French · Chapter 19 · Lesson 12 · Words 1651-1660
Words 1651 to 1660
Ten words. Aim to mark every card as “got it” at least once. Tomorrow's revision is what makes them stick.
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A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.
This lesson's words
le désir/de.ziʁ/desire, wish
civil/si.vil/civil, civilian
le échec/e.ʃɛk/failure, setback (in the plural, les échecs also means chess)
apparaître/a.pa.ʁɛtʁ/to appear
le document/dɔ.ky.mɑ̃/document
la tâche/tɑʃ/task, chore (without the circumflex, tache means a stain or a spot)
la violence/vjɔ.lɑ̃s/violence
l'ours/uʁs/bear
la gorge/ɡɔʁʒ/throat; gorge (in a landscape)
le major/ma.ʒɔʁ/major (a military rank); also the top student of a year group, as in major de promotion. A false friend, it does not mean English 'major' as an adjective, which is majeur or principal
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