Higher French Vocabulary Flashcards

(134 cards)

1
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avoir horreur de

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to be unable to stand / to hate

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supporter

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to bear / tolerate / stand

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je ne supporte pas la chaleur

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i can’t stand the heat

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insupportable

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unbearable

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devenir

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to become

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se détendre

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to relax

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détendu

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relaxed

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se reposer

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to rest

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un département

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region / county

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un arrondissement

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a district (in Paris)

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un quartier

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district / area

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le vieux quartier

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the old area / district

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dans le coin

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in the neighbourhood

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le coin

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the corner / neighbourhood

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15
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les renseignements

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information

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se renseigner

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to find out

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s’occuper de

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to deal with / look after / take care of

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une exposition

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an exhibition

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un endroit

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a place / spot

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un lieu

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a place

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21
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avoir lieu

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to take place

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22
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au lieu de

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instead of / in place of

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souhaiter

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to wish

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meilleur

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better

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le / la meilleur
the best
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pire
worse
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le / la pire
the worst
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à peine
scarcely
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se débrouiller
to cope / manage
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ça vaut la peine
it is worth while
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des ennuis
worries / cares
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des ennuis financiers
financial worries
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s'inquiéter
to worry
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des inquiétudes
worries
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un goût
taste
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pour tous les goûts
for all tastes
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il reste
there remains / ... have left
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s'habituer à
to get used to
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une habitude
a habit
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ma propre chambre
my own room
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une chambre propre
a clean room
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gagner
to earn / win / reach / gain
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toujours
always / still
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tous les jours
every day
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conseiller
to advise
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avoir du mal à
to have diffculty
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tant de
so many
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une centaine
about a hundred
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des centaines de
hundereds
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un millier
about a thousand
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des milliers de
thousands
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quinze jours
a fortnight
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avoir besoin de
to need
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quotidien(ne)
daily
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francophone
french speaking
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en plein cœur de
in the heart of
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en pleine campagne
in the middle of the country
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se plaindre
to complain
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afin de
in order to
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pour
in order to
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autrefois
previously
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en même temps
at the same time
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au bout d'un an
at the end of / after a year
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rendre
to give back
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se rendre compte
to realise
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je me suis rendu compte
i realised
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heureux / heureuse
happy / fortunate
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triste
sad
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laisser
to leave / let
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laisser tomber
to drop / let fall
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hier
yesterday
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demain
tomorrow
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la veille
the night before
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le lendemain
the next day
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réussir à
to succeed in
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arriver à
to succeed in
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passer
to spend (time) / pass
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se passer
to happen
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qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
what has happened?
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se passer de
to do without
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ailleurs
elsewhere / somewhere else
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d'ailleurs
besides
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avoir raison
to be right
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avoir tort
to be wrong
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avoir honte
to be ashamed
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avoir envie
to want to
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consacrer
to devote
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se consacrer à
to devote oneself
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s'échapper de
to escape from
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oser
to dare
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assister à
to attend / be present at
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exiger
to demand
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exigeant
demanding
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se demander
to ask oneself / wonder
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lutter
to struggle / fight
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profiter de
to benefit from / take advantage of
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réfléchir
to think / reflect
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nouveau / nouvelle
new
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vieux / vieille
old
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certaines élèves
some pupils
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d'autres élèves
other pupils
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attendre
to wait
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s'attendre à
to expect
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proposer
to suggest
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augumenter
to increase
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baisser
to decrease /lower
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manquer
to miss / lack
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empêcher
to prevent
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convenir
to suit
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convenable
suitable
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interdire
to ban /forbid
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n'importe où
anywhere
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n'importe qui
anyone
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n'importe quoi
anything
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à n'importe quelle heure
any time
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si
if
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même si
even if
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se rappeler
to remember
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se souvenir
to remember
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louer
to rent / hire
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le loyer
rent
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le voisin / la voisine
neighbour
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en moyenne
on average
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les moyens
the means (financially)
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autant
as much
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ile ne faut pas boire autant d'alcool
one must not drink as much alcohol
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sans cesse
without stopping / constantly
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couramment
fluently
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dehors
outside
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en plein air
in the open air
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de bonne heure
early
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tard
late
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le paysage
the countryside / scenery
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un attrait
attraction