Vocabulary 7 | Episode 28: Inner French

"accueillir"

"EN: to welcome or receive | Pron: [a.kœ.jiʁ] | Breakdown: verb | Origin: Old French accueillir related to reception"

"auditrice"

"EN: female listener | Pron: [o.di.tʁis] | Breakdown: auditr- plus feminine suffix -trice | Origin: Latin audire meaning to hear"

"autrement dit"

"EN: in other words | Pron: [o.tʁə.mɑ̃ di] | Breakdown: autrement = otherwise and dit = said | Origin: autre from Latin alter and dire from Latin dicere"

"afin de"

"EN: in order to | Pron: [a.fɛ̃ də] | Breakdown: formal connector plus infinitive | Origin: fixed formal French expression"

"pas assez"

"EN: not enough | Pron: [pa za.se] | Breakdown: pas = not and assez = enough | Origin: assez from Latin ad satis"

"en tout cas"

"EN: in any case anyway | Pron: [ɑ̃ tu ka] | Breakdown: en + tout + cas | Origin: cas from Latin casus"

"fera"

"EN: will do or will make | Pron: [fə.ʁa] | Breakdown: future of faire | Origin: faire from Latin facere"

"ça fera plaisir"

"EN: that will make someone happy or that will be appreciated | Pron: [sa fə.ʁa ple.ziʁ] | Breakdown: ça + fera + plaisir | Origin: plaisir from plaire and Latin placere"

"c’est dommage"

"EN: that is a shame | Pron: [sɛ dɔ.maʒ] | Breakdown: fixed expression | Origin: dommage from Latin damnum"

"s’exprimer"

"EN: to express oneself | Pron: [sɛk.spʁi.me] | Breakdown: reflexive verb | Origin: exprimer from Latin exprimere"

"soit… soit…"

"EN: either… or… | Pron: [swa swa] | Breakdown: paired connector | Origin: from subjunctive of être"

"il s’agit de"

"EN: it is about or it is a matter of | Pron: [il sa.ʒi də] | Breakdown: impersonal expression | Origin: related historically to agir from Latin agere"

"se déguiser"

"EN: to dress up or disguise oneself | Pron: [sə de.ɡi.ze] | Breakdown: reflexive verb | Origin: linked to guise meaning appearance"

"quelque chose de malsain"

"EN: something unhealthy disturbing or morally unhealthy | Pron: [kɛlk ʃoz də mal.sɛ̃] | Breakdown: quelque chose + de + adjective | Origin: sain from Latin sanus"

"sauf"

"EN: except | Pron: [sof] | Breakdown: preposition | Origin: from Latin salvus"

"effrayantes"

"EN: frightening | Pron: [e.fʁɛ.jɑ̃t] | Breakdown: feminine plural adjective from effrayer | Origin: related to frayeur meaning fear"

"disparues"

"EN: disappeared | Pron: [dis.pa.ʁy] | Breakdown: feminine plural past participle of disparaître | Origin: paraître from Latin parere"

"contes de fées"

"EN: fairy tales | Pron: [kɔ̃t də fe] | Breakdown: contes = tales and fées = fairies | Origin: fée from Latin fata"

"il décide de la tuer"

"EN: he decides to kill her | Pron: [il de.sid də la tɥe] | Breakdown: décider de + infinitive | Origin: décider from Latin decidere"

"à cette époque"

"EN: at that time in that period | Pron: [a sɛt e.pɔk] | Breakdown: à + cette + époque | Origin: époque from Greek epokhē"

"fascinées"

"EN: fascinated | Pron: [fas.si.ne] | Breakdown: feminine plural adjective or participle | Origin: fasciner from Latin fascinare"

"s’installer"

"EN: to settle in or move in | Pron: [sɛ̃s.ta.le] | Breakdown: reflexive verb | Origin: installer from Medieval Latin installare"

"et tout est bien qui finit bien"

"EN: all’s well that ends well | Pron: [e tu ɛ bjɛ̃ ki fi.ni bjɛ̃] | Breakdown: set expression | Origin: traditional proverb"

"sauver"

"EN: to save | Pron: [so.ve] | Breakdown: verb | Origin: Latin salvare"

"ils tuent"

"EN: they kill | Pron: [il tɥ] | Breakdown: third person plural of tuer | Origin: tuer from older Romance development"

"choquant"

"EN: shocking | Pron: [ʃɔ.kɑ̃] | Breakdown: adjective from choquer | Origin: probably Germanic root"

"on ne doit rien leur cacher"

"EN: we must hide nothing from them | Pron: [ɔ̃ nə dwa ʁjɛ̃ lœʁ ka.ʃe] | Breakdown: devoir + rien + cacher | Origin: cacher from Romance root meaning hide"

"vous voyez"

"EN: you see | Pron: [vu vwa.je] | Breakdown: present tense of voir used as discourse marker | Origin: voir from Latin videre"

"à travers"

"EN: through across by means of | Pron: [a tʁa.vɛʁ] | Breakdown: fixed prepositional phrase | Origin: travers from Latin transversus"

"se poser des questions"

"EN: to ask oneself questions | Pron: [sə po.ze de kɛs.tjɔ̃] | Breakdown: reflexive phrase | Origin: poser from French verb meaning place or put"

"la mort"

"EN: death | Pron: [la mɔʁ] | Breakdown: noun | Origin: Latin mors"

"quelques années plus tard"

"EN: a few years later | Pron: [kɛlk a.ne ply taʁ] | Breakdown: quelques + années + plus tard | Origin: tard from Latin tardus"

"parmi eux"

"EN: among them | Pron: [paʁ.mi ø] | Breakdown: parmi + eux | Origin: old French locative construction"

"se faire tuer"

"EN: to get killed | Pron: [sə fɛʁ tɥe] | Breakdown: se faire + infinitive = undergo an action | Origin: faire from Latin facere"

"quasiment"

"EN: almost practically | Pron: [ka.zi.mɑ̃] | Breakdown: adverb | Origin: from Latin quasi"

"épreuve"

"EN: test ordeal challenge | Pron: [e.pʁœv] | Breakdown: noun from éprouver | Origin: Old French esprover linked to proving"

"existait"

"EN: existed | Pron: [ɛɡ.zis.tɛ] | Breakdown: imperfect of exister | Origin: Latin existere"

"s’ils étaient capables d’être enfin des adultes"

"EN: whether they were finally capable of being adults | Pron: [sil e.tɛ ka.pabl dɛtʁ ɑ̃.fɛ̃ de za.dylt] | Breakdown: si + imperfect + capable de + infinitive | Origin: capable from Latin capabilis and adulte from Latin adultus"

"fascine tellement"

"EN: fascinates so much | Pron: [fas.sin tɛl.mɑ̃] | Breakdown: verb + adverb | Origin: tellement from tel"

"nous pousse à"

"EN: pushes us to drives us to | Pron: [nu pus a] | Breakdown: pousser à + infinitive | Origin: pousser from old Romance root"

"s’empêcher de"

"EN: to stop oneself from | Pron: [sɑ̃.pe.ʃe də] | Breakdown: reflexive verb + de | Origin: empêcher from Late Latin impedicare"

"être obsédé par"

"EN: to be obsessed with | Pron: [ɛtʁ ɔp.se.de paʁ] | Breakdown: être + adjective + par | Origin: obséder from Latin obsidere"

"c’est pareil"

"EN: it is the same | Pron: [sɛ pa.ʁɛj] | Breakdown: fixed phrase | Origin: pareil from Latin par"

"ont créé"

"EN: have created | Pron: [ɔ̃ kʁe.e] | Breakdown: passé composé of créer | Origin: Latin creare"

"légèrement brûlé"

"EN: slightly burned | Pron: [le.ʒɛʁ.mɑ̃ bʁy.le] | Breakdown: adverb + past participle | Origin: brûler from old French development"

"douloureuse"

"EN: painful | Pron: [du.lu.ʁøz] | Breakdown: feminine adjective from douleur | Origin: douleur from Latin dolor"

"liées"

"EN: linked connected | Pron: [lje] | Breakdown: feminine plural participle of lier | Origin: Latin ligare"

"procurait"

"EN: to procure | Pron: [pʁɔ.ky.ʁɛ] | Breakdown: imperfect of procurer | Origin: Latin procurare"

"zone liée au plaisir"

"EN: area linked to pleasure | Pron: [zon lje o ple.ziʁ] | Breakdown: zone + liée à + plaisir | Origin: zone from Greek and plaisir from plaire"

"ressentons"

"EN: we feel | Pron: [ʁə.sɑ̃.tɔ̃] | Breakdown: first person plural of ressentir | Origin: sentir from Latin sentire"

"éprouvons"

"EN: we experience we feel | Pron: [e.pʁu.vɔ̃] | Breakdown: first person plural of éprouver | Origin: linked to proving and testing"

"en fait"

"EN: in fact actually | Pron: [ɑ̃ fɛt] | Breakdown: fixed connector | Origin: fait from Latin factum"