Key Vocab for Reading Exam

Question 1

Donc

Answer 1

Therefore

Question 2

Voisins

Answer 2

Neighbours

Question 3

Bien sûr

Answer 3

Of course

Question 4

Tout/toute/tous/toutes

Answer 4

All

Question 5

À cause de

Answer 5

Because of

Question 6

Comme

Answer 6

As/like

Question 7

Comme d’habitude

Answer 7

As usual

Question 8

Ça/cela (e.g. je n’aime pas ça)

Answer 8

That (I don’t like that)

Question 9

Pendant

Answer 9

During

Question 10

Ceux/celles (e.g. ceux qui habitant en ville)

Answer 10

Those (e.g. those who live in the town)

Question 11

Le niveau

Answer 11

The level

Question 12

Par conséquent

Answer 12

As a result

Question 13

…me plaît (m’a plu)

Answer 13

…pleases me (pleased me)

Question 14

sûr (je suits sûr que…)

Answer 14

Sure (I am sure that)

Question 15

Même
Le même jour
Il n’a même pas mangé…

Answer 15

Same or even
The same day
He didn’t even eat…

Question 16

Plutôt

Answer 16

Rather

Question 17

Quant à…

e.g. Quant à m’a mere…

Answer 17

As for…

e.g. As for my mother…

Question 18

Malgré

e.g. Malgré le temps, elle est sortie

Answer 18

In spite of

e.g. In spite of weather, she went out

Question 19

Surtout

Answer 19

Especially

Question 20

Ici/là

Answer 20

Here/there

Question 21

Propre

Answer 21

After noun = clean e.g. une voiture propre

Before noun = own e.g. ma propre chambre

Question 22

Ancien

Answer 22

After noun = old/ancient e.g. une maison ancienne

Before noun = former e.g. une ancienne colonie - a former colony

Question 23

Une manière

Answer 23

A way/manner

Question 24

Une façon

Answer 24

A way (of doing something)

Question 25

Sans

Answer 25

Without

Question 26

Une chose
Quelque chose
Beaucoup de choses

Answer 26

A thing
Something
Lots of things

Question 27

Quelques (e.g. Quelques gens)

Quelqu’un

Answer 27

Some (e.g. some people)/a few someone

Question 28

Maintenant

Answer 28

Now

Question 29

À part

À part ça

Answer 29

Apart from

Apart from that

Question 30

Prêt(e)

Answer 30

Ready

Question 31

Déjà

Answer 31

Already

Question 32

Seul(e)
e.g. J’ai travaillé tout seul
C’est la saule chose qui me plaît

Answer 32

Alone/only (+noun)
I worked on my own
It’s the only thing which pleases me

Question 33

En ce qui concerne…

Answer 33

As far as … is concerned

Question 34

J’ai envie de…

Answer 34

I want to

Question 35

J’ai peur

Answer 35

I am afraid

Question 36

Malgré

Answer 36

In spite of

Question 37

J’en ai marre de…

Answer 37

I am fed up with…

Question 38

Vivre

Je vis

Answer 38

To live

I live

Question 39

Un besoin

J’ai besoin de…

Answer 39

A need

I need…

Question 40

J’ai raison

J’ai tort

Answer 40

I am right

I am wrong

Question 41

L’ambiance

Answer 41

Atmosphere

Question 42

Peut-être

Answer 42

Perhaps

Question 43

Il bait mieux que…

Answer 43

It’s better than

Question 44

Je viens de + infinitive

e.g. Je viens de finir mes devoirs

Answer 44

I have just…

E.g. I have just finished my homework

Question 45

Chaque

Answer 45

Each/every