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FRENCH | ENGLISH |
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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 |