Daily French Audio - Words

Words used in this podcast

Word	Root	Meanings

en rotation		1. spinning
égratignure		1. n. the act of scratching, scraping or grazing
égratignure		2. n. a scratch, a graze
nous		1. pron. The plural personal pronoun in the first person:
		2. pron. \| \| (subject pronoun) we.
		3. pron. \| \| (object pronoun) us, to us.
		4. n-m. The nous, (divine) reason in philosophy.
plus		1. adv. more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives)
		2. : Ton voisin est plus moche que mon frère
		3. : \| Your neighbour is uglier than my brother.
		4. : Le tien est beaucoup plus grand que le mien.
		5. : \| Yours is much bigger than mine.
vigne		1. n. vine
vigne		2. n. vineyard
dur		1. adj. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
		2. adj. hard (not soft)
		3. adj. hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
		4. adj. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
		5. adj. (arts) harsh (of a penstroke)
finir		1. v. to finish, end, complete.
tibia		1. n. shin
tibia		2. n. tibia, shinbone
porter		1. v. to carry
		2. v. to support, to bear
		3. v. to wear
		4. v. (of a subject, followed by the preposition sur) to be about, to concern
		5. : Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
la moitié		1. one half
roula		1. v. third-person singular past historic of rouler
	rouler	1. v. to roll
		2. v. to revolve
		3. v. (colloquial) to go (of events, to proceed)
		4. : Ça roule bien chez mon ami. - It's going well at my friend's house.
		5. v. (of a vehicle) to work, to function
importante		1. adj. feminine singular of important
	important	1. adj. important
		2. : Il est important de se brosser les dents. - It is important to brush your teeth.
		3. adj. significant
		4. : Une partie importante des votes - A significant number of the votes
		5. v. present participle of importer
machine à laver		1. n-f. washing machine
tailleur		1. n. tailor
tailleur		2. n. (woman's) suit
oxygène		1. n-m. oxygen
		2. v. first-person singular present indicative of oxygéner
		3. v. third-person singular present indicative of oxygéner
		4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of oxygéner
		5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of oxygéner
	oxygéner	1. v. to oxygenate