Vocab Enrichment 4.3 Flashcards

Learn vocabulary covering such topics as change, color, direction, and drinks. This roughly covers cards 960-1020 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 change / to modify / to alter

e.g. How do you change the settings?

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changer / modifier / altérer

ex. Comment changes-tu les paramètres ?

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to change / to shift

e.g. The weather changed overnight

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changer

ex. Le temps a changé pendant la nuit

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change

e.g. Some people don’t like change

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le changement

ex. Il y a des gens qui n’aiment pas le changement

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a modification / a change

e.g. I made some modifications

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une modification / un changement

ex. J’ai fait quelques modifications

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I changed my mind

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J’ai changé d’avis

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a color

e.g. What color are your eyes?

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une couleur

ex. De quelle couleur sont tes yeux ?

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black

e.g. a black cat

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noir

ex. un chat noir

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white

e.g. a white cat

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blanc

ex. un chat blanc, une chienne blanche

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black and white

e.g. black and white films

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noir et blanc

ex. des films en noir et blanc

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blue

e.g. a clear blue sky

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bleu

ex. un ciel bleu et dégagé

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brown

e.g. brown wooden cabinets

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marron

ex. des placards en bois marron

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green

e.g. a green leaf

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vert

ex. une feuille verte

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grey / gray

e.g. a grey dog

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gris

ex. un chien gris

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pink

e.g. a pink shirt

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rose

ex. une chemise rose

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purple

e.g. a purple shirt

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violet

ex. une chemise violette

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red

e.g. a red flower

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rouge

ex. une fleur rouge

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yellow

e.g. a yellow car

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jaune

ex. une voiture jaune

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cool / hip

e.g. A Ferrari is a really cool car

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cool / branché

ex. Une Ferrari est une voiture très cool

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cool / crisp

e.g. It’s cool outside; you should wear a sweater

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frais / froid

ex. Il fait frais dehors, tu devrais porter un pull

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to dance

e.g. We danced all night

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danser

ex. Nous avons dansé toute la nuit

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dancing / dance

e.g. Dancing is her favorite activity

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la danse

ex. La danse est son activité préférée

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a dance

e.g. That was such a beautiful dance

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une danse

ex. C’était une danse tellement magnifique

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a dancer

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un danseur

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a direction

e.g. We need to follow him. In which direction did he go?

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une direction / un sens

ex. Nous devons le suivre. Dans quelle direction est-il allé ?

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# Translate to French: directions ## Footnote e.g. I need directions to your house
des indications / la route ## Footnote ex. J'ai besoin de savoir la route pour aller chez toi
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# Translate to French: to get directions / to ask for directions ## Footnote e.g. We were lost so we had to get directions
demander son chemin / demander sa route ## Footnote ex. Nous étions perdus alors nous avons dû demander notre chemin
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# Translate to French: an address ## Footnote e.g. my home address
une adresse ## Footnote ex. l'adresse de ma maison
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# Translate to French: to be lost ## Footnote e.g. a lost child
être perdu / être égaré ## Footnote ex. un enfant perdu
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# Translate to French: to the north of / north of ## Footnote e.g. Canada is north of the U.S.
au nord de ## Footnote ex. Le Canada est au nord des États-Unis
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# Translate to French: to the south of / south of ## Footnote e.g I live 500 meters south of the national bank
au sud de ## Footnote ex. Je vis à 500 mètres au sud de la banque nationale
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# Translate to French: to the east of / east of ## Footnote e.g. east of the lake
à l'est de ## Footnote ex. à l'est du lac
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# Translate to French: to the west of / west of ## Footnote e.g. Chile is west of Argentina
à l'ouest de ## Footnote ex. Le Chili est à l'ouest de l'Argentine
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# Translate to French: northern ## Footnote e.g. the northern coast
du nord / nord ## Footnote ex. la côte nord
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# Translate to French: southern ## Footnote e.g. a southern state
du sud / sud ## Footnote ex. un état du sud
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# Translate to French: eastern ## Footnote e.g. eastern philosophy
oriental / de l'est ## Footnote ex. La philosophie orientale
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# Translate to French: western ## Footnote e.g. The Japanese gentleman was surprised by John's crude western habits
occidental / de l'ouest ## Footnote ex. Le gentleman japonais fut surpris par les manières occidentales frustes de John
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# Translate to French: upwards / upward / up ## Footnote e.g. We noticed an upward trend in the data
ascendant / à la hausse / vers le haut ## Footnote ex. Nous avons remarqué une tendance à la hausse dans les données
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# Translate to French: downwards / downward / down ## Footnote e.g. He made a downward motion with his hand
descendant / à la baisse / vers le bas ## Footnote ex. Il a fait un geste vers le bas avec sa main
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# Translate to French: toward / towards ## Footnote e.g. We walked towards the mountain
vers / envers / en direction de ## Footnote ex. Nous avons marché en direction des montagnes
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# Translate to French: next to / adjacent to / beside ## Footnote e.g. The book is next to the pen
à côté de / adjacent à / à proximité ## Footnote ex. Le livre est à côté du stylo
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# Translate to French: next door to / next to ## Footnote e.g. My apartment is next door to a gas station
accolé à / à côté de ## Footnote ex. Mon appartement est à côté d'une station service
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# Translate to French: across (the street) from / facing / opposite ## Footnote e.g. My house is across the street from the post office
en face de / de l'autre côté de ## Footnote ex. Ma maison est en face de la poste
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# Translate to French: the instructions / the directions ## Footnote e.g. You put this desk together wrong. Didn't you read the directions?
les instructions / le mode d'emploi ## Footnote ex. Tu as monté ce bureau de travers. Tu n'as pas lu le mode d'emploi ?
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# Translate to French: an arrow ## Footnote e.g. That arrow points toward the north
une flèche ## Footnote ex. Cette flèche pointe vers le nord
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# Translate to French: a bottle ## Footnote e.g. a bottle of water
une bouteille ## Footnote ex. une bouteille d'eau
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# Translate to French: a mug / a teacup ## Footnote e.g. He poured the tea into his mug
un mug / une tasse / une tasse à thé ## Footnote ex. Il a versé le thé dans son mug
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# Translate to French: a glass ## Footnote e.g. a glass of water
un verre ## Footnote ex. un verre d'eau
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# Translate to French: ice ## Footnote e.g. A Pepsi, with no ice please
la glace / les glaçons ## Footnote ex. Un Pepsi, sans glaçons s'il vous plaît
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# Translate to French: milk ## Footnote e.g. I'm allergic to milk
le lait ## Footnote ex. Je suis allergique au lait
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# Translate to French: cream ## Footnote e.g. I like my coffee with cream and sugar
la crème ## Footnote ex. J'aime mon café avec de la crème et du sucre
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# Translate to French: tea ## Footnote e.g. green tea, black tea
le thé ## Footnote ex. le thé vert, le thé noir
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# Translate to French: juice ## Footnote e.g. orange juice
le jus ## Footnote ex. le jus d'orange
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# Translate to French: lemonade
la citronnade / la limonade / le citron pressé
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# Translate to French: to pour ## Footnote e.g. Pour the water into the glass
verser ## Footnote ex. Versez de l'eau dans le verre
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# Translate to French: to sip / to take a sip ## Footnote e.g. He took a sip of the wine
boire une gorgée / prendre une gorgée ## Footnote ex. Il a pris une gorgée de vin
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# Translate to French: a sip ## Footnote e.g. I just want one sip of your drink
une gorgée ## Footnote ex. Je veux juste une gorgée de ta boisson
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# Translate to French: a drinking fountain / a water fountain / a fountain ## Footnote e.g. They forgot to install a water fountain next to the gymnasium
un distributeur d'eau ## Footnote ex. Ils ont oublié d'installer un distributeur d'eau à côté du gymnase
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# Translate to French: a fountain ## Footnote e.g. There is a famous fountain in the middle of that big square
une fontaine ## Footnote ex. Il y a une célèbre fontaine au centre de cette grande place