Unité 7 - Leçon 1

short

Adjectif

/ʃɔrt/ or /shawrt/

sh

ʃ

o

ɔ

r

r

t

t

court

having a below-average distance between two points

long

Adjectif

/lɑ:ng/ or /laang/

l

l

o

ɑ:

n

n

g

g

(longue)

long

(of two points) having an above-average distance between them

scenic

Adjectif

/si.nɪk/ or /si.nik/

s

s

c

e

i

n

n

i

ɪ

c

k

(scénique)

pittoresque

having a very beautiful view of nature

boring

Adjectif

/bɔ.rɪng/ or /baw.ring/

b

b

o

ɔ

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

ennuyeux

making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

very

Adverbe

/vɛ.ri/ or /ve.ri/

v

v

e

ɛ

r

r

y

i

très

to a great extent or degree

pretty

Adverbe

/prɪ.ti/ or /pri.ti/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

tt

t

y

i

(jolie)

assez

to a degree that is high but not very high

quite

Adverbe

/kwaɪt/ or /kvait/

q

k

u

w

i

aɪ

t

t

e

(complètement)

tout à fait

to the highest degree

kind of

Phrase

/kˈaɪnd ʌv/

(en quelque sorte, un peu, à moitié, assez)

plutôt

in some ways or to some degree