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Chapter 5
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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2010

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Term
le petit-enfant
Definition
grandchild
Term
la petite-fille
Definition
granddaughter
Term
le petit-fils
Definition
grandson
Term
le cousin
la cousine
Definition
cousin
Term
le neveu
Definition
nephew
Term
la nièce
Definition
niece
Term
l'oncle m.
Definition
uncle
Term
la tante
Definition
aunt
Term
le beau-frère
Definition
brother-in-law
Term
la belle-soeur
Definition
siste-in-law
Term
le demi-frère
Definition
half brother or stepbrother
Term
la demi-soeur
Definition
half sister
stepsister
Term
le beau-père
Definition
father-in-law
stepfather
Term
la belle-mère
Definition
mother-in-law
stepmother
Term
le gendre
Definition
son-in-law
Term
la bru
Definition
daughter in law
Term
le parent
Definition
parent
relative
Term
les arrière-grands-parents
m. pl.
Definition
great-grandparents
Term
célibataire
Definition
single
Term
divorcé(e)
Definition
divorced
Term
marié(e)
Definition
married
Term
pacsé(e)
Definition
joined legally by PACS
The pacte civil de solidarité
a civil union option voited into french law in 1999
Term
chez
Definition
at his place/home/place of work
Term
le bureau
Definition
study
office
Term
la clé
Definition
key
Term
l'escalier
m.
Definition
stairway
Term
le rez-de-chaussée
Definition
ground floor
Term
le premier (duxième) ètage
Definition
second (third) floor in North America
Term
le sous-sol
Definition
basement
Term
possessive adjectives
masculine
my,
your-informal
his her its one's
your-formal and plural
their
Definition
mon
ton
son
notre
votre
leur
Term
possessive adjectives
Feminine
my,
your-informal
his her its one's
your-formal and plural
their
Definition
ma
ta
sa
notre
votre
leur
Term
possessive adjectives
mas. & fem Plural
my,
your-informal
his her its one's
your-formal and plural
their
Definition
mes
tes
ses
nos
vos
leurs
Term
conjugate aller
Definition
je vais nous allons
tu vas vous allez
i/e/on va ils/elles vont
Term
conjugate faire
to do/to make
Definition
je fais nous faisons
tu fais vous faites
i/e/o fait ils/elles font
Term
faire attention à
Definition
to pay attention to
to watch out for
Term
faire la connaissance de
Definition
to meet (for the first time)
make the acquaintance of
Term
faire les courses
Definition
to do errands
Term
faire ses devoirs
Definition
to do one's homework
Term
faire la lessive
Definition
to do the laundry
Term
faire le marché
Definition
to do the shopping
to go to the market
Term
faire le ménage
Definition
to do the housework
Term
faire une promenade
Definition
to take a walk
Term
faire la queue
Definition
to stand in line
Term
faire un tour (en voiture)
Definition
to take a walk (a ride)
Term
faire la vaisselle
Definition
to do the dishes
Term
faire un voyage
Definition
to take a trip
Term
conjugate vendre**
to sell


**several others share this conjugation
Definition
je vends nous vendons
tu vends vous vendez
i/e/o vend ils/elles vendent
Term
attendre **
Definition
to wait (for)
Term
descendre **
Definition
to go down
to get off
Term
entendre **
Definition
to hear
Term
perdre **
Definition
to lose
to waste
Term
rendre **
Definition
to give back
return
Term
rendre visite à **
Definition
to visit (someone)
Term
répondre à **
Definition
to answer
Term
malgré
Definition
in spite of
Term
les amants
Definition
lovers
Term
une pitchoune
Definition
in s. france
term of endearment for a baby
Term
une belette
Definition
weasel
Term
plume les alouettes
Definition
pluck the feathers of larks
(from a fr. song for children)
Term
amoureuse de l'instant
Definition
in love with the current moment
Term
l'âme
Definition
soul
Term
la peau
Definition
skin
Term
tourne le dos au temps
Definition
turn my back on time
Term
au vent
Definition
in the wind
Term
le jardin
Definition
garden
Term
l'arbre m.
Definition
tree
Term
l'autobus m.
Definition
(city)bus
Term
le bruit
Definition
noise
Term
la famille
Definition
family
Term
la météo
Definition
weather forecast
Term
les projets m. pl.
Definition
plans
Term
le temps
Definition
time
weather
Term
les vacances f. p.
Definition
vacation
Term
rester
Definition
to stay
to remain
Term
préparer
Definition
to prepare
Term
aller mal
Definition
to feel bad / ill
Term
au printemps m.
Definition
in spring...
Term
en automne m.
Definition
in fall
Term
en été m.
Definition
in summer
Term
en hiver m.
Definition
in winter
Term
l'année prochaine
Definition
next year
Term
après
Definition
after
afterward
Term
Bientôt
Definition
soon
Term
ce week-end
Definition
this weekend
Term
cet après-midi
Definition
this afternoon
Term
ce matin
Definition
this morning
Term
ce soir
Definition
this evening
Term
dans quatre jours
Definition
in four days (from now)
Term
chez
Definition
at the home/establishment of
Term
demain
Definition
tomorrow
Term
d'habitude
Definition
usually
Term
une fois par semaine
Definition
once a week
Term
le lundi
Definition
on mondays
Term
le vendredi soir
Definition
on friday evenings
Term
peut-être
Definition
maybe
Term
la semaine prochaine
Definition
next week
Term
tous les jours
Definition
every day
Term
tout à l'heure
Definition
in a while
Term
tout de suite
Definition
immediately
Term
le week-end
Definition
on weekends
Term
il pleut
Definition
it's raining
Term
le temps est nuageux
Definition
it's cloudy
Term
le temps est orageux
Definition
it's stormy
Term
il fait beau
Definition
it's nice (out)
Term
quel temps fait-il?
Definition
how's the weather?
Term
il fait beau
Definition
it's hot
Term
il fait chaud
Definition
it's hot
Term
il fait (du) soleil
Definition
it's sunny
Term
il fait du vent
il vente. il y a du vent.
Definition
it's windy
Term
il fait frais
Definition
it's cool
Term
il fait froid
Definition
it's cold
Term
il fait mauvais
Definition
it's bad (out)
Term
il neige
Definition
it's snowing
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