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Final Exam
Vocabulary Review
181
Language - French
Undergraduate 3
12/11/2011
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Term
clocktower
 Definition
le clocher
Term
disorderly
 Definition
décoiffé
Term
celebrate a birthday
 Definition
fêter un anniversaire
Term
to push
 Definition
bousculer
Term
housewife
 Definition
une ménagère
Term
dust
 Definition
la poussière
Term
a burden
 Definition
un fardeau
Term
cowardly
 Definition
lâche
Term
to be knowledgable about
 Definition
au courant de
Term
take a nap
 Definition
faire la sieste
Term
a drunk
 Definition
un ivrogne
Term
at top speed
 Definition
à toute allure
Term
silly
 Definition
une sottise
Term
to sob
 Definition
sangloter
Term
a coffin
 Definition
un cercueil
Term
in morning (sad)
 Definition
en deuil
Term
out of breath
 Definition
essoufflé
Term
to stroll
 Definition
flâner
Term
to be against
 Definition
mépriser
Term
a witness
 Definition
un témoin
Term
a fine
 Definition
une amende
Term
the flu
 Definition
la grippe
Term
to be in a complicated situation
 Definition
être dans de beaux draps
Term
insurance
 Definition
les assurances
Term
to pass out
 Definition
s'évanouir
Term
in a good mood
 Definition
de bonne humeur
Term
bothering
 Definition
déranger
Term
to bump
 Definition
se cogner
Term
to do on purpose
 Definition
faire exprès
Term
to sigh of relief
 Definition
pousser un soupir
Term
to annoy
 Definition
énerver
Term
to worry oneself
 Definition
se faire des soucis
Term
to turn in a leave of notice
 Definition
donner sa démission
Term
to retire
 Definition
prendre la retraite
Term
a judgment
 Definition
un préjugé
Term
to trust someone
 Definition
se fier à quelqu'un
Term
to have bigger fish to fry
 Definition
avoir d'autres chats à fouetter
Term
to have one's heart on their sleeve
 Definition
avoir le coeur sur la main
Term
run a red light
 Definition
brûler un feu
Term
to work hard
 Definition
bosser
Term
to have a frog in one's throat
 Definition
avoir un chat dans la gorge
Term
to be hungover
 Definition
avoir la gueule de bois
Term
it's a piece of cake
 Definition
c'est du gâteau
Term
cash
 Definition
le flic
Term
to be very angry
 Definition
avoir ras le bol
Term
it's annoying
 Definition
c'est la barbe
Term
to cost an arm and a leg
 Definition
coûter les yeux de la tête
Term
windowshop
 Definition
faire du lèche-vitrine
Term
love at first sight
 Definition
le coup de foudre
Term
to make everything more complicated
 Definition
chercher midi à quatorze heures
Term
speed while driving
 Definition
appuyer sur le champignon
Term
to be annoing to someone
 Definition
casser les pieds à quelqu'un
Term
to sleep like a rock
 Definition
doormir comme une souche
Term
sleep in
 Definition
faire la grasse matinée
Term
to transport
 Definition
faire la navette
Term
to be aloof when sad
 Definition
faire la gueule
Term
to have connections
 Definition
avoir le bras long
Term
to eat, food
 Definition
bouffer/la bouffe
Term
to be dying of hunger
 Definition
crever de faim
Term
cop
 Definition
un flic
Term
take a long weekend
 Definition
faire le pont
Term
a big shot (person)
 Definition
une grosse légume
Term
a bad film
 Definition
un navet
Term
to become a hit
 Definition
faire un tabac
Term
don't judge a book by its cover
 Definition
l'habit ne fait pas le moine
Term
i'm not at my best
 Definition
je ne suis pas dans mon assiette
Term
to speak French badly
 Definition
parler français comme une vache espagnole
Term
to stay up all night
 Definition
passer une nuit blanche
Term
to help someone do something
 Definition
mettre la main à la pâte
Term
to be down in the dumps
 Definition
avoir le cafard
Term
make a little mistake
 Definition
faire une gaffe
Term
very
 Definition
vachement
Term
to know a lot about
 Definition
être calé en
Term
to know nothing about
 Definition
être nul en
Term
celebrate
 Definition
arroser
Term
broke as in money
 Definition
fauché
Term
to scream
 Definition
gueuler
Term
to skip a class
 Definition
sécher un cours
Term
a cigarette
 Definition
une clope
Term
hilarious
 Definition
marrant
Term
stand up (a date)
 Definition
poser un lapin à quelqu'un
Term
What's wrong with you?
 Definition
Quelle mouche te pique?
Term
faint
 Definition
tomber dans les pommes
Term
sell quickly
 Definition
se vendre comme des petits pains
Term
to get off your chest
 Definition
vider son sac
Term
it's not logical
 Definition
ça ne tient pas debout
Term
to make things more difficult that aren't important
 Definition
couper les cheveux en quatre
Term
start to ignore someone
 Definition
faire la sourde oreille
Term
it's none of your business
 Definition
Ce ne sont pas tes oignons!
Term
to have a black eye
 Definition
avoir un oeil au beurre noir
Term
to cry your eyes out
 Definition
Il pleut des cordes (des seaux)
Term
to think a lot about (pick your brain)
 Definition
se creuser la tête
Term
Imperfect is used for...
 Definition
ongoing condition or repeated actions in the past, actions that aren't finished/was still going on while another event happened, action or condition itself rather than its beginning or end, background information
Term
Imperfect is formed by
 Definition
dropping -ons from nous form + ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient
Term
Passé Composé is used for...
 Definition
specific actions and events
Term
PC of aller
 Definition
allé
Term
PC of apprendre
 Definition
appris
Term
PC of avoir
 Definition
eu
Term
PC of boire
 Definition
bu
Term
PC of comprendre
 Definition
compris
Term
PC of connaître
 Definition
connu
Term
PC of devoir
 Definition
dû
Term
PC of dire
 Definition
dit
Term
PC of écrire
 Definition
écrit
Term
PC of être
 Definition
été
Term
PC of faire
 Definition
fait
Term
PC of lire
 Definition
lu
Term
PC of mettre
 Definition
mis
Term
PC of ouvrir
 Definition
ouvert
Term
PC of partir
 Definition
parti
Term
PC of pouvoir
 Definition
pu
Term
PC of prendre
 Definition
pris
Term
PC of recevoir
 Definition
reçu
Term
PC of savoir
 Definition
su
Term
PC of suivre
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suivi
Term
PC of venir
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venu
Term
PC of voir
 Definition
vu
Term
PC of vouloir
 Definition
Term
Future is formed by...
 Definition
Infinitive+ai, as, a, ons, ez, ont
Term
Future stem of être
 Definition
ser
Term
Future stem of aller
 Definition
ir
Term
Future stem of avoir
 Definition
aur
Term
Future stem of savoir
 Definition
saur
Term
Future stem of venir
 Definition
viendr
Term
Future stem of vouloir
 Definition
voudr
Term
Future stem of envoyer
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enverr
Term
Future stem of courir
 Definition
courr
Term
Future stem of mourir
 Definition
mourr
Term
Future stem of pouvoir
 Definition
pourr
Term
Future stem of voir
 Definition
verr
Term
Future stem of devoir
 Definition
devr
Term
Future stem of recevoir
 Definition
recevr
Term
Future stem of pleuvoir
 Definition
pleuvr
Term
When future is implied after quand/lorsque, dès/aussitôt que, après que...
 Definition
Future tense is used
Term
If an event is likely to happen...
 Definition
Si (present) + present or future
Term
If an event is unlikely to happen...
 Definition
Si (imperfect) + conditional
Term
Aimer -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Compter -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Désirer -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Détester -
 Definition
nothing
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Devoir -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Espérer -
 Definition
nothing
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Oser -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Penser -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Pouvoir -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Préférer -
 Definition
nothing
Term
Apprendre -
 Definition
à
Term
Commencer -
 Definition
à
Term
Continuer -
 Definition
à
Term
Hésiter -
 Definition
à
Term
Réussir -
 Definition
à
Term
Encourager qqn -
 Definition
à
Term
Apprendre/enseigner qqn -
 Definition
à
Term
Accepter -
 Definition
de
Term
Avoir l'intention -
 Definition
de
Term
Avoir peur/raison -
 Definition
de
Term
Essayer -
 Definition
de
Term
Choisir -
 Definition
de
Term
Décider -
 Definition
de
Term
Oublier -
 Definition
de
Term
Refuser -
 Definition
de
Term
Regretter -
 Definition
de
Term
Décourager qqn -
 Definition
de
Term
Persuader qqn -
 Definition
de
Term
Conseiller à qqn -
 Definition
de
Term
Déconseiller à qqn -
 Definition
de
Term
Proposer à qqn -
 Definition
de
Term
no more
 Definition
plus
Term
never
 Definition
jamais
Term
nobody/nothing/nowhere
 Definition
personne/rien/nulle part
Term
not yet
 Definition
pas encore
Term
anyone
 Definition
N'importe qui
Term
someone intelligent
 Definition
Quelqu'un d'intelligent
Term
Wishes desires necessities emotions opinions doubts used with what tense?
 Definition
Subjunctive
Term
Subjunctive of aller
 Definition
J'aille, Nous allions
Term
Subjunctive of avoir
 Definition
J'aie, Nous ayons
Term
Subjunctive of être
 Definition
Je sois, Nous soyons
Term
Subjunctive of vouloir
 Definition
Je veuille, Nous voulions
Term
Subjunctive of faire
 Definition
Je fasse, Nous fassions
Term
Subjunctive of pouvoir
 Definition
Je puisse, Nous puissions
Term
Subjunctive of savoir
 Definition
Je sache, Nous sachions
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