| A | B |
| le lendemain | the next day |
| le progrès | progress |
| suivant(e) | following, next (in a series) |
| le jour suivant | the next day |
| prochain(e) | next (in relation to present) |
| dans ... heures | in...hours |
| dans...jours | in...days |
| dans...semaines | in...weeks |
| dans...mois | in...months |
| dans...ans | in...years |
| en l'an (2025) | in the year (2025) |
| le siècle | century |
| le destin, le sort | destiny, fate |
| avoir l'intention (de) | to intend (to) |
| computer (+ infinitif) | to plan, to mean (to do) |
| projeter (de) | to plan (to) |
| (se) proposer (de) | to plan (to); to offer to |
| prévoif | to forsee; to anticipate |
| prédire | to predict |
| dès que, aussitôt que | as soon as |
| quand, lorsque | when |
| tant que | as long as |
| l'informatique | computer science |
| l'informaticien(ne) | computer scientist |
| l'ordinateur | computer |
| le portable | laptop computer |
| le clavier | keyboard |
| l'imprimante | printer |
| le logiciel | software |
| la souris | mouse |
| le lecteur de CD-ROM | CD-ROM drive |
| le courrier électronique | e-mail |
| l'adresse électronique | e-mail address |
| les données | data |
| le traitement de texte | word-processing |
| sauvegarder | to save (a document) |
| le pirate | hacker |
| le réseau | the network |
| le cybermonde, le cyberworld, le cyberpace | cyberspace |
| (se) brancher | to connect, to plug in |
| (se) débrancher | to diconnect, to unplug |
| la patrie | native country |
| la paix | peace |
| la guerre | war |
| l'arme nucléaire (chimique) | nuclear (chemical) weapon |
| les essais nucléaires | nuclear testing |
| la course à l'armement | arms race |
| le soldat | soldier |
| la femme soldat | woman soldier |
| l'asile | asylum, refuge |
| l'homme (la femme) politique | politician |
| l'Organisation des Nations Unies | United nations |
| l'O.N.U. | U.N. |
| l'Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| l'O.T.A.N. | NATO |
| l'Union européenne | European Union (E.U.) |
| l'U.E. | European community (E.C.) |
| la Communauté économique européenne (la C.E.E.) | European Economic Community (E.E.C.) |
| le niveau de vie | standard of living |
| la Sécurité sociale, la Sécu | social security system |
| les allocations familiales | benefits given to families with children |
| le fisc | French IRS |
| le percepteur | tax collector |
| les impôts | taxes |
| les impôts sur le revenu | income taxes |
| le (la) contribuable | tax payer |
| la cotisation sociale | payments to social security |
| l'assurance maladie | heath insurance |
| l'assistance sociale | welfare |
| l'assistant(e) social(e) | social worker |
| la retraite | retirement; retirement pension |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire |
| rembourser | to reimburse, pay back |
| manifester | to demostrate, protest |
| la manifestation, la manif | demonstration |