An asterisk follows expressions of informal or colloquial French. Regular adjectives are listed in their masculine singular form.
A
abdiquer to abdicate
accident (m.) accident
accident de voiture car accident
achat (m.) purchase
acheter to buy
achever to finish
acteur (m.) actor
actrice (f.) actress
actuellement presently
addition (f.) bill (in a restaurant), check
admettre to admit
admirer to admire
adolescent (m.), adolescente (f.) teenager
adresse (f.) address
adulte (m./f.) adult
aéroport (m.) airport
affaires (f.pl.) personal effects, business
Afrique (f.) Africa
âge (m.) age
agent immobilier (m.) real-estate agent
agir to act
agrafeuse (f.) stapler
agréable pleasant
aider to help
aimer to like, love
aimer mieux to prefer
alcool (m.) alcohol
Allemagne (f.) Germany
allemand (m.) German
aller to go
aller chercher qch to get sth
aller chercher qn to pick up sb
allumer to switch on
ambassade (f.) embassy
(s’)améliorer to improve
amener to bring (a person)
Amérique (f.) America
ami (m.), amie (f.) friend
amoureux, amoureuse (de) in love (with)
amuser to amuse
s’amuser to have a good time, have fun
an (m.) year
analphabète (m./f.) illiterate person
anglais (m.) English
Angleterre (f.) England
animal (m.) (plur.: animaux) animal
animal domestique pet
anniversaire (m.) birthday
annuler to cancel
anorak (m.) anorak
août August
apéritif (m.) before-dinner drink
appareil photo (m.) camera
appartement (m.) apartment
appartenir à to belong to
appeler to call
apporter to bring
apprenant (m.), apprenant(e) (f.) learner
apprendre to learn
après after
après-demain the day after tomorrow
après-midi (m.) afternoon
arbre (m.) tree
arc-en-ciel (m.) rainbow
argent (m.) money, silver
armée (f.) army
(s’)arrêter to stop, arrest
arriver to arrive, happen
ascenseur (m.) elevator
Asie (f.) Asia
aspirateur (m.) vacuum cleaner
s’asseoir to sit down
assiette (f.) plate
assister à to attend
attendre to wait (for)
atterrir to land
attraper to catch
aussitôt que as soon as
autobus (m.) bus
automne (m.) fall
autoroute (f.) freeway
autre other
autrefois formerly, in the past
Autriche (f.) Austria
avant (que) before
avec with
avenir (m.) future
avertissement (m.) warning
aveugle blind
avion (m.) airplane
avis (m.) opinion
à mon/ton avis in my/your opinion
avocat (m.), avocate (f.) lawyer
avoir to have
avoir besoin de to need
avoir chaud to be hot (people)
avoir envie de to feel like, want to
avoir faim to be hungry
avoir froid to be cold (people)
avoir lieu to take place
avoir mal (à) to have a pain (in)
avoir mal au cœur to feel nauseated
avoir peur to be afraid
avoir raison to be right (people)
avoir soif to be thirsty
avoir tort to be wrong (people)
avril April
B
balayer to sweep
balle (f.) ball, bullet
banc (m.) bench
bande dessinée (f.) comic strip
bande sonore (f.) sound track
banque (f.) bank
barre (f.) bar (candy)
barre de céréales granola bar
bataille (f.) battle
bateau (m.) ship
bâtir to build
bâtir des châteaux en Espagne to build castles in the air
battre to beat
bavarder to chat
beau, bel, belle beautiful, handsome
beaucoup (de) a lot (of), many, much
bébé (m.) baby
Belgique (f.) Belgium
belle-mère (f.) mother-in-law
beurre (m.) butter
beurre de cacahuètes peanut butter
bibliothèque (f.) library
biche (f.) doe
bicyclette (f.) bicycle
bien well
bien que although
bientôt soon
à bientôt see you soon
bienvenue welcome
bière (f.) beer
billet (m.) ticket
bisou* (m.) kiss
blanc, blanche white
blessé (adj.) wounded, injured
blessé (m.) (noun) injured (person)
blesser to wound, injure
bleu blue
blouson (m.) jacket, Windbreaker
boire to drink
bois (m.) wood
boisson (f.) drink, beverage
boîte (f.) box
bon, bonne good
bonbons (m.pl.) candy
bottes (f.pl.) boots
boucherie (f.) butcher shop
bougie (f.) candle
boulanger (m.), boulangère (f.) baker
boulangerie (f.) bakery
boum* (f.) party (teenagers’)
bourse (f.) scholarship
bouteille (f.) bottle
boutique (f.) shop
bouton (m.) button
braqueur* (m.) robber
bras (m.) arm
Brésil (m.) Brazil
brosser to brush
se brosser les dents to brush one’s teeth
brouillard (m.) fog
bruit (m.) noise
brûler to burn
brûler un feu rouge to run a red light
bûche (f.) de Noël Yule log (traditional French Christmas pastry in the shape of a log richly decorated with frosting)
bureau (m.) office, desk
C
ça (cela) that
ça m’est égal it’s all the same to me
cabine téléphonique (f.) phone booth
cadeau (m.) gift
café (m.) coffee, café
cahier (m.) notebook
calculatrice (f.) calculator
camarade (m./f.) de chambre roommate
cambrioler to burglarize
cambrioleur (m.), cambrioleuse (f.) burglar
canapé (m.) sofa, couch
il fait un froid de canard* it is freezing cold
caniche (m.) poodle
car because
carotte (f.) carrot
carrefour (m.) intersection
carte (f.) menu, map
carte de crédit credit card
carte postale postcard
cauchemar (m.) nightmare
cave (f.) cellar
ce, cet, cette this, that
céder to yield
ceinture (f.) belt
ceinture de sécurité safety belt, seat belt
cela (ça) that
célèbre famous
céleri (m.) celery
célibataire single
centre commercial (m.) shopping center, mall
c’est-à-dire that is to say
chair (f.) de poule goose bumps
chaise (f.) chair
chambre (f.) room, bedroom
chance (f.) luck
bonne chance! good luck!
chanceux, chanceuse lucky
changer to change
changer d’avis to change one’s mind
chanson (f.) song
chanter to sing
chanteur (m.), chanteuse (f.) singer
chapeau (m.) hat
chaque each, every
chasseur (m.) hunter
chat (m.), chatte (f.) cat
château (m.) castle
chaud hot, warm
chaussettes (f.pl.) socks
chaussures (f.pl.) shoes
chemise (f.) shirt
cher, chère expensive, dear
chercher to look for
cheval (m.) (plur.: chevaux) horse
cheveux (m.pl.) hair
chez at (to, in) the home of
chien (m.), chienne (f.) dog
Chine (f.) China
chinois (m.) Chinese
chocolat (m.) chocolate
choisir to choose
choix (m.) choice
chômage (m.) unemployment
chose (f.) thing
chute (f.) fall, descent
ciel (m.) sky
cinéma (m.) movie theater, movies
circulation (f.) traffic
cirque (m.) circus
ciseaux (m.pl.) scissors
classe (f.) class
en classe in, to class
clé (f.) key
client (m.), cliente (f.) customer
climatisation (f.) air-conditioning
clôture (f.) fence
coiffeur (m.), coiffeuse (f.) hairdresser
colis (m.) package
colline (f.) hill
colocataire (m./f.) housemate
combien (de) how much, how many
comédie musicale (f.) musical
comique (m./f.) comedian
commander to order
commencer to begin
comment how
commode (f.) chest of drawers
comprendre to understand
compter to count, plan (on, to)
concert (m.) concert
conducteur (m.), conductrice (f.) driver
conduire to drive
conférence (f.) lecture
confiture (f.) jam
congé (m.) vacation, time off work, leave
congrès (m.) conference
connaître to know
conseil (m.) (piece of) advice
conseiller to advise
conte (m.) story
conte de fées fairy tale
content happy
contravention (f.) traffic ticket
convaincre to convince
coordonnées (f.pl.) address and phone number
copain (m.) friend, boyfriend
copine (f.) friend, girlfriend
corne (f.) horn (animal)
costume (m.) suit (men’s)
côte (f.) coast
Côte d’Azur French Riviera
côté (m.) side
se coucher to go to bed
coudre to sew
couleur (f.) color
Coupe (f.) du monde World Cup
courage (m.) courage
couramment fluently
courir to run
courriel (m.) e-mail
courrier (m.) mail
courrier électronique e-mail
cours (m.) course, class
cousin (m.), cousine (f.) cousin
coût (m.) cost
coût de la vie cost of living
couteau (m.) knife
coûter to cost
coûter les yeux de la tête* to cost an arm and a leg
couverture (f.) blanket
couvrir to cover
craindre to fear
cravate (f.) tie
crever* to die
croire to believe
cuiller (cuillère) (f.) spoon
cuisine (f.) kitchen, cooking, food
cuisiner to cook
cuisse (f.) de grenouille frog leg
curriculum vitae (m.) résumé, CV
D
d’abord at first
d’accord okay, O.K.
être d’accord (avec) to agree (with)
dame (f.) lady, woman
dangereux, dangereuse dangerous
dans in
danser to dance
d’après according to
de from, of
début (m.) beginning
décembre December
déçu disappointed
défaite (f.) defeat
défendre to forbid
dehors outside
déjà already
déjeuner (m.) lunch
déjeuner to have lunch
demain tomorrow
demander to ask
déménager to move (change residence)
dent (f.) tooth
se dépêcher to hurry
dépenser to spend (money)
déposer (qn) to drop (sb) off
déprimé depressed
depuis since, for
déranger to disturb, bother
dernier, dernière last
derrière behind
dès que as soon as
descendre to go down, get out of (a vehicle)
désolé sorry
dessert (m.) dessert
dessin animé (m.) cartoon
se détendre to relax
détester to hate, detest
dette (f.) debt
devant in front of
devenir to become
deviner to guess
devoir (verb) to have to, must, owe
devoirs (m.pl.) homework
diable (m.) devil
Dieu God
difficile hard, difficult
dimanche (m.) Sunday
dîner (m.) dinner
dîner (verb) to have/eat dinner
diplôme (m.) diploma, (university) degree
dire to say
diseuse (f.) de bonne aventure fortune-teller
se disputer to argue
dissertation (f.) term paper
doigt (m.) finger
dommage (m.) pity, shame
c’est dommage that’s too bad
donner to give
dormir to sleep
dos (m.) back
douane (f.) customs
douche (f.) shower
douter to doubt
drapeau (m.) flag
droit right
tout droit straight ahead
droite: à droite on (to) the right
drôle funny
dur hard
durer to last
E
eau (f.) water
échecs (m.pl.) chess
échouer to fail
échouer à un (l’) examen to fail an (the) exam
école (f.) school
Écosse (f.) Scotland
écouter to listen (to)
écrire to write
écrivain (m.) writer
église (f.) church
Égypte (f.) Egypt
électricité (f.) electricity
élève (m./f.) student, pupil (primary and secondary school)
e-mail (m.) e-mail
embouteillage (m.) traffic jam
embrasser to hug, kiss
emmener to take (sb somewhere)
empêchement (m.) unforeseen difficulty
emprunter to borrow
enceinte pregnant
encore still, again
s’endormir to fall asleep
enfance (f.) childhood
enfant (m./f.) child
enfin finally
ennuyeux, ennuyeuse boring
enseigner to teach
ensemble together
ensuite then
entendre to hear
s’entraîner to practice
entrer (dans) to enter
enveloppe (f.) envelope
envoyer to send
épeler to spell
épouser to marry
équipe (f.) team
erreur (f.) error
escalier (m.) stairs
escargot (m.) snail
Espagne (f.) Spain
espagnol (m.) Spanish
espérer to hope
essayer to try (on)
essence (f.) gasoline
et and
étage (m.) floor (of a building)
état (m.) state, condition
États-Unis (m.pl.) United States
été (m.) summer
éternuer to sneeze
étoile (f.) star
étoile filante shooting star
étranger (m.), étrangère (f.) stranger, foreigner
étranger, étrangère (adj.) foreign
à l’étranger abroad
être to be
être à to belong to
être à l’aise to be comfortable
être à l’heure to be on time
être chanceux, chanceuse to be lucky
être de bonne/mauvaise humeur to be in a good/bad mood
être en retard to be late
être en train de to be in the process of
être sur le point de to be about to
études (f.pl.) studies
étudiant (m.), étudiante (f.) student (at university)
étudier to study
Europe (f.) Europe
européen, européenne European
événement (m.) event
exagérer to exaggerate
examen (m.) exam, test
exiger (que) to demand (that)
exil (m.) exile
explication (f.) explanation
F
fâché angry
se fâcher to get angry
facile easy
facilement easily
façon (f.) manner, way
facteur (m.) mailman
facture (f.) the bill
faire to do, make
faire attention to pay attention
faire de son mieux to do one’s best
faire des courses to run errands
faire des économies to save money
faire du lèche-vitrines to do window-shopping
faire la cuisine to cook
faire la fête to party, celebrate
faire la grasse matinée to sleep late
faire (la) grève to be on strike
faire la lessive to do the laundry
faire la queue to stand in line
faire la sieste to take a nap
faire la vaisselle to do the dishes
faire le ménage to do the housework
faire un stage to do an internship
faire ses valises to pack (one’s suitcases)
faire un voyage to go on a trip, take a trip
falloir to be necessary
fané wilted
fatigué tired
fauché* broke, without money
faute (f.) mistake, fault
fauteuil (m.) armchair
faux, fausse false, wrong
femme (f.) woman, wife
femme de ménage cleaning woman
fenêtre (f.) window
fermé closed
fermer to close
fête (f.) holiday, party, celebration
fête nationale national holiday
feu (m.) traffic light, fire
feu d’artifice fireworks
feu rouge red light
feuilleton (m.) soap opera, serial
février February
fiable reliable
fier, fière proud
fièvre (f.) fever
fille (f.) daughter, girl
film (m.) movie, film
fils (m.) son
fin (f.) end
finir to finish
fleur (f.) flower
foie (m.) liver
foie gras goose liver pâté, foie gras
la prochaine fois next time
une fois one time, once
fonctionner to work, function
fonder to found
football (m.) soccer
forêt (f.) forest
fort strong
four (m.) à micro-ondes microwave oven
fourchette (f.) fork
foyer (m.) home, fireplace, hearth
frais, fraîche fresh
fraise (f.) strawberry
franc, franche frank
français (m.) French
France (f.) France
frapper to strike, hit
ce qui m’a frappé* what struck me
fréquemment frequently
frère (m.) brother
frigo* (m.) fridge
frites (f.pl.) French fries
froid (adj.) cold
fromage (m.) cheese
fruit (m.) (a piece of) fruit
fruits de mer seafood
fuite (f.) leak, flight, escape
fumer to smoke
furieux, furieuse angry, furious
fusil (m.) gun, rifle
G
gagnant (m.), gagnante (f.) winner
gagner to win, earn
gagner à la loterie to win the lottery
gagner sa vie to make, earn a living
gant (m.) glove
garage (m.) garage
garçon (m.) boy, waiter
garder to look after, keep
gare (f.) train station
gâteau (m.) cake
gâter to spoil
gauche left
à gauche on (to) the left
gens (m.pl.) people
glace (f.) mirror, ice cream
gorge (f.) throat
grand big, tall
grand magasin (m.) department store
grand-mère (f.) grandmother
grand-père (m.) grandfather
gratte-ciel (m.) skyscraper
gratuit free (of charge)
gravement (malade) seriously (ill)
grec (m.) Greek
Grèce (f.) Greece
grenier (m.) attic
grève (f.) strike
grille-pain (m.) toaster
grippe (f.) flu
gros, grosse big, fat
guérir to cure, get well
guerre (f.) war
gymnase (m.) gymnasium
H
habile skillful
s’habiller to get dressed
habiter to live, reside
habitude (f.) habit
d’habitude usually
haut high
herbe (f.) grass
héritage (m.) inheritance
heure (f.) hour, time, o’clock
à l’heure on time
à quelle heure (at) what time
quelle heure est-il? what time is it?
heureux, heureuse happy
hier yesterday
hier soir last night
histoire (f.) story, history
hiver (m.) winter
homme (m.) man
hôpital (m.) hospital
horoscope (m.) horoscope
hors-d’œuvre (m.) appetizer
hôtel (m.) hotel
hôtesse (f.) de l’air (female) flight attendant
I
ici here
idée (f.) idea
il faut it is necessary
il vaut mieux it is better
il y a there is, there are, ago
île (f.) island
illettré illiterate
immeuble (m.) building, apartment building
imperméable (m.) raincoat
impôt (m.) tax
incendie (m.) fire
Inde (f.) India
infirmier (m.), infirmière (f.) nurse
informatique (f.) computer science
inquiet, inquiète worried
s’inquiéter to worry
intentionnellement intentionally
interdire to forbid
interdit forbidden
internaute (m./f.) Web surfer
Internet (m.) Internet
interrompre to interrupt
invité (m.), invitée (f.) guest
inviter to invite
Irlande (f.) Ireland
Italie (f.) Italy
italien, italienne (adj.) Italian
J
jamais ever, never
ne… jamais never
jambe (f.) leg
janvier January
Japon (m.) Japan
japonais (m.) Japanese
jardin (m.) garden, yard
jaune yellow
jean (m.) jeans
jeter to throw
jeter par la fenêtre to throw out the window
jeu (m.) (plur.: jeux) game
jeu vidéo video game
jeudi (m.) Thursday
jeune young
joie (f.) joy
joindre to reach, join
joli pretty
jouer to play
jouet (m.) toy
joueur (m.), joueuse (f.) player
jour (m.) day
un jour someday
journal (m.) (plur.: journaux) newspaper
juillet July
juin June
jupe (f.) skirt
jus (m.) juice
jusqu’à until
K
kilo (m.) kilogram
kiosque (m.) newsstand
L
là there
lâche coward, cowardly
laisser to leave, let
lait (m.) milk
langue (f.) language
langue maternelle mother tongue
lapin (m.) rabbit
lave-vaisselle (m.) dishwasher
laver to wash
légume (m.) vegetable
lendemain (m.) next day
lent slow
lentement slowly
lettre (f.) letter
leur (pron.) (to) them
leur, leurs (adj.) their
se lever to get up
librairie (f.) bookstore
libre free
lire to read
lit (m.) bed
littérature (f.) literature
livre (m.) book
logiciel (m.) software
loi (f.) law
loin (de) far (from)
long, longue long
longtemps a long time
lorsque when
louer to rent
loup (m.) wolf
lui (to) him, (to) her
lumière (f.) light
lundi (m.) Monday
lune (f.) moon
lune de miel honeymoon
lunettes (f.pl.) (eye)glasses
lutter (contre) to fight (against), struggle
lycée (m.) high school
M
machine (f.) à laver washing machine
magasin (m.) store
grand magasin department store
magnétoscope (m.) VCR
mai May
maigre skinny
maigrir to lose weight
mail (= mél) (m.) e-mail
maillot (m.) de bain bathing suit
main (f.) hand
maintenant now
mairie (f.) city hall
mais but
maison (f.) house
à la maison home, at home
mal badly
malade (adj.) ill
malade (m./f.) sick person, patient
maladie (f.) disease, illness
malentendu (m.) misunderstanding
malgré in spite of
malheureusement unfortunately
manger to eat
manger sur le pouce* to have a quick bite to eat
manifester to demonstrate
mannequin (m.) fashion model, store dummy
manquer (à) to miss
manteau (m.) coat
marcher to walk, work (= function)
mardi (m.) Tuesday
mariage (m.) marriage, wedding
marié (adj.) married
marié (m.) bridegroom
mariée (f.) bride
se marier (avec) to get married (to)
marron brown
mars March
match (m.) game
matin (m.) morning
mauvais bad
méchant mean, vicious
médecin (m.) doctor
meilleur better
même same, even
mendiant (m.), mendiante (f.) beggar
menu (m.) (fixed-price) menu
mercredi (m.) Wednesday
mère (f.) mother
merveilleux, merveilleuse marvelous, wonderful
message (m.) message
météo (f.) weather forecast, weather
métier (m.) profession, trade
métro (m.) subway, metro
mettre to put
se mettre à (+ inf.) to begin (doing)
meubles (m.pl.) furniture
Mexique (m.) Mexico
midi (m.) noon
mieux better
milieu (m.) middle
(des) milliers (m.pl.) thousands
mince slim, thin
minuit midnight
moins less, minus
mois (m.) month
mon, ma, mes (adj.) my
monde (m.) world
tout le monde everybody
monnaie (f.) (small) change, currency
monsieur (M.) (m.) sir, gentleman (Mr.)
monstre (m.) monster
montagne (f.) mountain
monter to go up, get into (a vehicle)
montre (f.) watch
montrer to show
morceau (m.) piece
mordre to bite
mot (m.) word, (written) note
moto(cylette) (f.) motorcycle
mourir to die
mouton (m.) sheep
muguet (m.) lily-of-the-valley
mur (m.) wall
musée (m.) museum
musique (f.) music
N
nager to swim
nappe (f.) tablecloth
neige (f.) snow
neiger to snow
ne… jamais never
ne… pas not
ne… personne no one, nobody, not anyone
ne… que only
ne… rien nothing, not anything
Net (m.) Net (= Internet)
nettoyer to clean
neveu (m.) (plur.: neveux) nephew
nièce (f.) niece
Noël (m.) Christmas
père Noël (m.) Santa Claus
noir black
nom (m.) name
note (f.) grade (in a course)
nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle new
nouvelle (f.) (a piece of) news, short story
novembre November
nuage (m.) cloud
numéro (m.) de téléphone telephone number
O
obéir to obey
obtenir to get
occupé busy
octobre October
œil (m.) (plur.: les yeux) eye
offrir to offer
oiseau (m.) bird
oncle (m.) uncle
ongle (m.) fingernail
opéra (m.) opera
or (m.) gold
orage (m.) thunderstorm
ordinateur (m.) computer
oser to dare
otage (m.) hostage
ou or
où where
oublier to forget
ouvert open
ouvrier (m.), ouvrière (f.) worker
ouvrir to open
P
pain (m.) bread
paix (f.) peace
pâle pale
pamplemousse (m.) grapefruit
panne: tomber en panne to break down (car)
pantalon (m.) (pair of) pants
papillon (m.) butterfly
paquet (m.) package
parabole (f.) satellite dish
parapluie (m.) umbrella
parce que because
parents (m.pl.) parents, relatives
paresseux, paresseuse lazy
parler to speak
partager to share
partir to leave
partout everywhere
passager (m.), passagère (f.) passenger
passer to pass, spend (time), take (a test)
se passer to happen
patiemment patiently
patience (f.) patience
patient (adj.) patient
patienter to wait
patiner to ice-skate
pâtisserie (f.) pastry shop, pastry
patron (m.), patronne (f.) boss
pauvre poor
payer to pay (for)
payer en espèces to pay cash
pays (m.) country
peau (f.) skin
pelouse (f.) lawn
pendant during, for
penser to think
perdre to lose
perdre la tête to lose one’s mind, one’s temper
père (m.) father
père Noël Santa Claus
permettre to allow
permis (m.) de conduire driver’s license
personne (f.) person
peser to weigh
petit small, short
petit ami (m.), petite amie (f.) boyfriend, girlfriend
petit déjeuner (m.) breakfast
petit pain (m.) roll (bread)
peur (f.) fear
peut-être perhaps, maybe
pharmacie (f.) pharmacy
piano (m.) piano
pièce (f.) play (theater), coin, room (of a house)
pièce montée tiered wedding cake
piège (m.) trap
pied (m.) foot
à pied on foot
piquer to sting, bite
pire worse, worst
piscine (f.) swimming pool
place (f.) seat, room (space), (public) square
plage (f.) beach
plaire à to please
plaisanter to joke
plaisanterie (f.) joke
plaisir (m.) pleasure
plancher (m.) floor (of a room)
plat (m.) dish, course
plat principal main course
pleurer to cry
pleuvoir to rain
pleuvoir à verse to rain hard, pour
pleuvoir des cordes* to rain cats and dogs
pluie (f.) rain
plus more
plus longtemps longer
plus vite faster
plusieurs several
poème (m.) poem
poignée (f.) handle, doorknob
poisson (m.) fish
policier (m.) policeman
pomme (f.) apple
pompier (m.) firefighter
pont (m.) bridge
(téléphone) portable (m.) cell phone
porte (f.) door
portefeuille (m.) wallet
porte-monnaie (m.) coin purse
porter to wear, carry
porter bonheur to bring good luck
portugais (m.) Portuguese
posséder to own
poste (f.) post office
poster to mail
poubelle (f.) garbage can
poupée (f.) doll
pour for, in order to
pour que so that
pourboire (m.) tip (waiter)
pourquoi why
pouvoir (m.) power
pouvoir (verb) to be able to
prédire to predict
préférer to prefer
premier, première first
prendre to take
prendre une décision to make a decision
presque almost
pressé in a hurry
prêter to loan, lend
prier to pray, beg
printemps (m.) spring
prison (f.) prison, jail
priver to deprive
prix (m.) price, prize, award
prochain next
professeur (m.) teacher, professor
projet (m.) plan
promesse (f.) promise
promettre to promise
prononcer to pronounce
proposer to suggest
propre clean, own
prudemment carefully
prudent careful
puis then
puissant powerful
pull-over (pull) (m.) sweater
PV (procès verbal) (m.) (traffic) ticket
Q
quand when
quartier (m.) neighborhood
que that, which; what?
quel, quelle which? what?
quelque chose something
quelque part somewhere
quelquefois sometimes
quelques some, a few
quelqu’un someone, somebody
qu’est-ce que what?
questionnaire (m.) questionnaire
queue (f.) line
qui who, whom; who? whom?
quitter to leave
quoi what?
quoique although
R
raconter to tell
radio (f.) radio
ragots* (m.pl.) gossip
rappeler to call back, remind
se rappeler to remember
rarement rarely
ravi delighted
recevoir to receive
recherche (f.) search
recherches (f.pl.) research
recommander to recommend
récompense (f.) reward
reçu (m.) receipt
rédaction (f.) composition, essay
réfrigérateur (m.) refrigerator
refuser to refuse
regarder to look at, watch
regretter to regret, be sorry
remède (m.) cure
remercier to thank
rencontrer to meet
rendez-vous (m.) (social) date, appointment
rendre to give back, hand in (homework)
rentrée (f.) beginning of the (new) school year
rentrer to go home, come home
repas (m.) meal
répéter to repeat
répondeur (m.) answering machine
répondre (à) to answer
réponse (f.) answer
se reposer to rest
représentation (f.) performance
respirer to breathe
rester to stay, remain
resto-U* (= restaurant universitaire) (m.) dining commons, university cafeteria
résultat (m.) result
retour (m.) return
retourner to return, go back
réunion (f.) meeting
réussir (à) to succeed, pass (a test)
rêve (m.) dream
réveil (m.) alarm clock
se réveiller to wake up
revenir to come back
réviser to review
revue (f.) magazine
rez-de-chaussée (m.) first floor, ground floor
rhume (m.) cold
rire to laugh
riz (m.) rice
robe (f.) dress
roi (m.) king
roman (m.) novel
rouge red
rougir to blush
roux, rousse red (-haired)
rue (f.) street
russe (m.) Russian
Russie (f.) Russia
S
sac (m.) bag, handbag
sac à dos backpack
sac à main handbag
sac de couchage sleeping bag
sage well-behaved, wise
salaire (m.) salary
sale dirty
salle (f.) room; hall
salle à manger dining room
salle de bains bathroom
salle de classe classroom
salon (m.) living room
saluer to greet
samedi (m.) Saturday
sans without
santé (f.) health
sapeur-pompier (m.) firefighter
savoir to know
savon (m.) soap
selon according to
sembler to seem
septembre September
serpent (m.) snake
serveur (m.), serveuse (f.) waiter, waitress
service (m.) favor, service
serviette (f.) napkin, towel
seul alone
seulement only
short (m.) (pair of) shorts
si if, whether
siècle (m.) century
singe (m.) monkey
skier to ski
smoking (m.) tuxedo
sœur (f.) sister
soin (m.) care
soir (m.) evening
ce soir tonight
soldat (m.) soldier
solde: en solde on sale
soleil (m.) sun
sonner to ring (bell, telephone, alarm clock)
sortie (f.) exit, outing
sortir to go out, exit
souffrir to suffer
souhaiter (que) to wish (that)
sourire to smile
souris (f.) mouse
sous under
sous-sol (m.) basement
se souvenir (de) to remember
souvent often
spectacle (m.) show
stage (m.) internship
faire un stage to do an internship
stylo (m.) pen
suggérer to suggest
Suisse (f.) Switzerland
suisse (adj.) Swiss
suivre to follow, take (a course)
supermarché (m.) supermarket
sur on
sûr sure, safe
surpris surprised
survivre to survive
T
table (f.) table
tableau (m.) blackboard; painting
tant (de) so much, so many
tante (f.) aunt
tapis (m.) rug
tard late
plus tard later
tarte (f.) pie, tart
tasse (f.) cup
taureau (m.) bull
tee-shirt (m.) T-shirt
télé* (f.) TV
télécarte (f.) (prepaid) phone card
télécharger to download
télécommande (f.) remote control
téléphone (m.) telephone
(téléphone) portable (m.) cell phone
téléphoner (à) to call, phone
téléviseur (m.) television set
télévision (f.) television
tempête (f.) storm
tempête de neige snowstorm, blizzard
temps (m.) time, weather
à temps in time
tenir to hold
tenir à to insist on, be anxious to
terminaison (f.) ending
terminer to end
terre (f.) earth, land
tête (f.) head
TGV (train [m.] à grande vitesse) French high-speed train
thé (m.) tea
théâtre (m.) theater
ticket (m.) de caisse sales slip, receipt
timbre (m.) (postage) stamp
tirer to pull
tiroir (m.) drawer
toilettes (f.pl.) restroom
tomber to fall
tomber à l’eau* to fall through (plans)
tomber dans les pommes* to faint, pass out
tomber en panne to break down (car)
tomber malade to become, fall ill
tondre la pelouse to mow the lawn
tôt early
plus tôt earlier
toujours always
tour (f.) tower
tour (m.) turn, walk, ride
tourner to turn
tout everything
tout à coup suddenly
tout le monde everybody
tout le temps all the time
train (m.) train
tramway (m.) streetcar, light rail
travail (m.) work
travailler to work
travers: à travers across
traverser to cross
tremblement (m.) de terre earthquake
très very
trésor (m.) treasure
triste sad
trop (de) too, too much, too many
trouver to find
tuer to kill
Turquie (f.) Turkey
U
université (f.) university
usine (f.) factory
utile useful
utiliser to use
V
vacances (f.pl.) vacation
vaisselle (f.) dishes
valeur (f.) value
valise (f.) suitcase
faire ses valises to pack one’s suitcase(s)
valoir to be worth
valoir mieux to be better
vedette (f.) star, movie star
veille (la) (f.) the night before
vélo* (m.) bike
vendeur (m.) salesperson, salesman
vendeuse (f.) saleslady, saleswoman
vendre to sell
vendredi (m.) Friday
venir to come
vent (m.) wind
vérité (f.) truth
verre (m.) glass
vers toward, at about (with clock time)
verser to pour
vert green
veste (f.) jacket
vêtements (m.pl.) clothes, clothing
viande (f.) meat
victoire (f.) victory
vie (f.) life
vieux, vieil, vieille old
ville (f.) city, town
ville natale hometown
vin (m.) wine
violet, violette purple
visiter to visit (a place)
vite fast, quickly
vitre (f.) (window) pane
vivre to live
vœu (m.) wish
voir to see
voisin (m.), voisine (f.) neighbor
voiture (f.) car
voix (f.) voice
volant (m.) steering wheel
voler to fly, steal
volontiers gladly
vouloir to want
voyage (m.) trip
voyager to travel
vrai true
vue (f.) view
de vue by sight
Y
y there
yeux (m.pl.) eyes