...in which I take a bunch of completely random*
words from the dictionary for your vocabulary learning entertainment.
Our words today are:
achever
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verbe
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concentré
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nom masculin, participe
passé, adjectif
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ébriété
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nom féminin
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facile
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adjectif
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indécent
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adjectif
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passant
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nom masculin, participe
présent
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What do
they mean?
It’s a tough one today; some of these words have
different meanings depending on usage. Please pay attention to the multiple
definitions.
achever
|
to finish a
project, to conclude something. Often used in the imperative (achève!) to
tell someone to “get to the point!” when talking.
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concentré
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a concentrate(noun), concentrated(past tense verb)
concentrated(adjective)
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ébriété
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intoxication
(state of). A formal way to refer to drunkeness
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facile
|
easy
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indécent
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indecent
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passant
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a passerby(noun), passing(verb). “En passant” is an expression meaning “by
the way”. Literally “in passing”.
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Let’s see
these new words in action!
Hier, j’ai vu un homme en état d’ébriété
harceler un passant. C’est facile d’être indécent de nos jours. On nous offre des concentrés d’alcool qui vont vite nous achever! En passant, j’ai concentré très fort et j’ai trouvé la solution qui me permettra d’achever mon garage.
Today's
challenge:
- Translate the paragraph back to English. (Feel free to take it to the comments, I will help if I need to)
- Write a few sentences using some of today’s words
*Actually chosen by l'internaute.
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