French · Chapter 22
The pluperfect
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1901-1910
Words 1901 to 1910
1901 bijou jewel, piece of jewellery noun 1902 plante plant noun 1903 passion passion, a strong enthusiasm noun 1904 vierge blank, unused, untouched; also virgin adjective 1905 participer to take part, to participate (participer à) verb 1906 bêtise something silly, a daft thing to do; stupidity noun 1907 crème cream noun 1908 entraînement training, practice noun 1909 malheur misfortune, bad luck, unhappiness noun 1910 gagnant winner; winning noun Lesson 2 · Words 1911-1920
Words 1911 to 1920
1911 nation nation noun 1912 matériel equipment, kit; material noun 1913 foule crowd noun 1914 boisson drink noun 1915 espion spy noun 1916 italien Italian adjective 1917 accorder to grant; to tune (an instrument); to agree (in grammar) verb 1918 rapporter to bring back; to report; to yield (money) verb 1919 hiver winter noun 1920 procédure procedure, proceedings noun Lesson 3 · Words 1921-1930
Words 1921 to 1930
1921 manteau coat noun 1922 pis never mind, too bad (in the fixed expression tant pis) adverb 1923 piquer to sting, to prick; to jab; to nick, to pinch (steal) verb 1924 humanité humanity, mankind; humaneness noun 1925 désert desert; (as an adjective) deserted, empty noun 1926 impressionnant impressive adjective 1927 suggérer to suggest, to propose verb 1928 jouet toy noun 1929 fonds funds, money; a fund noun 1930 rond round adjective Lesson 4 · Words 1931-1940
Words 1931 to 1940
1931 vomir to be sick, to vomit verb 1932 précis precise, exact adjective 1933 enregistrement recording; check-in; registration noun 1934 fiancée fiancée, bride-to-be noun 1935 ex ex (former partner) noun 1936 ruiner to ruin, to wreck verb 1937 interrompre to interrupt, to break off verb 1938 échantillon sample, specimen noun 1939 surface surface, area noun 1940 robot robot noun Lesson 6 · Words 1941-1950
Words 1941 to 1950
1941 prière prayer (also 'prière de' = please, on notices) noun 1942 sensible sensitive (false friend - English 'sensible' is raisonnable) adjective 1943 diplôme diploma, degree, qualification noun 1944 ascenseur lift, elevator noun 1945 mars March noun 1946 impressionner to impress, to make an impression on verb 1947 pilule pill noun 1948 ordinaire ordinary, everyday adjective 1949 miroir mirror noun 1950 tasse cup, mug noun Lesson 7 · Words 1951-1960
Words 1951 to 1960
1951 soi oneself, yourself (stressed reflexive pronoun, used after a preposition) pronoun 1952 déconner to talk rubbish, to muck about (informal and mildly coarse, fine among friends but not at work) verb 1953 O.K. OK, all right, agreed (usually written OK or okay in modern French) interjection 1954 degré degree noun 1955 front forehead, brow; also the front in war or politics, but never the front of an object noun 1956 uniquement only, solely adverb 1957 renfort reinforcement, backup noun 1958 parking car park, car park space; the place, not the act of parking noun 1959 paire pair noun 1960 facture bill, invoice; not the rare English word facture noun Lesson 8 · Words 1961-1970
Words 1961 to 1970
1961 souffrance suffering noun 1962 gloire glory, fame noun 1963 communauté community noun 1964 solide solid, sturdy adjective 1965 mêler to mix, to mingle verb 1966 pointe point, tip; peak (heure de pointe = rush hour) noun 1967 contenir to contain, to hold; to hold back verb 1968 exercice exercise noun 1969 prénom first name, given name (the name before the surname, not a pronoun) noun 1970 liaison link, connection; affair; also the pronunciation liaison, where a silent final consonant is sounded before a vowel noun Lesson 10 · Words 1971-1980
Words 1971 to 1980
1971 cérémonie ceremony noun 1972 ho oh, hey (a call used to hail someone or to show surprise; distinct from oh and ah, which have their own pages) interjection 1973 océan ocean noun 1974 légende legend, tale; caption; key (on a map) noun 1975 cassette cassette, tape noun 1976 vélo bicycle noun 1977 serviette towel; napkin, serviette; briefcase noun 1978 ménage housework, cleaning; household noun 1979 capacité capacity; ability noun 1980 mardi Tuesday noun Lesson 11 · Words 1981-1990
Words 1981 to 1990
1981 tuyau pipe, hose; tip, inside information noun 1982 communication communication; call noun 1983 médecine medicine (the field of study and practice) noun 1984 douter to doubt; (reflexive, se douter de) to suspect, to have a fair idea verb 1985 au-delà beyond, past adverb 1986 baisse fall, drop, decrease noun 1987 arracher to tear out, to pull up, to snatch verb 1988 estomac stomach noun 1989 rêver to dream, to daydream verb 1990 effacer to erase, to rub out, to delete verb Lesson 12 · Words 1991-2000
Words 1991 to 2000
1991 milliard billion numeral 1992 démarrer to start up, to move off verb 1993 fichier file (computer); card index noun 1994 bagage a piece of luggage, bag noun 1995 avertir to warn, to notify verb 1996 tunnel tunnel noun 1997 moto motorbike, motorcycle noun 1998 congé leave, time off, holiday (from work) noun 1999 tapis rug, carpet; mat noun 2000 absence absence noun