Les émotions at B1 — nuances of feeling
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Move beyond happy/sad to the shades in between.
📓 Nuancer ses émotions
1🔊
moved/touched
2🔊
annoyed
3🔊
anxious
4🔊
relieved
5🔊
devastated
6🔊
enthusiastic
7🔊
melancholy
8🔊
in a good/bad mood
9🔊
fulfilled
10🔊
frustrated
🔊 Example sentences
J’étais ému aux larmes.I was moved to tears.
Je suis soulagé que ce soit fini.I’m relieved it’s over.
Il est de mauvaise humeur ce matin.He’s in a bad mood this morning.
💡 Your B1 goal
At B1 the pattern should work in conversation at normal speed, including the common exceptions. Push yourself to use it while talking, not just in exercises.
Feeling shaky? Step back to Les Emotions at A2. Comfortable? Level up to Les Emotions at B2.
Elle se sent épanouie dans son travail.She feels fulfilled in her job.
✍️ Practice
Je suis ___ , l’examen est fini ! (relieved) (feeling)
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soulagé
Il est de mauvaise ___ . (mood) (état)
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humeur
Ce film m’a ___ . (moved) (touched)
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ému
🎮 Practise
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
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