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the woman who is our mom or dad's mother

grand-mère

the son of our son or daughter

petit-fils

regular work done in a house, especially cleaning, washing, etc.

ménage

an electric machine used for washing clothes

lave-linge

a shop that sells newspapers, magazines, and other items related to reading materials, such as stationery, cards, and sometimes snacks

buraliste, dépôt de presse

a game of chance where tickets with numbers or symbols are purchased, and a random selection of numbers or symbols determines the winners

loterie, tirage

the top prize or highest amount of money that can be won in a game of chance or a lottery

gagnant, pot de départ

the number 1 followed by 6 zeros

million

the number 1 followed by 3 zeros

mille

feeling very annoyed or upset because of something that we do not like

furieux

feeling or showing great surprise

étonné, surpris

a person who visits unknown places to find out more about them

explorateur, exploratrice

someone who makes or designs something that did not exist before

inventeur, inventrice

someone who is trained to travel and work in space

astronaute

someone who works in the government or a law-making organization

homme politique, femme politique

a female member of a royal family, typically the daughter of a king or queen

princesse

a person who participates in a combat sport involving punches and strikes with the fists

boxeur, boxeuse

someone whose job or education is about science

scientifique, savant, savante

someone whose job is to use their voice for creating music

chanteur, chanteuse

someone whose job involves writing articles, books, stories, etc.

écrivain, écrivaine

to move something or someone from one place or position to another

mettre

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

courir

brought to this world through birth

né

the day and month of your birth in every year

anniversaire

to randomly discover someone or something, particularly in a way that is surprising or unexpected

trouver

to discover information about something or someone by looking, asking, or investigating

vérifier

to notice a thing or person with our eyes

voir

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

faire, fabriquer

to put our bottom on something like a chair or the ground while keeping our back straight

s’asseoir

the day before today; the previous day

hier

a period of time that is made up of twelve months, particularly one that starts on January first and ends on December thirty-first

an, année

the first month of the year, after December and before February

janvier

the second month of the year, after January and before March

février

the third month of the year, after February and before April

mars

the fourth month of the year, after March and before May

avril

the fifth month of the year, after April and before June

mai

the sixth month of the year, after May and before July

juin

the seventh month of the year, after June and before August

juillet

the eighth month of the year, after July and before September

août

the ninth month of the year, after August and before October

septembre

the tenth month of the year, after September and before November

octobre

the 11th month of the year, after October and before December

novembre

the 12th and last month of the year, after November and before January

decembre

a number that indicates the position of something in a sequence or series

nombre ordinal

(of a person) coming or acting before any other person

premier

coming or happening just after the first person or thing

deuxième, second(e)

coming or happening right after the second person or thing

troisième

coming or happening just after the third person or thing

quatrième

coming or happening just after the fourth person or thing

cinquième, cinqième

coming or happening right after the fifth person or thing

sixième

coming or happening just after the sixth person or thing

septième, le septième

coming or happening right after the seventh person or thing

huitième

coming or happening just after the eighth person or thing

neuvième

coming or happening right after the ninth person or thing

dixième

a type of small bag in or on clothing, used for carrying small things such as money, keys, etc.

poche

a description of events and people either real or imaginary

histoire