is too hard to eat.

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Cette pâtisserie est trop dure à manger.

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71
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I (f) prefer to study alone in my room.

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Je préfère étudier seule dans ma chambre.

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72
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The next train is at 10 o’clock.

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Le prochain train est à dix heures.

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73
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We (on) bought some black paint for the laundry. (room implied) (passé composé)

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On a acheté de la peinture noire pour la buanderie.

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74
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I prefer soft mattresses.
le matelas

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Je préfère les matelas mous.

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75
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She has bought a pretty dress for the wedding.

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Elle a acheté une jolie robe pour le mariage.

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76
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Some adjectives come before nouns.
What is the mnemonic ?

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BANGS
beauty
age
number
goodness
size

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77
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a beautiful cat

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un beau chat

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78
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a pretty landscape

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un joli paysage

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79
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the young children

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les jeunes enfants

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80
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a new product

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un nouveau produit

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81
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the first day of vacation

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le premier jour des vacances

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82
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the second singer (m)

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le deuxième chanteur

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83
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the last day

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le dernier jour

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84
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a bad choice

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un mauvais choix

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85
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a better grade

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une meilleure note

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86
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a nice gentleman
+
GENTLEMAN, not MAN

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un gentil monsieur

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87
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a small/little book

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un petit livre

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88
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a tall building
le bâtiment

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un grand bâtiment

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89
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a big bill
la facture

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une grosse facture

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90
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(some) long hair

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des longs cheveux

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91
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He has told (r) an amusing joke.

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Il a raconté une blague amusante.

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92
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I’m “looking for” the best restaurant in town.

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Je cherche le meilleur restaurant de la ville.

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It’s an impossible problem to solve.

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C’est un problème impossible à résoudre.

94
Q

The last survivor of the accident recently passed away.

A

Le dernier survivant de l’accident est décédé récemment.

95
Q

The open door lets in some fresh air.

A

La porte ouverte laisse entrer de l’air frais.

96
Q

to assign, allocate;
to impart, grant
* mostly used in formal contexts

A

impartir
imparti
n/a

97
Q

the pipe

A

le tuyau
les tuyaux

98
Q

the pit, nucleus

A

le noyau
les noyaux

99
Q

the thug

A

le voyou
les voyous

100
Q

the cruelty

A

la cruauté

101
Q

the hatred

A

la haine
“enn”

102
Q

the sphinx

A

le sphinx, -

103
Q

the traffic

A

le trafic

104
Q

the basilisk

A

le basilic

105
Q

the unicorn

A

la licorne

106
Q

the phoenix

A

le phénix

107
Q

the mermaid;
the siren (like police…)

A

la sirène

108
Q

the griffin

A

le griffon

109
Q

the centaur

A

le centaure

110
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the greatest / biggest
m and f

A

le plus grand
la plus grande

111
Q

the pride

A

la fierté

112
Q

perfectly

A

parfaitement

113
Q

normal, natural

A

normal, normaux
normale, normales

114
Q

(1 word)
rel. pronoun: whoever, anyone who
indef. pronoun: anyone, anybody

A

quiconque

115
Q

to imagine

A

imaginer

116
Q

to mean, entail, involve

A

impliquer

117
Q

(phrase)
anything, anything at all

A

quoi que se soit

118
Q

When apply an adjective to Indefinite Pronoun THEN need DE before each adjective.
“anything strange or mysterious”

A

quoi que ce soit D’étrange ou DE mystérieux

119
Q

mysterious

A

mystérieux, =
mystérieuse, -s

120
Q

the nonsense
plural in French

A

les sornettes
(la)

121
Q

the revenge;
the return match

A

la revanche

122
Q

(phrase, 2 words)
to have at one’s disposal,
have access to ….

A

disposer de

123
Q

longer
m/f

A

plus long
plus longue

124
Q

the average
+
“than the average”
f

A

la moyenne
+
que la moyenne

125
Q

“while” looking

A

en regardant
en + pres. participle = gerondif

126
Q
  1. over (like to look over sth)
  2. upstairs
  3. above
A

par-dessus
au-dessus
au-dessus de

127
Q

the fence;
the closer, end, closing

A

la clôture

128
Q

over the fences

A

par-dessus les clôtures

129
Q

to fabricate, manufacture

A

fabriquer
fabriqué
fabriquant

130
Q

the drill

A

la perceuse

131
Q

solid, massive

A

massif s
massive s

132
Q

the bearing, attitude, composure

A

la contenance

133
Q

nice, pleasant, agreable

A

agréable s
agréable s

134
Q

in the course of ….,
throughout….

A

au cours de
“cour”

135
Q

to indicate, report, signal

A

signaler
signalé
signalant

136
Q

adv.
also, as well, equally, evenly

A

également

137
Q

the word

A

le mot

138
Q

just in time

A

juste à temps

139
Q

the lounge, sitting room

A

le salon

140
Q

the TV news

A

le journal télévisé

141
Q

idiom, to do sth to the maximum extent possible.
as NORMALLY as could be
** the most normal of the world **

A

LE PLUS normalement DU MONDE

142
Q

the account, testimony, evidence

A

le témoignage

143
Q

the way, manner
(like behave in a way/manner)

A

la manière

144
Q

“in any case..”

A

de toute manière….

145
Q

the presenter (like on tv)
m and f

A

le présentateur
la présentatrice

146
Q

the region

A

la région

147
Q

yet
*
-also like: however, now-
intro. to contrast, development, clarification, somewhat more formal register

A

or

148
Q

the prey (animal)

A

la proie

149
Q

incapable

A

incapable s
incapable s

150
Q

the expert

A

le
l’expert

151
Q

to explain

A

expliquer

152
Q

idiom - 1 phrase
to say the least

A

pour le moins…

153
Q

to improve - pr

A

j’améliore
tu améliores
il améliore
nous améliorons
vous améliorez
ils améliorent

154
Q

to improve - pc

A

j’ai amélioré
tu as amélioré
il a amélioré
nous avons amélioré
vous avez amélioré
ils ont amélioré

155
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to improve - imp

A

j’améliorais
tu améliorais
il améliorait
nous améliorions
vous amélioriez
ils amélioraient

156
Q

to improve - fs

A

j’améliorerai
tu amélioreras
il améliorera
nous améliorerons
vous améliorerez
ils amélioreront

157
Q

to purr - base

A

ronronner
ronronné
ronronnant

158
Q

to purr - pr

A

je ronronne
tu ronronnes
il ronronne
nous ronronnons
vous ronronnez
ils ronronnent

159
Q

to purr - pc

A

j’ai ronronné
tu as ronronné
il a ronronné
nous avons ronronné
vous avez ronronné
ils ont ronronné

160
Q

to purr - imp

A

je ronronnais
tu ronronnais
il ronronnait
nous ronronnions
vous ronronniez
ils ronronnaient

161
Q

to purr - fs

A

je ronronnerai
tu ronronneras
il ronronnera
nous ronronnerons
vous ronronnerez
ils ronronneront

162
Q

the thing, thingy
the trick

A

le truc

163
Q

to have the knack
-phrase-

A

avoir le truc
“trük”

164
Q

the gang, bunch (of people)
the strip (bandage, comic)

A

la bande

165
Q

to dare

A

oser
osé
osant

166
Q

approximately
-phrase-

A

à peu près

167
Q

the opinion;
the notice
(more formal, implies judgement)

A

le
l’avis

168
Q

the stiffness

A

la raideur

169
Q

ordinary
adj.

A

ordinaire s
ordinaire s

170
Q

a glance, look
“a stroke of the eye”

A

un coup d’oeil

171
Q

“all of this”

A

tout cela

172
Q

the link;
like a connection

A

le lien
“lee-en”

173
Q

the case
like; in which case…

A

le cas
les cas
“kah”

174
Q

in case of …

A

en cas de …

175
Q

to prove to be…, to turn out,
to be found to be
1 verb, just the BASE

A

s’avérer
avéré
s’avérant

176
Q

to stand, tolerate, endure

A

supporter
supporté
supportant

177
Q

the event

A

le
l’événement

178
Q

to undergo;
to suffer

A

subir
subi
subissant

179
Q

the consequence

A

la conséquence

180
Q

consequently

A

en conséquence

181
Q

the kind, type, sort, species

A

la
l’espèce

182
Q

to yawn

A

bâiller
bâillé
bâillant

183
Q

in this way
adv.

A

ainsi

184
Q

somewhat, a bit

A

quelque peu

185
Q

agitated, restless

A

agité s
agitée s

186
Q

the drowsiness

A

la somnolence

187
Q

the statue

A

la statue
“stah tü”

188
Q

to appear
- base -

A

apparaître
apparu
apparaissant

189
Q

such
adj.

A

tel s
telle s

190
Q

the silence

A

le silence

191
Q

to spurt, gush, flow out;
to rear up, appear dramatically

A

jaillir
jailli
jaillissant

192
Q

to shudder, quiver, twitch;
to simmer

A

frémir
frémi
frémissant

193
Q

to shrink;
to narrow

A

rétrécir
rétréci
rétrécissant

194
Q

to judge

A

juger
jugé
jugeant

195
Q

the beard

A

la barbe

196
Q

to sweep

A

balayer
balayé
balayant

197
Q

the floor, soil, ground

A

le sol

198
Q

to wear, put on
(footwear only)

A

chausser
chaussé
chaussant

199
Q

to equip, furnish

A

munir
muni
munissant

200
Q

the loop, buckle, curl

A

la boucle

201
Q

brilliant

A

brillant s
brillante s

202
Q

sparkling

A

étincelant s
étincelante s

203
Q

hooked, claw-like

A

crochu s
crochue s

204
Q

the impression

A

la
l’impression

205
Q

brusquely, abruptly
adv.

A

brusquement

206
Q

“for some reason (or another)”

A

pour une raison quelconque
+
quelconque:
* ordinary
* any, any kind of

207
Q

apparently
adv.

A

apparemment

208
Q

the lighter

A

le briquet

209
Q

the cap
like on a pen

A

le capuchon

210
Q

to hold out;
to stretch

A

tendre
tendu
tendant

211
Q

to switch on, light

A

allumer
allumé
allumant

212
Q

the street-lamp

A

le réverbère

213
Q

the banging, clicking, slam

A

le claquement

214
Q

to activate

A

actionner
actionné
actionnant

215
Q

the light

A

la lumière

216
Q

rp: whoever, anyone who
ip: anyone, anybody

A

quiconque

217
Q

small eyes like a ferret’s

A

petits yeux de fouine

218
Q

the ferret, martin

A

la fouine

219
Q

tender
adj.

A

tendre s
tendre s

220
Q

I arrive.
*
You do not arrive.

A

J’arrive.
Tu n’arrives pas.

221
Q

They (m) have gone up.
*
They (f) have not gone up.

A

Ils sont montés.
*
Elles ne sont pas montées.

222
Q

the tribute

A

le
l’hommage

223
Q

I was going out.
*
You (t) were not going out/exiting.

A

Je sortais.
*
Tu ne sortais pas.

224
Q

They (f) will manage.
* parvenir
I will not manage.

A

Elles parviendront.
*
Je ne parviendrai pas.

225
Q

the hospitality

A

la
l’hospitalité

226
Q

the Lithuania
Lithuanian adj. m f
the Lithuanian m f
the Lithuanian language
the Lithuanians

A

la Lituanie
lituanien, lituanienne
le Lituanien, la Lituanienne
le lituanien
les Lituaniens

227
Q

to be - 500 - impératif
Be!, tu, nous, vous

A

être, été, étant
*
Sois !
Soyons !
Soyez !

228
Q

à/de ???
to obtain/get from
* She obtained good results from her work.

A

obtenir de
*
Elle a obtenu de bons résultats de son travail.

229
Q

cursed, damned
adj.

A

maudit, maudits
maudite, maudites

230
Q

IDIOM
L: to have the balls
M: to be pissed off

A

avoir les boules
*
familiar !

231
Q
A

French Grammar - Moreau (36 decks)

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