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Vocab Enrichment 12.1 Flashcards

This deck mostly contains intermediate vocabulary about clothes, along with comparison words. This roughly covers cards 2300-2380 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a celebration

e.g. a birthday celebration

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une fête

ex. une fête d’anniversaire

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to celebrate

e.g. We’re celebrating his graduation tonight

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célébrer / fêter

ex. Nous célébrons la remise de diplômes ce soir

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a ceremony

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une cérémonie

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a high five

e.g. Good job! Give me a high five!

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un high five / tape m’en cinq

ex. Bon travail ! Tape m’en cinq !

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to congratulate

e.g. Please congratulate the bride for me if you see her

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féliciter / donner ses félicitations à quelqu’un

ex. S’il vous plaît, donnez mes félicitations à la mariée de ma part quand vous la voyez

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to cheat

e.g. I don’t wanna play with her. She always cheats

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tricher

ex. Je ne veux pas jouer avec elle. Elle triche tout le temps

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to cheat on

e.g. She was cheating on her husband

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tromper

ex. Elle trompait son mari

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to have an affair with

e.g. His wife had an affair with her dance instructor

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avoir une aventure avec

ex. Sa femme avait une aventure avec son professeur de danse

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a cheat / a cheater

e.g. In the long run, cheaters never win

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un tricheur

ex. Au bout du compte, les tricheurs ne gagnent jamais

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to go grocery shopping / to go shopping

e.g. My wife went grocery shopping while I prepared the grill

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faire les courses / faire les achats

ex. Ma femme est allée faire les courses pendant que je préparais le barbecue

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to go shopping / to shop

e.g. The women went shopping at the mall.

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aller en courses / aller faire des courses / faire du shopping

ex. Les femmes sont allées faire du shopping au centre commercial.

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to wear / to be wearing / to have on

e.g. He has a blue shirt on

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porter / avoir mis / avoir

ex. Il porte une chemise bleue

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to fit

e.g. These jeans don’t fit me

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être à la taille de / bien aller

ex. Ce jean n’est pas à ma taille

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to change clothes / to change your clothes

e.g. Before we went out dancing, I changed clothes

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changer d’habits / changer de tenue

ex. Avant de partir danser, j’ai changé d’habits

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to undress / to strip / to get naked

e.g. The doctor told me to undress before she examined me

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se déshabiller / se dénuder / se mettre tout nu

ex. Le docteur m’a dit de me déshabiller avant de m’examiner

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a raincoat

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un imperméable

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a blazer / a sport coat

e.g. You don’t have to wear a full suit. Just slacks and a blazer should be ok

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un blazer / une veste

ex. Tu n’as pas besoin de porter un costume. Juste un pantalon et un blazer feront l’affaire

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a tuxedo

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un smoking

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a vest

e.g. a bulletproof vest

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une veste

ex. une veste pare-balles

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a blouse

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un chemisier

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a miniskirt

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une minijupe

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lingerie

e.g. sexy lingerie

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la lingerie

ex. la lingerie sexy

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a bra / a brassiere

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un soutien-gorge

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panties / underwear

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les culottes / les sous-vêtements / les slips

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# Translate to French: pantyhose / tights / leggings ## Footnote e.g. She didn't feel like being cold, so she put on tights
des collants / des bas ## Footnote ex. Elle n'avait pas envie d'avoir froid, alors elle a mis des collants
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# Translate to French: sneakers / tennis shoes
les baskets / les tennis
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# Translate to French: heels / high heels / pumps ## Footnote e.g. She has a hard time walking in heels
les talons / les talons aiguilles / les escarpins ## Footnote ex. Elle a des difficultés à marcher avec des talons
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# Translate to French: slippers
les pantoufles / les chaussons
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# Translate to French: pyjamas / pajamas / PJs
un pyjama
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# Translate to French: a cap / a baseball cap / a hat
une casquette
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# Translate to French: a crown ## Footnote e.g. The queen was wearing a beautiful crown
une couronne ## Footnote ex. La reine portait une couronne magnifique
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# Translate to French: a mask
un masque
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# Translate to French: a tie / a necktie
une cravate
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# Translate to French: a belt ## Footnote e.g. a nice brown belt
une ceinture ## Footnote ex. une belle ceinture marron
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# Translate to French: a scarf
une écharpe / un foulard
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# Translate to French: a glove ## Footnote e.g. a pair of gloves
un gant ## Footnote ex. une paire de gants
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# Translate to French: leather ## Footnote e.g. a leather jacket
le cuir ## Footnote ex. une veste en cuir
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# Translate to French: waterproof ## Footnote e.g. waterproof shoes
imperméable ## Footnote ex. des chaussures imperméables
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# Translate to French: to tuck in ## Footnote e.g. Please tuck your shirt into your pants
rentrer ## Footnote ex. Rentre ta chemise dans ton pantalon s'il te plaît
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# Translate to French: a sleeve ## Footnote e.g. You got some ketchup on your left sleeve
une manche ## Footnote ex. Tu as du ketchup sur ta manche gauche
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# Translate to French: sleeveless ## Footnote e.g. a sleeveless shirt
sans manches ## Footnote ex. un t-shirt sans manches
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# Translate to French: short-sleeved ## Footnote e.g. a short-sleeved shirt
à manches courtes ## Footnote ex. une chemise à manches courtes
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# Translate to French: long-sleeved ## Footnote e.g. a long-sleeved shirt
à manches longues ## Footnote ex. une chemise à manches longues
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# Translate to French: a pocket ## Footnote e.g. I keep my wallet in my back-right pocket
une poche ## Footnote ex. Je garde mon portefeuille dans ma poche arrière droite
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# Translate to French: a button ## Footnote e.g. I lost a button from my shirt
un bouton ## Footnote ex. J'ai perdu un bouton de ma chemise
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# Translate to French: a label / a tag / a sticker
une étiquette
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# Translate to French: a strap ## Footnote e.g. a strap on a bag
la bandoulière / la courroie / la lanière ## Footnote ex. la bandoulière d'un sac Can also be translated to "la sangle"
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# Translate to French: a drawer
un tiroir
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# Translate to French: a hanger / a clothes hanger / a coat hanger
un cintre
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# Translate to French: a mirror
un miroir
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# Translate to French: laundry ## Footnote e.g. I have a lot of laundry to do
la lessive ## Footnote ex. J'ai beaucoup de lessive à faire
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# Translate to French: detergent / laundry detergent / laundry soap
la lessive / le détergent
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# Translate to French: a washing machine ## Footnote e.g. He put his clothes in the washing machine and added detergent
une machine à laver ## Footnote ex. Il mit ses vêtements dans la machine à laver et ajouta du détergent
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# Translate to French: a dryer ## Footnote e.g. Our house has both a washing machine and a dryer
un séchoir à linge / un séchoir ## Footnote ex. Notre maison a une machine à laver et un séchoir
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# Translate to French: to dry clean ## Footnote e.g. I got my suit dry cleaned
nettoyer à sec ## Footnote ex. J'ai fait nettoyer mon costume à sec
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# Translate to French: to iron ## Footnote e.g. He irons his shirt every morning before work
repasser ## Footnote ex. Il repasse sa chemise chaque matin avant le travail
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# Translate to French: an iron ## Footnote e.g. Do you have an iron? My shirt is wrinkled
un fer à repasser / un fer ## Footnote ex. As-tu un fer à repasser ? Ma chemise est froissée
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# Translate to French: a garment / a piece of clothing / an article of clothing
un vêtement / un habit
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# Translate to French: an outfit ## Footnote e.g. I like your outfit. You have good style
une tenue ## Footnote ex. J'aime ta tenue. Tu as du style
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# Translate to French: a uniform ## Footnote e.g. a school uniform or a police uniform
un uniforme ## Footnote ex. un uniforme d'écolier ou un uniforme de police
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# Translate to French: a costume ## Footnote e.g. a Halloween costume
un costume ## Footnote ex. un costume pour Halloween
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# Translate to French: to compare ## Footnote e.g. I compared the luxury brand to the generic brand, and I couldn't really tell the difference
comparer ## Footnote ex. J'ai comparé la marque de luxe et la marque générique, et je n'ai pas vraiment pu voir la différence
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# Translate to French: a comparison ## Footnote e.g. a comparison between two prices
une comparaison ## Footnote ex. une comparaison entre deux prix
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# Translate to French: compared with / compared to ## Footnote e.g. Compared to the bus, the train is much faster
comparé avec / comparé à ## Footnote ex. Comparé au bus, le train est beaucoup plus rapide
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# Translate to French: relatively / comparatively ## Footnote e.g. They are relatively wealthy
relativement ## Footnote ex. Ils sont relativement aisés
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# Translate to French: out of all the \_\_\_ / of all the \_\_\_ / among all the \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. Out of all the countries in the world, this one is the poorest
de tous les \_\_\_ / parmi tous les \_\_\_ / entre tous les \_\_\_ ## Footnote ex. De tous les pays du monde, celui-ci est le plus pauvre
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# Translate to French: \_\_\_ is one of the \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. India is one of the most populated countries on earth
\_\_\_ est l'un des \_\_\_ ## Footnote ex. L'Inde est l'un des pays les plus peuplés de la planète
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# Translate to French: to go up / to climb ## Footnote e.g. We went up the mountain to get a better view
aller en haut / grimper / monter ## Footnote ex. Nous sommes allés en haut de la montagne pour avoir une meilleure vue
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# Translate to French: to move up / to ascend ## Footnote e.g. She's slowly moving up the corporate ladder
être promu / gravir / monter ## Footnote ex. Elle gravit les échelons de l'entreprise petit à petit
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# Translate to French: to go down / to descend ## Footnote e.g. He went down the mountain
descendre ## Footnote ex. Il a descendu la montagne
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# Translate to French: to lower ## Footnote e.g. Lower the window
baisser / descendre ## Footnote ex. Baisse la fenêtre
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# Translate to French: to raise / to lift up ## Footnote e.g. Raise your hand
lever ## Footnote ex. Lève ta main
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# Translate to French: the environment ## Footnote e.g. We need to protect the environment
l'environnement ## Footnote ex. Nous devons protéger l'environnement
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# Translate to French: an environment ## Footnote e.g. a friendly work environment
une ambiance / une atmosphère ## Footnote ex. une ambiance de travail amicale
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# Translate to French: environmental ## Footnote e.g. environmental activism
environnemental / écologique ## Footnote ex. le militantisme écologique
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# Translate to French: to fight ## Footnote e.g. He always fights with his siblings
se battre ## Footnote ex. Il se bat tout le temps avec ses frères et soeurs
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# Translate to French: fighting ## Footnote e.g. They were kicked out for fighting
la bagarre ## Footnote ex. Ils sont se fait expulser à cause de la bagarre
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# Translate to French: fighting / battling / warring ## Footnote e.g. Fighting is a problem in the Middle East
les combats / la lutte armée / la guerre ## Footnote ex. Les combats sont un problème au Moyen-Orient
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# Translate to French: a fighter
un combattant
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# Translate to French: a fight / a struggle ## Footnote e.g. He was injured badly during the fight
une bagarre / une rixe ## Footnote ex. Il a était salement amoché pendant la bagarre
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# Translate to French: a struggle / a fight ## Footnote e.g. the struggle against cancer
une lutte / un combat / un conflit ## Footnote ex. la lutte contre le cancer
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# Translate to French: to struggle / to strive ## Footnote e.g. He's struggling to pay the rent
se démener / s'efforcer / se battre ## Footnote ex. Il se démène pour payer le loyer
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# Translate to French: to wrestle ## Footnote e.g. The two boys wrestled on the mat
lutter / faire de la lutte ## Footnote ex. Les deux garçons ont lutté sur le tapis
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# Translate to French: wrestling ## Footnote e.g. I love watching wrestling on TV, but most of it is fake
la lutte / le catch ## Footnote ex. J'adore regarder le catch à la télévision, mais la plupart c'est du bidon
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# Translate to French: a wrestler ## Footnote e.g. Hulk Hogan was a famous wrestler
un catcheur / un lutteur ## Footnote ex. Hulk Hogan était un célèbre catcheur

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