Top 160 words for higher level listening and reading papers Flashcards

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j’en ai merre

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I’m fed up

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j’ai horreur de

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I have a horror of / i hate

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ça me plaît / ça m’a plu

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i like it / i liked it

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j’ai besoin de (aucun besoin)

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i need to (no need )

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j’ai envie de

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i want to

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j’ai peur de

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i am frightened of

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j’ai tort

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i am wrong

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j’ai raison

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i am right

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j’ai de la chance

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i am lucky

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j’ai faim

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i’m hungry

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la faim

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famine

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mourir de faim

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to die of hunger

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je (ne) suis (pas) d’accord

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i (don’t) agree

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Je suis en colère

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i am angry

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s’inquiéter (Je m’inquiète)

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to worry about (i worry)

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les soucis

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worries

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les craintes

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fears / doubts

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il m’énerve

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he gets on my nerves / annoys me

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énervant (e)

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annoying

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lire (je lis, il lit, ils lisent, j’ai lu)

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to read (i read, he reads, they read, i read )

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dire (je dis, il dit, ils disent)

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to say (i say, he says, they say)

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voir (je vois, on voit, ils voient, j’ai vu )

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to see (i see, we see, they see, i saw)

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devoir (je dois, il doit, ils doivent, j’ai dû)

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to have to (i have to, he has to, they have to, i had to)

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vouloir (je voux, il veut, ils veulent, j’ai voulu)

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to want / wish (i want, he wants, they want, i wanted)

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pourvoir (je peux, il peut, ils peuvent, j'ai pu)
to be able to (i can, he can, they can, i could)
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savoir (je sais, vous savez, ils savent)
to know a fact/ how to do something (i know, you know, they know)
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connaître (je connais, j'ai connu)
to know someone (i know/knew)
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il faut
you have to/must
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aider
to help
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augmenter (une grosse augmenter)
to go up / increase (a big increase )
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diminuer
to go down / decrease
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baisser
to lower / decrease/ drop
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éviter
to avoid
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commprendre
to understand
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donner
to give
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devenir
to become
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gagner
to earn / win
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venir de..
to have just..
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vivre (survivre)
to live (to survive)
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améliorer
to improve
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envoyer (j'envoie)
to send (i send)
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nettoyer
to clean
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pleurer
to cry
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faire pleurer
to make (someone) cry
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rigoler (rigolo)
to have a laugh (funny/ amusing)
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empêcher (de)
to prevent (from)
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apprendre (j'ai appris )
to learn (i learnt)
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j'espère (l'espoir)
i hope (hope)
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rêver (mon rêve)
to dream (my dream)
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sortir (je sors / ils sortent )
to go out (i go out / they go out )
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profiter (de)
to take advantage of
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utiliser
to use
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fêter (une fête)
to celebrate (a celebration / festival / party )
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essayer (j'esaie )
to try (i try)
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acheter
to buy
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partager
to share
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je m'ennuie
i get bored
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faire la grève (les grèvistes)
to go on strike (strikers)
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faire de achats
to do some shopping
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me rendre malade
to make me ill
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se rendre compte de
to realise / become aware of
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laisser tomber
to drop / let something fall
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faire les courses
to go shopping
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être en bonne forme
to be in shape / fit
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menacer (la menace )
to threaten (the threat)
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prendre (je prends, j'ai pris )
to take (i take, i took )
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ce n'est pas la peine
it's not worth it
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ce n'est pas juste!
its not fair!
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défense de (fumer)
no (smoking) / smoking isn't allowed
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sauf
except
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sans
without
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les sans-abri
the homeless
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même
even
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quand même
even though / all the time
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malgré
despite
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bien que
although
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déjà
already
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autre
other
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donc
therefore, so, consequently
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si
if, so, yes
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(mal)heureusement
(un)fortunately
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heureux / heureuse / content(e)
happy
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utile
useful
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pauvre
poor
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pauvreté
poverty
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les conseils (conseiller )
advice (to adivse)
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le bruit / bruyant
noise / noisy
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le chômage (sans travai )
unemployment (without a job)
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un boulot / un emploi / un métier
a job / a profession
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l'argent (l'argent de poche)
money (pocket money)
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un portable
a mobile phone
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un ordinateur portable
a laptop
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un peu
a bit / a little
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pas mal de
quite a lot of
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assez de..
enough of ..
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trop de
too much of..
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la plupart (de)
the majority (of)
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plus de / moins de
more of / less of
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démodé(e)
old-fashioned
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vieux / vielle
old
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triste
sad
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épuisé(e)
exhausted / worn out/ tired
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due / dure
hard (m/f)
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affreux / affreuse
awful (m/f)
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neuf(s)
new
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nouveau(x) / nouvelle(s)
new
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mieux
better
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meilleur(e)
best
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pire
worse / worst
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cher
expensive
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gratuit
free (of charge)
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passionnant(e)
fascinating / very interesting
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ennuyeaus / ennuyeuse
boring
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incroyable
incredible / unbelievable
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fâché
angry / upset
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le sens de l'humour
sense of humour
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agréablePLEASANT
MOCHE ugly, aweful, hideous
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casse-pieds
a pain in the neck
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tôt
early
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tout, toute, tous, toutes
al, ever, each
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ne ... jamais
never
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ne...rien
nothing
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ne ... que
only
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le sida
Aids
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agressé(e)
attacked / mugged
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la guerre
the war
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un pays
a country
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le déboisement
deforestation
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l'eau potable
drinking water
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les poubelles
bins
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les déchets / les ordures
rubbish
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les usines
factories
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le réchauffement de la terr
global warming
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la circulation
traffic
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les embouteillages
traffic jams
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les o=voitures
cars
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le niveau
the level
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une maladie
an illness / disease
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la nourriture
food
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la santé
health
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aujourd'hui
today
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demain
tomorrow
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hier
yesterday
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l'avenir
the future
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dernier
last
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prochain(e)
next
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avant de
before (doing something)
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chaque
each / every
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souvent
often
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toujours
always / still
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parfois / quelquefois
sometimes
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plusieurs
sevral
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surout
especially
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mon patron
my boss
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tout le monde
everyone
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ls adolescents (lles ados)
teenagers
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les gens
people
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la rentrée
the beginning of the school year