Amende

Meaning – fine (i.e. parking fine)

Pronunciation – ah-mehnd

Il m’a donné une amende – He gave me a fine

Peine

Meaning – penalty

Pronunciation – pehn

Elle s’est donnée la peine de faire ça – She took the trouble to do that

Haine

Meaning – hatred

Pronunciation – aihn

Elle n’a pas eu de haine – She didn’t have any hatred

Inquiétant

Meaning – worrying/disturbing

Pronunciation – ihn-kee-eh-tahnt

Cette fois, c’est inquiétant – This time, it’s worrying

Échelle

Meaning – ladder

Pronunciation – eh-sh-ell

Tu dois utiliser l’échelle d’incendie – You must use the fire escape ladder

Auberge

Meaning – inn/hostel

Pronunciation – oh-berhj

Je vais rester à l’auberge de jeunesse! – I’m going to stay at a youth hostel

Seau

Meaning – bucket

Pronunciation – soh

Je vais chercher un seau pour le charbon – I’m going to look for a bucket for the coal

Raisin

Meaning – grape

Pronunciation – rayh-sahn

J’adore des raisins de Smyrne – I love sultanas

(N.B. Raisin means grape and depending on the ending added this changes to different members of the so-called ‘grape’ family, i.e. sultanas, raisins and currants.

Connaissances

Meaning – knowledge

Pronunciation – cohn-ay-sahns

Ses connaissances générales sont fantastiques! – His general knowledge is brilliant!

Appareil

Meaning – camera

Pronunciation – ah-pahr-aye

Je voudrais un appareil numérique pour Noël – I would like a digital camera for Christmas