French vocabulaire et l'autre aid
Grammar rules:
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Longer actions use imparfait and shorter ones use passe compose
du / de la/ des / de l’ - in négation - de/d'
au/à la/à l’/aux - in négation - au / à la/ à l’/ aux
Use être passe compose verbs with être when there is no direct object/ the verb
agrees with the subject.
Use être passe compose verbs with avoir when there is a direct object/the verb
agrees with something else and not the subject.
Conditionnel - Futur base of verb + Imparfait ending.
Plus-que-passé - Avoir/être in imparfait + past participle
(Emotions in the past are expressed using imparfait)
(Verbs ending with GER,CER,etc. In passe compose ‘nous’ form will make use of
extra ‘e’ and ’s’)
Anything indicatif is a simple tense
En + participe présent - Gérondif
Rentrer,Sortir,Monter,descendre are conjugated with avoir when followed by a
direct object.
If the COD is placed after the verb, it won’t agree with the subject.
Duration of any activity - Pedant
Action started in past, but still continues - Depuis
Intention of doing smth in
future - pour
You can never write
“des+adjective”.
You remove the ‘s’ from the
‘tu’ conjugation in imperative
tense.
Bien-> Adverb
Bon-> Adjective
Do not use articles for
profession.
Subjunctive necessities:
1- 2 subjects
2- separated by a ‘que’
For expression quantities (like beaucoup), they are followed by ‘de’ only.
Penser à qqch
Ca va m’aider - In the future if smth helps you
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● You “se plonger dans” smth
● Faire face à qqch
● Rendre (before an adjective)
Faire (to do) ( for nouns)
● ….et quart - XX:15
…. moins le quart - XX:45
Verbs:
1. Supporter- to tolerate
2. Se sentir - to feel
3. Raconter - to tell about
4. Avoir raison - to be correct
5. Avoir tort - to be incorrect
6. Casser - to break
7. Se soigner - to take care of oneself
8. Souhaiter - to wish
9. Consommer - to eat
10. Plaisanter - to joke
11. Se marrer - to have fun
12. Avoir de mare - To have had enough of smth
13. Agir - to act
14. Accrôitre - To increase
15. Demenager - To relocate
16. Emprunter - to borrow
17. Remercier - to thank
18. Soutenir - to support
19. Retirer - to remove
20. Croire - to hope
21. Ramener- to bring
22. Rendre - to make
23. Se désaltérer- to quench thirst
24. Kiffer - to love
25. Profiter - to enjoy
26. Acquirer - to acquire
27. Devoir - also means to ‘owe’
28. Briller - to shine
29. Se nourrir - to eat
30. Avaler - to swallow
31. Inclure - to include
32. Elever - to take care
33. Déguster - to taste
34. Decompresser - to cool down
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35. Se lancer - to dive in/get started
36. Se passer..se dérouler - to take place
37. Avoir pret - to loan
38. Fournir - To provide
39. Flaner - to wander ( to walk around without any objective)
40. Brader - to sell cheaply
41. Ramasser - to collect
42. Voler - to steal
43. Se rendre compte - to realise
44. Enrichir - to enrichen
45. Vexer - to upset
46. Parcourir - to travel
47. Se dépêcher/se presser - to hurry
48. Poursuivre - to pursue
49. Grimper - to climb
50. Sauter - to jump
51. Mener- to live
52. Consacrer- to dedicate
53. Grandir - to grow up
54. Enregister - to record
55. Emmener - to take away
Expressions:
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Ca ne me dit rien - It doesn't mean anything to me
à la hâte/en vitesse - doing smth in hurry
Pert de temps/Ça sert à rien - a waste of time
Ça ne vaut pas la peine - it's not worth it
Ça fait - it has been…..(give total duration)(smth which started in the past
and ended)
Tout ce qui se passe - Everything that’s happening
C’est tout à fait autre chose - Its completely a different thing
As tu reagi? - did you react?
Mal à l’aise - Uncomfortable
j'avançais - I was advancing
C’est à dire - it means (can be used in place of ‘for example’)
C’est embêtant! - its annoying!
Vous ne pouvez pas la rater!You won’t miss it!
Mon réveil sonne- my alarm
rings
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Une âme diarist- artistic soul
En raffolent - love it!
Profiter de paysage - enjoy the scenery
J'avoue - i admit
C’est pas trop mon genre - it's not my thing
Je vous le conseille - I recommend it
C’est pareil - its the same
C’est ignoble - its terrible
Élargir mes horizons - to expand my perspective
Mon pêché mignon - my guilty pleasure
En tant que indienne - As an indian
C’est nickel/C’est chouette - it's great/its nice
Hyper à l'aise - super at ease
Hyper…. - super….
Trés réputé - very famous
C’est trop dommage - It's too bad
Une bonne évasion de la réalité - a good escape from reality
Plutôt décontracté - Pretty casual
ça me fait bouger - it makes me move/excites me
● Il n’y a rien de meilleur - There's nothing better
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Rien ne vaut….. - Nothing beats….
Quelle galère - What a pain!
Il me semble - I think
Je tire mon coup - i shoot my shot
C’est pratique - It is convenient to me
Je n’étais pas tellement pour - i wasnt much for it
Avoir le nez dans qqch/être collé aux écrans/être rivé aux écrans - To be stuck to
the screen
Une gourmande - a sweet tooth/foodie
Un véritable dépaysement - a real change of scenery
Éclater en rire - to burst out laughing
Le berceau de la beauté au niveau de l'art - it's the cradle of beauty in terms of
art
Vivre une expérience/connaitre une expérience - to live an experience
Pour autant que je sache - For all I know
Pour me tenir informer - to keep myself informed
Une touche de nostalgie - a touch of nostalgia
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Plutot que l’inverse - instead of the other way around.
Ça a l'air bien! - it sounds good
Entouré - surrounded
Une vie aisée - Confortable life
Amateur de la mode - Fashion lover/fan
Un cadre agréable - a pleasant setting
Je prévois - I plan
C’est trop banal - it's too common
Nouns:
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Place-seats
Surface-area
La moitié - half
Location de voitures- Renting cars
Grand gamme de - a lot of variety
Gourmet/gourmand - foodie
Gras - fats
Malsain - unhealthy
Habitude - habit
Tenu- outfit
Cochonneries - junk food
Cartables - school bag
Astuces - tricks
Saison sèche - Dry season
La chaleur - The heat
Un immeuble - building
Stagiaire - intern
Des fringues - clothes
Durable- Sustainable
Etouffant - suffocating
Grisant - gloomy
Une table basse - coffee table
Le footing - Jogging
Sans abri - the homeless
Amis proches - close friends
Le dernier tendance - the latest trend
Un bouquin - a book
Souliers - sport shoes
Croquette - dog food
Encombrement - Cogestion
Le mélange - a mixture
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une mangeoire - food bowl(for pets)
Une collation - a snack
Assorti- matching
Les retrouvailles - a reunion
Un entracte - an intermission
Un empêchement - a barrier/obstruction
Le coquillage - shells
Le domain - field
Une paille - straw
Station de colline - hill station
Poivre - pepper
Spectacle de marionette - puppet show
Châteaux de sable - sand castle
Confiance en soi - self-confidence
À la fac - at university
Comprimé - tablet
Aménagement - Amenities
Met délicats - delicacies
Un clôture- a fence
Le toit - the roof
La francophonie - the french speaking world
L'actualité - news
Des séances - sessions
Une bourse - a scholarship
Chemin - route/path
Ateliers - Workshops
Menuisier- Carpenter
Des outils - tools
Soucis - worries
Logiciels - software
Brasserie - brewery/coffee shop
Le couchers de soleil - Sunsets
Mauvais comportement - bad behaviour
Connectors:
➔ Mondialement - globally
➔ Tellement - as much
➔ Puis - then
➔ Ainsi - thus
➔ Franchement - frankly
➔ Sinon - otherwise
➔ Évidemment - obviously
➔ Tandis - while
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➔ Plutôt - instead
➔ Donc - therefore
➔ Autrefois - In the past
➔ Notamment- including
➔ Tout d’abord - First of all
➔ Lorsque - when
➔ Effectivement - Indeed
➔ En revanche - on the other hand
➔ Précisément - Specifically
➔ Parfois - sometimes
➔ Pas mal - often
➔ A peu pres - approx
➔ Dernièrement - lately
➔ Forcément - of course
➔ Soigneusement - carefully
➔ Même si - even though
➔ Profondément - deeply
➔ Justement - exactly
➔ Au contraire - in contrast
➔ Hebdomadaires - weekly
➔ Néanmoins - nevertheless
➔ Sans souci - without a doubt
➔ D’autant plus - even more
➔ Par ailleurs - Moreover
➔ À l'époque - At the time (past imperfect)
➔ De l’autre coté - On the other hand
➔ Au depart - At first
➔ Par dessus tout - Above all
➔ Sciemment - knowingly
➔ En somme - in short (used at the end)
➔ Quasiment/presque - almost (casiment)
➔ Pour la plupart - for the most part
➔ En tout cas - In any case
➔ En plus - Besides
➔ Pas forcément - not necessarily
➔ Pourtant - However
➔ Auparavant - Previously
➔ À ce moment - At that time
➔ Aussitôt - Rightway
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➔ En fait - Infact
Adjectives:
❖ Sale - dirty
❖ Fière/fier - proudly
❖ Dégoûtant - Disgusting
❖ Casse-pieds - annoying
❖ Stimulants - inspiring
❖ Efficaces - efficient
❖ Paisible - Peaceful
❖ Décevant/déçue - disappointing
❖ Davantage - Any further
❖ Sage - wise
❖ Marrant - funny
❖ Accueillants - Welcoming
❖ En panne - Broken-down
❖ Le pire - The worst
❖ Souriants - smiling
❖ Réglable - adjustable
❖ Reposant - relaxing
❖ Sereinement - smoothly
❖ Fortement - badly
❖ Gênant- embarrassing
❖ Très bondée - very crowded
❖ Trépidant/Mouvementé - hectic
❖ Frustrant - frustrating
❖ Abordable - affordable
❖ Courtois - polite
❖ Pénible - difficult
❖ Agacé - annoyed
❖ Epuisé - exhausting
❖ Étonnant - surprising
❖ Apaisants - soothing
❖ Terne - dull/lifeless
❖ Enrichissant - enriching
❖ Têtu - stubborn
❖ Cocasse - funny/amusing
❖ Eminent - prominent
❖ Hative - hasty (quick)
❖ Louable- commendable
❖ Coquette - stylish
❖ Exigeant - picky
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❖ Chiant - tiresome
❖ Perspicace - insightful
❖ Palpitante - thrilling
❖ mûr- mature
❖ Soulagée - relieved
❖ Ravi/Enchanté - delighted
❖ Douce - gentle
Idioms:
● Avoir du pain sur la planche - to be busy with smth
● Manger sur le pouce - to eat very quickly
● Jeter l’argent par les fenêtres - to waste money
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Il pleut des cordes - it's raining buckets!
Un froid de canard - It's very cold
Faire la grasse matinée - To sleep till late in the morning
Se faire vriller- to drive someone crazy
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