French

Vocabulary

l'aîné

the elder or the oldest sibling in a family.

cadet(te)

the younger or the youngest sibling in a family.

amicale

friendly

faire la lecture

to read aloud to someone

trentenaire

a person in their thirties

Myope

short sighted

cosmopolite

world citizen

Bénévole

volunteer

aisé(e)

well off

retraité

retired

malentendante

hears badly

bilingue

bilingual

trilingue

trilingual

étudiante en droit

law student

amateur/amatrice

refers to someone who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than professionally

(être) amoureuse

(to be) in love

balnieusard

surburb

ouvrière

to work

cinéphille

movie lover

gaucher

left-handed

parasseux

lazy

loin s’en faut

on the contrary

ne…que/seulment

only

parton

boss

lecteurs

readers

rubrique

section

but

purpose/objective

D’apres

according to

ajouter

add

D’accord

OK/Agree

Ramasser

to collect

sauf

except

perdu/ perdre

lost/ to loose

bientôt

soon

selon

according

compter

to rely

manière(s)

way(s)

consigne

instructions

rappeler

to call bac

tout d’abord

first of all

ensuite

then

arrête

stop

jamais

never

de souche

of origin

autonome

independent

clamer

to proclaim