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99 words/phrases to learn
préventif; préventive
preventive (masc.; fem.)
autoritaire
authoritarian; domineering
aimable
nice; friendly
la conformité
the conformity; the compliance
un pantalon
trousers
anormal; anormale
abnormal (masc.; fem.)
inhérent; inhérente
inherent (masc.; fem.)
se réconcilier
to make up; to reconcile
un réservoir
a reservoir; a tank
une désignation
a designation
ça m'emmerde !
it pisses me off!
une inondation
a flood
un câble
a cable
un poumon
a lung
humble
humble; modest
une perturbation
a disturbance
brouiller
to scramble; to blur
une illustration
an illustration
un aveu
a confession; an admission
un fermier; une fermière
a farmer (masc.; fem.)
hanter
to haunt
un cordon
a cord
néfaste
harmful; detrimental; pernicious
lasser
to tire; to bore
influer
to influence
présentement
currently; at present
appliqué; appliquée
applied (masc.; fem.)
amusant
fun
un tremblement
a tremor; a quake
les rails
the tracks
fondamentalement
fundamentally
la lampe
the lamp
une plate-forme
a platform
triple
triple; treble
supplier
to beg
une multiplication
a multiplication
camoufler
to camouflage; to hide
un cliché
a cliché; a stereotype
le diamant
the diamond
un guerrier; une guerrière
a warrior (masc.; fem.)
inchangé; inchangée
unchanged (masc.; fem.)
comique
funny; comic
une planification
a planning
un éloge
a praise; a compliment
un regroupement
a regrouping
odieux; odieuse
odious (masc.; fem.)
désastreux; désastreuse
disastrous (masc.; fem.)
figer
to fix in place; to freeze; to set
nocturne
nocturnal (masc.; fem.)
une configuration
a configuration
escompter
to discount; to count on
intensif; intensive
intense; intensive (masc.; fem.)
le scepticisme
the skepticism
plénier; plénière
plenary (masc.; fem.)
les poils
body hair
s'épanouir
to blossom; to come out of one's shell
minimiser
to minimise
inévitablement
inevitably
informé; informée
informed (masc.; fem.)
une croisière
a cruise
échéant
if necessary; due
murmurer
to whisper
une implantation
an implementation
décerner
to award; to attribute
replacer
to replace
un trottoir
a pavement
un vieillard; une vieillarde
an old man; an old woman
enchanter
to enchant; to delight
le singe
the monkey
superficiel; superficielle
superficial (masc.; fem.)
rigide
rigid; stiff
vêtir
to dress; to clothe
les fournitures
supplies; sundries
taxer
to tax
une milice
a militia
une foire
a fair; a trade show
élégant; élégante
elegant (masc.; fem.)
la crème
the cream
démographique
demographic
la charité
the charity
une borne
a border marker; a distance marker
organique
organic
dévouer
to dedicate; to devote
se hâter
to hurry; to rush
la mobilité
the mobility
exclu; exclue
excluded (masc.; fem.)
un boucher; une bouchère
a butcher (masc.; fem.)
une mentalité
a mentality
un commencement
a beginning; an onset
un licenciement
a dismissal; a firing
un chancelier
a chancellor
une retenue
a detention; a withholding
une dénonciation
a denunciation; a report
bénéfique
beneficial; good for you
exiler
to exile
le rocher
the rock
la mortalité
the mortality
la cruauté
the cruelty
regrettable
regrettable
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