| A | B |
|---|
| à cause de | because of |
| à l'avenir | in the future |
| acteur, une actrice | an actor, an actress |
| actuellement | currently; at the present time |
| adorer | to adore |
| aimer | to love |
| aimer bien | to like |
| aller au restaurant | to go to the restaurant; to go out to eat |
| apprendre par coeur | to learn by heart; to memorize |
| après avoir with participe passé | after -ing |
| après être with participe passé | after -ing |
| au sujet de | about |
| autrefois | formerly; in the olden days; in the past |
| avoir des devoirs | to have homework |
| avoir qqch à faire | to have smthg to do |
| avoir un rendez-vous | to have a date or an appointment |
| baccalauréat (m) | a degree granted to students having successfully completed their secondary studies |
| bacho, le bac (m) | short for the baccalauréat |
| bal (m) | a ball; a dance |
| ballet (m) | ballet |
| bibliothèque (f) | the library |
| bic (m) | a ballpoint pen |
| bise (f) | a kiss (familiar) |
| bouquin (m) | a book |
| bouquin (m) | a book |
| bouquiner | to browse through books; to read for pleasure (slang) |
| bouquiner | to read; to go through old books |
| bourse (f) | a scholarship |
| bronzé(e) | tanned |
| bronzer | to tan |
| bureau (m) | a desk (teacher's); an office |
| cahier (m) | a notebook |
| calculatrice (f) | a calculator |
| calé(e) | knowledgeable; talented |
| ce qui est amusant, c'est and nom | what's amusing is and noun |
| ce qui est amusant, c'est que and proposition | what's amusing is that and clause |
| ce qui est frappant, c'est and nom | what's striking is and noun |
| ce qui est frappant, c'est que and proposition | what's striking is that and clause |
| ce qui est inquiétant, c'est and nom | what's unsettling/worrisome is and noun |
| ce qui est inquiétant, c'est que and proposition | what's unsettling/worrisome is that and clause |
| ce qui est intéressant, c'est and nom | what's interesting is and noun |
| ce qui est intéressant, c'est que and proposition | what's interesting is that and clause |
| ce qui est plutôt drôle, c'est and nom | what's rather funny is and noun |
| ce qui est plutôt drôle, c'est que and proposition | what's rather funny is that and clause |
| ce qui est surprenant, c'est and nom | what's surprising is and noun |
| ce qui est surprenant, c'est que and proposition | what's surprising is that and clause |
| cependant | however; nevertheless |
| c'est pourquoi | that's why |
| c'est simple comme bonjour | it's easy as pie |
| cinéma (m) | the movie theater |
| collège (m) | a private secondary school; in US, a middle or junior high school |
| comédien, une comédienne | theater, movie or television actor, actress |
| concert (m) | a concert |
| congé (m) | a short vacation; a day off |
| corbeille (f) (à papier) | a waste paper basket |
| coup de foudre (m) | love at first sight (lit: a thunderbolt) |
| cours (m) | a class; a course |
| d'abord | first; at first |
| d'ailleurs | besides |
| dans un avenir proche | in the near future |
| danse (f) | dance (activity) |
| danseur, une danseuse | a dancer |
| d'après | according to |
| de nos jours | nowadays; in our time |
| de plus | furthermore; moreover |
| des devoirs | homework |
| dessin animé (m) | a movie cartoon |
| dîner | to dine |
| divertir | to amuse, to entertain |
| divertir, se | to amuse oneself; to have fun |
| divertissant(e) | entertaining |
| divertissement (m) | an amusement; entertainment |
| divorce (m) | divorce |
| divorcer | to get a divorce |
| divorcer d'avec son mari/sa femme | to divorce one's husband/wife |
| donc | therefore; so |
| échouer à un examen | to fail an exam |
| écriture (f) | handwriting |
| éducation physique (f) | physical education |
| élève (mf) | an elementary or secondary school student |
| embrasser | to kiss |
| emission (f) | a broadcast (television or radio) |
| en conclusion | in concluding |
| en d'autres termes | in other words |
| en plein air | outdoors |
| en retard | late (for something) |
| en revanche | on the other hand |
| enfin | finally; at last |
| enseigner | to teach |
| ensuite | then |
| envers | toward (abstract) |
| épouse (f) | a wife |
| épouser qqn | to marry smn |
| époux (m) | a husband |
| être amoureux / amoureuse de | to be in love with |
| être dans les nuages | to be daydreaming (lit: in the clouds) |
| être passionné de qqch | to be very fond of smthg |
| étudiant(e) | a university or college student |
| étudier par coeur | to study by heart; to memorize |
| évidemment | obviously |
| faculté; la fac (f) | the college of a university |
| faire de la natation | to practice swimming |
| faire des achats | to shop, to go shopping |
| faire des courses | to shop; to run errands |
| faire du camping | to go camping |
| faire du lèche-vitrine | to go window shopping |
| faire du ski | to ski |
| faire la grasse matinée | to sleep in |
| faire un voyage | to take a trip |
| faire une promenade | to go out for a walk or a drive |
| femme (f) | a wife, a woman |
| fête (f) | a party, religious holiday |
| feutre (m) | a felt tip pen |
| fidèle | faithful |
| flirter | to flirt |
| goûter (m) | mid-afternoon snack |
| hobby (m) | a hobby |
| il ne faut pas oublier que | one must not forget that |
| il s'agit de | it's a matter of (in the sense of it's about) |
| il y a and temps | time and ago |
| interrogation (f) | a quiz |
| invitation (f) | an invitation |
| invité, une invitée | a guest |
| inviter | to invite |
| jardinage (m) | gardening |
| jardiner | to garden |
| jouer au football | play soccer |
| jouer au golf | to play golf |
| jouer au tennis | to play tennis |
| laisser tomber qqn | to drop smn |
| lecture (f) | reading |
| les vacances | vacation |
| lettre d'amour (f) | a love letter |
| librairie (f) | the bookstore |
| loisir (m) | leisure time; spare time activity |
| lorsque | when |
| lycée (m) | a high school |
| malgré | in spite of |
| manquer with objet direct | to miss with direct object |
| manquer à qqn | to be missing to smn; to be missed by smn; to miss |
| manquer de and noun | to lack |
| mari (m) | a husband |
| mariage (m) | marriage; wedding |
| marier | to marry someone off; to marry a couple (as in perform the ceremony) |
| match (m) | a match, a game |
| matière (f) | a subject (in school) |
| mon amour | my love |
| mon chou, ma choute | my sweetheart |
| mon lapin | my sweetheart |
| nager | to swim |
| natation (f) | swimming |
| note (f) | a grade (academic) |
| n'oublions pas que | let's not forget that |
| nul / nulle en X | worthless; bad at smthg |
| opéra | opera |
| ordinateur (m) | a computer |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| parce que | because |
| paresseux, paresseuse | lazy |
| passager, passagère | passenger |
| passer le temps | to spend the time |
| passer son temps à faire qqch | to spend one's time doing smthg |
| passer un examen | to take a test |
| passe-temps (m) | a hobby |
| pause (f) | a break |
| pause-café (f) | a coffee break |
| permanence (f) | study hall |
| personnage (n) | character in a play, story, movie |
| petit(e) ami(e) | boy friend; girl friend |
| pièce de théâtre (f) | a play |
| piscine (f) | the swimming pool |
| plage (f) | the beach |
| plaire à | to be pleasing to; to appeal to |
| pour commencer | to begin with |
| pour finir | as a conclusion |
| pourtant | however; nevertheless |
| prof (mf) | short form for hs or univ teacher |
| professeur (m) | a high school or university teacher |
| promenade (f) | a stroll or a ride |
| pupitre (m) | a student desk |
| radio (f) | the radio |
| rater un examen | to fail a test |
| rédaction (f) | a composition |
| règle (f) | a ruler (to measure with); a rule |
| représentation (f) | a performance (theater) |
| restaurant (m) | a restaurant |
| réussir à un examen | to pass a test (to succeed at) |
| rompre avec qqn | to break up with smn |
| salle de classe (f) | the classroom |
| s'amuser | to have fun |
| se débrouiller | to manage; to get along doing smthg |
| se détendre | to relax |
| se divertir | to have fun |
| se marier avec qqn | to get married to smn |
| se promener | to take a walk, to have a ride |
| se reposer | to rest |
| sécher un cours | to skip a class |
| séduire | to seduce; to fascinate; to lure; to charm |
| s'entendre avec qqn | to get along w/ smn |
| s'intéresser à | to be interested in |
| soirée (f) | a party (evening) |
| sortir avec qqn | to have a date w/ smn |
| souvent | often |
| spectacle (m) | a show (theater or movie) |
| sportif, sportive | one who practices one or more sports |
| stylo (m) | a fountain pen, generic for any pen |
| stylo à bille (m) | a ballpoint pen |
| sympathiser avec | to find a person likeable |
| télévision (f) | television |
| théâtre (m) | theater (for plays, not movies) |
| tomber amoureux/amoureuse de | to fall in love with |
| travail (m) | the work |
| travailler | to work; to study |
| tricher | to cheat |
| tromper qqn | to be unfaithful to smn; to deceive smn |
| vers | toward (concrete) |
| voyager | to travel |
