Chapter 1.2 Adjectives

Question 1

Translate “grand” into English.

Answer 1

large, great, big, wide, high, tall, broad, spacious, good, substantial, loud, noble, roomy, goodly, full grown

Question 2

Translate “beau” to English.

Answer 2

beautiful, fine, nice, handsome, good, fair, pretty, good-looking, goodly, comely, beauteous, nice-looking, bonny, shapely, sightly, hunky-dory

❌(Fun fact : You can remember this word by remembering “beau” which is the prefix “beautiful”)

Question 3

Translate “petit” into English.

Answer 3

small, little, short, petty, quiet, toy, remote

Question 4

Translate “fort” into English.

Hint : Don’t pronounce the “t”

Answer 4

strong, hard, great, loud, large, heavy, big, intense, potent, stout, broad, stiff, fierce, hefty, generous, heroic, able-bodied, youthful, spanking, driving

❌(Fun Fact : Remember this — “strong like a fort”)

Question 5

Translate “froid” into English.

Hint : Pronounce it “frwa”

Answer 5

cold, cool, chilly, frigid, unfriendly, bleak, distant, stony, dank, clammy, stand-offish

Question 6

Translate “chaud” into English.

Answer 6

hot, warm, cozy, sultry

Question 7

Translate “clair” into English.

Answer 7

clear, light, bright, plain, fair, lucid, thin, manifest, specific, unclouded, perspicuous, broad, pellucid, elucidatory, elucidative, plump, noticeable

❌(Fun fact : “Clair” sounds like “clear”)

Question 8

Translate the French word “nouveau” into English.

Answer 8

new, further, novel, fresh, latest, young, ingoing

Question 9

Translate the French adjective “heureux” into English.

Answer 9

happy, pleased, glad, fortunate, lucky, content, joyful, felicitous, merry, blest, fortuitous, gay, sunny, gleeful, palmy, in high spirits, high

Question 10

Sad

Answer 10

Malheureux, -euse

Question 11

Translate the French adjective “content” into English.

Answer 11

content, happy, glad, pleased, satisfied, contented, thankful, cheerful, joyful, joyous, merry, upbeat, flash, in high spirits, blithe, blithesome, debonair, carefree, gladdening, buoyant, bright

Question 12

Translate “malade”

Answer 12

sick, ill, invalid, unwell, sickly, unhealthy, poor, poorly, stricken, unfit, peaky

Question 13

Translate the French word “sympathique” into English.

Answer 13

friendly, sympathetic, nice, pleasant, likeable, congenial, likable, pleasing, companionable

Question 14

What does the French word “doux” mean?

Answer 14

soft, sweet, mild, gentle, smooth, meek, tender, quiet, bland, genial, clement, silken

❌(Fun Fact : “Doux” also means “soft”)

Question 15

Translate “dur” into English.

Answer 15

hard, tough, harsh, difficult, rough, severe, stiff, stern, bitter, callous, hard-boiled, stony, stale, laborious, steel, unfeeling, dour, inclement, hardheaded, biting, chilly, astringent, toughminded

Question 16

What does “vieux” mean?

Answer 16

old, ancient, aged, aging, outdated, obsolete, olden, gray-haired, long in the tooth, wintry, cogged, doddery, winterly, out-of-date

Question 17

What is the French word for “quiet”?

Answer 17

Calme

The synonyms of quiet, or “calme” are : (IN FRENCH : tranquille, paisible, silencieux, doux, petit, intime, bas, léger, isolé, caché, sans rien dire)
(IN ENGLISH : tranquil, peaceful, quiet, soft, small, intimate, low, light, isolated, hidden, without saying anything)

Question 18

Translate : “faux”

Answer 18

false, fake, wrong, counterfeit, forged, untrue, bogus, spurious, dummy, mock, phony, sham, artificial, pseudo, mistaken, bad, phoney, faked, hollow, blind, off-key, twisted, base

Question 19

What does “peu” mean?

Answer 19

Little, few, not very, not much, sparsely

Question 20

What does “joli” mean?

Answer 20

pretty, nice, lovely, good, tidy, nice-looking, precious, bonny, fine-looking

Question 21

What does “mauvais” mean English?

Answer 21

bad, ill, poor, evil, wicked, faulty, nasty, unpleasant, shabby, failing, black, perverse, paltry, villainous, coarse, common, leaden

Question 22

What does “fatigué” mean in English? Translate it.

Answer 22

tired, weary, worn, jaded, tatty, overworked, heavy, beaten, bleary, overwrought, peaky, exhaustive, bloodless

Question 23

Translate “gros” into English.

Answer 23

large, big, fat, great, heavy, coarse, thick, strong, stout, full, bulky, hefty, chubby, husky, heroic, smart

Question 24

What does “amical” mean?

Answer 24

friendly, amicable, warm, amiable, neighborly, hearty