Le livre Interchange - Débutant - Unité 13 - Partie 2

to change your position so as to face another direction

tourner

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

chercher

to go to a higher place

monter

at or toward a lower level or position

en bas, vers le bas

the direction or side that is toward the east when someone or something is facing north

droite

located or directed toward the side of a human body where the heart is

gauche

a place in which collections of books and sometimes newspapers, movies, music, etc. are kept for people to read or borrow

bibliothèque, médiathèque

a building where trains, buses, planes, or ships start or finish their journey

terminus

a journey for pleasure, during which we visit several different places

voyage, visite

the use of creativity and imagination to express emotions and ideas by making things like paintings, sculptures, music, etc.

art

a place where important cultural, artistic, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public

musée

extremely amazing and great

formidable

a solid figure or object made as a work of art by shaping and carving wood, clay, stone, etc.

sculpture

a picture created by paint

tableau

to go somewhere for a short time, especially to see something

visiter

a living thing that grows in ground or water, usually has leaves, stems, flowers, etc.

plante

to go away from somewhere

partir

a building with a dome in which moving images of planets, starts, and constellations are projected for educational or entertainment purposes

planétarium

a solid material forming part of the earth's surface, often made of one or more minerals

roche, pierre

the circular object going round the earth, visible mostly at night

lune

a piece of equipment by which the far objects, particularly those in space, are made clearly visible

télescope

the space above the earth where the sun, clouds, stars, and the moon are and we can see them

ciel

a structure built in honor of a public figure or a special event

monument

very large in size

immense

a large object created to look like a person or animal from hard materials such as stone, metal, or wood

statue

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

écrivain, écrivaine

the leader of a country that has no king or queen

président, présidente

known by a lot of people

fameux, célèbre, excellent

someone who creates drawings, sculptures, paintings, etc. either as their job or hobby

artiste

the act of trying to achieve a goal by doing better than others who are also aiming for the same goal

concurrence, compétition

to occur at a specific time or location