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French202-3
Chapters 8-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aller a la peche | to go fishing |
| bronzer | to get a suntan |
| devenir | to become |
| dormir | to sleep |
| entrer | to enter |
| acheter | to buy |
| faire une randonnee | to go hiking |
| falloir (il faut) | to be necessary |
| monter | to go up, to climb |
| mourir | to die |
| nager | to swim |
| naitre | to be born |
| obtenir | to obtain, get |
| oublier | to forget |
| partir (a )(de) | to leave (for) (from) |
| passer (par) | to pass (by) |
| patiner | to skate |
| prendre des vancances | to take a vacation |
| quitter | to leave (someone or someplace) |
| rentrer | to return, to go home |
| retourner | to return, to go back |
| revenir | to come back to, return |
| sentir | to feel, to sense, to smell |
| servir | to serve |
| sortir | to leave, to go out |
| tomber | to fall |
| venir | to come |
| venir de | to have just |
| voyager | to travel |
| l'aplinisme | mountaineering |
| le bateau (a voile) | (sail) boat |
| la campagne | country (side) |
| le camping | camping |
| le cheval | horse |
| l'endroit | place |
| l'equitation | horseback riding |
| l'etat | state |
| le fleuve | (large) river |
| la foret | forest |
| le lac | lake |
| la mer | sea, ocean |
| Le monde | world |
| la montagne | mountain |
| le parapluie | umbrealla |
| la plage | beach |
| la planche a voile | windsurfing |
| la plongee libre | snorkeling |
| la plongee sous-marine | scuba diving |
| la randonnee | hike |
| la route | road |
| le ski alpin | downhill skiing |
| le ski de fond | cross-country skiing |
| le ski nautique | water skiing |
| le velo | bicycle |
| l'anorak | jacket |
| le casque | helmet |
| les chaussures de ski | ski boots |
| les chaussures de montagne | hiking boots |
| la creme solaire | suntan lotion |
| l'ecran solaire | sun block |
| les gants | gloves |
| les lunettes | glasses |
| les lunettes de ski | ski goggles |
| les lunettes de soleil | sunglasses |
| le sac de couchage | sleeping bag |
| la serviette de plage | beach towel |
| le ski | ski |
| la tente | tent |
| la valise | suitcase |
| les annees (cinquante) | the decade (era) of (the fifties) |
| il y a | ago |
| il faut | it is necessary to |
| selon | according to |
| conduire | to drive |
| construire | to construct |
| detruire | to destroy |
| faire le plein | to fill it up |
| produire | to produce |
| reduire | to reduce |
| rouler | to roll; to travel |
| traduire | to translate |
| traverser | to cross |
| l'areoport | airport |
| un aller-retour | round trip; round trip ticket |
| l'arrivee | arrival |
| l'auberge de jeunesse | youth hostel |
| l'autocar | interurban bus |
| l'autorroute | highway |
| l'avion | airplane |
| le billet | ticket |
| le camion | truck |
| la carte d'embarquement | boarding pass |
| la classe economique | tourist class |
| la classe affaires | business cass |
| le coffre | trunk |
| le compartiment | compartment |
| le conducteur/la conductrice | driver |
| la consigne | coin locker |
| la couchette | berth |
| le depart | departure |
| la deuxieme class | second class |
| l'ennui | problem, trouble |
| l'essence | gasoline |
| la gare | train station |
| le guichet | (ticket) window |
| l'hotesse de l'air | stewardess |
| le metro | subway |
| la moto(cyclette) | motorcycle |
| le moyen de transport | means of transportation |
| le passager/ la passagere | passenger |
| le pilote | pilot |
| la premiere class | first class |
| le quai | platform (at the train station) |
| le siege | seat |
| la station-service | service station |
| le steward | steward |
| le train | train |
| le vol | flight |
| le wagon | train car |
| deja | already; ever |
| encore | still |
| ne...jamais | never |
| ne...pas du tout | not at all |
| ne...pas encore | not yet |
| ne...personne | no one, nobody |
| ne...plus | no longer |
| ne..que | only |
| ne...rien | nothing |
| parfois | sometimes |
| quelque chose | something |
| quelqu'un | someone |
| seulement | only |
| tout | everything |
| tout le monde | everybody |
| l'est | east |
| le nord | north |
| le nord-est | northeast |
| le nord-ouest | northwest |
| l'ouest | west |
| le sud | south |
| le sud-est | southeast |
| le sud-ouest | southwest |
| a (accent) | by;on |
| a destination de | to, for |
| a l'est/ l'ouest | to the east/the west |
| a l'etranger | abroad, in a foreign country |
| a l'heure | on time |
| a pied | on foot |
| a velo | by bike |
| au nord/ sud | to the norh/ south |
| depuis | since, for |
| depuis combien de temps...? | (For) How long...? |
| Depuis quand...? | Since when...? |
| en | in; by (train,bus, plane) |
| pendant | for; during |
| pendant combien de temps...? | (for) how long...? |
| si | yes |
| vite | quickly |
| appeler | to call |
| composer le numero | to dial the number |
| consulter l'annuaire | to look up (a phone number) in the phone book |
| croire | to believe |
| decrire | to describe |
| dire | to say |
| envoyer | to send |
| mettre | to put,place;to put on(clothes) |
| mettre le couvert | to set the table |
| poster | to mail |
| recevoir | to receive |
| revoir | to see again |
| telecharger | to download |
| voir | to see |
| l'appareil | apparatus |
| le bureau de tabac | tobacco store |
| le cadeau | gift |
| la monnaie | coins, change |
| l'appareil (photo) numerique | digital camera |
| 'assistant numerique (le PDA) | personal digital assistant |
| le camescope | digital camcorder |
| le clavier | keyboard |
| la connexion ADSL | DSL connection/line |
| le courriel | e-mail message |
| le fichier | file |
| l'imprimante | printer |
| le logiciel | software (program) |
| le mel | e-mail message |
| le micro (micro-ordinateur) | desktop computer |
| le navigateur | browser |
| l'ordinateur de bureau | desktop computer |
| le telephone multimedia | video/picture phone |
| le traitement de texte | word processing |
| la boite aux lettres | mailbox |
| le bureau de poste | post office |
| le colis | package |
| le courrier | |
| la poste | |
| le timbre | stamp |
| le journal(les journaux) | newspaper; news |
| le kiosque | kiosk; newsstand |
| le petites annonces | classified ads |
| le roman | novel |
| Allo | Hello |
| Qui est a l'appareil? | Who's calling? |
| c'est moi | it's me |
| l'annuaire | telephone directory |
| la boite vocale | voice mail |
| le numero ( du telephone) | (telephone) number |
| le telephone portable | cell phone |
| le SMS | text message |
| la telecarte | phone card |
| le texto | text message |
| la chaine | televison channel; network |
| l'emission | program; broadcast |
| emission de musique | music program |
| emission de tele realite | reality show |
| le feuilleton | soap opera |
| les informations | news |
| le jeu televise | television news program |
| la publicite | commercial;advertisement;advertising |
| la retransmission sportive | sports broadcast |
| la serie | series |
| serie televisee | serial drama |
| la telecommande | remote control |
| la TNT (television numerique terrestre) | high definition television |
| c'est-a-dire (que) | that is/I mean |
| Eh bien... | well... |
| Euh... | Uhmm... |
| la-bas | over there |
| Oui, mais... | Yes, but... |
| surtout | especially |
| tous les (jours, apres-midi, matins, soirs, et cetera) | every (day, afternoon, morning, evening, etc.) |
| tout, toute, tous, toutes | all; every |
| toutes les semaines | every week |
| voyons... | let's see |
| connaitre | to know,be familiar with |
| emprunter (a) | to borrow (from) |
| penser a | to think of (about) |
| penser de | to think of (about) (to have an opinion about) |
| poser une question (a) | to ask a question |
| preter (a) | to lend (to) |
| savoir | to know |
| l'arrondissement | district, section (of Paris) |
| la banlieue | suburbs |
| le batiment | building |
| le bois | forest, woods |
| le boulevard | boulevard |
| le cafe-tabac | bar-tobacconist |
| le carrefour | intersection |
| la carte | map |
| le centre-ville | downtown |
| le chateau | castle, chateau |
| le chemin | way (road) |
| le coin | corner |
| le commissariat | police station |
| l'eglise | church |
| l'ile | island |
| la mairie | town hall |
| le marche en plein air | open-air market |
| la piscine | swimming pool |
| la place | square |
| le plan | map (of a city) |
| la poste de police | police station |
| la Rive droite | the Right Bank (in Paris) |
| la Rive gauche | the Left Bank (in Paris) |
| le syndicat d'initiative | tourist information bureau |
| la tour | tower |
| au moment ou | at the time when |
| autrefois | formerly |
| d'abord | first, first of all, at first |
| enfin | finally |
| ensuite | then, next |
| pendant que | while |
| puis | then, next |
| soudain | suddenly |
| tout a coup | suddenly |
| une fois | once |
| a votre (ton) avis,...? | in your opinion...? |
| de nouveau | again |
| en | of them; of it; some; any |
| jusqu'a | up to, as far as |
| partout | everywhere |
| plusieurs | several |
| Qu'en penses-tu? | What do you think of that? |
| Que pensez-vous de...? | What do you think about...? |
| tout droit | straight ahead |
| y | there |
| batir | to build |
| dater (de) | to date from |
| deviner | to guess |
| emmener | to take someone along; to invite |
| flaner | to stroll |
| peindre | to paint |
| pousuivre | to pursue |
| suivre | to follow; to take (a course) |
| vivre | to live |
| accepter (de) | to accept (to) |
| aider (a) | to help (to) |
| arreter (de) | to stop |
| chercher a | to try to |
| commencer par | to begin by (doing something) |
| conseiller (de) | to advise (to) |
| continuer (a) | to continue (to) |
| decider (de) | to decide (to) |
| empecher (de) | to prevent (from) |
| enseigner (a) | to teach (to) |
| essayer (de) | to try (to) |
| finir par | to end up (doing something) |
| permettre (de) | to permit, to allow (to) |
| refuser (de) | to refuse (to) |
| reussir (a) | to succeed |
| l'acteur/l'actrice | actor |
| les arenes | arena |
| l'artiste | artist |
| la cathedrale | cathedral |
| le chef-d'oeuvre | masterpiece |
| le/la cineaste | filmmaker |
| le compositeur/ la compositrice | composer |
| la conference | lecture |
| l'ecrivain/ la femme ecrivain | writer |
| l'epoque | period (of history) |
| l'evenement | event |
| l'exposition | exhibit |
| l'horaire | schedule |
| le Moyen Age | Middle Ages |
| le/la musicien(ne) | musician |
| l'oeuvre (d'art) | work (of art) |
| le palais | palace |
| le patrimoine | legacy, heritage |
| le peintre/la femme peintre | painter |
| la peinture | painting |
| la piece de theatre | play |
| la place | seat |
| la poesie | poetry |
| le poete/ la femme poete | poet |
| le recueil | collection |
| la reine | queen |
| le roi | king |
| le sculpteur/ la femme sculpteur | sculptor |
| la sculpture | sculpture |
| le siecle | century |
| le tableau | painting |
| le theatre | theater |
| actif/active | active |
| absolu(e) | absolute |
| classique | classical |
| constant(e) | constant |
| courant(e) | common; standard |
| evident | evident, obvious |
| franc(he) | frank |
| gothique | Gothic |
| historique | historical |
| lent(e) | slow |
| magnifique | magnificent |
| malheureux/malheureuse | unhappy; unfortunate |
| medieval(e) | medival |
| poli(e) | polite |
| rapide | fast, rapid |
| romain(e) | Roman |
| activement | actively |
| absolument | absolutely |
| constamment | constantly |
| couramment | fluently |
| differemment | differently |
| evidemment | evidently, obviously |
| franchment | frankly |
| heureusement | fortunately |
| lentement | slowly |
| malheureusement | unfortunately |
| poliment | politely |
| rapidement | rapidly |
| recemment | recently |
| vraiment | really |
| la plupart de | the majority |
| moi-meme, toi-meme, lui-meme | myself, yourself, himself |
| par coeur | by heart |
| s'amuser (a) | to have fun |
| s'appeler | to be named |
| s'arreter | to stop |
| avoir mal (a) | to have pain; to hurt |
| se baigner | to bathe; to swim |
| se brosser | to brush |
| se coucher | to go to bed |
| se debrouiller | to manage |
| se demander | to wonder |
| se depecher | to hurry |
| se detendre | to relax |
| se disputer | to argue |
| divorcer | to divorce |
| se doucher | to take a shower |
| s'embrasser | to kiss |
| s'en aller | to go away, go off (to work) |
| s'endormir | to fall asleep |
| s'ennuyer | to be bored |
| s'entendre (avec) | to get along (with) |
| s'excuser | to apologize |
| se facher | to get angry |
| se fiancer | to get engaged |
| s'habiller | to get dressed |
| s'installer | to settle down, settle in |
| se laver | to wash oneself |
| se lever | to get up |
| se maquiller | to put makeup on |
| se marier (avec) | to get married (to) |
| se mettre a | to begin to (do something) |
| se peigner | to comb one's hair |
| se perdre | to get lost |
| se preparer | to get ready |
| se promener | to take a walk |
| se rappeler | to remember |
| se raser | to shave |
| se regarder | to look at oneself, at each other |
| se recontrer | to meet |
| se reposer | to rest |
| se reveiller | to awaken, wake up |
| se souvenir (de) | to remember |
| tomber amoureux/amoureuse (de) | to fall in love (with) |
| se tromper | to make a mistake |
| se trouver | to be located |
| l'amitie | friendship |
| l'amoureux/l'amoureuse | lover, sweetheart |
| la bouche | mouth |
| le bras | arm |
| la brosse | brush |
| le/la celibataire | single person |
| la ceremonie | ceremony |
| le coeur | heart |
| le corps | body |
| le cou | neck |
| le coup de foudre | flash of lightning; love at first sight |
| le couple | (engaged, married) couple |
| la dent | tooth |
| le doigt | finger |
| le dos | back |
| les fiancsailles | engagement |
| le genou | knee |
| la gorge | throat |
| la jambe | leg |
| la main | hand |
| le mariage | marriage |
| le nez | nose |
| les nouveaux maries | newlyweds |
| l'oeil (les yeux) | eye(s) |
| l'oreille | ear |
| les pantoufles | slippers |
| le peigne | comb |
| le pied | foot |
| le rasoir | razor |
| la recontre | meeting, encounter |
| le rendez-vous | date |
| le rouge a levres | lipstick |
| la sante | health |
| la tete | head |
| le ventre | abdomen; stomach |
| le visage | face |
| le voyage de noces | honeymoon |
| amoureux/amoureuse | loving, in love |
| quotidien(ne) | daily, everyday |
| allez-vous-en! | go away! |
| Va-t'en! | go away! |