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B1  ·  35 words

University and exams in French

The seminar, the deadline, the mark.

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The list for a term at university, and it shows the same trick twice. Put an article in front of a French infinitive and you have a noun. Le savoir is knowledge — literally « the knowing » — and le devoir is literally « the having to », which is how the word for an obligation also became the word for a piece of homework: le devoir maison. The pattern is closed rather than free, but the members are common and worth knowing as a set: le pouvoiris powerle vouloiris willle savoir-faireis know-howle savoir-vivreis mannersle deveniris what something becomes English cannot do this at all: it has to change the word (« knowledge », « power ») or reach for the -ing form, which is a different thing grammatically — « the knowing » is not English for knowledge.

The words

Verb (3)

se réinscrireto re-registerVerbB1
Je me réinscris avant la fin du mois.I re-register before the end of the month.
repasserto resitVerbB1
Il repasse l’épreuve en septembre.He resits the paper in September.
citerto quoteVerbB1
Il cite toujours la source complète.He always quotes the full source.

Adjective (1)

Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective goes

universitaireacademicAdjectiveB1
Le style universitaire évite les raccourcis.Academic style avoids short cuts.

Phrase (6)

rendre un travailto hand in a piece of workPhraseB1
Il faut rendre le travail avant vendredi.The work has to be handed in before Friday.
à rendredue in, to be handed inPhraseB1
Ce dossier est à rendre lundi.This file is due in on Monday.
obtenir son diplômeto gain one’s degreePhraseB1
Elle a obtenu son diplôme au printemps.She gained her degree in the spring.
attribuer une noteto award a markPhraseB1
Le jury attribue une note à chaque exposé.The panel awards a mark to each presentation.
déposer un dossierto put in an applicationPhraseB1
On dépose un dossier avant le printemps.Applications are put in before the spring.
abandonner ses étudesto drop out of one’s studiesPhraseB1
Il a abandonné ses études après un an.He dropped out of his studies after a year.

Noun (m) (17)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

l’étudiant en licencethe undergraduate studentNoun (m)B1
L’étudiant en licence suit six matières.The undergraduate student takes six subjects.
l’étudiant en masterthe master’s studentNoun (m)B1
L’étudiant en master travaille déjà sur son sujet.The master’s student is already working on his topic.
le séminairethe seminarNoun (m)B1
Le séminaire réunit douze personnes.The seminar brings twelve people together.
le tuteurthe tutorNoun (m)B1
Le tuteur relit le plan avant la rédaction.The tutor reads the outline through before the writing starts.
l’exercicethe exercise, the set taskNoun (m)B1
L’exercice porte sur le chapitre deux.The exercise is on chapter two.
le devoir maisonthe take-home assignmentNoun (m)B1
Le devoir maison fait huit pages.The take-home assignment runs to eight pages.
le travail de fin d’étudesthe final-year dissertationNoun (m)B1
Le travail de fin d’études occupe tout le semestre.The final-year dissertation takes up the whole semester.
les droits d’inscriptionthe registration feesNoun (m)B1
Les droits d’inscription se paient en septembre.The registration fees are paid in September.
le campusthe campusNoun (m)B1
Le campus se trouve loin du centre.The campus is a long way from the centre.
le départementthe departmentNoun (m)B1
Le département compte trente enseignants.The department has thirty teaching staff.
le renvoithe cross-referenceNoun (m)B1
Le renvoi indique la page exacte.The cross-reference gives the exact page.
un délai supplémentairean extension of the deadlineNoun (m)B1
Elle a demandé un délai supplémentaire.She asked for an extension of the deadline.
le volume de travailthe workloadNoun (m)B1
Le volume de travail double en fin de semestre.The workload doubles at the end of the semester.
l’amphithéâtrethe lecture theatreNoun (m)B1
L’amphithéâtre est plein dès le matin.The lecture theatre is full from the morning onwards.
le modulethe moduleNoun (m)B1
Ce module dure un semestre.This module lasts one semester.
l’encadrantthe supervisor (of a piece of work)Noun (m)B1
L’encadrant reçoit les étudiants le jeudi.The supervisor sees students on Thursdays.
le savoirthe knowledgeNoun (m)B1
Le savoir se transmet aussi hors des cours.Knowledge is passed on outside classes as well.

Noun (f) (8)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

la conférencethe lecture, the talkNoun (f)B1
La conférence commence à dix heures.The lecture starts at ten o’clock.
la bourse d’étudesthe scholarshipNoun (f)B1
La bourse d’études couvre le logement.The scholarship covers the accommodation.
l’année universitairethe academic yearNoun (f)B1
L’année universitaire se termine en juin.The academic year ends in June.
la copie d’examenthe exam scriptNoun (f)B1
La copie d’examen fait quatre pages.The exam script runs to four pages.
l’appréciationthe written feedbackNoun (f)B1
L’appréciation tient en trois lignes.The feedback comes to three lines.
la bibliographiethe bibliographyNoun (f)B1
La bibliographie se met à la fin.The bibliography goes at the end.
la citationthe quotationNoun (f)B1
Cette citation dure deux lignes.This quotation runs to two lines.
la condition d’admissionthe entry requirementNoun (f)B1
La condition d’admission figure sur le site.The entry requirement is on the website.

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