Common 1 - 25

Question 1

Devoir

Answer 1

To have to, to owe

Je dois travailler demain.
I have to work tomorrow.

Je te dois cinquante euros.
I owe you fifty euros.

Question 2

Cela

Answer 2

That

Pour le moment, cela suffit.
That’s enough for now.

Question 3

Ceci

Answer 3

This

Ceci est pour mon amie.
This is for my friend.

Question 4

Aucun

Answer 4

No (none)
Je n’ai aucun crayon.
I don’t have any pencils.

Question 5

Falloir

Answer 5

INFINITIVE OF ‘faut’
Eg. Il faut

Il faut que j’arrête.
I need to stop.

Question 6

Dont

Answer 6

Of which, whose

Il y a trois lapins, dont deux sont blancs.
There are three rabbits, of which two are white.

J’ai un ami dont le père est médecin.
I have a friend whose father is a doctor.

Question 7

Un an

Answer 7

A year (usually used for describing units of time)

Elle a dix-sept ans.
She is seventeen years old.

Je suis allé à Paris l’an dernier.
I went to Paris last year.

Question 8

Demander

Answer 8

To ask for

Je vais demander un nouveau bureau.
I’m going to ask for a new desk.

Question 9

Rendre

Answer 9

To give back, to make

Je dois rendre le livre.
I have to give back the book.

Je vais te rendre heureux.
I’ll make you happy.

Question 10

La suite

Answer 10

The rest (the following)

Écoutons la suite de l’histoire.
Let’s listen to the rest of the story.

Question 11

Tel

Answer 11

Such

Un tel homme est sûr d’échouer.
Such a man is sure to fail.

Question 12

Un point

Answer 12

A point (an argument or idea)

Les opinions varient sur ce point.
Opinions vary on this point.

Question 13

Ainsi

Answer 13

In this way (thus)

C’est ainsi qu’il a réussi.
Thus he succeeded.

Question 14

Tenir

Answer 14

To hold, to keep

Pouvez-vous tenir ce bord?
Will you please hold this edge?

Tenir un journal est une bonne habitude.
Keeping a diary is a good habit.

Question 15

Porter

Answer 15

To carry, to wear

Laisse-moi porter ta valise.
Let me carry your suitcase.

Elle aime porter des couleurs sombres.
She likes to wear dark colours.

Question 16

Montrer

Answer 16

To show

Pourriez-vous me montrer cela?
Could you show me that?

Question 17

Certains

Answer 17

Some

Certains animaux mangent leur petits.
Some animals eat their young.

Question 18

La fin

Answer 18

The end

J’ai si peu d’argent à la fin du mois.
I have so little money at the end of the month.

Question 19

Fin

Answer 19

Fine (thin)

La glace sur le lac est très fine.
The ice on the lake is very thin.

Question 20

Le lieu

Answer 20

The place

Guardez l’argent en lieu sûr.
Keep the money in a safe place.

Question 21

Sous

Answer 21

Under

Le chat est sous la table.
The cat is under the table.

Question 22

Le côté

Answer 22

The side, the direction

Sa maison est de l’autre côté du pont.
Her house is on the other side of the bridge.

De quel côté est-il parti?
Which way did he go?

Question 23

La cause

Answer 23

The cause

La cause de l’incendie était connue.
The cause of the fire was known.

Question 24

La place

Answer 24

Space (room), seat

Cette machine prend beaucoup de place.
This machine takes a lot of room.

Cette place est-elle libre?
Is this seat taken?

Question 25

Certain

Answer 25

Certain

Je suis certain de ça.
I’m sure of it.