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Time & Frequency: French words for beginners
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Words in the “Time & Frequency” set
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emploi du temps
[ɑ̃plwa dy tɑ̃]
schedule
noun
déjà
[deʒa]
already
adverb
été
[ete]
summer
noun
premier
[pʁəmje]
first
adjective
temporairement
[tɑ̃pɔʁɛʁmɑ̃]
temporarily
adverb
début
[deby]
beginning
noun
Au bout d'un moment
[o bu dœ̃ mɔ.mɑ̃]
eventually
phrase
inviter à sortir
Ask out
verb
s'y mettre enfin
come around to it
phrase
éphéméride
ephemeris
noun
à l'époque
At the time
phrase
çà et là
here and there
adverb
vivement
Acutely
adverb
en aucun cas
under no circumstances
phrase
rarement
infrequently
adverb
le début
The outset
noun
tardif
Belated
adjective
sous peu
before long
phrase
à partir de maintenant
Since now
phrase
depuis la dernière fois
Since last
phrase
depuis lors
Since then
adverb
aperçu de l'itinéraire
Itinerary overview
noun
toujours
[tuʒuʁ]
always
adverb
tôt
[to]
early
adverb
souvent
[suvɑ̃]
often
adverb
soudain
[sudɛ̃]
suddenly
adverb
soir
[swaʁ]
evening
noun
Semaine
[səmɛn]
week
noun
saison
[sɛzɔ̃]
season
noun
Prochain
[pʁɔʃɛ̃]
next
adjective
Présent
[pʁezɑ̃]
present
noun
pendant
[pɑ̃dɑ̃]
during
preposition
parfois
[paʁfwa]
sometimes
adverb
nuit
[nɥi]
night
noun
moment
[mɔmɑ̃]
moment
noun
mois
[mwa]
month
noun
minute
[minyt]
minute
noun
minuit
[minɥi]
midnight
noun
matin
[matɛ̃]
morning
noun
Maintenant
[mɛ̃tnɑ̃]
now
adverb
jusqu'à
[ʒyska]
until
preposition
jour
[ʒuʁ]
day
noun
jamais
[ʒamɛ]
never
adverb
hier
[jɛʁ]
yesterday
adverb
heure
[œʁ]
hour
noun
habituellement
[abitɥɛlmɑ̃]
usually
adverb
futur
[fytyʁ]
future
noun
fois
[fwa]
occasion
noun
encore
[ɑ̃kɔʁ]
yet
adverb
En retard
[ɑ̃ ʁətaʁ]
late
phrase
deuxième
[døzjɛm]
second
adjective
deux
[dø]
two
noun
Dernier
[dɛʁnje]
last
adjective
demain
[dəmɛ̃]
tomorrow
adverb
décennie
[deseni]
decade
noun
commencer
[kɔmɑ̃se]
start
verb
calendrier
[kalɑ̃dʁije]
calendar
noun
bientôt
[bjɛ̃to]
soon
adverb
avant
[avɑ̃]
before
preposition
aujourd'hui
[oʒuʁdɥi]
today
adverb
après-midi
[apʁɛmidi]
afternoon
noun
Après
[apʁɛ]
after
preposition
année
[ane]
year
noun
alors
[alɔʁ]
then
adverb
planifier
to schedule
verb
au cours de
In the course of
phrase
encore
yet
adverb
ans
years
noun
annuel
yearly
adjective
hiver
Winter
noun
où te vois-tu
where do you see yourself
phrase
hebdomadaire
weekly
adjective
sur
upon
preposition
généralement
Typically
adverb
deux fois
twice
adverb
ce soir
tonight
adverb
réserver du temps
To allocate time
phrase
fois
times
noun
être long
take long
phrase
été
Summer
noun
immédiatement
Straightaway
adverb
encore
still
adverb
commence
starts
verb
commençant
starting
verb
commencer
start
verb
printemps
spring
noun
un de ces jours
sometime
adverb
Séquence 1
Sequence 1
noun
tout de suite
Right away
phrase
à plusieurs reprises
repeatedly
adverb
régulièrement
regularly
adverb
récemment
recently
adverb
rarement
rarely
adverb
rapidement
promptly
adverb
période
period
noun
passé
past
noun
En retard
overdue
adjective
Une fois par jour
Once a day
phrase
Une fois
Once
adverb
de temps en temps
Occasionally
adverb
de temps en temps
Now and then
phrase
midi
Noon
noun
mois
months
noun
mensuel
monthly
adjective
milieu
middle
noun
plus tard
later
adverb
dernièrement
lately
adverb
dure
lasts
verb
immédiatement
Immediately
adverb
jour férié
Holiday
noun
point
Full stop
noun
fréquemment
frequently
adverb
pour toujours
forever
adverb
pour l'instant
for now
phrase
goût
Flavor
noun
enfin
finally
adverb
endurer
Endure
verb
fin
end
noun
directement
Directly
adverb
date limite
Deadline
noun
aube
dawn
noun
date
date
noun
quotidien
Daily
adjective
actuellement
Currently
adverb
constamment
constantly
adverb
époque révolue
bygone era
phrase
à côté de
beside
preposition
automne
Autumn
noun
actuellement
At present
phrase
tout de suite
At once
phrase
enfin
At last
phrase
en règle générale
As a rule
phrase
nommer
appoint
verb
au bout d'un moment
After A while
phrase
brusquement
Abruptly
adverb
un moment
A while
phrase
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