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F2 - Lettre "A"
List of vocab from Palgrave 2 - letter A
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| é è ç à ù | adv. | |
| approachable | abordable | adj. |
| absolutely | absolument | adv. |
| acacia | l'acacia | n.m. |
| to accept | accepter | v.t. |
| access | l'accès | n.m. |
| slip-road | la bretelle d'accès | n.f. |
| accident | l'accident | n.m. |
| accompany | accompagner | v.t. |
| agreement | l'accord | n.m. |
| OK; Agreed | D'accord | interj. |
| completely in agreement | tout à fait d'accord | |
| welcome/reception/accomodation | l'accueil | n.m. |
| welcoming | accueillant(e) | adj. |
| to welcome/to receive into one's home | accueillir | v.t. |
| to buy | acheter | v.t. |
| acid | l'acide | n.m. |
| fatty acids | les acides gras | |
| acquired (past participle) | acquis | |
| to acquire | acquérir | v.t. |
| acrobatic | acrobatique | adj. |
| action/initiative | l'action | n.f. |
| active | actif/active | adj. |
| activity | l'activité | n.f. |
| current affairs/news | l'actualité | n.f. |
| current (+fem) | actuel/actuelle | adj. |
| currently | actuellement | adv. |
| adequate | adéquat | adj. |
| farewell | adieu | interj. |
| administrative (+fem) | administratif/administrative | adj. |
| administration | l'administration | n.f. |
| adolescent | l'adolescent | n.m. |
| to adopt/to take up | adopter | v.t. |
| adorable | adorable | adj. |
| to adore | adorer | v.t. |
| address | l'adresse | n.m. |
| to address (to send) | adresser | v.t. |
| to speak to / apply to | s'adresser à | v.p. |
| adult | l'adulte | n.m. |
| é è ç à â ù î | ||
| aerobics | l'aérobic | n.m. |
| airport | l'aéroport | n.m. |
| affair/business | l'affaire | n.f. |
| business/things/stuff | les affaires | n.pl.f. |
| revenue | le chiffre d'affaires | n.m. |
| business trip | un voyage d'affaires | n.m. |
| trip | voyage | n.m. |
| to affect | affecter | v.t. |
| to assert | affirmer | v.t. |
| affluence/wealth; | l'affluence | n.f. |
| rush hour | les heures d'affluence | n.f. |
| hour | heure | n.f. |
| awful (+fem.) | affreux/affreuse | adj. |
| in order to | afin de | conj. |
| age | l'âge | n.m. |
| aged | âgé | adj. |
| agency | l'agence | n.f. |
| estate agent's | l'agence immobilière | n.f. |
| agent | l'agent | n.m. |
| estate agent | l'agent immobilier | n.m. |
| it's a matter of / it's about | agit/ il s'agit de | |
| pleasant | agréable | adj. |
| to accept | agréer | v.t. |
| (financial) support / help | l'aide | n.f. |
| to help | aider | v.t. |
| wing | l'aile | n.f. |
| elsewhere | ailleurs | adv. |
| pleasant | aimable | adj. |
| to like/love | aimer | v.t. |
| older/elder | aîné | adj. |
| so | ainsi | adv. |
| as well as | ainsi que | prep. |
| air | l'air | n.m. |
| to look / to appear | avoir l'air | v.t. |
| area / zone | l'aire | n.f. |
| leisure zone | aire de loisirs | n.f. |
| spare time / leisure time | loisir | n.m. |
| ease | l'aise | n.f |
| at ease/comfortable/relaxed | à l'aise | adv. |
| to add | ajouter | v.t. |
| alcohol | l'alcool | n.m. |
| breathalyser | l'alcooltest | n.m. |
| surroundings | les alentours | n.pl.m. |
| alert | l'alerte | n.f. |
| food (alimentative) | l'alimentation | n.f. |
| alimente | les aliments | n.pl.m. |
| diet | le régime alimentaire | n.m. |
| to go | aller | v.i. |
| go on/go ahead | allez-y | |
| hello (on the phone) | allô | interj. |
| to extend / to stretch out | allonger | |
| then / so | alors | |
| the Alps | les Alpes | n.pl.f. |
| alpine | alpin | adj. |
| mountaineering / climbing | l'alpinisme | n.m. |
| atmosphere | l'ambiance | n.f. |
| to create/organise /lay out | aménager | v.t. |
| friend | l'ami / l'amie | n.m / n.f. |
| in a friendly way / best wishes (letter) | amicalement | adv. |
| all the very best (in a letter) | Amitiés | |
| love | l'amour | n.m. |
| in love | amoreux / amoreuse | adj. |
| funny / amusing | amusant | adj. |
| appetiser/snack | l'amuse-gueule | n.m. |
| to amuse | amuser | v.t. |
| to have fun | s'amuser | v.pron. |
| to analyse | analyser | v.t. |
| ancestor | l'ancêtre | n.m. |
| anecdote | l'anecdote | n.f. |
| English | anglais(e) | adj. |
| England | l'Angleterre | n.f. |
| English-speaking | anglophone | adj. |
| Anglo-saxon | anglo-saxon | adj. |
| animal | l'animal / les animaux | n.m. |
| organiser/coordinator/leader | l'animateur/l'animatrice | n.m / n.f. |
| organised activities | les animations | n.f.pl. |
| organised/animated/exciting | animé(e) | adj. |
| birthday | l'anniversaire | n.m. |
| advertisement | l'annonce | n.f. |
| small ad | petite annonce | n.f. |
| telephone directory | l'annuaire | n.m. |
| to cancel | annuler | v.t. |
| year | l'an | n.m. |
| anti-theft device | l'anti-vol | anti-theft device |
| August | août | |
| aperitif / aperitive | l'apéritif | n.m. |
| appliance (e.g. kitchen robot) | l'appareil | n.m. |
| digital camera | l'appareil photo numérique | n.m. |
| domestic appliance | l'appareil électroménager | n.m. |
| speaking.. (telephone) | à l'appareil | |
| appearance | l'apparance | n.f. |
| flat | l'appartement | n.m. |
| appeared | apparu | past participle |
| (telephone) call | l'appel | n.m. |
| to call / to telephone | appeler | v.t. |
| to be called | s'appeler | v.pron. |
| content / supply | l'apport | n.m. |
| to bring | apporter | v.t. |
| to appreciate | apprécier | v.t. |
| to learn | apprendre | v.t. |
| to approach | approcher | v.t. |
| to get near/nearer | s'approcher | v.pron. |
| after | après | |
| afternoon | l'après-midi | n.m or f. |
| aptitude / ability | l'aptitude | n.f. |
| aquatic | aquatique | adj. |
| aquatic sports | sports aquatiques | |
| money | l'argent | n.m. |
| to tear off | arracher | v.t. |
| stop (noun) | l'arrêt | n.m. |
| to stop | arrêter | v.t. |
| back / rear | l'arrière | n.m. |
| behind / backwards | l'arrière | |
| arrival | l'arrivée | n.f. |
| to arrive | arriver | v.t. |
| district of Paris | l'arrondissement | n.m. |
| watering | l'arrosage | n.m. |
| to water | arroser | v.t. |
| art | l'art | n.m. |
| artifice / trick | l'artifice | n.m. |
| fireworks | le feu d'artifice | n.m. |
| lift | l'ascenseur | n.m. |
| Asian | asiatique | adj. |
| vacuum cleaner | l'aspirateur | n.m |
| murderer | l'assassin | n.m. |
| enough | assez | adv. |
| seated | assis | adj. |
| assistance | l'assistance | n.f. |
| assistant | l'assistant | n.m. |
| sales assistant | l'assistante de ventes | n.f. |
| to attend | assister à | v.t. |
| club / association | l'association | n.f. |
| Assumption (public holiday 15 August) | l'Assomption | n.f. |
| to assure / to ensure | assurer | v.t. |
| Athens | Athènes | |
| asset / trump card | l'atout | n.m. |
| to attach / to tie together | attacher | v.t. |
| attack (noun) | l'attaque | n.f. |
| attained / reached | atteint (pp. of atteindre) | pp |
| to wait / to expect | attendre | v.t. |
| to look forward to | attendre avec impatience | |
| to be expecting a baby | attendre un bébé | |
| wait / expectation | l'attente | n.f. |
| watch out! | attention! | interj. |
| to watch out | faire attention | |
| to attract / hold your interest/attention | attirer/retenir votre attention | |
| to attract | attirer | |
| attractions | les attractions | n.pl.f. |
| to match / give | attribuer | v.t. |
| no, not a single (nici unul) | aucun: ne….aucun | |
| increase / rise | l'augmentation | n.f. |
| to increase | augmenter | v.t. |
| today | aujourd'hui | |
| before | auparavant | |
| with / to / next to | auprès de | |
| he/she will have (future of avoir) | aura | |
| also / too | aussi | adv. |
| as soon as | aussitôt que | loc. adv. |
| as much, as many | autant (de) | |
| bus | l'autobus | n.m. |
| coach | l'autocar | n.m. |
| l'autodiscipline | self-discipline | n.f. |
| automatic | automatique | |
| autumn | l'automne | n.m. |
| motor / car / automobil | automobile | |
| road traffic | la circulation automobile | |
| independent | autonome | |
| motorway | l'autoroute | n.f. |
| around | autour (de) | |
| other | autre | |
| in the past / in olden times | autrefois | |
| avalanche | l'avalanche | |
| to swallow | avaler | v.t. |
| advanced | avancé | adj. |
| advance | l'avancée | n.f. |
| before | avant | adv. |
| advantage | l'advantage | n.m. |
| with | avec | prep. |
| future | l'avenir | n.m. |
| adventure | l'aventure | n.f. |
| adventurous | aventurier/aventurière | adj. |
| adventurer | l'aventurier | n.m. |
| avenue | l'avenue | n.f. |
| aeroplane | l'avion | n.m. |
| opinion / advice | l'avis | n.m. |
| to my mind / in my opinion | à mon avis | |
| to have | avoir | v.t. |
| April | avril | |
| number | chiffre | n.m. |