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Vocab Enrichment 1.2 Flashcards

This deck covers basic words and phrases having to do with both school and time. This roughly covers cards 360-430 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:

to talk with / to speak with / to converse with

e.g. He was talking to us about the election

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parler avec / discuter avec / avoir une conversation avec

ex. Il parlait des élections avec nous

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to call / to call up

e.g. Call me

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appeler / passer un coup de téléphone / passer un coup de fil

ex. Appelle-moi

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Oh my God! / Oh my gosh!

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Oh mon Dieu ! / Mon Dieu !

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Wow! / Holy cow! / Holy smokes!

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Punaise ! / Diable ! / Nom d’une pipe !

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Is Mrs. Smith here/there? / Is Mrs. Smith home? / Is Mrs. Smith in?

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Est-ce que Mme Smith est ici/là ? / Mme Smith est-elle à la maison ?

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I’ll be right back / I’ll be back in a sec

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Je reviens / Je reviens tout de suite

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slang

e.g. Slang words are usually not in the dictionary

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l’argot (m)

ex. Les mots d’argot ne sont généralement pas dans le dictionnaire

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a school

e.g. a primary school

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une école

ex. une école primaire

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high school

e.g. When she turned 14, she started high school

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le lycée

ex. Quand elle a eu 14 ans, elle est entrée au lycée

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a college / a university

e.g. She’s in college

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une université

ex. Elle est à l’université

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a student / a pupil

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un étudiant / un élève

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a teacher / a schoolteacher / an instructor

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un maître / un maître des écoles / un instituteur

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to teach

e.g. I taught him how to play guitar

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enseigner

ex. Je lui ai enseigné à jouer de la guitare

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to learn

e.g. She learned how to build houses

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apprendre

ex. Elle a appris à construire des maisons

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to study

e.g. I have to study for the exam

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étudier

ex. Je dois étudier pour l’examen

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a pen

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un stylo

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a pencil

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un crayon

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to write

e.g. I wrote a book

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écrire

ex. J’ai écrit un livre

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Thanks for everything

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Merci pour tout

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Thank God ___

e.g. Thank God he didn’t get on that plane

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Grâce à Dieu ___ / Merci mon Dieu ___

ex. Merci mon Dieu, il n’est pas monté dans cet avion

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to think / to believe

e.g. I don’t think he’s qualified for the position

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penser / croire / être d’avis

ex. Je ne pense pas qu’il soit qualifié pour le poste

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the time

e.g. Do you have the time?

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l’heure

ex. Aurais-tu l’heure ?

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time

e.g. Time passes by too quickly

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le temps

ex. Le temps passe trop vite

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a watch / a wristwatch

e.g. I wear a watch on my wrist

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une montre / une montre-bracelet

ex. Je porte une montre au poignet

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# Translate to French: a clock ## Footnote e.g. Look at the clock on the wall
une horloge / une pendule ## Footnote ex. Regarde la pendule sur le mur
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# Translate to French: when ## Footnote e.g. When I was a kid...
quand / lorsque ## Footnote ex. Quand j'étais enfant...
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# Translate to French: always ## Footnote e.g. He always tells the truth
toujours ## Footnote ex. Il dit toujours la vérité
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# Translate to French: since / ever since ## Footnote e.g. Since then, I've been afraid of dogs
depuis ## Footnote ex. Depuis cet instant, j'ai peur des chiens
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# Translate to French: forever ## Footnote e.g. The universe has existed forever, and it will continue to exist forever
pour toujours / à jamais / depuis toujours ## Footnote ex. L’univers existe depuis toujours, et il va continuer d'exister pour toujours
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# Translate to French: until / 'til ## Footnote e.g. I'm working 'til nine
jusqu'à ## Footnote ex. Je travaille jusqu'à neuf heures
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# Translate to French: early ## Footnote e.g. early in the morning
tôt / de bonne heure ## Footnote ex. tôt le matin
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# Translate to French: late ## Footnote e.g. The party started late
tard ## Footnote ex. La fête a commencé tard
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# Translate to French: later / later on ## Footnote e.g. Let's talk later
plus tard ## Footnote ex. Parlons plus tard
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# Translate to French: before ## Footnote e.g. Before he went to the liquor store, he stopped at church
avant de / avant que ## Footnote ex. Avant d'aller au magasin d'alcools, il est allé à l'église
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# Translate to French: before / beforehand / earlier ## Footnote e.g. I'm not hungry, I ate before
avant / auparavant / plus tôt ## Footnote ex. Je n'ai pas faim, j'ai mangé avant
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# Translate to French: after ## Footnote e.g. I'll call you after work
après / après que ## Footnote ex. Je t'appelle après le travail
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# Translate to French: next / afterward / afterwards ## Footnote e.g. He's next in line.
suivant / par la suite / ensuite ## Footnote ex. Il est le suivant.
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# Translate to French: still ## Footnote e.g. I'm still waiting for the bus
toujours / encore ## Footnote ex. Je suis toujours en train d'attendre le bus
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# Translate to French: not yet / still not ## Footnote e.g. She hasn't finished her homework yet
pas encore / toujours pas ## Footnote ex. Elle n'a toujours pas fini ses devoirs
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# Translate to French: almost / nearly ## Footnote e.g. He almost missed the bus
presque ## Footnote ex. Il a presque raté le bus
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# Translate to French: again ## Footnote e.g. Oops, I did it again
encore / une fois de plus / de nouveau ## Footnote ex. Oups, je l'ai encore fait
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# Translate to French: already ## Footnote e.g. That already happened
déjà ## Footnote ex. Ça s'est déjà passé
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# Translate to French: once / one time ## Footnote e.g. Push the button once
une fois ## Footnote ex. Pousse le bouton une fois
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# Translate to French: the past ## Footnote e.g. In the past, we have gone to grandma's for Christmas
le passé ## Footnote ex. Dans le passé, nous sommes allés chez mémé pour Noël
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# Translate to French: the present / the present time ## Footnote e.g. Don't dwell on the past. Focus on the present
le présent / le moment présent ## Footnote ex. Ne vis pas dans le passé. Concentre-toi sur le présent
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# Translate to French: the future ## Footnote e.g. In the future, there will be flying cars
le futur / l'avenir ## Footnote ex. À l'avenir, il y aura des voitures volantes
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# Translate to French: 5 years ago
Il y a 5 ans
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# Translate to French: a while / awhile ## Footnote e.g. Just wait awhile. He'll be back
un moment / un petit moment / quelque temps ## Footnote ex. Attends juste un petit moment. Il va revenir
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# Translate to French: this coming \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. This coming Saturday
\_\_\_ prochain / le \_\_\_ qui vient ## Footnote ex. Le samedi qui vient
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# Translate to French: a calendar
un calendrier
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# Translate to French: a holiday ## Footnote e.g. Today is a holiday, so we don't have to work
un jour férié / un jour chômé ## Footnote ex. Aujourd'hui est un jour férié, donc nous ne devons pas aller au travail One may also say, "vacances" which means taking time off work
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# Translate to French: right now ## Footnote e.g. Go to your room, right now!
tout de suite / maintenant ## Footnote ex. Va dans ta chambre, tout de suite !
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# Translate to French: in a second / in a moment / shortly ## Footnote e.g. I'll be back in a second
tout de suite / dans une minute / dans un instant ## Footnote ex. Je reviens tout de suite
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# Translate to French: lunchtime ## Footnote e.g. I'll call you at lunchtime
le midi / l'heure du déjeuner ## Footnote ex. Je t'appellerai à midi
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# Translate to French: noon / midday
midi / la mi-journée
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# Translate to French: midnight ## Footnote e.g. I got home around midnight
minuit ## Footnote ex. Je suis rentré à la maison vers minuit
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# Translate to French: this time ## Footnote e.g. This time, I'm going to win
cette fois / cette fois-ci / ce coup-là ## Footnote ex. Cette fois, je vais gagner
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# Translate to French: this year ## Footnote e.g. The festival is this year
cette année ## Footnote ex. Le festival est cette année
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# Translate to French: this month ## Footnote e.g. Does he get back this month, or next?
ce mois-ci ## Footnote ex. Est-ce qu'il revient ce mois-ci, ou le prochain ?
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# Translate to French: this week ## Footnote e.g. We have to finish by this week
cette semaine ## Footnote ex. Nous devons finir cette semaine
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# Translate to French: tomorrow morning ## Footnote e.g. I'll see you tomorrow morning
demain matin ## Footnote ex. On se verra demain matin
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# Translate to French: It's eleven twenty-five / It's 11:25 am
Il est onze heures vingt-cinq / Il est 11h25
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# Translate to French: It's five 'til eight / It's seven fifty-five / It's 7:55 pm
Il est vingt heures moins cinq / Il est dix-neuf heures cinquante-cinq / Il est 19h55
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# Translate to French: It's one o'clock / It's 1:00 pm
Il est treize heures / Il est 13h
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# Translate to French: It's two thirty / It's 2:30 am
Il est deux heures et demie / Il est deux heures trente / Il est 2h30

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