Assimil New French Lessions 11 - 20

Question 1

Metteur en scene

Answer 1

Director

Question 2

roman

Answer 2

Novel

Question 3

Assis en face

Answer 3

Sitting opposite

Question 4

inutile

Answer 4

Useless

Question 5

sourde

Answer 5

Deaf

Question 6

pendant

Answer 6

for / during
Elle le regarde pendant cinq minutes.
she looks at him for 5 minutes

Question 7

à

Answer 7

to

Question 8

prie

Answer 8

pray

Question 9

je vous en prie

Answer 9

Please (I beg of you)

Question 10

tout à l’heure

Answer 10

1. (passé) just now ⧫ a short while ago
   Je l’ai vu tout à l’heure. I saw him just now.
2. (futur) shortly ⧫ in a moment
   Je finirai ça tout à l’heure. I’ll finish it in a moment.

Question 11

meme

Answer 11

same (itself)

Question 12

commençons

Answer 12

let’s begin

Question 13

laissez (laissez-moi)

Answer 13

leave (leave me or let me)

Question 14

chanteuse

Answer 14

singer

Question 15

ses

Answer 15

its/his/her

Le chien joue avec son jouet.

(gender depends on the gender of the object)

Question 16

de toute facon

Answer 16

anyway, anyhow, in any event (of all ways)

Question 17

quand (pronounced koh)

Answer 17

when
Quand vous voulez = when you want!

Question 18

bête

Answer 18

stupid

Question 19

paroles

Answer 19

words

Question 20

chanson

Answer 20

song

Question 21

si,

Answer 21

Yes,

Question 22

ajoute

Answer 22

add (or added)

Question 23

plein

Answer 23

full

Question 24

expérimenté

Answer 24

experienced (as opposed to a beginner)

Question 25

débutant

Answer 25

beginner (as opposed to experienced)

Question 26

vif

Answer 26

lively, bright, vivid (alive)

Question 27

décroche (décrocher)

Answer 27

pick up

Question 28

coucher

Answer 28

to sleep

Question 29

déranger

Answer 29

to disturb

Question 30

monter

Answer 30

to climb

Question 31

cuir (pronounced kweer)

Answer 31

leather

Question 32

débattre

Answer 32

to debate (or discuss)

Question 33

salle d’eau

Answer 33

another way to say bathroom (salle de bains)

Question 34

sujet

Answer 34

topic, subject

Question 35

piège

Answer 35

trap

Question 36

diamants

Answer 36

diamonds

Question 37

veulent

Answer 37

it’s a verb related to veux : to want

Question 38

auront (avoir, j’ai)

Answer 38

will have (have, i have)

Question 39

apporté (apporter)

Answer 39

bring (to bring), provide, offer, give

Mes invités ont apporté une bouteille de vin.

Question 40

l’appareil

Answer 40

the device (literally… but commonly used for a telephone)

Question 41

heureusement

Answer 41

fortunately

Question 42

rir (rire)

Answer 42

laugh (to laugh)

Question 43

assez bien

Answer 43

enough well (translates to quite well)

Question 44

Quittez

Answer 44

leave (to leave)

Question 45

Quittez (Quitter)

Answer 45

leave (to leave)

Question 46

que

Answer 46

that / than - conjunction
which / what / whom - pronoun = que faites vous? what are you doing?

Question 47

soin soign

Answer 47

care (take care)

Question 48

tout le monde

Answer 48

everybody or everyone

Question 49

comment

Answer 49

how

Question 50

bientôt

Answer 50

soon

Nous arrivons bientôt

Question 51

malheureusement

Answer 51

unfortunately

Question 52

disons

Answer 52

let’s say (from: dis which is to say)

Question 53

tant pis

Answer 53

too bad or hard luck (so much worse)

Question 54

vers

Answer 54

around (also towards).

Venez vers huit heures. Come around (towards) 8.00.

Question 55

tôt

Answer 55

early

Pas trop tot. Not too early.

Question 56

À dimanche

Answer 56

see you on Sunday

Question 57

sent

Answer 57

smells

Question 58

prenez

Answer 58

take

Question 59

non plus

Answer 59

neither or either (literally: no more)

…et elle non plus.

Question 60

chance

Answer 60

lucky

Question 61

jaloux

Answer 61

jealous

Question 62

raison

Answer 62

reason

Question 63

quelques

Answer 63

some

Question 64

revoir

Answer 64

to see or review

Question 65

déjà

Answer 65

already, again

Question 66

brancher (debrancher)

Answer 66

connect, plug in (unplug)

Question 67

pris

Answer 67

taken, engaged, capture
prisoner?
Il était trop jeune et immature pour être pris au sérieux.
he was too young to be taken seriously .

Question 68

assez

Answer 68

enough / quite

Question 69

presque

Answer 69

almost, nearly

Mon fils a presque six ans.

Question 70

affiche

Answer 70

poster, sign or billboard

Il y avait une affiche de la chanteuse sur le mur. There was a poster of the singer on the wall.

Question 71

loin

Answer 71

far

Question 72

qui

Answer 72

who, which, that