Adjectives 01 Flashcards
1
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True/false
m/f
A
Vrai/faux
Vraie/fausse
2
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Delighted (m/f)
A
Ravi/ravie
3
Q
Pregnant
A
enceinte
4
Q
fussy/difficult
A
difficile (masc+fem)
5
Q
light
m/f
A
léger
légère
6
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slow
m/f
A
lent
lente
7
Q
lasting
A
durable
8
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proud (to be)
m/f
A
fier/fière (d’être)
9
Q
eccentric
A
excentrique
10
Q
special
m/f
A
particulier
particulière
11
Q
ghastly
A
exécrable
12
Q
aggressive
m/f
A
agressif(s)
agressive(s)
13
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understanding
(*potential faux ami)
(m/f)
A
compréhensif(s)
compréhensive(s)
(not ‘comprehensive’)
14
Q
kind
(*potential faux ami)
(m/f)
A
gentil
gentille
(not ‘gentle’)
15
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helpful
A
serviable
16
Q
funny
A
drôle
17
Q
negative
m/f
A
négatif(s)
négative(s)
18
Q
friendly
irregular spelling
A
(m) amical - amicaux*
(f) amicale - amicales
* The masculine plural form of amical is irregular
19
Q
hypocritical
A
hypocrite
20
Q
nosey (full declension)
A
(m) curieux - curieux
(f) curieuse - curieuses
21
Q
likeable
* potential faux ami
A
sympathique
not ‘sympathetic’
22
Q
mischievous, cheeky
(*potential faux ami)
(m/f)
A
malicieux, -euse
not ‘malicious’
23
Q
cheerful
m/f
A
gai
gaie
24
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confident
m/f
A
confiant
confiante
25
faithful
fidèle
26
unselfish
| m/f
désinteressé(e)
27
forbidden
| m/f
interdit
| interdite
28
quaint / picturesque
pittoresque
29
surprising / startling
| m/f
surprenant
| surprenante
30
old / beatiful / new - have their alternative masc forms
vieux, beau and nouveau
vieil, bel, nouvel
vieille, belle, nouvelle are the femenine
31
famous
célèbre
32
several
plusieurs
33
impressive
| m/f
impressionnant
| impressionnante
34
ugly
| m/f
laid / laide
35
unimaginable
inimaginable
36
unforgettable
inoubliable
37
super! great!
génial !
38
boring
| m/f
ennuyeux
| ennuyeuse
39
abstract
| m/f
abstrait
| abstraite
40
exhausting
| m/f
épuisant(e)
41
tiring
| m/f
fatigant(e)
42
daily
| m/f
quotidien
| quotidienne
43
criminal or felon (noun)
| m/f
criminel
| criminelle
44
love, in love, loving (adj)
| sing/plur - masc/fem
amoureux / amoureuse
| amoureux / amoureuses
45
former, ancient, late
| m/f
ancien
| ancienne
46
human, humain
humain
| humaine
47
uninhabited
inhabité
| inhabitée
48
mental (full declension adj)
mental / mentale
| mentaux / mentales
49
stupid, brainless, idiotic
stupide
50
commercialised
commercialisé
51
rubbish (quality)
nul
52
dumb, foolish, silly
bête
53
excitable, horny
excité
| excitée
54
ordinary, common
ordinaire
55
mixed, fused, crossed (e.g. racially, culturally)
métissé
| métissée
56
sanitary / health (as adjective)
sanitaire
57
major / important
majeur
58
wide / vaste / extensive
vaste
59
playful
ludique
60
full
plein
| pleine
61
tormented
tourmenté
| tourmentée
62
grandiose / big / imposing
grandiose
63
innumerable / countless
innombrable
64
guarantee
garanti
65
endowed / gifted
doté
| dotée
66
economic / economical
économique
67
close / near
proche
68
superb / beautiful
superbe
69
internal & external
intérieure et extérieure
70
free / complimentary
gratuit
| gratuite
71
typical / characteristic
typique
72
assigned
attribué
| attribuée
73
missing
manquant
74
(view) panoramic
(vue) panoramique
75
included
inclus
| incluse
76
registered / enrolled
inscrit
| inscrite
77
great! / brilliant! / wow!
génial !
78
brief
bref
| brève
79
welcoming
accueillant
| accueillante
80
moving / emotional
émouvant
| émouvante
81
luxurious
luxueux
| luxueuse
82
conscientious
consciencieux
| consciencieuse
83
versatile / all-rounder
polyvalent
| polyvalente
84
more expensive
plus coûteux
85
healthier
plus sain
86
fresher
plus frais
87
more varied
plus varié
88
closer
plus près
89
more convenient
plus pratique
90
as good
aussi bon
91
(wine) full bodied
(le vin) corsé
92
(wine) dry
(le vin) sec
93
(wine) sweet)
(le vin) doux
94
(wine) light
(le vin) léger
95
homemade
fait maison
96
'which shows the dirt' - single word adjective
salissant
97
chic
classe
98
bulky
encombrant
99
out of date (as an adjective)
périmé
100
broken
cassé
| cassée
101
following / next / subsequent
suivant
102
healthy
sain
| saine
103
polite
poli
104
sufficient
suffisant
105
harmful
nocif/ve
106
essential / paramount
primordial`
107
conservative / preservative
conservateur
108
not advisavble
déconseillé
109
tired / exhausted / knackered / punctured / cut or slashed
crevé
| crevée
110
powerful / strong
puissant(e)
111
future (adjective)
futur(e)
112
pregnant
enceinte
113
aged / elderly
âgé
| âgée
114
lively / animated
animé
| animée
115
polluted
pollué
| polluée
116
distant (adj)
lointain
| lointaine
117
jewish (m/f)
juif
| juive
118
(person) suspected
soupçonné
| soupçonnée
119
fabulous
fabuleux
| fabuleuse
120
sponsored by
parrainé par
121
reminiscent of the middle ages
moyenâgeux
122
opposing (i.e. an object or item)
adverse
123
anchored / rooted in
ancré dans
124
userfriendly / convivial i.e. done better a a group of people
convivial
125
favourite
favori
| favorite
126
lazy (x2)
paresseux / paresseuse
| faignant / faignante
127
pagan / heathen (adj)
païen / païenne
128
lukewarm / tepid
tiède (invariable adjective)
129
sticky / tacky
collant
| collante
130
noisy
bruyant
| bruyante
131
ferocious
féroce
132
golden
doré
| dorée
133
striking / impressive
saisissant
| saisissante
134
shimmering / sparkling
chatoyant
| chatoyante
135
local
local / locale
| locaux /locales
136
rural
rural / rurale
| ruraux / rurales
137
hilly / undulating
vallonné
138
idle
oisif
| oisive
139
weekly
hebdomadaire
140
financial
financier
| financière
141
cluttered / conjested
encombré
| encombrée
142
abounding with / full of
foisonnant de
143
well off
aisé
| aisée
144
suitable
convenable
145
daily (alternative work)
journalier
| journalière
146
indigent / without means (of living)
démuni
| démunie
147
excluded (from society)
exclu
exclue
(de la société)
148
contemporary
contemporain
| contemporaine
149
proper (x2)
approprié(e)
| correct(e)
150
feasible / doable / workable
réalisable
151
moved /touched (emotionally)
ému
| émue
152
naive / innocent / foolish
naïf
| naïve
153
younger (brother/sister)
cadet
| cadette
154
elder or eldest (brother/sister)
aîné
| aînée
155
painful
pénible
156
pathetic (appearance) / shabby / run-down
minable
157
pathetic (appearance) / shabby / run-down
minable
158
playful / fun
ludique
159
striking (as in astonishing)
frappant
| frappante
160
unbreakable
incassable
161
easy to carry (adj phrase)
facile à porter
162
attractive
attirant
| attirante
163
appetising
appétissant
| appétissante
164
(the) same - as an adjective
pareil
| pareille
165
smooth / chewy / mellow
moelleux
| moelleuse
166
creamy / buttery
onctueux
| onctueuse
167
juicy
juteux
| juteuse
168
crunchy / crisp
croquant
| croquante
169
tasty
savoureux
| savoureuse
170
covered in / coated in (with prep)
enrobé de
171
endearing
attachant
| attachante
172
substantial (an amount that would be of consequence)
conséquent(e)
173
overburdened with debt (adjective)
surendetté
surendettée
(note: indebted is 'indetté')
174
carefree / careless / wreckless
insouciant
| insouciante
175
perpetual
perpétuel
| perpétuelle
176
undergone
vécu (pp or vivre)
177
so-called
soi-disant
178
late / belated / overdue / delayed
tardif
| tardive
179
beneficual / advantageous
bénéfique
180
autonomous
autonome
181
unhappy / annoyed / dissatisfied
mécontent
| mécontente
182
painful
douloureux
| douloureuse
183
published (like a blog)
paru (from 'paraître' = appear / to come out etc.)
184
precarious / unstable / tenuous
précaire
185
reluctant to / reticent to
réticent à
| réticente à
186
shortened
raccourci
| raccourcie
187
airbourne / aerial
aérien
| aérienne
188
sonorous / loud / sound (adj)
sonore
189
required
requis
requise
(from requérir)
190
smart / clever
futé
| futée
191
ambitious
ambitieux
| ambitieuse
192
spontaneous / natural
spontané
| spontanée
193
embarrasing / awkward (situation/moment)
gênant
| gênante
194
enduring / full of stamina
endurant
| endurante
195
honest / truthful / fair
honnête (invariable)
196
restricted
restreint
| restreinte
197
restricted
restreint
| restreinte
198
adjective relating to pleasant aspects of the country side or country life
bucolique
199
anonymous / nameless
anonyme
200
painful / difficult / hard
pénible
201
painful / difficult / hard
pénible
202
cuddly
câlin
| câline
203
cuddly / affectionate
câlin
| câline
