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Vocab Enrichment 20.9 Flashcards

Learn intermediate vocab dealing with countries, as well as advanced terms related to home and materials. This roughly covers cards 7800-8000 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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Translate to French:

my homeland / my native land / my home country

e.g. Back in his homeland, they have different customs

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ma terre natale / mon pays d’origine / ma patrie

ex. Dans sa terre natale, il y a des coutumes différentes

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to be homesick / to miss home / to get homesick

e.g. After a few days of vacation, I always get homesick

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avoir le mal du pays / s’ennuyer de sa famille

ex. Après quelques jours de vacances, j’ai toujours le mal du pays

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hospitality

e.g. Thank you for your hospitality!

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l’hospitalité

ex. Merci de votre hospitalité !

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home-made

e.g. a home-made meal

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fait-maison

ex. un repas fait-maison

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a housekeeper / a maid

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une gouvernante / une femme de ménage

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housework / household chores

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le ménage / les corvées

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an owner

e.g. the owner of the house

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un propriétaire

ex. le propriétaire de la maison

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to rent / to lease

e.g. I do not own this car. I am renting it

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louer

ex. Je ne suis pas propriétaire de cette voiture. Je la loue

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a lease / a rental agreement

e.g. a car lease

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une location / un contrat de location

ex. une location de voiture

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rent / the rent / rental payment

e.g. I barely have enough money to pay rent

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le loyer

ex. J’ai à peine assez d’argent pour payer le loyer

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a tenant

e.g. There are over 20 tenants in this apartment building

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un locataire

ex. Il y a plus de 20 locataires dans cet immeuble

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a resident / a tenant / an inhabitant

e.g. How many tenants live in this apartment building?

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un résident / un occupant / un habitant

ex. Combien de résidents vivent dans cet immeuble ?

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residential

e.g. a residential neighborhood

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résidentiel

ex. un quartier résidentiel

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a mortgage

e.g. We took out a big mortgage to buy our house

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un prêt immobilier / un emprunt immobilier

ex. Nous avons pris un gros prêt immobilier pour acheter notre maison

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a cabinet

e.g. a bathroom cabinet

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un cabinet

ex. un cabinet de toilettes

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an attic

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un grenier

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a balcony / a terrace

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un balcon / une terrasse

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a doorbell

e.g. Please ring the doorbell

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une sonnette

ex. Appuyez sur la sonnette, s’il vous plaît

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a basement / a cellar

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un sous-sol / une cave

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the curtains / the drapes

e.g. Please close the curtains. It’s too bright outside

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les rideaux

ex. Fermez les rideaux, s’il vous plaît. C’est trop lumineux dehors

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a patio / a terrace / a deck

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un patio / une terrasse

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a porch

e.g. my front porch

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un porche

ex. le porche de devant ma maison

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wallpaper

e.g. Your mother’s bathroom wallpaper is so ugly!

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le papier peint

ex. Le papier peint de la salle de bain de ta mère est trop moche !

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a mansion / a huge house

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un manoir / une maison immense / une demeure

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a villa / a country house

e.g. We have a villa in Italy, which we visit during the summer

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une villa / une maison de campagne

ex. Nous avons une villa en Italie, où nous allons pendant l’été

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a guesthouse

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une chambre d’hôtes

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a magnet

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un aimant

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magnetic

e.g. a magnetic pen

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aimanté

ex. un stylo aimanté

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a log

e.g. a wooden log

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un rondin / une bûche

ex. un rondin de bois

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a board / a plank / a panel

e.g. a wooden plank

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une planche / un panneau

ex. une planche de bois

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concrete / cement

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le béton / le ciment

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aluminum / aluminium

i.e. the type of metal

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l’aluminium

i.e. le type de métal

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amber

i.e. fossilized tree resin

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l’ambre

i.e. la résine d’arbre fossilisée

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canvas

e.g. canvas shoes

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la toile

ex. des chaussures en toile

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crystal

e.g. wine glasses made of crystal

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le cristal

ex. des verres à vin en cristal

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a crystal

e.g. a quartz crystal

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un cristal

ex. un cristal de quartz

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lead

i.e. the type of metal

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le plomb

i.e. le type de métal

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lead

e.g. the lead of a pencil

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la mine

ex. la mine d’un crayon

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brass

i.e. the type of metal

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le laiton / le cuivre jaune

i.e. le type de métal

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bronze

i.e. the type of metal

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le bronze

i.e. le type de métal

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carbon

e.g. Carbon is an essential element in all living things

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le carbone

ex. Le carbone est un élément essentiel pour tous les êtres vivants

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coal

e.g. a coal mine

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le charbon

ex. une mine de charbon

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cardboard

e.g. a cardboard box

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le carton

ex. une boîte en carton

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charcoal

e.g. We need charcoal so we can grill these burgers

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le charbon de bois / le charbon

ex. Nous avons besoin de charbon pour faire griller ces hamburgers

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chlorine

e.g. We put chlorine in the swimming pool to kill bacteria

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le chlore

ex. Nous mettons du chlore dans la piscine pour tuer les bactéries

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bleach

e.g. Only use bleach to wash white clothes

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l’eau de javel

ex. N’utilisez l’eau de javel que pour laver des habits blancs

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clay

e.g. She made a sculpture out of clay

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l’argile

ex. Elle a fait une sculpture en argile

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copper

e.g. a copper coin

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le cuivre

ex. une pièce de monnaie en cuivre

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gravel

e.g. a gravel road

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le gravier

ex. une route de gravier

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granite

e.g. granite countertops

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le granit

ex. des comptoirs en granit

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hydrogen

e.g. a hydrogen atom

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l’hydrogène

ex. un atome d’hydrogène

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iron

i.e. the type of metal

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le fer

i.e. le type de métal

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limestone / limestone rock

e.g. a building facade made of limestone

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le calcaire

ex. une façade de bâtiment en calcaire

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linoleum

e.g. linoleum floors

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le linoléum / le lino

ex. des planchers en linoléum

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marble

e.g. marble floors

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le marbre

ex. des sols en marbre

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matter

e.g. a large amount of organic matter

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une matière / une substance

ex. une grande quantité de matière organique

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mercury

i.e. the liquid metal

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le mercure

i.e. le métal liquide

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nitrogen

e.g. Nitrogen gas

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l’azote

ex. l’azote gazeux

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pavement

e.g. Please don’t play on the grass. Play on the pavement instead

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la chaussée

ex. S’il te plaît, ne joue pas sur l’herbe. Joue plutôt sur la chaussée

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platinum

e.g. a platinum wedding ring

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le platine

ex. une bague de mariage en platine

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styrofoam

e.g. a styrofoam cup

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le styromousse / la mousse de polystyrène

ex. un verre en styromousse

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to pave

e.g. a paved road

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paver

ex. une route pavée

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asphalt / blacktop

e.g. a parking lot paved with asphalt

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l’asphalte

ex. un parking recouvert d’asphalte

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tile

e.g. tile floors

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le carrelage / le carreau

ex. des sols en carrelage

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uranium

e.g. Uranium is used for nuclear weapons

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l’uranium

ex. L’uranium est utilisé pour les armes nucléaires

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wax

e.g. a wax statue of the president

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la cire

ex. une statue de cire du président

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sandpaper

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le papier de verre

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sandstone

e.g. strong walls made of sandstone

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le grès

ex. des murs solides en grès

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steel

e.g. a building made of steel

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l’acier

ex. un bâtiment en acier

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stainless steel

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l’acier inoxydable

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Mount ___

e.g. Mount Everest

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le mont ___

ex. le mont Everest

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mountainous

e.g. mountainous terrain

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montagneux

ex. un terrain montagneux

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the top / the summit / the peak

e.g. the top of a mountain

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le sommet / le pic / la cime

ex. le pic d’une montagne

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a nail file

ej. Can you hand me the nail file? I need to do my nails

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une lime à ongles

ex. Peux-tu me passer la lime à ongles ? Je dois me limer les ongles

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a manicure

e.g. I have to get a manicure before the wedding

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une manucure

ex. Je dois me faire faire une manucure avant le mariage

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a pedicure

e.g. My mom just left to go get a pedicure

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une pédicure

ex. Ma mère vient de partir pour aller se faire faire une pédicure

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a newcomer

e.g. Newcomers must wait at the back of the line

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un nouveau venu / une nouvelle recrue / un nouveau

ex. Les nouveaux venus doivent attendre au bout de la queue

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to renew

e.g. I renewed my license

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renouveler

ex. J’ai renouvelé mon permis de conduire

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brand-new

e.g. a brand-new car

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tout neuf / nouveau

ex. une nouvelle voiture

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to pluck

e.g. He plucked the strings of the guitar

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pincer

ex. Il pinça les cordes de la guitare

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to pluck / to tweeze

e.g. Does she pluck her eyebrows?

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épiler

ex. Est-ce qu’elle s’épile les sourcils ?

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to pluck / to defeather

e.g. He plucked the feathers off the chicken, then skinned it

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arracher / plumer

ex. Il arracha les plumes du poulet, puis il le dépeça

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to rebel

e.g. The peasants rebelled at the new regime

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se rebeller

ex. Les paysans se révoltèrent contre le nouveau régime

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a rebel

e.g. The military defeated the rebels

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un rebelle

ex. L’armée a vaincu les rebelles

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rebellious

e.g. a rebellious child

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rebelle

ex. un enfant rebelle

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to run around / to go around doing many things

e.g. I was running around all morning getting ready for the party

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courir dans tous les sens

ex. J’ai couru dans tous les sens toute la matinée pour préparer la fête

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to run away from home / to run away

e.g. The teenager got in a fight with his dad and ran away

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s’enfuir de la maison / faire une fugue

ex. L’adolescent s’est battu avec son père et s’est enfui de la maison

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to run over

e.g. He accidentally ran over a squirrel with his bike

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écraser / rouler sur

ex. Il a accidentellement écrasé un écureuil avec son vélo

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to run for

e.g. to run for office

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se présenter / être candidat

ex. être candidat à l’élection présidentielle

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to run up / to rack up / to incur

e.g. He ran up a huge debt

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laisser s’accumuler / accumuler

ex. Il a laissé s’accumuler une dette énorme

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to strengthen / to fortify / to reinforce

e.g. We built this extra wall to reinforce the dam

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renforcer / fortifier

ex. Nous avons construit ce mur supplémentaire pour renforcer le barrage

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resilience / resistance / toughness

e.g. This rubber material is known for its resilience

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la résistance

ex. Ce matériau en caoutchouc est connu pour sa résistance

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durability

e.g. Great durability. Estimated lifetime: 20 years

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la durabilité

ex. Longue durabilité. Durée de vie estimée : 20 ans

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the structure

e.g. the structure of a building

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la structure

ex. la structure d’un bâtiment

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infrastructure

e.g. The country has a strong infrastructure, with many roads, bridges, and ports

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l’infrastructure

ex. Le pays dispose d’une infrastructure solide, avec de nombreuses routes, des ponts et des ports

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structural

e.g. structural damage

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structurel

ex. des dommages structurels

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to restructure

e.g. The new leader restructured the system

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restructurer

ex. Le nouveau chef a restructuré le système

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superstitious

e.g. The superstitious girl wore a charm on her necklace for good luck

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superstitieux

ex. La fille superstitieuse portait un charme sur son collier pour lui porter bonne chance

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a superstition

e.g. Breaking a mirror will not cause you bad luck. That’s just a superstition

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une superstition

ex. Briser un miroir ne t’amènera pas de la malchance. C’est juste une superstition

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to chime in / to butt in / to give your two cents

e.g. She was quiet for most of the meeting, but then she finally chimed in toward the end

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intervenir / donner son avis / mettre son grain de sel

ex. Elle était silencieuse pendant la plupart de la réunion, mais ensuite elle est intervenue vers la fin

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a dialogue

A

un dialogue

102
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I’d rather not say

A

Je préfère ne pas en parler / Je préfère ne rien dire

103
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in question / at hand / given

e.g. But that’s unrelated to the subject at hand

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en question / à portée de main / donné

ex. Mais cela n’a pas de rapport avec le sujet en question

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an interview

i.e. a job interview

A

un entretien

i.e. un entretien d’embauche

105
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a speech / an address / a discourse

e.g. a presidential speech

A

un discours / une allocution

ex. un discours présidentiel

106
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a speaker / a lecturer

e.g. a motivational speaker

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un orateur / un conférencier / un intervenant

ex. un conférencier spécialiste de la motivation

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talkative

e.g. a talkative child

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bavard

ex. un enfant bavard

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wordy / verbose / long-winded

e.g. The first draft of your essay is very wordy. Please make it shorter

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verbeux

ex. Le premier brouillon de ton essai est très verbeux. S’il te plaît, réduis-en la taille

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to enunciate / to pronounce clearly / to articulate

e.g. I can’t understand you. You need to enunciate

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articuler / prononcer clairement

ex. Je ne te comprends pas. Il faut que tu articules

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to stutter / to stammer

e.g. The politician stammered when he was asked about the scandal

A

bégayer / balbutier

ex. L’homme politique balbutia quand on lui parla du scandale

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to whisper

e.g. She whispered me a secret

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murmurer / chuchoter / parler à voix basse

ex. Elle m’a murmuré un secret

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to strike up a conversation

e.g. He’s so friendly, he’ll strike up a conversation with anyone

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engager une conversation / entamer une conversation

ex. Il est si amical qu’il engagerait une conversation avec n’importe qui

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to talk back

e.g. Don’t talk back to me!

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répondre (insolemment)

ex. Ne me réponds pas comme ça !

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to talk down to

e.g. The rich man talked down to the factory workers, as if they were slaves

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parler à quelqu’un avec condescendance / prendre quelqu’un de haut

ex. L’homme riche prenait les ouvriers de haut, comme s’ils étaient des esclaves

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to yap / to yammer (on) / to ramble (on)

e.g. She kept yapping, and we couldn’t even get a word in

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jacasser / ronchonner / parler pour ne rien dire

ex. Elle n’arrêtait pas de jacasser, et on ne pouvait pas en placer une

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to blurt out

e.g. In the middle of the trial, the plaintiff’s mother blurted out “LIAR!”

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laisser échapper

ex. Au milieu du procès, la mère du plaignant a laissé échapper « MENTEUR ! »

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to be on the tip of one’s tongue

e.g. What’s that actor’s name again? Argh, I have it on the tip of my tongue

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l’avoir sur le bout de la langue

ex. Quel est le nom de cet acteur ? Ahh, je l’ai sur le bout de la langue

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needless to say / it goes without saying

e.g. Needless to say, you should be on time for your own wedding

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cela va de soi / cela va sans dire

ex. Cela va sans dire, il faut que tu sois à l’heure pour ton mariage

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rhetoric

e.g. Abraham Lincoln was known for the beautiful rhetoric of his speeches

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la rhétorique

ex. Abraham Lincoln était connu pour la belle rhétorique de ses discours

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rhetorical / hypothetical

e.g. It’s a rhetorical question

A

rhétorique / hypothétique

ex. C’est une question rhétorique

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to talk out of / to persuade not to

e.g. I was going to join the army, but my mother talked me out of it

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dissuader quelqu’un / persuader de ne pas faire quelque chose

ex. J’allais m’engager dans l’armée, mais ma mère m’en a dissuadé

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to interact with / to relate with

e.g. He interacts better with dogs than with people

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s’entendre avec

ex. Il s’entend mieux avec les chiens qu’avec les gens

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articulate / eloquent

e.g. He’s not very articulate. I can’t understand him

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qui s’exprime bien / éloquent / qui parle bien

Il ne s’exprime pas bien. Je n’arrive pas à le comprendre

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a listener

e.g. The radio station thanked its listeners

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un auditeur

ex. La station de radio a remercié ses auditeurs

125
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In other words / That is / That is to say

e.g. the Far East… in other words, China, Japan, Korea, etc.

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En d’autres termes / C’est-à-dire

ex. L’Extrême-Orient… c’est-à-dire la Chine, le Japon, la Corée, etc.

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to mumble / to mutter / to murmur

e.g. I can’t understand you. You’re mumbling

A

marmonner / parler dans sa barbe / avaler ses mots

ex. Je n’arrive pas à te comprendre. Tu marmonnes

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to rant / to rant and rave

e.g. My uncle loves to rant and rave about politics at the dinner table

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se plaindre de / pester contre

ex. Mon oncle adore se plaindre de la politique pendant le dîner

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to welcome

e.g. The hostess welcomed us into her home

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accueillir / souhaiter la bienvenue

ex. L’hôtesse nous a accueilli chez elle

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to weigh in / to opine

e.g. The president even gave his intern a chance to weigh in on the topic

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donner son avis / se prononcer

ex. Le président a même donné une chance à son stagiaire de donner son avis sur le sujet

130
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a theory

e.g. the theory of evolution

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une théorie

ex. la théorie de l’évolution

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theoretical

e.g. theoretical physics

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théorique

ex. la physique théorique

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theoretically / in theory

e.g. Theoretically, the machine should still work if you remove one of its batteries. Let’s find out

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théoriquement / en théorie

ex. En théorie, la machine doit encore fonctionner si tu retires l’une de ses piles. Essayons

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redundant / repetitive / superfluous

e.g. a redundant statement

A

redondant / répétitif / superflu

ex. une déclaration redondante

134
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an excess

e.g. an excess of baggage

A

un excès / un surplus

ex. un surplus de bagages

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excessive

e.g. The party was a bit excessive. They spent a lot of money on gaudy decorations

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excessif / exagéré

ex. La fête était un peu excessive. Ils ont dépensé beaucoup d’argent pour des décorations tape-à-l’oeil

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over the top / extravagant

e.g. Her wedding reception was over the top

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excessif / extravagant / outrancier

ex. Sa réception de mariage était extravagante

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trauma / serious injury

e.g. He suffered a serious trauma to the skull

A

un traumatisme / des blessures graves

ex. Il a été victime d’un grave traumatisme crânien

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traumatic

e.g. The traumatic accident left him emotionally scarred

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traumatique / traumatisant

ex. L’accident traumatique l’a marqué émotionnellement

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an ordeal / a painful experience / a tribulation

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une épreuve / une expérience douloureuse / un calvaire

140
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moisture

e.g. This fabric absorbs moisture really well

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l’humidité

ex. Ce tissu absorbe très bien l’humidité

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to soak / to submerge

e.g. My mom likes to soak the dirty dishes overnight

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tremper / faire tremper

ex. Ma mère aime faire tremper la vaisselle sale pendant la nuit

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soggy / soaked / drenched

e.g. I fell in the swimming pool, and now my clothes are soaked

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trempé / détrempé

ex. Je suis tombé dans la piscine, et maintenant mes habits sont trempés

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to dampen / to moisten

e.g. You have to dampen the envelope before closing it

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humecter / mouiller / humidifier

ex. Il faut humecter l’enveloppe avant de la fermer

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moist / damp

e.g. The grass is a bit damp from the rain last night

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humide / mouillé

ex. L’herbe est un peu mouillée à cause de la pluie d’hier soir

145
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a widow

i.e. a woman whose husband has died

A

une veuve

i.e. une femme dont le mari est décédé

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a widower

i.e. a man whose wife has died

A

un veuf

i.e. un homme dont la femme est décédée

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apprehensive / worried / uneasy

e.g. When he told her he was going cliff diving, she was apprehensive

A

inquiet

ex. Quand il lui a dit qu’il allait faire des plongeons du haut d’une falaise, elle était inquiète

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nerve-racking / anxiety-provoking

e.g. a nerve-racking experience

A

angoissant / éprouvant pour les nerfs / éprouvant

ex. une expérience éprouvante

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neurotic / obsessive

e.g. a neurotic mother

A

névrosé / obsessionnel

ex. une mère névrosée

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paranoid

e.g. He was paranoid that he was always being watched

A

paranoïaque / parano

ex. Il était paranoïaque et pensait qu’il était toujours surveillé

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paranoia

e.g. The schizophrenic patient suffered from bouts of paranoia

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la paranoïa

ex. Le patient schizophrène souffrait d’accès de paranoïa

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suspense

e.g. The TV show left us in suspense until next season

A

le suspens / le suspense

ex. L’émission de télévision nous a laissé en suspens jusqu’à la saison prochaine

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tension

e.g. the tension between two enemies

A

une tension

ex. la tension entre les deux ennemis

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uptight / stiff / easily offended

e.g. She’s so uptight, she can’t even take a joke

A

coincé / facilement offensé

ex. Elle est si coincée, elle ne supporte même pas les plaisanteries

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restless / fidgety

e.g. a restless child

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impatient / agité

ex. un enfant impatient

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archaeology

e.g. I’ve always been fascinated by archaeology

A

l’archéologie

ex. J’ai toujours été fasciné par l’archéologie

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an archaeologist

e.g. The archaeologist discovered old dinosaur bones

A

un archéologue

ex. L’archéologue a découvert de vieux os de dinosaures

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bossy

e.g. a bossy girl

A

autoritaire

ex. une fille autoritaire

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to boss around

e.g. Don’t let him boss you around

A

donner des ordres / commander

ex. Ne le laisse pas te donner des ordres

160
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to call for / to require

e.g. This piece calls for a smaller screw

A

avoir besoin de / requérir

ex. Cette pièce a besoin d’une plus petite vis

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to call in sick

e.g. I didn’t feel like going to work today, so I called in sick

A

prévenir son employeur que l’on est malade

ex. Je n’avais pas envie d’aller au travail aujourd’hui, alors j’ai prévenu mon employeur que j’étais malade

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an extension

e.g. Dial the number and ask for extension 375

A

un numéro de poste

ex. Composez le numéro et demandez le numéro de poste 375

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confetti

A

les confettis

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a ritual / a custom / a routine

e.g. He does the same ritual every morning before leaving for work

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un rituel / une coutume / une routine

ex. Il suit le même rituel chaque matin avant de partir au travail

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Afghanistan

A

l’Afghanistan

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Afghan

e.g. an Afghan woman

A

afghan

ex. une femme afghane

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Argentina

A

l’Argentine

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Argentinian

e.g. an Argentinian boy

A

argentin

ex. un garçon argentin

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Chile

A

le Chili

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Chilean

e.g. a Chilean man

A

chilien

ex. un homme chilien

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Colombia

A

la Colombie

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Colombian

e.g. a Colombian woman

A

colombien

ex. une femme colombienne

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Costa Rica

A

le Costa Rica

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Costa Rican

e.g. a Costa Rican woman

A

costaricain / costaricien

ex. une femme costaricaine

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Cuba

A

Cuba

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Cuban

e.g. Cuban food

A

cubain

ex. la nourriture cubaine

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The Czech Republic

e.g. The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague

A

la République tchèque / la Tchéquie

ex. La capitale de la République tchèque est Prague

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Czech

A

tchèque

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Egypt

A

l’Égypte

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Egyptian

e.g. Egyptian ruins

A

égyptien

ex. des ruines égyptiennes

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Greece

A

la Grèce

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Greek

e.g. a Greek man

A

grec

ex. un homme grec

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Indonesia

A

l’Indonésie

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Indonesian

e.g. an Indonesian man

A

indonésien

ex. un homme indonésien

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Iran

A

l’Iran

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Iranian / Persian

e.g. an Iranian boy

A

iranien / persan

ex. un garçon iranien

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Iraq

A

l’Irak

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Iraqi

e.g. an Iraqi man

A

irakien

ex. un homme irakien

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Israel

A

Israël

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Israeli

e.g. an Israeli friend

A

israélien

ex. un ami israélien

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Korea

A

la Corée

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Korean

e.g. Korean food

A

coréen

ex. la nourriture coréenne

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Norway

A

la Norvège

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Norwegian

e.g. a Norwegian woman

A

norvégien

ex. une femme norvégienne

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Pakistan

A

le Pakistan

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Pakistani

e.g. a Pakistani woman

A

pakistanais

ex. une femme pakistanaise

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Palestine

A

la Palestine

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Palestinian

e.g. a Palestinian man

A

palestinien

ex. un homme palestinien

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Turkey

A

la Turquie

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Turkish

e.g. a Turkish woman

A

turc

ex. une femme turque

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Venezuela

A

le Venezuela / le Vénézuéla

202
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Venezuelan

e.g. Venezuelan food

A

vénézuélien

ex. la nourriture vénézuélienne

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Vietnam

A

le Viêt-Nam / le Viêtnam / le Vietnam

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Vietnamese

e.g. Vietnamese food

A

vietnamien

ex. un plat vietnamien

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Saudi Arabia

A

l’Arabie Saoudite

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Saudi

e.g. a Saudi tradition

A

saoudien

ex. une tradition saoudienne

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Hindi

e.g. She speaks Hindi to her mother

A

l’hindi

ex. Elle parle hindi avec sa mère

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Farsi

e.g. Do you speak Farsi?

A

le farsi / le persan

ex. Parles-tu le farsi ?

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Oceania

e.g. Australia and Oceania

A

l’Océanie

ex. l’Australie et l’Océanie

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Antarctica / the Antarctic

A

l’Antarctique

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Arctic

e.g. the Arctic Ocean

A

Arctique

ex. l’océan arctique

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an atlas

e.g. Take out the atlas and look for the country on the map

A

un atlas

ex. Sors l’atlas et cherche le pays sur la carte

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multinational

e.g. a multinational company

A

multinational

ex. une entreprise multinationale

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NATO

i.e. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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l’OTAN

i.e. l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord

French Level 4 (26 decks)

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