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pire
worst
plus mal
worst
a part
apart from
ainsi
so, therefore
c’est-a-dire
that’s to say, ie
ensuite
next
evidemment
obviously
pendant que
while
y compris
including
a cote de
next to
a travers
across, through
au bord de
at the side/edge of
au bout de
at the end of
au dessous de
beneath/ below
au dessus de
above, over
au fond de
at the back/bottom of
au lieu de
instead of
au milieu de
in the middle of
autour de
around
devant
infront
dehors
outside
enface de
opposite
entre
between
jusqu’a
up to/until
malgre
despite
parmi
amongst
sous
under
sur
on
vers
towards
ne…..personne
npbody
ne….que
only, nothing but
ni….ni
neither….nor
pas encore
not yet
dizaine
about 10
douzaine
dozen
affreux
awful
bien entendu/ bien sur
of course
ca me plait
it pleases me
ca m’est egal
its all the same to me
ca ne me dit rien
it means nothing to me
sa suffit
that’s enough
casse-pieds
annoying
embetant
annoying
enchante
delighted
etonne
astonished
faible
weak
franchement
frankly
grave
serious
habile
clever
inquiete
worried
merveilleux
marvellous
moche
ugly
peine
the bother
peut-etre
perhaps
promettre
promise
rigolo
funny
sage
well behaved
sembler
to seem
sensass
sensational
supporter
to put up with
printemps
spring
automne
autumn
a la fois
at the same time
a l’heure
on time
apres-demain
day after tomorrow
aujord’hui
today
au paravant
in the past
avant
before
bientot
soon
d’abord
first
d’habitude
usually
bonne heure
early
deja
already
de nouveau
again
en attendant
meanwhile/ whilst waiting for
en train de
to be doing
encore un fois
again
enfin
at last/finally
lendemain
the next day
plus tard
later
presque
almost/nearly
siecle
century
soudain
suddenly
suivant
following
sur la point de
about to
tot
early
tout a coup
all of a sudden
tout de suite
immediately
vite
quickly
banlieue
suburbs
chaque cote
from each side of
la
there
la-bas
over there
loin de
far from
nulle part
nowhere
par
by
partout
everywhere
situe
situated
tout droit
straight ahead
tout pres
very near
chatain
light brown
clair
light
fonce
dark
noisette
hazel
pourpre
purple
encore
more
etroit
narrow
large
wide
moitie
half
morceau
piece
pas mal
lots of
peser
to weigh
pointure
shoe size
taille
clothes size
suffisamment
suffieciently
tranche
slice
carre
square
rond
round
averse
shower
briller
to shine
brouillard
fog
brume
mist
chaleur
heat
ciel
sky
couvert
overcast
doux
mild
eclair
lightning
eclairicie
bright spell
geler
to freeze
glace
ice
meteo
weather forecast
mouille
wet
nuage
cloud
ombre
shadow
orage
storm
sec/secne
dry
tempete
stormy
tonheurre
thunder
tremper
to soak
raison
right
tort
wrong
corriger
to correct
faute
mistake
il faut
you must
sur
sure
se tromper
make a mistake
beton
concrete
bois
wood
cuir
leather
fer
iron
or
gold
soie
silk
CDI
resource centre
HLM
council/social housing
SNCF
national railway
TGV
high speed train
TVA
VAT
plus/moins
more/less