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French Vocab A-F
Slightly higher than beginner french vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bagarrer (Se) | to fight |
| Bague (une) | A ring |
| Baguette (une) | a wand (and a bread!) |
| baignoire (une) | bathtub |
| bâiller | to yawn |
| bain (un) | bath |
| baiser | kiss |
| balai (un) | a broom |
| balancoire (une?) | a swing |
| bande (une) | bandage, or group |
| barrière (une) | fence |
| bas / basse | low |
| bâtir | to build |
| bâton (un) | stick |
| bélier (un) | a ram |
| blesser | to wound |
| bloquer | to block |
| bocal (un) | jar |
| bondir | to jump |
| boucle (une) | curl, or buckle, or loop |
| boue (la) | mud |
| bouton (un) | a button |
| brebis (une) | ewe (female sheep) |
| briller | to shine |
| brouette (une) | wheelbarrow |
| brouillard (un) | fog |
| bruyant/bruyante | noisy |
| buisson (un) | a bush |
| Abimer | To damage, spoil |
| Aboyer | To bark (like a dog) |
| Accouper (S') | To squat |
| Aérer | To air out |
| Affreux (euse) | Awful, horrible |
| Agiter | To wiggle |
| Aiguile (une) | A needle |
| Aile (?) | A wing |
| Ailleurs | Somewhere else, Elsewhere |
| Amande | Almonde |
| Amende | Ticket |
| Apercevoir | To see (from afar) |
| Apercevoir (S') | To realize |
| Appartenir | To belong to |
| Apporter | To bring |
| Apprivoiser | To tame |
| Approcher (S') | To come near to |
| Appuyer | To lean |
| Arme (?) | Weapon |
| Arracher | To pull up/out |
| Arriere | Back (of something) |
| Arriere-plan | Background |
| Arrosoir (?) | Watering can |
| Asseoir (S') | To sit down |
| Attacher | To tie to |
| Atteindre | To reach to/for |
| Attendre (S') | To expect (not wait) |
| Atterrir | To land |
| Autant que | As many/as much as |
| Avaler | To swallow |
| Averse (?) | A shower (of rain) |
| Aveugle | Blind |
| Cacher | to hide |
| cahier | notebook |
| caillou (un) | pebble |
| caniveau (un) | gutter |
| capuche (une) | a hood |
| carré | square (both noun and adj) |
| casser | to break |
| cendre (les) | ashes |
| cerf | deer |
| cerf-volant | kite |
| chacun/chacune | each (one) / everyone |
| chagrin | sorrow |
| champ | field |
| chatouiller | to tickle |
| chauve-souris | bat |
| chenille | caterpillar |
| chouette | owl |
| chuchoter | to whisper |
| ciel | sky/heaven |
| circulation | traffic |
| clair/claire | light, clear |
| coccinelle | ladybug |
| cogner | to bang against |
| col (un) | a collar (or mountain pass?) |
| colère | anger |
| colline (une) | a hill |
| compter | to count |
| confondre | to mistake for |
| construire | to build |
| conte | tale (story) |
| coquin / coquine | rascal |
| corbeau | crow |
| corde | rope |
| corne | horn |
| cou | neck |
| coucher (se) | to go to bed |
| coude | elbow |
| coudre | to sew |
| couloir | corridor or hallway |
| cour | yard |
| course (une) | race |
| craquer | to creak |
| creuser | to dig |
| crier | to shout |
| croiser | to cross, to pass, to intersect |
| cueiller | to pick (a flower?) |
| cuillère | spoon |
| cuisse | thigh |
| cygne | swan |
| debout | standing (by) |
| dechirer | to tear something up |
| decouper | to cut out |
| dedans | inside |
| dehors | outside |
| demi/demie | a half |
| depasser | to overtake, pass |
| depecher (se) | to hurry, be in a hurry |
| deranger | to bother |
| dernier/dernière | last |
| deshabiller (se) | to undress |
| désordre | a mess |
| dessous | under |
| dessous (en) | below |
| dessus | on |
| dessus (au-) | over/above |
| detruire | to destroy |
| devant | in front of |
| deviner | to guess |
| dire (+ vouloir) Je veux dire | to mean |
| disparaitre | disappear |
| disputer | quarrel, argue |
| distribuer | to deliver |
| drap | sheet |
| durer | to last, endure |
| éclair | lightning |
| éclater | to burst |
| écraser | to crush |
| effrayer | to frighten |
| égout | sewer |
| élève | student |
| élever | to raise |
| embêtant/e | annoying, a bore |
| embrouiller (s') | to mix up |
| emmener | to take someone somewhere |
| emporter | to take (take away) |
| endormir (s') | to fall asleep |
| endroit | place (a place) |
| énerver | to upset, irritate |
| enfuir (s') | to run away |
| enlever | to take of (clothes), remove |
| ennuyer (s') | to be bored |
| ennuyeux/se | boring |
| ensoleillé/e | sunny |
| entendre | to hear (not listen) |
| envie (+avoir) | to want or like something |
| envoler (s') | to fly away |
| épais/se | thick |
| épaule | shoulder |
| escalier | staircase |
| essuyer | to wipe, dry |
| éteindre | to shut off, put out |
| étonnant | amazing |
| étonné/e | amazed |
| étroit/e | narrow |
| évier | the sink |
| exprès (+faire) | on purpose |
| fâcher (se) | to get angry |
| fesse | bottom, bum |
| ficelle | string |
| fier, fière | proud |
| file | queue or line up |
| filet | net |
| fille | girl |
| fils | son |
| flaque | puddle |
| fleurir | to blossom, flower |
| flotter | to float |
| fond | bottom, end (eg. bottom of the pool) |
| fondre | to melt |
| foule | crowd |
| frapper | to hit |
| front | forehead |
| fusil | rifle |