French Dictionary Vocab 0

Front 1

à
(e.g., <<je vais à Montréal>>, <<as-tu téléphoné à ton père?>>, <<il a donné la clé à son frère>>)

Back 1

to

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à
(e.g., <<à deux heures>>, <<nous sommes à l'aéroport>>)

Back 2

at

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à
(e.g., <<à pied>>, <<à temps>>)

Back 3

on

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à
(e.g., <<la fille aux cheveux blonds>>)

Back 4

with

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à
(with infinitive)(e.g., <<ils ont appris à lire>>, <<problèmes à resoudre>>)

Back 5

to

Front 6

à
(e.g., <<voler aux riches>>)

Back 6

from

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à
(e.g., 60 kilomètres à l'heure>>)

Back 7

per

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à
(e.g., <<à leur avis>>)

Back 8

in, according to

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abaissement (3)

Back 9

n.m.
1. lowering
2. DIMINUTION: reduction, drop, fall
3. abasement, humbling

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abaisser (3)

Back 10

v.t.
1. BAISSER: to lower
2. DIMINUER: to reduce
3. to humble, to abase

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s'abaisser (3)

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v.r.
1. to go down, to slope (down)
2. to demean oneself, to grovel
3. ~ à: to stoop to

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abandon (5)

Back 12

n.m.
1. state of neglect
2. desertion, abandonment
3. abandon, freedom
4. surrender, renunciation
5. withdrawal, retirement (in sports)

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laisser à l'abandon

Back 13

to neglect, to abandon

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abandonner (3)

Back 14

v.t.
1. to abandon
2. to surrender, to renounce
v.i.
1. to give up

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s'abandonner (2)

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v.r.
1.to let oneself go, to neglect oneself
2. ~ à: to give oneself up to (pleasures, etc.)

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abaque

Back 16

n.m.
abacus

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abasourdir (2)

Back 17

v.t.
1. to stun
2. to deafen

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abâtardir

Back 18

v.t.
to debase, to degrade

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s'abâtardir

Back 19

v.r.
to degenerate, to deteriorate

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abat-jour

Back 20

n.m.
lampshade

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abats

Back 21

n.m.pl.
entrails, offals

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abats de volaille

Back 22

n.m.pl.
giblets

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abattage (3)

Back 23

n.m.
1. felling (of trees)
2. slaughtering (of animals)
3. extraction (of metals)

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avoir de l'abattage

Back 24

to be full of vim and vigor

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abattant

Back 25

n.m.
flap, leaf (of furniture)

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abattement (3)

Back 26

n.m.
1. reduction, allowance
2. despondency, sadness
3. weakness, exhaustion

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abattement à la base

Back 27

income-tax deduction

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abattis

Back 28

n.m.pl.
giblets

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abattoir

Back 29

n.m.
abattoir, slaughterhouse

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abattre

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v.t.
1. to knock down, to cut down, to bring down
2. ÉPUISER: to wear out, to exhaust
3. DÉMORALISER: to demoralize
4. to slaughter, to kill

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ne te laisse pas abattre

Back 31

don't let things get you down

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abattre ses cartes
OR
abattre son jeu

Back 32

to lay one's cards on the table

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s'abattre

Back 33

v.r.
1. to come down, to fall, to crash
2. ~ sur: to pounce on, to descend on

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abattu(e)

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adj.
despondent, downcast, dejected

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abbaye

Back 35

n.f.
abbey

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abbé (2)

Back 36

n.m.
1. abbot
2. PRÊTRE: priest

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abbesse

Back 37

n.f.
abbess

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abcès

Back 38

n.m.
abscess

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abdication

Back 39

n.f.
abdication, renunciation

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abdiquer (4)

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v.t.
1. to abdicate
2. to renounce
v.i.
1. to abdicate
2. to surrender, to give up

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abdomen

Back 41

n.m.
abdomen

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abdominal(e)

Back 42

abdominal

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abdominaux

Back 43

n.m.pl.
stomach muscles, abs

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abécédaire

Back 44

n.m.
speller, primer

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abeille

Back 45

n.f.
bee, honeybee

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abeille mâle

Back 46

n.m.
drone

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aberrant(e)

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adj.
1. aberrant, abnormal
2. absurd

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aberration

Back 48

n.f.
aberration

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abêtir

Back 49

v.t.
to make stupid
v.i.
to become stupid

s'abêtir

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abhorrer

Back 50

v.t.
to abhor, to abominate

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abîme

Back 51

n.m.
1. abyss, gulf

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au bord de l'abîme

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on the brink of ruin

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au fond de l'abîme

Back 53

in the depths of despair

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abîmer

Back 54

v.t.
DÉTÉRIORER: to damage, to spoil

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s'abîmer

Back 55

v.r.
1. to spoil, to become damaged
2. to sink, to founder

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s'abîmer dans la réflexion

Back 56

to be lost in thought

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abject(e)

Back 57

adj.
1. despicable, contemptible
2. abject

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abjurer

Back 58

v.t.
to abjure, to renounce

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ablation

Back 59

n.f.
removal, excision (in medicine)

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ablution

Back 60

n.f.
ablution

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abnégation

Back 61

n.f.
selflessness, self-denial

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aboiment

Back 62

n.m.
barking, baying

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être aux abois

Back 63

to be at bay, to be desperate

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abolir

Back 64

v.t.
to abolish

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abolition

Back 65

n.f.
abolition

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abominable

Back 66

adj.
abominable

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abomination

Back 67

n.f.
abomination

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abominer

Back 68

v.t.
to abominate, to loathe

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abondance

Back 69

n.f.
1. abundance
2. en ~: in plenty, galore

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abondant(e)

Back 70

adj.
abundant

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abonder

Back 71

v.i.
to abound, to be plentiful

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abonder en bonheur

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v.i.
to be full of happiness

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abonder dans le sens de

Back 73

to agree wholeheartedly with

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abonné(e)

Back 74

n.
subscriber

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abonnement

Back 75

n.m.
subscription

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abonner

Back 76

v.t.
to take out a subscription for

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s'abonner

Back 77

v.r.
to subscribe

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abord

Back 78

n.m.
1. ACCÈS: access, approach
2. manner <il est d'un abord facile: he's very approachable>

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abords

Back 79

n.m.pl.
surroundings

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il est d'un abord facile

Back 80

he's very approachable

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d'abord

Back 81

at first, firstly

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de prime abord
OR au premier abord

Back 82

at first glance

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abordable

Back 83

adj.
1. ACCESSIBLE: accessible
2. affordable
3. approachable

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abordage

Back 84

n.m.
1. boarding (of a ship)
2. collision

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aborder

Back 85

v.t.
1. to approach
2. to tackle, to deal with
3. to board (an enemy ship)
v.i.
1. to land, to berth

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aborder à port

Back 86

to reach port