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Vocabulary V Flashcards

1
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The speech

A

Le discours

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The debate

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Le débat

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The exchange

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Le échange

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The commitment

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Le engagement

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The objective

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Le objectif

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The term (of office)

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Le mandat

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The left wing party

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Le parti de gauche

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The survey

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Le sondage

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The voting booth

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L’isoloir

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The member of parliament/ deputy

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Le député

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Democratic

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Démocrate

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12
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The ballot box

A

L’urne électorale

(Urne can also mean urn)

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13
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The winner x2
The loser

A

Le gagnant/ le vainqueur
Le perdant

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The policy

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La politique

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15
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The citizen

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Le citoyen/ la citoyenne

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The senate

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Le sénat

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17
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The senator

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Le sénateur/ la sénatrice

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18
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The process

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Le processus

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19
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Bill

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La facture

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20
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The calculation

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Le calcul

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21
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(The electricity bill of a) household

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(La facture d’électricité d’un) ménage

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22
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Average

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Moyen/ moyenne

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(Of) about/ (of) approximately

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(D’)environ

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24
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Until next time/ see you next time

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À la prochaine

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25
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The junior cert

A

Le brevet

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26
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Many things ≠ (so many things x2)

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Beaucoup des choses ≠ tant des choses

Tant/ tellement

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27
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I’ll know everything

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Je saurai tout

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28
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One can/ people can….

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On peut

(Important phrase)

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29
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The hill

A

La colline

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30
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The plea

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Le plaidoyer

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31
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The seat

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Le siège

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32
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The electoral campaign

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La campagne électorale

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33
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The vote x2

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Le vote (general)/ le scrutin (process or system)

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34
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The voter

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Le électeur/ la électrice

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35
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Running mate (in an election)

For example the vice president

A

Le colistier

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36
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Quite well paid x2

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Assez bien rémunéré/ payé

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37
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Enjoy your flight x3

A

Profitez de votre vol/ bon voyage/ bon vol

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38
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(é) accent

(è) accent

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L’accent aigu (é)

L’accent grave (è)

(Ay-gû)

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39
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Currently reading….

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Lis en ce moment….

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40
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Soft and hard

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Deux/ douce

Dur/ dure

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41
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Light and heavy

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Léger/ légère

Lourd/ lourde

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42
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The hallway

A

Le couloir

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43
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In June/ in the month of June

A

En juin/ au mois de juin

(Au mois is more general - that one usually does something every June)

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44
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Yellow, young, June

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Jeune, jaune, juin

(Jân) (jön) (ju-á)

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45
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The dream

A

Le rêve

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46
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It will be fine

A

Ça iras

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47
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The flat

A

Le appart (colloquial)

(Appartement)

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48
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That’s new (that’s a new one; story wise)

A

C’est nouveau ça

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49
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Outdated/ run-down (object)

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Vétuste

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50
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Ah nice

A

Ah sympa

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51
Q

The rent

A

Le loyer

(Lwa-ye)

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52
Q

My darling (treasure)

A

Mon trésor

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53
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It’s ten to nine

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Il est neuf heures moins dix

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54
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It’s 8pm

A

Il est vingt heures

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55
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It’s 10 past 5

A

Il est cinq heures dix (5:10)

Il est dix-sept heures dix (17:10)

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56
Q

I’m still using it

A

Je l’utilise encore

(Je l’utilise toujours is correct but less used)

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57
Q

Did you get lost?

A

Tu t’es perdu?

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58
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The business man

A

Le homme d’affaires

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59
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The material (clothes)

A

Le tissu

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60
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The stool

A

Le tabouret

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61
Q

New Year’s Eve

A

Le réveillon (du nouvel an)

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62
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It’s time to party

A

C’est la fête

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63
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But above all….

A

Mais surtout….

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64
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The advert(isement)

A

La publicité

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65
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The announcement

A

L’annonce

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66
Q

Grammar note

I like (well) dance

A

J’aime bien la danse

(Common to add bien after aimer)

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67
Q

I have to go x2

A

Je dois y aller

Je m’en aller

(With aller, you have to be going either to (à) somewhere, or from (de) somewhere - You can’t just be going)

Thus «y» somewhere else

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68
Q

Grammar

On Mondays

On Monday

A

Le lundi (general)

Lundi (specific)

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69
Q

Don’t talk to me/ I don’t want to talk about it

A

Ne me parle pas

(Neme)

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70
Q

Shut the fuck up

A

Ta gueule

(Gueule as in an animal’s mouth)

71
Q

The lightning x2

A

La foudre/ l’éclair

72
Q

The thunder

A

Le tonnerre

73
Q

At work x2

A

Au travail/ au boulot

74
Q

(But) with pleasure

A

(Mais) avec plaisir

75
Q

The scissor(s)

A

Les ciseaux

76
Q

At the same time

A

En même temps

77
Q

That’s just the way it is/ that’s how it is x2

A

Mais c’est comme ça/ mais c’est ainsi

78
Q

What then? So what?

A

Donc quoi?

79
Q

At the top of/ bottom of

A

En haut (du/ de la)

En bas (du/ de la)

80
Q

Let’s go/ begin/ start

A

C’est parti

81
Q

Happy birthday x2

A

Bon/ joyeux anniversaire

82
Q

The oyster

A

L’huître

(Ü-ee-tre)

83
Q

The polar bear x2

A

L’ours polaire/ blanc

84
Q

The seal

A

Le sceau

(So)

85
Q

The opponent

A

Le opposant

86
Q

Grammar

Voyelle + s + voyelle = z

Confusion

Desert

A

Confusion (confuzion)

Désert (dezer)

87
Q

Grammar

S + s = sss

Drink

A

Boisson (boissson)

88
Q

Always
Usually
Frequently
Often
Sometimes
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

A

toujours
habituellement
fréquemment
souvent
quelquefois
parfois
rarement
jamais

89
Q

Grammar

To make pronunciation easier you use a different form for masculine nouns before a silent h and vowels

A beautiful man

An old friend

A new computer

A

Un bel homme (beau/ belle)

Un vieil ami (vieux/ vieille)

Un nouvel ordinateur (nouveau/ nouvelle)

90
Q

Stay focused

A

Rester concentré

91
Q

The floor

A

Le sol

92
Q

The dance floor

A

La piste de dance

93
Q

That’s lame

A

C’est nul

94
Q

Come with me

A

Viens avec moi

95
Q

The sauerkraut

A

La choucroute

96
Q

Don’t leave uni (college) x2

A

N’arrête pas la fac/ ne quitte pas la fac

97
Q

The hobby/ leisure

A

Le passe-temps/ le loisir

98
Q

Move!

A

Bouge!

99
Q

What’s new?

A

Quoi de neuf?

100
Q

Kisses x2

A

Bisous (Said in the end)

(Le baiser/ le bisou)

101
Q

25 CL beer

50 CL beer

A

Le demi

La pinte

102
Q

The usual

A

L’habituel

103
Q

Grammar

I like x2

A

J’aime bien is weaker than j’aime

104
Q

Cheers x2

A

Santé/ cin-cin

105
Q

Comparative and superlative

Bon

A

Meilleur (que)

Le meilleur

106
Q

Comparative superlative

Mauvais x2

A

Pire (que)/ plus mauvais (que)

Le pire/ le plus mauvais

107
Q

Grammar

All/ whole

A

Tout (m) -> tous

Toute (f) -> toutes

108
Q

All year long

A

Toute l’année

109
Q

The piece (of cake)

A

Le morceau de gâteau

(Not pièce)

110
Q

The slice

A

La tranche

111
Q

Aperitif (can also mean drinks) x2

A

L’apéritif/ l’apéro

112
Q

Grammar

Me too

A

Moi aussi -> m’aussi

113
Q

It’s ok/ it’s nothing

A

C’est rien

114
Q

We won’t hold that against them

A

Ne leur en tenons pas rigueur

115
Q

The ballot

A

Le bulletin

116
Q

By heart

A

Par cœur

117
Q

Not to mention x2

A

Sans oublier/ sans parler de

118
Q

Where are you from?

A

Vous êtes d’où? D’où venez vous?

Tu es d’où? D’où viens tu?

119
Q

Grammar

The participe passé (past participle) is not only used to form the passé composé

I smoked

Without avoir or être, it can be used as an adjective and comes after the noun

My favourite dish is fish curry

A

J’ai fumé

Mon plat préféré est le curry de poisson

120
Q

The skull

A

Le crâne

121
Q

The building site

A

Le chantier

122
Q

Delivered

A

Livré

123
Q

A macabre surprise

A gruesome/ terrible surprise

A

Un macabre surprise

Un épouvantable/ terrible surprise

124
Q

The worker x2

A

Le travailleur/ le ouvrier (manual)

125
Q

By wanting to

By trying to

A

En voulant

En essayant

126
Q

The grave

Fell

A

La tombe

Tombé

127
Q

The pit/ ditch

A

La fosse

128
Q

They (the police) went to the site

A

S’est rendue/ allée sur la place

129
Q

The parquet (or wooden floor)

~ Romanian parchet

A

Le parquet

130
Q

According to x2

A

Selon le/ la

D’après

131
Q

Most people

A

La plupart des gens

132
Q

The bone(s)

A

L’os

Les os/ les ossements

133
Q

Numerous

A

Nombreux

Nombreuses

134
Q

They are in shock

A

Ils sont sous de choc

135
Q

Since

A

Depuis

136
Q

The shrimp

A

La crevette

137
Q

The turtle

A

La tortue

138
Q

The hare

(Not rabbit)

A

Le lièvre

(Not lapin)

139
Q

It’s such a pretty day x2

A

C’est une si belle journée

C’est un si beau jour

140
Q

The wave

A

La vague

141
Q

Note differences

To stay - to rest - to go home

A

Rester - reposer - rentrer

142
Q

Not at all

A

Pas du tout

143
Q

(You can take it off) right?

Aren’t you? Isn’t it?

A

C’est ça?

N’est-ce pas?

144
Q

Don’t worry x3

A

Ne t’inquiète pas

Ne vous inquiétez pas/ ne vous en faites pas

145
Q

More than once

A

Plus d’un fois

146
Q

The following text

A

Le texte suivant

147
Q

The riddle

A

L’énigme

148
Q

The bubble

A

La bulle

149
Q

The reward (or award)

A

La récompense (le prix)

150
Q

The keyboard

A

Le clavier

151
Q

The key (keyboard)

A

La touche (le clavier)

152
Q

The mouse mat

A

Le tapis de souris

153
Q

The headphones x2

A

Le casque (d’écoute)

L’écouteur

154
Q

The speaker

A

Le haut-parleur

155
Q

The old two-room apartment x2

A

Le vieil appartement de deux pièces

Le vieux deux-pièces

156
Q

The chestnut

A

La châtaigne

157
Q

Grammar (imperative)

Verbs that don’t end in -er, such as dire (to say) and venir (to come), keep the -s in the second person singular (informal you)

Come!

Say your name!

A

Viens!

Dis ton nom!

158
Q

Grammar

Every (m), (f), (m,f)

A

Chaque (m,f)

Chacun (m)

Chacune (f)

159
Q

The kettle

A

La bouilloire

160
Q

The sink

A

En évier

(Ev-ee-e)

161
Q

The can opener

A

Le ouvre-boîte

162
Q

The freezer

A

Le congélateur

163
Q

The chopping board

A

La planche à découper

164
Q

The spoonful

(The spoon)

A

La cuillerée

(La cuillère)

165
Q

The dishwasher

A

Le lave-vaisselle

(Vez-elle)

166
Q

The tap

A

Le robinet

167
Q

The cable

A

Le câble

168
Q

The corn

A

Le maïs

(Mice)

169
Q

The cabbage

A

Le chou

(Shoe)

170
Q

The lettuce

A

Une laitue

(Lay-tu)

171
Q

The basket

A

Le panier

(Pañie)

172
Q

The trolley

A

Le chariot

173
Q

The till

A

La caisse

(Kez)

174
Q

The size (shoe)

The size (general)

A

La pointure

La taille

(Taiy)

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