- •101. Camping
- •102. Special Uses of Devoir
- •104. Medicine & Hospital
- •105. Present Participle
- •107. Past Infinitive
- •108. In the Ocean
- •111. Possessive Pronouns
- •112. Simple Past Tense
- •113. Make-Believe & Fantasy
- •114. Religion
- •115. Music & Art
- •The past participles are acquis and résolu, and both verbs are conjugated with avoir.
- •118. Translating Phrasal Verbs: English to French
- •119. Other Translation Difficulties: English to French
- •120. Quebecois French
- •Differences in pronunciation:
- •Some examples of Anglicisms used in Quebec:
101. Camping
camping |
le camping |
axe |
la hache |
shelter |
l'abri (m) |
stump |
la souche |
tent |
la tente |
canteen |
le bidon |
spike |
la sardine |
hammock |
le hamac |
sleeping bag |
le sac de couchage |
backpack |
le sac à dos |
flashlight |
la lampe torche |
path |
le chemin / le sentier |
lantern |
la lanterne |
bench |
le banc |
torch |
le flambeau |
rock |
le rocher |
compass |
la boussole |
stone |
la pierre |
map |
la carte |
pebble |
le caillou |
binoculars |
les jumelles (f) |
canoe |
le canoë |
campfire |
le feu de camp |
oar |
la pagaie |
102. Special Uses of Devoir
Devoir is one of the trickiest verbs to translate and use in French. The following is a list of the different meanings of devoir used in various tenses.
Present Tense |
must, have to probably |
Je dois étudier. Il doit être malade. |
I must (have to) study. He's probably sick. |
Passé Composé |
had to (and did), must have |
Il a dû partir. |
He had to leave. |
Imperfect |
was supposed to, used to have to |
Elle devait chanter ce soir. |
She was supposed to sing tonight. |
Future |
will have to |
Tu devras payer l'argent. |
You will have to pay money. |
Conditional |
should |
Vous devriez manger les fruits. |
You should eat fruits. |
Past Conditional |
should have |
Ils auraient dû jouer. |
They should have played. |
In the present tense, you can also express I am supposed to with Je suis censé + infinitive. To express you don't have to instead of you must not, use vous n’êtes pas obligé de instead of vous ne devez pas or il ne faut pas.
103. Cosmetics & Toiletries
toothbrush |
la brosse à dents |
hair spray |
la laque |
blush |
le blush |
toothpaste |
le dentifrice |
hair dryer |
le sèche-cheveux |
foundation |
le fond de teint |
dental floss |
le fil dentaire |
nail polish |
le vernis à ongles |
eye liner |
l'eye liner |
hair brush |
la brosse |
mascara |
le mascara |
eye shadow |
l'ombre à paupières |
comb |
le peigne |
lipstick |
le rouge à lèvres |
bubble bath |
le bain moussant |
shampoo |
le shampooing |
powder |
la poudre |
shower gel |
le gel douche |
curling iron |
le fer à friser |
soap |
le savon |
deodorant |
le déodorant |
shaving cream |
la crème à raser |
makeup |
le maquillage |
lotion |
la lotion / la crème |
razor |
le rasoir |
perfume |
le parfum |
pads |
les serviettes hygiéniques |
mousse |
la mousse |
cologne |
l'eau de Cologne |
tampons |
les tampons |