| A | B |
|---|
| demander en mariage | to propose (marriage) |
| fonder un foyer | to set up a household/to get married |
| venir au monde | to be born (to come into the world) |
| prendre de l'âge | to age |
| décéder | to die (related to our adjective, deceased) |
| perdre son travail | to lose one's job |
| démissionner | to quit (one's job) |
| être renvoyé(e) | to be fired |
| être mis(e) à la porte | to be fired |
| être mis(e) au chômage | to be laid off |
| naître (on naît) (conjugated with être + né(e)] | to be born |
| grandir | to grow up |
| développer | to develop |
| faire des études élémentaires | to study (in elementary school) |
| faire des études secondaires | to study (in secondary school) |
| faire des études universitaires | to study (in college) |
| la vie scolaire | school life |
| la vie sociale | social life |
| faire connaissance de | to meet (for the first time) |
| rencontrer | to meet (e.g. to run into) |
| se faire des amis | to make friends |
| la vie familiale | family life |
| l'enfance | childhood |
| la jeunesse | youth |
| l'adolescence | adolescence/teenage years |
| la vieillesse | old age |
| tomber amoureux/amoureuse de | to fall in love with |
| vivre | to live |
| se fiancer | to get engaged |
| se marier à | to get married |
| célibataire | single (not married) |
| élever (same accents as lever) | to raise (e.g. a family) |
| se séparer | to separate |
| divorcer | to divorce |
| se remarier à | to get remarried |
| choisir | to choose |
| un métier | a trade (e.g. a profession) |
| trouver | to find |
| travailler | to work |
| dur(e) | hard |
| gagner sa vie | to earn one's living |
| obtenir (conjugated like venir) | to get, to obtain (e.g. une promotion) |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire (e.g. from work) |
| s'occuper | to keep busy |
| vieillir (regular "ir" verb) | to grow old (on vieillit) |
| tomber malade | to get sick |
| mourir (conjugated with être + mort(e)] | to die (on meurt) |
