Idioms and False Cognates Flashcards
marcher
to march, to walk, to function
saluer
to salute, to greet, to acclaim
saisir
to seize, to grab, to understand
défendre
to defend, to prohibit, to forbid
comprendre
to understand, to include
actuel / actuelle
current, present
actuellement
currently
la lecture
the reading
la conférence
the lecture
le bout
the extremity, end
la chair
the flesh
attirer
to attract
rester
to remain
avertir
to warn
“au” is a contraction of …
à + le
“aux” is a contraction of …
à + les
“du” is a contraction of …
de + le
“des” is a contraction of …
de + les
tout autre
any other
il n’y a pas
there is not
il y a
there is
avoir faim
to be hungry
avoir soif
to be thirsty
avoir chaud
to be warm
avoir froid
to be cold
avoir sommeil
to be sleepy
avoir peur de
to be afraid of
avoir besoin de
to be in need of, to need
avoir raison
to be right
avoir tort
to be wrong
un peu (de)
a little, a little bit, slightly
peu (de)
little, minimally, not very
ne [verb] guère
hardly, scarcely
ne [verb] jamais
never
ne [verb] point
not at all
ne [verb] plus
no more, no longer
ne [verb] rien
nothing
ne [verb] personne
nobody, no one
ne [verb] aucun/aucune
no, not any
ne [verb] nul/nulle
no, not any
être en train de
to be in the process of
être au courant de
to be aware of, to be conversant with
être d’accord avec
to agree with
“dont” is a contraction of …
de + que
se rendre compte
to realize, to become aware
ce que se trame
what is brewing, what is happening
par là
by this
le chemin de fer
railroad
tant que
as long as (or: such that, so much that)
dans un premier temps
at first, initially
quant à
as for, as to
au moins
at least, at the least
du moins
at least, at the least
mettre a l’épreuve
to put to the test
à partir de
starting with, from then on
en tant que
as
voire (≠ voir)
indeed, if not, or even
à propos de
about
tenir compte de
to take into account
souligner
to underline, to emphasize, to point out
bercer
to cradle
le berceau
cradle (or: breeding ground)
telles ou telles
this or that, these or those
survenir
to happen, to take place
