| A | B |
| le séparatiste | separatist |
| un acquis | established rights/privileges to which one is entitled |
| le niveau de langue | register / (the level of formality or lack of formality of one's speach) |
| la langue parlée | speech |
| la langue écrite | written language |
| la langue courante | the way language is currently spoken |
| la langue familière | casual speech/language used with friends and family |
| la langue populaire | salty, even coarse language |
| la langue soutenue | formal speech/language (used for speeches, job interviews etc) |
| la langue des jeunes | youth speech/ the way teens talk |