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A1 · Grammar & linking words (3)

A1 · Mots grammaticaux et connecteurs (3)

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own(adjective)
/əʊn/
propre, à soi
used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with somebody
I'd like to have my own room one day.
J'aimerais avoir ma propre chambre un jour.
Synonymespossesshaveholdcontrolkeep
Antonymesrentleaseborrowowedispossess
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that(pronoun)
/ðæt/
ce, cela, celui-là
used for referring to a person or thing that is not near the speaker or as near to the speaker as another
That is my school.
Ça, c'est mon école.
She said (that) the story was true.
Synonymesthat onethe oneitwhich
Antonymesthis
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the(determiner)
/ðə/
le, la, les
used to refer to somebody/something that has already been mentioned or is easily understood
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
Il y avait trois questions. Les deux premières étaient relativement faciles, mais la troisième était difficile.
The nights are getting longer.
Synonymesthatthis
Antonymesaan
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some(determiner)
/sʌm/
quelques, des
used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns to mean ‘an amount of’ or ‘a number of’, when the amount or number is not given
I have some friends.
J'ai quelques amis.
Here are some of our suggestions.
Synonymesa fewseverala number ofcertainvariousany
Antonymesnonealleverynowhole
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than(preposition, conjunction)
/ðən/
que
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
My brother is three years older than me.
Mon frère a trois ans de plus que moi.
Synonymescompared withas opposed tobeyondin comparison to
Antonymessameequalidenticallike
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our(determiner)
/ɑːr/
notre, nos
belonging to us; connected with us
Our school is very nice.
Notre école est très belle.
Our main export is rice.
Synonymesbelonging to usof ours
Antonymestheirtheirsyour
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please(exclamation)
/pliːz/
s'il vous plaît, s'il te plaît
used as a polite way of asking for something or telling somebody to do something
Can I have a glass of water, please?
Puis-je avoir un verre d'eau, s'il vous plaît ?
Synonymessatisfydelightgratifyappeasehumor
Antonymesdispleaseoffendannoydissatisfyupset
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someone(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmwʌn/
quelqu'un
a person who is not known or mentioned by name
There's someone at the door.
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte.
Someone's left their bag behind.
Synonymessomebodya personan individualonea certain person
Antonymesnobodyno oneeveryoneeverybody
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oh(exclamation)
/əʊ/
oh, ah
used when you are reacting to something that has been said, especially if you did not know it before
You can't come tonight? Oh well, see you next week then.
Tu ne peux pas venir ce soir ? Oh, tant pis, à la semaine prochaine alors.
‘I saw Ben yesterday.’ ‘Oh yes, how is he?’
Synonymesalaswelldeargoshwowuh-oh
Antonymesnothingsilence
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she(pronoun)
/ʃi/
elle
a female person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified
Daisy is my friend. She is very kind.
Daisy est mon amie. Elle est très gentille.
Doesn't she (= the woman we are looking at) look like Sue?
Synonymesherthe womanthat woman
Antonymeshehim
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or(conjunction)
/ɔːr/
ou
used to introduce another possibility
Is your sister older or younger than you?
Ta sœur est-elle plus âgée ou plus jeune que toi ?
Are you coming or not?
Synonymesotherwisealternatively
Antonymesand
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of(preposition)
/əv/
de
belonging to somebody; relating to somebody
the paintings of Monet
les tableaux de Monet
Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?
Synonymesbelonging tofromrelating toassociated withregardingconcerning
Antonymeswithoutlacking
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their(determiner)
/ðer/
leur, leurs
of or belonging to people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified
Their school is very nice.
Leur école est très belle.
Which is their house?
Synonymesbelonging to themof them
Antonymesmyyourourhisherits
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something(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
quelque chose
a thing that is not known or mentioned by name
There is something in my bag, but I don't know what it is.
Il y a quelque chose dans mon sac, mais je ne sais pas ce que c'est.
Synonymesthingitemobjectmatterstuffentity
Antonymesnothing
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not(adverb)
/nɑːt/
ne … pas, pas
used with be , do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must
I am not hungry, but I am very tired.
Je n'ai pas faim, mais je suis très fatigué.
Synonymesnonayneveropposite ofnegation
Antonymesyestruepositiveaffirmative
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should(modal verb)
/ʃəd/
devoir (conditionnel)
used to say what is the right or sensible thing to do, especially when giving advice
You should see a doctor if your fever gets worse.
Tu devrais consulter un médecin si ta fièvre empire.
Synonymesought tomustshallneed tobe obliged to
Antonymesshouldn'tmustn'tneedn't
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so(conjunction)
/səʊ/
donc, alors
used to show the result of something; therefore
It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
Cela me faisait toujours mal, alors je suis allé voir un médecin.
He never seems to smile.
Synonymesthereforeconsequentlyhencethusaccordingly
Antonymesbecausesince
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thanks(exclamation)
/θæŋks/
merci
used to show that you are grateful to somebody for something they have done
Thanks for helping me with my homework yesterday.
Merci de m'avoir aidé avec mes devoirs hier.
Synonymesgratitudeappreciationgratefulnessacknowledgmentrecognition
Antonymesingratitudeunthankfulnessdisregardunappreciation
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thank(verb)
/θæŋk/
remercier
to tell somebody that you are grateful for something
Thank you very much.
Merci beaucoup.
There's no need to thank me—I enjoyed doing it.
Synonymesappreciateacknowledgebe gratefulgive thanks
Antonymescursecriticizereproachcondemn
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nothing(pronoun)
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
rien
not anything; no single thing
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job.
Rien d'autre ne compte pour lui à part son travail.
There was nothing in her bag.
Synonymesnilzeronoughtnadazip
Antonymeseverythingsomethinganythingall
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other(adjective, pronoun)
/ˈʌðər/
autre
used to refer to people or things that are additional or different to people or things that have been mentioned or are known about
Are there any other questions?
Y a-t-il d'autres questions ?
Synonymesadditionalalternativedifferentfurtherextra
Antonymessameidenticaloneonly
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nobody(pronoun)
/ˈnəʊbədi/
personne
not anyone; no person
There was nobody at the door.
Il n'y avait personne à la porte.
Synonymesno onenot a soulzeronone
Antonymeseverybodysomeoneanyoneeveryone
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only(adjective)
/ˈəʊnli/
seul, unique
used to say that no other or others of the same group exist or are there
She is the only person in our class who can speak Japanese.
Elle est la seule personne de notre classe qui parle japonais.
Synonymessolelymerelyjustexclusively
Antonymesalsoin additionbesides
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somebody(pronoun)
/ˈsʌmbədi/
quelqu'un
a person who is not known or mentioned by name
Somebody left their umbrella in the office.
Quelqu'un a oublié son parapluie au bureau.
Synonymessomeonea personan individual
Antonymesnobodyno one