French for Reading ch. 16 Flashcards
1
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aborder
A
to take up (a subject), to reach (a place)
2
Q
laid
A
ugly
3
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mêler
A
to mix, to mingle
4
Q
l’ombre
A
darkness
5
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confondre
A
to confuse
6
Q
prétendre (as adjective)
A
to claim, maintain (so-called, supposed)
7
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s’installer
A
to settle
8
Q
juif
A
Jewish
9
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sa formation
A
his education, training
10
Q
mourir
A
to die
11
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tarder
A
to delay, to be long in
12
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perdre
A
to loose
13
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gagner
A
to win; to earn, gain
14
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cette dignité
A
this office
15
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plus vite
A
faster, quicker
16
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apprendre
A
to learn
17
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demeurer
A
to live, to remain
18
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telle que
A
such as
19
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sentir
A
to feel, to smell
20
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amener
A
to lead
21
Q
aur- (future stem of)
A
avoir
22
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ser- (future stem of)
A
être
23
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ir- (future stem of)
A
aller
24
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fer- (future stem of)
A
faire
25
verr- (future stem of)
voir
26
saur- (future stem of)
savoir
27
sortir
to go out; to result (from)
28
lentement
slowly
29
sinon
if not
30
tout à la fois
at the same time
31
approfondir
to deepen
32
traduire
to translate
33
borner
to limit, restrict
34
raconter
to relate
35
faire preuve de
to manifest, to give proof of
36
bouleverser
to overthrow, overturn
37
état
state
38
d'homme d'état
statesman
39
choisir
to choose
40
acharnement
tenacity, fury
41
vraisemblable
likely
42
devoir with noun and infinitive (as conditional, present, imperfect, or past [in]definite)
(+ noun) to owe; (+ infinitive) express conjecture, obligation, or intent (ought to, must or is to, was to or must have, had to or must have)
43
ressentir
to feel, experience
44
par suite de
because of, as a result of
45
à peine
scarcely
46
colère
angry
47
demain
tomorrow
48
passer
to go; to spend
49
corriger
to correct
50
enseigner
to teach
51
renseigner
to inform
