Daily French Audio - Words

Words used in this podcast

Word	Root	Meanings

sous-marin		1. n-m. submarine (undersea boat)
		2. n-m. (Quebec) submarine (sandwich)
		3. adj. underwater\| submarine
carré		1. adj. square
		2. adj. (maths) quadratic
		3. adj. straightforward
		4. n-m. square
		5. n-m. patch (of land)
tape-cul		1. n-m. a vehicle with poor suspension
tape-cul		2. n-m. a see-saw (child's game) (English)\| a teeter-totter (US English)
particulièrement		1. adv. particularly, specifically
		2. adv. especially
		3. adv. in particular
taille		1. n-f. the act of cutting, pruning, trimming
		2. n-f. size
		3. n-f. waist
		4. n-f. , translation=The last type is the "hobby horse", a term which Ethnologue reserves for a disguise for a person, made as follows: the body of the person is surrounded at the waist by a cloth — the skir
		5. n-f. waistline
	tailler	1. v. (of a suit, garment etc.) to cut
		2. v. to sharpen
		3. v. (informal) to do one, to clear off
être		1. v. to be
		2. : Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer.
		3. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs)
		4. : Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home.
		5. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice)
petit copain		1. n-m. (informal) boyfriend
français		1. adj. French
		2. : Il est l'un des entrepreneurs français les plus connus. - He's one of the most well-known French entrepreneurs.
		3. adj. (Louisiana French) Franco-American or Francophone
		4. n-m. French (language)
		5. : Il parle très bien le français. - He speaks French very well.
fondu		1. n-m. fade
		2. n-m. (film, video) fade
		3. : fondu au noir - fade to black
		4. Participle. past participle of fondre
	fondre	1. v. to melt, melt down, smelt
		2. v. to melt
		3. v. to melt away, waste away
		4. v. to dwindle\| to diminish
		5. v. to blend in, blend into
centre		1. n-m. centre, center
centre		2. n-m. (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area
	centrer	1. v. to center (put into, move into to center)
fermé		1. Participle. past participle of fermer
		2. adj. closed
		3. adj. switched off
	fermer	1. v. to shut
		2. v. to close
		3. v. to do up (of clothing)
		4. v. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
tiré		1. n-m. (music) down bow
tiré		2. Participle. past participle of tirer
quelques		1. adj. plural of quelque
quelques		2. : Les rayons des céphéides classiques sont de quelques dizaines à quelques centaines fois celui du Soleil. - The radii of the classical Cepheids are from some tens to some hundred times that of t
mousse		1. adj. blunt
		2. n-f. moss (the plant)
		3. n-f. bryophyte (in the broad sense)
		4. n-f. foam
		5. n-f. mousse (dessert)
	mousser	1. v. to foam (produce foam)
occuper		1. v. to occupy, to take up
		2. v. to employ
		3. v. to be busy, to keep oneself busy
		4. v. to take care of, to tend to, to deal with someone
		5. : Moi, je m'occupe des clients. - Me, I'll take care of the clients.

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