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Adjectives Flashcards

1
Q

10 Common adjectives with basic meanings

A 
Beau/belle
Bon/ne
Bref/Breve
Grand/es
Haut/e
Joli/e
Mauvais/e
Nouveau/Nouvelle
Petit/e
Vieux/Vieille
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2
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Emphatic Adjectives (4)

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Affreux/se
Excellent/e
Horrible
Vaste

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Ancien (before and after noun)

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Former/ex

Old/ancient

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Brave (before and after noun)

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Fine/amiable

Brave/courageous

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Certain (before and after noun)

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Certain (particular)

Sure/certain

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Cher (before and after noun)

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Dear/true

Expensive

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Curieux (before and after noun)

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Strange

Inquisitive

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Gros (before and after noun)

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Big

Fat

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Pauvre (before and after noun)

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Poor (wretched)

Poor (not rich)

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Propre (before and after noun)

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Own

Clean

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Pure(before and after noun)

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Pure/simple/Plain

Pure/unaltered

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Seul (before and after noun)

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Only/sole

Lonely

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Jeune (before and after noun)

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Young

Younger (not old)

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Mechant (before and after noun)

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Unpleasant/Nasty (affaire)

Unpleasant/Badly behaved

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Possible (before and after noun)

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Possible/Potential

Possible/Feasible

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Rare (before and after noun)

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Rare/previous

Rare/infrequent

17
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Sale (before and after noun)

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Unpleasant/Nasty/Rotten (e.g. a nasty affaire)

Dirty (as in clothes)

18
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Simple (before and after noun)

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Simple, pure (a simple qu of)

Simple, not complex

19
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Veritable (before and after noun)

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Real/serious

Real/genuine

20
Q

Vrai

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Real/Serious

Real/True

21
Q

Informal meaning from ‘basic meaning

  • Fameux (before and after noun)
  • Terrible (before and after noun)
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Famous/infamous vs Top notch/first rate

Terrible/awful vs Great

22
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Adjectives ALWAYS going After the Noun

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  • Colour Adjectives
  • Political Adjectives
  • Participles (derived from -ant -e endings)
  • Denoting shape

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