Chapter 8

Question 1

connaître (to be acquainted with)

Do you know Marie-Laure?

Pierre knows the Paris metro very well

Answer 1

Tu connais Marie-Laure?

Pierre connaît très bien le métro parisien.

Question 2

Using savoir

Do you know who is speaking this evening?

We don’t know why the train is late

Answer 2

savoir often followed by que, qui, quand, pourquoi, si, ou, quelle

Sais-tu qui parle ce soir?

Nous ne savons pas pourquoi le train est en retard

Question 3

To appear, to come into view

The starts were beginning to appear

Answer 3

Apparaître

Les étoiles commençaient à apparaître

Question 4

To disappear

We know how to make our friends disappear

Answer 4

Disparaître

Nous savons faire disparaître nos amis.

Question 5

To seem, appear

His ideas seem correct to me

Answer 5

Paraître

Ses idées me paraissent justes.

Question 6

To recognize

Do you recognize that woman?

Answer 6

Reconnaître

Reconnais-tu cette dame-lâ?

Question 7

To see again

Answer 7

Revoir

Question 8

To visit, to go see a person

Answer 8

Aller voir

Question 9

Croire usage

To believe in a concept or idea

To trust, or to believe (in a god etc)

Answer 9

Croire à (believe in a concept)

croire en (trust, believe in a god)

Question 10

Do you see what i mean?

Answer 10

Voyez-vous ce que je veux dire?

Question 11

They believe he’s right

Answer 11

Elles croient qu’il a raison

Question 12

Let’s go see grandpa tomorrow

Answer 12

Allons voir grand-pêre demain

Question 13

To run

Patrick and Nelly run every morning

Answer 13

Courir

Patrcik et Nelly courent tous les matins.

Question 14

To laugh

Why are you laughing? It’s not funny!

Answer 14

Rire

Pourquoi ris-tu? Ce n’est pas amusant!

Question 15

To rush, rush up

Answer 15

accourir

Question 16

To compete

Answer 16

Concourir

Question 17

To go, travel through

Each summer we travel through Europe

Answer 17

Parcourir

Chaque été nous parcourons l’europe

Question 18

To rescue, come to the aid of

Answer 18

Secourir

Question 19

To smile

Answer 19

Sourire

Question 20

To offer, give

Answer 20

Offrir

Question 21

To cover

We cover the cage before going out

Answer 21

Couvrir

Nous couvrons la cage avant de sortir.

Question 22

To discover, find out

What is she finding out in that document?

Answer 22

Découvrir

Qu’est-ce qu’elle découvre dans ce document?

Question 23

To open

Answer 23

Ouvrir

Question 24

To suffer, tolerate

Answer 24

Souffrir

Question 25

To drive, to lead Do you drive a bus?

Answer 25

``` Conduire Conduis Conduis Conduit Conduisons Conduisez Conduisent ``` Vous conduisez un bus?

Question 26

To build, construct

Answer 26

Construire

Question 27

To destroy

Answer 27

Détruire

Question 28

To produce

Answer 28

Produire

Question 29

To reduce

Answer 29

Réduire

Question 30

To charm, to seduce

Answer 30

Séduire

Question 31

To translate

Answer 31

Traduire

Question 32

To follow; to take a course The detective follows the suspect

Answer 32

``` Suivre Suis suis suit suivons suivez suivent ``` Le détective suit la suspecte

Question 33

To live

Answer 33

Vivre | Vis, vis, vit, vivons, vivez, vivent

Question 34

To pursue, to continue We are continuing our studies in Europe

Answer 34

Poursuivre Nous poursuivons nos études en Europe

Question 35

To relive, to come alive

Answer 35

Revivre

Question 36

To survive We are surviving thanks to our savings

Answer 36

Survivre (à) Nous survivons grâce à nos économies.

Question 37

To be afraid of The children are afraid of the dark

Answer 37

Craindre Crains, crains, craint, craiGnons, craiGnez, craiGnent Les enfants craignent le noir

Question 38

To reach, to attain Finally, we are reaching our goals

Answer 38

Atteindre Enfin, nous atteignons nos objectifs.

Question 39

To paint

Answer 39

Peindre

Question 40

To pretend (to)

Answer 40

Feindre (de)

Question 41

To pity

Answer 41

Plaindre

Question 42

Actor

Answer 42

l'acteur(trice)

Question 43

stockbroker

Answer 43

l'agent de change (m)

Question 44

police officer

Answer 44

l'agent de police (m)

Question 45

travel agent

Answer 45

l'agent de voyages (m)

Question 46

farmer

Answer 46

l'agriculteur (trice)

Question 47

archeologist

Answer 47

l'archéologue

Question 48

architect

Answer 48

l'architecte (m,f)

Question 49

artisan

Answer 49

l'artisan(e)

Question 50

artist

Answer 50

l'artiste (m,f)

Question 51

social worker

Answer 51

l'assistant(e) social(e)

Question 52

astronomer

Answer 52

l'astronome (m,f)

Question 53

athlete

Answer 53

l'athlète (m,f)

Question 54

author

Answer 54

l'auteur (m)

Question 55

lawyer

Answer 55

l'avocat(e)

Question 56

banker

Answer 56

le, la banquier(e)

Question 57

biologist

Answer 57

le, la biologiste

Question 58

baker

Answer 58

le, la boulanger(ère)

Question 59

manager

Answer 59

le cadre

Question 60

singer

Answer 60

le, la chanteur (euse)

Question 61

taxi driver

Answer 61

le chauffeur de taxi