French vocabulaire et l'autre aid

Grammar rules:
● Longer actions use imparfait and shorter ones use passe compose
● du / de la/ des / de l’ - in négation - de/d'
● au/à la/à l’/aux - in négation - au / à la/ à l’/ aux
● Use être passe compose verbs with être when there is no direct object/ the verb
agrees with the subject.
● Use être passe compose verbs with avoir when there is a direct object/the verb
agrees with something else and not the subject.
● Conditionnel - Futur base of verb + Imparfait ending.
● Plus-que-passé - Avoir/être in imparfait + past participle
● (Emotions in the past are expressed using imparfait)
● (Verbs ending with GER,CER,etc. In passe compose ‘nous’ form will make use of
extra ‘e’ and ’s’)
● Anything indicatif is a simple tense
● En + participe présent - Gérondif
● Rentrer,Sortir,Monter,descendre are conjugated with avoir when followed by a
direct object.
● If the COD is placed after the verb, it won’t agree with the subject.
● Duration of any activity - Pedant
Action started in past, but still continues - Depuis
Intention of doing smth in
future - pour
● You can never write
“des+adjective”.
● You remove the ‘s’ from the
‘tu’ conjugation in imperative
tense.
● Bien-> Adverb
Bon-> Adjective
● Do not use articles for
profession.
● Subjunctive necessities:
1- 2 subjects
2- separated by a ‘que’
● For expression quantities (like beaucoup), they are followed by ‘de’ only.
● Penser à qqch
● Ca va m’aider - In the future if smth helps you

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 ● You “se plonger dans” smth
● Faire face à qqch
● Rendre (before an adjective)
Faire (to do) ( for nouns)
● ….et quart - XX:15
…. moins le quart - XX:45

Verbs:
1. Supporter- to tolerate
2. Se sentir - to feel
3. Raconter - to tell about
4. Avoir raison - to be correct
5. Avoir tort - to be incorrect
6. Casser - to break
7. Se soigner - to take care of oneself
8. Souhaiter - to wish
9. Consommer - to eat
10. Plaisanter - to joke
11. Se marrer - to have fun
12. Avoir de mare - To have had enough of smth
13. Agir - to act
14. Accrôitre - To increase
15. Demenager - To relocate
16. Emprunter - to borrow
17. Remercier - to thank
18. Soutenir - to support
19. Retirer - to remove
20. Croire - to hope
21. Ramener- to bring
22. Rendre - to make
23. Se désaltérer- to quench thirst
24. Kiffer - to love
25. Profiter - to enjoy
26. Acquirer - to acquire
27. Devoir - also means to ‘owe’
28. Briller - to shine
29. Se nourrir - to eat
30. Avaler - to swallow
31. Inclure - to include
32. Elever - to take care
33. Déguster - to taste
34. Decompresser - to cool down

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 35. Se lancer - to dive in/get started
36. Se passer..se dérouler - to take place
37. Avoir pret - to loan
38. Fournir - To provide
39. Flaner - to wander ( to walk around without any objective)
40. Brader - to sell cheaply
41. Ramasser - to collect
42. Voler - to steal
43. Se rendre compte - to realise
44. Enrichir - to enrichen
45. Vexer - to upset
46. Parcourir - to travel
47. Se dépêcher/se presser - to hurry
48. Poursuivre - to pursue
49. Grimper - to climb
50. Sauter - to jump
51. Mener- to live
52. Consacrer- to dedicate
53. Grandir - to grow up
54. Enregister - to record
55. Emmener - to take away

Expressions:

● Ca ne me dit rien - It doesn't mean anything to me

● à la hâte/en vitesse - doing smth in hurry
● Pert de temps/Ça sert à rien - a waste of time
● Ça ne vaut pas la peine - it's not worth it
● Ça fait - it has been…..(give total duration)(smth which started in the past
and ended)
● Tout ce qui se passe - Everything that’s happening
● C’est tout à fait autre chose - Its completely a different thing
● As tu reagi? - did you react?
● Mal à l’aise - Uncomfortable
● j'avançais - I was advancing
● C’est à dire - it means (can be used in place of ‘for example’)
● C’est embêtant! - its annoying!
● Vous ne pouvez pas la rater!-
You won’t miss it!
● Mon réveil sonne- my alarm
rings

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 ● Une âme diarist- artistic soul
● En raffolent - love it!
● Profiter de paysage - enjoy the scenery
● J'avoue - i admit
● C’est pas trop mon genre - it's not my thing
● Je vous le conseille - I recommend it
● C’est pareil - its the same
● C’est ignoble - its terrible
● Élargir mes horizons - to expand my perspective
● Mon pêché mignon - my guilty pleasure
● En tant que indienne - As an indian
● C’est nickel/C’est chouette - it's great/its nice
● Hyper à l'aise - super at ease
● Hyper…. - super….
● Trés réputé - very famous
● C’est trop dommage - It's too bad
● Une bonne évasion de la réalité - a good escape from reality
● Plutôt décontracté - Pretty casual
● ça me fait bouger - it makes me move/excites me
● Il n’y a rien de meilleur - There's nothing better
● Rien ne vaut….. - Nothing beats….
● Quelle galère - What a pain!
● Il me semble - I think
● Je tire mon coup - i shoot my shot
● C’est pratique - It is convenient to me
● Je n’étais pas tellement pour - i wasnt much for it
● Avoir le nez dans qqch/être collé aux écrans/être rivé aux écrans - To be stuck to
the screen
● Une gourmande - a sweet tooth/foodie
● Un véritable dépaysement - a real change of scenery
● Éclater en rire - to burst out laughing
● Le berceau de la beauté au niveau de l'art - it's the cradle of beauty in terms of
art
● Vivre une expérience/connaitre une expérience - to live an experience
● Pour autant que je sache - For all I know
● Pour me tenir informer - to keep myself informed
● Une touche de nostalgie - a touch of nostalgia

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 ● Plutot que l’inverse - instead of the other way around.
● Ça a l'air bien! - it sounds good
● Entouré - surrounded
● Une vie aisée - Confortable life
● Amateur de la mode - Fashion lover/fan
● Un cadre agréable - a pleasant setting
● Je prévois - I plan
● C’est trop banal - it's too common

Nouns:
● Place-seats
● Surface-area
● La moitié - half
● Location de voitures- Renting cars
● Grand gamme de - a lot of variety
● Gourmet/gourmand - foodie
● Gras - fats
● Malsain - unhealthy
● Habitude - habit
● Tenu- outfit
● Cochonneries - junk food
● Cartables - school bag
● Astuces - tricks
● Saison sèche - Dry season
● La chaleur - The heat
● Un immeuble - building
● Stagiaire - intern
● Des fringues - clothes
● Durable- Sustainable
● Etouffant - suffocating
● Grisant - gloomy
● Une table basse - coffee table
● Le footing - Jogging
● Sans abri - the homeless
● Amis proches - close friends
● Le dernier tendance - the latest trend
● Un bouquin - a book
● Souliers - sport shoes
● Croquette - dog food
● Encombrement - Cogestion
● Le mélange - a mixture

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 ● une mangeoire - food bowl(for pets)
● Une collation - a snack
● Assorti- matching
● Les retrouvailles - a reunion
● Un entracte - an intermission
● Un empêchement - a barrier/obstruction
● Le coquillage - shells
● Le domain - field
● Une paille - straw
● Station de colline - hill station
● Poivre - pepper
● Spectacle de marionette - puppet show
● Châteaux de sable - sand castle
● Confiance en soi - self-confidence
● À la fac - at university
● Comprimé - tablet
● Aménagement - Amenities
● Met délicats - delicacies
● Un clôture- a fence
● Le toit - the roof
● La francophonie - the french speaking world
● L'actualité - news
● Des séances - sessions
● Une bourse - a scholarship
● Chemin - route/path
● Ateliers - Workshops
● Menuisier- Carpenter
● Des outils - tools
● Soucis - worries
● Logiciels - software
● Brasserie - brewery/coffee shop
● Le couchers de soleil - Sunsets
● Mauvais comportement - bad behaviour

Connectors:
➔ Mondialement - globally
➔ Tellement - as much
➔ Puis - then
➔ Ainsi - thus
➔ Franchement - frankly
➔ Sinon - otherwise
➔ Évidemment - obviously
➔ Tandis - while

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 ➔ Plutôt - instead
➔ Donc - therefore
➔ Autrefois - In the past
➔ Notamment- including
➔ Tout d’abord - First of all
➔ Lorsque - when
➔ Effectivement - Indeed
➔ En revanche - on the other hand
➔ Précisément - Specifically
➔ Parfois - sometimes
➔ Pas mal - often
➔ A peu pres - approx
➔ Dernièrement - lately
➔ Forcément - of course
➔ Soigneusement - carefully
➔ Même si - even though
➔ Profondément - deeply
➔ Justement - exactly
➔ Au contraire - in contrast
➔ Hebdomadaires - weekly
➔ Néanmoins - nevertheless
➔ Sans souci - without a doubt
➔ D’autant plus - even more
➔ Par ailleurs - Moreover
➔ À l'époque - At the time (past imperfect)
➔ De l’autre coté - On the other hand
➔ Au depart - At first
➔ Par dessus tout - Above all
➔ Sciemment - knowingly
➔ En somme - in short (used at the end)
➔ Quasiment/presque - almost (casiment)
➔ Pour la plupart - for the most part
➔ En tout cas - In any case
➔ En plus - Besides
➔ Pas forcément - not necessarily
➔ Pourtant - However
➔ Auparavant - Previously
➔ À ce moment - At that time
➔ Aussitôt - Rightway

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 ➔ En fait - Infact

Adjectives:
❖ Sale - dirty
❖ Fière/fier - proudly
❖ Dégoûtant - Disgusting
❖ Casse-pieds - annoying
❖ Stimulants - inspiring
❖ Efficaces - efficient
❖ Paisible - Peaceful
❖ Décevant/déçue - disappointing
❖ Davantage - Any further
❖ Sage - wise
❖ Marrant - funny
❖ Accueillants - Welcoming
❖ En panne - Broken-down
❖ Le pire - The worst
❖ Souriants - smiling
❖ Réglable - adjustable
❖ Reposant - relaxing
❖ Sereinement - smoothly
❖ Fortement - badly
❖ Gênant- embarrassing
❖ Très bondée - very crowded
❖ Trépidant/Mouvementé - hectic
❖ Frustrant - frustrating
❖ Abordable - affordable
❖ Courtois - polite
❖ Pénible - difficult
❖ Agacé - annoyed
❖ Epuisé - exhausting
❖ Étonnant - surprising
❖ Apaisants - soothing
❖ Terne - dull/lifeless
❖ Enrichissant - enriching
❖ Têtu - stubborn
❖ Cocasse - funny/amusing
❖ Eminent - prominent
❖ Hative - hasty (quick)
❖ Louable- commendable
❖ Coquette - stylish
❖ Exigeant - picky

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 ❖ Chiant - tiresome
❖ Perspicace - insightful
❖ Palpitante - thrilling
❖ mûr- mature
❖ Soulagée - relieved
❖ Ravi/Enchanté - delighted
❖ Douce - gentle

Idioms:

● Avoir du pain sur la planche - to be busy with smth

● Manger sur le pouce - to eat very quickly
● Jeter l’argent par les fenêtres - to waste money
● Il pleut des cordes - it's raining buckets!
● Un froid de canard - It's very cold
● Faire la grasse matinée - To sleep till late in the morning
● Se faire vriller- to drive someone crazy

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