Niveau 191
The tank is almost empty.
un réservoir
When it rains, there is danger on the road.
un danger
He is looking for a parking space.
une place
I am looking for a parking space.
le stationnement
There is a stop sign at the end of the street.
un stop
Parking is prohibited on this street.
interdit
Parking is permitted on this street.
autorisé
The insurance of the car costs 330 euros.
une assurance
Niveau 192
He is wearing jeans and a white t-shirt.
un jean
I need a scarf for this winter.
une écharpe
Do you have a hat for the mountains?
un bonnet
I need a cap for this summer.
une casquette
Could you lend me your green backpack?
un sac à dos
Put on your sweater, it's cold.
mettre
Take off your sweater, it's hot.
enlever
Niveau 193
I can't download the document.
arriver à
Was there a call for me?
un appel
You need to call city hall before this weekend.
appeler
Can you please answer the phone?
répondre
Today the phone rings all the time.
sonner
You need to turn on your computer.
allumer
I'm going to turn off my tablet.
éteindre
You will receive an email in a few minutes.
recevoir
Niveau 194
You can't pay by check in this store.
un chèque
Do you pay by credit card?
une carte bancaire
Do you have an account at the Post Office?
un compte
I would like to open an account.
ouvrir
I would like to close my account.
fermer
Niveau 195
In this park, there are many flowers.
plein de
Would you like to go to the beach?
une plage
I like to walk in the countryside.
se balader
I walk one hour a day in the forest.
marcher
She swims for an hour every Sunday.
nager
Jean lives next to a nice little river.
une rivière
Niveau 196
AIDS is still a serious disease.
le sida
Cancer is scary.
un cancer
He stays home because he has bronchitis.
une bronchite
I got a little burn.
une brûlure
Is it a serious disease?
grave
We have to take care of this cold.
soigner
She was sick but now she is cured.
guéri
Niveau 197
Do you have health insurance?
une assurance
You have to work more than forty years to get a pension.
une retraite
Reimbursement is possible for this medication.
un remboursement
You have to go to the radiology department.
la radiologie
Camille will be discharged from the maternity ward tomorrow.
la maternité
The doctor will examine you.
examiner
It is better to operate quickly.
opérer
Niveau 198
My nephew is a student in Nantes.
un neveu
Your niece lives in Belgium?
une nièce
He has five grandchildren.
des petits-enfants
Sophie's boyfriend is a chocolatier.
un copain
Does your girlfriend work?
une copine
This will end in a divorce.
un divorce
Jean and Adeline will separate.
se séparer
Niveau 199
I don't know anyone in this town.
personne
Do you know anyone in this city?
quelqu'un
My colleagues and I finish around 5pm.
un collègue
The employees of this company are well paid.
un employé
My boss is not friendly at all.
un chef
The director speaks three foreign languages.
un directeur
There is a discussion club in the company.
un club
His father is a member of a political party.
un membre
He is part of a volunteer association.
faire partie de
Niveau 200
A sentence ends with a period.
un point
Is there a comma?
une virgule
It needs a question mark.
un point d'interrogation
"I am" is the present.
le présent
"I'll go" is from the future.
le futur
"I did" is past tense.
le passé composé
What tense is this verb?
un temps
Niveau 201
The animals are back, it's quiet.
une bête
Look, the horse is sleeping upright.
un cheval
This is a flight of ducks.
un canard
Elephants are endangered in Africa.
un éléphant
The dolphins swim next to the boat.
un dauphin
Sharks are scary.
un requin
I will be babysitting my parents' dog for three days.
garder
Niveau 202
This athlete is a tremendous success.
une réussite
It is a country that manufactures a lot of weapons.
une arme
It is a meeting between the Chinese president and the French president.
une rencontre
There was a tragic train accident.
tragique
This is an extraordinary event.
extraordinaire
This is an exceptional opportunity for the country.
exceptionnel
In January, there is a summit of European countries.
un sommet
The government wants to find a solution.
une solution
Niveau 203
The Prime Minister participates in an international meeting.
participer
Yesterday, the Queen spoke with the Prime Minister.
une reine
The left is the socialists.
la gauche
The right is the liberals.
la droite
France is a republic with a president.
une république
England is a monarchy with a queen or king.
une monarchie
In France, the president is elected for five years.
un président
Spain has a rather young king.
un roi
The Prime Minister is the head of government.
un premier ministre
Niveau 204
The European Union is composed of about thirty countries.
l'Union Européenne
The motto of France is liberté, égalité, fraternité.
une liberté
For the French, equality is important.
l'égalité
Helping others is called solidarity.
la solidarité
Accepting differences is called tolerance.
la tolérance
Not liking foreigners is called racism.
le racisme
Democracy is freedom of opinion.
la démocratie
To be able to express one's political opinions is a right.
un droit
Voting in elections is a duty.
un devoir
Niveau 205
You have to do a lot of things before you get old!
vieux
Young people like to talk to each other on social networks.
un jeune
Teenagers need to play sports.
un adolescent
Adults are always thinking about work.
un adulte
Old people sleep less.
un vieux
Man exists thanks to nature.
exister
Niveau 206
Can you hear well? Is your perception good?
la perception
His grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
un malentendant
Can you whistle with your fingers?
siffler
Marie's father is almost deaf.
sourd
This film has a good sound quality.
sonore
This little girl has a high-pitched voice.
aigu
This old man has a deep voice.
grave
Niveau 207
My feelings towards you are eternal.
envers
Little Louis is courageous, he works well at school.
courageux
I like Pascal very much because he is simple.
simple
Do you trust this girl?
de la confiance
One of his qualities is curiosity.
de la curiosité
Today the teacher is in a good mood.
de la bonne humeur
Our director is always optimistic.
optimiste
We must continue, we must not be pessimistic.
pessimiste
She always surprises me!
surprendre
Niveau 208
They live at the residence near the river.
une résidence
This is a large, new home.
un logement
Their apartment is on the first floor.
le rez-de-chaussée
She will stay in a hotel for two weeks.
loger
They moved to Paris in September.
emménager
They will leave their apartment in June.
quitter
It is a temporary accommodation, for two weeks.
provisoire
Niveau 209
There are drinks on the kitchen table.
une boisson
There is a grocery store at the end of the street.
de l'alimentation
There is coloring in this dessert.
un colorant
Are you cooking tomorrow?
faire la cuisine
Wait, I'll set the table.
mettre la table
I don't like it, it's too sweet.
sucré
Too bad, it's not salty enough.
salé
It is natural tuna, without sauce.
naturel
Niveau 210
Want to buy a cigar?
un cigare
Excuse me, do you know where there is a smoking area?
un espace fumeur
Can we smoke here?
fumer
He lit a cigarette in the restaurant.
allumer
She put out her cigarette before entering.
éteindre
Light cigarettes are not better for your health.
léger
She smokes strong cigarettes.
fort
Smoking is dangerous for your health.
dangereux
Niveau 211
Mail is delivered every morning.
une distribution
The letter carrier comes every day around 10 o'clock.
un facteur
I have to go to the post office to make a transfer.
un virement
This letter must be sent by registered mail.
un recommandé
Don't forget to put a stamp on the envelope.
coller
Don't forget to put the letter in the box this morning.
mettre à la boîte
Niveau 212
he shares an apartment with his half-brother.
un demi-frère
She goes on vacation with her half-sister.
une demi-sœur
He buys a gift for his parents in law.
des beaux-parents
François was orphaned at the age of eight.
un orphelin
He is five years older than his brother, he is the oldest.
un aîné
Last year Josephine had twins.
des jumeaux
The Bourgoins adopted a one-year-old girl.
adopter
The Dejeans raise five children.
élever
Niveau 213
Indonesia has an equatorial climate.
équatorial
Brazil has a large tropical forest.
tropical
The moon is not visible because of the clouds.
visible
The environment must be better protected.
l'environnement
It is impossible to live normally at the South Pole.
un pôle
The Tropic of Cancer is in the north.
un tropique
It is always hot at the equator.
l'équateur
I don't know where it is, you have to look on a map.
une carte
Dogs and cats are land animals.
terrestre
Polar bears are white.
polaire
Niveau 214
There is almost no price increase this year.
une hausse
There has been a drop in computer prices.
une baisse
Employment is always an important political issue.
l'emploi
In France we have the problem of unemployment.
le chômage
We must encourage the development of new energies.
le développement
There is almost no economic growth this year.
la croissance
Business leaders are often worried.
un chef d'entreprise
Employment is always an important political issue.
un sujet
France sells arms to certain countries.
certains
Niveau 215
He pays attention to his appearance.
une apparence
She has a calm demeanor.
un comportement
I really like his calm attitude.
une attitude
What size shoe do you wear?
une pointure
She has long blond hair.
des cheveux
He has been bald since he was twenty years old.
chauve
He is a tall man with a beard.
barbu
After twenty years we still grow up?
grandir
Niveau 216
The priest is in the church.
un prêtre
The imam is in the mosque.
un imam
The rabbi is in the synagogue.
un rabbin
They say a prayer every day.
une prière
Christians go to church.
un chrétien
Jews go to synagogue.
un juif
Muslims go to the mosque.
un musulman
Niveau 217
The life science teacher is very interesting.
les sciences de la vie
Physics classes are getting harder and harder.
la physique
The chemistry teacher is absent tomorrow.
la chimie
There are no music classes in high school.
la musique
There are no drawing classes in high school.
le dessin
It is good to learn a foreign language in elementary school.
une langue étrangère
The history teacher will not be able to do the entire program.
un programme
I thought the dictation was long!
une dictée
Niveau 218
Do farmers work less in winter?
un agriculteur
He wants to become a business lawyer.
un avocat
Do you know a good dentist in the neighborhood?
un dentiste
What newspaper do you work for as a journalist?
un journaliste
We need a technician to solve this internet connection problem.
un technicien
He is a worker in a factory that makes cakes.
un ouvrier
Many teachers are civil servants.
un fonctionnaire
Niveau 219
How many players does it take to make it interesting?
un joueur
Shall we play a game after lunch?
une partie
Do you like card games?
un jeu de cartes
I don't like gambling very much.
un jeu de hasard
Dimitri plays chess with his brother.
les échecs
Lea's mom bought dominoes.
les dominos
Do you know the rule of the game?
une règle du jeu
Niveau 220
It is possible to do a car wash in this service station.
un lavage
You need oil for the car.
de l'huile
Are you going to change the tires soon?
un pneu
My car had a battery problem yesterday.
une batterie
The car must be repaired as soon as possible.
réparer
The mechanic will arrive to fix the car.
dépanner
The car does not work anymore!
marcher
Niveau 221
We must pay attention to the cleanliness of the house.
la propreté
You should shower every day for personal hygiene.
l'hygiène
I'm going to tidy up the bathroom.
une salle de bains
The bathtub is dirty, you can't bathe like that.
une baignoire
Your toothbrush is on the right side of the sink.
un lavabo
Today, the bathtub needs to be cleaned.
nettoyer
Have you vacuumed this morning yet?
passer l'aspirateur
Niveau 222
Do you stop by the butcher on your way home?
un boucher
Shall we grill tomorrow at noon?
une grillade
I would like my meat well cooked please.
cuit
I would like my meat rare please.
saignant
I would like my meat medium rare please.
à point
Can you please cook the vegetables?
faire cuire
Can you please grill the meat?
griller
Niveau 223
Can you stop by the greengrocer's on your way home?
un marchand de légumes
I need a kilo of potatoes.
une pomme de terre
I need a big cabbage.
un chou
I need four or five leeks.
un poireau
It's been a long time since we've had an artichoke.
un artichaut
Green beans? I boil them for 8 minutes, no more.
faire bouillir
Can you cut the vegetables please?
couper
Niveau 224
I'm going to stop by the fishmonger's on my way home.
un poissonnier
There is a good fish market near my house.
une poissonnerie
I'm going to buy some seafood for tonight.
des fruits de mer
I want to eat crab, don't you?
un crabe
To make sushi you need very fresh fish.
frais
Is this fish that you caught yourself?
pêcher
Fish should be cleaned thoroughly before cooking.
nettoyer
Niveau 225
You can find everything in a hypermarket.
un hypermarché
I forgot to pick up a cart at the entrance of the store.
un chariot
Can you put this in the basket please?
un panier
Today there is a special offer on cheese.
une offre spéciale
The total purchase price is 76 euros 40.
le total
I spent almost a hundred euros at the supermarket.
dépenser
The number of people invited must be counted.
compter
Niveau 226
I had a conversation with him on the phone.
une conversation
Is there a phone booth in this station?
une cabine téléphonique
I like the sound of your phone.
une sonnerie
You have to call information to get this number.
les renseignements
Can you please pick up the phone?
décrocher
Please fax this sheet to this number.
faxer
I will make a phone call to the director.
passer
Niveau 227
Do you feel sick?
le cœur
The color of blood is red.
du sang
She broke a bone when she fell off her bike.
un os
Romain has broad shoulders.
une épaule
Please stick out your tongue.
la langue
I hit my chin in the door!
le menton
The skin is renewed every three weeks.
la peau
Niveau 228
She has an air of the actress Marion Cotillard.
un air
Do you wear glasses?
des lunettes
I have to buy lenses.
des lentilles
He has curly brown hair.
frisé
She has curly red hair.
bouclé
He is a small man with a moustache.
moustachu
She is sunbathing on the beach.
bronzer
Niveau 229
Is this a comfortable position?
une position
Do not make any movements for one minute!
faire un mouvement
Please lie down.
s'allonger
You have to bend down to get under this door.
se baisser
Turn left.
se tourner
Do not turn around for thirty seconds.
se retourner
Now we have to stand up.
se mettre debout
Niveau 230
Touch this, it gives a good feeling.
une sensation
The contact with this cotton fabric is pleasant.
un contact
Look, this plastic is very flexible.
souple
Touch this wood, it's all smooth.
lisse
Can you feel how hot it is?
sentir
Put this on your tongue, it's sweet.
la langue
Don't eat that, it's disgusting.
dégoûtant
Be careful, this is a very spicy Indian dish.
épicé
Do you like bitter chocolate?
amer
Niveau 231
I need a death certificate.
un certificat
Here is your certificate of training.
une attestation
I need several administrative documents.
administratif
You must request a work certificate from your employer.
demander
It is your employer who gives this document.
donner
You can get this document at the town hall.
obtenir
Niveau 232
I appreciate his calmness in all situations.
du calme
I really like his friendliness.
de l'amabilité
I really appreciate his great discretion.
de la discrétion
Do you think he's mean?
méchant
Do you think he's a liar?
menteur
What I like about him is that he is easy to live with.
facile à vivre
I admire his calmness in all situations.
admirer
Niveau 233
Is he in love with his neighbor?
amoureux
He is a young man who is very curious about everything.
curieux
He is nervous during the exam period.
nerveux
She is a little girl who is always good.
sage
She is an intelligent and sociable girl.
sociable
Do you doubt this information?
douter
Am I disturbing you?
déranger
Niveau 234
Does your spouse work in France?
un époux
Is your wife here with you?
une épouse
Her companion is on a trip to England.
un compagnon
His girlfriend is in Paris this week.
une compagne
Philippe had a hard time with the separation of his parents.
une séparation
Jean and Sylvie have been living together for ten years.
vivre ensemble
Niveau 235
Alexis is doing better and better at school.
de mieux en mieux
The teacher distributed several photocopies.
distribuer
He received a strict education.
l'éducation
In this international school, the teaching is in French and English.
l'enseignement
Christine's daughter goes to daycare until 6pm.
une garderie
Léo is four years old and goes to kindergarten.
une école maternelle
Léa is eight years old, she goes to elementary school.
une école primaire
Jean-Luc puts his children in public school.
l'enseignement public
Pauline puts her children in private school.
l'enseignement privé
Niveau 236
In this company the working conditions are not good.
des conditions de travail
The day after tomorrow, there is a meeting with the director.
une réunion
The workers shouted their slogan in front of the director's office.
un slogan
The workers distributed leaflets in front of the factory.
un tract
The workers are negotiating a better salary.
négocier
Workers strike for more money.
faire grève
The employees of this company have been on strike for a week.
être en grève
Niveau 237
It is an extremely difficult competition.
extrêmement
The spectators applaud the athletes for a long time.
applaudir
In soccer, there are twenty-two players on the field.
un terrain
I hope there are easy ski runs!
une piste
Do you belong to a sports club?
un club
The public came in great numbers to see the game.
un public
The supporters of the Paris team applaud.
un supporter
Paris is the winning team of the match.
un gagnant
Marseille is the losing team of the match.
un perdant
Niveau 238
Communication technologies have made progress.
la communication
Do you watch the news on television?
les informations
Seventy journalists work for this newspaper.
un journaliste
The host of this program is very popular.
un animateur
Le Point is a magazine that appears every week.
un magazine
There is an interesting documentary on TV.
un documentaire
The evening news starts at 8pm.
un journal télévisé
Niveau 239
Fernand began his apprenticeship as a mechanic at the age of fourteen.
un apprentissage
Julien wants to train as an electrician.
une formation
Marion has a successful career in banking.
une carrière
Paul will probably get a promotion this year.
une promotion
Marianne has more and more responsibilities in her work.
une responsabilité
Mickaël is training to be a pastry chef.
se former
Isabelle has passed her pastry diploma.
réussir
Niveau 240
There are two armchairs in the living room.
un fauteuil
I would like to buy a sofa for my house.
un canapé
There's a nice closet at my parents' house.
une armoire
It is a powerful but quiet vacuum cleaner.
un aspirateur
The mailbox is next to the door.
une boîte aux lettres
They bought a new, very comfortable mattress.
un matelas
Niveau 241
It is a house with a large cellar.
une cave
The car is in the garage.
un garage
Isn't there a parking lot near here?
un parking
There are trees and a bench in the courtyard of the building.
une cour
It's a shame it's dark here.
sombre
I like this room, it's bright.
lumineux
This week, I'm staying with a couple of friends.
loger
Niveau 242
For us, this house is a big purchase.
un achat
The sale of our apartment will pay for the new house.
une vente
The rent is not expensive but it is a bit old.
un loyer
The owner of the apartment does not live in France.
un propriétaire
You don't have to sell now.
vendre
I'm going to swap my apartment in Paris with a friend in London.
échanger
Niveau 243
It is a room with two beds.
un lit
Of course, there is a shower in the room.
une douche
Is the toilet in the bathroom?
une salle de bains
Excuse me, I'm looking for the bathroom please.
des toilettes
This room looks very comfortable.
confortable
It is a hotel in town but very quiet.
calme
Here is your bill for this week.
une facture
Niveau 244
He will be in Rome for five days.
un séjour
They are going to do a 10 days tour in Tunisia.
un circuit
We visited the museum with a group of 10 people.
un groupe
Would you like to go to the Vincennes zoo?
un zoo
The Champs-Élysées is a very touristic place.
touristique
Camembert is a typical French cheese.
typique
We want to discover Paris and Bordeaux.
découvrir
Niveau 245
Is this a self-service restaurant?
un self-service
Where is the bathroom, please?
des toilettes
Are there any free seats on the terrace?
une place
I go to the cashier to pay.
une caisse
It was really excellent.
excellent
It's a bit expensive but it's very good.
cher
Have you already ordered the desserts?
commander
Niveau 246
In France, social security has existed since 1945.
la sécurité sociale
The doctor gave me a prescription.
une ordonnance
The doctor gave me a sick leave.
un arrêt maladie
I am on sick leave until tomorrow.
un congé de maladie
My insurance pays for everything.
rembourser
I'm going to insure myself for my vacation in the mountains.
s'assurer
Niveau 247
Want some cereal for breakfast?
des céréales
Popcorn is made with corn.
du maïs
At the restaurant, he ordered spaghetti.
des spaghettis
When I have no time, I eat Chinese noodles.
des nouilles
Can you make lasagna?
des lasagnes
I bought some good fresh pasta.
fraîche
This rice does not stick.
coller
Niveau 248
He caught a cold while walking in the rain.
un rhume
She was infected with the flu virus.
un virus
He has a temperature of thirty-nine.
de la température
The doctor prescribed him two medications.
un médicament
Be careful, it's contagious.
contagieux
She sneezed three times!
éternuer
Niveau 249
Matthieu has been interested in medicine since childhood.
la médecine
Three patients are in the waiting room.
un patient
A nurse visits the room every hour.
un infirmier
She stays home to care for her daughter.
soigner
Antibiotics can cure serious diseases.
guérir
The doctor had to give him an injection.
faire une piqûre
Niveau 250
There is one teacher for every fifteen students.
un professeur
The translator should finish this work this week.
un traducteur
How many languages do you speak?
parler
How long have you been studying French?
étudier
I am learning two languages: French and Italian.
apprendre
How many students are in your class?
un élève
We work in groups of three students.
un étudiant
Niveau 251
She is a member of an environmental association.
une association
He is a member of a boxing club.
un membre
She volunteers to clean up the rivers.
un bénévole
She is president of an association of painters.
un président
He is a Paris Saint-Germain fan.
un supporter
He participates in the associative life of his university.
associatif
This year, I will join a sports club.
s'inscrire
Niveau 252
Christophe is a working relationship.
une relation
André is an acquaintance from my tennis club.
une connaissance
William is a leader of the Greenpeace association.
un responsable
This man in the picture is my superior.
un supérieur
Everyone gets along well in this office.
s'entendre bien
My colleagues are nice, I like them.
aimer bien
Everyone admires the founder of the company.
admirer
Everyone hates the new guy, he works badly!
détester
I believe that employees value their manager.
estimer
Niveau 253
The Minister says the economy is getting better and better.
affirmer
His father promises to buy him a car.
promettre
Louis and Géraldine are chatting in the cafeteria.
bavarder
Children can be heard screaming in the garden.
crier
The teacher interviewed all the students.
interroger
This waiter likes to joke with the customers.
plaisanter
The young people protested against the teacher's decision.
protester
Everyone will shut up when the movie starts.
se taire
Niveau 254
I'm going to check the weather forecast on the Internet.
une prévision
This weekend it will be cloudy.
nuageux
Tomorrow will be a sunny day.
ensoleillé
It is cool this morning.
frais
Be careful, the roads are snowed in.
enneigé
Niveau 255
It is a neighborhood where there are only houses.
une maison
Sartrouville is a city in the Paris suburbs.
une cité
A pavilion is like a house.
un pavillon
The city hall of Paris is in the fourth arrondissement.
un hôtel de ville
There are two clinics in this small town.
une clinique
The police station is in front of the supermarket.
un commissariat
The tax office is located near the church.
un centre des impôts
Niveau 256
Our dog is a two year old female.
une femelle
Our cat is a three year old male.
un mâle
The neighbor's rooster crows every morning.
un coq
Mr. Dejean has three sheep in the park of his house.
un mouton
My friend Penny raises two horses.
élever
My dog barks easily.
aboyer
Niveau 257
Some herbs are good to eat.
une herbe
I have three fruit trees in my garden.
un arbre fruitier
Orange trees grow in warm countries.
un oranger
The cherry trees bloom in spring.
un cerisier
Olive trees grow well in Mediterranean countries.
un olivier
There are more than a hundred kinds of roses.
un rosier
Niveau 258
The European Union is composed of about thirty countries.
un pays
The Prime Minister has a lot of power.
le pouvoir
Dictatorships are mainly located in Africa and Asia.
une dictature
The American constitution dates from 1787.
une constitution
Portugal is one of the oldest nations in Europe.
une nation
Niveau 259
Is it a road accident?
un accident
The health situation in this country is a tragedy.
une tragédie
The death of this entire family is a catastrophe.
une catastrophe
An earthquake occurred in Japan yesterday morning.
un tremblement de terre
When did this happen?
arriver
The demonstration will take place tomorrow or the day after.
avoir lieu
A terrible accident occurred on the highway to Lyon.
se produire
The snow caused train delays.
provoquer
Niveau 260
His failure made him a little sad.
un échec
His success has made him very optimistic.
rendre
Global warming is not just a theory.
une théorie
This is an interesting hypothesis.
une hypothèse
Students did an experiment with a bottle and vinegar.
une expérience
It is assumed that the failure comes from the battery.
supposer
Jacques likes to observe animals.
observer
We found that the door is broken.
constater
Can you make sure the door is locked?
vérifier
Niveau 261
The electric car market is doing well.
un marché
The European currency is too strong.
une monnaie
Yogurt consumption has been declining for the past twenty years.
une consommation
There has been an increase in the number of cars over the last century.
une augmentation
Employment in France improved this month.
un progrès
Economic activity is once again dynamic.
économique
France imports a large number of electronic products.
importer
France exports a large number of luxury products.
exporter
Niveau 262
The heart is an important organ.
un organe
We have two lungs to breathe.
un poumon
My stomach has been hurting since noon.
un estomac
It's healthy to eat lots of vegetables.
sain
Get some exercise!
physique
Now take a deep breath.
une respiration
It takes three hours to digest, right?
digérer
Niveau 263
This is a completely false statement.
une affirmation
There is too much chatter in this class!
un bavardage
We heard a great cry.
un cri
There is a ban on entering this building.
une interdiction
The children told their mother a lie.
un mensonge
There were protests in the room.
une protestation
This teacher doesn't take the joke.
une plaisanterie
This is a promise from my father.
une promesse
Niveau 264
We did a one hour walk.
une marche
We did a ten minute run.
une course
He bought a cane to walk.
une canne
Now she needs a wheelchair.
un fauteuil roulant
He always travels by bicycle.
se déplacer
Please move back a little.
reculer
My grandmother walks with small steps.
à petits pas
Louis is going to school at a fast pace.
à grands pas
Niveau 265
I took the kids to the pool.
amener
I brought a gift for your birthday.
apporter
Can you pick up this newspaper?
ramasser
She grabbed the keys that Paul threw.
attraper
I'll load the groceries in the car.
charger
Did you unload the groceries from the car?
décharger
Place the vase gently on the table.
délicatement
Niveau 266
Human vision is not good at night.
la vision
Dogs for the blind can enter the stores.
un non-voyant
Pierre gave me a cold look.
un regard
Do you wear contact lenses?
des lentilles de contact
This cat has been staring at me for two minutes.
fixer
This child has been following me with his eyes since earlier.
suivre des yeux
I looked away from this man.
détourner les yeux
Niveau 267
I have a great admiration for this actor.
de l'admiration
Optimism is an important quality.
de l'optimisme
We must avoid pessimism.
du pessimisme
Sometimes it's hard to be optimistic.
difficile
It's tiring to listen to his pessimistic stories.
fatigant
I'm tired of listening to his pessimistic stories.
fatigué
It pisses me off that he hates music.
énerver
Niveau 268
The police arrested undocumented migrants.
un sans papier
The claimant awaits the outcome of his or her claim.
un demandeur d'asile
Manuel obtained French nationality when he was fifteen years old.
obtenir la nationalité
It is rare to lose French nationality.
perdre la nationalité
Brisbane is an Australian city.
australien
Cairo is the Egyptian capital.
égyptien
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
écossais
Niveau 269
There are traps in this short dictation.
un piège
Kindergartens take children up to seven years old.
un jardin d'enfants
He did a six-month internship in Quebec.
un stage
Primary education is for children from six to eleven years old.
primaire
Secondary education is for children from eleven to eighteen years old.
secondaire
Vocational education prepares students for the business world.
professionnel
Higher education comes after high school.
supérieur
Juliette has enrolled in her first year of economics.
s'inscrire
Niveau 270
There is a lot of machinery in this new plant.
une machine
There are many robots in this new factory.
un robot
It is a well-known English company.
une société
At lunchtime I eat at my workplace.
un lieu de travail
The establishment covers three hectares.
un établissement
There is a farm at the exit of the village.
une ferme
Now he is in the commercial department.
un service
There is a sewing shop near my house.
un atelier
He has been employed at BabelHack since last year.
être employé chez
He would like to work in the bank.
la banque
Niveau 271
She found a job at Air Banana.
un emploi
She has a job that is tiring.
un poste de travail
She has a good employment contract.
un contrat de travail
I think she has an interesting job.
intéressant
He explained to me that his job was boring.
ennuyeux
The work he has found is hard, it starts very early.
pénible
Niveau 272
She reads all kinds of books.
toute sorte
He has a taste for painting.
du goût
She has an interest in music.
de l'intérêt
My grandfather likes gardening a lot.
le jardinage
My father does crafts on weekends.
le bricolage
My brother has been interested in cooking since he was a child.
s'intéresser à
They go to the movies every Saturday for entertainment.
se distraire
My mother has a passion for exotic flowers.
se passionner pour
My little brother has been collecting stamps for two years.
collectionner
Niveau 273
Claude has been a job seeker for three months.
un demandeur d'emploi
Mylène registered at the Pôle emploi last week.
le Pôle emploi
Fabrice is registered with a temporary employment agency.
une agence d'intérim
Make your resume in one page.
un curriculum vitæ
She hopes to find work very soon.
retrouver du travail
Niveau 274
On Saturday, there is an important match between Paris and Lyon.
une rencontre
Paris Saint-Germain is first in the championship.
un championnat
The final match will be played in Barcelona.
une finale
The result of the match is two goals to one for Paris.
un résultat
Madrid and Rome have drawn.
faire match nul
The players train twice a day.
s'entraîner
On Saturday, Paris plays against Marseille, in Marseille.
jouer contre
To be first, Paris must beat Monaco.
battre
Niveau 275
The employees of this company got a raise.
une augmentation
The minimum wage has barely increased this year.
le salaire minimum
Jean-Luc will be retired next year.
la retraite
Bring your last twelve pay slips.
un bulletin de salaire
He earns 3000 euros gross.
brut
She earns 2500 euros net.
net
His monthly salary is 3500 euros.
mensuel
His annual salary is 42,000 euros.
annuel
I received a salary increase.
recevoir
Niveau 276
Are you interested in current events?
l'actualité
On Sundays, she likes to watch sports on TV.
le sport
Check the weather on your smartphone.
la météo
The journalists conducted an investigation for two months.
une enquête
The journalist had an interview with the Minister of Economy.
un entretien
The journalist was able to interview the two main actors of the film.
une interview
The debate was between a politician and a writer.
un débat
Niveau 277
It's better to take the train.
mieux
However, you have to go there.
cependant
Finally, they arrived at 10 pm.
finalement
To go to the village, it is a small road.
une route
You have to take the direction of Paris to Auxerre.
une direction
The line from Marseille to Nice is under construction.
une ligne
It's a truck carrying newspapers.
transporter
It is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris.
traverser
Niveau 278
Takeoff is scheduled in five minutes.
un décollage
The landing is scheduled in twenty minutes.
un atterrissage
We are car 8, places 18 and 19.
une voiture
There is a bus that goes to Lyon.
un car
I would like a seat by the window.
un siège
Do you have to make a reservation to take the TGV?
réserver
It's five past seven, we'll miss the train!
rater
We have to get on the train quickly!
monter
We will go down to Fontainebleau.
descendre
Niveau 279
To go to Fontainebleau you have to take the national road 7.
une route nationale
To go to Sens you have to take the departmental road 72.
une route départementale
In the morning there are traffic jams in Paris.
un embouteillage
There is a tollbooth in two kilometers.
un péage
The Mont Blanc tunnel is eleven kilometers long.
un tunnel
Niveau 280
I hate red tape.
des formalités
Are you going to make a declaration to customs?
une déclaration
Immigration is important in rich countries.
une immigration
The customs officer made me open my suitcase.
un douanier
There were many police officers at the airport.
un policier
The customs checked the contents of my suitcase.
vérifier