adjectives: sens propre (literal meaning) vs sens figuré (figurative meaning) Flashcards

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old vs former

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ancien / ancienne:

propre: une gare ancienne- the old train station
figuré: une ancienne gare- no longer a train station

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brave vs good/decent

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brave:

propre: un homme brave - a brave man- courage
figuré: un brave homme - a good, decent man

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certain, real, sure

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certain / certaine:

propre: un résultat certain -a certain result
figuré: à un certain moment - a certain moment- not precise
un homme d’un certain âge - of a certain age

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expensive vs dear

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cher / chère:

propre: une sortie chère - an expensive outing
figuré: un cher ami - a dear friend

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curious vs odd/strange

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curieux / curieuse:

propre: un homme curieux - a curious man- inquisive
figuré: une curieuse habitude - a strange habit

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last previous vs last final

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dernier / dernière:

propre: la semaine dernière - the week before this one
figuré: la dernière semaine - the last week in a series

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funny vs weird/strange

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drôle:

propre: une histoire drôle - a funny story
figuré: une drôle d’histoire - a story that is weird/strange, bizarre

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tall/big vs great

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grand / grande:

propre: un homme grand - a tall man
figuré: un grand homme - a great man, important in history eg

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poor vs unlucky/sad

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pauvre:

propre: une femme pauvre - a woman with little money
figuré: une pauvre femme - the unlucky, poor woman

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next time vs next in series

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prochain / prochaine:

propre: la semaine prochaine - the week after this week
lundi prochaine - next monday
figuré: la prochaine semaine - the nexgt week in a series
les prochaines examens - the next exams in the series
la prochaine fois - the next time

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clean/tidy vs own

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propre:

propre: une chambre propre - a clean room
figuré: ma propre chambre - my own room

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dirty vs nasty

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sale:

propre: des habits sales - physically dirty habits
figuré: une sale histoire - a nasty story- unfortunate, deserving

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lonely/alone vs only/sole

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seul / seule:

propre: un enfant seul - a lonely, alone child- unaccompanied
figuré: un seul enfant - the only, sole, unique child

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uncomplicated vs single choice

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simple:

propre: un exercice simple - easy, uncomplicated
figuré: un simple exercise - no other choise

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true/real vs complete/utter

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vrai / vraie:

propre: une histoire vraie - a real, true story
figuré: un vrai problème - a complete, utter, important problem

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