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Holly's Random Words
Random words to know for GCSE
| French | English |
|---|---|
| pleurer | to cry |
| couter | to cost |
| bruler | to burn |
| une ordonnance | prescription |
| rester en forme | to keep fit |
| gratuit | free (of charge) |
| selon | according to |
| rire | to laugh |
| casser | to break |
| un passant | passer-by |
| souvent | often |
| cependant | however |
| couper | to cut |
| moucher | to blow your nose |
| vider | to empty |
| tacher | to attempt/try |
| tache | stain |
| taches menageres | housework |
| la cheville | ankle |
| le poignet | wrist |
| actuellement | currently |
| le plancher | floor |
| oublier | to forget |
| sauvage | wild |
| remarquer | to notice |
| jamais | never |
| avoir besoin de... | to need |
| vif/vive | bright |
| affreux | awful/offensive |
| il fallait | it was necessary |
| le fievre | fever |
| tousser | to cough |
| un redacteur | editor |
| a l'etranger | abroad |
| libre | free/unoccupied |
| conduire | to drive |
| le/la patron(ne) | boss |
| j'ai craque | i went to pieces |
| l'addition | bill |
| piquant(e) | spicy |
| ambience | atmosphere |
| attendre | to wait |
| Le tabac | A shop liscensed to sell stamps |
| une piece | a room, coin or play |
| rembourser | to refund |
| un billet | note (money) |
| le rayon de... | the department of... |
| les feux | traffic lights |
| la maroquinerie | leather department |
| au coin | in the corner |
| connaitre | to know (person, place) |
| une verre | glass |
| accueil chalereux | warm welcome |
| l'epicerie | grocer's |
| craindre | to fear |
| briller | to shine |
| apprecier | to appreciate |
| partager | to share |
| un paysage | scenery |
| fixer (un rendezvous) | to make (an appointment) |
| entoure de...(e.g. fleurs) | surrounded by... (e.g. flowers) |
| interdites | forbidden |
| fiers | proud |
| soif | thirst |
| un concours | contest |
| reconnaissante | grateful |
| peur | fear |
| la raison | the right (to do s.th.) |
| faim | hunger |
| je voudrais me plaindre | i would like to complain |
| ce que j'ai aime mieux c'etait... | what I liked best was... |
| courir | to run |
| eviter | to avoid |
| sourire | to smile |
| entendre | to hear |
| rigoler | to have a laugh |
| renvoyer | to send back/dismiss |
| tuer | to kill |
| eteindre | to put out/extinguish |
| feter | to celebrate |
| priver | to deprive |
| mettre le couvert | to set the table |
| mettre de cote | to put aside |
| tirer sur | to fire/shoot at |
| reussir | to succeed |
| fort | strong/good at s.th |
| quotidien | daily |
| dechire | torn |
| blesse | injured/ wounded |
| exigeant | demanding |
| intime | personal/private |
| effrayant | frightening |
| profond | deep |
| leger | light |
| une greve | a strike |
| le sang | blood |
| la lachete | cowardice |
| un(e) voisin(e) | a neighbour |
| le ciel | the sky |
| le but | aim |
| le sable | sand |
| (etudier) le droit | (to study) law |
| un metier | job/profession |
| la formation | training |
| le boulot | work |
| le chemin | way/path |
| la perte | the loss |
| une epreuve | a test |
| une croisiere | a cruise |
| un siecle | a century |
| une assiette | a plate |
| la toile | the Web |
| le bonheur | happpiness |
| la tristesse | sadness |
| un moyen | the means |
| un jouet | a toy |
| elever | to raise, rear |
| un ouvrier | a worker |
| une piste | a track, lane |
| une bijouterie | jeweller's |
| un cauchemar | a nightmare |
| louer | to hire/rent |
| sinon | otherwise |
| se depecher | to hurry |
| avoir honte | to be ashamed |
| s'ennuyer | to be bored |
| garder | to keep, look after |
| s'habituer a... | to get used to |
| vivre | to live |
| frapper | to hit |
| gouter | to eat a snack/to taste |
| tandis que | while, whereas |
| pourtant | moreover |
| plutot | rather |
| parmi | amongst |
| etre en train de + vb | to be in the middle of... |
| quant a | as for... |
| grace a | thanks to |
| n'importe ou | anywhere |
| au chomage | unemployed |
| Cela | that |
| autre chose | something else |
| autre part | somewhere |
| s'asseoir | to sit (down) |
| renverser | to run over |
| le camion | lorry |
| heurter | to crash into |
| deraper | to skid |
| le faute | the fault |
| arreter | to stop |
| un embouteillage | traffic jam |
| circuler | to move (usually traffic) |
| rouler | to move/roll |
| la circulation | traffic |
| tomber en panne | to break down |
| un bruit etrange | a strange noise |
| l'essence | petrol |
| le moteur | engine |
| sans plomb | without lead/unleaded |
| les pneus | tyres |
| l'huile | oil |
| le gaz oil | diesel |
| verifier | to check |
| nouveau-ne | newborn |
| des renseignements | information |
| le courrier | mail/post |
| un morceau | a piece |
| gate | spoilt |
| encore | still / more / yet |
| a n'importe quelle heure | at any time |
| essayer | to try |
| s'inquieter | to worry |
| habile | skilful |
| penible | painful |
| demi-pension | half board |