vocab from Cerise Flashcards
(161 cards)
1
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cabane
A
cabin
2
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acheter
A
to buy
3
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rassurer
A
reassure
4
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roman
A
novel (think: romance – the original name for a “novel”)
5
Q
la vie
A
the life
6
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plein de
A
full of
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affronter
A
confront
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offrir
A
offer
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se decider
A
to decide, make up your mind
10
Q
fleur
A
flowers
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Q
amour
A
love
12
Q
jambe
A
leg
13
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faux
A
false
14
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fou, folle
A
silly, crazy (think: folly)
15
Q
la peau
A
skin
16
Q
il parait
A
it appears
17
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deviner
A
to guess, figure out (think: divination)
18
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cacher
A
to hide (think: cache)
19
Q
percevoir
A
to perceive
20
Q
exprimer
A
to express
21
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essayer
A
to try
22
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se promener
A
take a walk (think: promenade)
23
Q
forêt
A
forest
24
Q
champignons
A
mushrooms
25
cuire
to cook, boil
26
marmite
cauldron
27
peu après
a bit later
28
midi
afternoon
29
bisous
kisses (common way to say goodbye)
30
éspionner
to spy on (think: espionage)
31
loin
far away (think: elongate)
32
piste
clue!!!!
33
indice
indicator, clue
34
jeune
young
35
chérie
dear
36
discuter
discuss, have a conversation
37
raconter
to retell/recount a story
38
ça me plaise
it pleases me -- I like it
39
salut
hi! (think: salute)
40
croit
believe
41
on a l'habitude
we're used to it (think: habituated)
42
allée
went/gone (think: gone down an alley)
43
ce n'est pas de ma faute
it's not my fault
44
peinture
paint
45
oiseau
bird
46
peut-être
maybe (think: it can be)
47
dégoûtant
disgusting (remember, the "hat" accent often means an "s" is missing, and "ant" = "ing" at the end of a word, so
dégoûtant -> dégosting
48
l'autre fois
the other time
49
fuit
leak (think: go free)
50
surtout pas
absolutely not!
51
le chemin
the path
52
espérons
we hope
53
pres du but
near the goal ("but" is probably related to the English word "butt", which simply means "end")
54
se retrouve
to meet up (find each other again)
55
enquête
enquiry ("quête" is related to the English word "question)
56
peser
to weigh (think: Spanish word "peso" -- the value of the coin was determined by its weight)
57
lourd
heavy (I think the Brit word "lorry", meaning heavy truck, is related to "lourd")
58
le mur
wall (think: mural)
59
vraiment
truly, really
60
la premiere fois
the first time
61
appareil
apparatus -- in this case, "camera"
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floue
blurry
63
tant mieux
good thing, so much the better
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de haut en bas
from top to bottom
65
récolter
gather, harvest
66
les faits
the facts
67
coupant en deux
cutting in two (into 2 pieces)
68
un lien
a link, a connection
69
en suite
then, next, after
70
recueillir
collect
71
temoignage
eye-witness
72
ignore
not know, be ignorant
| does NOT mean "ignore"
73
gendarme
police (from: gens d'armes -- armed people)
74
il s'agit de...
it is about..., it concerns...
| literally: it agitates itself about...
75
est au courant
is up to date, in the know
76
commun
common, ordinary
77
perroquet
parrot
78
s'en moque
is annoyed or upset
79
convaincre
convince
80
avec plaisir
with pleasure (i.e., you're welcome)
81
manquer
to miss something, be missing
82
en effet
indeed, really
83
oublier
to forget
84
ruser
set a trap (think: ruse)
85
mignon
cute, adorable
86
recemment
recently
87
partout
everywhere, all over the place
88
ça fait des heures que...
it's been hours that...
89
neuf / neuve
new
90
j'en ai marre
I'm sick of it (bored, tired)
91
coucher
to go to bed (think: couch)
92
côté
side (think: coast)
93
de l'autre côté
on the other side
94
qu'elles sont belles!
how beautiful they are!
95
pour que
so that...
96
rigolot
funny
97
bavard
talkative, chatterbox
98
singe
monkey
99
chouchou
pet (an animal)
100
cessez
stop! (think: cease)
101
recherches
research
102
suivez-moi
follow me
103
nourrir
nourish
104
apporter
bring, carry
105
affamé
famished
106
ventre
stomach (think: ventral)
107
rempli
full (refilled -- this is a participle)
108
comme ils sont contents
how happy they are!
109
découvert
discovered
110
souhaite
wish
111
il est devenu fou
he went crazy
112
maudit
cursed (mal-dire = bad say)
| this is a participle!
113
de ta faute
your fault
114
j'aurais dû
I should have (literally: I have shoulded)
| dû is a participle!
115
il est temps que
It's time for...
116
il y a longtemps que
it's been a long time that...
117
histoire
story
118
espèces
species
119
traiter
to treat
120
amour
love
121
émerveillé
amazed (think: marvelled)
122
devant
in front of
123
faune
fauna
124
à cette époque
at that time (think: epoch)
125
peintre
painter
126
espaces
spaces
127
quiconque
anybody
128
rever
to dream
129
pu
participle for "be able to"
130
forte
strong
131
après
after
132
plusieurs
many
133
gloire
glory
134
mois
month
135
fermer
to close
136
porte
door
137
vide
empty (think: void)
138
eu
participle for "to have"
139
naître
be born (think: renaissance)
140
lieu
place
141
viver
to live
142
chacun
each, every
143
autrefois
other times
144
mourir
to die
145
le préferé
the favorite
146
fauve
wild (animal)
147
âme
spirit, soul
148
mieux que ça
better than that
149
nouvelle
news
150
propre
clean
151
vitre
glass (in English "vitreous" means "made of glass")
152
gants
gloves
153
râler
bitch and moan
154
copain, copine
companion
155
travaux
work, jobs
156
fier
proud
157
rater
miss (an opportunity)
158
dingue
crazy
159
poussière
dust
160
boue
mud
161
voisin
neighbor
