French for Reading ch. 15 Flashcards
un orage
a storm
dernièrement
lately, recently
l’accroissement
the growth
entourer
to surround
la taille
the size
un ruisseau
a stream
le récit
the story
au pied de la lettre
(lit. to the bottom of the letter) at face value, literally
un pomme
an apple
témoins
witnesses
où
where
quand
when
pourquoi
why
comment
how
combien de
how many
à votre avis
in your opinion
encore
yet, still, again
un journal
a newspaper
lieu
place
durer
to last
à peu près
approximately
frapper
to strike, hit
ébranler
to shake, weaken
qui / que (interrogative pron.)
who?, whom? / what?
qu’est-ce que c’est?
what is it?
qu’est-ce que c’est que cela?
what is that?
résoudre
to resolve, solve
lier
to bind, relate
emprunter à
to borrow from
une règle
a rule
un caractère
a characteristic
quoi (inter. pron. w/ prep.)
what
appuyer
to support
s’appuyer
to be based on
aboutir
to lead (to), result (in)
apprécier
to evaluate
parenté
relationship
quel (interrogative adj.)
which, what
environ
about, approximately
les environs
the surrounding area, neighnorhood
les dégâts
damage
roman
novel
l’école
school
s’accroître
to increase
peut-être
perhaps
ainsi
thus
tout de suite
immediately
un voisin
a neighbor
debout
upright
encore que
even though
fendre
to split
quoique
although
pourvu que
provided (that)