Essentials!

Question 1

peu

Answer 1

few, not many

Question 2

peut-être

Answer 2

perhaps

Question 3

pire

Answer 3

worst

Question 4

plein

Answer 4

full

Question 5

plus

Answer 5

more

Question 6

plus . . . que . . .

Answer 6

more. . . . than . . .

Question 7

plus mauvais

Answer 7

worse

Question 8

plus tard

Answer 8

later

Question 9

plutôt

Answer 9

rather

Question 10

pour

Answer 10

for

Question 11

pourtant

Answer 11

yet, however

Question 12

premier

Answer 12

first

Question 13

près

Answer 13

near

Question 14

presque

Answer 14

almost

Question 15

pressé

Answer 15

busy, in a hurry

Question 16

prêt

Answer 16

ready

(As in Prêt a Manger!)

Question 17

propre

Answer 17

own or clean

Question 18

puis

Answer 18

then, next

Question 19

puiseque

Answer 19

since, as

Question 20

quand

Answer 20

when

Question 21

quelquefois

Answer 21

sometimes

Question 22

réduit

Answer 22

reduced

Question 23

rester

Answer 23

to stay, have left

Question 24

sans

Answer 24

without

Question 25

sauf

Answer 25

except

Question 26

sembler

Answer 26

to seem

Question 27

seul

Answer 27

alone, only one

Question 28

seulement

Answer 28

only

Question 29

sous

Answer 29

under

Question 30

souvent

Answer 30

often

Question 31

sur

Answer 31

on (top of)

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surtout

Answer 32

especially

Question 33

tard

Answer 33

late

Question 34

tôt

Answer 34

early

Question 35

toujours

Answer 35

always

Question 36

tous les jours

Answer 36

every day

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tout à coup

Answer 37

suddenly

Question 38

tout de suite

Answer 38

straight away

Question 39

très

Answer 39

very

Question 40

trop

Answer 40

too (as in ‘too much’ not ‘also’)

Question 41

in peu de

Answer 41

a little (of)

Question 42

varié

Answer 42

varied

Question 43

vers

Answer 43

towards

Question 44

vide

Answer 44

empty

Question 45

vrai

Answer 45

true

Question 46

(moi) non plus

Answer 46

(me) neither

Question 47

à partir de

Answer 47

from

Question 48

à peu près

Answer 48

about (roughly)

Question 49

alors

Answer 49

so, then

Question 50

après

Answer 50

after

Question 51

assez

Answer 51

quite, fairly

Question 52

au lieu de

Answer 52

instead of, in place of

Question 53

au moins

Answer 53

at least

Question 54

aussi . . . que . . .

Answer 54

as . . . as . . .

Ned: eg ‘as fluffy as Percy’

Question 55

autre

Answer 55

other

Question 56

avant

Answer 56

before

Question 57

avantage

Answer 57

advantage

Question 58

avec

Answer 58

with

Question 59

bien

Answer 59

well

Question 60

bientôt

Answer 60

soon

(Ned: well-early!)

Question 61

bon

Answer 61

good

Question 62

ça dépend

Answer 62

it depends

Question 63

car

Answer 63

for, as, since

Question 64

cependant

Answer 64

however

Question 65

chez

Answer 65

at the house of

Question 66

chose

Answer 66

thing

Question 67

clair

Answer 67

light (colour)

Question 68

comme

Answer 68

like, as

Question 69

contre

Answer 69

against

Question 70

d’abord

Answer 70

first of all

Question 71

d’accord

Answer 71

OK, agreed

Question 72

de

Answer 72

from, of

Question 73

de bonne heure

Answer 73

early

(Literally ‘of good hour’)

Question 74

début

Answer 74

beginning

Question 75

déja

Answer 75

already

Question 76

demi

Answer 76

half

Question 77

depuis

Answer 77

since, for

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dernier

Answer 78

last

Question 79

derrière

Answer 79

behind

Question 80

désavantage

Answer 80

disadvantage

Question 81

devant

Answer 81

in front of

Question 82

différant

Answer 82

differant

Question 83

donc

Answer 83

so, therefore

Question 84

en bas

Answer 84

downstairs

Question 85

en haut

Answer 85

upstairs

(But Ned also to me ‘up high’ eg up the mountain)

Question 86

en même temps

Answer 86

at the same time

Question 87

en retard

Answer 87

late

Question 88

en train de

Answer 88

in the process of

Question 89

enfin

Answer 89

finally, at last

Question 90

ensuite

Answer 90

then, next (following on)

Question 91

entre

Answer 91

between

Question 92

et

Answer 92

and

Question 93

faux

Answer 93

false, untrue

Question 94

fermé

Answer 94

closed

Question 95

fin

Answer 95

end

Question 96

foncé

Answer 96

dark (colour)

Question 97

il s’agit de . . .

Answer 97

it’s about . . .

Question 98

il y a (2 and)

Answer 98

(2 years) ago

Question 99

libre

Answer 99

free (as in unconstrained)

Question 100

loin

Answer 100

far

Question 101

maintenant

Answer 101

now

Question 102

mais

Answer 102

but

Question 103

mal

Answer 103

badly

Question 104

malgré

Answer 104

despite

Question 105

malheureusement
(heureurusement!)

Answer 105

unfortunately
(fortunately!)

Question 106

mauvais

Answer 106

bad

Question 107

meilleur

Answer 107

better

Question 108

même

Answer 108

even, same

Question 109

mieux

Answer 109

best

Question 110

moins

Answer 110

less

Question 111

occupé

Answer 111

busy, engaged

Question 112

ou

Answer 112

or

Question 113

où

Answer 113

where

Question 114

ouvert

Answer 114

open

Question 115

par

Answer 115

by

Question 116

par contre

Answer 116

on the other hand

Question 117

parce que

Answer 117

because

Question 118

partout

Answer 118

everywhere

Question 119

partout

Answer 119

everywhere

Question 120

pas encore

Answer 120

not yet

Question 121

pas mal de

Answer 121

quite a few

Question 122

pendant que

Answer 122

while