| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nowhere | nulle part |
| somewhere | quelque part |
| Like it's sad | Comme c'est triste |
| lots of people | beaucoup de monde |
| it is better | ça va mieux |
| some thing to critisize | quelque chose à critiquer |
| effrayer | to scare, frighten |
| the higher learning | l'enseignement supérieur |
| a field of study | une filière |
| to offer | offrir (conjugated like -er verbs) |
| most of | la plupart de |
| a university | une université |
| a technical university | une université technique |
| the general university studies | les études universitaires générales |
| the health professions | les professions de santé |
| an admission | une admission |
| have (present participle of avoir) | ayant |
| a diploma given to students passing the bac test at the end of secondary school, lets you into college | un baccalauréat |
| secondary school | les études secondaires |
| department (in a university) | U.F.R. (unité de formation et de recherche |
| the training | la formation |
| the department (in an american university) | le département |
| une institution d'élite | a top private school |
| top, elite | d'élite |
| the entrance | l'entrée |
| a competitive test | un concours |
| the national conservatory of music | le Conservatoire national de musique |
| the highway school(bridges and roads) | l'École des ponts et chaussées |
| a subject | une matière |
| to attract | attirer |
| to confuse | confondre |
| to throw our pens in the air | jeter nos stylos en l'air |
| everything changes | Tout Change |
| many years of absence | plusieurs années d'absence |
| his pottery | sa poterie |
| the newspaper stand | le kiosque du coin |
| to go shopping | faire les courses |
| across the road (opposite) | en face |
| what a school! | Quelle école |
| all that isn't done | tout ce qu'on ne fait pas |
| to explain | expliquer |
| to warn | avertir |
| to give advice to | donner des conseils à |
| in pyjamas | en pyjama |
| no, not any | ne ... aucun(e) (always in singular!) |
| no, none, not any (as a subject) | aucun(e) (aucun(e) + noun, aucun(e) des + pl noun. ne precedes verb) |
| neither...nor | Ni...ni |
| neither, not either | Ni... non plus |
| hardly | ne ... guère |
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