Vocab Enrichment 2.1 Flashcards

Use this deck to memorize a variety of terms dealing with topics such as comparatives, superlatives, age, speech, and school. This roughly covers cards 480-530 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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Translate to French:

this ___

e.g. I like this magazine

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ce ___ / cet ___ / cette ___

ex. J’aime cette revue

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this one / that one

e.g. I want this one

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celui-ci / celui-là

ex. Je veux celui-ci

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these ___

e.g. These apples are sweet

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ces ___

ex. Ces pommes sont sucrées

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that ___ / this ___ (close by)

e.g. I don’t want this cookie. I want that apple

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ce ___ / cet ___ / cette ___

ex. Je ne veux pas ce gâteau. Je veux cette pomme

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that ___ (faraway)

e.g. Do you see that mountain in the distance?

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ce ___ / cet ___ / cette ___

ex. Tu vois cette montagne au loin ?

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that one (close by)

e.g. I want that one

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celui-là / celle-là

ex. Je veux celui-là

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that one (faraway)

e.g. Not this mountain. That one (way) over there

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celui-là / celle-là

ex. Pas cette montagne. Celle-là, là-bas

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different from / distinct from / different than

e.g. This one is different from that one

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différent de / distinct de

ex. Celui-ci est différent de celui-là

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the worst / the worst one

e.g. This is the worst movie I’ve ever seen

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le pire / le plus mauvais

ex. C’est le film le plus mauvais que j’ai jamais vu

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the worst / the worst part / the worst thing

e.g. The worst thing about him is his horrible breath

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le pire / la plus mauvaise partie / la chose la plus terrible

ex. Le pire c’est son haleine

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the best / the best one

e.g. Out of all the students, she’s the best

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le meilleur / le meilleur de tous / le mieux

ex. Parmi tous les étudiants, elle est la meilleure

Note: Mieux goes with a verb and meilleur always works with nouns.

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the best / the best part / the best thing

e.g. The best part about the movie was the fight scene

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le meilleur / la meilleure partie / la meilleure chose

ex. La meilleure partie du film était la scène de bagarre

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worse than

e.g. This milk smells worse than garbage

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pire que / plus mauvais que

ex. Ce lait sent plus mauvais que la poubelle

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better than

e.g. This book is better than that one

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mieux que / meilleur que

ex. Ce livre-ci est meilleur que celui-là

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younger

e.g. I am younger than Sam

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plus jeune / plus jeune que

ex. Je suis plus jeune que Sam

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the youngest

e.g. She’s the youngest one in her family

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le cadet / le plus jeune / le plus petit

ex. Elle est la cadette de sa famille

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older / elder

e.g. He is my older brother

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grand / plus vieux / plus grand

ex. C’est mon grand frère

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oldest

e.g. I am the oldest of my siblings

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l’aîné / le plus grand / le plus vieux

ex. Je suis l’aîné de mes frères et soeurs

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a letter

e.g. I wrote my friend a letter

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une lettre

ex. J’ai écrit une lettre à mon ami

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a letter

i.e. a letter in the alphabet

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une lettre

i.e. une lettre de l’alphabet

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the alphabet / the ABCs

e.g. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet

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l’alphabet

ex. Il y a 26 lettres dans l’alphabet français

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to have to / must / to need to

e.g. I have to go

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falloir que / devoir / avoir besoin de

ex. Il faut que je parte

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to need

e.g. I need a new hat

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avoir besoin de / falloir

ex. J’ai besoin d’un nouveau chapeau

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you should ___

e.g. You should buy it

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tu devrais ___

ex. Tu devrais l’acheter

25
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to be ready

e.g. We’re ready to go

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être prêt

ex. Nous sommes prêts à partir

26
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to get ready

e.g. She’s getting ready for the party

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se préparer

ex. Elle se prépare pour la fête

27
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to say

e.g. What did you say?

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dire

ex. Qu’est-ce que tu as dit ?

28
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to tell

e.g. Are you going to tell him what happened?

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dire / raconter

ex. Est-ce que tu vas lui dire ce qui s’est passé ?

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to tell / to tell a story

e.g. He’s telling us about his childhood

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parler de / raconter / raconter une histoire

ex. Il nous parle de son enfance

30
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a story / a tale

e.g. the story about the rabbit and the three bears

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une histoire / un conte

ex. le conte du lapin et des trois ours

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the beginning / the start

e.g. The beginning of that song is the best part

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le début

ex. Le début de cette chanson est la meilleure partie

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the end / the ending / the completion

e.g. He had reached the end of his career

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la fin / l’achèvement

ex. Il avait atteint la fin de sa carrière

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strong

e.g. Arnold Schwarzenegger is very strong

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fort

ex. Arnold Schwarzenegger est très fort

34
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weak / frail

e.g. I feel weak, as a result of my illness

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faible / fragile

ex. Je me sens faible, à cause de ma maladie

35
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an object / a thing / an item

e.g. I bought 10 things

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un objet / une chose / un article

ex. J’ai acheté 10 articles

36
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Translate to French:

my stuff

e.g. Don’t mess with my stuff

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mes affaires / mes trucs

ex. Touche pas à mes affaires

37
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to come / to come over

e.g. She’s coming to our house

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venir / passer

ex. Elle vient chez nous

38
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Translate to French:

to arrive / to get there / to show up

e.g. We got there at eight

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arriver / se pointer (familier)

ex. On est arrivé à huit heures

39
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to leave / to go

e.g. I have to leave at 3 o’clock

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partir / aller / s’en aller

ex. Je dois partir à 3 heures

40
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to go to / to go over to

e.g. They went over to Mike’s place

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aller à / aller chez quelqu’un

ex. Ils sont allés chez Mike

41
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to go home

e.g. He went home early

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rentrer chez soi / rentrer à la maison

ex. Il est rentré chez lui de bonne heure

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Translate to French:

to go out

e.g. I don’t want to stay in tonight. I want to go out

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sortir

ex. Je ne veux pas rester à la maison ce soir. Je veux sortir

43
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Go ahead

e.g. Go ahead. Push the button!

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Vas-y / Allons-y

ex. Vas-y. Pousse le bouton !

44
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Translate to French:

to walk

e.g. I walked 5 miles

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marcher

ex. J’ai marché 8 kilomètres

45
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to run

e.g. We ran as fast as we could

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courir

ex. Nous avons couru aussi vite que possible

46
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to call / to call out

e.g. Did someone call my name?

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appeler

ex. Est-ce que quelqu’un m’a appelé ?

47
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Translate to French:

a call

e.g. I received a call from your father

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un appel (téléphonique) / un coup de téléphone / un coup de fil

ex. J’ai reçu un appel de ton père

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Translate to French:

to dial

e.g. Dial 555-5925

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composer

ex. Composez le 555-5925

49
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Translate to French:

a message

e.g. He called and left a message

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un message

ex. Il a appelé et a laissé un message

50
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Translate to French:

Call an ambulance!

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Appelez une ambulance !

51
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a class

e.g. I’m taking a cooking class

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un cours

ex. Je prends un cours de cuisine

52
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a classmate

e.g. He gets along well with his classmates

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un copain de classe

ex. Il s’entend bien avec ses copains de classe

53
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Translate to French:

a classroom

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une salle de classe / une classe