French Vocabulary

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Science, health, and

technology

In this unit you will practice verbs involved with communicating about the topics

of science, medicine, and technology.

La science (Science)

Discoveries in science allow scientifi c progress in not only biology and medicine

(e.g., antibiotics, vaccines) but also in technological fi elds (e.g., electric razors,

iPods). From the early 1900s when Marie Curie followed by Frédéric Joliot and

Irène Joliot-Curie won Nobel prizes in chemistry, to Claude Cohen-Tannoudji , a

recent Nobel prize winner in physics, France has nurtured the sciences. Here are

some frequently used verbs to discuss this topic.

analyser to analyze

avertir to warn

chercher to look for

conclure to conclude

découvrir to discover

déduire to deduce

diriger to direct

essayer to try

étudier to study

évaluer to evaluate

expérimenter to experiment

faire des expériences to conduct tests, experiments

faire un essai to make an attempt

observer to observe

partager to share

proposer to propose

prouver to prove

rassembler to assemble

réaliser to realize

recueillir (des données) to collect (data)

réfl échir to think over

remarquer to notice

répéter to repeat

répondre to answer

résoudre to resolve

réussir to succeed

risquer to risk

sélectionner to select

signaler to signal, warn

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