Vocab Enrichment 7.1 Flashcards
This deck covers terms dealing with distance, fear, and furniture. This roughly covers cards 1540-1580 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).
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to cry
e.g. He always cries in sad movies
pleurer
ex. Il pleure toujours dans les films tristes
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a tear / a teardrop
e.g. The tears fell from her face as she cried
une larme
ex. Les larmes coulaient sur son visage alors qu’elle pleurait
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a tissue
e.g. A Kleenex is a type of tissue
un mouchoir en papier / un mouchoir
ex. Un kleenex est un genre de mouchoir en papier
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danger
e.g. The daredevil is constantly seeking danger
le danger
ex. Le casse-cou est toujours à la recherche de danger
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dangerous
e.g. a dangerous place
dangereux
ex. un endroit dangereux
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distance
e.g. the distance between Stockholm and Copenhagen
la distance
ex. la distance entre Stockholm et Copenhague
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in the distance
e.g. Do you see that house way off in the distance?
au loin
ex. Est-ce que tu vois cette maison au loin ?
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distant / faraway / far-off
e.g. She lives in a distant land
lointain / au loin
ex. Elle vit dans une contrée lointaine
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long-distance
e.g. a long-distance phone call
longue distance / interurbain
ex. un appel téléphonique longue distance
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a dream
e.g. Phew, it was all a dream
un rêve
ex. Ouf, c’était juste un rêve
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to dream about / to have a dream about
e.g. I was dreaming about a giant cat
rêver de / faire un rêve de
ex. J’ai rêvé d’un chat géant
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to daydream / to fantasize
e.g. She was daydreaming about her next vacation
rêver / rêvasser
ex. Elle rêvait à son prochain voyage
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a nightmare / a bad dream
e.g. I had a nightmare that I lost my phone
un cauchemar / un mauvais rêve
ex. J’ai fait un cauchemar où j’avais perdu mon portable
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to explain / to clarify / to spell out
e.g. She explained why she was late, but we didn’t believe her
expliquer
ex. Elle a expliqué pourquoi elle était en retard, mais nous ne l’avons pas crue
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an explanation
e.g. His explanation was easy to understand
une explication
ex. Ses explications étaient faciles à comprendre
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unexplainable / inexplicable
e.g. an unexplainable phenomenon
inexplicable
ex. un phénomène inexplicable
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to describe / to depict
e.g. The victim described the suspect’s appearance
décrire / dépeindre
ex. La victime a décrit l’apparence du suspect
