Bundle of documents that explains to French people some English's basics. There are also documents for intermediate speaker where you can find plenty of new words / vocabulary!
List of the documents :
BEGINNER:
- Mode et temps (Modals and Aspects). Lesson about modals and aspects.
- Les temp...
Petite aide : - Surligne les mots connus au fur et à mesure ! // - Certains mots veulent dire plusieurs
choses en même temps ! //
IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY:
Au lieu de dire « people », on peut dire :
Persons Les/des personnes Men Les/des hommes
Women Les/des femmes Children Les/des enfants
Humans Les/des humains Human beings Les/des êtres
humains
Consumers Les/des Customers Les/des clients
consommateurs
Folk Les gens, la famille Family La famille
Relatives Les membres de la Parents Les parents
famille
Kin La famille, les proches Offspring Enfants, la
progéniture
Ancestors Les ancêtres Community Communauté
Acquaintances Les/des connaissances Friends Les/des amis
Neighbours Les/des voisins Crowd, mob La foule
Population La population Citizens Les citoyens
City dwellers Les/des citadins Inhabitants Les/des habitants
Immigrants Les immigrants Newcomers Les/des nouveaux
venus
Pioneers Les/des pionniers Settlers Les/des colons
Au lieu de dire « thing », on peut dire :
Object Un objet Item Un objet, un article
Device Un appareil Article Un article
Gadget Un gadget Tool Un outil
Stuff Des trucs, des choses Goods Des marchandises
Machine Une machine Instrument Un instrument
Au lieu de dire l’expression « a lot of » * (beaucoup de..), on peut dire :
Lots of Beaucoup de, plein de Plenty of Beaucoup de
, Petite aide : - Surligne les mots connus au fur et à mesure ! // - Certains mots veulent dire plusieurs
choses en même temps ! //
A great deal of Beaucoup de A good deal of Beaucoup de
* There is a lot of fish. // There are a lot of dolphins.
There isn’t much fish. // There aren’t many (are + not) dolphins.
There is so much fish that I am going to give some. // People wonder
why so many dolphins have stranded on the beach !
Don’t you think you have prepared too much fish ? // There are too
many dolphins !
Au lieu de conjuguer les verbe « to want » (vouloir), on peut conjuguer :
To long to Désirer ardemment To yearn to Avoir très envie de
To be eager to Avoir hâte de To crave Brûler d’envie de
To wish Souhaiter To desire Désirer
Au lieu d’utiliser l’adjectif « good », on peut utiliser :
Fine Bien, bon Nice Aimable, charmant
Pleasant Agréable Kind Gentil
Generous Généreux Friendly Sympathique
Well-behaved Bien éduqué Polite Poli
Courteous Courtois Respectful Respectueux
Trustworthy Fiable Kind-hearted Au bon cœur
Righteous Droit, juste Obedient Obéissant
Fair, just Juste Law-abiding Respectueux de la loi
Honest Honnête Exemplary Exemplaire
Wonderful Merveilleux Great Super, génial
Outstanding Extraordinaire Worthy Méritant
Brilliant Génial First-rate Excellent
Au lieu de dire « bad », on peut dire :
Poor Médiocre Substandard Médiocre, insalubre
Careless Négligent, imprudent Dreadful Epouvantable
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