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Review - French for Reading
Review - French for Reading
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Language - French
Graduate
11/14/2012
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Term
ne (verb) pas
 Definition
negative (not)
Term
ne (verb) rien
 Definition
nothing
Term
ne (verb) plus
 Definition
no longer
Term
ne (verb) personne
 Definition
not anybody, nobody
Term
ne (verb) jamais
 Definition
never
Term
ne (verb) guere
 Definition
scarcely
Term
ne (verb) ni...ni
 Definition
neither...nor
Term
ne (verb) aucun (noun)
 Definition
no (noun)
Term
ne (verb) nul (noun)
 Definition
no (noun), not at all
Term
ne (verb) que
 Definition
only
Term
ne (faire + infinitive) que
 Definition
continuously, constantly
Term
ne (verb) plus que
 Definition
except
Term
entretenir
 Definition
to support
Term
tenir à
 Definition
to be anxious/eager to do something, to place value
Term
tenir
 Definition
to hold
Term
tenir (present tense)
 Definition
je tiens
tu tiens
il tient
nous tenons
vous tenez
ils tiennent
Term
tenir (imperative)
 Definition
tenons (let's hold)
Term
tenir (past definite)
 Definition
il tint
ils tinrent
Term
tiendr(ending)
 Definition
will hold
Term
nous
 Definition
we
Term
vous
 Definition
you
Term
on
 Definition
one, they, people
Term
present tense (-er)
 Definition
-e
-es
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent
Term
present tense (-re)
 Definition
-s
-s
(none)
-ons
-ez
-ent
Term
present tense (-ir)
 Definition
-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent
Term
present tense (all regular verbs)
 Definition
-e -(i)s
-es -(i)s
-e -(i)t
-(iss)ons
-(iss)ez
-(iss)ent
Term
future tense (will)
 Definition
R + -ai
R + -as
R + -a
R + -ons
R + -ez
R + -ont
Term
conditional tense (would)
 Definition
R + -ais
R + -ais
R + -ait
R + -ions
R + -iez
R + -aient
Term
FC stem (etre)
 Definition
ser-
Term
FC stem (avoir)
 Definition
-aur
Term
FC stem (faire)
 Definition
fer-
Term
FC stem (aller)
 Definition
ir-
Term
FC stem (tenir)
 Definition
tiendr-
Term
FC stem (venir)
 Definition
viendr-
Term
FC stem (pouvoir)
 Definition
pourr-
Term
FC stem (vouloir)
 Definition
voudr-
Term
FC stem (valoir)
 Definition
(il) vaudr-
Term
FC stem (falloir)
 Definition
(il) faudr-
Term
imperfect (was doing, used to do, did)
 Definition
past tense + conditional ending (ais, ait, ions, iez, aient)
Term
il avait
 Definition
he had
Term
il etait
 Definition
he was
Term
il comprenait
 Definition
he understood
Term
il voulait
 Definition
he wanted
Term
il pouvait
 Definition
he could
Term
avoir besoin de
 Definition
to need
Term
avoir lieu
 Definition
to take place
Term
avoir beau (infinitive)
 Definition
to (do something) in vain
Term
avoir l'air (adjective)
 Definition
to appear
Term
le
 Definition
it, him
Term
la
 Definition
it, her
Term
les
 Definition
them
Term
lui
 Definition
to him, to her
Term
leur
 Definition
to them
Term
leur (+noun)
 Definition
their
Term
leur (+verb)
 Definition
to them
Term
aller
 Definition
to go
Term
venir
 Definition
to come
Term
entrer
 Definition
to enter
Term
sortir
 Definition
to go out
Term
arriver
 Definition
to arrive (to happen)
Term
partir
 Definition
to depart
Term
monter
 Definition
to go up
Term
descendre
 Definition
to descend
Term
naitre
 Definition
to be born
Term
mourir
 Definition
to die
Term
rester
 Definition
to remain (to stay)
Term
tomber
 Definition
to fall
Term
retourner
 Definition
to come back
Term
revenir
 Definition
to come back again
Term
devenir
 Definition
to become
Term
rentrer
 Definition
to go home
Term
il a pris
 Definition
he took
Term
il est arrivé
 Definition
he arrived
Term
il avait pris
 Definition
he had taken
Term
il etait arrivé
 Definition
he had arrived
Term
il aura pris
 Definition
he will have taken
Term
il sera arrivé
 Definition
he will have arrived
Term
il aurait pris
 Definition
he would have taken
Term
il serait arrivé
 Definition
he would have arrived
Term
qu'il ait pris
 Definition
that he took
Term
qu'il soit arrivé
 Definition
that he arrived
Term
arriver à
 Definition
to succeed in
Term
connaitre
 Definition
to be acquainted with
Term
devoir
 Definition
must, ought to
Term
exiger
 Definition
to require
Term
montrer
 Definition
to show
Term
se passer
 Definition
to happen
Term
prendre
 Definition
to take
Term
donner, offrir
 Definition
to give
Term
quitter (noun)
 Definition
to leave (noun)
Term
rendre
 Definition
to give, to render
Term
traverser
 Definition
to cross
Term
voir
 Definition
to see
Term
regarder
 Definition
to look at
Term
la chose
 Definition
thing
Term
un endroit
 Definition
place, location
Term
un etage
 Definition
floor
Term
le matin
 Definition
morning
Term
le sens
 Definition
direction
Term
chaque
 Definition
each
Term
convenable
 Definition
appropriate
Term
dernier
 Definition
last
Term
divers
 Definition
various
Term
meme (+noun)
 Definition
same
Term
moyen
 Definition
average
Term
notre
 Definition
our
Term
d'abord
 Definition
first, first of all
Term
enfin
 Definition
finally
Term
pas encore
 Definition
not yet
Term
demain
 Definition
tomorrow
Term
aujourd'hui
 Definition
today
Term
hier
 Definition
yesterday
Term
ensuite, alors, puis
 Definition
next, then
Term
legerement
 Definition
slightly
Term
où
 Definition
where, when (time)
Term
ou
 Definition
or
Term
ou...ou
 Definition
either...or
Term
plutot
 Definition
rather
Term
presque
 Definition
almost
Term
quelquefois, parfois
 Definition
sometimes
Term
reellement, en realite
 Definition
actually, in fact
Term
tard
 Definition
late
Term
tot
 Definition
early
Term
toujours
 Definition
always, still
Term
afin de
 Definition
in order to
Term
apres
 Definition
after
Term
avant
 Definition
before (in time)
Term
au moins/tout au moins
 Definition
at least
Term
aussi...que
 Definition
just as...as
Term
cela
 Definition
that
Term
ce qui, ce que
 Definition
what
Term
chez
 Definition
at the home of, at the place of business of, in the case of
Term
comme
 Definition
like, as, since
Term
d'une part...d'autre part
 Definition
on the one hand... on the other hand
Term
en effet
 Definition
in fact
Term
il fallait
 Definition
it was necessary
Term
il reste
 Definition
it remains
Term
jusqu'a (+noun)
 Definition
as far as
Term
jusqu'a ce que (+clause)
 Definition
until
Term
pendant
 Definition
during
Term
pourtant
 Definition
however
Term
pres de
 Definition
near
Term
loin de
 Definition
far from
Term
qu'est-ce qui
 Definition
what
Term
selon
 Definition
according to
Term
vers
 Definition
toward
Term
en (+present participle ending in -ing)
 Definition
by, while
Term
etant
 Definition
being, having
Term
ayant
 Definition
having
Term
faisant
 Definition
doing, making
Term
sachant
 Definition
knowing
Term
disant
 Definition
saying
Term
meilleur
 Definition
better
Term
le plus, la plus, les plus
 Definition
most
Term
le moins, la moins, les moins
 Definition
least
Term
plus de...que
 Definition
more (noun) than
Term
autant de...que
 Definition
as much (noun) as
as many (noun) as
Term
moins de...que
 Definition
fewer (noun) than
Term
plus...que
 Definition
more (adjective) than
Term
aussi...que
 Definition
as (adjective) as
Term
moins...que
 Definition
less (adjective) than
Term
celui, celle
 Definition
the one
Term
ceux, celles
 Definition
those (the ones)
Term
-ci
 Definition
the latter
Term
-là
 Definition
the former
Term
prendre
 Definition
to take
Term
faire
 Definition
to make, to do
Term
peut-etre
 Definition
perhaps
Term
aussi
 Definition
therefore
Term
toujours
 Definition
still
Term
dit-il
 Definition
he said
Term
s'exclama-t-elle
 Definition
she exclaimed
Term
que, qu'
 Definition
that
Term
faire + infinitive
 Definition
to cause (something) to be done
Term
faire remarquer
 Definition
to point out
Term
faire voir
 Definition
to show
Term
faire savoir
 Definition
to inform
Term
faire arriver
 Definition
to deliver
Term
faire intervenir
 Definition
to involve
Term
faire semblant de
 Definition
to pretend
Term
faire venir
 Definition
to summon
Term
mettre
 Definition
to put
Term
savoir
 Definition
to know, to know how to
Term
voir
 Definition
to see
Term
pouvoir
 Definition
to be able, can
Term
vouloir (+infinitive)
 Definition
to want (to do something)
Term
devoir (+infinitive)
 Definition
to be obliged (to do something)
Term
aller (+infinitive)
 Definition
to be going (to do something)
Term
laisser (+infinitive)
 Definition
to allow (something to be done)
Term
savoir (+infinitive)
pouvoir (+infinitive)
 Definition
to be able (to do something)
Term
lequel
 Definition
which
Term
à laquelle
 Definition
to which
Term
de laquelle
 Definition
of which, from which
Term
en
 Definition
some, of it, of them, from them
Term
vouloir
 Definition
to want
Term
devoir
 Definition
ought to, must, have to, should
Term
aller
 Definition
to go
Term
past definite ending
 Definition
il: -a -it -ut
ils: -erent -irent -urent
Term
il travailla; ils travaillerent
 Definition
he worked; they worked
Term
il dit; ils dirent
 Definition
he said; they said
Term
il fut; ils furent
 Definition
he was; they were
Term
alors
 Definition
then
Term
bientot
 Definition
soon
Term
d'abord
 Definition
at first, first of all
Term
ensuite
 Definition
next, then
Term
longtemps
 Definition
for a long time
Term
maintenant
 Definition
now
Term
souvent
 Definition
often
Term
deja
 Definition
already
Term
enfin
 Definition
finally, at last
Term
puis
 Definition
then, after, moreover
Term
desormais
 Definition
henceforth
Term
quelquefois, parfois
 Definition
sometimes
Term
toujours
 Definition
always, still
Term
des...
 Definition
from...on
Term
depuis (+time)
 Definition
for (verb changes to have been doing)
Term
il y a (time) que
 Definition
for
Term
il y a (time)
 Definition
ago
Term
venir
 Definition
to come
Term
venir de (infinitive)
 Definition
having/had just done something
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