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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pretty / quite / rather

e.g. It’s pretty expensive

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assez / plutôt

ex. C’est assez cher

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fairly / quite / relatively

e.g. He’s fairly certain about it

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pratiquement / assez / plutôt

ex. Il en est pratiquement sûr

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homework

e.g. I have too much homework

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les devoirs

ex. J’ai trop de devoirs

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an exam / an examination / a test

e.g. a final exam

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un examen / un test

ex. un examen final

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a quiz / a small test

e.g. Every Wednesday, the teacher gives us a quiz on the new material

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une interrogation / une interro / un quiz

ex. Chaque mercredi, notre professeur nous donne une interro sur les nouvelles connaissances

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grades / marks

e.g. good grades in school

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les notes

ex. de bonnes notes à l’école

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grade

e.g. She’s in fourth grade

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la classe

ex. Elle est en classe de CM1

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a lesson

e.g. a lesson about cell division

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une leçon

ex. une leçon sur la division des cellules

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a note

e.g. She left a note for me on the fridge

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une note / un mot

ex. Elle a laissé une note pour moi sur le frigo

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to take notes

e.g. I take lots of notes whenever the professor gives lectures

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prendre des notes

ex. Je prends plein de notes quand le professeur donne un cours

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a notebook

e.g. I write in a different notebook for each subject at school

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un cahier

ex. J’écris dans un cahier différent pour chaque matière à l’école

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a textbook / a schoolbook

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un manuel / un livre scolaire

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a professor / a lecturer

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un professeur / un enseignant

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a tutor

e.g. a math tutor

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un professeur particulier

ex. un professeur particulier de maths

39
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a college student

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un étudiant en université

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a high school student

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un lycéen

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an elementary school student

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un écolier

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a project

e.g. I have to do a project for my history class

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un projet

ex. Je dois faire un projet pour mon cours d’histoire

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literature

e.g. She is studying 18th century literature, including Dickens and Poe

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la littérature

ex. Elle étudie la littérature du 18ème siècle, y compris Dickens et Poe

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science / sciences

e.g. investments in science and technology

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la science / les sciences

ex. les investissements dans la science et technologie

45
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text

e.g. The images look great, but the text is too hard to read

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le texte

ex. Les images sont chouettes, mais le texte est trop dur à lire

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to read out loud / to read aloud

e.g. The teacher read the students’ names out loud

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lire à voix haute

ex. La maîtresse a lu les noms des élèves à voix haute

47
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a desk

e.g. The student writes at her desk

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un bureau

ex. L’étudiante écrit à son bureau

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to sing

e.g. Let’s sing a song

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chanter

ex. Chantons une chanson

49
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a singer

e.g. She’s a famous singer

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un chanteur

ex. C’est une chanteuse célèbre

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a song

e.g. What’s your favorite song on this album?

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une chanson

ex. Quelle est ta chanson préférée de l’album ?

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a chair / a seat

e.g. Do we have enough chairs for everyone in the class?

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une chaise / un siège

ex. Avons-nous assez de chaises pour toute la classe ?

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a seat

e.g. Please, have a seat

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un siège / une place

ex. S’il vous plaît, prenez un siège

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a bench

e.g. a park bench

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un banc

ex. un banc dans un parc

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to sit / to sit down

e.g. She sat down on the bench

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s’asseoir

ex. Elle s’est assise sur le banc

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to sit down / to take a seat / to have a seat

e.g. Please take a seat and wait for the host

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s’asseoir / prendre un siège

ex. Prenez un siège s’il vous plaît et attendez l’hôtesse