First 625 - part 8 Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
Q
A
une / la bibliothèque
(library)
feminine noun
2
Q
un / le meurtre
A
murder
masculine noun
“un assassinat” = “assassination.”
3
Q
A
triste
(sad)
adjective
4
Q
A
un / l’ extérieur
(outside)
masculine noun / adjective
“The adverb for “outside” is “dehors.”
5
Q
un / le rêve
A
dream
masculine noun
Another less common translation is “un songe;” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” = “Le songe d’une nuit d’été.”
6
Q
gender
A
un / le genre
7
Q
murder
A
un / le meurtre
8
Q
school
A
une / l’ école
9
Q
triste
A
sad
adjective
10
Q
bus
A
un / le bus
11
Q
A
enseigner
(to teach)
verb
ɑ̃.se.ɲe
12
Q
A
un / le bureau
(office)
masculine noun
13
Q
une / la peau
A
skin
feminine noun
po
14
Q
A
un / l’ enfant
(child)
masculine noun
15
Q
note
A
une / la note
16
Q
tirer
verb
A
to shoot
verb
17
Q
female
adjective
A
féminin
adjective
18
Q
sad
adjective
A
triste
19
Q
Queen
A
une / la reine
20
Q
cent
A
100
sɑ̃
21
Q
lutter
A
to fight
verb
ly.te
You can use “une lutte” or “un combat” as nouns, both meaning “a fight.”
22
Q
A
une / l’ école
(school)
feminine noun
There are some more specific schools: “une école maternelle” = “preschool/kindergarten,” “une école primaire” = “elementary
school,” “un collège” = “middle school,” and “un lycée” = “high school.”
23
Q
A
bleu
(blue)
adjective
24
Q
clair
A
light (color)
adjective
“Light” is translated by “clair” when we are talking about colors. For example, “light-blue” = “bleu clair.” If you want to
emphasize the presence of light, you could say “lumineux/lumineuse”= “bright” or “éclairé” (translation of the participle “lighted”); “lit”
= “éclairé” or “allumé” or “illuminé.”
25
light (color)
adjective
clair
26
une / la peau
(skin)
feminine noun
po
27
une / la bibliothèque
library
feminine noun
28
outside
noun / adjective
un / l' extérieur
29
pencil
un / le crayon
30
une / la reine
(queen)
feminine noun
31
half
une / la moitié
32
sourire
to smile
verb
33
to teach
verb
enseigner
verb
34
une / la race
race (ethnicity)
feminine noun
The word “race” was suppressed from French legislation last year, but the translation is correct. This is just to say that this word
has been the object of a debate whether or not it should be considered pejorative; a more neutral word is “une ethnie.”
35
un / le secrétaire
(secretary)
masculine noun
36
féminin
(female)
adjective
37
rich
adjective
riche
adjective
38
une / la reine
queen
feminine noun
39
library
une / la bibliothèque
40
un / le genre
(gender)
masculine noun
41
riche
(rich)
adjective
The adjective can have other meanings. If we are talking about a perfume, for example, it can be translated by “fort,” “intense,”
“puissant,” or “prononcé.”
42
un / le pistolet
gun
masculine noun
If refer to a weapon, use “une arme.”
43
to smile
verb
sourire
44
sympathique
nice
adjective
45
un / le secrétaire
secretary
masculine noun
46
un / le bus
bus
masculine noun
The correct translation is just “a bus,” which is an extremely common word in French. Another very common word is “ un car.”
However, there is a slight difference between the two: Normally, “un bus” is reserved for public transport in the city whereas “un car” is
for longer distances between cities (the equivalent of “a coach” in English).
47
bleu
blue
adjective
48
une / la couleur
(color)
feminine noun
49
card
une / la carte
50
une / la fille
girl
feminine noun
51
un / le policier
police officer
masculine noun
“les flics” = “the cops” and “un policier” = “a police officer/a policeman
52
une / la couleur
color
feminine noun
53
un / le meurtre
(murder)
masculine noun
“un assassinat” = “assassination.”
54
un / l' extérieur
outside
masculine noun / adjective
“The adverb for “outside” is “dehors.”
55
un / le bus
bus
masculine noun
The correct translation is just “a bus,” which is an extremely common word in French. Another very common word is “ un car.”
However, there is a slight difference between the two: Normally, “un bus” is reserved for public transport in the city whereas “un car” is
for longer distances between cities (the equivalent of “a coach” in English).
56
riche
adjective
rich
adjective
The adjective can have other meanings. If we are talking about a perfume, for example, it can be translated by “fort,” “intense,”
“puissant,” or “prononcé.”
57
une / la moitié
half
feminine noun
“Une moitié” /mwa.ti/ is a better option. “Un demi” cannot be used in isolation; there must be another word after it - (unless
if you’re in a bar and you mean…a beer). This “rule” doesn’t apply to “une moitié.”
58
to shoot
verb
tirer
verb
59
une / la note
note
feminine noun
60
to fight
verb
lutter
61
blue
adjective
bleu
62
un / l' enfant
child
masculine noun
63
50
cinquante
64
lutter
to fight
verb
ly.te
You can use “une lutte” or “un combat” as nouns, both meaning “a fight.”
65
un / l' enseignant
(Teacher)
masculine noun
“Enseignant” is the general term (feminine: “une enseignante” /ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲɑ̃t/). A couple of more specific terms are “un maître”
for elementary school and “un professeur” for middle school - college.
66
sympathique
(nice)
adjective
67
un / le humain
(human)
masculine noun
un être humain” = “a human being.”
68
enseigner
verb
to teach
verb
ɑ̃.se.ɲe
69
girl
feminine noun
une / la fille
70
un / le bureau
office
masculine noun
71
une / la moitié
(half)
feminine noun
“Une moitié” /mwa.ti/ is a better option. “Un demi” cannot be used in isolation; there must be another word after it - (unless
if you’re in a bar and you mean…a beer). This “rule” doesn’t apply to “une moitié.”
72
skin
une / la peau
73
cent
100
sɑ̃
74
soixante-deux
62
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une / la fille
(girl)
feminine noun
76
dream
un / le rêve
77
cinquante
50
78
human
un / le humain
79
head
une / la tête
80
gold
un / l' or
81
un / le policier
(police officer)
masculine noun
“les flics” = “the cops” and “un policier” = “a police officer/a policeman
82
une / la carte
(card)
feminine noun
83
gun
un / le pistolet
84
une / la chemise
shirt
feminine noun
You can use “Un chemisier” for “blouse”, and “un haut” for “a top.”
85
une / la tête
(head)
feminine noun
86
100
cent
87
un / l' enseignant
Teacher
masculine noun
“Enseignant” is the general term (feminine: “une enseignante” /ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲɑ̃t/). A couple of more specific terms are “un maître”
for elementary school and “un professeur” for middle school - college.
88
une / la chemise
(shirt)
feminine noun
You can use “Un chemisier” for “blouse”, and “un haut” for “a top.”
89
un / le rêve
(dream)
masculine noun
Another less common translation is “un songe;” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” = “Le songe d’une nuit d’été.”
90
soixante-deux
62
91
sourire
(to smile)
verb
92
un / le crayon
pencil
masculine noun
93
cinquante
50
94
clair
(light (color))
adjective
“Light” is translated by “clair” when we are talking about colors. For example, “light-blue” = “bleu clair.” If you want to
emphasize the presence of light, you could say “lumineux/lumineuse”= “bright” or “éclairé” (translation of the participle “lighted”); “lit”
= “éclairé” or “allumé” or “illuminé.”
95
color
une / la couleur
96
shirt
une / la chemise
97
une / l' école
school
feminine noun
There are some more specific schools: “une école maternelle” = “preschool/kindergarten,” “une école primaire” = “elementary
school,” “un collège” = “middle school,” and “un lycée” = “high school.”
98
une / la tête
head
feminine noun
99
féminin
adjective
female
adjective
100
child
masculine noun
un / l' enfant
101
62
soixante-deux
102
un / le pistolet
(gun)
masculine noun
If refer to a weapon, use “une arme.”
103
police officer
un / le policier
104
Teacher
un / l' enseignant
105
nice
adjective
sympathique
106
un / le crayon
(pencil)
masculine noun
107
office
un / le bureau
108
un / le genre
gender
masculine noun
109
une / la carte
card
feminine noun
110
race (ethnicity)
une / la race
111
une / la race
(race (ethnicity))
feminine noun
The word “race” was suppressed from French legislation last year, but the translation is correct. This is just to say that this word
has been the object of a debate whether or not it should be considered pejorative; a more neutral word is “une ethnie.”
112
un / l' or
(gold)
masculine noun
113
to shoot
(tirer)
verb
114
une / la note
(note)
feminine noun
115
un / le humain
human
masculine noun
un être humain” = “a human being.”
116
un / l' or
gold
masculine noun
117
secretary
un / le secrétaire
