Question | Answer |
aller a la peche | to go fishing |
bronzer | to get a suntan |
devenir | to become |
dormir | to sleep |
entrer | to enter |
acheter | to buy |
faire une randonnee | to go hiking |
falloir (il faut) | to be necessary |
monter | to go up, to climb |
mourir | to die |
nager | to swim |
naitre | to be born |
obtenir | to obtain, get |
oublier | to forget |
partir (a )(de) | to leave (for) (from) |
passer (par) | to pass (by) |
patiner | to skate |
prendre des vancances | to take a vacation |
quitter | to leave (someone or someplace) |
rentrer | to return, to go home |
retourner | to return, to go back |
revenir | to come back to, return |
sentir | to feel, to sense, to smell |
servir | to serve |
sortir | to leave, to go out |
tomber | to fall |
venir | to come |
venir de | to have just |
voyager | to travel |
l'aplinisme | mountaineering |
le bateau (a voile) | (sail) boat |
la campagne | country (side) |
le camping | camping |
le cheval | horse |
l'endroit | place |
l'equitation | horseback riding |
l'etat | state |
le fleuve | (large) river |
la foret | forest |
le lac | lake |
la mer | sea, ocean |
Le monde | world |
la montagne | mountain |
le parapluie | umbrealla |
la plage | beach |
la planche a voile | windsurfing |
la plongee libre | snorkeling |
la plongee sous-marine | scuba diving |
la randonnee | hike |
la route | road |
le ski alpin | downhill skiing |
le ski de fond | cross-country skiing |
le ski nautique | water skiing |
le velo | bicycle |
l'anorak | jacket |
le casque | helmet |
les chaussures de ski | ski boots |
les chaussures de montagne | hiking boots |
la creme solaire | suntan lotion |
l'ecran solaire | sun block |
les gants | gloves |
les lunettes | glasses |
les lunettes de ski | ski goggles |
les lunettes de soleil | sunglasses |
le sac de couchage | sleeping bag |
la serviette de plage | beach towel |
le ski | ski |
la tente | tent |
la valise | suitcase |
les annees (cinquante) | the decade (era) of (the fifties) |
il y a | ago |
il faut | it is necessary to |
selon | according to |
conduire | to drive |
construire | to construct |
detruire | to destroy |
faire le plein | to fill it up |
produire | to produce |
reduire | to reduce |
rouler | to roll; to travel |
traduire | to translate |
traverser | to cross |
l'areoport | airport |
un aller-retour | round trip; round trip ticket |
l'arrivee | arrival |
l'auberge de jeunesse | youth hostel |
l'autocar | interurban bus |
l'autorroute | highway |
l'avion | airplane |
le billet | ticket |
le camion | truck |
la carte d'embarquement | boarding pass |
la classe economique | tourist class |
la classe affaires | business cass |
le coffre | trunk |
le compartiment | compartment |
le conducteur/la conductrice | driver |
la consigne | coin locker |
la couchette | berth |
le depart | departure |
la deuxieme class | second class |
l'ennui | problem, trouble |
l'essence | gasoline |
la gare | train station |
le guichet | (ticket) window |
l'hotesse de l'air | stewardess |
le metro | subway |
la moto(cyclette) | motorcycle |
le moyen de transport | means of transportation |
le passager/ la passagere | passenger |
le pilote | pilot |
la premiere class | first class |
le quai | platform (at the train station) |
le siege | seat |
la station-service | service station |
le steward | steward |
le train | train |
le vol | flight |
le wagon | train car |
deja | already; ever |
encore | still |
ne...jamais | never |
ne...pas du tout | not at all |
ne...pas encore | not yet |
ne...personne | no one, nobody |
ne...plus | no longer |
ne..que | only |
ne...rien | nothing |
parfois | sometimes |
quelque chose | something |
quelqu'un | someone |
seulement | only |
tout | everything |
tout le monde | everybody |
l'est | east |
le nord | north |
le nord-est | northeast |
le nord-ouest | northwest |
l'ouest | west |
le sud | south |
le sud-est | southeast |
le sud-ouest | southwest |
a (accent) | by;on |
a destination de | to, for |
a l'est/ l'ouest | to the east/the west |
a l'etranger | abroad, in a foreign country |
a l'heure | on time |
a pied | on foot |
a velo | by bike |
au nord/ sud | to the norh/ south |
depuis | since, for |
depuis combien de temps...? | (For) How long...? |
Depuis quand...? | Since when...? |
en | in; by (train,bus, plane) |
pendant | for; during |
pendant combien de temps...? | (for) how long...? |
si | yes |
vite | quickly |
appeler | to call |
composer le numero | to dial the number |
consulter l'annuaire | to look up (a phone number) in the phone book |
croire | to believe |
decrire | to describe |
dire | to say |
envoyer | to send |
mettre | to put,place;to put on(clothes) |
mettre le couvert | to set the table |
poster | to mail |
recevoir | to receive |
revoir | to see again |
telecharger | to download |
voir | to see |
l'appareil | apparatus |
le bureau de tabac | tobacco store |
le cadeau | gift |
la monnaie | coins, change |
l'appareil (photo) numerique | digital camera |
'assistant numerique (le PDA) | personal digital assistant |
le camescope | digital camcorder |
le clavier | keyboard |
la connexion ADSL | DSL connection/line |
le courriel | e-mail message |
le fichier | file |
l'imprimante | printer |
le logiciel | software (program) |
le mel | e-mail message |
le micro (micro-ordinateur) | desktop computer |
le navigateur | browser |
l'ordinateur de bureau | desktop computer |
le telephone multimedia | video/picture phone |
le traitement de texte | word processing |
la boite aux lettres | mailbox |
le bureau de poste | post office |
le colis | package |
le courrier | mail |
la poste | mail |
le timbre | stamp |
le journal(les journaux) | newspaper; news |
le kiosque | kiosk; newsstand |
le petites annonces | classified ads |
le roman | novel |
Allo | Hello |
Qui est a l'appareil? | Who's calling? |
c'est moi | it's me |
l'annuaire | telephone directory |
la boite vocale | voice mail |
le numero ( du telephone) | (telephone) number |
le telephone portable | cell phone |
le SMS | text message |
la telecarte | phone card |
le texto | text message |
la chaine | televison channel; network |
l'emission | program; broadcast |
emission de musique | music program |
emission de tele realite | reality show |
le feuilleton | soap opera |
les informations | news |
le jeu televise | television news program |
la publicite | commercial;advertisement;advertising |
la retransmission sportive | sports broadcast |
la serie | series |
serie televisee | serial drama |
la telecommande | remote control |
la TNT (television numerique terrestre) | high definition television |
c'est-a-dire (que) | that is/I mean |
Eh bien... | well... |
Euh... | Uhmm... |
la-bas | over there |
Oui, mais... | Yes, but... |
surtout | especially |
tous les (jours, apres-midi, matins, soirs, et cetera) | every (day, afternoon, morning, evening, etc.) |
tout, toute, tous, toutes | all; every |
toutes les semaines | every week |
voyons... | let's see |
connaitre | to know,be familiar with |
emprunter (a) | to borrow (from) |
penser a | to think of (about) |
penser de | to think of (about) (to have an opinion about) |
poser une question (a) | to ask a question |
preter (a) | to lend (to) |
savoir | to know |
l'arrondissement | district, section (of Paris) |
la banlieue | suburbs |
le batiment | building |
le bois | forest, woods |
le boulevard | boulevard |
le cafe-tabac | bar-tobacconist |
le carrefour | intersection |
la carte | map |
le centre-ville | downtown |
le chateau | castle, chateau |
le chemin | way (road) |
le coin | corner |
le commissariat | police station |
l'eglise | church |
l'ile | island |
la mairie | town hall |
le marche en plein air | open-air market |
la piscine | swimming pool |
la place | square |
le plan | map (of a city) |
la poste de police | police station |
la Rive droite | the Right Bank (in Paris) |
la Rive gauche | the Left Bank (in Paris) |
le syndicat d'initiative | tourist information bureau |
la tour | tower |
au moment ou | at the time when |
autrefois | formerly |
d'abord | first, first of all, at first |
enfin | finally |
ensuite | then, next |
pendant que | while |
puis | then, next |
soudain | suddenly |
tout a coup | suddenly |
une fois | once |
a votre (ton) avis,...? | in your opinion...? |
de nouveau | again |
en | of them; of it; some; any |
jusqu'a | up to, as far as |
partout | everywhere |
plusieurs | several |
Qu'en penses-tu? | What do you think of that? |
Que pensez-vous de...? | What do you think about...? |
tout droit | straight ahead |
y | there |
batir | to build |
dater (de) | to date from |
deviner | to guess |
emmener | to take someone along; to invite |
flaner | to stroll |
peindre | to paint |
pousuivre | to pursue |
suivre | to follow; to take (a course) |
vivre | to live |
accepter (de) | to accept (to) |
aider (a) | to help (to) |
arreter (de) | to stop |
chercher a | to try to |
commencer par | to begin by (doing something) |
conseiller (de) | to advise (to) |
continuer (a) | to continue (to) |
decider (de) | to decide (to) |
empecher (de) | to prevent (from) |
enseigner (a) | to teach (to) |
essayer (de) | to try (to) |
finir par | to end up (doing something) |
permettre (de) | to permit, to allow (to) |
refuser (de) | to refuse (to) |
reussir (a) | to succeed |
l'acteur/l'actrice | actor |
les arenes | arena |
l'artiste | artist |
la cathedrale | cathedral |
le chef-d'oeuvre | masterpiece |
le/la cineaste | filmmaker |
le compositeur/ la compositrice | composer |
la conference | lecture |
l'ecrivain/ la femme ecrivain | writer |
l'epoque | period (of history) |
l'evenement | event |
l'exposition | exhibit |
l'horaire | schedule |
le Moyen Age | Middle Ages |
le/la musicien(ne) | musician |
l'oeuvre (d'art) | work (of art) |
le palais | palace |
le patrimoine | legacy, heritage |
le peintre/la femme peintre | painter |
la peinture | painting |
la piece de theatre | play |
la place | seat |
la poesie | poetry |
le poete/ la femme poete | poet |
le recueil | collection |
la reine | queen |
le roi | king |
le sculpteur/ la femme sculpteur | sculptor |
la sculpture | sculpture |
le siecle | century |
le tableau | painting |
le theatre | theater |
actif/active | active |
absolu(e) | absolute |
classique | classical |
constant(e) | constant |
courant(e) | common; standard |
evident | evident, obvious |
franc(he) | frank |
gothique | Gothic |
historique | historical |
lent(e) | slow |
magnifique | magnificent |
malheureux/malheureuse | unhappy; unfortunate |
medieval(e) | medival |
poli(e) | polite |
rapide | fast, rapid |
romain(e) | Roman |
activement | actively |
absolument | absolutely |
constamment | constantly |
couramment | fluently |
differemment | differently |
evidemment | evidently, obviously |
franchment | frankly |
heureusement | fortunately |
lentement | slowly |
malheureusement | unfortunately |
poliment | politely |
rapidement | rapidly |
recemment | recently |
vraiment | really |
la plupart de | the majority |
moi-meme, toi-meme, lui-meme | myself, yourself, himself |
par coeur | by heart |
s'amuser (a) | to have fun |
s'appeler | to be named |
s'arreter | to stop |
avoir mal (a) | to have pain; to hurt |
se baigner | to bathe; to swim |
se brosser | to brush |
se coucher | to go to bed |
se debrouiller | to manage |
se demander | to wonder |
se depecher | to hurry |
se detendre | to relax |
se disputer | to argue |
divorcer | to divorce |
se doucher | to take a shower |
s'embrasser | to kiss |
s'en aller | to go away, go off (to work) |
s'endormir | to fall asleep |
s'ennuyer | to be bored |
s'entendre (avec) | to get along (with) |
s'excuser | to apologize |
se facher | to get angry |
se fiancer | to get engaged |
s'habiller | to get dressed |
s'installer | to settle down, settle in |
se laver | to wash oneself |
se lever | to get up |
se maquiller | to put makeup on |
se marier (avec) | to get married (to) |
se mettre a | to begin to (do something) |
se peigner | to comb one's hair |
se perdre | to get lost |
se preparer | to get ready |
se promener | to take a walk |
se rappeler | to remember |
se raser | to shave |
se regarder | to look at oneself, at each other |
se recontrer | to meet |
se reposer | to rest |
se reveiller | to awaken, wake up |
se souvenir (de) | to remember |
tomber amoureux/amoureuse (de) | to fall in love (with) |
se tromper | to make a mistake |
se trouver | to be located |
l'amitie | friendship |
l'amoureux/l'amoureuse | lover, sweetheart |
la bouche | mouth |
le bras | arm |
la brosse | brush |
le/la celibataire | single person |
la ceremonie | ceremony |
le coeur | heart |
le corps | body |
le cou | neck |
le coup de foudre | flash of lightning; love at first sight |
le couple | (engaged, married) couple |
la dent | tooth |
le doigt | finger |
le dos | back |
les fiancsailles | engagement |
le genou | knee |
la gorge | throat |
la jambe | leg |
la main | hand |
le mariage | marriage |
le nez | nose |
les nouveaux maries | newlyweds |
l'oeil (les yeux) | eye(s) |
l'oreille | ear |
les pantoufles | slippers |
le peigne | comb |
le pied | foot |
le rasoir | razor |
la recontre | meeting, encounter |
le rendez-vous | date |
le rouge a levres | lipstick |
la sante | health |
la tete | head |
le ventre | abdomen; stomach |
le visage | face |
le voyage de noces | honeymoon |
amoureux/amoureuse | loving, in love |
quotidien(ne) | daily, everyday |
allez-vous-en! | go away! |
Va-t'en! | go away! |