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LF204 Ch 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to build | bâtir |
| to date from | dater (de) |
| to guess | devenir |
| to take someone along; to invite | emmener |
| to stroll | flâner |
| to paint | peindre |
| to pursue | poursuivre |
| to follow; to take (a course) | suivre |
| to live | vivre |
| to accept (to) | accepter |
| to help (to) | aider (à) |
| to stop | arrêter (de) |
| to try to | chercher à |
| to begin by (doing something) | commencer par |
| to advise (to) | conseiller (de) |
| to continue (to) | continuer (à) |
| to decide (to) | décider (de) |
| to prevent (from) | empêcher (de) |
| to teach (to) | enseigner (à) |
| to try (to) | essayer (de) |
| to end up (doing something) | finir par |
| to permit, allow (to) | permettre (de) |
| to refuse (to) | refuser (de) |
| to succeed (in) | réussir (à) |
| actor | l'acteur / l'actrice |
| arena (f. pl.) | les arènes |
| artist (m., f.) | l'artiste |
| playwright (m.) | l'auteur dramatique |
| cathedral | la cathédrale |
| masterpiece | le chef-d'oeuvre (pl. les chefs-d'oeuvre) |
| filmmaker | le / la cinéaste |
| stage actor | le comédien / la comédienne |
| composer | le compositeur / la compositrice |
| lecture | la conférence |
| writer | l'écrivain (m.) / la femme écrivain |
| period (of history) (f.) | l'époque |
| event (m.) | l'événement |
| exhibit (f.) | l'exposition |
| schedule (m.) | l'horaire (m.) |
| Middle Ages | le Moyen Âge |
| musician | le / la musicien(ne)l'oeu |
| work (of art) | l'oeuvre (f.) (d'art) |
| palace | le palais |
| legacy, heritage | le patrimoine |
| painter | le peintre / la femme peintre |
| painting | la peinture |
| play | la pièce de théâtre |
| seat | la place |
| poem | le poème |
| poetry | la poésie |
| poet | le poète / la femme poète |
| collection | le recueil |
| queen | la reine |
| Renaissance | la Renaissance |
| king | le roi |
| sculptor | le sculpteur / la femme sculpteur |
| sculpture | la sculpture |
| century | le siècle |
| painting | le tableau |
| theater | le théâtre |
| active | actif / active |
| absolute | absolu(e) |
| classical | classique |
| constant | constant(e) |
| common; standard | courant(e) |
| evident. obvious | évident |
| frank | franc(he) |
| Gothic | gothique |
| historical | historique |
| slow | lent(e) |
| magnificent | magnifique |
| unhappy; unfortunate | malheureux / malheureuse |
| medieval | médiéval(e) |
| polite | poli(e) |
| fast, rapid | rapide |
| Roman | romain(e) |
| actively | activement |
| absolutely | absolument |
| constantly | constamment |
| fluently | couramment |
| differently | différemment |
| evidently, obviously | évidemment |
| frankly | franchement |
| fortunately | heureusement |
| slowly | lentement |
| unfortunately | malheureusement |
| politely | poliment |
| rapidly | rapidement |
| recently | récemment |
| really | vraiment |
| the majority | la plupart de |
| myself, yourself, himself | moi-même, toi-même, lui-même |
| by heart | par coeur |