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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1303 words, in teaching order

Words 701–800
intelligent
intelligent
Adjective
hâte
haste; impatience
Noun
persuader
to persuade
Verb
inviter
to invite
Verb
étudier
to study
Verb
état
state, condition
Noun
uni
united; having only one color, feature, etc.
Adjective
enthousiaste
inspired, passionate (religiously or artistically); often construed with de (= by); enthusiastic; easily inspired or impassioned; often construed with de (= about); enthusiastic, expressing enthusiasm
Adjective
université
university (institution of higher education)
Noun
américain
of or pertaining to America; American; English (of or pertaining to the English language); "American"; anglophone, English-speaking
Adjective
manière
manner, way
Noun
dont
of/from whom/which, whose; whereof; by which; Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Pronoun
magnifique
magnificent, splendid, superb
Adjective
réaliser
to direct (a movie); to fulfill (a dream); to perform (activities, task); to finish making; to carry out, make; to realise/realize (to make real); to realise/realize (to become aware of); to come true; to become real
Verb
habitant
an inhabitant of some place; someone who has a poor understanding of social conventions, making them look backward; anybody from a rural or recently colonized area; a member of the habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies; Montreal Canadiens hockey club or supporter of Montreal Canadiens hockey club; a farmer
Noun
libre
free, at liberty; clear, free, vacant; free, without obligation; freestyle
Adjective
foyer
hearth; lobby, foyer; home, domicile; household; source, centre, seat
Noun
africain
of Africa; African
Adjective
terminer
to end; to finish; to terminate; to end, to bring to an end, to finish; to end, to finish, to complete, to conclude
Verb
étude
study (act of studying or examining); study (artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject); etude (short piece of music for special practice); study (room in a house intended for reading and writing); classroom; office of a notary, solicitor, etc.
Noun
pays
land; region; home ground; homeland; home country; country; nation; country
Noun
large
wide, broad; large; generous
Adjective
étendre
to spread, to spread out, to lay out; to stretch (the limbs); to hang out (washing); to extend, to enlarge, expand; to expand upon; to discuss in greater detail; to dilute; to water down
Verb
campagne
country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside; campaign
Noun
aliment
food
Noun
pauvre
poor (financially deprived); lacking, scanty; poor, pitiable; Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
Adjective
toujours
always; still
Adverb
falloir
to need, have to, to be necessary (that); to take (time); to be missing
Verb
planter
to plant; to drive in (a nail, stake etc.); to pitch (a tent); to flake, leave someone behind, by not showing up (for a meeting, date); to crash; to fall off; to fail, to not succeed; to break down; to stab with a knife
Verb
utiliser
to use, to utilize
Verb
fort
strong; powerful; (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects); who can count on
Adjective
transformer
to transform
Verb
recommencer
to restart, start over, start again
Verb
couler
to sink; to cast (metal); to pour (liquid); to flow, to run; to slip, to skid; to shed (i.e. shed blood); to go bankrupt; to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.)
Verb
message
message
Noun
million
million (10⁶)
Numeric
grâce
grace, charm; favour; mercy
Noun
dur
hard, tough (difficult to penetrate); hard (not soft); hard, tough (not easy, difficult); harsh (e.g. harsh conditions); harsh
Adjective
partout
everywhere
Adverb
apercevoir
to see, to glimpse, to catch sight of; to realize, to become aware (of), to notice
Verb
prix
prize; price
Noun
renommer
to rename; to reelect; to glorify; to laud
Verb
paix
peace
Noun
recevoir
to receive; to entertain (to welcome guests)
Verb
mourir
to die; to be dying; to be dying (of); to be dying
Verb
maya
Mayan (relating to the Mayans); Mayan (relating to the Mayan language)
Adjective
boulanger
baker (who bakes bread; contrast pâtissier)
Noun
mille-pattes
millipede (elongated arthropods)
Noun
compétition
competition
Noun
l'un
one; some
Pronoun
terrain
ground, landscape; field (as in soccer field); lot, plot, parcel
Noun
rapide
fast, rapid
Adjective
envoyer
to send; to gulp down with relish
Verb
mauvais
bad; wrong, incorrect
Adjective
humeur
humour/humor (the liquid in the body); mental state, either temperamental or as temporary mood
Noun
tir
shot, shooting (of a weapon); shooting (sport); shooting range; blasting (in mines)
Noun
début
start, beginning
Noun
gardien
guard (someone who keeps guard of something); guardian, warden (protector); guardian (someone who looks after something else); guardian; babysitter
Noun
marquer
to mark, mark down (to add a mark or a spot to something); to mark (to place a mark in something as a reminder); to brand (brandish someone's skin with a mark); to mark (to feature as a highlight of something); to score (e.g. a point or a goal)
Verb
tour
tower; rook; apartment building; turn, circumference; go, turn; walk, stroll; round, stage (of a competition); trick (e.g. magic trick, card trick); ride; lap (of a race); …
Noun
tirer
to draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences); to leave a place; to set free, to deliver
Verb
dribbler
to dribble
Verb
furieux
furious
Adjective
perdant
loser
Noun
rire
to laugh
Verb
colère
anger, rage; wrath
Noun
bec
beak, bill (of a bird); mouthpiece; fipple; mouth; kiss
Noun
avaler
to swallow; to believe; to support; to approve, endorse; to swallow cum, to swallow
Verb
rencontrer
to meet; to come across
Verb
inquiéter
to worry; to be worried, to worry
Verb
entendre
to hear; to be able to hear; to listen to; to mean; to agree with each other; to have good relations with; to get on; to get along; to be good or competent at something; to desire; to wish; to intend; to demand; to know; …
Verb
attentivement
attentively
Adverb
écrier
to exclaim; to yell, scream
Verb
pouvoir
power; authority; power of attorney
Noun
spécial
special
Adjective
odeur
smell, odour
Noun
goût
taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste (sense); appetite; smell, scent, odor
Noun
rot
belch, burp
Noun
déglutir
to swallow; swallow down (food)
Verb
cracher
to spit
Verb
éternuer
to sneeze
Verb
tousser
to cough
Verb
dégoûtant
disgusting
Adjective
recracher
to spit out
Verb
ramper
to crawl, worm (along); to creep
Verb
ennemi
enemy
Noun
aigle
eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey); a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius; a female eagle; a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Noun
habiter
to live in, to occupy (to have as a home.); to live (in)
Verb
famine
famine
Noun
épuiser
to dry up; to squeeze out; to exhaust, to wear out
Verb
simple
single; simple, straightforward, easy; simple, plain, unsophisticated; synthetic; non analytic; simple, uncompounded; one-way; mere
Adjective
voyager
to travel, to voyage
Verb
sommeil
sleep; sleepiness
Noun
idée
idea
Noun
génie
genie; genius; guardian spirit; engineering
Noun
recueillir
to collect, gather; to obtain, to win; to take in (a stray, etc.); to collect one's thoughts, to reflect; to meditate
Verb
plume
feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a fountain pen or a dip pen; writer, penman
Noun
tomber
to fall; to come down; to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call); to become, to get
Verb
coudre
to sew; to mend
Verb
par-dessus
over (the top of)
Preposition