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qq mots utiles
basic words needed for daily life in France
90
Language - French
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06/11/2005
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Term
une ampoule
 Definition
a light bulb
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une papeterie
 Definition
a stationary store
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rendre
 Definition
to take back (return something at a store)
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une pile
 Definition
a battery
Term
électrique
 Definition
electrical
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une lampe de poche
 Definition
flashlight
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un marteau
 Definition
a hammer
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une échelle
 Definition
a ladder
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une prise
 Definition
a plug outlet
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un outil
 Definition
a tool
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à bon marché
 Definition
cheap
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chaud(e)
 Definition
hot (temperature) - can be used for very warm food
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épicé(e)
 Definition
spicy (food)
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salé(e)
 Definition
salty
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doux (m)
douce (f)
 Definition
sweet (tasting)
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aigre
 Definition
sour
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avec glaçons (m)
 Definition
with ice
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sac (m) à provisions
 Definition
a shopping bag
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ça fait combien?
 Definition
how much does that come to? (how much is it all together?)
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c'est combien?
 Definition
how much is it?
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ça coûte combien?
 Definition
how much does it cost?
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apporter
 Definition
to bring
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fiche (f) de caisse (f)
 Definition
receipt from a cash register
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fiche (f) de caisse (f)
 Definition
receipt from a cash register
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monaie (f)
rendu (m)
 Definition
change (money)
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caissier (m)
caissière (f)
 Definition
cashier
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verser
 Definition
to pour
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prendre un goûter
 Definition
to have a snack
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une boulangerie
 Definition
bakery
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un marché
 Definition
market
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donner un pourboire
 Definition
to tip (literal translation that makes sense: 'to give for drinking' )
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marché aux légumes et fruits
 Definition
produce market (also just marché au place de ____ or near wherever)
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un café-crème
 Definition
café latté of paris - mostly had in the morning, but no one really cares when you order it.
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un café au lait
 Definition
café w/ half cream - not often around
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un expresso
 Definition
an expresso - the coffee regularly had in paris w/ a lump or two of sugar and (if its a nice place), comes w/ a pice of chocolate
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un café noir
 Definition
black coffee - you've gotta be a) tourist b) insane - this ain't no american brown water
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un couteau
 Definition
knife
Term
une fourchette
 Definition
fork
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une soucoupe
 Definition
saucer
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une cuiller/cuillère
 Definition
spoon
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une assiette
 Definition
plate
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une nappe
 Definition
tablecloth
Term
une cuiller à café
 Definition
teaspoon
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un bol
 Definition
bowl
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une bouteille
 Definition
bottle
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à emporter
 Definition
take-out (in terms of food)
Term
un édifice
 Definition
building
Term
un immeuble
 Definition
appart. building
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cuit(e)
 Definition
cooked food
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saignant(e)
 Definition
rare (food - prepared)
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à point
 Definition
medium (food - prepared)
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bein cuit(e)
 Definition
well-done (food - prepared)
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un ascenseur
 Definition
elevator
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un(e) locataire
 Definition
tenant/someone renting a place
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un tiroir
 Definition
a drawer
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un canapé
 Definition
sofa
Term
un tapis
 Definition
rug (think tapistry)
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un fauteuil
 Definition
armchair
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une clef
 Definition
a key
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un plafond
 Definition
ceiling
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une sonnette
 Definition
doorbell
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un plancher
 Definition
floor
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un grenier
 Definition
attic
Term
une boît à lettres
 Definition
mailbox (receiving)
Term
une pièce
 Definition
a room
Term
boîte postale
 Definition
what you put mail in
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un interrupteur
 Definition
light switch
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une roue
 Definition
wheel
Term
d'essence
 Definition
gas (att: not l'essence b/c not all the gas in the world)
Term
payer
 Definition
to pay (money)
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une carte de crédit
 Definition
credit card
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une carte de crédit
 Definition
credit card
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un pont
 Definition
bridge
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un croisement
un carrefour
 Definition
intersection
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un banc
 Definition
park bench
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un trottoir
 Definition
sidewalk
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les feux
 Definition
traffic lights
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un fleuve
 Definition
river
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s'asseoir
 Definition
to sit
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le timbre-poste (des timbres)
 Definition
stamp
Term
les actualités
 Definition
the news
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les nouvelles/les actualités
 Definition
news report
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respirer
 Definition
to breathe
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être d'accord
 Definition
to agree
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un os
 Definition
bone
Term
un pansement
 Definition
bandage
Term
taper
 Definition
to type (on the computer or some other thing)
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un billet
 Definition
paper money/entry deticket for something
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la pièce de monnaie
 Definition
coin
Term
le nuage
 Definition
cloud
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