Vocabulary List 15

Question 1

à cause de

Answer 1

because of

Question 2

à la fois

Answer 2

at the same time, (both) at once

Question 3

à propos de

Answer 3

on the subject of

Question 4

à peu près

Answer 4

roughly, just about, more or less

Question 5

à travers

Answer 5

through, across

Question 6

au cas où

Answer 6

in case

Question 7

au contraire

Answer 7

on the contrary

Question 8

au fond

Answer 8

in fact, essentially, all things considered

Question 9

au fur et à mesure

Answer 9

as, as one goes along

Question 10

au lieu de

Answer 10

instead of, in place of

Question 11

autrement dit

Answer 11

in other words

Question 12

bien entendu

Answer 12

naturally, of course

Question 13

bien sûr

Answer 13

of course

Question 14

d’ailleurs

Answer 14

besides, moreover

Question 15

ailleurs

Answer 15

elsewhere

Question 16

d’après moi

Answer 16

in my view, according to me

Question 17

d’autant plus

Answer 17

all the more reason

Question 18

d’une certaine façon

Answer 18

in a way

Question 19

d’une part … d’autre part

Answer 19

on the one hand … on the other hand

Question 20

de plus en plus

Answer 20

more and more

Question 21

de tout temps

Answer 21

since the beginning of time

Question 22

du coup

Answer 22

as a result

Question 23

du reste

Answer 23

moreover

Question 24

en effet

Answer 24

indeed

Question 25

en fait

Answer 25

in fact

Question 26

de fait

Answer 26

de facto

Question 27

en fin de compte

Answer 27

after all, when all is said and done

Question 28

en quelque sorte

Answer 28

as it were, so to speak, in a way

Question 29

en revanche

Answer 29

by contrast, in contrast

Question 30

environ

Answer 30

about, approximately

Question 31

grâce à

Answer 31

thanks to

Question 32

il est

Answer 32

he is, it is

Question 33

il vaut mieux (que)

Answer 33

it is better (to), it is better (that)

Question 34

il y a eu

Answer 34

there has been, there have been

Question 35

ni … ni

Answer 35

neither … nor

Question 36

n’importe qui

Answer 36

anyone

Question 37

n’importe quoi

Answer 37

anything

Question 38

n’importe comment

Answer 38

anyhow, any way

Question 39

par contre

Answer 39

on the other hand

Question 40

par exemple

Answer 40

for example

Question 41

(pas) du tout

Answer 41

(not) at all

Question 42

petit à petit

Answer 42

little by little

Question 43

petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid

Answer 43

little by little, the bird builds its nest; every little bit helps

Question 44

pour ainsi dire

Answer 44

so to speak

Question 45

quand même

Answer 45

all the same, however, still

Question 46

quant à (moi)

Answer 46

as for (me)

Question 47

quelconque

Answer 47

any

Question 48

quiconque

Answer 48

anyone

Question 49

quelqu’un

Answer 49

someone

Question 50

quelques-uns, quelques-unes

Answer 50

some, a few

Question 51

sinon

Answer 51

if not

Question 52

soit … soit

Answer 52

either … or

Question 53

tout à coup

Answer 53

all of a sudden, suddenly

Question 54

tout à fait

Answer 54

completely, absolutely

Question 55

voire (≠ voir)

Answer 55

indeed, or even

Question 56

finir par + infinitive

Answer 56

to finally do [something]

Question 57

s’attendre à tout

Answer 57

to expect anything

Question 58

pour autant

Answer 58

for that matter

Question 59

tantôt … tantôt

Answer 59

sometimes this … sometimes that

Question 60

faites comme chez-vous

Answer 60

make yourself at home

Question 61

un verre de vin

Answer 61

a glass of wine

Question 62

un verre à vin

Answer 62

a wine glass

Question 63

c’est aux audacieux que sourit la fortune

Answer 63

fortune favors the brave

Question 64

sans doute

Answer 64

probably (NOT without a doubt)

Question 65

ainsi soit-il

Answer 65

so be it

Question 66

le franc-parler

Answer 66

outspokenness

Question 67

la recherche

Answer 67

research

Question 68

a tel point que

Answer 68

to the extent that