English vocabulary Flashcards
(150 cards)
1
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Old-fashioned pie
A
Tarte d’antan
2
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Spices
A
Épices
3
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Beef
A
Boeuf
4
Q
Pork
A
Porc
5
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Veal
A
Veau
6
Q
Meal
A
Repas
7
Q
Meat
A
Viande
8
Q
9-inch pie
A
Tarte de 9 pouces
9
Q
What else
A
Quoi d’autre?
Example: What else do you sell?
10
Q
Donuts
A
Beignes
11
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Icing
A
Glaçage
12
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Counter
A
Comptoire
13
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Pick up
A
Aller chercher
14
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Order (verb)
A
Commander
15
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Order (noun)
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Commande
16
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Place an order
A
Placer une commande
17
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Cost (pay attention to the pronunciation)
A
Coût
18
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Chocolate (pronounced TCH -klitte)
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Chocolat
19
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Bus (Pay attention to the pronunciation)
A
Autobus
20
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Wear (pronounced like the word “where”)
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Porter
21
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Quiet
A
Calme, tranquille
22
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Near / close to
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Proche de
(Example: Stoke is close to Sherbrooke);
23
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Boring
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Plate, Ennuyant
24
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Cinema = movie theater = movies
A
Cinéma
(Example: I go to the movies twice or three times a year);
25
Against
Contre
| (Example: The Canadiens played against Pittsburgh last night);
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Debit / bank card
Débit
27
Credit cart
Carte de crédit
28
Cash
Argent comptant
29
Put on (clother, etc.)
Mettre
30
Take off (clother, etc.)
Ôter, enlever
31
Rent
Louer
32
Kindergarten
Maternelle
33
Basement
Sous-sol
34
First floor
Premier étage
35
Rink
Patinoire
36
Defenceman
Défenseur
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Goalie
Gardien de but
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Forward
Joueur d'avant
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Hall
Corridor
40
Murder
Meurtre
41
Weather
Température
42
Jail / prison
Prison
43
Arrive (Pay attention to the pronunciation)
Arriver
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Child (singular)
Children (plural)
(P.S.: Pay attention to the pronunciation differences)
Enfant(s)
45
Finally (Pay attention to the pronunciation)
Finalement
46
That’s it! / That’s all
C'est tout!
47
United States (Pay attention to the pronunciation);
États-Unis
48
18 vs 80; 19 vs 90 (Pay attention to the pronunciation differences)
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18 = eighteen
80 = eighty
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19 = nineteen
90 = ninety
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49
Weak
Faible
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Weakness
Faiblesse / point faible
(Example: One of my weaknesses is my lack of vocabulary. = Un de mes points faibles est mon manque de vocabulaire.);
51
Strong
Fort
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Strength
Force
| Example: Speaking is my biggest strength in English.
53
Retire (verb)
Prendre sa retraite
| Example: My dad’s boss retired a few weeks ago.
54
Retirement (noun)
Retirement
55
Natural sciences
Sciences naturelles
(Example: I’m going to study natural sciences at college.);
56
Symphony orchestra
orchestre symphonique
57
Chemistry (pronounced KA-miss-tree)
Chimie
58
Owner
Propriétaire
(Example: François Duquette is one of the co-owners of Pâtisserie Duquette.);
59
Own (verb)
Être le propriétaire de, posséder
(Example: He and his cousin own the pastry shop together.);
60
Better (not “more good”)
Meilleur
(Example: My English is better than before.);
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Town / city
Ville
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Busy
Occupé
63
Busier
Plus occupé
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Busiest
Le plus occupé
| Example: Saturday is our busiest day.
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Most popular
Le plus populaire
(Chocolate chip cookies are our most popular cookies.);
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Sweet
Sucré
67
Raisins
Raisons secs
68
Grapes
Raisins frais
69
Molasses
| pronounced mo-LAS-siz
Mélasse
70
Oats
Avoine
71
Date squares
Carrés aux dattes
72
Deliver
Livrer
73
Delivery
Livraison
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Convenience store
Dépanneur
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Second (pronounced SA-kinnt)
Seconde
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Rebate
Rabais
| Example: We have a 10% rebate on this cake this week.
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Off
De rabais (Example: This cake is 10% off this week.)
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On sale
En vente, en spécial
(Example: This cake is on sale this week.);
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Icing
Glaçage, crémage
| Example: I really like chocolate icing
80
Customize / personalize (verb)
Personnaliser
(Example: We can personalize cakes. = We can customize cakes.);
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Customized / personalized / Custom
Personnalisé
(Example: Some cakes can be personalized / customized.);
82
Pastry shells
Vols-au-vent, abaisse de pâtisserie;
83
Sauce (pronounced SAAS)
Sauce
84
We don’t say: “I very like” but
“I REALLY like”;
85
Piece
Morceau
86
Whip cream
Crèée fouettée
87
Ladybug
Coccinelle
88
Praline (pronounced PRAY-leen or PRAH-leen)
Praliné
89
Delight
Delice
90
Cream cheese icing
Glaçage au fromage à la crème
91
The smallest
Le plus petit
92
Custard (pronounced KAS-terd)
Crème patissière
93
Is that all?
Est-ce que c'est tout?
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Do you want something else?
| Would you like something else?
Voulez-vous autre chose?
95
Glaze
Glaçage
(example: on top of a fruit cake);
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Los Angeles (pronounced Los AN-dgè-lès
Los Angeles
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Ils SE voient, connaissent, s’aiment, etc.
They see / know / like EACH OTHER;
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Pharmacy / drugstore
Pharmacie
99
Paddle board (pronounced PA-del board)
Planche à pagaie
100
Pedal boat (pronounced PÈ-del boat);
Pédalo
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Warm / hot
Chaud
Example: It is a bit warmer today than yesterday
102
Polite (pronounced pô-LIGHT);
Poli
103
Harder / more difficult
Plus difficile
104
10 feet
10 pieds
105
Comfortable (pronounced COMF-te-ble);
Confortable
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Suitcase (pronounced SOOT-case);
Valise
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8 days out of 9
8 jours sur 9
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Higher (pronounced HAÏ-yer)
Plus haut
109
Oven (pronounced Â-ven)
Four
110
All day
Tout la journée
111
Every day
Tous les jours
112
Gift
1) Cadeau; 2) Don
113
Gifted
Avoir un don, être doué
114
Semi-sweet chocolate
chocolat mi-sucré
115
Dark chocolate
Chocolat noir
116
Almond paste
Pâte d’amande
117
Too sweet (not “too much sweet”)
Trop sucré
118
Pear (pronounced PAIR)
Poire
119
Bitter
Amer
120
Graham crumb crust
Croûte de biscuits graham émiettés
121
Layer
Couche, étage
(Example: There is a layer of crust, a layer of chocolate mousse and a layer of whipped cream);
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Gluten-free
Sans-gluten
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Lactose-free
Sans lactose
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Almond meringue (pronounced me-RANG)
Meringue aux amandes;
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Allow
Permettre
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Alone
Seul
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Only
Seulement
128
Both
Les deux
129
Do the laundry
Faire le lavage
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Instead (of)
Au lieu (de)
131
Well-known / known
bien connu, connu
132
Employee
Employé
133
Colleague (pronounced K -league) / co=worker
Collègue
134
Minimum wage
salaire minimum
135
Christmas log
Bûche de Noël
136
Cash register
Caisse enregistreuse
137
Involve
Impliquer
138
Edge
Bord, bordure
139
Rhubarb (pronounced ROU-barb)
Rhubarbe
140
Plain
Nature
141
Lemon
Citron
142
Lime (pronounced LAÏM)
Lime
143
Bear paws
Patte d'ours
144
Queen Elisabeth cake
Gâteau Reine Elisabeth
145
Texture, consistency
texture, consistence
146
Tart
Tartelette
147
Choux pastry
pâte à choux
148
Apple (pay attention to the pronunciation)
Pomme
149
Pastry cream
crème pâtissière
150
Rings
Rondelles
