📖LearnModule 12 · Lesson 22 of 30Proficient User · CEFR C1, completedUnit 5 · Le vocabulaire abstrait
Les verbes qui disent ce que vous faites
Module 12 of the free French course (CEFR C1, completed), lesson 22 of 30: A C1 essay names its own moves. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 22.
The words
French
English
Say it
constater
to note as a fact
koh(n)-stah-TAY
relever
to point out
ruhl-VAY
réfuter
to refute
ray-few-TAY
concéder
to concede
koh(n)-say-DAY
le mouvement du texte
the move the text makes
luh moov-mah(n) dew TEHKST
baisser
to fall (of figures)
beh-SAY
la précision
precision
lah pray-see-ZYOH(n)
nommer
to name
noh-MAY
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Hear the words
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
La règle · The rule
A C1 essay names its own moves. Constater (to note a fact), relever (to point out), souligner (to stress), nuancer (to qualify), réfuter (to refute), concéder.
Et aussi · And also
On constatera que les chiffres ont baissé. It is more precise than on voit que, and it tells the reader what kind of move you are making — which is exactly what an examiner is looking for.
Attention · Watch out
constater is to note a fact, relever to point out, réfuter to refute, concéder to concede: the verbs name your own move. on voit que names nothing.
relever — the table
je relève · tu relèves · il/elle relève · nous relevons · vous relevez · ils/elles relèvent
Do it now — on paper
Say all 8 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the French spelling alone — begin with constater.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the French.
Write out relever in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.