Vocabulary
en
Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.); Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Pronoun
article
article (a piece of nonfictional writing); article; merchandise, sales article; section (of a law); joint, articulation; moment (only in the phrase à l'article de la mort)
Noun
liberté
liberty, freedom. 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Qu'y a-t-il de plus doux dans ce monde que la liberté? What is there sweeter in this world than liberty?"
Noun
sol
soil, earth; ground; floor; sol (the fifth step (G) in the solfège scale of C, preceded by fa and followed by la); a Spanish-American gold or silver coin, now the main currency unit of Peru (also new sol), or a coin of this value; sou (the feudal era coin)
Noun
Force
force (always proceeded with la), the invisible omnipresent energy that the Jedi and the Sith wield in Star Wars
Noun
manche
sleeve (clothing); round; set; frame; inning; innings; end; handle; unhandy person; only used in faire la manche
Noun
chasseur
a hunter; a fighter plane; a servant or attendant; a la façon chasseur, a style of cooking in which meat is cooked with a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots and white wine
Noun
sapeur
sapper; a member of the social movement known as La Sape, who dress as dandies and put great emphasis on style and physical appearance
Noun
crosse
butt (of rifle etc.); stick; crosier; hockey stick, lacrosse stick, or golf club; lacrosse; fraud, a swindle (usually as de la crosse); masturbation
Noun
nantais
of, from or relating to the city of Nantes, the prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France
Adjective
insoumis
rebellious; unruly; absent without leave; relative to the political party La France Insoumise.
Adjective
Nantais
native or inhabitant of the city of Nantes, the prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France (usually male)
Noun
salement
dirty, dirtily; Intensitive adverb : very, really. (in a bad way) "J'ai été salement amoché par une crise néphrétique" (André Gide, Letters) : "I've been really banged-up by renal crisis"; Related to the precedent (antiphrasis) : very, really (in a good way) " Faut acheter des sardines … C'est salement bon !" (Louis Pergaud, La Guerre des boutons) : "We got to buy sardines … It's really good !"
Adverb
SVT
initialism of sciences de la vie et de la Terre, subject/class about biology and geology in French schools
Noun
Montagnard
Montagnard; resident or native of Jeansagnière, French commune located in the Loire department; resident or native of La Montagne, French commune located in the Loire-Atlantique department; resident or native of Meaux-la-Montagne, French commune located in the Rhône department; resident or native of Montagne, a French commune located in the Isère department; resident or native of Montagne-Fayel, French commune located in the Somme department; resident or native of Montagnieu, a French commune located in the Isère department; resident or native of Montay, a French commune located in the Nord department; resident or native of Montigny-le-Tilleul in Belgium; resident or native of Montot-sur-Rognon, French commune located in the department of Haute-Marne
Noun
dépose
The action of removing something such as old windows, pipes, or a carpet.; The action of letting somebody out of a car while the driver stays inside, e.g. la dépose d'un élève à l'école
Noun
Angevin
native or inhabitant of Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (usually male); native or inhabitant of the city of Angers, the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department, Pays de la Loire, France (usually male)
Noun
VITE
FAST, FASTER: acronym of visage, incapacité, trouble de la parole, extrême urgence (face, incapacity, speech problems, extreme emergency): A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke; the mnemonic V-I-T-E also was coined in recognition of the word vite (“quickly”), as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment
Phrase
çà
so, well, then (with exhortative or intensive effect); la! (expressing strong emotion of anger, surprise etc.)
Interjection
Manceau
native or inhabitant of the city of Le Mans, the prefecture of the Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France (usually male)
Noun
CLM
initialism of Contre La Montre (Eng. (lit.): against the clock) - a time trial, as in cycle racing)
Noun
gigue
string instrument, roughly in the form of a mandoline (c. 1120–50); lively and gay dance originally from the British Isles, gigue, jig; musical melody, to be danced in the way of a gigue; long leg, tall and skinny girl, haunch of some animals especially venison (19th century); disorderly way of dancing (danser la gigue), twerk of the hips (gigue des fesses; early 20th century); a small boat, gig; jitter
Noun
laisser
to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave alone; to leave with, to give; to let, to allow; to allow oneself, to let oneself
Verb
lancement
throw, launch (act of throwing a projectile); launch (of product); launch (of e.g. a rocket)
Noun