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Chapter Twelve
Ch. 12 Vocabulary
| French | English |
|---|---|
| bâtir | to build |
| dater (de) | to date from |
| deviner | to guess |
| emmener | to take someone along |
| flâner | to stroll |
| peindre | to paint |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
| suivre | to follow; to take (a course) |
| vivre | to live |
| accepter (de) | to accept (to) |
| aider (à) | to help (to) |
| arrêter (de) | to stop |
| chercher à | to try to |
| conseiller (de) | to advise |
| continuer (à) | to continue (to) |
| décider (de) | to decide (to) |
| empêcher (de) | to prevent (from) |
| enseigner (à) | to teach (to) |
| essayer (de) | to try (to) |
| finir par | to end up (doing something) |
| permettre (de) | to permit, allow |
| refuser (de) | to refuse (to) |
| l'acteur/actrice | actor |
| les arènes (f) | arena |
| l'artiste | artist |
| la cathédrale | cathedral |
| le chef-d'oeuvre | masterpeice |
| le/la cinéaste | filmmaker |
| le compositeur/compositrice | composer |
| la conférence | lecture |
| l' [femme] écrivain | writer |
| l'époque (f) | period (of history) |
| l'événement (m) | event |
| l'exopsition (f) | exhibit |
| l'horaire (m) | schedule |
| le moyen âge | Middle Ages |
| le/la musicien(ne) | musician |
| l'oeuvre (f) (d'art) | work (of art) |
| le palais | palace |
| le patrimoine | legacy, heritage |
| le [femme] peintre | painter |
| la peinture | painting |
| la pièce de théâtre | play |
| la place | seat |
| le poème | poem |
| la poésie | poetry |
| le poète/poétesse | poet |
| le recueil | collection |
| le reine | queen |
| la Renaissance | Renaissance |
| le roi | king |
| le [femme] sculpteur | sculptor |
| la sculpture | sculpture |
| le siécle | century |
| le tableau | painting |
| classique | classical |
| gothique | Gothic |
| historique | historical |
| magnifique | magnificent |
| médiéval(e) | medieval |
| romaine(e) | Roman |
| constamment | constantly |
| couramment | fluently |
| évidemment | evidently, obviously |
| franchement | frankly |
| poliment | politely |
| récemment | recently |
| vraiment | really |
| la plupart de | the majority |
| moi-même (toi-même, lui-même) | myself (yourself, hisself) |
| par coeur | by heart |