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lundi le 6 fevrier 2012 : Survival French - Connected Words.
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| French | Meaning | Related English | | aider | to help | mayday m'aide = help me! | | ami | friend | amiable, amicable, etc | | arrêt | stop | arrest | | céder | give up, give way | concede | | circulation | traffic (Flow), circulation | circulation (although traffic is the most commonly heard interpretation, unless visiting a doctor. | | commander | to order | command | | commencer | to begin | commence | | comprendre | to understand | comprehend | | compris | included | comprising | | confondre | to confuse | | | consommer | to ese/drink | consume(r) | | contre | against | contradict | | corps | body | corps (but note that in French it is not just a dead body! | | coucher | to sleep | couch | | demander | to to ask for | demand | | dent | tooth | dentist, dental | | don | to give | donate | | donjon | castle keep | dungeon | | dormir | to sleep | dormitory | | douze, douzaine | twelve | dozen | | dur | hard | durable | | egal | equal | egality | | envoyer | to send | envoy | | épaule | shoulder | epaulettes | | équelibré | balance | equal | | escalier | stair | escalator, escalate | | faible | weak | feable, foible(s) | | faim | hunger | famine, famished | | fin | end | finish | | for | forest | forest | | fort | strong | fort, fortress, fortify | | gai | cheerful | gai in French means happy or cheerful, as 'gay' used to do in English.
gay in french, however has the same meaning as current English usage i.e. homosexual. | | gant | glove | gauntlets | | glace | glace | glacier | | journ | day | journey | | lever | to raise | levetate | | livraison | delivery | Although not obvious at first glance, when seen on as sign as de la rivraison it becomes clearer. | | mal | pain, ache | prefix 'mal' meaning bag eg malviolent, malign. | | mort | death | mortality, mortuary | | partir | to leave | depart | | porte | carry/wear | porter, portable | | preserve | to protect | preserve, preservation etc. | | profond | deep | profound | | queue | tail | queue (you join a tail) | | retard | lateness | retarded | | retrait | withdraw | retreat | | rez-de-chaussée | ground floor | raise (to the ground) | | sauvage | wild | savage | | sinistre | sinister | sinister | | souvenir | to remember | souvenir (something to remind you) |
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