| A | B |
|---|
| adopter | to adopt |
| célibataire | single |
| déménager | to move (houses) |
| divorcer | to divorce |
| l'enfance (f) | childhood |
| faire un emprunt | to apply for a loan |
| des jumeaux / des jumelles | twins |
| louer | to rent |
| acheter | to buy |
| un orphelin / une orpheline | orphan |
| naître (né/née) | to be born (born) |
| mourir (mort/morte) | to die (died) |
| poser sa candidature | to apply for a job |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire |
| se fiancer | to get engaged |
| être fiancé(e) | to be engaged |
| s'installer | to move in |
| se marier | to get married |
| tomber malade | to fall/become ill |
| trouver du travail | to fiind work |
| faire un apprentissage | to do an apprenticeship |
| un veuf / une veuve | widower/widow |
| vivre (vécu) | to live (lived) |
| À propos | By the way |
| Vous savez . . . | You know . . . |
| malheureusement | unfortunately |
| Tous mes voeux de bonheur. | I wish you all the best. |
| Toutes mes félicitations! / Félicitations! | Congratulations! |
| Mes sincères condoléances. | My deepest sympathy. |
| Comment va . . .? | How is . . .? |
| Je ne le/la vois plus. | I don't see him/her anymore. |
| Quoi de neuf? | What's new? |
| Rien de spécial. | Nothing much/special. |
| Plein de choses. | A lot! / Many things! |
| Tu n'as pas changé! | You haven't changed! |
| Toi non plus. | You haven't either. |
| Je suis ravi(e) de te revoir. | I am delighted to see you again. |
| Ça fait longtemps qu’on ne s’est pas vu(e)s. | It's been a long time since we've seen each other. |
| lorsque | when |
| Il vaut mieux que / Il vaudrait mieux que . . . | It's better if/that / It would be better if/that . . . |
| Je souhaite que . . . | I wish that . . . |
| J'ai envie que . . . | I want . . . (for this to happen) |
| C'est dommage que . . . | It's too bad that . . . |
| Je suis ravi(e) que . . . | I'm delighted that . . . |
| Je suis heureux/heureuse que . . . | I'm happy that . . . |
