💭 Japanese Mind & Daily Life Vocabulary L'esprit et le quotidien

51 essential French words for the Mind & Daily Life scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

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  trouver /tʁuve/ A1

  to find

  Je vais trouver une solution avant ce soir.I'm going to find a solution before tonight.
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  attendre /atɑ̃dʁ/ A1

  to wait (for)

  Il faut attendre un peu, le train a du retard.We have to wait a bit, the train is late.
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  regarder /ʁəgaʁde/ A1

  to look at, to watch

  On peut regarder un film ce soir ?Can we watch a movie tonight?
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  entendre /ɑ̃tɑ̃dʁ/ A2

  to hear

  Je n'arrive pas à entendre ce qu'il dit.I can't hear what he's saying.
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  retrouver /ʁətʁuve/ B1

  to find again, to meet up with

  On va se retrouver devant le cinéma à huit heures.We'll meet up in front of the cinema at eight.
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  connaître /konɛtʁ/ A1

  to know, to be acquainted with

  Tu dois connaître ce quartier, tu y as vécu.You must know this neighborhood, you lived there.
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  marier /maʁje/ B1

  to marry (a couple); (se marier) to get married

  Ils vont se marier au printemps prochain.They're going to get married next spring.
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  épouser /epuze/ B1

  to marry (someone)

  Elle a décidé d'épouser son ami d'enfance.She decided to marry her childhood friend.
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  découvrir /dekuvʁiʁ/ A2

  to discover, to find out

  J'aimerais découvrir la cuisine du Sud.I'd like to discover southern cooking.
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  rappeler /ʁapəle/ A2

  to call back; to remind

  Je vais te rappeler dans dix minutes.I'll call you back in ten minutes.
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  vérifier /veʁifje/ B1

  to check, to verify

  N'oublie pas de vérifier l'heure du départ.Don't forget to check the departure time.
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  embrasser /ɑ̃bʁase/ B1

  to kiss

  Elle s'est penchée pour embrasser son fils.She leaned over to kiss her son.
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  amuser /amyze/ A2

  to amuse; (s'amuser) to have fun

  Les enfants vont bien s'amuser à la fête.The children are going to have a lot of fun at the party.
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  excuser /ɛkskyze/ A2

  to excuse, to forgive

  Vous pouvez m'excuser pour ce retard ?Can you forgive me for being late?
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  prouver /pʁuve/ B1

  to prove

  Il ne peut rien prouver sans ce document.He can't prove anything without this document.
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  souffrir /sufʁiʁ/ B1

  to suffer, to be in pain

  Personne ne devrait souffrir autant.Nobody should suffer that much.
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  paraître /paʁɛtʁ/ B2

  to seem, to appear

  Cette idée peut paraître étrange au début.This idea may seem strange at first.
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  falloir /falwaʁ/ A2

  to be necessary, must (impersonal)

  Il va falloir partir plus tôt demain.We'll have to leave earlier tomorrow.
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  assurer /asyʁe/ B2

  to ensure, to assure

  Nous devons assurer la sécurité des visiteurs.We must ensure the safety of the visitors.
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  mentir /mɑ̃tiʁ/ B1

  to lie, to tell a lie

  Tu n'as pas besoin de me mentir.You don't need to lie to me.
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  partager /paʁtaʒe/ A2

  to share

  On peut partager la pizza si tu veux.We can share the pizza if you like.
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  joindre /ʒwɛ̃dʁ/ B1

  to reach (someone), to attach

  J'essaie de le joindre depuis ce matin.I've been trying to reach him since this morning.
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  tenter /tɑ̃te/ B1

  to attempt, to try

  Je veux tenter ma chance une dernière fois.I want to try my luck one last time.
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  taire /tɛʁ/ B2

  to keep quiet about; (se taire) to be silent

  Tu peux te taire deux minutes, s'il te plaît ?Can you be quiet for two minutes, please?
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  déranger /deʁɑ̃ʒe/ B1

  to disturb, to bother

  Je ne voudrais pas te déranger pendant ton travail.I wouldn't want to disturb you while you're working.
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  manquer /mɑ̃ke/ A2

  to be missed by someone (tu me manques = I miss you); to be lacking

  Tu vas beaucoup me manquer pendant ton voyage.I'm going to miss you a lot during your trip.
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  convaincre /kɔ̃vɛ̃kʁ/ B1

  to convince, to persuade

  Il faut convaincre le client avant vendredi.We have to convince the client before Friday.
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  abandonner /abɑ̃done/ B1

  to give up, to abandon

  Je ne veux pas abandonner si près du but.I don't want to give up so close to the goal.
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  tromper /tʁɔ̃pe/ B1

  to deceive, to mislead (se tromper = to be mistaken)

  Il essaie de tromper tout le monde avec ses promesses.He tries to deceive everyone with his promises.
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  surveiller /syʁveje/ B1

  to watch over, to keep an eye on

  Peux-tu surveiller les enfants dix minutes ?Can you watch the children for ten minutes?
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  exprimer /ɛkspʁime/ B1

  to express (an idea, a feeling)

  J'ai du mal à exprimer mes sentiments.I find it hard to express my feelings.
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  prier /pʁije/ B1

  to pray; to beg, to request politely

  Elle aime prier en silence le matin.She likes to pray in silence in the morning.
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  traiter /tʁete/ B1

  to treat (a person, an illness, a subject)

  Il faut traiter tout le monde avec respect.You have to treat everyone with respect.
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  profiter /pʁofite/ B1

  to make the most of, to take advantage of (profiter de)

  Nous allons profiter du beau temps pour sortir.We're going to take advantage of the nice weather to go out.
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  contrôler /kɔ̃tʁole/ B1

  to check, to inspect; to control

  Un agent va contrôler les billets dans le train.An inspector is going to check the tickets on the train.
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  rater /ʁate/ A2

  to miss (a train, an event); to fail

  Je vais rater mon train si je ne pars pas maintenant.I'm going to miss my train if I don't leave now.
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  durer /dyʁe/ A2

  to last, to go on (for a time)

  Ce film peut durer plus de trois heures.This film can last more than three hours.
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  assister /asiste/ B1

  to attend, to be present at (assister à)

  Nous allons assister à un concert ce soir.We are going to attend a concert tonight.
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  laisser /lese/ A2

  to leave (something somewhere); to let

  Tu peux laisser ton sac dans l'entrée.You can leave your bag in the hallway.
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  servir /sɛʁviʁ/ A2

  to serve (food, a customer); to be used for

  Je vais servir le dessert dans un instant.I'm going to serve dessert in a moment.
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  arranger /aʁɑ̃ʒe/ B1

  to sort out, to arrange, to suit (someone)

  On va arranger ce problème très vite.We're going to sort out this problem very quickly.
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  occuper /okype/ B1

  to occupy, to take up (space or time)

  Ce meuble va occuper trop de place ici.This piece of furniture is going to take up too much space here.
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  continuer /kɔ̃tinɥe/ A1

  to continue, to go on

  Tu peux continuer sans moi.You can continue without me.
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  reprendre /ʁəpʁɑ̃dʁ/ B1

  to resume, to start again; to take back

  Nous allons reprendre le travail après la pause.We are going to resume work after the break.
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  remettre /ʁəmɛtʁ/ B1

  to put back; to hand over, to deliver

  N'oublie pas de remettre les clés à ta sœur.Don't forget to hand the keys over to your sister.
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  obtenir /ɔptəniʁ/ B1

  to obtain, to get (after effort)

  Il espère obtenir une réponse cette semaine.He hopes to get an answer this week.
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  agir /aʒiʁ/ B1

  to act, to take action

  Il faut agir tout de suite.We have to act right away.
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  recommencer /ʁəkomɑ̃se/ A2

  to start again, to begin over

  Tu peux recommencer depuis le début.You can start again from the beginning.
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  refaire /ʁəfɛʁ/ A2

  to do again, to redo

  Je dois refaire cet exercice ce soir.I have to redo this exercise tonight.
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  bosser /bose/ B2

  to work (informal, colloquial)

  Je dois bosser ce week-end.I have to work this weekend.
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  récupérer /ʁekypeʁe/ B1

  to get back, to collect; to recover (one's strength)

  Je dois passer récupérer mes clés chez le voisin.I have to stop by to get my keys back from the neighbour.

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