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Vocab Enrichment 3.3 Flashcards

Learn words dealing with life, age, singing, and school. This roughly covers cards 780-840 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 live

e.g. My grandpa lived a long time

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vivre

ex. Mon grand-père a vécu longtemps

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to live in

e.g. He lives in Canada

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vivre au / habiter au / résider au

ex. Il vit au Canada

Note that au is not the only preposition that can be used with these verbs. Prepositions like en, dans, or no proposition are used in various contexts.

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life

e.g. Life is short

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la vie

ex. La vie est courte

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my life

e.g. Her life has been very difficult

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ma vie

ex. Elle a eu une vie très difficile

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to die / to pass away / to perish

e.g. Her grandfather passed away last night

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mourir / décéder / perdre la vie

ex. Son grand-père est décédé la nuit dernière

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dead

e.g. He’s been dead for 3 years

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mort / décédé

ex. Cela fait 3 ans qu’il est mort

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death

e.g. Death doesn’t scare me

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la mort

ex. La mort ne me fait pas peur

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alive / living

e.g. My grandmother is still alive, but my grandfather is dead

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vivant / en vie

ex. Ma grand-mère est toujours en vie, mais mon grand-père est mort

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live

e.g. a live broadcast

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en direct / live

ex. une diffusion en direct

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me too / same here / likewise

e.g. [Him] I’ll have a cheeseburger, please. [Me] Likewise

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moi aussi / pareil / même chose

ex. [Lui] Je voudrais un cheeseburger, s’il vous plaît. [Moi] Moi aussi

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to like (something)

e.g. He likes vegetables

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aimer (quelque chose)

ex. Il aime les légumes

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to like (someone)

e.g. I like him. He’s cool

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bien aimer (quelqu’un) / trouver quelqu’un sympa

ex. Je l’aime bien. Il est sympa

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to dislike

e.g. He dislikes children

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ne pas aimer / ne pas apprécier

ex. Il n’aime pas les enfants

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the middle / the center

e.g. She sat in the middle

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le milieu / le centre

ex. Elle s’assit au milieu

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the center / the middle / the core

e.g. There’s jelly in the middle of the donut

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le centre / le coeur

ex. Il y a de la gelée au centre du beignet

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the middle of

e.g. the middle of a story

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la moitié de / au milieu de

ex. la moitié d’une histoire

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central

e.g. a central location

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central

ex. un emplacement central

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good-natured / likeable / kind

e.g. a likeable guy

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gentil / aimable / sympa

ex. C’est un gars gentil

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nice / enjoyable / pleasant

e.g. nice weather

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beau / agréable / plaisant

ex. un beau temps

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a payphone / a public phone / a phone booth

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un téléphone public / une cabine téléphonique

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a phonebook

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un annuaire téléphonique

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a phone card

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une carte téléphonique / une carte de téléphone

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a smart phone

e.g. An iPhone is a type of smart phone

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un smartphone

ex. Un iPhone est un type de smartphone

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to put / to set / to place

e.g. Set the TV on the table

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mettre / poser / placer

ex. Mets la télé sur la table

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# Translate to French: pretty / quite / rather ## Footnote e.g. It's pretty expensive
assez / plutôt ## Footnote ex. C'est assez cher
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# Translate to French: fairly / quite / relatively ## Footnote e.g. He's fairly certain about it
pratiquement / assez / plutôt ## Footnote ex. Il en est pratiquement sûr
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# Translate to French: homework ## Footnote e.g. I have too much homework
les devoirs ## Footnote ex. J'ai trop de devoirs
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# Translate to French: an exam / an examination / a test ## Footnote e.g. a final exam
un examen / un test ## Footnote ex. un examen final
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# Translate to French: a quiz / a small test ## Footnote e.g. Every Wednesday, the teacher gives us a quiz on the new material
une interrogation / une interro / un quiz ## Footnote ex. Chaque mercredi, notre professeur nous donne une interro sur les nouvelles connaissances
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# Translate to French: grades / marks ## Footnote e.g. good grades in school
les notes ## Footnote ex. de bonnes notes à l'école
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# Translate to French: grade ## Footnote e.g. She's in fourth grade
la classe ## Footnote ex. Elle est en classe de CM1
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# Translate to French: a lesson ## Footnote e.g. a lesson about cell division
une leçon ## Footnote ex. une leçon sur la division des cellules
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# Translate to French: a note ## Footnote e.g. She left a note for me on the fridge
une note / un mot ## Footnote ex. Elle a laissé une note pour moi sur le frigo
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# Translate to French: to take notes ## Footnote e.g. I take lots of notes whenever the professor gives lectures
prendre des notes ## Footnote ex. Je prends plein de notes quand le professeur donne un cours
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# Translate to French: a notebook ## Footnote e.g. I write in a different notebook for each subject at school
un cahier ## Footnote ex. J'écris dans un cahier différent pour chaque matière à l'école
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# Translate to French: a textbook / a schoolbook
un manuel / un livre scolaire
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# Translate to French: a professor / a lecturer
un professeur / un enseignant
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# Translate to French: a tutor ## Footnote e.g. a math tutor
un professeur particulier ## Footnote ex. un professeur particulier de maths
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# Translate to French: a college student
un étudiant en université
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# Translate to French: a high school student
un lycéen
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# Translate to French: an elementary school student
un écolier
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# Translate to French: a project ## Footnote e.g. I have to do a project for my history class
un projet ## Footnote ex. Je dois faire un projet pour mon cours d'histoire
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# Translate to French: literature ## Footnote e.g. She is studying 18th century literature, including Dickens and Poe
la littérature ## Footnote ex. Elle étudie la littérature du 18ème siècle, y compris Dickens et Poe
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# Translate to French: science / sciences ## Footnote e.g. investments in science and technology
la science / les sciences ## Footnote ex. les investissements dans la science et technologie
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# Translate to French: text ## Footnote e.g. The images look great, but the text is too hard to read
le texte ## Footnote ex. Les images sont chouettes, mais le texte est trop dur à lire
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# Translate to French: to read out loud / to read aloud ## Footnote e.g. The teacher read the students' names out loud
lire à voix haute ## Footnote ex. La maîtresse a lu les noms des élèves à voix haute
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# Translate to French: a desk ## Footnote e.g. The student writes at her desk
un bureau ## Footnote ex. L'étudiante écrit à son bureau
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# Translate to French: to sing ## Footnote e.g. Let's sing a song
chanter ## Footnote ex. Chantons une chanson
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# Translate to French: a singer ## Footnote e.g. She's a famous singer
un chanteur ## Footnote ex. C'est une chanteuse célèbre
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# Translate to French: a song ## Footnote e.g. What's your favorite song on this album?
une chanson ## Footnote ex. Quelle est ta chanson préférée de l'album ?
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# Translate to French: a chair / a seat ## Footnote e.g. Do we have enough chairs for everyone in the class?
une chaise / un siège ## Footnote ex. Avons-nous assez de chaises pour toute la classe ?
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# Translate to French: a seat ## Footnote e.g. Please, have a seat
un siège / une place ## Footnote ex. S'il vous plaît, prenez un siège
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# Translate to French: a bench ## Footnote e.g. a park bench
un banc ## Footnote ex. un banc dans un parc
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# Translate to French: to sit / to sit down ## Footnote e.g. She sat down on the bench
s'asseoir ## Footnote ex. Elle s'est assise sur le banc
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# Translate to French: to sit down / to take a seat / to have a seat ## Footnote e.g. Please take a seat and wait for the host
s'asseoir / prendre un siège ## Footnote ex. Prenez un siège s'il vous plaît et attendez l'hôtesse

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