| A | B |
| le fils | son |
| le neveu | nephew |
| le petit-fils | grandson |
| l'arriŠre petit-fils | great-grandson |
| le grand-pŠre | grandfather |
| la grand-mŠre | grandmother |
| les grands-parents | grandparents |
| le beau-pŠre | step father/father-in-law |
| la belle-mŠre | step mother/mother-in-law |
| la belle-soeur | step sister/sister-in-law |
| le beau-frŠre | step brother/brother-in-law |
| veuve; veuf | widowed/widower |
| la fille | daughter |
| fianc‚(s) | engaged |
| la petite-fille | granddaughter |
| l'arriŠre petit-fille | great-granddaugther |
| le mari | husband |
| mari‚(s) | married |
| la femme | wife |
| le cadet; la cadette | youngest |
| le demi-frŠre | half-brother |
| c‚libataire | single |
| bien/mal ‚l‚v‚ | well/poorly behaved |
| gƒt‚ | spoiled |
| un fils; une fille unique | only son; only daughther |
| une gosse | kid |
| un jumeau; une jumelle | twin |
| avoir la vingtaine, la treintaine | to be in one's twenties, thirties |
| avoir les cheveux? | to have - hair |
| roux | red |
| chƒtain | chestnut;brown |
| bruns | brown |
| raides | straight |
| ondul‚s | wavy |
| fris‚s | curly |
| une barbe | beard |
| des pattes | sideburns |
| ˆtre chauve | to be bald |
| ˆtre de petite/moyenne taille | to be of short/medium build |
| ˆtre fort | to be heavy, stout |
| ˆtre sourd(e) | to be deaf |
| ˆtre aveugle | to be blind |
| ˆtre de bonne/mauvaise humeur | to be in a good/bad mood |
| avoir les yeux? | to have (a certain eye color) |
| porter des lunettes | to wear glasses |
| des lentilles de contact | contact lenses |
| s'entendre bien/mal | to get along well/badly |
| avoir un bon rapport | to have a good relationship |
| avoir un mauvais rapport | to have a bad relationship |
| se disputer | to argue |
| se comprendre bien/mal | to get along well/badly |
| ne pas faire son ƒge | not to look one's age |
| se vanter | to brag about |
| une ‚tape | a (life) stage |
| le m‚tier | a profession |
| la retraite | retirement |
| les rites | rites; rituals |
| solenel(le) | solemn |
| nombreux | numerous |
| en d‚pit de | in spite of |
| proche | close |
| la marraine | godmother |
| le parrain | godfather |
| musulman(e) | muslim |
| juif; juive | jewish |
| paroissiale | parish |
| le prˆtre | priest |
| coiff‚(e) | styled (hair) |
| maquill‚(e) | made-up (make-up) |
| l'‚poux; l'‚pouse | spouse |
| fondre | to melt |
| en hausse | rising, on the rise |
| augmenter | to increase |
| l'alliance f. | wedding ring |
| le cercueil | coffin |
| le parvis de l'‚glise | the square in front of the church |
| la piŠce mont‚e | wedding cake |
| le rabbin | rabbi |
| le riz | rice |
| le ruban | ribbon |
| le t‚moin | witness |
| le corbillard | hearse |
| le d‚cŠs | death |
| la demoiselle d'honneur | maid of honor |
| l'enterrement m. | burial |
| le faire-part | announcement (birth,death,wedding) |
| le gar‡on d'honneur | best man |
| la mairie | town hall |
| le mariage civil | civil ceremony |
| le/la mari‚(e) | the groom/bride |
| enrob‚(e) de | coated with |
| monoparental(e) | single parent |
| naŒtre | to be born |
| prier | to pray |
| le/la d‚funt(e) | deceased one |
| le porte-bonheur | lucky charm |
| les drag‚es | sugar-coated almonds |
| baptiser; le baptˆme | baptism |
| le choux … la crˆme | puff pastry |