Words 201–300
205raison
reason (cause); reason (mental faculties); common difference (of an arithmetic series); common ratio (of a geometric series)
Noun
208cours
stream of water, river; course (of events); teaching, lesson, lecture, class; avenue (wide, usually tree-lined street)
Noun
211arrêter
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop from moving; to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.); to stop, to cease (an activity); to come to a stop; to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon); to wait
Verb
216porter
to carry; to support, to bear; to wear; to be about, to concern; to feel, to be in good/bad health
Verb
225tenir
to have; to hold; to keep; to stay; to hold; to hold on; to hold oneself, to be standing; to maintain, remain in a certain position or disposition; to behave; to be attached (to), to be fond (of), to hold dear; to hold dear, to be keen (about), to insist (upon); to consider (something); …
Verb
227sentir
to smell (to have a certain odor); to taste; to feel (physical perception); to smell of, taste of; to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow; to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of; to feel, be aware of, be conscious of; to feel (in oneself); to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
Verb
230suivre
to follow (literal sense); to follow; to get (figurative sense; to understand what someone is saying); to take (a course or a class)
Verb
231article
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
232perdre
to lose (be unable to find); to lose (not win); to get lost; to waste, to make bad use of something
Verb
238social
social, related to society, community; social, living in society; mundane, related to social life
Adjective
239suite
result; sequel; next step, next steps, that which follows, remainder, rest; straight; sequence; suite (group of connected rooms)
Noun
241jeune
young; who has recently acquired a new status, who has newly become something (without being necessarily young in absolute terms)
Adjective
243genre
kind; style, look, type; genre; gender (of nouns); voice (of verbs); gender (identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc.); genus; the done thing
Noun
246eau
water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans; In particular, rain; the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam; Natural liquid quantities or expanses; Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal
Noun
247compter
to count; to reckon, allow; to include; to comprise, to consist of; to comprise, to consist of; to matter; to intend, plan; to count on
Verb
249chercher
to look for, to seek; to look (to do something); to mess with someone, ask for trouble; to pick up, to go and get; to get to know oneself; to seek for each other
Verb
250changer
to exchange (something); to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.); to change, alter (something en into); to change (a diaper); to change; to change (one's clothes), get changed
Verb
251entendre
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
252présenter
to present, to introduce; to show, to present; to look; to appear, to be present (before someone); to arise, to surface, to present itself; to be a candidate
Verb
261affaire
business; matter; affair; deal, transaction, bargain; business, enterprise; affair, scandal; case, trial; things; stuff; belonging (something physical that is owned); thingamajig; thing
Noun
264revenir
to come back, to return; to grow back; to recur, to be mentioned repeatedly; to come to mind, to be remembered; to recant, to go back on; to brown; to go to as what is due; to come to be responsible
Verb
265retrouver
to find (again); to rediscover; to remember; to recall; to meet; to meet up; to bump into; to go back to, to return to; to find oneself; to end up; to find each other
Verb
272public
public; of the people as a whole; seen or known by everyone; representing the state on behalf of the community; open to all
Adjective
275agir
to act, to do (something); to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on); to act, behave; prosecute, sue; to be, be all about, be a question of
Verb
289enfin
finally; in the end; at last, finally; in fact; indeed; Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.
Adverb
292père
father (parent); father (clergyman); Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)
Noun
298quelqu'un
one (out of several); someone, somebody, anyone, anybody; (colloquial) (a) somebody (someone singular or notable, i.e., who stands apart from most others in importance, skill, merit, etc.); some; some people, certain
Pronoun