French · Chapter 15

Venir de + infinitive: the recent past

10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 1201-1210

Words 1201 to 1210

1202	direction	direction, management	noun
1204	accès	access	noun
1206	bonheur	happiness	noun
1207	superbe	superb, magnificent	adjective
1208	appareil	device, appliance; handset; camera	noun
1209	source	source; spring (of water)	noun
1210	valeur	value, worth; valour	noun

Lesson 2 · Words 1211-1220

1211	coûter	to cost	verb
1213	nombre	number	noun
1214	prince	prince	noun
1215	admettre	to admit, to accept	verb
1216	militaire	military (also noun: soldier, serviceman)	adjective
1217	couvrir	to cover	verb
1218	moquer	to mock, to make fun of	verb
1219	lors	at the time of, during	preposition

Lesson 3 · Words 1221-1230
Words 1221 to 1230
1221 regard look, gaze noun
1225 alcool alcohol noun
1226 fil thread, wire noun
1228 totalement totally, completely adverb
1229 chier to shit (vulgar); faire chier = to piss off verb
Lesson 4 · Words 1231-1240
Words 1231 to 1240
1231 arrêt stop, halt; (bus) stop noun
1238 identité identity noun
1239 partager to share, to divide verb
Lesson 5 · Grammar primer
Venir de + infinitive: the recent past
venir de + infinitive means 'to have just done' (je viens de manger). The present-tense form, the imperfect venais de for 'had just', and how it differs from the passe compose.
Lesson 6 · Words 1241-1250
Words 1241 to 1250
1244 chapeau hat noun
1245 bref brief, short adjective
1246 perte loss; waste noun
1247 couverture blanket; cover; coverage noun
1249 évidemment obviously, of course adverb

Lesson 7 · Words 1251-1260

1251	troisième	third	adjective
1255	afin	in order to, so that	conjunction
1257	faillir	to almost do something, to nearly do	verb
1258	étude	study, studies	noun
1259	leçon	lesson	noun
1260	compliqué	complicated, complex	adjective

Lesson 8 · Words 1261-1270

1261	faveur	favour	noun
1262	accompagner	to accompany, to go with	verb
1263	poulet	chicken	noun
1264	examen	exam, examination	noun
1266	connaissance	knowledge; acquaintance	noun
1267	lui-même	himself, itself	pronoun
1270	procureur	prosecutor, public prosecutor	noun

Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
Depuis, pendant, il y a, pour
depuis + the present for an action still going on, pendant for a bounded duration, il y a for 'ago', pour for a planned future stretch - and the depuis present-tense trap.
Lesson 10 · Words 1271-1280
Words 1271 to 1280
1272 shérif sheriff noun
1274 signer to sign verb
1275 lait milk noun
1276 chasse hunt, hunting noun
1277 destin fate, destiny noun
1278 marre fed up (in 'en avoir marre') other
1279 pain bread noun
Lesson 11 · Words 1281-1290
Words 1281 to 1290
1281 princesse princess noun
1282 foi faith noun
1285 présence presence noun
1286 limite limit noun
1287 débarrasser to clear, to rid; to get rid of verb
Lesson 12 · Words 1291-1300
Words 1291 to 1300
1292 unique unique; only, single adjective
1295 moindre least, slightest adjective
1297 toit roof noun
1298 discours speech, discourse noun
1300 magie magic noun
Lesson 13 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1300 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1300 ceiling.

1221	regard	look, gaze	noun
1225	alcool	alcohol	noun
1226	fil	thread, wire	noun
1228	totalement	totally, completely	adverb
1229	chier	to shit (vulgar); faire chier = to piss off	verb