| A | B |
|---|
| à cause de | because of |
| à l'avenir | in the future |
| abolir (2nd conj) | to abolish |
| acteur, une actrice | an actor, an actress |
| actuellement | currently; at the present time |
| aîné, l'aînée | the oldest child |
| ainsi | thus |
| ainsi que | as well as |
| Allemagne | Germany |
| aller au restaurant | to go to the restaurant; to go out to eat |
| aller chercher | to go get, pick up or fetch |
| Angleterre | England |
| 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 |
| aucun, aucune | none; no one |
| aura | will have (he, she, it, one) |
| autrefois | formerly; in the olden days; in the past |
| avoir beaucoup de chance | to have a lot of luck |
| avoir des devoirs | to have homework |
| avoir du mal à faire qqch | to have trouble doing smthg |
| avoir envie de faire qqch | to want to do smthg; to feel like doing smthg |
| avoir lieu | to take place |
| avoir qqch à faire | to have smthg to do |
| baccalauréat (m) | a degree granted to students having successfully completed their secondary studies |
| bacho, le bac (m) | short for the baccalaureat |
| bal (m) | a ball; a dance |
| ballet (m) | ballet |
| bibliothèque (f) | the library |
| bic (m) | a ballpoint pen |
| bouquin (m) | a book |
| bouquiner | to browse through books; to read for pleasure (slang) |
| bourse (f) | a scholarship |
| bronzé(e) | tanned |
| bronzer | to tan |
| bureau (m) | a desk (teacher's); an office |
| ça y est | that's it |
| cahier (m) | a notebook |
| calculatrice (f) | a calculator |
| calé(e) | knowledgeable; talented |
| camion (m) | truck |
| 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 or worrisome is and noun |
| ce qui est inquiétant, c'est que and proposition | what's unsettling or 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 |
| Charlemagne | Charlemagne |
| château (m) | a castle |
| cinéma (m) | the movie theater |
| citrouille (f) | a pumpkin |
| collège (m) | a private secondary school; in US, a middle or junior high school |
| comédien, une comédienne | theater, movie or television actor, actress |
| compter | to count |
| concert (m) | a concert |
| congé (m) | a short vacation; a day off |
| conquérir | to conquer, to vanquish |
| corbeille (f) (à papier) | a wastepaper basket |
| cour (f) | the court; the courtyard |
| cours (m) | a class; a course |
| créer (1st conj) | to create |
| Croisades | the Crusades |
| 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 bonne heure | early |
| de nos jours | nowadays; in our time |
| de plus | furthermore; moreover |
| découvrir | to discover |
| déçu, déçue | disappointed |
| déranger | to bother |
| devoirs (mpl) | homework |
| dessin animé (m) | a movie cartoon |
| devenir (conj like venir) | to become |
| devise (f) | a motto |
| d'habitude | usually |
| Dieu | God |
| dinde (f) | turkey (to eat); also, the turkey hen |
| dîner | to dine |
| divertir | to amuse, to entertain |
| divertir, se | to amuse oneself; to have fun |
| divertissant(e) | entertaining |
| divertissement (m) | an amusement; entertainment |
| donc | therefore; so |
| droit (m) | a right |
| durer (1st conj) | to last |
| échouer à un examen | to fail an exam |
| écriture (f) | handwriting |
| éducation physique (f) | physical education |
| élève (mf) | an elementary or secondary school student |
| 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 |
| envahir (2nd conj) | to invade |
| envers | toward (abstract) |
| épaule (f) | shoulder |
| espérer | to hope; to hope for |
| espérer que | to hope that |
| être dans les nuages | to be daydreaming (lit: in the clouds) |
| être en train de and inf | to be in the process of doing (emphasizes progressive "be and ing" in English |
| être prêt(e) à faire qqch | to be ready to do smthg |
| être ravi(e) de faire | to be delighted to do |
| étudiant(e) | a university or college student |
| étudier par coeur | to study by heart; to memorize |
| évidemment | obviously |
| facteur (m) | the mailman |
| 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 du camping | to go camping |
| faire du lèche-vitrine | to go window shopping |
| faire du ski | to ski |
| faire exprès | to do on purpose |
| 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 |
| fête (f) | a party, religious holiday |
| feutre (m) | a felt tip pen |
| fier, fière | proud |
| fils (m) | a son |
| foulard (m) | scarf |
| goûter (m) | mid-afternoon snack |
| guerre | war |
| guerre de Cent Ans | the Hundred Years War |
| guerrier, -ière (n, adj) | a warrior; warlike |
| Guillaume le Conquérant | William the Conquerer |
| hobby (m) | a hobby |
| il aura | he will have |
| 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 |
| impôt (m) | a tax |
| interrogation (f) | a quiz |
| invitation (f) | an invitation |
| invité, une invitée | a guest |
| inviter | to invite |
| jardinage (m) | gardening |
| jardiner | to garden |
| je suis là | I'm here; here I am |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Joan of Arc |
| jouer au football | play soccer |
| jouer au golf | to play golf |
| jouer au tennis | to play tennis |
| jouet (m) | a toy |
| joyeux Noël | merry Christmas |
| lecture (f) | reading |
| les vacances | vacation |
| librairie (f) | the bookstore |
| loi (f) | a law |
| loisir (m) | leisure time; spare time activity |
| lorsque | when |
| lourd, lourde | heavy |
| lycée (m) | a high school |
| magie (f) | magic (noun) |
| malgré | in spite of |
| malheureusement | unfortunately |
| marionnette (f) | a puppet |
| match (m) | a match, a game |
| matière (f) | a subject (in school) |
| mort (f) | death |
| mort (m) | the dead person; the body |
| Moyen Âge | the Middle Ages |
| nager | to swim |
| natation (f) | swimming |
| note (f) | a grade (academic) |
| n'oublions pas que | let's not forget that |
| nounours (m) | a teddy bear |
| nul , nulle en X | worthless; bad at smthg |
| opéra | opera |
| ordinateur (m) | a computer |
| paix (f) | peace |
| panier (m) | a basket |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| parce que | because |
| paresseux, paresseuse | lazy |
| partout | everywhere |
| 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 |
| paysan, une paysanne | a peasant |
| permanence (f) | study hall |
| personnage (n) | character in a play, story, movie |
| petit-fils (m) | a grandson |
| pièce de théâtre (f) | a play |
| piscine (f) | the swimming pool |
| plage (f) | the beach |
| plusieurs | several |
| poupée (f) | a doll |
| pour commencer | to begin with |
| pour finir | as a conclusion |
| pourtant | however; nevertheless |
| prier (1st conj) | to pray |
| prof (mf) | short form for hs or univ teacher |
| professeur (m) | a high school or university teacher |
| promenade (f) | a stroll or a ride |
| puissant | powerful |
| 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 |
| règne (m) | the reign |
| régner (1st conj) | to reign |
| reine (f) | a queen |
| rendre qqn heureux, furieux, malade, etc. (3rd group, -re) | to make smn happy, furious, sick, etc. |
| rendre visite à qqn | to visit smn |
| représentation (f) | a performance (theater) |
| ressembler à qqn, à qqch | to look like smn, smthg |
| restaurant (m) | a restaurant |
| réunir (2nd conj) | to bring together; to reunite |
| réussir à un examen | to pass a test (to succeed at) |
| roi (m) | a king |
| salle de classe (f) | the classroom |
| sapin (de Noël) (m) | a Christmas tree |
| se cacher | to hide (oneself) |
| se débrouiller | to manage; to get along doing smthg |
| se dépêcher | to hurry |
| se détendre | to relax |
| se divertir | to have fun |
| se promener | to take a walk, to have a ride |
| se reposer | to rest |
| se souvenir de qqch ou qqn | to remember smthg or smn |
| sécher | to dry |
| sécher un cours | to skip a class |
| s'entraîner | to practice a sport or skill |
| siècle (m) | a century |
| soirée (f) | a party (evening) |
| sortir avec qqn | to have a date with smn |
| souhaiter | to wish |
| soutenir (conj like venir) | to support |
| souvent | often |
| 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 |
| suivez-moi; suis-moi | follow me |
| suivre | to follow |
| supporter (1st conj) | to tolerate; to stand |
| télévision (f) | television |
| terminer | to finish; to end |
| théâtre (m) | theater (for plays, not movies) |
| tiens | here (used when you are holding something out to someone for them to take) |
| tiens | say (used to get someone's attention) |
| tour de magie (m) | magic trick |
| travail (m) | the work |
| travailler | to work; to study |
| tricher | to cheat |
| trou (m) | a hole |
| vaincre | to vanquish, to conquer |
| venir (in present tense) de faire qqch | to have just done smthg |
| vers | toward (concrete) |
| visiter qqpart | to visit some place |
| voyager | to travel |
| faire les courses | to do the shopping |
| s'amuser | to have fun |
| spectacle (m) | show (theater or movie) |
