Tell me more french 1.2 Flashcards

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sock

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f. une chaussette

[ > une chaussure, un soulier ]

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2
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the weather is bad / good

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il fait beau / mauvais temps

le temps est ensoleillé

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3
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foule

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f. crowd, mob, a whole mass of

[ > fouler - to press, to tread, to walk on, to tan ]

sur le web on trouve une foule d’images et de clips vidéo qui laissent pantois

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4
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marque

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f. mark, brand (sur animaux, [de produits manufacturés] ), scar, tag, label, bookmark

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5
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turkey

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f. une dinde [dɛ̃d]

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6
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skewer

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f. une brochette

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7
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cucumber

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m. un concombre [kɔ̃kɔ̃br]

[ > un cornichon ]

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8
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apprêter [aprete]

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to get ready, to prepare, to dress

> prêter à - to be open to, to give rise to, to invite
se prêter - to lend oneself to, to invite

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9
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oyster

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f. une huître

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convenir

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to agree, to accept, to admit
convenir à:
to suit

> concorder - to tally, to match, to agree
assumer - to assume, to accept, to take on
acquiescer - to agree, to approve
accepter
admettre

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moelleux, moelleuse [mwalø, øz]

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soft, warm, mellow, moist (un gâteau), tender (la viande)

> ramolli, mou, mol [mɔl]

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succulent (f succulente) [sykylɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

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succulent (saftig, fleischig), delicious, scrumptious (lecker, zum Anbeissen)

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inefficace [inefikas]

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inefficient, ineffective

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14
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size

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f. une pointure

[ > une taille, un gabarit, une dimension]

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15
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easily

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aisément [ezemɑ̃]

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concevoir [kɔ̃s(ə)vwar]

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to conceive (of) [empfangen, (aus-) denken, sich etwas vorstellen, die idee haben], to understand, to see, to design, to develop, to compose

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17
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guest

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m/f un/une convive [kɔ̃viv]
> un hôte
> un invité

18
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baie

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f. berry, bay, opening

19
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bean

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f. une fève
> un haricot
> un fayot (asskisser, idiot, bean)
[ != une sève - sap ]

20
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botte

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f. boot, bunch, bundle, sheaf (Bündel), thrust

[ > une estocade, des cuissardes ]
[ > un trousseau de ]
[ > une liasse - bundle, wad ]

21
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watermelon

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f. une pastèque

22
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optimiste

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optimistic, sanguine (zuversichtlich, lebhaft, lebendig, blutrot)

23
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devise [dəviz]

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f. device (Gerät, Vorrichtung, Mittel, Devise, Motto), motto, currency

> un dispositif - machine, device, plan, sentence

24
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checkbook

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m. un chéquier [ʃekje]

[ > un échiquier ]

25
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stocking(s) [de femme]

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m. un bas / des bas
[ > le collant - (pair of tights), pantyhose ]
[ > un porte-jarretelles - garter belt ]

26
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The subjunctive is used when expressing …

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a will
a wish
a doubt
a necessity

27
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it would be better / safer

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ça vaut mieux

28
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at least

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au moins

> à moins de - unless that (avec subjonctif)

29
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quant à

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as for, to
[ > concernant, en ce qui concerne ]

il pense que non, mais quant à moi, je pense que c’est une bonne idée

30
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sage [saʒ] (adjectif)

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wise, good, well-behaved, sober, quiet, sensible (sinnvoll, vernünftig), reasonable, modest, understated

[ > la sagesse ]
[ > avisé - sensible, wise, shrewd, prudent ]
[ > pudique - reserved, discreet, modest ]

31
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retourner

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to flip / turn over, to turn around, to turn inside out, to send back, to go back, to return

[ > rejoindre ]

32
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être embarrassé / se sentir gêné (à propos de quelque chose)

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to feel embarrassed
[ se sentir mal à l’aise ]
[ > se taper l’affiche ]

33
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faire l’affaire

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to do nicely, to do the trick, to be convenient, to be suitable

34
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bousculer

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to jostle (drängeln, anrempeln, schubsen), to push, to shove, to bump into, to rush, to hurry

[ > une bourrade, une bousculade, pousser, se dépêcher, être pressé, se précipiter ]
[ > buter sur / contre - to bump into ]

35
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purchase

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( + shopping )

f. une emplette

36
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coincer

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to wedge (immobiliser) (verkeilen, zwängen, festklemmen), to jam, to stick

37
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west (la géographie)

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m. l’occident [ɔksidɑ̃]

38
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tout d’abord

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first off, to begin with, immediately
//////// ( d'abord - at first, initially, to begin with, to start with, anyway )
39
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crudités

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f. pl. raw vegetables, mixed salads

40
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fiable

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reliable

41
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poire

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f. pear (Birne)

> un poivron - bellpepper
un poireau - leek
un poivrot - drunkard
une pêche - peach

42
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bague

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f. ring, band (d’un cigare), collar

[ > une alliance, un anneau, un cercle ]