French · Chapter 21
The passive voice
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1801-1810
Words 1801 to 1810
1801 réagir to react, to respond verb 1802 éliminer to eliminate, to get rid of, to knock out verb 1803 tournée tour, round of drinks noun 1804 gratuit free, free of charge adjective 1805 étape step, stage noun 1806 emprunter to borrow (not to be confused with prêter, which is 'to lend') verb 1807 occupé busy, occupied adjective 1808 vague wave, vague noun 1809 interne internal, inner; (as a noun) a boarder, a junior doctor adjective 1810 écraser to crush, to squash, to run over verb Lesson 2 · Words 1811-1820
Words 1811 to 1820
1811 roman novel noun 1812 forcément necessarily, inevitably adverb 1813 considérer to consider, to regard verb 1814 habituer to accustom; (s'habituer à) to get used to verb 1815 fichu (informal) done for, ruined; blasted, wretched adjective 1816 piscine swimming pool noun 1817 lendemain the next day, the day after noun 1818 foutu (vulgar) bloody, damned; done for, knackered, ruined adjective 1819 concours competition, contest; competitive entrance exam noun 1820 chou cabbage; (as an endearment) darling, sweetheart noun Lesson 3 · Words 1821-1830
Words 1821 to 1830
1821 soudain suddenly, sudden adverb 1822 coach coach, trainer (sports or personal) noun 1823 chair flesh (of a body or of a fruit); a false friend, it never means an English chair noun 1824 blond blond, fair-haired; golden (of beer, wheat or light) adjective 1825 opportunité opportunity; the advisability or timeliness of something noun 1826 gêne embarrassment, awkwardness; physical discomfort. Not the same word as gène, which means a gene noun 1827 enfance childhood noun 1828 reconnaissant grateful adjective 1829 précieux precious, valuable adjective 1830 bénir to bless verb Lesson 4 · Words 1831-1840
Words 1831 to 1840
1831 écran screen noun 1832 original original, eccentric adjective 1833 crâne skull noun 1834 jaune yellow adjective 1835 ceinture belt, seatbelt noun 1836 enculer (strongly vulgar, offensive) to sodomise; in practice met almost only in insults, above all the interjection va te faire enculer and the derived noun encule verb 1837 examiner to examine, to inspect verb 1838 correct correct, right; decent, acceptable adjective 1839 sénateur senator noun 1840 sucre sugar noun Lesson 6 · Words 1841-1850
Words 1841 to 1850
1841 incident incident noun 1842 accomplir to accomplish, to carry out, to fulfil verb 1843 chasseur hunter noun 1844 emporter to take away, to carry off verb 1845 bloc block; pad (of paper) noun 1846 salaire salary, wage, pay noun 1847 risquer to risk, to run the risk of verb 1848 piger to get it, to twig (informal) verb 1849 entretien interview (for a job); maintenance, upkeep; conversation noun 1850 bonbon sweet, boiled sweet noun Lesson 7 · Words 1851-1860
Words 1851 to 1860
1851 diamant diamond noun 1852 réputation reputation noun 1853 mystère mystery noun 1854 étonner to astonish, to amaze verb 1855 rejeter to reject, to throw back verb 1856 japonais Japanese adjective 1857 grand-chose much (only in pas grand-chose, meaning not much) pronoun 1858 technologie technology noun 1859 pile battery; pile, stack; heads (of a coin); also an adverb meaning exactly, on the dot noun 1860 poubelle bin noun Lesson 8 · Words 1861-1870
Words 1861 to 1870
1861 illégal illegal, unlawful adjective 1862 idéal ideal, perfect adjective 1863 patte paw, leg of an animal (a person's leg is jambe) noun 1864 chouette great, nice, lovely (informal); owl adjective 1865 poule hen noun 1866 dessin drawing, sketch, pattern noun 1867 méthode method, approach noun 1868 conséquence consequence, result noun 1869 département département (a French administrative district, not an office department) noun 1870 fiancé fiancé, man engaged to be married (feminine fiancée) noun Lesson 10 · Words 1871-1880
Words 1871 to 1880
1871 pot pot, jar; a drink (prendre un pot); luck (informal) noun 1872 débrouiller to manage, to cope, to get by (se débrouiller); to untangle, to sort out verb 1873 honnêtement honestly, frankly adverb 1874 furieux furious adjective 1875 gaffe blunder, gaffe; (in faire gaffe) to watch out, to be careful noun 1876 empire empire noun 1877 classique classical, classic adjective 1878 poitrine chest; breast noun 1879 négatif negative adjective 1880 conclure to conclude, to close (a deal), to infer verb Lesson 11 · Words 1881-1890
Words 1881 to 1890
1881 gant glove noun 1882 extraordinaire extraordinary, remarkable adjective 1883 botte boot; bunch (of radishes, carrots) noun 1884 foyer home, hearth; hostel; foyer noun 1885 oeuf egg noun 1886 sec dry adjective 1887 soupe soup noun 1888 œuvre work, artwork, creation noun 1889 brave decent, good-hearted (before the noun); brave (after the noun) adjective 1890 jus juice noun Lesson 12 · Words 1891-1900
Words 1891 to 1900
1891 déménager to move house, to move out verb 1892 dragon dragon noun 1893 officiel official adjective 1894 citoyen citizen noun 1895 somme sum, amount noun 1896 kilomètre kilometre noun 1897 conférence a lecture, a talk; a conference noun 1898 commissaire police superintendent; commissioner noun 1899 affronter to face, to confront verb 1900 séance session, sitting; a screening noun