French register: formal & literary vocabulary
33 words at level C1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| dorénavant | from now on | |
| désormais | henceforth, from now on | |
| auparavant | previously, beforehand | |
| hormis | except, apart from | |
| nonobstant | notwithstanding (legal) | |
| afin que | so that (formal) | |
| eu égard à | in view of, considering | |
| à l'instar de | like, following the example of | |
| au demeurant | for all that, besides | |
| en l'occurrence | in this case, as it happens | |
| a fortiori | all the more so | |
| le cas échéant | if necessary, where applicable | |
| s'avérer | to prove to be | Cela s'est avéré inutile. |
| s'efforcer de | to strive to | |
| se targuer de | to boast of | |
| pallier | to compensate for, to alleviate | |
| entériner | to ratify, to confirm | |
| étayer | to support (an argument) | |
| préconiser | to recommend | |
| déceler | to detect | |
| subvenir à | to provide for | |
| se prévaloir de | to take advantage of, to claim | |
| l'aléa | hazard, unforeseen event | |
| la pérennité | durability, permanence | |
| l'écueil | pitfall | |
| l'apanage | prerogative, privilege | |
| le bien-fondé | validity, legitimacy | |
| l'acquis | achievement, acquired knowledge | |
| fastidieux | tedious | |
| probant | convincing, conclusive | |
| inéluctable | inevitable | |
| prégnant | pervasive, compelling | |
| idoine | appropriate, suitable |
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