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 has a good employment contract.
un contrat de travail
I think she has an interesting job.
intéressant