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French - Chapter 4
French For Reading (Sandburg) Vocabulary - Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lumière | n., light |
| agir | v., to act |
| la puissance | n., power |
| l'eau | n., water |
| réussir a | id., to succeed in |
| fournir | v., to furnish |
| définir | v., to define |
| ne . . . pas | negative |
| fermement | adv., firmly |
| brillamment | adv., brilliantly |
| prétendre | v., to maintain, to claim |
| imputable | adj., attributable |
| dégager | v., to give off, to emit |
| leur | pron., their |
| au dehors | id. + prep. phr., to the outside, outward |
| refouler | v., to cause, to drive, to force back |
| cependant | adv., however |
| contredire | v., to contradict |
| connaître | v., to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to know |
| son, ses | pron., his |
| eu | v., had (past part. of avoir) |
| reconnaître | v., to recognize |
| écrire | v., to write |
| ei-dessus | adv., above |
| montrer | v., to show |
| éclairer | v., to enlighten, to cast light |
| convaincant, e | adj., convincing |
| convaincre | v., to convince |
| exposer | v., to exhibit, to show, to set forth, to display |
| expliquer | v., to explain |
| dernier, -ière | adv., last, latest, final |
| laisser | v., to leave |
| pour | prep., for, in order to |
| un confrère | n., a colleague |
| accueillir | v., to receive |
| décrire | v., to describe |
| donner | v., to give |
| durer | v., to last |
| entrer | v., to enter, to go in, to come in |
| voir | v., to see |
| résumer | v., to summarize |
| produire | v., to produce |
| contenir | v., to contain |
| fumer | v., to smoke |