VOCABULARY FOR PET - UNIT 3 “Making Friends”

VOCABULARY FOR PET - UNIT 3
“Making Friends”
BEST FRIENDS
NOUNS
English
promise
French
la promesse
friend
l’ami, le copain, la copine
swimming pool
la piscine
fireworks
le(s) feu(x) d’artifice
clothes
les habits
Miscellaneous
best friend =
le meilleur copain
Only used in the plural form.
-His clothes are dirty.
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PERSONALITIES AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
ADJECTIVES
English
French
amazed / amazing
stupéfait, étonné /
incroyable, étonnant
annoyed / annoying
agacé, énervé / agaçant,
ennuyeux, énervant
anxious
anxieux
calm
calme
caring
aimant, bienveillant
cheerful
joyeux, gai
confident
sûr de soi
cross (= angry)
fâché
disappointed / disappointing
déçu / décevant
dull ≠ interesting
ennuyeux ≠ intéressant
embarrassed / embarrassing
gêné, embarrassé / gênant,
embarrassant
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excited / exciting
excité / excitant
fashionable ≠ old-fashioned
à la mode ≠ démodé
funny
drôle, amusant, comique
generous ≠ selfish
généreux ≠ égoiste
gentle
doux
happy ≠ sad (=unhappy)
heureux / triste
honest ≠ dishonest
honnête, franc ≠ malhonnête
interested / interesting
intéressé / intéressant
kind
gentil
lazy
paresseux
miserable
malheureux
nervous
nerveux, tendu
patient ≠ impatient
patient ≠ impatient
reliable
digne de confiance, sérieux
relaxed / relaxing
sensible
détendu, décontracté /
reposant, relaxant
sensé
sensitive
sensible
serious
sérieux
shy
timide
silly
bête, idiot
strict
sévère
stupid
stupide
tired / tiring
fatigué / fatigant
understanding
compréhensif
upset
vexé, troublé
1) to be funny
e.g. He’s a funny man.
=C’est un homme drôle.
2) to have fun = s’amuser
e.g. He had fun today.
=Il s’est amusé aujourd’hui.
3) to be fun = être amusant
e.g. A fun party.
=Une fête amusante.
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VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS
English
French
to make friends with
devenir ami avec qn
someone
to listen to someone
écouter qn
to remember
se souvenir, se rappeler
to keep a promise
tenir sa promesse
to trust someone
avoir confiance en qn
to get annoyed with someone
se fâcher contre qn
to have a good relationship
with someone = to get on
(well) with someone
s’entendre (bien) avec qn
Miscellaneous
I don’t remember your name.
I don’t trust you.
I have a good relationship
with my parents.
=I get on very well with them.
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