Le livre Insight - Élémentaire - Unité 8 - 8A

the state of existing as a person who is alive

vie

one of the phases in which a process or event is divided into

étape, stade

brought to this world through birth

né

to no longer be alive

mourir, décéder

to start loving someone deeply

tomber amoureux, tomber en amour

no longer married to someone due to legally ending the marriage

divorcé

to legally become someone's wife or husband

to receive or come to have something

obtenir, recevoir, prendre

the work that we do regularly to earn money

emploi, travail

to travel or move from one location to another

aller

an educational institution at the highest level, where we can study for a degree or do research

université

to change from being a child into an adult little by little

grandir

to hold or own something

avoir

a child who is very young, usually too young to walk or speak

bébé

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

prendre sa retraite

the fact of reaching what one tried for or desired

succès, réussite

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

réussi

everything that exists or happens on the earth, excluding things that humans make or control

nature

originating from or created by nature, not made or caused by humans

naturel, naturelle

a paid job that often requires a high level of education and training

profession

doing an activity as a job and not just for fun

professionnel

the quality of being attractive or pleasing, particularly to the eye

beauté

extremely pleasing to the mind or senses

beau, belle

a series of sounds made by instruments or voices, arranged in a way that is pleasant to listen to

musique

relating to or containing music

musical, musicale

a period or state where there is no war or violence

paix

(of a person) unwilling to become involved in a dispute or anything violent

paisible

a feeling of admiration or surprise caused by something that is very unusual and exciting

émerveillement

very great and pleasant

merveilleux

the ability to control or have an effect on things or people

pouvoir

a set of ideas and activities involved in governing a country, state, or city

politique

related to or involving the governance of a country or territory

politique

someone whose job is to keep or check financial accounts

comptable

a person whose job is designing buildings and typically supervising their construction

architecte

someone who builds or repairs houses and buildings, often as a job

maçon

someone who has studied medicine and treats sick or injured people

médecin, médecine

someone who deals with electrical equipment, such as repairing or installing them

électricien, électricienne

a person who designs, fixes, or builds roads, machines, bridges, etc.

ingénieur, ingénieure

someone who is employed in a factory and works there

ouvrier d'usine, travailleur d'usine

a person who practices or studies law, advises people about the law or represents them in court

avocat, avocate

someone who has been trained to care for injured or sick people, particularly in a hospital

infirmier, infirmière

a place where people work, particularly behind a desk

bureau

someone who does manual work, particularly a heavy and exhausting one to earn money

ouvrier, travailleur

someone who installs and repairs pipes, toilets, etc.

plombier

someone whose job or education is about science

scientifique, savant, savante

someone whose job is to serve or help customers in a shop

vendeur, employé de magasin

someone who teaches things to people, particularly in a school

enseignant, enseignante

a man who brings people food and drinks in restaurants, cafes, etc.

serveur

a doctor who is trained to treat animals

vétérinaire