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Vocab Enrichment 17.1 Flashcards

In this deck, you will learn terms pertaining to survival, accidents, and basic tools, as well as intermediate vocabulary dealing with age. This roughly covers cards 4000-4200 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 function / a use

e.g. This pocketknife has many uses

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une fonction / un usage

ex. Ce couteau de poche a de nombreux usages

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a reason / a purpose

e.g. What’s the reason for your visit?

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une raison / un but / un motif

ex. Quelle est la raison de ta visite ?

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a motive / a reason / a motivation

e.g. She is my reason for living

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une raison

ex. Elle est ma raison de vivre

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to be made for / to be geared towards / to be aimed at

e.g. This brand of apple sauce is made for kids

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être fait pour / viser

ex. Cette marque de compote de pommes est faite pour les enfants

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rational / reasonable / sensible

e.g. a rational solution

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rationnel / raisonnable

ex. une solution rationnelle

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unreasonable

e.g. an unreasonable boss

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déraisonnable / pas raisonnable

ex. un patron déraisonnable

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a basis / a reason / an excuse

e.g. Her basis for firing him was his laziness

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un fondement / un motif / une excuse

ex. Son motif pour le virer était sa paresse

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to justify / to warrant

e.g. People often use religion to justify horrible actions

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justifier

ex. Les gens utilisent souvent la religion pour justifier des actions horribles

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justification / rationale

e.g. What’s his justification for enacting such a strict rule?

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une justification / une raison / un fondement

ex. Quelle est sa justification pour l’adoption d’une règle si stricte ?

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to attribute to / to chalk it up to

e.g. He attributes his cancer to having smoked for his whole life

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attribuer / mettre ça sur le compte de

ex. Il attribue son cancer à la cigarette, comme il a fumé toute sa vie

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a mission

e.g. My mission is to save the hostages and bring them back alive

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une mission

ex. Ma mission est de sauver les otages et de les ramener vivants

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to recycle

e.g. Don’t throw out those glass bottles. We should recycle them

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recycler

ex. Ne jette pas ces bouteilles en verre. Nous devrions les recycler

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recycling

e.g. Recycling is good for the environment

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le recyclage

ex. Le recyclage est bon pour l’environnement

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to reuse

e.g. My mom always reuses metal cans for other purposes

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réutiliser

ex. Ma mère réutilise toujours les boîtes métalliques à d’autres fins

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a sense

e.g. We have five senses: smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight

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un sens

ex. Nous avons cinq sens : l’odorat, le goût, le toucher, l’ouïe et la vue

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to sense / to perceive

e.g. I sense that you are confused. Would you like me to explain?

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sentir / percevoir / avoir l’impression

ex. J’ai l’impression que tu es confus. Veux-tu que j’explique ?

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senseless

e.g. senseless violence

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insensé

ex. une violence insensée

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sensual

e.g. She has a weakness for sensual pleasures, like food, wine, and sex

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sensuel

ex. Elle a un faible pour les plaisirs sensuels, comme la nourriture, le vin et le sexe

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a set

e.g. a set of dishes

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un ensemble / un service

ex. un ensemble de plats

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a set / a stage design

e.g. She built the set of Hamlet for her school play

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un décor

ex. Elle a construit le décor de Hamlet pour la pièce de son école

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to set / to establish

e.g. It’s important to set goals for the future

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fixer / établir

ex. Il est important de fixer des objectifs pour l’avenir

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to set people up / to fix people up / to hook people up

e.g. I’ll hook you up with my friend John. You’ll like him

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mettre les gens en relation / présenter quelqu’un

ex. Je vais te présenter mon ami John. Tu vas bien l’aimer

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to stain

e.g. I stained my shirt

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tacher / salir

ex. J’ai taché ma chemise

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a mark / a stain

e.g. The mug left a mark on the table

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une marque / une tache

ex. La tasse a laissé une marque sur la table

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stained

e.g. a stained shirt

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taché

ex. une chemise tachée

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to support / to back / to get behind

e.g. Her dad supports her new career as a dancer

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soutenir / apporter son soutien

ex. Son père soutient sa nouvelle carrière en tant que danseuse

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backing / support

e.g. I could not have done this without your support

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le soutien / l’aide

ex. Je n’aurais pas pu faire cela sans ton soutien

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a supporter / a proponent

e.g. a supporter of animal rights

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un partisan / un défenseur

ex. un défenseur des droits des animaux

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to survive

e.g. She survived the plane crash

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survivre

ex. Elle a survécu à l’accident d’avion

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a survivor

e.g. There were only 3 survivors in the accident

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un survivant

ex. Il n’y a eu que 3 survivants dans l’accident

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survival

e.g. The survival of bees is important to our ecosystem

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la survie

ex. La survie des abeilles est importante pour notre écosystème

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to live through / to survive

e.g. My grandma lived through the Great Depression

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survivre à

ex. Ma grand-mère a survécu à la grande dépression

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tight

e.g. tight clothes

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serré / étroit / moulant

ex. des vêtements serrés

“tendu” can also be used in specific contexts, such as ballet.

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loose

e.g. a loose dress

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ample

ex. une robe ample

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to tighten

e.g. Please tighten this screw

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serrer

ex. S’il te plaît, serre cette vis

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to loosen

e.g. Loosen your tie and relax!

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desserrer

ex. Desserre ta cravate et détends-toi !

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a tool

e.g. Hammers and screwdrivers are common types of tools

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un outil

ex. Les marteaux et les tournevis sont des types d’outils communs

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a hammer

e.g. a hammer and nails

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un marteau

ex. un marteau et des clous

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a nail

e.g. a hammer and a nail

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un clou

ex. un marteau et un clou

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a pin

i.e. a needle without a hole

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une épingle

i.e. une aiguille sans trou

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a needle

e.g. Put the thread through the eye of the needle

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une aiguille

ex. Fais passer le fil dans le chas de l’aiguille

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scissors / a pair of scissors

e.g. Do you have a pair of scissors so I can cut this paper?

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des ciseaux / une paire de ciseaux

ex. As-tu une paire de ciseaux pour que je puisse couper ce papier ?

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tape

e.g. a roll of scotch tape

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le scotch / le ruban adhésif

ex. un rouleau de scotch

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a rubber band

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un élastique

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a ladder

e.g. He climbed up the ladder onto the roof

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une échelle

ex. Il monta sur l’échelle jusqu’au toit

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a stepladder / a ladder

e.g. He used a stepladder to get up on the roof

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un escabeau / une échelle

ex. Il a utilisé un escabeau pour monter sur le toit

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a screwdriver

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un tournevis

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a screw / a bolt

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une vis / un boulon

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to screw / to screw in / to screw on

e.g. I screwed on the final piece of the furniture

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visser

ex. J’ai vissé la dernière pièce du meuble

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to unscrew

e.g. First, you have to unscrew the back

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dévisser

ex. D’abord, tu dois dévisser l’arrière

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a wrench

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une clé / une clé de serrage

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a drill

e.g. He used a drill to affix the shelf to the wall

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une perceuse

ex. Il a utilisé une perceuse pour fixer l’étagère au mur

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to drill

e.g. She drilled a hole in the wall

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percer / forer

ex. Elle a percé un trou dans le mur

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to saw

e.g. He sawed the slab of wood into two pieces

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scier

ex. Il a scié la dalle de bois en deux morceaux

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a saw

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une scie

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a staple

e.g. A staple held the papers together

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une agrafe

ex. Une agrafe maintenait les papiers ensemble

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a stapler

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une agrafeuse

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to staple

e.g. Staple these papers together

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agrafer

ex. Agrafe ces documents ensemble

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an axe

e.g. She chopped down the tree with an axe

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une hache

ex. Elle a abattu l’arbre avec une hache

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a rake

e.g. He cleaned up all the leaves with a rake

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un râteau

ex. Il a nettoyé toutes les feuilles avec un râteau

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a shovel

e.g. We cleaned up the snow with a shovel

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une pelle

ex. Nous avons nettoyé la neige avec une pelle

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a bucket / a pail

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un seau

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a pocketknife / a penknife

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un couteau de poche / un canif

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a wheelbarrow

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une brouette

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a net

e.g. a fishing net

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un filet

ex. un filet de pêche

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a basket

e.g. a basket of fruit

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un panier

ex. un panier de fruits

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a rope

e.g. He tied the boats together with a long rope

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une corde

ex. Il attacha les bateaux ensemble avec une longue corde

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a string / a thread

e.g. There’s a piece of string hanging off your shirt

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un fil / une ficelle

ex. Il y a un morceau de ficelle accroché à ta chemise

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a fiber / a thread

e.g. What type of thread is this cloth made of?

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une fibre / un fil

ex. De quel type de fibre est fait ce tissu ?

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grease / lubricant / oil

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de la graisse / du lubrifiant / de l’huile

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greasy / oily

e.g. greasy hair, greasy food, etc.

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gras / graisseux / huileux

ex. les cheveux gras, les aliments gras, etc.

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a chain

e.g. He tied up the lion with a long chain

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une chaîne

ex. Il attacha le lion avec une longue chaîne

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a hardware store

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une quincaillerie

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transit / ground transportation

e.g. New York has a great public transit system

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le transport / le transport terrestre

ex. New York a un excellent système de transport en commun

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traffic / congestion

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le trafic / la circulation

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a traffic jam / gridlock

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un embouteillage / un bouchon

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scenic / picturesque

e.g. Let’s take the scenic route

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panoramique / pittoresque / beau

ex. Prenons la belle route

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scenery / landscape

e.g. He looked out the window to admire the scenery

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le paysage

ex. Il regarda par la fenêtre pour admirer le paysage

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a view / a sight

e.g. a beautiful view

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une vue

ex. une vue magnifique

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to view / to perceive

e.g. He is viewed by many as a traitor

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voir / percevoir

ex. Il est perçu par beaucoup comme un traître

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hopeful / optimistic

e.g. I’m feeling optimistic that our team will win

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plein d’espoir / optimiste

ex. Je suis optimiste quant au fait que notre équipe va gagner

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hopefully

e.g. Hopefully, the package will arrive before his birthday

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avec un peu de chance

ex. Avec un peu de chance, le paquet arrivera avant son anniversaire

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hopeless / desperate

e.g. a hopeless situation

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sans espoir / désespéré

ex. une situation sans espoir

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wealth

e.g. Don’t be jealous of other people’s wealth

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la richesse

ex. Ne sois pas jalouse de la richesse des autres

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wealthy / successful

e.g. The wealthy investor has three houses

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riche / fortuné / aisé

ex. Le riche investisseur a trois maisons

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poverty

e.g. Poverty is a big problem in this country

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la pauvreté

ex. La pauvreté est un gros problème dans ce pays

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an accident / a mishap

e.g. I didn’t mean to step on your foot. It was an accident

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un accident

ex. Je ne voulais pas te marcher sur le pied. C’était un accident

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an accident / a crash / a collision

e.g. a car crash

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un accident / un crash / une collision

ex. un accident de voiture

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the impact / the crash

e.g. At the moment of the crash, she was texting

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l’impact / la collision / le choc

ex. Au moment de l’impact, elle était en train d’envoyer des textos

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to crash into / to hit / to collide with

e.g. The car crashed into the tree

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rentrer dans / percuter / entrer en collision avec

ex. La voiture a percuté l’arbre

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to ram / to charge into

e.g. The car rammed the truck

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rentrer dans / heurter / percuter

ex. La voiture est rentrée dans le camion

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accidental / unintentional

e.g. an accidental injury

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accidentel / involontaire

ex. une blessure accidentelle

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accidentally / by accident / inadvertently

e.g. She accidentally called him by the wrong name

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accidentellement / sans le vouloir / par inadvertance

ex. Elle l’a accidentellement appelé par le mauvais nom

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deliberate

e.g. a deliberate insult

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délibéré

ex. une insulte délibérée

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to intend to / to plan to

e.g. I intend to go buy it

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avoir l’intention de / prévoir

ex. J’ai l’intention d’aller l’acheter

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to mean to / to intend to

e.g. He meant to fail

A

vouloir / avoir l’intention de

ex. Il voulait échouer

97
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an intention / an intent

e.g. Our intention is to help others

A

une intention

ex. Notre intention est d’aider les autres

98
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intentional / deliberate

e.g. The gunshot was intentional, not accidental as the defendant claimed

A

intentionnel / délibéré

ex. Le coup de feu était intentionnel et non accidentel comme le défendeur l’a déclaré

99
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on purpose / intentionally / deliberately

e.g. Sorry I stepped on your foot. I didn’t do it on purpose

A

exprès / intentionnellement / délibérément

ex. Désolé de t’avoir marché sur le pied. Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

100
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according to

e.g. According to the newspaper…

A

selon

ex. Selon le journal…

101
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accordingly

e.g. Daylight savings time began yesterday, so we adjusted the clocks accordingly

A

en conséquence

ex. On est passé à l’heure d’été hier, donc nous avons ajusté les horloges en conséquence

102
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an advantage

e.g. Their superior technology gives them a strong advantage in the market

A

un avantage

ex. Leur technologie supérieure leur donne un grand avantage sur le marché

103
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to have an advantage

e.g. Tall people have an advantage in basketball

A

avoir un avantage / être avantagé

ex. Les grands ont un avantage au basket-ball

104
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advantageous / favorable / opportune

e.g. favorable conditions

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avantageux / favorable / opportun

ex. des conditions favorables

105
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a drawback / a disadvantage / a con

e.g. One drawback about this model is that it has a short battery life

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un inconvénient / un désavantage

ex. Un inconvénient de ce modèle, c’est que la durée de vie de sa batterie est courte

106
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the pros and cons / the pluses and the minuses / the advantages and the drawbacks

i.e. the positive aspects and the negative aspects

A

le pour et le contre / les plus et les moins / les avantages et les inconvénients

i.e. les aspects positifs et les aspects négatifs

107
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to take advantage of / to make the most of

e.g. We should take advantage of the rain and wash our car in it

A

tirer parti de / profiter de

ex. Nous devrions profiter de la pluie pour laver notre voiture avec

108
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to take advantage of / to exploit

e.g. He took advantage of her kindness

A

profiter de / exploiter / tirer parti de

ex. Il a profité de sa gentillesse

109
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exploitation

e.g. They protested against the exploitation of child laborers

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l’exploitation

ex. Ils ont protesté contre l’exploitation des enfants travailleurs

110
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to benefit / to favor

e.g. The new law will benefit poor people

A

profiter à / favoriser / être avantageux pour

ex. La nouvelle loi profitera aux personnes pauvres

111
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to benefit from / to profit from / to cash in on

e.g. Construction companies often benefit from natural disasters

A

tirer profit de

ex. Les entreprises du bâtiment tirent souvent profit des catastrophes naturelles

112
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the benefit / the advantage

e.g. the benefit of a healthy diet

A

l’avantage

ex. les avantages d’une alimentation saine

113
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benefits / perks

e.g. The company offers its employees health benefits

A

les prestations

ex. L’entreprise offre à ses employés des prestations de santé

114
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beneficial

e.g. This law is beneficial to teachers

A

bénéfique / avantageux

ex. Cette loi est bénéfique pour les enseignants

115
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an age / an era

e.g. the Iron Age

A

l’âge / l’ère

ex. l’âge du fer

116
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mature / grown-up / adult

e.g. That girl is very mature for her age

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mature / adulte

ex. Cette fille est très mature pour son âge

117
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immature / childish / juvenile

e.g. Stop acting so immature!

A

immature / puéril / juvénile

ex. Arrête d’agir de façon aussi immature !

118
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a birth

e.g. There were four births in the hospital today

A

une naissance

ex. Il y a eu 4 naissances à l’hôpital aujourd’hui

119
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my birth date / my date of birth

e.g. My date of birth is July 7th, 1981

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ma date de naissance

ex. Ma date de naissance est le 7 juillet 1981

120
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a birthplace

A

un lieu de naissance

121
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infancy

A

la petite enfance / la tendre enfance

122
Q

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childhood / youth

e.g. She had a difficult childhood

A

l’enfance / la jeunesse

ex. Elle a eu une enfance difficile

123
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young people / youth / youths

e.g. Today’s youth is so much lazier than previous generations

A

les jeunes gens / la jeunesse / les jeunes

ex. La jeunesse d’aujourd’hui est beaucoup plus paresseuse que la génération précédente

124
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junior / youth

e.g. a junior team

A

junior / de jeunes / de cadets

ex. une équipe junior

125
Q

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youth / juvenile

e.g. youth unemployment

A

des jeunes / juvénile

ex. le chômage des jeunes

126
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adolescence

A

l’adolescence

127
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puberty

e.g. Girls often reach puberty before boys

A

la puberté

ex. Les filles atteignent souvent la puberté avant les garçons

128
Q

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middle-aged

e.g. a middle-aged woman

A

d’âge moyen

ex. une femme d’âge moyen

129
Q

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to get old / to grow old

e.g. I want to grow old together

A

devenir vieux / vieillir

ex. Je veux que l’on vieillisse ensemble

130
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old age

e.g. to die of old age

A

la vieillesse

ex. mourir de vieillesse

131
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an elder

e.g. the elders of the tribe

A

un ancien

ex. les anciens de la tribu

132
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ancient / very old

e.g. an ancient civilization

A

ancien / très vieux

ex. une ancienne civilisation

133
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elderly / old / aged

e.g. an elderly woman

A

âgé / vieux / d’un certain âge

ex. une femme âgée

134
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aged

e.g. an aged wine

A

âgé / vieux

ex. un vieux vin

135
Q

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antique

e.g. an antique vase

A

antique

ex. un vase antique

136
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an antique

e.g. This shop sells antiques

A

une antiquité

ex. Cette boutique vend des antiquités

137
Q

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every other

e.g. every other day

A

un ___ sur deux

ex. un jour sur deux

138
Q

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to alternate / to switch back and forth

e.g. He kept alternating between the two TV channels

A

alterner / passer de l’un à l’autre / changer

ex. Il n’arrêtait pas de changer entre les deux chaînes de télévision

139
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alternative / alternate

e.g. an alternative route

A

alternatif

ex. une route alternative

140
Q

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an alternative

e.g. She uses it as an alternative to sugar

A

une alternative / un succédané

ex. Elle l’utilise comme une alternative au sucre

141
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nervous / anxious / tense

e.g. This makes me nervous

A

nerveux / anxieux / tendu

ex. Ceci me rend nerveux

142
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anxiety

i.e. chronic nervousness

A

l’anxiété

i.e. la nervosité chronique

143
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to appear

e.g. It appeared out of nowhere

A

apparaître

ex. Il est apparu de nulle part

144
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my appearance / my look / my personal appearance

e.g. He doesn’t care about his appearance anymore, and it shows

A

mon apparence / mon aspect / mon apparence personnelle

ex. Il ne se soucie plus de son apparence, et ça se voit

145
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appearance / look / style

e.g. Check out her purse, scarf, and hairdo. I really like her look

A

l’apparence / le look / le style

ex. Regarde son sac à main, son foulard et sa coiffure. J’aime vraiment son look

146
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an apparition / an appearance

e.g. an apparition of the Virgin Mary

A

une apparition

ex. une apparition de la Vierge Marie

147
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to disappear / to vanish

e.g. The rabbit in the hat disappeared!

A

disparaître / se volatiliser

ex. Le lapin a disparu dans le chapeau !

148
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a disappearance

e.g. Did you hear about the disappearance of that rich family’s child?

A

une disparition

ex. As-tu entendu parler de la disparition de l’enfant de cette riche famille ?

149
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to apply for / to apply to

e.g. She applied for three universities

A

postuler / faire une demande d’inscription

ex. Elle a postulé à trois universités

150
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an applicant / a candidate

e.g. There were five final candidates for the job

A

un candidat

ex. Il y avait cinq derniers candidats pour le poste

151
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an application / an application form

e.g. Please fill out this application to apply for the job

A

un formulaire / un formulaire de candidature

ex. S’il vous plaît, remplissez ce formulaire de candidature pour postuler pour le poste

152
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to let in / to accept / to admit

e.g. We accepted him into our club

A

laisser entrer / accepter / admettre

ex. Nous l’avons accepté dans notre club

153
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to distract

e.g. The TV is distracting me from my work

A

distraire

ex. La télé me distrait de mon travail

154
Q

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distracted

e.g. Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said, I was distracted by that woman

A

distrait

ex. Désolé, je n’ai pas compris ce que tu as dit, j’ai été distrait par cette femme

155
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distracting

e.g. This music is distracting; I can’t study!

A

gênant / perturbant

ex. Cette musique est gênante ; je n’arrive pas à étudier !

156
Q

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a distraction / a diversion

e.g. Don’t let petty distractions divert your focus

A

une distraction / une diversion

ex. Ne laisse pas les petites distractions détourner ton attention

157
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barely / hardly / only

e.g. He’s barely 18 years old

A

à peine / tout juste / seulement

ex. Il a à peine 18 ans

158
Q

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hardly anything / barely anything

e.g. There was hardly anything left

A

presque rien / quasiment rien

ex. Il ne restait presque plus rien

159
Q

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hardly anybody / barely anybody

e.g. The last time I had a party, hardly anybody came

A

presque personne / quasiment personne

ex. La dernière fois que j’ai fait une fête, presque personne n’est venu

160
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hardly anywhere / barely anywhere

e.g. You can hardly smoke anywhere in New York City

A

presque nulle part / quasiment nulle part

ex. On ne peut presque fumer nulle part à New York

161
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hardly ever / rarely ever / barely ever

e.g. I hardly ever go to church anymore

A

presque jamais / quasiment jamais / rarement

ex. Je ne vais presque plus jamais à l’église

162
Q

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to gamble / to bet

e.g. She loves to go to Las Vegas to gamble

A

jouer / parier

ex. Elle aime beaucoup aller à Las Vegas pour jouer

163
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to bet on / to place a bet on / to place a wager on

e.g. I bet on number 27

A

parier sur / miser sur

ex. Je parie sur le numéro 27

164
Q

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I bet ___

e.g. I bet he’s not gonna show up

A

Je parie ___

ex. Je parie qu’il ne va pas venir

165
Q

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a bet / a wager

e.g. He and I have a bet on which team will win

A

un pari

ex. Lui et moi avons un pari sur l’équipe qui va gagner

166
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betting / gambling

e.g. online betting

A

les paris / les jeux d’argent

ex. les paris en ligne

167
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the stakes

e.g. The stakes are very high. If we lose, our lives will never be the same again

A

les enjeux

ex. Les enjeux sont très élevés. Si nous perdons, nos vies ne seront plus jamais les mêmes

168
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at stake / in play

e.g. This game is very important. The entire season is at stake

A

en jeu

ex. Ce match est très important. La saison entière est en jeu

169
Q

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a gambler

e.g. The casino attracted a lot of gamblers

A

un joueur

ex. Le casino attirait beaucoup de joueurs

170
Q

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the jackpot / the grand prize

e.g. The grand prize is now worth $5 million

A

le jackpot / le gros lot

ex. Le jackpot vaut maintenant 5 millions de dollars

171
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extra large

e.g. extra large clothes

A

très grand / extra large

ex. des habits très grands

172
Q

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tremendous / huge / enormous

e.g. a tremendous amount of money

A

immense / gigantesque / énorme

ex. une somme d’argent énorme

173
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massive / huge / gigantic

e.g. a massive boat

A

massif / énorme / gigantesque

ex. un bateau énorme

174
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considerable / substantial / sizable

e.g. He invested a considerable amount of money in Google stock

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considérable / important

ex. Il a investi une somme d’argent considérable dans les actions Google

175
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vast / expansive

e.g. a vast landscape

A

vaste / ample / étendu

ex. un vaste paysage

176
Q

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a bruise

e.g. I have a bruise on my arm from when you punched me

A

un bleu / une ecchymose

ex. J’ai un bleu sur le bras à cause du coup de poing que tu m’as donné

177
Q

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to be bruised

e.g. This fruit is bruised

A

être abîmé

ex. Ce fruit est abîmé

178
Q

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to bruise / to get bruised

e.g. I get bruised easily

A

se faire des bleus

ex. Je me fais facilement des bleus

179
Q

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to build / to construct

e.g. They built a huge skyscraper right in front of the park

A

bâtir / construire

ex. Ils ont construit un énorme gratte-ciel juste devant le parc

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to assemble / to put together / to set up

e.g. We spent all night putting together this piece of furniture

A

assembler / monter

ex. On a passé la nuit à assembler ce meuble

181
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construction

e.g. The road was closed because of construction

A

des travaux / une construction

ex. La route a été fermée en raison de travaux

182
Q

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rather / better yet

e.g. She’s sleeping. Or rather, resting

A

plutôt / ou alors / enfin

ex. Elle dort. Ou plutôt, elle se repose

183
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however / nevertheless / nonetheless

e.g. I like most vegetables. However, I hate broccoli

A

cependant / néanmoins / pourtant

ex. J’aime la plupart des légumes. Cependant, je déteste les brocolis

184
Q

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even though / although / though

e.g. Even though it’s raining, I’m gonna go outside

A

bien que / malgré

ex. Bien qu’il pleuve, je vais aller dehors

185
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in spite of / despite / regardless of

e.g. Despite my warnings, he went to the protest

A

malgré / en dépit de

ex. Malgré mes avertissements, il est allé à la manif

186
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otherwise

e.g. Unless you hear otherwise…

A

le contraire / autrement

ex. Sauf si on te dis le contraire…

187
Q

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still / nevertheless / even so

e.g. I offered to pay them, but they still don’t want to do it

A

toujours / néanmoins / malgré cela

ex. J’ai proposé de les payer, mais ils ne veulent toujours pas le faire

188
Q

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a citizen

e.g. an Australian citizen

A

un citoyen

ex. un citoyen australien

189
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citizenship

e.g. They finally awarded me with American citizenship

A

la citoyenneté

ex. Ils m’ont finalement accordé la citoyenneté américaine

190
Q

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civil / civic

e.g. civil rights

A

civil

ex. les droits civils

191
Q

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a civilian

e.g. Three soldiers were killed, as well as 20 civilians

A

un civil

ex. Trois soldats ont été tués, ainsi que 20 civils

192
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a civilization

e.g. The first human civilization began in ancient Iraq

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une civilisation

ex. La première civilisation humaine a commencé dans l’Irak antique

193
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civilization / society

e.g. After a week of camping, it’s good to get back to civilization

A

la civilisation / la société

ex. Après une semaine de camping, ça fait du bien de revenir à la civilisation

194
Q

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rights

e.g. human rights

A

les droits

ex. les droits de l’homme

195
Q

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to close / to close down

e.g. The store closed down last week

A

fermer / fermer définitivement / fermer ses portes

ex. Le magasin a fermé ses portes la semaine dernière

196
Q

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closely

e.g. She watched him closely

A

de près

ex. Elle le surveillait de près

197
Q

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to approach / to get closer to / to go up to

e.g. The lion carefully approached the prey before striking

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s’approcher de / se rapprocher

ex. Le lion s’est approché prudemment de sa proie avant d’attaquer

198
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inferior to

e.g. Some people say that the iPhone is inferior to the new Samsung phone, but I disagree

A

inférieur à

ex. Il y a des gens qui disent que l’iPhone est inférieur au nouveau téléphone Samsung, mais je ne suis pas d’accord

199
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superior to

e.g. Swiss watches are superior to American ones

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meilleur / de qualité supérieure / de meilleure qualité

ex. Les montres suisses sont de meilleure qualité que les montres américaines

FR Level 3 Vocab (17 decks)

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