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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
1. (correct)
a. bon
Who has the right answer for the next question?Qui a la bonne réponse à la question suivante ?
b. juste
Are you sure that's the right word in this context?Tu es sûr que c'est le mot juste dans ce contexte ?
c. correct
I don't think this conjugation is right.Je ne pense pas que cette conjugaison soit correcte.
a. droit
Put the spoons on the right side of the table.Placez les cuillères sur le côté droit de la table.
a. bien (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
It's not right to treat animals like that.Ce n’est pas bien de traiter les animaux comme ça.
4. (suitable)
a. bon
It took a long time to find the right outfit for the occasion.Il a fallu beaucoup de temps pour trouver la bonne tenue pour l’occasion.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
6. (correctly)
a. correctement
You have to answer right if you want a good grade.Vous devez répondre correctement si vous voulez une bonne note.
a. à droite
The woman looked right and left before jumping off the boat.La femme regarda à droite et à gauche avant de sauter du bateau.
a. juste
Eating right before you go to bed is not advisable.Manger juste avant de se coucher n'est pas recommandé.
b. tout de suite
Mohand hit the curb right after he told me he was a great driver.Mohand a heurté le trottoir tout de suite après m'avoir dit qu'il était un excellent conducteur.
9. (directly)
a. directement
Go right to the store and don’t talk to anyone.Allez directement au magasin et ne parlez à personne.
10. (precisely)
b. exactement
The ball landed right in the middle of the green.La balle a atterri exactement au milieu du green.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
11. (moral goodness)
a. le bien (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The suspect can't tell right from wrong.Le suspect ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal.
12. (prerogative)
a. le droit (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
In a democracy, every citizen has the right to speak freely.Dans une démocratie, chaque citoyen a le droit de s'exprimer librement.
a. la droite (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
You need to learn to tell right from left.Tu dois apprendre à distinguer la droite de la gauche.
14. (politics)
a. la droite (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The mayor favors the policies of the right.La maire favorise la politique de la droite.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. se redresser
Luckily, the boat righted and we were able to climb back abord.Heureusement, le bateau s'est redressé et nous avons pu remonter à bord.
17. (to redress)
a. réparer
We're going to do our best to right a 20-year-old wrong.Nous allons faire tout notre possible pour réparer une injustice vieille de 20 ans.
Conjugations
Indicative of "right"
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