General vocabulary Flashcards
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Q
(Comparisons)
plus/moins
A
more/less
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Q
(Comparisons)
plus que/moins que
A
more than/less than
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Q
(Comparisons)
bon/meilleur/le meilleur
A
good/better/best
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Q
(Comparisons)
mauvais/pire/le pire
A
bad/worse/worst
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Q
(Comparisons)
bien/mieux/le mieux
A
well/better/best
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Q
(Comparisons)
mal/plus mal/le plus mal
A
badly/worse/worst
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Q
(Comparisons)
beaucoup/plus/le plus
A
lots/more/the most
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Q
(Comparisons)
peu/moins/le moins
A
few, little/less/the least
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
à cause de
A
because of
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
à part
A
apart from
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
ainsi
A
so, therefore
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
alors
A
so, therefore, then
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
aussi
A
also
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
cependant
A
however
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
c’est-à-dire
A
that is to say, i.e.
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
comme
A
as, like
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
d’un côté/de l’autre côté
A
on the one hand/on the other hand
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
ensuite
A
next
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
donc
A
so, therefore
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
évidemment
A
obviously
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
même si
A
even if
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
par contre
A
on the other hand
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
par exemple
A
for example
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Q
(Conjunctions and connectives)
pendant que
A
while
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(Conjunctions and connectives)
pourtant
however
26
(Conjunctions and connectives)
puisque
seeing that, since
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(Conjunctions and connectives)
quand
when
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(Conjunctions and connectives)
si
if
29
(Conjunctions and connectives)
sans doute
undoubtedly, without doubt, probably
30
(Conjunctions and connectives)
y compris
including
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(Prepositions)
à
to, at
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(Prepositions)
à côté de
next to
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(Prepositions)
à travers
across, through
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(Prepositions)
au bord de
at the side/edge of
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(Prepositions)
au bout de
at the end of (ie length, rather than time)
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(Prepositions)
au-dessous de
beneath, below
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(Prepositions)
au-dessus de
above,over
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(Prepositions)
au fond de
at the back of, at the bottom of
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(Prepositions)
au lieu de
instead of
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(Prepositions)
au milieu de
in the middle of
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(Prepositions)
autour de
around
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(Prepositions)
contre
against
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(Prepositions)
depuis
since, for
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(Prepositions)
de
of, from
45
(Prepositions)
derrière
behind
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(Prepositions)
devant
in front of
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(Prepositions)
en
in, within (time)
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(Prepositions)
en dehors de
outside (of)
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(Prepositions)
en face de
opposite
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(Prepositions)
entre
between
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(Prepositions)
jusqu’à
up to, until
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(Prepositions)
malgré
despite, in spite of
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(Prepositions)
parmi
amongst
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(Prepositions)
près de
near
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(Prepositions)
pour
for, in order to
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(Prepositions)
sans
without
57
(Prepositions)
selon
according to
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(Prepositions)
sous
under
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(Prepositions)
vers
towards
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(Prepositions)
sur
on
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(Negatives)
ne...jamais
never
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(Negatives)
ne…pas
not
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(Negatives)
ne...personne
nobody, no-one
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(Negatives)
ne...plus
no more, no longer
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(Negatives)
ne…que
only, nothing but
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(Negatives)
ne…rien
nothing
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(Negatives)
ni…ni
neither….nor
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(Numbers)
dizaine une
about 10
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(Numbers)
douzaine une
dozen
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(Numbers)
nombre de
number of
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(Greetings and exclamations)
à bientôt
see you soon
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(Greetings and exclamations)
à tout à l’heure
see you soon/later
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(Greetings and exclamations)
à demain
see you tomorrow
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(Greetings and exclamations)
allô
hello (on phone)
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(Greetings and exclamations)
au secours
help
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(Greetings and exclamations)
amitiés
best wishes
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bien sûr
of course, certainly
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bienvenue
welcome
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bon anniversaire
happy birthday
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bon appétit
enjoy your meal
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bon voyage
have a good trip
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonne année
happy new year
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonne chance
good luck
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonne idée
good idea
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonne nuit
good night
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonnes vacances
have a good holiday
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(Greetings and exclamations)
bonsoir
good evening
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(Greetings and exclamations)
d’accord
ok
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(Greetings and exclamations)
de rien
don't mention it
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(Greetings and exclamations)
désolé (e)
sorry
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(Greetings and exclamations)
excusez-moi
excuse me
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(Greetings and exclamations)
félicitations
congratulations
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(Greetings and exclamations)
joyeux Noël
Merry Christmas
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(Greetings and exclamations)
meilleurs voeux
best wishes
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(Greetings and exclamations)
pardon
excuse me
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(Greetings and exclamations)
quel dommage
what a pity
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(Greetings and exclamations)
salut
hi
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(Greetings and exclamations)
santé
cheers
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(Greetings and exclamations)
s’il te/vous plaît
please
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(Opinions)
à mon avis
in my opinion
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(Opinions)
absolument
absolutely
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(Opinions)
affreux
awful
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(Opinions)
agréable
pleasant
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(Opinions)
amusant
funny
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(Opinions)
barbant
boring
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(Opinions)
bien sûr
of course
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(Opinions)
bien entendu
of course
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(Opinions)
ça dépend
that depends
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(Opinions)
ça m’énerve
it gets on my nerves
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(Opinions)
ça me fait rire
it makes me laugh
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(Opinions)
ça me plaît
I like it
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(Opinions)
ça m’est égal
it’s all the same to me
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(Opinions)
ça ne me dit rien
it means nothing to me/I don't fancy that/I don't feel like it
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(Opinions)
ça suffit
that’s enough
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(Opinions)
casse-pieds
annoying
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(Opinions)
certainement
certainly
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(Opinions)
chouette
great
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(Opinions)
cher
dear, expensive
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(Opinions)
comme ci comme ça
so-so
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(Opinions)
content
happy
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(Opinions)
compliqué
complicated
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(Opinions)
croire
to believe
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(Opinions)
dire
to say
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(Opinions)
désagréable
unpleasant
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(Opinions)
embêtant
annoying
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(Opinions)
espérer
to hope
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(Opinions)
drôle
funny
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(Opinions)
étonné
astonished, amazed
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(Opinions)
désirer
to want
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(Opinions)
détester
to hate
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(Opinions)
en général
in general
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(Opinions)
ennuyeux
boring
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(Opinions)
enchanté
delighted
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(Opinions)
facile
easy
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(Opinions)
faible
weak
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(Opinions)
formidable
great
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(Opinions)
franchement
frankly
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(Opinions)
généralement
generally
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(Opinions)
génial
great
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(Opinions)
grave
serious
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(Opinions)
habile
clever
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(Opinions)
intéressant
interesting
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(Opinions)
(s’)intéresser à
to be interested in
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(Opinions)
inutile
useless
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(Opinions)
incroyable
incredible
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(Opinions)
inquiet/inquiète
worried
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(Opinions)
marrant
funny
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(Opinions)
marre (en avoir)
(to be) fed up
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(Opinions)
mauvais
bad
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(Opinions)
merveilleux/merveilleuse
marvellous
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(Opinions)
mignon/mignonne
cute
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(Opinions)
moche
ugly
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(Opinions)
(moi) non plus
nor me neither, nor do I
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(Opinions)
nouveau
new
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(Opinions)
nul
rubbish
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(Opinions)
parfait
perfect
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(Opinions)
passionnant
exciting
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(Opinions)
peine la
the bother
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(Opinions)
penser
to think
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(Opinions)
peut-être
perhaps
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(Opinions)
pratique
practical
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(Opinions)
promettre
to promise
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(Opinions)
préférer
to prefer
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(Opinions)
ridicule
ridiculous
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(Opinions)
sembler
to seem
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(Opinions)
sage
well behaved
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(Opinions)
rigolo
funny
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(Opinions)
sensass
sensational
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(Opinions)
supporter
to put up with
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(Opinions)
utile
useful
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(Opinions)
vraiment
really, truly
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(Opinions)
vouloir
to wish, want
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(Seasons)
printemps le
spring
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(Seasons)
été l' (m)
summer
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(Seasons)
automne l' (m)
autumn
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(Seasons)
hiver l' (m)
winter
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(Time expressions)
à la fois
at the same time
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(Time expressions)
à l’avenir
in the future
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(Time expressions)
à temps partiel
part-time
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(Time expressions)
à l’heure
on time
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(Time expressions)
an l' (m)
year
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(Time expressions)
année l' (f)
year
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(Time expressions)
après-demain
the day after tomorrow
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(Time expressions)
après
after
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(Time expressions)
après midi
afternoon
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(Time expressions)
aujourd’hui
today
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(Time expressions)
auparavant
formerly, in the past
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(Time expressions)
avant-hier
the day before yesterday
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(Time expressions)
bientôt
soon
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(Time expressions)
avant
before
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(Time expressions)
de bonne heure
early
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(Time expressions)
d’abord
at first, firstly
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(Time expressions)
début le
start
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(Time expressions)
d’habitude
usually
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(Time expressions)
demain
tomorrow
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(Time expressions)
dernier/dernière
last
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(Time expressions)
déjà
already
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(Time expressions)
de temps en temps
from time to time
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(Time expressions)
de nouveau
again
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(Time expressions)
en avance
in advance
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(Time expressions)
en attendant
whilst waiting (for), meanwhile
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(Time expressions)
en ce moment
at the moment
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(Time expressions)
en retard
late
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(Time expressions)
en train de (faire...)
(to be) doing
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(Time expressions)
en même temps
at the same time
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(Time expressions)
encore une fois
once more, again
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(Time expressions)
enfin
at last, finally
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(Time expressions)
environ
about, approximately
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(Time expressions)
fin la
end
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(Time expressions)
hier
yesterday
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(Time expressions)
il y a
ago
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(Time expressions)
jour le
day
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(Time expressions)
journée la
day
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(Time expressions)
lentement
slowly
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(Time expressions)
lendemain le
the next day
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(Time expressions)
longtemps
for a long time
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(Time expressions)
maintenant
now
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(Time expressions)
matin le
morning
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(Time expressions)
mois le
month
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(Time expressions)
normalement
normally
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(Time expressions)
nuit la
night
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(Time expressions)
parfois
sometimes
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(Time expressions)
passé le
past
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(Time expressions)
pendant
during
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(Time expressions)
plus tard
later
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(Time expressions)
presque
almost, nearly
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(Time expressions)
prochain
next
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(Time expressions)
quelquefois
sometimes
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(Time expressions)
rarement
rarely
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(Time expressions)
récemment
recently
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(Time expressions)
semaine la
week
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(Time expressions)
seulement
only
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(Time expressions)
siècle le
century
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(Time expressions)
soir le
evening
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(Time expressions)
soudain
suddenly
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(Time expressions)
souvent
often
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(Time expressions)
suivant
following
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(Time expressions)
sur le point de (être)
(to be) about to
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(Time expressions)
tard
late
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(Time expressions)
tôt
early
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(Time expressions)
toujours
always, still
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(Time expressions)
tous les jours
every day
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(Time expressions)
tout à coup
suddenly, all of a sudden
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(Time expressions)
tout de suite
immediately
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(Time expressions)
vite
quickly
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(Location and distance)
à droite
on/to the right
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(Location and distance)
à gauche
on/to the left
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(Location and distance)
banlieue la
suburb
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(Location and distance)
centre-ville le
town centre
250
(Location and distance)
campagne la
countryside
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(Location and distance)
chez
at the house of
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(Location and distance)
de chaque côté
from each side
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(Location and distance)
de l’autre côté
from the other side
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(Location and distance)
en bas
down(stairs)
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(Location and distance)
en haut
up(stairs)
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(Location and distance)
est l' (m)
east
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(Location and distance)
ici
here
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(Location and distance)
là
there
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(Location and distance)
là-bas
over there
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(Location and distance)
loin de
far from
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(Location and distance)
nord le
north
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(Location and distance)
nulle part
nowhere
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(Location and distance)
ouest l' (m)
west
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(Location and distance)
par
by
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(Location and distance)
partout
everywhere
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(Location and distance)
quelque part
somewhere
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(Location and distance)
situé (e)
situated
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(Location and distance)
sud le
south
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(Location and distance)
tout droit
straight ahead
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(Location and distance)
tout près
very near
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(Location and distance)
toutes directions
all directions
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(Location and distance)
ville la
town
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(Colours)
châtain
light brown
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(Colours)
clair
light
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(Colours)
foncé
dark
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(Colours)
marron
brown
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(Colours)
noisette
hazel
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(Colours)
pourpre
purple
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(Colours)
rose
pink
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(Colours)
roux
ginger
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(Weights and measures)
assez
enough, quite
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(Weights and measures)
assez
enough, quite
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(Weights and measures)
assez
enough, quite
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(Weights and measures)
bas
low
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(Weights and measures)
boîte la
box, tin, can
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(Weights and measures)
bouteille la
bottle
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(Weights and measures)
court
short
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(Weights and measures)
demi le
half
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(Weights and measures)
encore de
more
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(Weights and measures)
étroit
narrow
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(Weights and measures)
gros
fat
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(Weights and measures)
haut
high
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(Weights and measures)
large
wide
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(Weights and measures)
maigre
skinny, thin
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(Weights and measures)
mince
slim, thin
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(Weights and measures)
moitié la
half
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(Weights and measures)
morceau le
piece
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(Weights and measures)
moyen/moyenne
medium, average
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(Weights and measures)
nombre le
number
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(Weights and measures)
paquet le
packet
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(Weights and measures)
pas mal de
lots of
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(Weights and measures)
peser
to weigh
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(Weights and measures)
plein de
full of, lots of
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(Weights and measures)
pointure la
size (for shoes)
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(Weights and measures)
suffisamment
sufficiently
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(Weights and measures)
taille la
size (for clothes)
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(Weights and measures)
tranche la
slice
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(Weights and measures)
trop
too (much)
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(Shape)
carré
square
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(Shape)
rond
round
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(Weather)
averse l' (f)
shower
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(Weather)
briller
to shine
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(Weather)
brouillard le
fog
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(Weather)
brume la
mist
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(Weather)
chaleur la
heat
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(Weather)
ciel le
sky
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(Weather)
climat le
climate
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(Weather)
couvert
overcast
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(Weather)
doux
mild
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(Weather)
éclair l' (m)
lightning
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(Weather)
éclaircie l' (f)
bright spell
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(Weather)
ensoleillé
sunny
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(Weather)
faire beau
to be fine (weather)
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(Weather)
faire mauvais
to be bad (weather)
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(Weather)
geler
to freeze
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(Weather)
glace la
ice
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(Weather)
humide
humid, wet
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(Weather)
météo la
weather forecast
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(Weather)
mouillé
wet
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(Weather)
neiger
to snow
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(Weather)
nuage le
cloud
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(Weather)
nuageux
cloudy
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(Weather)
ombre l' (m)
shade, shadow
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(Weather)
orage l' (m)
storm
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(Weather)
orageux
stormy
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(Weather)
pleuvoir
to rain
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(Weather)
pluie la
rain
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(Weather)
sec/sèche
dry
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(Weather)
tempête la
storm
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(Weather)
temps le
weather
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(Weather)
tonnerre le
thunder
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(Weather)
tremper
to soak
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(Weather)
vent le
wind
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(Access)
complet/complète
full
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(Access)
entrée l' (f)
entry, entrance
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(Access)
libre
free, vacant, unoccupied
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(Access)
fermer
to close
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(Access)
interdit
forbidden, not allowed
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(Access)
occupé
taken, occupied, engaged
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(Access)
ouvert
open
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(Access)
ouvrir
to open
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(Access)
sortie la
exit
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(Correctness)
avoir raison
to be right
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(Correctness)
avoir tort
to be wrong
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(Correctness)
corriger
to correct
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(Correctness)
erreur l' (f)
error, mistake
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(Correctness)
faute la
fault, mistake
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(Correctness)
faux/fausse
false
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(Correctness)
il (me) faut
you (I) must
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(Correctness)
juste
correct
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(Correctness)
obligatoire
compulsory
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(Correctness)
parfait
perfect
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(Correctness)
sûr
certain, sure
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(Correctness)
se tromper
to make a mistake
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(Correctness)
vrai
true
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(Materials)
argent l' (m)
silver
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(Materials)
béton le
concrete
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(Materials)
bois le
wood
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(Materials)
cuir le
leather
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(Materials)
fer le
iron
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(Materials)
laine la
wool
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(Materials)
or l' (m)
gold
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(Materials)
soie la
silk
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(Materials)
verre le
glass
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(Common abbreviations)
CDI centre de documentation et d’information le
resource centre
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(Common abbreviations)
CES collège d’enseignement secondaire le
secondary school
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(Common abbreviations)
EPS éducation physique et sportive l’ (f)
PE (physical education)
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(Common abbreviations)
SAMU service d’aide médicale d’urgence le
emergency medical services
376
(Common abbreviations)
SDF sans domicile fixe le
homeless person
377
(Common abbreviations)
SNCF société nationale des chemins de fer français la
National Rail Service
378
(Common abbreviations)
TGV train à grande vitesse le
high-speed train
379
(Common abbreviations)
TVA taxe sur la valeur ajoutée la
VAT (Value Added Tax)
