Higher vocabulary: everyday things and actions

More Higher words: everyday objects and places, and verbs that are common in Higher reading and listening texts.

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Things and places

Le verre = glass (for drinking, and the material). La fourchette, le couteau, la cuillère = fork, knife, spoon.
FrenchEnglish
le verreglass
l'assiette (f)plate
la fourchettefork
le couteauknife
la cuillèrespoon
le chapeauhat
les écouteurs (m)headphones
l'ascenseur (m)lift
l'arbre (m)tree
le sablesand
le champfield
le cheminpath, way
la foulecrowd
la voixvoice
le siègeseat
le lieuplace, venue

Actions

Voler has two meanings: to fly and to steal. Context tells you which.
FrenchEnglish
adapterto adapt
conseillerto advise
appartenir àto belong to
brûlerto burn
vérifierto check
cacherto hide
louerto rent, to hire
goûterto taste
enseignerto teach
toucherto touch
crierto shout
volerto steal, to fly
menacerto threaten
cesserto stop, to cease
oserto dare
inventerto invent

People and ideas

La plupart des + plural noun takes a plural verb: La plupart des élèves aiment le sport.
FrenchEnglish
l'habitant(e)inhabitant
le citoyen, la citoyennecitizen
l'employé(e)employee
l'apprenti(e)apprentice
l'allié(e)ally
la plupartmost, the majority
la naissancebirth
la joiejoy
la colèreanger
le couragecourage
le doutedoubt
la connaissanceknowledge
l'échec (m)failure
la réussitesuccess
l'amitié (f)friendship
le conseilpiece of advice
Worked example

Translate: Most of the inhabitants rent a flat near the beach.

  1. Most of the = la plupart des, with a plural verb
  2. inhabitants = habitants; rent = louent (louer)
  3. near the beach = près de la plage

Answer: La plupart des habitants louent un appartement près de la plage.

Key idea

Le verre, l'assiette, la fourchette, le couteau, la cuillère, les écouteurs, l'ascenseur, la foule, la voix. Conseiller, appartenir à, brûler, vérifier, cacher, louer, goûter, enseigner, crier, voler, oser. L'habitant, le citoyen, la plupart, la joie, la colère, l'échec, la réussite, l'amitié, le conseil.

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  1. What does la foule mean?

    1. crowd
    2. headphones
    3. sand
    4. place, venue
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    Answer: crowd

    La foule = crowd.

  2. Which is the French for "fork"?

    1. la foule
    2. le lieu
    3. la fourchette
    4. le chapeau
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    Answer: la fourchette

    Fork = la fourchette.

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