General Vocabulary 2

General Vocabulary 2

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plan

plan, city map

guidage

guidance

`a la fois

at the same time

faute

fault, mistake, error

histoire

story (as well as history)

siecle

century

batiment

building (also,ship)

etat

state

etoile

star

lecon

lesson

voiture

car

chimique

chemical

arbre

tree

roman

novel

policier

pertaining to the police

livre

book

ligne

line

isole

isolated

huit jours

week

eau

water

societe

corporation

etude

study

vendeur

salesperson

echantillon

sample

attendu

expected

inattendu

unexpected

maison

house

quinze jours

two weeks (fortnight)

cote

side

melange

mixture

beton

concrete

tout le monde

everybody

immeuble

apartment house

lent

slow

gates

spoiled

salle de concert

auditorium

traite de

deals with

pile

reactor

interessent

concern, self-interested

interresant

interesting, attractive

personnage

character (of a play,novel)

unissent

unite

caractere

character (moral, social)

or

gold

montre

a watch (timekeeper)

art

tableaux

ecrire

write

maintenant

now

d,habitude

usually

d’habitude

usually

souvent

often

evolution

development (of)

mieux

better

pire

worse

travaille

works

vite

fast

repandu

widespread

legerement

slightly

courbe

curve

egalement

equal

dent

tooth

etages

floors/story as in bldg.

etroit

narrow

plancher

floor

culottes

trousers

horloge

clock

villa

detached house

marbre

marble

cheveux

hair

noir

black

une communication

an academic paper

du

de + le, of the, from the

heureux,heureuse

happy m,happy f

traite de

deals with

lentement

slowly

vite

fast

mieux

better

pire

worse

le plus vite

the fastest

le plus _____

the superlative: fastest, prettiest

peu

creates its opposite

maison en briques

brick

lampe `a huile

oil lamp

galerie de tableaux

an art gallery

planchers

floors

repandu

widespread

reposer sur

to be based on, depends on

rechercher

search for