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VSL Unit WS 5 app
vocabulary from the app
| français | anglais |
|---|---|
| la fin du/ de | the end of |
| une époque | era, epoch |
| apercevoir | to glimpse, to catch sight of |
| une heure | time, hour |
| d'où | hence, whence, that's why |
| un instant | moment, time, instant |
| typique | typical |
| ressembler | to resemble, to be like, to look like |
| aucun(e) | none |
| autre | other |
| plaire | to please |
| ainsi que | just as, as well as, along with, together with, plus |
| une utilisation | a use |
| au contraire | on the contrary, quite the opposite, quite the reverse |
| un courant | a trend, movement, current, power, flow |
| situé(e) | located, situated |
| abriter | to house, to shelter, to accommodate, to be home to |
| amasser | to collect, to gather, to amass, to accumulate |
| un effort | effort |
| un passionné(e) | enthusiast, fan |
| un pavillon de chasse | hunting lodge |
| un hôtel particulier | private mansion |
| un fils | a son |
| la mort | death |
| comprendre | to understand but here to consist of, to include, to be composed of, to be made up of |
| un collectionneur, une collectionneuse | collector |
| s'intéresser à | to be interested in |
| primitif, primitive | primitive |
| faire des recherches | to conduct research, to research |
| la période napoléonienne | Napoleon/ Napoleonic period |
| rassembler | to gather, to assemble, to collect together |
| une sculpture | sculpture |
| un meuble | a piece of furniture |
| la postérité | posterity, descendant |
| sans postérité | without descendant |
| léguer quelque chose à quelqu'un | to bequeath shg to sb, to leave shg to sb, to hand down shg to sg |
| hériter de | to inherit |
| une huile (une peinture à l'huile) | oil painting |
| un pastel | pastel |
| figurer | to appear, to feature, to figure |
| acquérir | to buy, to purchase, to acquire |
| Il faut noter | It should be noted , it is worth noting |
| la fille unique | the only daughter |
| faire don de | to donate, to give as a present, to give as a gift |
| réussir à faire quelque chose | to manage to, to succeed to |
| former | to form |
| une fille adoptée | an adopted daughter/ girl |
| heures d'ouverture | opening hours, opening times |
| une visite commentée | a guided tour |
| visite libre | self-tour |
| sur rendez-vous | by appointment |
| une vente | sale |
| un catalogue | catalogue |
| une carte postale | a postcard |
| une affiche, un poster | a poster |
| le prix d'entrée (f) | entrance fee |
| plein tarif | full price, full rate |
| tarif réduit | reduced price |
| amical, amicale | friendly |
| un vélomoteur | a moped |
| avoir de bonnes notes | to have good marks |
| j'ai hâte de te revoir | I can't wait to see you |
| oublier | to forget |
| un mec (informal) | a guy |
| Ça fait dix jours que je suis à Paris | I have been in Paris for ten days |
| le temps passe vite | time is flying, time goes by so quickly |
| porter le nom de | to bear sb's name, to have sb's name, to bear the name of |
| à mon retour | upon my return, when I get back |
| tout cela, tout ça | all that |
| une reproduction | a reproduction |
| envoyer | to send |
| de ma part | on my behalf |
| un paysage | landscape |
| le parquet | wooden floor, floor board, parquet |
| un moulin | mill |
| le foyer | home, household, fireplace, common room, meeting hall |
| un glaneur, une glaneuse | gleaner |
| une nuit étoilée | starry night |
| la provenance | origin, source |
| exposer | to display, to exhibit, to show |
| constituter | to constitute, to form, to establish, to put shg together |
| un moyen de transport | a means of transport |
| accéder | to reach, to get to, to gain access to, to access |
| du haut de la tour Eiffel | from the top of the Eiffel tower |
| avoir des ennuis | to be in trouble, to have problems |
| le patron | boss |
| être débordé(e) de | to be overwhelmed with, to be up to one's eyes in, to be snowed under with, to be inundated with |
| venir de + infinitif --> je viens de finir mes devoirs | to have just done shg --> I have just finished my homework |
| davantage | harder, more, more strenuously, for longer |
| promettre | to promise |
| la drogue | drug |
| le patrimoine | heritage |
| se préoccuper | to be concerned about, to concern oneself with/over, to think about |
| le chômage | unemployment |
| une perspective | prospect (here), possibility (here), perspective, viewpoint |
| un luxe | a luxury |
| une voiture de sport | a sport car |
| se de passer de quelque chose | to do without shg |
| approcher | to be coming, to come nearer, to approach |
| avoir besoin de | to need |
| prêter | to lend |
| faire des progrès | to be making progress |
| un écrivain, une écrivaine | writer |
| connaître | to know sb, to be familiar with |
| un réalisateur (film) | a film director, filmmaker |
| une machine à laver | a washing machine |
| persuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose | to talk sb into doing shg, to convince sb to do shg, to persuade sb to do shg |
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