vocab - schaum's grammar - chapter 5 er

Question 1

cacher

Answer 1

to hide

Question 2

casser

Answer 2

to break

Question 3

demander

Answer 3

to ask - not to demand

Question 4

fouiller

Answer 4

to rummage through

Question 5

garder

Answer 5

to keep

Question 6

goûter

Answer 6

to taste

Question 7

louer

Answer 7

to rent

Question 8

monter vs montrer

Answer 8

monter - to climb, to go up
montrer - to show

Question 9

quitter

Answer 9

not “to quit” but
to leave

Question 10

raconter

Answer 10

like “to recount” -
“to tell a story”

Question 11

rester

Answer 11

not “to rest” but
“to stay”

Question 12

sauter

Answer 12

to jump

Question 13

télécharger

Answer 13

to download

Question 14

tromper

Answer 14

to deceive

Question 15

le cadeau

Answer 15

present (gift)

le cadeau de Noel - Christmas gift

Question 16

le quartier

Answer 16

1. area/district (of town)
2. piece (of food, of smth.)
3. a quarter

eg. je frequente ce quartier - I frequent this area

Question 17

la porte

Answer 17

1. door
2. gate

eg. je ferme la porte - I close the door

Question 18

le tiroir

Answer 18

drawer

eg. elle fouille dans le tiroir

Question 19

la discothèque

Answer 19

disco - like “club”

Question 20

la fenêtre

Answer 20

the window

Question 21

accrocher

Answer 21

to hang

Question 22

allumer

Answer 22

to light

Question 23

apporter

Answer 23

to bring

Question 24

attirer

Answer 24

to attract

Question 25

avaler

Answer 25

to swallow

Question 26

attraper

Answer 26

to catch

Question 27

échapper

Answer 27

to escape

Question 28

avouer

Answer 28

to admit

Question 29

échouer

Answer 29

to fail

Question 30

écraser

Answer 30

to crush

Question 31

embrasser

Answer 31

1. to kiss
2. to embrace

Question 32

emporter

Answer 32

to carry away

Question 33

épouser

Answer 33

to marry

Question 34

exprimer

Answer 34

to express

Question 35

oser

Answer 35

to dare

Question 36

avancer

Answer 36

advance

nous avançons

Question 37

lancer

Answer 37

to throw

nous lançons

Question 38

céder

Answer 38

to yield, to cede

je cède
tu cèdes
il cède
nous cédons
vous cédez
ils cèdent

Question 39

posséder

Answer 39

to possess

Question 40

protéger

Answer 40

to protect

je protège
tu protèges
il protège
nous protégeons
vous protégez
ils protègent

Question 41

de(s) côté(s)

Answer 41

side(s)

Question 42

mener

Answer 42

to lead

je mène
tu mènes
il mène
nous menons
vous menez
ils mènent

Question 43

amener

Answer 43

to bring, lead forward

j’amène…nous amenons

Question 44

emmener

Answer 44

to take away, lead away

j’emmène … nous emmenons

Question 45

élever

Answer 45

to raise

j’élève…nous élevons

Question 46

enlever

Answer 46

to remove, take off

j’enlève…nous enlevons

Question 47

geler

Answer 47

to freeze

je gèle…nous gelobs

Question 48

peser

Answer 48

to weigh

je pèse…nous pesons

Question 49

les ordures

Answer 49

f plural noun - les ordures - “rubbish”

singular - 1. filth
2. obscenity
3. scum

Question 50

le ménage

Answer 50

housework

la femme de ménage - a cleaning woman

Question 51

balayer

Answer 51

to sweep

Question 52

employer

Answer 52

to use not to employ

Question 53

essayer vs essuyer

Answer 53

to try vs to wipe

Question 54

jeter

Answer 54

to throw away

Question 55

tutoyer

Answer 55

to familarize yourself; to use “tu”; to use the familiar “tu” form in speaking (dropping of honorifics)

Question 56

vouvoyer

Answer 56

to use “vous” with someone; to use “vous” - honorific

Question 57

feuilleter

Answer 57

to browse/to leaf through

Question 58

épeler

Answer 58

to spell

Question 59

renouveler

Answer 59

1. to renew
2. to replace

Question 60

rappeler

Answer 60

to remind

Question 61

projeter

Answer 61

to show

Question 62

effrayer

Answer 62

to frighten

Question 63

broyer

Answer 63

to grind

Question 64

se noyer

Answer 64

to drown

Question 65

renvoyer

Answer 65

to fire

Question 66

appuyer

Answer 66

to lean, to press

Question 67

gérer

Answer 67

to manage

Question 68

zébrer

Answer 68

to stripe

Question 69

projeter

Answer 69

to project/to plan

Question 71

hoqueter

Answer 71

to hiccup