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A


French / Français English / Anglais
à to, in, at
à bientôt see you soon
à louer for rent
abîmer damage (to), spoil (to)
d’abord first
s’absenter be away (to)
absolument absolutely
absurde absurd
accélérateur (m.) accelerator
accepter accept (to)
accident (m.) accident
accompagner accompany (to)
accord (m.) agreement
d’accord agreed
d’un commun accord by mutual consent
se mettre d’accord come to an agreement (to)
accueillir welcome (to)
accus battery
acheter buy (to)
acier (m.) steel
action (f.) share
actualités (f.) newsreels
actuellement at the present time, currently
addition (f.) check, check bill
adjoint (m.) assistant, deputy
admirer admire (to)
s’adresser à address oneself to (to)
aéroport (m.) airport
affaire (f.) matter, business, bargain
faire l’affaire be suitable (to)
avoir affaire à deal with (to)
heure d’affluence rush hours
afin que so that
age (m.) age
agence immobilière (f.) real estate agency
agent de police (m.) policeman
agile nimble
agir act (to)
s’agir de be about (to)
agrandir enlarge (to)
agréable pleasant
agrégation (f.) teacher’s degree (high level)
voyage d’agrément pleasure trip
aider help (to)
s’aider help each other (to)
aile (f.) fender, wing
ailleurs elsewhere
d’ailleurs besides
aimable friendly, kind, polite
aimer like (to), love (to)
aîné (m.) older, oldest
ainsi thus
air (m.) appearance, air
avoir l’air appear (to)
prendre l’air go out for fresh air (to)
chambre à air inner tube
ajouter add (to)
ajuster adjust (to)
alcool (m.) alcohol
allemand German
aller go (to), fit (to), feel (to)
s’en aller leave (to)
aller (m.) one-way
aller et retour (m.) round trip
allo hello (over the phone)
allumette (f.) match
alors then
alors que while
alpinisme (m.) mountain climbing
ambassade (f.) embassy
ambiance (f.) atmosphere
ambulance (f.) ambulance
améliorer improve (to)
s’améliorer improve oneself (to)
américain American
Amérique (f.) America
ami (m.) friend
à l’amiable by mutual agreement
amicalement with friendliness
amitié (f.) friendship
s’amuser have fun (to)
an (m.) year
année (f.) year
ancêtre (m.) (f.) ancestor
ancien, ancienne old, former, antique
angine (f.) strep throat
anglais English
angoisse (f.) anxiety, anguish
annonce (f.) advertisement, announcement
annoncer announce (to)
annuaire (m.) directory
antivol (m.) anti-theft device
août (m.) August
s’apercevoir realize (to), notice (to)
apéritif (m.) aperitif, drink served before a meal
appareil (m.) appliance
apparent visible
appartement (m.) apartment
appartenir à belong to (to)
appeler call (to)
s’appeler be called (to), call each other (to)
appétit (m.) appetite
application (f.) zeal, care
appointements (m.) salary
apporter bring (to)
rapporter bring back (to)
apprendre learn (to), teach (to)
s’apprêter à get ready to (to), be about to (to)
approcher de get close to (to)
s’approcher de get near (to)
approuver approve (to)
appuyer support (to), back (to), press (to)
après after
après-midi (m.) (f.) afternoon
arbre (m.) tree
argent (m.) money, silver
argenterie (f.) silverware
armoire (f.) wardrobe
arranger fix (to)
s’arranger pour manage (to)
arrêt (m.) stop
sans arrêt incessantly, non-stop
arrêter stop (to)
s’arrêter stop (to)
arrhes (f.) down payment
arrivée (f.) arrival
arriver arrive (to), happen (to)
arriver à manage (to)
article (m.) article
artisanat (m.) craftsmanship
ascenseur (m.) elevator
aspect (m.) look, aspect
aspirateur (m.) vacuum cleaner
aspirine (f.) aspirin
s’asseoir sit down (to)
assez enough
assiette (f.) plate
assister à attend (to), be present at (to)
assurer insure (to)
s’assurer que make sure that (to)
s’assurer de make sure that (to)
atelier (m.) workshop
Atlantique (m.) Atlantic
atteindre reach (to), affect (to)
attendre wait (to)
s’attendre à expect (to)
salle d’attente (f.) waiting room
attention (f.) attention
faire attention pay attention (to)
atterrir land (to)
attirer attract (to)
aucun, aucune none
audience (f.) audience, hearing (justice)
auditoire (m.) audience
augmenter increase (to)
aujourd’hui today
au revoir good-bye
ausculter auscultate (to), examine (to)
aussi also
aussi … que... as … as …
aussitôt at once
aussitôt que as soon as
autant as much, as many
d’autant plus que all the more because
auteur (m.) author
auto (f.) car
autobus (m.) bus
autocar (m.) bus
automne (m.) Autumn
autoroute (f.) freeway, motorway
autour around
autre other
autrefois formerly, in the past
en avance early
avant before
avantage (m.) advantage
avoir avantage be in one’s advantage (to)
avec with
avenir (m.) future
aventure (f.) adventure
avenue (f.) avenue
avertir warn (to)
aviation (f.) aviation
avion (m.) airplane
par avion by airplane, by airmail
avis (m.) opinion
avocat lawyer
avoir (m.) have (to)
il y a there is, there are, … ago, it’s been …
avril April


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B


French / Français English / Anglais
baccalauréat (m.), bac (m.), bachot (m.) high school degree
bagages (m.) luggage
porte-bagages (m.) luggage rack
bail (m.) lease
bain (m.) bath
salle de bain (f.) bathroom
balayer sweep (to)
balcon (m.) balcony
banlieue (f.) suburbs
banque (f.) bank
compte en banque (m.) bank account
bas, basse low
en bas downstairs
bateau (m.) boat
bavarder chatter (to)
beau, belle beautiful, pretty, handsome
beaucoup much, many, a lot
beau-frère (m.) brother-in-law
belge Belgian
Belgique (f.) Belgium
belle-sœur (f.) sister-in-law
belotte (f.) card game
bénéfice (m.) profit
besoin (m.) need
avoir besoin need (to)
beurre (m.) butter
bibliothèque (f.) library
bicyclette (f.) bicycle
bien well, fine, good
eh bien wow
bientôt soon
bijou (m.) jewel
bijouterie (f.) jewelry
bijoutier (m.) jeweler
billet (m.) ticket
bizarre strange
blanc, blanche white
blanchisserie (f.) laundry, laundry shop
blanchisseur (m.) laundry man
blessé (m.) wounded or injured person
se blesser injure oneself (to)
bleu blue
bleu clair light blue
bleu marine navy blue
bloc (m.) notebook, pad
blond, blonde blond
boire drink (to)
bois (m.) wood
boisson (f.) beverage
boîte (f.) box
boîte aux lettres (f.) mailbox
boîte de nuit (f.) nightclub
bon, bonne good
bonjour hello
bonne (f.) maid
bord (m.) edge
bord de la mer (m.) seashore
à bord on board
bouche (f.) mouth
boucher (m.) butcher
boucherie (f.) butcher shop
bouger move (to), budge (to)
bougie (f.) candle, spark plug
bouillabaisse (f.) seafood soup (french dish)
boulanger (m.) baker
boulangerie (f.) bakery
boule (f.) ball, bowl (bowling)
bourgeois (m.) middle class, middle class person
bout (m.) end
bras (m.) arm
Brésil (m.) Brazil
brésilien Brazilian
bridge (m.) bridge (card game)
brosse (f.) brush
se brosser brush oneself (to)
bruit (m.) noise
brun, brune brown
Bruxelles Brussels
bureau (m.) desk, office
buvard (m.) blotter


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C


French / Français English / Anglais
ça that
c’est ça that’s it
cabaret (m.) cabaret
café (m.) coffee, coffee shop, cafe
cahier (m.) notebook
caisse (f.) cash register
caler stall (to)
camarade (m.) (f.) mate
camion (m.) truck
camionneur (m.) truck driver
campagne (f.) country, countryside
camping (m.) camping
être capable de be able to (to), be capable (to)
capital (m.) capital
capot (m.) hood (car)
car because
car (m.) bus
carafe (f.) carafe
caravane publicitaire (f.) advertising motorcade
carburateur (m.) carburetor
carnet de chèque (m.) check book
carrefour (m.) intersection
carrière (f.) career
carte (f.) card, map
carte postale (f.) postal card
carte (f.) menu
jouer aux cartes play cards (to)
carte d’identité (f.) i.d. card
carte grise (f.) automobile registration paper
cas (m.) case
casier judiciaire (m.) police record
catégorie (f.) category
à cause de because of
ce, c’, cet, cette this, that, it
ces these, those
ceinture (f.) belt
célébrer celebrate (to)
cellulose (f.) cellulose
celui, celle the one
ceux-ci, celles-ci these
cent hundred
centre (m.) center
cérémonie (f.) ceremony
cerise (f.) cherry
certain certain
certainement certainly
certificat (m.) certificate
cesser stop (to), cease (to)
ceux those, these
à la chaîne (f.) mass production
chaise (f.) chair
chaleur (f.) heat
chambre (f.) bedroom
chambre à air (f.) inner tube
champion (m.) champion
Champs-Élysées (m.) famous avenue in Paris
chance (f.) luck
avoir de la chance be fortunate (to), be lucky (to)
avoir la chance de have the occasion to (to), have the opportunity to (to)
changer de change (to)
se changer change clothes (to)
chanson (f.) song
chapeau (m.) hat
chaque each
charbon (m.) coal
charger load (to)
charmant charming
chasse (f.) hunting
chaud warm, hot
avoir chaud feel hot (to), be warm (to)
chauffeur (m.) driver
chaussée (f.) pavement
rez-de-chaussée (m.) ground floor, street floor
chausser wear (to) – for shoes
chaussette (f.) sock
chaussure (f.) shoe
cheminée (f.) fireplace
chemise (f.) shirt
chèque (m.) check
cher expensive, dear
chercher look for (to)
aller chercher go get (to)
venir chercher come get (to)
envoyer chercher send for (to)
chercher à try (to)
cheval (m.) horse
cheveu (m.) hair
cheville (f.) ankle
chez to, at
chien (m.) dog
chiffre (m.) number, numeral
chinois Chinese
choisir choose (to)
chose thing
pas grand-chose not much
quelque chose something
ciel (m.) sky
cigare (m.) cigar
cinéma (m.) movie theater
cinq five
cinquante fifty
circonstance (f.) circumstance
circulation (f.) traffic
circuler be in circulation (to)
ciré (m.) waxed
cirer wax (to)
clair light (colored)
il fait clair it is light
clandestinité (f.) underground activity
classe (f.) class, classroom
classer classify (to)
clef (f.) key
client (m.) customer
clignotant (m.) signal light
climat (m.) climate
cœur (m.) heart
coffre (m.) safety box, trunk
coiffeur (m.) hairdresser, hair salon
coin (m.) corner
coin fenêtre (m.) seat by the window
colère (f.) anger
en colère (f.) angry
colis (m.) parcel
collège (m.) high school
colline (f.) hill
colonel (m.) colonel
combien how much, how many
commande (f.) order
commander order (to)
commanditer finance (to)
comme like, as, how… !
commencer begin (to), start (to)
comment how
commercial commercial
commode convenient
commode (f.) dresser
commun mutual
communicant connecting
compagnie (f.) company
comparer compare (to)
compartiment (m.) compartment
compliqué complicated
composer dial (to)
se composer de be made up of (to)
comprendre understand (to), include (to)
se comprendre understand each other (to)
comprimé (m.) tablet
comptant cash
se rendre compte de realize (to)
tenir compte de consider (to), take into account that (to)
compter intend (to), count (to)
compte-rendu (m.) account, report
concerner concern (to)
concert (m.) concert
concevoir conceive (to)
concierge (m.) (f.) caretaker, superintendent
concorder agree (to), match (to), tally (to)
concurrence (f.) competition
à condition de provided (that), on condition that, subject to
conduire drive (to), take to (to)
se conduire behave (to)
conférence (f.) conference, lecture
conférencier (m.) speaker
confiance (f.) confidence, trust
avoir confiance en trust (to)
confirmer confirm (to)
confortable comfortable
congé (m.) leave, vacation
connaissance (f.) acquaintance, knowledge
connaître know (to)
s’y connaître be knowledgeable (to)
conscience (f.) conscience
conseil (m.) advice
conseiller (m.) advise (to)
consentir à consent (to)
consister à consist in (to)
consommer consume (to)
constant constant
constat (m.) official report, assessment
construire build (to)
contact (m.) ignition, contact
contagieux contagious
conte (m.) tale
contempler gaze at (to), contemplate (to)
contenir contain (to)
content pleased, happy
se contenter de be satisfied with (to)
continuer continue (to)
contrat (m.) contract
contravention (f.) ticket (fine)
contribuer contribute (to)
convenir suit (to), agree (to)
en convenir admit (to)
conversation (f.) conversation
convoquer summon (to)
cordonnier (m.) shoemaker
cortège (m.) procession
costume (m.) suit, outfit
à coté next to
de ce coté on this side
coucher lie down (to), put to bed (to)
se coucher go to bed (to), go to sleep (to)
couchette (f.) berth
coude (m.) elbow
faire couler run (a bath) (to)
couleur (f.) color
couloir (m.) corridor
coup (m.) blow
coup de fusil (m.) gun fire
coupe (f.) cut
couper cut (to)
coupon (m.) ticket, voucher, coupon
cour (f.) courtyard
avoir le courage de have the courage (to)
être au courant be up to date (to), be informed (to)
mettre au courant brief (to)
se mettre au courant get informed (to)
tenir au courant keep informed (to)
être courbaturé feel stiff (to)
coureur (m.) racer
courir run (to)
courrier (m.) mail
courroie belt (machine)
cours (m.) course
suivre des cours take course (to)
course (f.) race, errand
court short
être à court de be strapped (to), be short of (to)
couteau (m.) knife
coûter cost (to)
coutume (f.) custom
haute-couture (f.) fashion designing
couvert (m.) table set
mettre le couvert (m.) set the table (to)
couverture (f.) blanket
couvre-lit (m.) bedspread
craindre fear (to)
de crainte que for fear that
cravate (f.) necktie
crayon (m.) pencil
crédit (m.) credit
crème (f.) cream
crémerie (f.) dairy store
cri (m.) shout, scream
cric (m.) jack (car)
critiquer criticize (to)
croire believe (to)
cuillère (f.) spoon
cuisine (f.) kitchen
faire la cuisine cook (to)
cultivé cultivated
curieux curious, strange
cyclisme (m.) cycling


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D


French / Français English / Anglais
dactylo (f.) typist
dame (f.) lady
danger (m.) danger
dans in, on
danser dance (to)
date (f.) date
davantage more
de to, from, of
se débarrasser de get rid of (to)
débarrasser la table clear the table (to)
débarquement landing
débarquer get off (to)
débit (m.) debit
début (m.) beginning
au début at the beginning, at first
décembre (m.) December
déchiffrer decipher (to)
déchirer tear (to)
se déchirer can be torn
décider decide (to)
se décider make up one’s mind (to)
être décidé à have one’s mind made up (to)
déclarer declare (to)
décoller take off (to)
découragement (m.) discouragement
découvrir discover (to)
décrocher Pick up the receiver (to), unhook (to), take off the hook (to), take down (to)
déduire subtract (to), deduct (to)
défaire undo (to)
à défaut de in lieu of
dégât (m.) damage
dehors outside
déjà already
déjeuner (m.) lunch
déjeuner have lunch (to)
demain tomorrow
demande (f.) application, request
demander ask (to)
se demander wonder (to)
demi (m.) half
minuit et demi twelve thirty a.m.
démission (f.) resignation
donner sa démission resign (to)
démontrer show (to)
dent (f.) tooth
dentiste (m.) (f.) dentist
départ (m.) departure
dépasser pass (to), go past (to), exceed (to), stick out (to)
dépêche (f.) dispatch
se dépêcher hurry up (to)
dépendre depend (to)
dépense (f.) expenditure, expense
déplacer move (to), rearrange (to)
se déplacer move about (to)
déposer deposit (to), drop (to)
depuis since, for
déranger disturb (to)
se déranger trouble oneself (to)
ne vous dérangez pas don’t bother
dernier last, latter
des some, any
dès lors from then on
dès que as soon as
désaccord (m.) disagreement
désagrément (m.) trouble
désaltérer quench one’s thirst (to)
désavantage (m.) disadvantage
descendre go down (to)
redescendre go down again (to)
désemplir empty (to)
désertique desert
exprimer le désir de express the wish (to)
désirer wish (to), desire (to)
que désirez-vous ? may I help you ?
désolé sorry
dessert (m.) dessert
desservir take away the dishes (to)
au dessus on top
être destinée à be intended for (to)
détacher untie (to), unfasten (to)
déteindre fade (to), run (to)
détroit (m.) strait
détruire destroy (to)
dette (f.) debt
deux two
dévaluation (f.) devaluation
devant in front of
devenir become (to)
devoir (m.) homework
devoir owe (to), have to (to)
dialogue (m.) dialogue
dicter dictate (to)
dictionnaire (m.) dictionary
différence difference
difficile difficult
dimanche (m.) Sunday
dîner (m.) dinner
dîner have dinner (to)
diplomate (m.) (f.) diplomat
diplôme (m.) diploma, degree
dire say (to), tell (to)
vouloir dire mean (to)
se dire tell oneself (to), can be said
direction (f.) direction
se diriger vers go towards (to)
discours (m.) speech
discuter talk (to), argue (to)
disparaître disappear (to)
être disposé à be inclined to (to)
se disputer compete for (to), argue (to)
dissertation (f.) essay
distingué distinguished
distribution (f.) distribution
diversion (f.) diversion
dix ten
dix-huit eighteen
dix-neuf nineteen
dix-sept seventeen
docteur (m.) doctor
doctorat (m.) doctorate
document (m.) document
documentaire (m.) documentary
se documenter document oneself (to)
doigt (m.) finger
domicile (m.) residence
c’est dommage that’s too bad
donc then, therefore
donner give (to)
dont of, for which
dormir sleep (to)
dos (m.) back
dossier (m.) file
douane (f.) customs
douanier (m.) customs official
doubler double (to), pass (to)
tout doucement quietly
doute (m.) doubt
sans doute probably
douter doubt (to)
se douter suspect (to)
douteux doubtful
douze twelve
drap (m.) sheet (bed)
droit (m.) right
avoir droit à have right to (to)
droite (f.) right
à droite on the right
drôle funny
du some
durer last (to)


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E 


French / Français English / Anglais
eau (f.) water
échéance (f.) maturity
échouer fail (to)
éclabousser splash (to)
école (f.) school
économiser save (to)
écouter listen (to)
écran (m.) screen
se faire écraser get run over (to)
écrire write (to)
s’écrire write to each other (to)
écriteau (m.) sign
écriture (f.) handwriting
effectuer do (to), make (to), operate (to), perform (to), carry out (to)
effet (m.) effect
en effet indeed
efficace effective
s’efforcer de strive (to)
effort (m.) effort
à l’égard de with respect to, for the sake of, towards
église (f.) church
électricité (f.) electricity
électrique electric
elle she, it
elles they
emballer wrap up (to)
embêté annoyed
embouteillage (m.) traffic jam
embranchement (m.) fork
emménager move in (to)
emmener take along (to), take away (to)
empêcher prevent (to)
employé (m.) employee
emporter take along (to), take away (to)
s’emporter get mad (to)
être ému be touched (to), be moved (to)
en in, into, to, at, some, to, as, with them, with it
en retard late
encaisser cash (to)
encolure (f.) neck size
encombrer clutter (to)
être encombré be congested (to)
encore again, still
pas encore pas encore
encourageant encouraging
encre (f.) ink
s’endormir fall asleep (to)
endosser endorse (to)
endroit (m.) place
s’énerver get angry (to), get excited (to)
enfant (m.) (f.) child
enfin at last, finally
enlever remove (to)
s’enlever be removable (to)
s’ennuyer be bored (to)
enregistrement (m.) check-in, registration, recording
enregistrer check in (to), record (to)
s’enrhumer catch a cold (to)
ensemble together
ensoleillé sunny
ensuite then, afterwards
entendre hear (to)
s’entendre get along (to), reach an agreement (to)
s’y entendre be knowledgeable (to)
entendu all right
enthousiasme (m.) enthusiasm
entièrement entirely
entorse (f.) sprain
entracte (m.) intermission
entraîner entraîner
entre between
entrée (f.) entrance
entreprise (f.) business, enterprise
entrer enter (to), come in (to), go in (to)
entretenir maintain (to), take care of (to)
s’entretenir confer (to)
s’entre-tuer kill one another (to)
envahir invade (to)
enveloppe (f.) envelop
avoir envie de feel like (to)
environ about, around
environs (m.) surrounding area
envisager de plan (to), consider (to)
envoyer send (to)
épaisseur (f.) thickness
épicerie (f.) grocery store
épicier (m.) grocer
époque (f.) period
à cette époque at this time
épouser marry (to)
épuiser exhaust (to)
équipe (f.) team
erreur (f.) mistake, error
escalier (m.) stairway
espace (m.) space
Espagne (f.) Spain
espagnol Spanish
espérer hope (to)
esprit (m.) spirit, mind
avoir de l’esprit be witty (to)
avoir la présence d’esprit de have the presence of mind to (to)
essayer try (to)
essence (f.) gasoline
pompe à essence (f.) fuel pump
essence de parfum (f.) perfume oil
essentiel essential
essor (m.) increase
essuie-glace (m.) windshield wipers
est (m.) east
estomac (m.) stomach
et and
étage (m.) floor, level
au premier étage on the second floor
étape (f.) stage, leg, stop
état (m.) condition
Etats-Unis (m.) United States
et cætera and so forth
été (m.) summer
éteindre turn off (light) (to)
étoile (f.) star
étonnant surprising
étrange strange
étranger (m.) abroad, foreigner, foreign
être be (to)
étude (f.) study
étudiant (m.) student
étudier study (to)
euphorie (f.) euphoria
Europe (f.) Europe
eux (m.) them
évacuer evacuate (to)
événement (m.) event
éventail (m.) fan
évidemment of course
éviter avoid (to)
exactement exactly
exagérer exaggerate (to)
examen (m.) exam
excellent excellent
excuse (f.) excuse
excuser excuse (to)
s’excuser apologize (to)
exemplaire (m.) copy
exiger demand (to)
exister exist (to)
expédier send (to)
extrait (m.) extract
extraordinaire extraordinary


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F 


French / Français English / Anglais
fabriquer manufacture (to), make (to)
en face in front, across
de face full-face, full-frontal
facile easy
facilement easily
de façon que so that
de toute façon in any case, anyway
facteur (m.) mailman
facture (f.) bill
facultatif optional
faible weak
faillir fail (to), near miss , nearly, almost
faim (f.) hunger
avoir faim be hungry (to)
faire do (to), make (to)
faire + verbe have something done (to)
s’en faire be worried (to)
s’y faire get used to (to)
falloir be necessary (to), have to (to)
familier familiar
famille (f.) family
fantastique fantastic
fatiguant tiring
se fatiguer à tire oneself (to)
se fatiguer de tire of (to)
se fatiguer pour wear oneself out for (to)
faudra will have to
fauteuil (m.) armchair
faux, fausse false
favoriser favor
féliciter congratulate (to)
femme (f.) wife, woman
femme de chambre (f.) chambermaid
femme de ménage (f.) cleaning woman
fenêtre (f.) window
coin fenêtre (m.) window seat
fer (m.) iron
ferme (f.) farm
fermer close (to)
fermier (m.) farmer
fervent (m.) fervent, ardent, enthusiast
feu rouge (m.) red light
feu arrière (m.) tail light
février (m.) February
fiche (f.) form
se fier à trust (to)
fièvre (f.) fever
coup de fil (m.) call (phone)
fille (f.) daughter, girl
film (m.) movie, film
fils (m.) son
fin (f.) end
à la fin at the end
financier financial
finir end (to), finish (to)
fixer determine (to), set (to), focus (to)
fleur (f.) flower
fleuve (m.) river
foie (m.) liver
fois (f.) time
deux fois twice
foncé dark (color)
à fond deeply, totally, wholeheartedly
fonder quelque chose sur found something on (to)
football (m.) soccer
être de force à have the strength to (to)
avoir la force de have the strength to (to)
se forcer à force oneself (to)
forcer quelqu’un force someone (to)
forêt (f.) forest
formalités (f.) formalities
formellement categorically, officially
formidable fantastic
fort strong
foule (f.) crowd
fourchette (f.) fork
foyer (m.) foyer, lobby, household, home
frais, fraîche fresh, cool
franc (m.) franc
français French
frein (m.) brake
freiner brake (to)
frère (m.) brother
frit fried
froid cold
avoir froid be cold (to)
fromage (m.) cheese
frontière (f.) border
fruit (m.) fruit
fumer smoke (to)
fumeur (m.) smoker
compartiment pour fumeur (m.) smoking compartment


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French / Français English / Anglais
gages (m.) wages
gagner earn (to), win (to)
gant (m.) glove
garage (m.) garage
garagiste (m.) garage attendant
garçon (m.) boy, waiter
garder keep (to), save (to)
garder les enfants baby-sit (to)
garder la chambre stay in one’s room (to)
se garder de refrain from (to)
gare (f.) station
gaspiller waste (to)
gâteau (m.) cake
gâter spoil (to)
gauche (f.) left
gauloise cigarette brand
gaz (m.) gas
geler freeze (to)
en général generally
généralement generally
généreux generous
genou (m.) knee
gens (m.) people
gérant (m.) manager
gigot (m.) leg of lamb
glissant slippery
gomme (f.) eraser
gonfler inflate (to)
gorge (f.) throat
goût (m.) taste
grâce à thanks to
gradué graduated
graissage (m.) grease job
gramme (m.) gram
grand large, big, tall
grand magasin (m.) department store
grandir grow up (to)
gratte-ciel (m.) skyscraper
gravement gravely
grippe (f.) flu
gris grey
gronder scold (to)
gros, grosse big, fat
grossir gain weight (to)
groupe (m.) group
guérir heal (to), recover (to), cure (to)
guerre (f.) war
guichet (m.) ticket window
guitare (f.) guitar


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French / Français English / Anglais
s’habiller dress (to)
habitable inhabitable
habitant (m.) inhabitant
habiter live (to)
habitude (f.) habit
d’habitude usually
comme d’habitude as usual
prendre l’habitude de get used to (to), make a habit of (to)
habituel regular, usual
s’habituer à get used to (to)
habituer quelqu’un à get someone used to (to)
hangar (m.) hangar
haricot (m.) bean
par hasard by chance
se hasarder take a chance (to)
haut high
en haut upstairs
hauteur (f.) height
hélas alas, unfortunately
hélice (f.) propeller
hériter inherit (to)
héritier (m.) heir
hésiter hesitate (to)
heure (f.) hour
à l’heure on time
à toute à l’heure see you later, see you soon
de bonne heure early
heureux, heureuse happy
hier yesterday
avant-hier day before yesterday
histoire (f.) story
hiver (m.) winter
homme (m.) man
honoraires (m.) fees
avoir honte de be ashamed of (to)
hors-d’œuvre appetizer
hôtel (m.) hotel
hôtesse de l’air (f.) stewardess
huile (f.) oil
huit eight
être d’humeur à be in the mood to (to)
humide damp


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French / Français English / Anglais
ici here
par ici this way
idée idea, thought
carte d’identité i.d. card
idéologique ideological
ignorer ignore (to)
il he, it
île (f.) island
illustrer illustrate (to)
ils they
imaginer, s’imaginer imagine (to)
immédiatement immediately
immeuble (m.) building
impatient impatient
imperméable (m.) raincoat
important important
n’importe quel any
n’importe quoi anything, whatever
n’importe quand anytime, whenever
n’importe où anywhere, wherever
n’importe qui anybody, whoever
peu m’importe nevermind, whatever, I don’t care
importer import (to)
impossible impossible
impôt (m.) tax
impression (f.) impression
impressionnant impressive
inadmissible inadmissible
inconcevable inconceivable
inconnu unknown
inconvénient (m.) drawback, disadvantage
il y a un inconvénient à ce que there are objections to
voir un inconvénient à ce que see an objection to (to)
incurable incurable
indemne unharmed
indiquer indicate (to)
indispensable essential, indispensable, necessary
industrie (f.) industry
informer inform (to), give information (to)
s’informer get informed (to), inquire (to), enquire (to)
inimaginable unthinkable
injuste unfair
innovateur (m.) innovator
s’inquiéter worry (to)
inscrire, faire inscrire enroll (to)
s’inscrire register (to)
insister pour que insist (to)
installer install (to)
s’installer install oneself (to)
instrument (m.) instrument
intéressant interesting
s’intéresser à be interested in (to)
intérêt (m.) interest
avoir intérêt à be in one’s interest to (to)
intérieur (m.) interior
interprète (m.) interpreter
interrompre interrupt (to)
introduire introduce (to)
inutile useless
investir invest (to)
inviter invite (to)
invraisemblable unlikely, improbable, implausible
Italie (f.) Italy
italien Italian
itinéraire (m.) itinerary


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French / Français English / Anglais
jamais never
ne jamais + verbe à l’infinitif never + verb
jambe (f.) leg
janvier (m.) January
Japon (m.) Japan
jardin (m.) garden
jardin d’enfants (m.) kindergarten
jaune yellow
je, j’ I
jeter throw (to), throw away (to)
se jeter throw oneself (to)
jeter un coup d’œil have a look (to)
jeu (m.) game
jeudi (m.) Thursday
jeune young
joie (f.) joy
se joindre à join (to)
joli pretty, nice
jouer play (to)
se jouer de deceive (to)
jour (m.) day
il fait jour it is day time
au jour le jour each day as it comes, one day at a time
d’un jour à l’autre from one day to another
de jour en jour from day to day
journal (m.) newspaper
journaliste (m.) (f.) newsman, journalist
journée (f.) day
joyeux happy, joyful
juillet (m.) July
juin (m.) June
jumelles (f.) binoculars, opera glasses
jusqu'à ce que until
jusque until
juste just, fair
justement precisely


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French / Français English / Anglais
kilo (m.) kilogram


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French / Français English / Anglais
l’ the, it
la the, it
there
là-bas over there
lac lake
laisser leave (to), let (to)
laisser + verbe à l’infinitif let + verb (to)
se laisser aller let oneself go (to), neglect oneself (to)
laissez-passer (m.) pass
lait (m.) milk
lame (f.) blade
lapin (m.) rabbit
laver wash (to), launder (to)
le the, it
leçon (f.) lesson
léger light
légume (m.) vegetable
lendemain the following day
les the
lettre letter
leur their, to them
levée (f.) mail collection
se lever rise (to), get up (to)
libération (f.) liberation, release
librairie (f.) library
libre vacant, free
librement freely
licence (f.) university degree
lieu (m.) place
y avoir lieu de have reason to (to)
avoir lieu take place (to)
linge (m.) linen
lire read (to)
lit (m.) bed
wagon-lit (m.) sleeping car
litre (m.) liter
livre (m.) book
livre (f.) pound
livret (m.) record book
livret de famille (m.) family book (to record marriage and birth of children)
local (m.) premises, place
locataire (m.) (f.) tenant
location (f.) reservation window, rental office, rental, hire
loge (f.) box (theater), lodge
loin far
Londres London
long, longue long
longtemps for a long time
en avoir pour longtemps need a long time (to)
longueur (f.) length
lorsque when, whenever
gros lot (m.) first prize
louer rent (to), hire (to)
lourd heavy
loyer (m.) rent
lui him, to him, he, it, her
lundi (m.) Monday
lune (f.) moon
lunettes (f.) glasses
lycée (m.) high school


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French / Français English / Anglais
ma my
machine (f.) machine
machine à écrire (f.) typewriter
madame (f.) Mrs., madam
mademoiselle (f.) miss
magasin (m.) store, shop
mai (m.) may
maigre thin
maigrir lose weight (to)
main (f.) hand
maintenant now
maintenir maintain (to)
mais but
maison (f.) house
mal bad
pas mal de quite a bit
se faire mal hurt oneself (to)
avoir du mal à have a hard time (to)
avoir mal be hurt (to), ache (to), suffer (to)
avoir mal à la tête have a headache (to)
mal à l’aise ill at ease
se donner le mal de take the trouble (to)
malade (m.) (f.) sick person
malade imaginaire hypochondriac
malade sick
rendre malade make sick (to)
maladie (f.) illness, disease
malgré in spite of
malheureusement unfortunately
malle (f.) trunk
mandat (m.) money order
manger eat (to)
salle à manger (f.) dining-room
manquer fail (to), miss (to)
je n’y manquerai pas I certainly will
manteau (m.) coat
marchand de légumes (m.) vegetable merchant
marche (f.) step
marché (m.) market
bon marché cheap
marcher walk (to)
mardi (m.) Tuesday
mari (m.) husband
mariage (m.) wedding
marié (m.) bridegroom
mariée (f.) bride
bleu marine navy blue
marquer mark (to), score (to)
marron brown
mars (m.) March
match (m.) game
matin (m.), matinée (f.) morning
mauvais bad
au maximum at most
me, m’ me, to me
mécanicien (m.) mechanic
médecin (m.) medical doctor
visite médicale (f.) health check-up
certificat médical (m.) health certificate
médicament (m.) medicine
se méfier de mistrust (to), beware (to)
meilleur best, better
meilleur que better
même same, self
ici même right here
moi-même myself
tout de même nevertheless, finally
être à même de be able (to)
ménage (m.) couple
faire le ménage do the housework (to)
femme de ménage (f.) cleaning woman
ménager save (to), spare (to)
mener lead (to)
mentir lie (to)
mer (f.) sea
bord de la mer (m.) seashore
merci thank you, thanks
mercredi (m.) Wednesday
mère (f.) mother
mériter deserve (to)
mes my
mésaventure (f.) misfortune
messieurs (m.) gentlemen
mesure (f.) measure
être en mesure de be able to (to)
mètre (m.) meter
métro (m.) subway
mettre put (to)
se mettre à start (to)
mettre de coté save (to), put aside (to)
meuble (m.) furniture
midi (m.) noon
le Midi south of France
mien, mienne mine
mieux better
tant mieux so much the better
milieu (m.) middle
mille (m.) thousand
milliard (m.) billion
million (m.) million
mine (f.) mine
minerai (m.) ore
richesses minières mineral resources
minuit (m.) midnight
minute (f.) minute
miracle (m.) miracle
modèle (m.) style
moderne modern
modifier modify (to)
moi me, I
moindre less, lesser
le moindre the least
moins less
4 heures moins le quart a quarter to four
à moins que unless
au moins at least
mois (m.) month
moitié (f.) half
moment (m.) moment
pour le moment for the time being, at the moment
du moment que as long as
mon my
monde (m.) world
trop de monde too many people
tout le monde everybody
monnaie (f.) change
monotone monotonous
monsieur (m.) sir, mister
montagne (f.) mountain
montagneux mountainous
montant amount
monter go up (to)
montre (f.) watch
montrer show (to)
se moquer de make fun of (to)
morceau (m.) piece
mot (m.) word
moteur (m.) engine
mouchoir (m.) handkerchief
mouillé wet, damp
se faire mouiller get wet (to)
mourir die (to)
moyen (m.) means
trouver le moyen de find a way (to)
multiplier multiply (to)
être muni de + something have something with oneself (to)
municipalité (f.) local authority (town)
mur (m.) wall
musique (f.) music


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French / Français English / Anglais
nager swim (to)
naissance (f.) birth
extrait de naissance (m.) birth certificate
naître be born (to)
nappe (f.) tablecloth
narration (f.) narration
natation (f.) swimming
naturel natural
naturellement naturally
ne, n’ … pas not, do not
nécessaire necessary
se négliger neglect oneself (to)
neiger snow (to)
ne + verbe + que... verb + only +…
nettoyer clean (to)
neuf nine
neuf, neuve new
nez (m.) nose
noir black
nom (m.) name
nombre (m.) number
nominatif personal
nomination (f.) appointment
nommer appoint (to), name (to)
être nommé be appointed (to)
se nommer be called (to), be named (to)
non no
non plus neither
nord (m.) north
normal normal
Normandie (f.) Normandy
nos our
note (f.) grade
notre, le notre our, ours
nous us, we
nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle new
nouvelle (f.) news
nouvellement newly
Nouvelle Orléans (f.) New-Orleans
novembre (m.) November
nuage (m.) cloud
nuit (f.) night
il fait nuit it is dark
nul nil, worthless, useless, stupid
numéro (m.) number


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French / Français English / Anglais
obéir obey (to)
obligatoire compulsory, required
obligé forced, obliged, obligated, bound
obtenir get (to), obtain (to)
occasion (f.) opportunity, chance
avoir l’occasion de have the opportunity to (to)
d’occasion second hand
occupation (f.) occupation
s’occuper de take care of (to)
océan (m.) ocean
octobre (m.) October
œil (m.) eye
coup d’œil (m.) glance, glimpse
œuf (m.) egg
officiel official
officieusement informally, not officially
offrir offer (to)
oignon (m.) onion
on one, someone, they, we, it
oncle (m.) uncle
onze eleven
onzième eleventh
opéra (m.) opera
Opéra comique (m.) comic opera
opérateur (m.) technician
opinion (f.) opinion
opposer oppose (to)
s’opposer à be opposed to (to)
orchestre (m.) orchestra
chef d’orchestre (m.) conductor
ordinaire common, ordinary
ordonnance (f.) prescription
ordonner order (to), command (to)
ordre (m.) order, command
oreille (f.) ear
organe (m.) organ
organisateur (m.) organizer, promoter
orientation (f.) orientation
origine (f.) origin
ôter remove (to), take off (to)
ou or
where
oublier forget (to)
s’oublier be forgettable (to), forget oneself (to)
ouest (m.) west
oui yes
outil (m.) tool
ouvreuse (f.) usher
ouvrier (m.) worker
ouvrir open (to)


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French / Français English / Anglais
page (f.) page
paie (f.) payroll, salary
pain (m.) bread
paire (f.) pair
pâlir get pale (to)
palpitation (f.) palpitation
tomber en panne break down (to)
pansement (m.) wound dressing
pantalon (m.) pants
pantoufle (f.) slipper
papier (m.) paper
papier à lettre (m.) stationary
paquet (m.) package, pack
par by
par ici this way
par avion by plane, by airmail
paraître appear (to), seem (to)
il parait que I heard that
parallèlement at the same time, in the same way
parc (m.) park
parce que because
pardessus (m.) overcoat
pardon excuse-me, sorry!, forgiveness
pare-choc (m.) bumper
pareil similar to, such, the same
parents (m.) parents
parfait perfect
parfaitement perfectly
parfum (m.) perfume
parfumerie (f.) perfumery
parisien Parisian
parler speak (to), talk (to)
de la part de on behalf of
c’est de la part de qui ? who is calling?
part portion, share
quelque part somewhere
autre part somewhere else, elsewhere
nulle part nowhere
prendre part à participate (to)
parti (m.) party
participer à participate (to)
partir leave (to)
partout everywhere
pas, ne … pas, ne pas ... not
être de passage pass through (to), be here for a short time (to)
passager (m.) passenger
passeport (m.) passport
passer go by (to), come by (to), pass (to), spend (time), take (exams)
se passer happen (to), take place (to)
se passer de do without (to)
pâté (m.) pâté
patiemment patiently
patience (f.) patience
avoir la patience de have the patience (to)
patinage (m.) ice skating
pâtisserie (f.) pastry, pastry shop
pâtissier (m.) pastry maker, pastry shop
patron (m.) boss, owner
paume (f.) palm (hand)
pauvre poor
pays (m.) country
paysage (m.) landscape
pêche (f.) fishing
peigne (m.) comb
peindre paint (to)
peine (f.) trouble
ce n’est pas la peine it is not worth the trouble
à peine hardly
faire de la peine upset (to)
avoir de la peine à have trouble in (to)
prendre la peine de take the trouble to (to)
se donner de la peine take the trouble to (to)
peinture (f.) painting, paint
pellicule (f.) film
pelote basque (f.) traditional Basque sport
pendant during, for, while
penderie (f.) clothes closet
penser think (to)
pensionnaire (m.) (f.) boarder
percevoir collect (to), perceive (to)
père (m.) father
grand-père (m.) grandfather
permettre allow (to), permit (to)
se permettre de allow oneself (to)
permis (m.) permit
permis de séjour (m.) residence permit
permis de conduire (m.) driving license
permuter switch (something) around (to), permute(to)
persister à persist (to)
personne (f.) person
personnel personal, staff
peser weight (to)
pétanque (f.) petanque (game of bowls originated in south of France)
petit small, short
petit-fils (m.) grandson
peu few
un peu de a little, a bit
peuplé populated
peur (f.) fear
avoir peur de be afraid of (to)
de peur que for fear that
peut-être maybe
phare (m.) headlights, lighthouse
pharmacie pharmacy
pharmacien (m.) pharmacist
photo (f.) photograph, photography
photographe (m.) (f.) photographer
photographier take a picture (to)
phrase (f.) sentence
piano (m.) piano
pièce (f.) play
pièce (f.) room
pied (m.) foot
à pied on foot
piéton (m.) pedestrian
pilote (m.) (f.) pilot
piqûre (f.) injection, shot
pire, pis worse
le pire, le pis worst
piscine (f.) swimming-pool
piste (f.) runway
avoir pitié de pity (to)
pittoresque picturesque
placard (m.) cupboard
place (f.) seat, room, space, position
placement (m.) investment
bureau de placement (m.) employment agency
placer place (to), put (to), invest (to)
plaindre pity (to)
se plaindre complain (to)
plaire please (to), attract (to)
s’il vous plait please
se plaire like (to), like each other (to)
plaisir (m.) pleasure
faire plaisir à please (to)
se faire plaisir please oneself (to)
second plan (m.) background
planète (f.) planet, earth
plaque (f.) plate
plat (m.) flat, dish
plat du jour (m.) dish of the day, daily special (food)
plein full
pleuvoir rain (to)
il pleut it’s raining
pluie (f.) rain
plus more
ne…plus, ne plus ... not … anymore
plusieurs several
pneu (m.) tire
pneu-neige (m.) snow-tire
poche (f.) pocket
poignet (m.) wrist
point (m.) point
être sur le point de be about to (to)
pointure (f.) shoe size
poivre (m.) pepper
poker (m.) poker
politique politics
pomme de terre (f.) potato
pomme frites, pomme de terre frites (f.) fried potatoes
pompe (f.) pump
populaire popular
porcelaine (f.) porcelain, china
porte (f.) door
portefeuille (m.) wallet
porter wear (to), carry (to), take to (to)
porteur (m.) bearer
portière (f.) door (car)
possibilité (f.) possibility
possible possible
postal postal
poste (f.) post office
poumon (m.) lung
pour for
pour que in order that, so that
pourboire (m.) tip
pourquoi why
pourtant yet
pourvu que let’s hope that
pousser grow (to), push (to)
poussière (f.) dust
pouvoir can, be able to (to)
pouvoir peut-être can perhaps
pratique (f.) practical, convenient, practice
pratiquer practice (to), do (to)
précis specific, accurate, exact
préfecture (f.) prefecture, local administration, main city of a local administrative area (department or region)
de préférence preferably
préférer prefer (to)
premier first
prendre take (to)
se faire prendre get caught (to)
se prendre pour take oneself for (to), think you are some else (more important than you really are)
s’en prendre à pick on (to)
s’y prendre go about (to)
préparatif (m.) preparation
préparer prepare (to)
se préparer get ready (to)
près near
près d’ici nearby
prescrire prescribe (to)
à présent now, at the moment
présenter introduce (to), present (to)
préserver preserve (to)
président (m.) president
présider preside over (to)
presque almost
presse (f.) press
pressé in a hurry
pression (f.) pressure
prêt (m.) ready
prêter lend (to)
prétexte (m.) pretext
sous prétexte de under the pretense of
sous prétexte que pretexting that, under pretense that
faire preuve de show (to), demonstrate (to)
prévenir/td> inform (to), warn (to)
prier pray (to), ask someone to do (to)
je vous en prie you’re welcome, by all means, I beg you!
prince (m.) prince
printemps (m.) spring
probable probable
prochain next
prochainement in the near future, soon
se procurer get (to), obtain (to)
produire produce (to)
se produire take place (to), happen (to), occur (to)
professeur (m.) teacher, professor
profil (m.) profile
profiter de take advantage of (to)
profusément copiously
programme (m.) program
projet (m.) project
promenade (f.) walk
se promener take a walk (to)
à propos by the way
proposer propose (to), suggest (to)
propriétaire (m.) (f.) owner, landlord, landlady
province (f.) province
provoquer provoke (to), cause (to)
prudent careful, cautious, wise
publicité (f.) advertisement
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French / Français English / Anglais
quai (m.) platform
quand when
quarante forty
quart (m.) quarter
midi et quart quarter past noon
quartier (m.) district
quatorze fourteen
quatre four
quatre-vingt eighty
quatre-vingt-dix ninety
quatrième fourth
que, qu’ that, what, than
ce que, ce qu’ what
quel, quelle what, which
quel que, quelle que whichever, whatever
quelquefois sometimes
quelque part somewhere
quelques a few, some
quelqu’un someone
question (f.) question
être une question de be a matter of (to)
être question de concern (to), be about (to)
une question de a matter of, a question of
faire la queue wait in line (to)
qui who
ce qui what
qui que ce soit whoever
quinze fifteen
quitter leave (to)
ne quittez pas hold the line
se quitter leave each other (to)
quoi what
avoir de quoi have the means (to), have reasons to (to)
quoi que ce soit no matter what
quoique although
quotidien (m.) daily


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French / Français English / Anglais
raccrocher hang up (to)
raconter tell (to), narrate (to)
radiateur (m.) radiator, heater
radical radical
radio (f.) radio
raison (f.) reason
avoir raison be right (to)
donner raison à side with (to)
ralenti (m.) idling (car), slow-motion
ralentir slow-down (to)
ramener take back (to), bring back (to)
rang (m.) row, rank
ranger put away (to), arrange (to), tidy (to)
se ranger park (to)
rapide fast
rappeler recall (to), remind (to), call back (to)
se rappeler remember (to)
rapport (m.) report
se mettre en rapport avec get in touch with (to)
rapporter bring back (to), take back (to)
se rapprocher come close (to)
rare rare
se raréfier thin out (to), become scarce (to)
rarement seldom
se raser shave (to)
rasoir (m.) razor
ravi delighted
rayon (m.) department, shelf
avion à réaction (m.) jet
récemment recently
récepteur (m.) receiver
recevoir receive (to)
recharger recharge (to)
recherche (f.) search
récit (m.) narration
recommander advise (to), recommend (to)
recommencer start over (to), start again (to)
reconduire drive back (to), take back (to)
reconnaître recognize (to), admit (to)
avoir recours à have recourse (to), resort to (to), use (to)
redescendre go down again (to)
rédiger write out (to)
refaire do again (to)
référence (f.) reference
réfléchir à ponder (to), think about (to)
refrain (m.) chorus
refuser refuse (to)
regarder look (to), watch (to)
région (f.) region
registre (m.) register
règle (f.) regulation
en règle in order
régler settle (to), check (to)
regrettable regrettable, unfortunate
regretter regret (to)
rejoindre join (to), catch up (to)
relations (f.) acquaintances
relevé (m.) statement (paper)
relever note (to), raise (to), lift (to)
remercier thank (to)
remettre put back (to), postpone (to), give (to)
remettre à neuf redecorate (to), repair (to)
se remettre à begin again (to), start again (to)
remonter go up again (to)
remplir fill (to), to meet (requirement, etc.)
remporter take away again (to), win (to)
rencontrer, se rencontrer meet (to)
rendez-vous (m.) appointment, date
prendre rendez-vous make a date (to)
rendre give back (to)
rendre visite visit (to)
rendre service help (to), be of help (to)
rendre malade make sick (to)
se rendre surrender (to)
se rendre à go to (to)
se rendre visite visit each other (to)
se rendre compte de realize (to), notice (to)
renoncer à renounce (to)
renouveler renew (to)
renseignement (m.) information
se renseigner get information (to)
rentrer come back (to), go home (to), return (to)
renverser spill (to), topple (to), knock over (to)
réparer repair (to)
repartir leave again (to)
repas (m.) meal
repasser iron (to)
se repasser can be ironed
repeindre paint again (to)
répéter repeat (to)
répondre answer (to)
réponse (f.) answer
reposer, se reposer rest (to)
reprendre take back (to), take again (to), take over (to)
représentation performance
représenter represent (to)
réputé well-known
réserve (f.) reserve
réserver reserve (to)
résister à resist (to)
respirer breathe (to)
ressembler look like (to)
resserrer tighten (to)
ressortir go out again (to)
restaurant (m.) restaurant
rester stay (to), remain (to), be left (to)
résultat (m.) result
résumé (m.) summary
retard, en retard late
retenir hold up (to), reserve (to)
retiré withdrawn
retomber fall again (to)
retour (m.) return
retourner return (to)
retraite (f.) retirement
prendre sa retraite retire (to)
se retrouver meet (to)
rétroviseur (m.) rearview mirror
réussir à succeed in (to)
réveiller wake up someone (to)
se réveiller wake up (to)
revenir come back (to)
revenu income
rêver dream (to)
revoir see again (to)
revue (f.) magazine
rez-de-chaussée (m.) ground floor, street floor
rideau (m.) curtain
rien nothing
de rigueur required
rincer rinse (to)
rire (m.) laugh
rire laugh (to)
risque (m.) risk
courir le risque de run the risk (to)
risquer risk (to)
robe (f.) dress
robe de chambre dressing gown
roman (m.) novel
ronfler snore (to)
roue (f.) wheel
roue de secours (f.) spare tire
rouge red
rougir blush (to)
route (f.) road
roux, rousse red-haired, red
rubrique (f.) column, section
rue (f.) street
russe Russian
rythme (m.) rhythm


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French / Français English / Anglais
sa her, his, its, one’s
sac (m.) bag
cul-de-sac (m.) dead-end
sacristie (f.) vestry
saison (f.) season
salade (f.) salad
salaire (m.) salary
salière (f.) salt shaker
salle (f.) room
salle de bains (f.) bathroom
salon (m.) living-room
samedi (m.) Saturday
sans without
satisfait satisfied
sauver save (to)
savoir know (to)
savon (m.) soap
scène (f.) stage
scolaire schooling
séance (f.) session, showing
sec, sèche dry
sécheresse (f.) drought
secrétaire (m.) (f.) secretary
Sécurité Sociale (f.) social security
seize sixteen
séjour (m.) stay
permis de séjour (m.) residence permit
semaine (f.) week
semblable similar
faire semblant de pretend (to)
sembler seem (to)
semelle (f.) sole
sens unique (m.) one-way street, one-sided
sens interdit (m.) wrong way of a one-way street
sens obligatoire (m.) this way only
sensible sensitive
sentir smell (to), feel (to)
se sentir separate, separated
sept seven
septembre (m.) September
au sérieux seriously
service (m.) service
être au service de work for (to)
rendre service do a favor (to)
mise en service putting in operation
serviette (f.) briefcase, napkin, towel
servir serve (to)
se servir de use (to)
ses his, her, its, one’s
seul alone, lonely
seulement only
si if, yes
sien, sienne his, hers
signalement (m.) description
se signaler distinguish oneself (to), stand out (to)
signature (f.) signature
signer sign (to)
simplement just, simply
sinon otherwise
sirop (m.) syrup
situation (f.) job, position, situation, location
six six
sixième sixth
ski (m.) ski
sœur (f.) sister
sofa (m.) sofa
chez soi one’s home
soierie (f.) silk goods
se soigner take good care of oneself (to), take care of one’s health (to)
soin (m.) care, carefulness, treatment
prendre soin de take care of (to)
soir (m.) evening
soirée (f.) evening, party
soit … soit … either … or …
soixante sixty
soixante-dix seventy
tapis de sol (m.) car rug
en solde on sale
solde (f.) pay
soleil (m.) sun
sombre dark
somme (f.) sum
son (m.) sound
son his, her, its, one’s
songer à think about (to)
sonner ring (to)
sorte (f.) kind
sortir go out (to)
se faire du souci be worried (to)
souffrir suffer (to)
souhaiter wish (to)
soulever lift (to)
sous under
sous-sol (m.) basement
sous-titre (m.) subtitle
souvenir (m.) souvenir, memory, memento, regards
se souvenir de remember (to)
souvent often
spécialité (f.) specialty
spectacle (m.) show
splendide splendid
sport (m.) sport
faire du sport make sport (to)
sportif, sportive sporty, sportsman, sportswoman
stable stable
stationnement (m.) parking
sténo (f.) shorthand
strict strict
succès (m.) success
avoir du succès be successful (to), be popular (to)
successeur (m.) successor
succursale (f.) branch
sucre (m.) sugar
sud (m.) south
suffire suffice (to), be enough (to)
suggérer suggest (to)
tout de suite right away
suivant next
suivre follow (to)
suivre des cours take courses (to)
supporter stand (to), support (to)
sur on
sûr sure
bien sûr of course, that’s for sure
surprenant surprising
se surprendre à catch oneself (to)
être surpris be surprised (to), be amazed (to)
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French / Français English / Anglais
table (f.) table
tache (f.) stain, spot
tâcher try (to)
tamponner collide with (to), stamp (to)
tandis que while
tango (m.) tango
tant so much, so many
tant que as long as
taper type (to), hit (to)
tapis (m.) rug
tard late
tarder take long (to)
tasse (f.) cup
taxi (m.) taxi
station de taxi (f.) taxi stand
technique (f.) technique, technical, technology
teindre dye (to)
teinturerie (f.) dry cleaner’s
teinturier (m.) dry cleaner
tel such
télégramme (m.) telegram
téléphone (m.) telephone
téléphoner telephone (to)
télévision (f.) television
tellement so much
témoin (m.) witness
payer à tempérament pay in installment (to)
température (f.) temperature
temps (m.) time, weather
à temps in time
de temps en temps from time to time, sometimes
de temps à autre sometimes
entre-temps in the meantime
tendance (f.) tendency
tenir hold (to)
tenir à insist on (to), be eager to (to)
se tenir maintain a good behavior (to), take place (to), stand by (to)
s’en tenir à stick with (to)
tennis (m.) tennis
tension (f.) tension
tenter try (to), attempt (to)
tenue de soirée (f.) evening dress
terminer finish (to)
se terminer end (to)
terrasse (f.) terrace
terrible terrible
tête (f.) head
texte (m.) text
thé (m.) tea
théâtre (m.) theater
ticket (m.) ticket
ticket de quai (m.) platform ticket
le tien yours
tiens hey (to show surprise)
timbre (m.) stamp
timide shy
tir a l’arc (m.) archery
tirage (m.) draw (lottery), circulation (newspapers)
tirer fire (to), pull (to)
tiroir (m.) drawer
titre (m.) headline, title
toit (m.) roof
tomber fall (to)
ton your
avoir tort be wrong (to)
tôt early
toucher affect (to)
toujours always, still
tour (f.) tower
tour (m.) turn
faire un tour walk around (to), take a walk (to)
tourisme (m.) tourism
touriste (m.) (f.) tourist
tourner turn (to)
tous, toutes all
tousser cough (to)
tout all, whole
pas du tout not at all
tout de suite right away
tout à fait completely
tradition (f.) tradition
traditionnel traditional
traduire translate (to)
train (m.) train
être en train de be in the process of (to)
traitement treatment, government salary
traiter deal with (to)
tramway (m.) street-car, tram
tranche (f.) slice
tranquille quiet
transmettre transmit (to), send (to)
transport (m.) carry (to), transport (to)
travail (m.) work
travailler work (to)
traversée (f.) crossing
traverser go through (to), cross (to)
treize thirteen
trente thirty
très very
trois three
trombone (m.) paper clip
se tromper make a mistake (to)
trop too much, too many
trottoir (m.) sidewalk
trouver find (to)
se trouver be located (to)
tu you
type (m.) kind


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French / Français English / Anglais
un, une a, one
université (f.) university
urgence (f.) emergency
d’urgence urgently
urgent urgent
user wear out (to)
usine (f.) factory
utile useful
utiliser use (to)


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French / Français English / Anglais
vacances (f.) vacation
vacant vacant, unoccupied
se faire vacciner get vaccinated (to)
va-et-vient (m.) coming and going
vainqueur (m.) winner
vaisselle (f.) dishes
faire la vaisselle wash the dishes (to)
valeur (f.) value
valeurs (f.) securities
valise (f.) suitcase
valoir be worth (to)
se valoir be of equal value (to), be of similar value (to)
varié varied
vase (m.) vase
veille (f.) eve
avant-veille (f.) two days before
veiller à ce que make sure (to), see to it (to)
veiller sur watch over (to), look after (to), take care of (to)
vendeuse (f.) sales lady
vendre sell (to)
se vendre can be sold
vendredi (m.) Friday
venir come (to)
venir de have just (to), come from (to)
en venir à end up (to)
vent (m.) wind
vérifier check (to)
verre (m.) glass
vers towards, around
version (f.) version
vert green
avoir le vertige feel dizzy (to), be scared of heights (to)
vestiaire (m.) cloakroom, changing room
veston (m.) jacket
vêtement (m.) item of clothing
viande (f.) meat
vie life
vieillir grow old (to), get old (to), age (to)
villa villa
ville town, city
en ville in town
centre-ville downtown
vin (m.) wine
vingt twenty
violon (m.) violin
virement (m.) money transfer
vis (f.) screw
visa (m.) visa
visage (m.) face
visite (f.) visit
rendre visite à visit someone (to)
visiter visit (to), view (to)
vite fast
vitesse (f.) speed
à toute vitesse as fast as you can
changement de vitesse transmission, switching gear
vitre (f.) window
vivace lively, hardy, enduring
vivre live (to)
voici here is, here
voilà there is
voir see (to)
se voir show (to), see each other (to), meet each other (to)
voisin (m.) neighbor, next door
voiture (f.) car
voix (f.) voice
volant (m.) steering wheel
voler fly (to), rob (to), steal (to)
volontiers willingly, with pleasure
vos your
votre, le votre your, yours
vouloir want (to)
vouloir dire mean (to)
en vouloir à … be mad at …
s’en vouloir be mad at oneself (to)
vous you
voyage (m.) travel
faire un voyage travel (to)
voyager travel (to)
voyageur (m.) traveler
vrai true, real
vraiment really
vue (f.) view, sight


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French / Français English / Anglais
wagon (m.) car, coach
wagon-restaurant (m.) dining car
wagon-lit (m.) sleeping car
week-end (m.) weekend


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X


French / Français English / Anglais
xénophobe xenophobe, xenophobic


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Y 


French / Français English / Anglais
y pronoun used in various situations
je n’y manquerai pas I certainly will


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Z


French / Français English / Anglais
zoo (m.) zoo


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