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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Prononciation française | French pronunciation |
| consonent + u consonent + u + consonent ue |
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| adulte /adylt/ | adult |
| aventure /avɑ̃tyʀ/ | adventure |
| bureau /byʀo/ | desk / office |
| dessus /d(ə)sy/ | on top |
| du /dy/ | (de+le) some / any |
| dur /dyʀ/ | hard |
| durer /dyʀe/ | to last |
| entendu /ɑ̃tɑ̃dy/ | heard |
| humain /ymɛ̃/ | human |
| lecture /lɛktyʀ/ | reading |
| mesure /m(ə)zyʀ/ | measure / measurement |
| mur /myʀ/ | wall |
| naturel /natyʀɛl/ | natural |
| perdu /pɛʀdy/ | lost |
| plus /ply/ or /plys/ | more ("s" is pronounced in "plus de", in front of adjs beginning with vowels, at the end of a sentence meaning "more", when "plus" is used as a noun. "s" is not pronounced in negative constructions.) |
| plusieurs /plyzjœʀ/ | several |
| plutôt /plyto/ | rather |
| rue /ʀy/ | street |
| sur /syʀ/ | on / in |
| sûr /syʀ/ | sure |
| surface /syʀfas/ | surface |
| surplomber /syʀplɔ̃be/ | to look down / overlook |
| surprise /syʀpʀiz/ | surprise |
| surtout /syʀtu/ | especially |
| truc /tʀyk/ | thing / trick |
| tu /ty/ | you |
| ultra /yltʀa/ | ultra |
| univers /ynivɛʀ/ | universe |
| voiture /vwatyʀ/ | car |
| vue /vy/ | eyesight / view |