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125 words/phrases to learn
un appui
a support; a back-up
le truc
the stuff
le bonheur
happiness
énerver
to upset; to annoy
comprendre
to understand
quelqu'un
somebody
parce que
because
croire
to believe
la bouteille
the bottle
le rapport
the report; the relation
l'âge
the age
sinon
otherwise
beaucoup de
a lot of
un poids
a weight (mass)
bonjour
hello; good morning
savoir
to know (a fact)
la partie
the part
un kilo
a kilo
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
malheureux
unhappy; unfortunate
en fait
actually; in fact
selon
according to
l'histoire
the story; the history
publier
to publish
c'est comme ça
that's just the way it is
depuis
since; for
le français
the French (language)
la guerre
the war
acheter
to buy
la preuve
the evidence; the proof
déterminer
to determine
officiellement
officially
l'état
the state
le pays
the country
exister
to exist
national
national
demander
to ask
les gens
the people (persons)
une définition
a definition
un peu
a little
la montagne
the mountain
donc
so (giving reason)
tous
all; everybody
un genre de ...
a kind of... ; a genre of...
la machine
the machine
l'image
the picture
artistique
artistic
une année
a year
fort
strong; loud
à l'université
at university
considérer
to consider
la chose
the thing
une construction
a construction
progresser
to progress
l'objectif
the purpose; the objective
clairement
clearly
définir
to define
les restes
the leftovers
avec moi
with me
le cerveau
the brain
un autre
another
tu penses
you think (singular)
penser
to think
le voyage
the trip; the journey
donner
to give
entrer
to enter
il faut
have to; need to; must
présenter
to present
la précision
the precision
le plan
the plan
salut
hi
facile
easy
riche
rich
je n'ai pas d'argent
I don't have money
l'argent
the money; the silver
la théorie
the theory
exactement
exactly
techniquement
technically
permettre
to allow
construire
to build
efficacement
effectively
par exemple
for example
l'exemple
the example
gouverner
to govern
spécifique
specific
le cœur
the heart
mesurer
to measure
je ne comprends pas
I don't understand
je ne sais pas
I don't know
même
same; equal; even
motiver
to motivate
réaliste
realistic
tendu
nervous
avoir besoin de
to need (something; to do something)
le besoin
the need
réaliser
to realise
l'étape
the step (in a process)
l'arrivée
the arrival
moi non plus
me neither
manger
to eat
avancer
to move forward
content
happy
écologique
ecological
une valeur
a value
le début
the beginning
je veux
I want
le compte
the account
attendre
to wait; to expect
autoriser
to allow; to authorise
tout le monde
everyone
on s'en fout !
who cares!
jamais
never
vouloir
to want; would like
ouais
yeah
grand
tall; big
l'air
the air
la marche
the step (stairs)
pouvoir
can; could; may
aussi
too (also)
regarder
to look; to watch
un épisode
an episode
une page
a page
aider
to help
encore
again; still
vague
vague

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