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French Vocab 2-8
Loads of words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| plus | more |
| plus que | more than |
| bon | good |
| le meilleur | the best |
| pire | worse |
| bien | well |
| le mieux | the best |
| plus mal | worse |
| beaucoup plus | a lot more |
| un peu moins | a little less |
| Moins | less |
| moins que | less than |
| Meilleur | better |
| Mauvais | bad |
| le pire | the worst |
| Mieux | better |
| Mal | badly |
| le plus mal | the worst |
| le plus | the most |
| le moins | the least |
| à cause de | because of |
| ainsi (que) | so (as well as) |
| aussi | also |
| cependant | "however |
| comme | as/like |
| donc | "therefore |
| évidemment | evidently |
| mais | but |
| ou | or |
| par contre | "however |
| pendant que | while |
| puis | then |
| quand | when |
| si | if |
| à part | "apart from |
| Alors | then |
| Car | "because |
| c’est-à-dire | that is |
| d’un côté/de l’autre côté | on the one hand/on the other hand |
| Ensuite | "then |
| Et | and |
| même si | even if |
| parce que | because |
| par exemple | for example |
| Pourtant | "yet |
| Puisque | "since |
| sans doute | without doubt |
| y compris | including |
| à | at/to |
| à travers | across/through |
| au bout de | at the end of |
| au-dessus de | above |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| à côté de | next to |
| au bord de | at the edge of |
| au-dessous de | underneath |
| au fond de | at the bottom of |
| au mileu de | in the middle of |
| autour de | around |
| contre | against |
| de | of/from |
| derrière | behind |
| en | in/on/by |
| en face de | opposite |
| jusqu’à | until |
| parmi | among |
| près de | near |
| selon | according to |
| sur | on |
| Avec | with |
| Dans | in |
| Depuis | since |
| Devant | in front (of) |
| en dehors de | apart from |
| Entre | between |
| Malgré | despite |
| Pour | for/in order to |
| Sans | without |
| Sous | under |
| Vers | towards |
| ne… jamais | never |
| ne… personne | nobody |
| ne…. que | only |
| ni…. ni | neither…nor |
| ne… pas | not |
| ne…. Plus | no more |
| ne…. Rien | nothing |
| pas encore | not yet |
| Premier/première | First |
| Dizaine | Around/about ten |
| Nombre de | A number of/many of |
| Deuxième | second |
| Douzaine | Dozen/twelve |
| Combien? | How many? |
| Est-ce que? | Is? |
| Pourquoi? | Why? |
| Que? | What? |
| Qu’est-ce que? | What? |
| Qu’est-ce que c’est? | What is it? |
| Quoi? | What? |
| Comment? | How? |
| Où? | Where? |
| Quand? | When? |
| Quel/quelle? | Which? |
| Qui est-ce qui ? | Who ? |
| Qui? | Who? |
| À quelle heure? | At what time? |
| C’est combien? | How much is it? |
| C’est quel jour? | What is the day? |
| D’où? | From where? |
| Où est? | Where is? |
| Que veut dire…? | What does… mean? |
| Ça s’écrit comment? | How is it spelt? |
| C’est quelle date? | What is the date? |
| De quelle couleur? | What colour? |
| Où ça? | Where is (that)? |
| Pour combien de temps ? | For how long? |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| à bientôt | see you soon |
| à tout à l’heure | see you later |
| amitiés | best wishes/regards |
| au secours | help |
| bienvenue! | welcome! |
| bon anniversaire | Happy birthday |
| bon voyage | have a good trip |
| bonne chance | good luck |
| bonne nuit | goodnight |
| bonsoir | good evening |
| ça va (?) | ok (how are you ?) |
| de rien | you’re welcome |
| excusez-moi | excuse me |
| Joyeux Noël | Happy Christmas |
| merci | thank you |
| oui | yes |
| quel dommage ! | what a shame ! |
| santé | cheers |
| à demain | see you tomorrow |
| Allô | hello (on the telephone) |
| au revoir | goodbye |
| bien sûr | of course |
| Bonjour | hello/good morning |
| bon appétit | enjoy your meal |
| bonne année | happy new year |
| bonne idée | good idea |
| bonnes vacances | have a nice holiday |
| Bravo | well done |
| d’accord | ok |
| Désolé | sorry |
| Félicitations | congratulations |
| meilleurs vœux | best wishes/seasons greetings |
| Non | no |
| Pardon | sorry |
| Salut | hi/bye |
| s’il te/vous plaît | please |
| à mon avis | in my opinion |
| affreux | awful |
| aimer | to like |
| barbant | boring |
| bien entendu | of course/naturally |
| ça dépend | it depends |
| ça me fait rire | it makes me laugh |
| ça m’est égal | I don’t mind |
| ça suffit | that’s enough |
| cher | expensive |
| comique | comical/funny |
| compliqué | complicated |
| croire | to believe |
| désagréable | unpleasant/nasty |
| détester | to hate |
| dire | to say/tell |
| embêtant | annoying/irritating |
| enchanté | enchanted/nice to meet you |
| espérer | to hope |
| facile | easy |
| fantastique | fantastic |
| franchement | frankly |
| génial | great |
| habile | capable/able |
| (s’) intéresser à | to be interested in |
| incroyable | unbelievable |
| joyeux | happy |
| en avoir marre (de) | to be fed up (of/with) |
| merveilleux | marvellous |
| moche | ugly |
| (moi) non plus | (me) neither |
| nul | rubbish |
| passionnant | fascinating/enthralling |
| penser | to think |
| peut-être | maybe |
| positif/positive | positive |
| préférer | to prefer |
| regretter | to regret/to be sorry |
| rigolo | funny |
| sembler | to seem |
| simple | simple/easy |
| stupide | stupid |
| superbe | superbe |
| vouloir | to want/desire |
| Absolument | absolutely |
| Agréable | pleasant |
| Amusant | amusing/funny |
| Bien | good/fine/well |
| Bon | good |
| ça m’énerve | it annoys me |
| ça me plaît | I like that |
| ça n me dit rien | it means nothing to me |
| casse-pieds | annoying |
| Chouette | great |
| comme ci comme ça | so-so |
| Content | happy |
| d’accord | ok |
| Désirer | to desire/to wish |
| Difficile | difficult |
| Drôle | funny |
| en général | in general |
| Ennuyeux | boring |
| Etonné | surprised |
| Faible | weak |
| Formidable | great |
| Généralement | generally |
| Grave | serious |
| Intéressant | interesting |
| Inutile | useless |
| Inquiet | anxious/worried |
| Marrant | funny |
| Mauvais | bad |
| Mignon | cute/sweet/kind/lovely |
| Moderne | modern |
| Nouveau | new |
| Optimiste | optimistic |
| la peine | the trouble (also means to be sad. Eg avoir de la peine/tristesse) |
| Pessimiste | pessimistic |
| Populaire | popular |
| Pratique | practical |
| Promettre | to promise |
| Ridicule | ridiculous |
| Sage | good/well-behaved/wise |
| Sensass | sensational |
| Splendide | splendid |
| Supporter | to support/put up with/accept |
| Utile | useful |
| zut ! | drat/blast ! |
| demi | half past |
| heure | hour |
| minuit | midnight |
| moins | to |
| seconde | second |
| à l’avenir | in the future |
| à temps partiel | part-time |
| année | year |
| apres-demain | the day after tomorrow |
| aujourd’hui | today |
| avant | before |
| bientôt | soon |
| dans une minute | in a minute |
| de bonne heure | early |
| demain | tomorrow |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| de nouveau | again |
| en avance | early/ahead of |
| être en train de | to be in the process of |
| encore une fois | again/once more |
| fin | end |
| il y a | there is/are |
| journée | day(time) |
| longtemps | a long time/while |
| matin | morning |
| en ce moment | at the moment |
| nuit | night |
| passé | before/past/gone |
| plus tard | later |
| prochain | next |
| rarement | rarely |
| semaine | week |
| siècle | century |
| soudain | suddenly |
| suivant | following/next |
| tard | late |
| toujours | always |
| tout à coup/d’un coup | suddenly/all of a sudden |
| vite | soon/quickly/fast |
| Environ | about |
| Midi | midday |
| Minute | minute |
| Quart | quarter |
| à la fois | at the same time |
| à l’heure | on time |
| An | year |
| Après | after(wards) |
| après-midi | afternoon |
| Auparavant | "before |
| avant-hier | the day before yesterday |
| d’abord | first of all |
| d’habitude | usually |
| Début | beginning |
| Dernier | last |
| Déjà | already |
| en attendant | meanwhile/in between time |
| en retard | late |
| en même temps | at the same time |
| Enfin | finally |
| Hier | yesterday |
| Jour | day |
| Lendemain | next day/following day |
| Maintenant | now |
| Mois | month |
| Normalement | normally |
| Parfois | sometimes/occasionally |
| Pendant | during |
| Presque | nearly |
| Quelquefois | sometimes |
| Récemment | recently |
| Seulement | only |
| Soir | evening |
| Souvent | often |
| sur le point de | on the point of |
| Tôt | early |
| tous les jours | everyday |
| tout de suite | immediately/straightaway |
| week-end | weekend |
| à droite | on the right |
| la banlieue | suburbs |
| la campagne | countryside |
| de chaque côté | on each/either side |
| en bas | downstairs |
| est | is |
| kilomètre | kilometre |
| là-bas | over there |
| nord | north |
| ouest | west |
| partout | everywhere |
| situé | situated/located |
| tout droit | straight on/ahead |
| toutes directions | all directions |
| à gauche | on the left |
| centre-ville | town centre |
| Chez | at home |
| de l’autre côté | on the other side |
| en haut | upstairs |
| Ici | here |
| Là | there |
| loin de | far from |
| nulle part | nowhere |
| Par | by |
| quelque part | somewhere |
| Sud | south |
| tout près | (quite) near |
| Ville | town |
| blanc | white |
| blond | blonde |
| clair | light |
| gris | grey |
| marron | brown |
| pourpre | purple |
| rouge | red |
| vert | green |
| Bleu | blue |
| brun | brown |
| foncé | dark |
| jaune | yellow |
| noir | black |
| rose | pink |
| roux | redhaired |
| assez | quite |
| beaucoup (de) | a lot (of) |
| une bouteille | a bottle |
| court | short |
| encore de | more of |
| un gramme | a gram |
| gros | fat |
| un kilo | a kilo |
| un litre | a litre |
| mesurer | to measure |
| mince | thin |
| un morceau | a piece/bit/morsel |
| un nombre | a number |
| pas mal de | quite a few |
| petit | small |
| plein de | full of |
| rien | nothing |
| la taille | size |
| très | very |
| bas | low |
| une boîte | a box |
| un centimètre | a centimetre |
| demi | half |
| étroit | narrow |
| grand | big |
| haut | high |
| large | wide |
| maigre | thin |
| un mètre | a metre |
| moitié | half |
| moyen | average |
| un paquet | a packet |
| peser | to weigh |
| peu | little/few |
| la pointure | (shoe) size |
| suffisamment | enough/sufficient |
| une tranche | a slice |
| trop | too |
| carré | square |
| rond | round |
| hauteur | height |
| une averse | a shower |
| le brouillard | fog |
| chaud | hot |
| le climat | climate |
| le degré | degree |
| un éclair | lightning |
| ensoleillé | sunny |
| faire mauvais | to be bad weather |
| geler | to freeze |
| humide | humid/damp |
| mouillé | wet |
| neiger | to snow |
| nuageux | cloudy |
| orageux | stormy |
| la pluie | rain |
| le soleil | sun |
| la tempête | storm |
| le tonnerre | thunder |
| le vent | wind |
| briller | to shine |
| la chaleur | heat |
| le ciel | sky |
| couvert | covered/cloudy |
| doux | mild |
| une éclaircie | sunny spell |
| faire beau | to be nice weather |
| froid | cold |
| la glace | ice |
| la météo | weather forecast |
| la neige | snow |
| le nuage | cloud |
| l’ombre | shade |
| pleuvoir | to rain |
| sec | dry |
| la température | temperature |
| le temps | weather |
| tremper | to soak |
| complet | full/complete |
| fermé | closed |
| interdit | prohibited/forbidden |
| ouvert | open |
| la sortie | exit |
| entrée libre | free entry |
| fermer | to close |
| occupé | busy/occupied |
| ouvrir | to open |
| avoir raison | to be right |
| corriger | to correct |
| une faute | mistake |
| il (me) faut | (I) need |
| nécessaire | necessary |
| parfait | perfect |
| se tromper | to make a mistake |
| avoir tort | to be wrong/incorrect |
| une erreur | error |
| faux | FALSE |
| juste | right/true/accurate |
| obligatoire | obligatory/compulsory |
| sûr | sure/certain |
| vrai | TRUE |
| l’argent | silver |
| le bois | wood |
| le carton | cardboard |
| le cuir | leather |
| la laine | wool |
| l’or | gold |
| la plastique | plastic |
| le verre | glass |
| le béton | cement |
| la brique | brick |
| le coton | cotton |
| le fer | iron |
| le métal | metal |
| le papier | paper |
| la soie | silk |
| CDI – centre de documentation et d’information | school library |
| EMT | technology lessons |
| HLM | council/social housing |
| SDF | homeless person |
| TGV | high-speed train |
| VTT | mountain bike |
| CES | secondary school |
| EPS | physical education/PE |
| SAMU | ambulance |
| SNCF | french rail network |
| TVA | VAT |
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