French Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Vivement vendredi soir !

A

I’m really looking forward to Friday evening!

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2
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au moins

A

at least

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3
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mer

A

sea

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4
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bricoler

A

DIY- to tinker

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5
Q

suivent des cours de tennis

A

take tennis lessons

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6
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se détendre

A

to relax

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6
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manquer
Il ne manque jamais un de ses films !

A

to miss

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7
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surtout

A

especially, above all

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8
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nettoyer

A

to clean

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9
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Beaucoup de gens ne font du sport que le week-end.

A

ne … que
Many people only do sport at the weekends.

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10
Q

boulot

A

work, job

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11
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dossier

A

file

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12
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d’abord

A

first of all

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13
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ensuite

A

next

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14
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J’étudie le droit.
j’étudie la physique

A

I study law.

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15
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Je suis arrivé tard au travail, j’ai raté le bus.

A

I missed the bus.

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16
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dors

A

sleep

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17
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se promener

A

se balader ,to go for a walk
Quand il fait beau, nous nous promenons au parc avec les enfants.

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18
Q

devant la porte, devant la gare

A

in front of the door, pass by the station
Le bus 33 passe toutes les 10mn devant la gare.

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19
Q

Qui vient te chercher à l’école ?

A

Who’s coming to fetch you from school?

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20
Q

peintre
œuvres

A

painter
works
À Bruxelles, il y a un nouveau musée qui expose les œuvres du peintre surréaliste Magritte.

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21
Q

vouloir
Volontiers

A

to want
gladly
- Tu (veux) un café ? - Volontiers, merci !

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22
Q

pas mal

A

not bad, many

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23
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assez

A

quite (well)

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24
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par rapport à

A

compared to

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25
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ben

A

well

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26
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au fait

A

by the way

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27
Q

habituels

A

usual

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28
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se dépêche

A

hurry

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29
Q

faire la sieste

A

take a nap

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30
Q

Tant pis!

A

Never mind!

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31
Q

Ce sera tout?

A

That’s it?

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32
Q

à basse température
doit cuire

A

at low temperature, must be cooked
Un bon rôti de porc doit cuire longtemps à basse température.

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33
Q

Le saumon est un poisson très parfumé. En plus, rose : il est beau à voir !

A

Salmon is a fish with a lot of flavour. What’s more, its pink colour makes it very appealing.

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34
Q

aubergine
courgette (la)

A

Légume violet. eggplant
Légume vert. zucchini

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35
Q

garniture

A

Accompagnement d’un plat comme le riz, les frites…

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36
Q

Je pleure à chaque fois que j’épluche des oignons.

A

I cry every time I peel onions.

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37
Q

immeuble

A

building

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38
Q

Tout de suite

A

right away

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39
Q

jambon

A

ham (pig)

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40
Q

poire
framboises
grenadine

A

peer
raspberries
grenadine (romman)

41
Q

crudités
ciboulette
asperge

A

raw vegetables
chive
asparagus

42
Q

grenadine

A

grenadine (romman)

43
Q

On trempe les frites dans la mayonnaise, le ketchup, la moutarde.

A

We dip the fries in mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard.

44
Q

Non, pas du tout.

A

No not at all.

45
Q

Quelques légumes et une pomme de terre au four.

A

Some vegetables and a baked potato.

46
Q

je fais votre réservation à quel nom ? - Au nom de Madame Lambert.

A
  • Under the name of Mrs Lambert.
47
Q

des œufs durs

A

hard boiled egges

48
Q

pouvez-vous m’apporter l’addition?

A

can you bring me the bill?

49
Q

Pomme de terre coupée en bâtonnets et cuite dans l’huile. (frits)

A

Potato cut into sticks and cooked in oil.

50
Q
  • Vous voulez une bouteille d’eau plate ou d’eau gazeuse ? - Non, nous allons prendre une carafe d’eau !
A

Would you like a bottle of still or sparkling water? - No, we’ll take a carafe (pitcher) of water!

51
Q

haricot
petits pois

A

bean
peas

52
Q

Un des amis de Lisa est aussi un de nos collègues.

A

One of Lisa’s friends is also a colleague of ours.

53
Q

attendre, répondre, entendre, vendre, perdre

A

wait, answer, hear, sell, lose

54
Q
  • Vous comprenez l’italien ?
  • Nous apprenons l’anglais.
A
  • Do you understand Italian?
    (Vous ne comprenez (comprendre) pas ma question ? )
    -We are learning English.
55
Q

N’ayez pas peur. Notre chien ne mord pas.

A

Do not be afraid. Our dog does not bite.

56
Q

Ils prennent une grande pizza pour quatre.

A

They take a large pizza for four.

57
Q

à côté (de)

A

Juste à droite ou juste à gauche.

58
Q

La cuisine est complétement équipée avec réfrigérateur, four et lave-vaisselle, etc.

A

The kitchen is fully equipped with a fridge, oven and dishwasher, etc.

59
Q

Tu veux bien fermer la fenêtre ?

A

Would you mind closing the window?/ Would you like to close the window?

60
Q

dont une

A

one of which

61
Q

dans le coin

A

in the corner

62
Q

sol

A

floor

63
Q

chaise

A

chair

64
Q

en bois

A

made of wood
Les vieux meubles sont souvent en bois.

65
Q

Tu connais un petit café sympathique ?

A

Do you know a nice little cafe?

66
Q

Après, ils visitent les remparts de la tour.

A

Afterwards, they visit the ramparts of the tower. (A defensive structure)

67
Q

Pour aller à la poste, continuez tout droit jusqu’au bout de la rue.

A

To go to the post office, continue straight until the end of the street.

68
Q

au coin
au bout

A

at/on the corner of
the end of
example: Quand tu arrives au bout de la rue, au coin, tu trouveras la pharmacie.

69
Q

C’est toujours tout droit !

A

You just carry straight on!

70
Q

vous devez

A

you must

71
Q

dehors/ partout/ dessus/ autour/ dedans

A

outside/ everywhere / above/ around/ inside

72
Q

Tu es tout blanc ! Tu vas bien ? Tu as l’air malade.

A
  • You’ve gone white as a sheet! Are you all right? You look ill…
73
Q

feuilles

A

leaves

74
Q

essayer

A

to try

75
Q

Ça fera…

A

That’ll be…
Ça fera 2,5 €, svp !

76
Q

Quelle pointure faites-vous ?

A

What size do you wear?

77
Q

Au fond du couloir, tu trouveras
le bureau du directeur.

A

You’ll find the manager’s office at
the end of the corridor.

78
Q

au fond de

A

at the back (of)
Au cinéma, je m’installe au fond de la salle
pour mieux voir le film.

79
Q

monter - en haut

A

to climb - at the top of

80
Q

Nous n’avons pas de GPS. Tu peux m’expliquer comment arriver jusqu’au restaurant ?

A

We don’t have a GPS.
Can you tell me how to get to the restaurant?

81
Q

en bas

A

downstairs, below
- Je cherche les toilettes, s’il vous plait.
- Elles sont en bas. Il faut descendre par cet escalier.

82
Q

À tout de suite !

A

See you in a minute!

83
Q

Un instant, svp. Je vous le passe.

A

One moment, please. I’ll put you through.

84
Q

J’attends le bus à l’arrêt.

A

I’m waiting for the bus at the bus stop.

85
Q

accueille

A

welcome

86
Q

le meilleur employé de mon équipe

A

the best employee on my team

87
Q

Je sers les invités.

A

I serve the guests.

88
Q

Je sers les invités. (servir)

A

I serve the guests.

89
Q

devenir

A

to become

90
Q

Tiens , voilà les billets du spectacle.

A

Take, here are the tickets to the show.

91
Q

tableau d’affichage (le)

A

notice board

92
Q

Veuillez

A

Please

93
Q

Avant de commencer, je vous montre
comment procéder pour remplir
ce questionnaire.

A

Before you begin, I’ll show you how to proceed with filling in the questionnaire.

94
Q

J’ai besoin de votre avis.

A

I need your opinion.

95
Q

Cela t’intéresse ?

A

Is that OK with you?

96
Q

reprendre

A

to take back,
to take in part exchange

le garage reprend notre ancienne voiture pour 1500 euros

97
Q

Le disque dur de mon ordinateur est presque plein.

A

My computer’s hard disk is nearly full.

98
Q

j’ai eu (avoir) de bons résultats.

A

I had good results.

99
Q

Quand j’étais à l’université,
je devais rendre un travail toutes les semaines.

A

When I was at university, I used to have to hand in assignments every week.

100
Q

de toute façon

A

in any case