Intermediate French Vocabulary and Grammar Flashcards

French Flashcards drill intermediate_french

Vocabulary

Outil drill intermediate_french

Translate "outil" to English.

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tool

Pourtant drill intermediate_french

What does "pourtant" mean in English?

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however, yet

Se plaindre drill intermediate_french

Translate "to complain" to French.

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se plaindre

Grammar

Conditional Tense drill intermediate_french

How do you form the conditional tense in French?

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Use the future stem of the verb + imperfect endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient)

Subjunctive Triggers drill intermediate_french

Name three expressions that trigger the use of subjunctive in French.

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- Il faut que (it is necessary that)
- Je veux que (I want that)
- Il est important que (it is important that)

Expressions

Avoir le cafard drill intermediate_french

What does the expression "avoir le cafard" mean?

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To feel down or depressed (literally: to have the cockroach)

Être dans la lune drill intermediate_french

Translate "être dans la lune" to English.

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To be absent-minded or daydreaming (literally: to be on the moon)