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Basic English 2 Flashcards

1
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Actual

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French
Réel

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Actually

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Actually - En fait, de fait, en réalité

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Cave

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Cave (in ground) - carverne, grotte
Cave (wine) - cave à vin

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Comedian

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Humoriste

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Command

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Command (n.) - maîtrise
Command (v.) - ordonner; forcer (respect)

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Conductor

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Chef d’orchestre; chef de train; conducteur (d’électricité)

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Crayon

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(Wax) crayon

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Cry

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French
Pleurer

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Demand

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Demand (n.) - exigence
Demand (v.) - exiger

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Figure

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French
Silhouette (employé seulement pour décrire le corps féminin; on emploie le mot “physique” pour le corp d’un homme)

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Fine

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Fine (adj.) - Raffiné; délicat; beau
Fine (n.) - amende

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Furniture

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French
Meubles

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Gentle

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French
Doux

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History

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French
Histoire (matière)

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Infant

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Nouveau-né; bébé

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Library

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Bibliothèque

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Liquor

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Alcool; spiritueux (= hard liquor)

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Mechanic

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French
Mécanicien

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Medicine

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French
Remède; médicament

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Note

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Note (de musique); notes (taken in class)

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Parent

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Mère ou père

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Photograph

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Photographie

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Phrase

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Expression; locution; partie de phrase

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Piece

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Morceau; bout; fragment

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Professor

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Professeur

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Rest

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French
Se reposer

27
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Sensible

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Sensé; raisonnable

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Severe

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Sévère; ferme

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Sympathetic

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Compatissant; compréhensif

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Temperature

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Température

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Vacancy

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Chambre vacante

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Actuel

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Present

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Actuellement

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Now; at present; presently

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Cave

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English
Cave (maison) - basement, cellar
Cave (personne) - idiot
Cave (à vin) - wine cave, wine cellar

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French
Comédien

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Actor/actress

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Commande

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English
Commande (n.) - order
Commande (v.) - order (restaurant)

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French
Conducteur

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Driver (car, bus); conductor (electricity)

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Crayon

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English
Pencil, pen

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French
Crier

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Scream; yell

40
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French
Demande

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Request

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Demander

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Ask

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Figure

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Face

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Fin

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Fin (ask.) - objects : thin; pointed
Fin (n.) - people : kind; nice

44
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French
Fournitures

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English
Supplies

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Gentil

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Nice, kind

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Gentil

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English
Nice; kind

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Histoire

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History (school subject); story

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French
Enfant

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English
Child

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Librairie

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English
Bookstore

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Liqueur

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Soft drink, sofa, pop, sofa pop

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French
Mécanique

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Machinery

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Médecin

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Doctor

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French
Note

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English
(Musical) note; mark, grade

54
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French
Parent

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Relative

55
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French
Photographe

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Photographer

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French
Phrase

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English
Sentence

57
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Pièce

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Pièce; room; play (theatre); song; coin

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Professeur

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Teacher (primary, high school and cégep); professor (university usually having a doctorate)

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Rester

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Stay; live

60
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French
Sensible

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Sensitive

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Sévère

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English
Strict

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French
Sympathique

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English
Nice; likeable; kind

63
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French
Température

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Temperature; weather

64
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French
Vacances

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Vacation; holiday(s)

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