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

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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

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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

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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

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le danger

ex. Le casse-cou est toujours à la recherche de danger

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dangerous

e.g. a dangerous place

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dangereux

ex. un endroit dangereux

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distance

e.g. the distance between Stockholm and Copenhagen

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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?

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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

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lointain / au loin

ex. Elle vit dans une contrée lointaine

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long-distance

e.g. a long-distance phone call

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longue distance / interurbain

ex. un appel téléphonique longue distance

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a dream

e.g. Phew, it was all a dream

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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une explication

ex. Ses explications étaient faciles à comprendre

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unexplainable / inexplicable

e.g. an unexplainable phenomenon

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inexplicable

ex. un phénomène inexplicable

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to describe / to depict

e.g. The victim described the suspect’s appearance

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décrire / dépeindre

ex. La victime a décrit l’apparence du suspect

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a description / a depiction

e.g. a job description

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une description

ex. la description d’un travail

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to summarize / to sum up / to outline

e.g. Please summarize this book in less than one page

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résumer / faire un résumé

ex. S’il vous plaît, résumez le livre en moins d’une page

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a summary / a recap / a synopsis

e.g. I don’t want to watch the whole movie. Please give me a 5-minute summary of what happens

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un résumé / une récapitulation

ex. Je ne veux pas regarder tout le film. Fais-moi un résumé en 5 minutes de ce qui se passe, s’il te plaît

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to express

e.g. He has trouble expressing his feelings

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exprimer

ex. Il a des difficultés pour exprimer ses sentiments

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fear / terror / horror

e.g. The fear of losing her was more than he could take

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la peur / la terreur / l’horreur (f)

ex. La peur de la perdre était plus que ce qu’il pouvait supporter

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to scare / to frighten

e.g. The future scares me

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faire peur / effrayer

ex. Le futur me fait peur

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to be afraid of / to be scared of

e.g. The little girl is afraid of dogs

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avoir peur de

ex. La petite fille a peur des chiens

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# Translate to French: to be afraid to / to be scared to ## Footnote e.g. I'm afraid to go there at night
avoir peur de ## Footnote ex. J'ai peur d'y aller pendant la nuit
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# Translate to French: I'm afraid that / I fear that ## Footnote e.g. I'm afraid that he'll get lost
J'ai peur que / Je crains que ## Footnote ex. J'ai peur qu'il se perde
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# Translate to French: shy / self-conscious / timid ## Footnote e.g. The shy boy never looks me in the eye
timide ## Footnote ex. Le garçon timide ne me regarde jamais dans les yeux
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# Translate to French: OK / okay / sure
OK / d'accord / pas de problème
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# Translate to French: It's fine / It's okay / It's all right ## Footnote e.g. It's OK, I'm not angry
Ça va / C'est bon / Il n'y a pas de problème ## Footnote ex. Ça va, je ne suis pas en colère
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# Translate to French: fine / delicate ## Footnote e.g. a delicate fabric
fin / délicat ## Footnote ex. un tissu délicat
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# Translate to French: to fix / to repair ## Footnote e.g. She fixed my watch
réparer ## Footnote ex. Elle a réparé ma montre
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# Translate to French: a repair / a fix ## Footnote e.g. My watch repair cost $100
une réparation ## Footnote ex. La réparation de ma montre a coûté 100 dollars
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# Translate to French: a flower ## Footnote e.g. These flowers smell so fresh!
une fleur ## Footnote ex. Ces fleurs sentent si bon le frais !
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# Translate to French: a rose ## Footnote e.g. He bought her a rose to show her that he loved her
une rose ## Footnote ex. Il lui a acheté une rose pour lui montrer qu'il l'aimait
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# Translate to French: to follow / to pursue ## Footnote e.g. Follow that car
suivre / prendre en filature ## Footnote ex. Suis cette voiture
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# Translate to French: to come after / to follow ## Footnote e.g. B comes after A
venir après / suivre ## Footnote ex. Le B vient après le A
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# Translate to French: Follow me
Suis-moi
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# Translate to French: the following \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. The following people are absent
le \_\_\_ suivant ## Footnote ex. Les personnes suivantes sont absentes
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# Translate to French: the following: ## Footnote e.g. He said the following:
ce qui suit : / la chose suivante : ## Footnote ex. Il dit ce qui suit :
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# Translate to French: furniture ## Footnote e.g. I love the style of furniture in this old apartment
les meubles ## Footnote ex. J'adore le style de meubles dans ce vieil appartement
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# Translate to French: a piece of furniture ## Footnote e.g. a beautiful antique piece of furniture
un meuble ## Footnote ex. un meuble antique magnifique
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# Translate to French: a sofa / a couch
un sofa / un canapé
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# Translate to French: a shelf / a rack ## Footnote e.g. He has three shelves of trophies in his living room
une étagère ## Footnote ex. Il a trois étagères de trophées dans son salon
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# Translate to French: a bookcase / a bookshelf
une bibliothèque / une étagère