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Vocab - IElanguages
New vocabulary added after going through the listening activities on the website
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| great-grandmother | arrière-grand-mère | n.f. |
| old age (noun) | vieillesse | n.f. |
| stick | bâton | n.m. |
| eldest / eldest child | aîné | adj / n.m. |
| lightly | légèrement | adv. |
| town council | mairie | n.f. |
| sales representative /s | commercial/e / commerciaux | n.m/f/pl |
| as for | quant à | loc. prep. |
| pension | retraite | n.f. |
| of profession | de métier | n.m. |
| to stop | arrêter | vt |
| home | foyer | nm |
| housewife | femme au foyer | nf |
| to raise | élever | vt |
| in fact | en fait | loc adv |
| to meet | se rencontrer | vb pron |
| rather | assez | adv |
| enough | assez | adv |
| since / because | puisque | conj |
| fine / thin /small | fin | adj |
| always | toujours | adv |
| mop | panosse | nf |
| floorcloth | serpillière | nf |
| to clean | nettoyer | vt |
| uncle | tonton | nm |
| still | toujours | adv |
| only | seulement / rien que | adv |
| not yet | pas encore | |
| to divide / to share | partager | vt |
| to find difficult | avoir un peu de mal à | |
| to feel | sentir | vt |
| future | l'avenir | nm |
| it's funny | c'est marrant | |
| meal | repas | nm |
| have a good meal | faire un bon repas | |
| same | même | adj |
| even if | même si | adv |
| the same one | le même / la même | pron |
| warm / hot | chaud / chaude | adj |
| in other words | autrement dit | loc adv |
| to wake up | réveiller | vt |
| to react | réagir | vi |
| then (à ce moment-là) | alors | adv. |
| so (en conséquence) | alors | adv. |
| then/so / in that case | alors | adv. |
| to bring closer | rapprocher | v.t. |
| to come closer (move closer) | se rapprocher de | v.r. |
| to draw closer to | se rapprocher de | v.r. |
| widespread | répandu/e | adj. |
| (telephone) number | numéro | n.m. |
| to wish | souhaiter | v.t. |
| Eh.. | hein | interj. |
| year | année | n.f. |
| vegetables | légume / s | n.m. |
| refined / sophisticated | raffiné | adj. |
| root | racine | n.f. |
| remind of | rappeler | v.t. |
| to represent | représenter | v.t. |
| midday / noon | midi | n.m. |
| model / example | exemple | n.m. |
| cooked meats | charcuterie | n.f. |
| spicy | épicé | adj. |
| sweet pepper | poivron | n.m. |
| too / overly / too much | trop | adv. |
| less | moins | adv. |
| flood | crue | n.f. |
| reach / rise /climb | monter | v.t. |
| to get into (a car) | monter dans (une voiture) | v.t. |
| cloud | nuage | n.m. |
| it is how it is | c'est comme ça | |
| inconvenience | inconvénient | n.m. |
| phenomenon | phénomène | n.m. |
| height | hauteur | n.f. |
| high up | en hauteur | adv. |
| earthquake | tremblement de terre | |
| frequently | souvent | adv. |
| next | suivant | adj. / adv. |
| around | autour | adv. |
| this here (is a computer) | ceci | pron. |
| large number/ thousands | milliers | n.pl.m. |
| animal / creature | bête | n.f. |
| sheep | mouton | n.m. |
| to bringback /to take back | ramener | v.t. |
| to go back / to climb back up | remonter | |
| to bring / to take (somone along) | amener | v.t. |
| elsewhere / somewhere else | ailleurs [a j ɶ r] | adv. |
| average / medium | moyen / ne | |
| town / municipality /comunǎ | commune | n.f. |
| proof / evidence | preuve | n.f. |
| event / occurance | événement | n.m. |
| lights | feux | n.pl.m. |
| fireworks | feux d'artifice | n.pl.m |
| neighbourhood | quartier | n.m. |
| plains (câmpie) | plaines | n.pl. |
| farmer | paysan | n.m. |
| to laugh | rigoler | v.i. |
| corner / local area | coin | n.m. |
| inevitably / necessarily | forcément | adv. |
| surroundings | alentour [alontour] | n.m. |
| bowling sport (trad. French) | pétanque | n.f. |
| opinion / notice | avis | n.m. |
| ball / head | boule | n.f. |
| even if | même si | conj. |
| citizen | citoyen | n.m. |
| to confess | avouer [avwe] | v.t. |
| relaxed / calm | détendu | adj. |
| work life | la vie professionnelle | |
| possible | possible | adj. |
| people | les gens | n.pl.m |
| day before | la veille [vɛj] | n.f. |
| Christmas dinner | le réveillon | n.m. |
| oyster | huître | n.f. |
| still | encore | adv. |
| yet | encore | adv. |
| again | encore | adv. |
| now | encore | adv. (tu veux quoi encore ?) |
| (female) turkey | la dinde | n.f. |
| cock | chapon | n.m. |
| different | différent | adj. |
| differently | différemment | adv. |
| to play cards | jouer aux cartes | |
| game | jeu / jeux (pl.) | n.m. |
| abundance | profusion | n.f. |
| anxious person (noun) | un inquiet | n.m. |
| door | lourde | n.f. |
| heavy | lourde | adj. |
| busy | lourde | adj. |
| serious | lourde | adj. |
| important | lourde | adj. |
| wood | bois | n.m. pl invariable |
| to target / to aim at | viser | v.t. |
| goal / target | but | n.m. |
| to fling / hurl / throw | jeter [ʒəte] | v.t. |
| to rebound | revenir | v.t. |
| since / because | puisque | conj. |
| rather (indiquer la préférence) | plutôt | adv. |
| funny | drôle | adj. |
| funny | marrant | adj. |
| country | pays | n.m. pl invariable |
| region / area | pourtour | n.m. |
| during | lors / lors de | prep. |
| as | en tant que | loc. prep. |
| in the capacity of | en tant que | loc. prep. |
| mode / means | moyen | n.m. |
| in a row | d'affilée | loc. n.f. |
| either | soit | conj. |
| agreed / ok | soit | adv. (soit, j'accepte votre décision) |
| smell | odeur | n.m. |
| grass | herbe | n.f. |
| from Savoy | savoyarde | adj. |
| of course / naturally | bien entendu | adv. |
| to be on fire/ to burn | brûler | v.t/i. |
| to let | laisser | v.t. |
| to live | vivre | v.t. |
| hence | d'où | adv. |
| from where | d'où | conj. |
| small valley | vallon | n.m. |
| enormously / tremendously | énormément | adv. |
| mechanic | carrossier | n.m. |
| occupation / trade | métier | n.m. |
| me myself /eu insumi | moi-même | pron. |
| to start to do | se mettre | v.pron. |
| box / company / club | boîte | n.f. |
| variety / diversity | variété | |
| training/schooling | formation | n.f. |
| that is why | voilà | adv. |
| firstly / first of all | d'abord | adv. |
| cooked | cuite | adj. (pp of cuire) |
| have to / need to | falloir | v.imp. |
| to heat up | réchauffer | v.tr. |
| currency / change | monnaie [m o n e] | n.f. |
| hand | main | n.f. |
| storekeeper | n.m. | commerçant |
| next day (after the holiday) | lendemain (de la fête) | n.m. |
| to look like / to resemble | ressembler à | v.t. |
| cat | chat | n.m. |
| master | maître | n.m. |
| though / even though | quand même | conj. |
| maternal | maternel | adj. |
| kindergarten | maternelle | n.f. |
| course | cours | n.m. pl invariable |
| to quit / to leave / to give up | quitter | v.t. |
| to supply / to provide | fournir | v.t. |
| to have one's relationship legally recognised | se pacser | v.pron. |
| to father (procréer) | engendrer | v.t. |
| that is to say | soit | conj. |
| either…..or | soit que…. | |
| beyond / further | au-delà | adv. |
| to bring | apporter | v.t. |
| grief | mécontentement | n.m. |
| current | courant | adj. |
| teaching | enseignement | n.m. |
| to teach | enseigner | v.t. |
| powerful / influential | puissant | adj. |
| to rent out/hire out | louer | v.t. |
| to stroll/walk | se balader | v.pron. |
| to rest | se reposer | v.pron. |
| time (e.g. one time, I..) | fois | n.f. |
| at the edge/end of | au bord de | prep. |
| touch | toucher | v.t. |
| below / underneath | au-dessous | adv. |
| far / a long way / distant | loin | adv. Paris est loin de Marseille |
| offshore | au large | adv. |
| right/true/just | juste | adj./adv. |
| sum / addition | somme | n.f. |
| each | chacun | pron. |
| to climb | grimper | v.i. |
| daughter-in-law | belle-fille | |
| to redo | refaire | v.t. |
| rejuvenating | rajeunissant | adj. |
| car gear | vitesse | n.f. |
| differently / in another manner | autrement | adv. |
| I would put aside | je mettrais de côte | |
| five year period | quinquennat | n.m. |
| seven year period | septennat | n.m. |
| to party | faire la fête | v.i. |
| to free yourself | se libérer | v.pron. |
| in whom | auquel | pron. rel. |
| to whom | auquel | pron. rel. |
| to which | auquel | pron. rel. |
| at which | auquel | pron. rel. |
| to realise (to understand what is happening) | se rendre compte | v.i. |
| according to (the law) | de par (la loi) | loc.prep. |
| throughout (the world) | de par (le monde) | loc.prep. |
| to realise (to produce, to create) | réaliser | v.t. |
| as | aussi / comme | |
| boring / dull | ennuyeux / ennuyeuse | adj. |