Vocab Enrichment 6.4 Flashcards

Most of this deck is focused on basic vocabulary relating to countries. This roughly covers cards 1460-1540 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to be away

e.g. Mary is away for the holidays

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être absent / ne pas être là

ex. Mary est absente pendant les fêtes

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to get away with

e.g. I can’t believe they didn’t arrest him. He got away with murder

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échapper à la justice / s’en tirer sans rien

ex. Je n’arrive pas à croire qu’ils ne l’aient pas arrêté pour le meurtre. Il a échappé à la justice

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to go away / to disappear

e.g. The pain on my knee went away

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s’en aller / disparaître / partir

ex. La douleur dans mon genou a disparu

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Go away! / Leave!

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Va-t’en ! / Pars !

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busy / occupied

e.g. I’m sorry, I can’t talk right now. I’m busy

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occupé

ex. Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas parler maintenant, je suis occupé

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The line is busy

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la ligne est occupée

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to be in the middle of

e.g. I’m in the middle of cooking dinner

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être en plein / être en plein en train de

ex. Je suis en plein en train de faire à manger

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to keep busy / to keep occupied / to occupy

e.g. These movies will keep the kids occupied

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occuper / garder occupé

ex. Ces films garderont les enfants occupés

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a decision

e.g. The president’s decision to go to war was unwise

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une décision

ex. La décision du président d’entrer en guerre n’était pas judicieuse

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to decide

e.g. I can’t decide what to wear

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décider / prendre une décision

ex. Je n’arrive pas à décider quoi mettre

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to pick / to choose / to select

e.g. Pick out a color

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choisir / sélectionner

ex. Choisis une couleur

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a choice / an option

e.g. You have two choices: red or blue

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un choix / une option

ex. Tu as deux choix : rouge ou bleu

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a selection / a choice / a pick

e.g. Ah, chicken parmigiano. That’s a good choice

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une sélection / un choix

ex. Ah, du poulet parmigiana. C’est un bon choix

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It’s up to you / It’s your call / It depends on you

e.g. We can go to an Italian restaurant, or a Mexican restaurant. It’s up to you

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C’est toi qui vois / C’est toi qui décides / Tu décides

ex. Nous pouvons aller à un restaurant italien, ou mexicain. C’est toi qui décides

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a continent

e.g. Can you name all seven continents?

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un continent

ex. Peux-tu nommer les sept continents ?

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North America

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l’Amérique du Nord

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South America

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l’Amérique du Sud

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Central America

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l’Amérique centrale

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Latin America

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L’Amérique latine

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Latino / Latin American / Latin

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latino / latino-américain / latin

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a Native American / an Indian

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un Amérindien / un Indien

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Africa

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l’Afrique

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African

e.g. an African boy

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africain

ex. un garçon africain

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Asia

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l’Asie

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Asian

e.g. an Asian person

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asiatique

ex. une personne asiatique

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Europe

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l’Europe

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European

e.g. It’s not a purse, it’s a European man bag

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européen

ex. Ce n’est pas un sac à main, c’est une sacoche pour homme européenne

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the UN / the United Nations

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l’ONU / l’Organisation des Nations Unies

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the European Union / the EU

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l’Union européenne / UE

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the euro

e.g. 5 euros

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l’euro

ex. 5 euros

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an embassy

e.g. Meet me at the U.S. embassy

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une ambassade

ex. Retrouve-moi à l’ambassade des États-Unis

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overseas / abroad

e.g. We lived abroad for 5 years

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outre-mer / à l’étranger

ex. Nous avons vécu à l’étranger pendant 5 ans

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the capital

e.g. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia

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la capitale

ex. Atlanta est la capitale de la Géorgie

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a flag

e.g. Each country displayed its flag proudly

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un drapeau

ex. Chaque pays brandissait son drapeau avec fierté

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national

e.g. national opinion

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national

ex. l’opinion nationale

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nationality

e.g. What is your nationality? I’m Chinese

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la nationalité

ex. Quelle est ta nationalité ? Je suis chinois

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an accent

e.g. She has a thick German accent

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un accent

ex. Elle a un fort accent allemand

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to speak fluently / to be fluent in

e.g. He speaks Chinese fluently

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parler couramment

ex. Il parle le chinois couramment

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to be bilingual

e.g. Because he is from France and she is from Thailand, their children are bilingual

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être bilingue

ex. Parce qu’il vient de France et qu’elle vient de la Thaïlande, leurs enfants sont bilingues

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to translate / to interpret

e.g. I don’t understand German, so you will have to translate this for me

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traduire / interpréter

ex. Je ne comprends pas l’allemand, donc tu devras traduire ça pour moi

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translation

e.g. That’s a bad translation. It does not make sense

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la traduction

ex. C’est une mauvaise traduction. Ça n’a aucun sens

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a translator / an interpreter

e.g. I need a translator to help me do business in China

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un traducteur / un interprète

ex. J’ai besoin d’un traducteur pour m’aider à faire des affaires en Chine

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Arab / Arabic

e.g. Arab/Arabic food

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arabe

ex. la nourriture arabe

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Arabic

i.e. the language

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l’arabe

i.e. la langue

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Australia

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l’Australie

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Australian

e.g. an Australian girl

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australien

ex. une fille australienne

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Austria

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l’Autriche

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Austrian

e.g. an Austrian man

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autrichien

ex. un homme autrichien

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Brazil

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le Brésil

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Brazilian

e.g. a Brazilian dance

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brésilien

ex. une danse brésilienne

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Canada

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le Canada

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Canadian

e.g. a Canadian man

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canadien

ex. un homme canadien

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China

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la Chine

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Chinese

e.g. a Chinese person

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chinois

ex. une personne chinoise

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Mandarin / Mandarin Chinese

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le mandarin

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England

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l’Angleterre

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Britain / Great Britain

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la Grande-Bretagne

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the United Kingdom / the UK

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le Royaume-Uni

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English / British

e.g. an English breakfast

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anglais / britannique

ex. un petit-déjeuner anglais

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an Englishman / an English person / a British person

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un Anglais / une personne anglaise / un Britannique

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France

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la France

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French

e.g. a French woman

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français

ex. une femme française

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a Frenchman / a French person

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un Français / une personne française

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Germany

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l’Allemagne

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German

e.g. a German car

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un allemand

ex. une voiture allemande

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India

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l’Inde

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Indian

e.g. an Indian restaurant

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indien

ex. un restaurant indien

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Italy

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l’Italie

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Italian

e.g. an Italian car

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italien

ex. une voiture italienne

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Roman

e.g. the Roman Empire

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romain

ex. l’Empire romain

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Latin

e.g. Latin is no longer spoken in conversation

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le latin

ex. Le latin n’est plus parlé dans les conversations

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Japan

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le Japon

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Japanese

e.g. a Japonese woman

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japonais

ex. une femme japonaise

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Mexico

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le Mexique

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Mexican

e.g. Mexican food

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mexicain

ex. la nourriture mexicaine

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Russia

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la Russie

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Russian

e.g. a Russian man

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russe

ex. un homme russe

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Spain

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l’Espagne

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a Spanish person / a Spaniard

i.e. a person from Spain

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une personne espagnole / un Espagnol

i.e. une personne qui vient d’Espagne

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Spanish

e.g. Spanish tapas

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espagnol

ex. des tapas espagnols