French Adjectives and Adverbs

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Which adjective best describes someone who is always looking for compliments?

vaniteux (correct)

modeste

patient

intelligent

What is the French word for 'window shopping'?

le lèche-vitrine (correct)

la promenade

le magasinage

le marché

Which adjective best describes a person who is easily annoyed?

intelligent

énergique

agaçant (correct)

patient

Which of these words describe a family member?

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Which of these words describes a relationship status?

divorcé Signup and view all the answers

What is the French word for 'braces'?

un appareil dentaire Signup and view all the answers

Which of these words describe a positive personality trait?

honnête Signup and view all the answers

What is the French word for 'picnic'?

un piquenique Signup and view all the answers

What is the French verb for 'to get married'?

marier Signup and view all the answers

What does the French phrase 'le temps des loisirs' mean?

leisure time Signup and view all the answers

What is the French verb for 'to love'?

AIMER Signup and view all the answers

What does the French phrase 'ça me donne envie de' mean?

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What is the French verb for 'to establish'?

fonder Signup and view all the answers

What does the French adjective 'talentueux' mean?

talented Signup and view all the answers

What is the French verb for 'to share'?

partager Signup and view all the answers

What does the French phrase 'ça marche très bien' mean?

it works very well Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms relates to the lack of access to basic necessities like food and shelter?

Poverty Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a building that provides food and shelter to those experiencing homelessness?

A soup kitchen Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "destitute" imply?

Lacking essential resources Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms refers to a person who works without pay, often for charitable purposes?

A volunteer Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a place where people can receive free meals and shelter?

A free canteen Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of an environmental group?

To protect the environment Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a direct consequence of poverty?

Illiteracy Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a large organized gathering to advocate for a cause?

A protest Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to indicate a location inside a place?

dans Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a way to express movement or direction in French?

à côté de Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition is used to indicate a location behind something?

derrière Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase means 'to go shopping' in French?

faire les magasins Signup and view all the answers

Which verb translates to 'to serve' in French?

servir Signup and view all the answers

Which verb translates to 'to hire/rent' in French?

louer Signup and view all the answers

Which verb translates to 'to hide' in French?

cacher Signup and view all the answers

Which preposition means 'next to' in French?

à côté de Signup and view all the answers

Which verb would you use to describe the act of helping a company grow its business?

développer Signup and view all the answers

Which verb describes the action of taking care of someone's health?

soigner Signup and view all the answers

Which verb best describes the action of giving money to a cause or project?

financer Signup and view all the answers

Which verb would you use to describe the act of educating someone about a particular issue?

sensibiliser Signup and view all the answers

Which verb best describes the action of finding a solution to a problem?

chercher Signup and view all the answers

Which verb is the best synonym for the English word 'to embrace'?

accueillir Signup and view all the answers

Which verb would you use to describe the act of making a decision after careful consideration?

opter Signup and view all the answers

Which verb would you use to describe the action of being inspired or motivated by something?

motiver Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Adjectives and Adverbs

Merveilleux/se means marvelous
Coûteux means expensive or pricey
Horrible means horrible
Trop top means so awesome
Seul/e means alone
Court/e means short (hair)
Blond/e means blond
Frais/fraîche means fresh, cool, or chilly
Inquiet/inquiète means worried
Près/loin means near or far
Grave/sérieux means grave or serious
Bien means good
Compréhensif/ve means understanding
Énergique means energetic
Équilibré means balanced
Fidèle means loyal
Indépendant means independent
Modeste means modest
Patient means patient
Sûr de lui/d'elle means confident
Sensible means sensitive
Déprimé means depressed
Jaloux/se means jealous
Prétentieux/se means pretentious
Raciste means racist
Sexiste means sexist
Vaniteux/se means conceited
Agaçant/e means annoying
Sympa (m only) means nice
Sévère means strict
Extrêmement means extremely
Bavard/e means talkative
Intelligent/e means intelligent
Méchant/e means bad
Charmant/e means charming
Impoli/e means impolite
Arrogant means arrogant
Amusant/e means fun
Marrant means funny
Indépendant/e means independent
Fort/e means strong
Têtu/e means stubborn
Content means happy
Idéalement means ideally
Frais/fraîche means fresh

Nouns

Célibataire means single
Marié(e) means married
Pacsé(e) means civil registration or marriage (non-religious)
En concubinage means living together but not married
Divorcé(e) means divorced
Veuf/veuve means widow
Sans enfant means childless
Avec une grande famille means with a big family
Fiancé(e) means engaged
Partenaire means partner
Permanence means permanence
Un piquenique means picnic
Le nez means the nose
Le diner means dinner
La natation means swimming
L'équitation means horse-riding
La semaine means week
Le devoirs means homework (plural in French)
Crème glacée means ice cream
Au bord de la mer means at the seaside
Le paysage means the view
Un feu d'artifice means fireworks
Un cirque means circus
Le soin means the care
Les musées means museums
Les monuments historiques means historical monuments
Sœur/frère jumelle means twin brother or sister
Un appareil dentaire means braces
Le lèche-vitrine means window shopping
Belle-mère means stepmother
Beau-père means stepfather
Mon frère cadet/ma sœur cadette means younger brother or sister
Frère aîné/sœur aînée means older brother or sister
VTT means mountain biking
Un défaut means a fault
Le sens de l'humour means sense of humor
La patience means patience
La générosité means generosity
La fidélité means loyalty
La gentillesse means kindness
La modestie means modesty
L'honnêteté means honesty
L'optimisme means optimism

Verbs

Aimer means to love
Adorer means to adore
Espérer means to hope
Souhaiter/Souhaiterais means to wish
Fonder means to establish or begin (e.g., a family)
Rencontrer means to meet
Marier means to get married
Estimer means to estimate or think
Refuser means to refuse
Partager means to share
Former means to form
Crier means to shout
Amour means love
Ronfler means to snore
Pleuvoir means to rain
Embrasser means to kiss
Préparer means to prepare
Respirer means to breathe
Maintenir means to keep
Retrouver means to meet
Traîner means to hang out
Détester means to hate
Agacer means to annoy
Semblent means to appear or seem
Entendre means to hear or understand
Rassembler means to assemble or be united
Ressentir means to feel
Se sentir means to feel
Se confier à means to trust in
Juger means to judge
Soutenir means to support
Remonter means to ascend
Traîner means to hang around
Diffuser means to spread or circulate

Hobbies and Interests (La Musique Topic)

Expressions:
- Le temps des loisirs means leisure time
- J'en parle tout le temps means I talk about it all the time
- La chanson dont je parlait s'appelle means the song I was talking about is called
- Elle en a vraiment besoin means she really needs it
- C'est la robe dont elle avait besoin pour le mariage means it's the dress she needed for the wedding
- En fait means in fact
- En fonction means actively
- Mes chanteurs/euses préféré(e)s means my favorite singers
- Le top du top means the best of the best
- Ça me donne envie de means it gives me the desire to
- Ça me rend means it makes me
- J'ai horreur means I'm scared
- Par-dessus means above
- Fait(e) pour se relaxer means made for relaxing
- En plein air means outside
- Toute la soirée means all night
- Ça marche très bien means it works very well
- Beaucoup d'abonnés means lots of subscribers
- Malgré tout means nevertheless
Adjectives/Adverbs:
- Indirectement means indirectly
- Pénible means hard
- Généralement means generally
- Gratuit(e) means free
- Certainement means certainly
- Talentueux/ueuse means talented
Verbs:
- Manger means to eat
- Boire means to drink
- Prendre means to take
- Cacher means to hide
- Fêter means to celebrate
- Célébrer means to celebrate
- Préparer means to prepare
- Servir means to serve
- Couper means to cut
- Ajouter means to add
- Se passer means to take place
- Lancer means to throw
- Louer means to hire or rent
- Décorer means to decorate
- Déguiser means to disguise
- Acheter means to buy
- Maigrir means to lose weight
- Reussir means to succeed
- Grossir means to gain weight

Where Do We Live? Describing Regions

Expressions:
- À means at or in (preposition)
- Au, aux, en (feminine vowel; only before countries) means to or at (preposition)
- Dans means inside the place; points of compass
- De l', de la, du, des means of the, of, from
- Où means where
- Au bord de la mer means at the seaside
- Au rez de chaussée means on the ground floor
- En haut means upstairs or at the top
- Dans ma chambre, je me détendre means in my room, I relax
- À côté de means next to
- Devant means in front of
- Sur means on
- Derrière means behind
- En face de means opposite
- Près de means near to
- Au dessus means on top
- En dessous means under
- Entre means between
- Au centre means in the center
- Sous means under
- À gauche means on the left
- À droite means on the right
- Dans le coin means in the corner
- Depuis means for or since
- J'y vais means I go there
- Proche de means near
- Un sens de la communauté means a sense of community
- À deux pas de means near to
- Avec accès à means with access to
- À l'arrière means out in the back
- Il y a beaucoup de monde means there are a lot of people
- Faire les magasins means do shopping
- Faire des promenades (f) à pied/ à velo/ à cheval (m) means to go for a walk/ride/drive
- Là means there
- Faire de la luge means to go sledding
- M'emmène means take me (take me to school)
- Je vous en prie means you're welcome
- Au

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