IGCSE French Module 2.4 Flashcards
un HLM
local authority block of flats, common in poorer French susburbs. Short of habitation à loyer modéré. The acronym is masculine, although the word habitation itself is feminine, as it ends in -tion
le quartier
local area in town/neighbourhood (literally quarter)
je préférerais
I would prefer (conditional tense)
vivre
to live
les gens (masculine)
people
là où j’habite
where I live
loin de
far from
la pièce
theatre play
le champ
field
je vis
I live (vivre, to live)
la vie
life
plein
complete, full
ennuyeux
boring
plus de
more (of…)
le magasin
shop
le mur
wall
le donjon
keep (of a castle)
à vrai dire
to tell the truth
Loches me plaît
I like Loches (literally Loches pleases me)
un avantage
an advantage
un inconvénient
a disadvantage
un endroit
place
(sur) la côte
(on) the coast
la plage
beach
la mer
sea
pollué(e)
polluted
tous les week-ends
every weekend
trop de
too much/many
le marché
market
la gare
station
tranquille/calme
quiet
avoir envie de (+ infinitif)
to want to do/fancy doing something
déménager
to move house
(dans) l’ouest
(in) the west
le sud (au sud de)
south (to the south of)
ici
here
pittoresque
picturesque
savoir
to know (a fact/skill/how to do something)
connaître
to know (a person/place)
avoir besoin de
to need (literally to have need of)
mal
bad
heureusement
fortunately
malheureusement
unfortunately
je me sens (+ adjectif)
I feel (myself)…
seul
alone
le bruit
noise
bruyant
noisy
la nuit
night
souvent
often
quelque chose
something
marcher
(machine/vehicle) to be working, functioning, moving<br></br>(person) to walk
l’ascenseur
lift
l’espace (f)
space
j’aimerais
I would like (conditional tense)
