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Vocab Enrichment 6.4 Flashcards

Most of this deck is focused on basic vocabulary relating to countries. This roughly covers cards 1460-1540 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 be away

e.g. Mary is away for the holidays

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être absent / ne pas être là

ex. Mary est absente pendant les fêtes

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to get away with

e.g. I can’t believe they didn’t arrest him. He got away with murder

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échapper à la justice / s’en tirer sans rien

ex. Je n’arrive pas à croire qu’ils ne l’aient pas arrêté pour le meurtre. Il a échappé à la justice

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to go away / to disappear

e.g. The pain on my knee went away

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s’en aller / disparaître / partir

ex. La douleur dans mon genou a disparu

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Go away! / Leave!

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Va-t’en ! / Pars !

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busy / occupied

e.g. I’m sorry, I can’t talk right now. I’m busy

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occupé

ex. Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas parler maintenant, je suis occupé

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The line is busy

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la ligne est occupée

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to be in the middle of

e.g. I’m in the middle of cooking dinner

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être en plein / être en plein en train de

ex. Je suis en plein en train de faire à manger

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to keep busy / to keep occupied / to occupy

e.g. These movies will keep the kids occupied

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occuper / garder occupé

ex. Ces films garderont les enfants occupés

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a decision

e.g. The president’s decision to go to war was unwise

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une décision

ex. La décision du président d’entrer en guerre n’était pas judicieuse

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to decide

e.g. I can’t decide what to wear

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décider / prendre une décision

ex. Je n’arrive pas à décider quoi mettre

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to pick / to choose / to select

e.g. Pick out a color

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choisir / sélectionner

ex. Choisis une couleur

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a choice / an option

e.g. You have two choices: red or blue

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un choix / une option

ex. Tu as deux choix : rouge ou bleu

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a selection / a choice / a pick

e.g. Ah, chicken parmigiano. That’s a good choice

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une sélection / un choix

ex. Ah, du poulet parmigiana. C’est un bon choix

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It’s up to you / It’s your call / It depends on you

e.g. We can go to an Italian restaurant, or a Mexican restaurant. It’s up to you

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C’est toi qui vois / C’est toi qui décides / Tu décides

ex. Nous pouvons aller à un restaurant italien, ou mexicain. C’est toi qui décides

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a continent

e.g. Can you name all seven continents?

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un continent

ex. Peux-tu nommer les sept continents ?

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North America

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l’Amérique du Nord

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South America

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l’Amérique du Sud

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Central America

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l’Amérique centrale

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Latin America

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L’Amérique latine

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Latino / Latin American / Latin

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latino / latino-américain / latin

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a Native American / an Indian

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un Amérindien / un Indien

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Africa

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l’Afrique

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African

e.g. an African boy

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africain

ex. un garçon africain

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Asia

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l’Asie

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# Translate to French: Asian ## Footnote e.g. an Asian person
asiatique ## Footnote ex. une personne asiatique
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# Translate to French: Europe
l'Europe
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# Translate to French: European ## Footnote e.g. It's not a purse, it's a European man bag
européen ## Footnote ex. Ce n'est pas un sac à main, c'est une sacoche pour homme européenne
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# Translate to French: the UN / the United Nations
l'ONU / l'Organisation des Nations Unies
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# Translate to French: the European Union / the EU
l'Union européenne / UE
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# Translate to French: the euro ## Footnote e.g. 5 euros
l'euro ## Footnote ex. 5 euros
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# Translate to French: an embassy ## Footnote e.g. Meet me at the U.S. embassy
une ambassade ## Footnote ex. Retrouve-moi à l'ambassade des États-Unis
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# Translate to French: overseas / abroad ## Footnote e.g. We lived abroad for 5 years
outre-mer / à l'étranger ## Footnote ex. Nous avons vécu à l'étranger pendant 5 ans
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# Translate to French: the capital ## Footnote e.g. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia
la capitale ## Footnote ex. Atlanta est la capitale de la Géorgie
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# Translate to French: a flag ## Footnote e.g. Each country displayed its flag proudly
un drapeau ## Footnote ex. Chaque pays brandissait son drapeau avec fierté
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# Translate to French: national ## Footnote e.g. national opinion
national ## Footnote ex. l'opinion nationale
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# Translate to French: nationality ## Footnote e.g. What is your nationality? I'm Chinese
la nationalité ## Footnote ex. Quelle est ta nationalité ? Je suis chinois
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# Translate to French: an accent ## Footnote e.g. She has a thick German accent
un accent ## Footnote ex. Elle a un fort accent allemand
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# Translate to French: to speak fluently / to be fluent in ## Footnote e.g. He speaks Chinese fluently
parler couramment ## Footnote ex. Il parle le chinois couramment
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# Translate to French: to be bilingual ## Footnote e.g. Because he is from France and she is from Thailand, their children are bilingual
être bilingue ## Footnote ex. Parce qu'il vient de France et qu'elle vient de la Thaïlande, leurs enfants sont bilingues
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# Translate to French: to translate / to interpret ## Footnote e.g. I don't understand German, so you will have to translate this for me
traduire / interpréter ## Footnote ex. Je ne comprends pas l'allemand, donc tu devras traduire ça pour moi
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# Translate to French: translation ## Footnote e.g. That's a bad translation. It does not make sense
la traduction ## Footnote ex. C'est une mauvaise traduction. Ça n'a aucun sens
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# Translate to French: a translator / an interpreter ## Footnote e.g. I need a translator to help me do business in China
un traducteur / un interprète ## Footnote ex. J'ai besoin d'un traducteur pour m'aider à faire des affaires en Chine
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# Translate to French: Arab / Arabic ## Footnote e.g. Arab/Arabic food
arabe ## Footnote ex. la nourriture arabe
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# Translate to French: Arabic ## Footnote i.e. the language
l'arabe ## Footnote i.e. la langue
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# Translate to French: Australia
l'Australie
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# Translate to French: Australian ## Footnote e.g. an Australian girl
australien ## Footnote ex. une fille australienne
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# Translate to French: Austria
l'Autriche
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# Translate to French: Austrian ## Footnote e.g. an Austrian man
autrichien ## Footnote ex. un homme autrichien
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# Translate to French: Brazil
le Brésil
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# Translate to French: Brazilian ## Footnote e.g. a Brazilian dance
brésilien ## Footnote ex. une danse brésilienne
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# Translate to French: Canada
le Canada
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# Translate to French: Canadian ## Footnote e.g. a Canadian man
canadien ## Footnote ex. un homme canadien
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# Translate to French: China
la Chine
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# Translate to French: Chinese ## Footnote e.g. a Chinese person
chinois ## Footnote ex. une personne chinoise
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# Translate to French: Mandarin / Mandarin Chinese
le mandarin
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# Translate to French: England
l'Angleterre
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# Translate to French: Britain / Great Britain
la Grande-Bretagne
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# Translate to French: the United Kingdom / the UK
le Royaume-Uni
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# Translate to French: English / British ## Footnote e.g. an English breakfast
anglais / britannique ## Footnote ex. un petit-déjeuner anglais
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# Translate to French: an Englishman / an English person / a British person
un Anglais / une personne anglaise / un Britannique
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# Translate to French: France
la France
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# Translate to French: French ## Footnote e.g. a French woman
français ## Footnote ex. une femme française
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# Translate to French: a Frenchman / a French person
un Français / une personne française
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# Translate to French: Germany
l'Allemagne
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# Translate to French: German ## Footnote e.g. a German car
un allemand ## Footnote ex. une voiture allemande
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# Translate to French: India
l'Inde
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# Translate to French: Indian ## Footnote e.g. an Indian restaurant
indien ## Footnote ex. un restaurant indien
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# Translate to French: Italy
l'Italie
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# Translate to French: Italian ## Footnote e.g. an Italian car
italien ## Footnote ex. une voiture italienne
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# Translate to French: Roman ## Footnote e.g. the Roman Empire
romain ## Footnote ex. l'Empire romain
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# Translate to French: Latin ## Footnote e.g. Latin is no longer spoken in conversation
le latin ## Footnote ex. Le latin n'est plus parlé dans les conversations
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# Translate to French: Japan
le Japon
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# Translate to French: Japanese ## Footnote e.g. a Japonese woman
japonais ## Footnote ex. une femme japonaise
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# Translate to French: Mexico
le Mexique
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# Translate to French: Mexican ## Footnote e.g. Mexican food
mexicain ## Footnote ex. la nourriture mexicaine
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# Translate to French: Russia
la Russie
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# Translate to French: Russian ## Footnote e.g. a Russian man
russe ## Footnote ex. un homme russe
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# Translate to French: Spain
l'Espagne
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# Translate to French: a Spanish person / a Spaniard ## Footnote i.e. a person from Spain
une personne espagnole / un Espagnol ## Footnote i.e. une personne qui vient d'Espagne
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# Translate to French: Spanish ## Footnote e.g. Spanish tapas
espagnol ## Footnote ex. des tapas espagnols

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