Useful French expressions - vocabulary list đ„đđ
Ă Ăą ç Ăš Ă© ĂȘ Ă« Ăź ĂŻ ĂŽ Ăč Ă» ĂŒ
au sens propre - literally
au sens figuré - figuratively
au sens large - in every sense of the word
au sens strict - in the strict sense of the word
par analogie avec qch - by analogy with sth
désigner qch - to refer to sth
dériver de qch - to stem from sth
ĂȘtre dotĂ© de qch - to be equipped with sth
un sous-ensemble de qch â a subset, a subsection of sth
le courant â trend, movement
la colonne - row, line, pillar, column
lâĂ©tendue de qch â scope, range
important â considerable, sizeable
lâaire (f) â area, zone
lâopinion publique le pense coupable - people believe him to be guilty
a minima*- at the minimum
en italique - in italics
en romain - in upright letters, roman letters
franciser - to adapt into French
tendre à  qch â to aim to do sth
Ă titre de point de repĂšre â as a point of reference
trotter dans la tĂȘte - to run through oneâs mind
la notoriété - fame
un phare - a beacon of light
de renom - renowned
emblématique - representative, symbolic
voué à qch - destined for sth
axé sur qch - focused on sth
un aperçu de la vie de quelquâun - a glimpse into oneâs life
les hauts et les bas - ups and downs
dénoncer qn (à la police) - to report sb (to the police)
railler qn - to make fun of sb
Je suis pris(e). - Iâm busy.
Les grands esprits se rencontrent. - Great minds think alike.
volontiers - gladly, willingly
l'aumĂŽnier - chaplain
la droiture - uprightness
une lueur d'espoir - a glimmer of hope
la prise de médicaments - taking meds
le juge d'instruction - investigating judge
la remise en liberté - act of releasing sb from prison
la chambre du conseil - council chamber
la vérité éclate - the truth comes out
la presomption d'innocence - presumption of innocence
la camisole chimique - antipsychotic meds
la préau - courtyard
ĂȘtre obnubilĂ© - to be obsessed
déchanter - to become disillusioned
Ă tort ou Ă raison - rightly or wrongly
l'amertume (f) - bitterness
une illusion - delusion
une quĂȘte de qch - pursuit of sth
la divergence - difference of opinion
névrotique - neurotic
Ă la limite - at the limits of sth
imbu de soi - full of oneself
insipide - bland
effleurer = passer par la tĂȘte - to cross oneâs mind
accablant - overwhelming, damning
l'obnubilation - brain fog
pointer qch de doigt - to point fingers
le verrouillage central - central locking system (in a car)
livide - pale
rebelote - once again
saisissant - striking
ĂȘtre pris sur le fait - to be caught red-handed
déverser - to spill (eg. tea)
avoir un coup de blues - to feel down
ivre mort - dead drunk
* - Latin expression that arenât considered to have been adapted into French deentirely tend to be written in italic.
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â 625 words to know in your target language â
There is a really interesting blog called âFluent Foreverâ that aids foreign language learners in tricks, tips and techniques to guide them to achieving fluency âquicklyâ and efficiently. One of the tricks is to learn these 625 vocab words in your target language, that way you have a basis to start delving into grammar with ease as you can understand a lot of vocab right off the bat. Plus this list of words are common across the world and will aid you in whatever language you are learning. Here is the list in thematic order :
âą Animal: dog, cat, fish, bird, cow, pig, mouse, horse, wing, animal
âą Transportation: train, plane, car, truck, bicycle, bus, boat, ship, tire, gasoline, engine, (train) ticket, transportation
âą Location: city, house, apartment, street/road, airport, train station, bridge, hotel, restaurant, farm, court, school, office, room, town, university, club, bar, park, camp, store/shop, theater, library, hospital, church, market, country (USA, France, etc.), building, ground, space (outer space), bank, location
âą Clothing: hat, dress, suit, skirt, shirt, T-shirt, pants, shoes, pocket, coat, stain, clothing
âą Color: red, green, blue (light/dark), yellow, brown, pink, orange, black, white, gray, color
âą People: son, daughter, mother, father, parent (= mother/father), baby, man, woman, brother, sister, family, grandfather, grandmother, husband, wife, king, queen, president, neighbor, boy, girl, child (= boy/girl), adult (= man/woman), human (â animal), friend (Add a friendâs name), victim, player, fan, crowd, person
âą Job: Teacher, student, lawyer, doctor, patient, waiter, secretary, priest, police, army, soldier, artist, author, manager, reporter, actor, job
âą Society: religion, heaven, hell, death, medicine, money, dollar, bill, marriage, wedding, team, race (ethnicity), sex (the act), sex (gender), murder, prison, technology, energy, war, peace, attack, election, magazine, newspaper, poison, gun, sport, race (sport), exercise, ball, game, price, contract, drug, sign, science, God
âą Art: band, song, instrument (musical), music, movie, art
âą Beverages: coffee, tea, wine, beer, juice, water, milk, beverage
âą Food: egg, cheese, bread, soup, cake, chicken, pork, beef, apple, banana, orange, lemon, corn, rice, oil, seed, knife, spoon, fork, plate, cup, breakfast, lunch, dinner, sugar, salt, bottle, food
âą Home: table, chair, bed, dream, window, door, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, pencil, pen, photograph, soap, book, page, key, paint, letter, note, wall, paper, floor, ceiling, roof, pool, lock, telephone, garden, yard, needle, bag, box, gift, card, ring, tool
âą Electronics: clock, lamp, fan, cell phone, network, computer, program (computer), laptop, screen, camera, television, radio
âą Body: head, neck, face, beard, hair, eye, mouth, lip, nose, tooth, ear, tear (drop), tongue, back, toe, finger, foot, hand, leg, arm, shoulder, heart, blood, brain, knee, sweat, disease, bone, voice, skin, body
âą Nature: sea, ocean, river, mountain, rain, snow, tree, sun, moon, world, Earth, forest, sky, plant, wind, soil/earth, flower, valley, root, lake, star, grass, leaf, air, sand, beach, wave, fire, ice, island, hill, heat, nature
âą Materials: glass, metal, plastic, wood, stone, diamond, clay, dust, gold, copper, silver, material
âą Math/Measurements: meter, centimeter, kilogram, inch, foot, pound, half, circle, square, temperature, date, weight, edge, corner
âą Misc Nouns: map, dot, consonant, vowel, light, sound, yes, no, piece, pain, injury, hole, image, pattern, noun, verb, adjective
âą Directions: top, bottom, side, front, back, outside, inside, up, down, left, right, straight, north, south, east, west, direction
âą Seasons: Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall, season
âą Numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 52, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, 72, 80, 81, 82, 90, 91, 92, 100, 101, 102, 110, 111, 1000, 1001, 10000, 100000, million, billion, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, number
âą Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
âą Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
âą Time: year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second , morning, afternoon, evening, night, time
âą Verbs: work, play, walk, run, drive, fly, swim, go, stop, follow, think, speak/say, eat, drink, kill, die, smile, laugh, cry, buy, pay, sell, shoot(a gun), learn, jump, smell, hear (a sound), listen (music), taste, touch, see (a bird), watch (TV), kiss, burn, melt, dig, explode, sit, stand, love, pass by, cut, fight, lie down, dance, sleep, wake up, sing, count, marry, pray, win, lose, mix/stir, bend, wash, cook, open, close, write, call, turn, build, teach, grow, draw, feed, catch, throw, clean, find, fall, push, pull, carry, break, wear, hang, shake, sign, beat, lift
âą Adjectives: long, short (long), tall, short (vs tall), wide, narrow, big/large, small/little, slow, fast, hot, cold, warm, cool, new, old (new), young, old (young), good, bad, wet, dry, sick, healthy, loud, quiet, happy, sad, beautiful, ugly, deaf, blind, nice, mean, rich, poor, thick, thin, expensive, cheap, flat, curved, male, female, tight, loose, high, low, soft, hard, deep, shallow, clean, dirty, strong, weak, dead, alive, heavy, light (heavy), dark, light (dark), nuclear, famous
âą Pronouns: I, you (singular), he, she, it, we, you (plural, as in âyâallâ), they.
The original blogpost I copied this list from (it includes more tips & tricks to learning vocab) :Â https://fluent-forever.com/the-method/vocabulary/base-vocabulary-list/
Iâm going to be making my own vocab lists using these words for my target languages of Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Iâll be posting the vocab by theme on my blog, so make sure to follow me https://asian-lang-stubyblr.tumblr.com if you are interesting in seeing those!
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