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the soap (body + for dishes)

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le savon

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the carpet (attached to floor)

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la moquette

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the danger

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le danger

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dangerous (adj)

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dangereux

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wet/soaked (adj)

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mouillé

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dry (adj)

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sec / sèche

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to dry

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sécher

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the laundry detergent

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la lessive

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the carpet (large rug)

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le tapis

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safe / secure (adj)

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sûr

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sure / certain

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sûr

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moist

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humide

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wet (freshly painted) (adj)

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frais / fraîche

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to wet

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mouiller

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the rainy weather

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la pluie

eg) Vous ne devriez pas sortir sous la pluie sans manteau.

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to dry oneself

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se sécher

eg) Elle s’est séchée au soleil en sortant de l’eau.

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the hammer

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le marteau

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the nail (tool)

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le clou

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the screwdriver

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le tournevis

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the screw

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la vis

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the saw

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la scie

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broken (adj)

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cassé

brisé

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to fix

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réparer (un objet)

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to correct (an error)

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corriger (une erreur)

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to attach [sth] to [sth]

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attacher [qch] à [qch]

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to carry out
to effect
to make
to perform

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effectuer

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to make

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faire
construire
fabriquer (une produit)

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heavy (weight) (adj)

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pesant (can be lifted by one person)

lourd (can’t be lifted by one person)

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light (weight) (adj)

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léger

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the weight

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le poids

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the thirty-kilogram weight

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le poids de trente kilos

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32
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to lift

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soulever

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33
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the feet

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le pied

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the toes

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les orteils

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the fingernail / toenail

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l’ongle

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the leg

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la jambe

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the arm

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le bras

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the hand

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la main

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the finger

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le doigt

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the thumb

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le pouce

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the knee

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le genou

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the head

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la tête

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the neck

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le cou

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the face (front of head)

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le visage

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the table (furniture)

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la table

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the desk

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le bureau

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the process

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le processus

le procédé

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48
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the leather

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le cuir

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to hold on to

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accrocher

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50
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porter

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to wear / to bring

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51
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to hold

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tenir

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52
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enough

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assez

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53
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is it enough?

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est-ce que c’est assez?

54
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encore

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still/yet

55
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where do you want me to put this?

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ou veux-tu que je mettre ceci?

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the height

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hauteur

57
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the length

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la longeur

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the width

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la profondeur

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high (adj)

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haut

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wide (adj)

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profond

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long (adj)

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long

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is it wide enough?

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est-ce que c’est assez profond?

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the thickness

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l’epaisseur

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thick (adj)

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epais

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thin (adj)

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mince

66
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fat (adj)

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grosse (polite)

grasse (offensive)

67
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too much

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trop (tier I)

tellement (tier II)

68
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to cook

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faire [le repas]

69
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to make a meal

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faire à manger

note: you don’t put the name of the meal of the meal after the this one.

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the meal

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le repas

71
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the break

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la pause

l’arrêt

72
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the breakfast

A

le petit dejeuner

73
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the lunch

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le lunch (plus courant)
le dejeuner
74
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common (adj)

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courant / fréquent

75
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the diner

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le dîner

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the snack

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le snack

77
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the snack break (formal)

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la collation (formal)

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the fence

A

la clôture

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bad/wrong (adj)

eg) the wrong way

A

mauvais

eg) le mauvais façon

80
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bad/wrong (adverb)

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mal

eg) Tout va mal - everything is going wrong

81
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the best

A

le meilleur

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the worst

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le pire

83
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the bad part

eg) I threw away the bad part

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le mauvais

eg) J’ai jeté le mauvais

84
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the weather is bad in the mountains

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il fait mauvais dans les montagnes

85
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that smells bad

A

ça sent mauvais

86
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to feel / to smell / to sense

A

sentir

87
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better (adverb)

A

mieux

88
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better (adjective)

A

meilleur

89
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worse (adverb)

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plus mal

90
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worse (adjective)

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pire / plus mauvais

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it wont be long

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ça ne sera pas long

92
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crazy (adj)

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fou / folle

93
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to address as “vous”

eg) I use vous with my boss

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vouvoyer

eg) Je vouvoie mon patron

94
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university

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l’université
la faculté
la fac (informal)

95
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by the seaside

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en bord de mer

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sympa

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nice / friendly (referring to a person)

*note: does not vary with gender / number

97
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to park

A

garer

98
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right now

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tout de suite

99
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I’m coming right now

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j’arrive tout de suite

100
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somewhere

A

quelque part

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coastal

A

côtière

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to move (residence)
eg) I moved here from Tanzania
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déménager

eg) J’ai déménagé ici de Tanzanie

103
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to move

A

bouger

se déplacer

104
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the sound

A

le son

105
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to refer to someone by tu

eg) The leader gave his employees permission to refer to him by tu

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tutoyer

eg) Le chef a autorisé ses employés à le tutoyer.

106
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downright

frankly

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carrément

franchement

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to wish

A

souhaiter

108
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the wish

A

le souhait

109
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to set the table

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mettre la table

110
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the napkin

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la serviette

111
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the dishes

A

la vaisselle

112
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to do the dishes

A

faire la vaisselle

113
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the bowl (small)

A

le bol

114
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the bowl (large)

A

le saladier

115
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the cup

A

la tasse

116
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the glass (to put liquid in)

A

le verre

117
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the jar

A

le pot

118
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the mug

A

la tasse

119
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the plate

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l’assiette (f)

120
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the fork

A

la fourchette

121
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the knife

A

le couteau

122
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the spoon

A

la cuillère

123
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the frying pan

A

la poêle (a frire)

124
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the pot

A 
la marmite
la casserole (saucepan)
125
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the wall

A

le mur

126
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how do REGULAR french adjectives change with gender and number?

eg) petit

A

You add an ‘e’ for feminine, and add a ‘s’ for plural

m. s. = petit
f. s = petite
m. pl = petits
f. pl = petites

127
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How do adjectives that end in “x” change with gender and number?

eg) sérieux

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“x” turns into “-se” when feminine. Does not vary with number.

m. s. = sérieux
f. s = sérieuse
m. pl = sérieux
f. pl = sérieuse

128
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How do adjectives that end in the constanants “s” “n” or “l” change with gender and number?

eg) complete

A

The constanant is doubled and an “e” is added to make it feminine. To make it plural an “s” is added.

m. s. = bon
f. s = bonne
m. pl = bons
f. pl = bonnes

129
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How do adjectives that end with “-et” or “-er” change with gender and number?

eg) complet

A

The “e” is turned into a “è”, and an addition “e” is added to the end to make it feminine. So “et” turns into “ète”, and “er” turns into “ère”. To make it plural an “s” is added.

m. s. = complet
f. s = complète
m. pl =complets
f. pl = complètes

130
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How do adjectives ending in “c” change with gender and number?

eg) blanc
eg) public

A

“c” turns into “che” or “que”, depending on the word.

m. s. = blanc
f. s = blanche
m. pl =blancs
f. pl = blanches

m. s. = public
f. s = publique
m. pl = publics
f. pl = publiques

131
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How do adjectives ending in “f” change with gender and number?
eg) actif

A

The “f” becomes a “ve”

m. s. = actif
f. s = active
m. pl = actifs
f. pl = actives

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