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Town
French vocab - home, town, neighbourhood and region
| French | English |
|---|---|
| aider | to help |
| animé | lively |
| arbre l’ (m) | tree |
| armoire l’ (f) | wardrobe |
| bâtiment le | building |
| besoin le (avoir....de) | need (to need) |
| bibliothèque la | library |
| boucherie la | butcher’s shop |
| baskets les (f) | trainers |
| boulangerie la | bakery |
| bijou le | jewel / jewellery |
| bijouterie la | jeweller’s shop |
| blouson le | coat/jacket |
| bon marché | cheap |
| bruit le | noise |
| bureau le | office / study |
| bruyant | noisy |
| caisse la | till |
| calme | quiet |
| campagne la | countryside |
| carte bancaire la | bank card |
| cave la | cellar |
| ceinture la | belt |
| célèbre | famous |
| centre commercial le | shopping centre |
| champ le | field |
| chapeau le | hat |
| charcuterie la | delicatessen |
| chaussette la | sock |
| chaussure la | shoe |
| chemise la | shirt |
| choix le | choice |
| chose la | thing |
| circulation la | traffic |
| commerces les (m) | shops |
| colline la | hill |
| commissariat le | police station |
| cravate la | tie |
| cuisine la | kitchen/cooking |
| déménager | to move house |
| démodé | old-fashioned |
| dépenser | to spend (money) |
| devoir | to have to |
| économiser | to save |
| escalier l’ (m) | staircase |
| essayer | to try on |
| étage l’ (m) | floor / storey |
| fenêtre la | window |
| ferme la | farm |
| fleur la | flower |
| gare la | railway station |
| gare routière la | bus station |
| gens les (m) | people |
| gilet le | waistcoat |
| grand magasin le | department store |
| gratuit | free (of charge) |
| habitant l’ (m) | inhabitant |
| hôtel de ville l’ (m) | town hall |
| immeuble l’ (m) | block of flats |
| jardinage le | gardening |
| jupe la | skirt |
| laver | to wash |
| librairie la | bookshop |
| livrer | to deliver |
| maison la (individuelle/jumelée/mitoyenne) | house (detached/semi-detached/terraced) |
| mairie la | town hall |
| manteau le | overcoat |
| marché le | market |
| meubles les (m) | furniture |
| mode la | fashion |
| (à la) montagne la | (in the) mountain(s) |
| mur le | wall |
| musée le | museum |
| nettoyer | to clean |
| pantalon le | trousers |
| parc le | park |
| parfum le | perfume |
| pâtisserie la | cake shop |
| pauvre | poor |
| perdre | to lose |
| pièce la | room |
| place la | square |
| portefeuille le | wallet |
| porte-monnaie le | purse |
| poser | to put down |
| poste la | post office |
| pouvoir | to be able |
| prix le | price |
| propre | clean / tidy |
| pull le | jumper |
| quartier le | quarter / area |
| quitter | to leave |
| ranger | to tidy |
| réduire | to reduce |
| réduit | reduced |
| rez-de-chaussée le | ground floor |
| risque le | risk |
| robe la | dress |
| sale | dirty |
| salle à manger la | dining room |
| salle de bains la | bathroom |
| salon le | living room / lounge |
| sécurité la | safety |
| soldes les (m) | sale |
| sous-sol le | basement |
| station-service la | service station |
| tabac le | newsagent’s |
| transport en commun le | public transport |
| travailler | to work |
| se trouver | to be situated |
| usine l’ (f) | factory |
| vendeur le/vendeuse la | shop assistant |
| vendre | to sell |
| veste la | jacket |
| vêtements les (m) | clothes |
| vie la | life |
| ville la | town |
| vitrine la | shop window |
| vivre | to live |
| voisin le | neighbour |
| zone piétonne la | pedestrian zone |