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French Vocab
French Vocab GCSE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| L'usine | Factory |
| Le chômeur | Unemployed Person |
| Le témoin | Witness |
| Le témoignage | Testimony / Account (in court) |
| Un ongle | A nail |
| Cadet / cadette | Younger |
| L'écoute de grand-voile | Main sheet |
| Le cyclomoteur | Moped |
| L'ouvrier | Worker |
| Le génois | Genoa sail |
| S'abriter | To shelter |
| Le fauteuil | Armchair |
| Le camion | Lorry |
| L'herbe | Grass |
| Quitter | To leave |
| Dépenser | To spend (money) |
| Le vaisseau | Vessel |
| Le four | Oven |
| Le maquillage | Makeup |
| Montrer | To show |
| Selon | According to |
| Le défi | Challenge |
| L'informaticien | IT technician / computer scientist |
| Le gratte-ciel | Skyscraper |
| La goélette | Schooner |
| La vedette | Star |
| D'autre part ... | On the other hand... |
| D'un part ... | On the one hand... |
| Le pouce | Thumb |
| L'épicerie | Green grocer's |
| Demeurer | To live (in a house) |
| Chacun | Each one |
| Louer | To rent |
| Sauvage | Wild |
| Sinon | If not |
| Consacrer | To devote |
| Potable | Drinkable |
| Permettre | To allow / to permit |
| La moquette | Fitted carpet |
| Au vent (de) | Down wind (instead of leeward/windward) |
| L'hélice | Proppeler |
| La spéléologie | Caving |
| Les glucides | Carbohydrates |
| La détente | Relaxation |
| Souple | Supple |
| Glissant | Slippery |
| Léger | Light |
| Lourd | Heavy |
| Augmenter | To increase |
| Bouger | To move |
| Flotter | To float |
| Frapper | To hit / to strike |
| Grimper | To climb |
| Lancer | To throw |
| Glisser | To slide |
| Se blesser | To injure (oneself) |
| Se balancer | To balance (oneself) |
| Sauter | To jump |
| S'hydrater | To hydrate (oneself) |
| Respirer | To breath / to respire |
| Rouler | To roll |
| Peser | To weigh |
| Repasser | To iron |
| Se composer de | To compose (onself) of |
| Plonger | To dive |
| Perdre | To loose |
| S'entraîner | To train (oneself) |
| Le repos | Rest |
| La timbre | Stamp |
| Les livraisons | Deliveries |
| Les fruits de mer | Seafood |
| D'un côté... | On one hand ... |
| D'autre côté... | On the other hand ... |
| Tôt | early |
| Ne ... point | Not (archaic) |
| En face de | Opposite / facing |
| Le bruit | Noise |
| La monnaie | Change |
| Prochaine | Next |
| L'infirmier | Nurse |
| La clôture | Fence |
| Le châtain | Chestnut |
| Le couloir | Corridor |
| La laitue | Lettuce |
| La gare routière | Bus station |
| Un paquet de | A packet of |
| La main | Hand |
| Le vendeur | Shop assistant |
| Devant | In front of |
| Le morceau | Piece |
| Le poisson rouge | Gold fish |
| Le collier | Necklace |
| La naissance | Birth |
| L'étiquette | Label |
| Les crudités | Raw vegetables |
| Le péage | Toll |
| Sévère | Strict |
| La réunion | Meeting |
| Jusqu'à | Until |
| La sécheresse | Drought |
| La béquille | Crutch |
| S'occuper de | To look after |
| L'entracte | Interval |
| Douter | To doubt |
| La cape | Cloak |
| Autrefois | Formerly (in the past) |
| La marée | Tide |
| La passerelle | Gangway |
| La tronçonneuse | Chainsaw |
| Le pirate de l'air | Hijacker |
| La coccinelle | Ladybird |
| Gaspiller | To waste |
| La crevaison | Flat tyre |
| Le frisson | Shiver |
| La gêne | Embarrasment |
| La tenaille | Pincer |
| L'arrêt de car | Coach stop |
| L'ombre | Shade |
| Se comporter | To behave (oneself) |
| L'assemblée des fidèles | Congregation |
| Lever l'ancre | To raise anchor |
| Se sauver | To run away |
| Les sonnettes | Bells |
| Plutôt que | Rather than |
| L'omoplate | Shoulder blade |
| L'herboriste | Herbologist |
| La poêle | Frying pan |
| L'aviron | Rowing |
| Aussitôt que | As soon as |
| Afin que | So that |
| Quoi que | No matter what |
| Sans que | Without |
| Sitôt que | As soon as |
| Tandis que | Whereas |
| Parmi | Amongst |
| Chouette | Brilliant / owl |
| Vu que | Seeing that |
| Pourvu que | Providing that |
| Tels que | Such as |
| Le sondage | Survey |
| Chez | At the house of |
| Viens de | From / come from |
| La libellule | Dragonfly |
| La guêpe | Wasp |
| Aller se promener | To go for a walk |
| Le littoral | Seashore |
| Même | (before a noun) - same (after a noun) - emphasizes the thing (as an adverb) - even |
| Le paysage | Countryside |
| La petite amie | Girlfriend |
| L'haltérophilie | Weight lifting |
| La course de fond | Long-distance running |
| Malgré cela, | Despite this / despite that |
| Compter | To intend / to count |
| Il semble que | It would seem |
| La bête noire | Pet hate |
| La congélateur | Freezer |
| La cour | Yard |
| Débarrasser | To clear (a table) |
| L'ouvre-boîte | Tin opener |
| L'oreiller | Pillow |
| Le foyer | Hearth / hostel |
| Le grand ensemble | Housing estate |
| Les HLM | Council flats |
| Le grenier | Attic |
| Plaire | To please |
| Le placard | Cupboard |
| Le plafond | Ceiling |
| Le passe-temps | Pastime |
| Le lave-vaisselle | Dishwasher |
| La prise de courant | Plug socket |
| Laid | Ugly |
| Large | Wide |
| Le grand standing | Luxury |
| La housse | Fitted sheet |
| Mettre | To put |
| La location | For rent / hire |
| Ranger | To tidy up |
| Remplir | To fill |
| Le repas | Meal |
| Sale | Dirty |
| Le rez-de-chaussée | Ground floor |
| La salle d'eau | Washroom / shower room |
| Le tiroir | Drawer |
| Le tire-bouchon | Corkscrew |
| Le savon | Soap |
| Se brosser | To brush |
| Se coiffer | To do one's hair |
| Se coucher | To go to bed |
| Se déshabiller | To undress |
| Se lever | To get up |
| Se réveiller | To wake up |
| S'habiller | To get dressed |
| La soucoupe | Saucer |
| Le sous-sol | Basement |
| Le tapis | Carpet |
| Le verre | Glass |
| Vider | To empty |
| Le volet | Shutter |
| L'embranchement | Junction |
| Le roitelet | Wren |