| A | B |
|---|
| le pouvoir | the power |
| être ravi de | to be delighted, thrilled (to) |
| un truc | a thing; a trick; a thingy |
| poser | to lay; put; put down |
| soigner | to take care of; look after |
| la poche | the pocket |
| parvenir (à) | to reach; achieve; succeed (at/in) |
| lourd(e) | heavy |
| ignorer | to not know; not be aware of |
| laisser | to let; leave; allow |
| remarquer | to notice; observe; acknowledge |
| marmonner | to mumble; mutter |
| sourd(e) | deaf |
| étroit(e) | narrow |
| la colère | the anger |
| mordre/mordu | to bite / bit |
| épais, épaisse | thick (m/f) |
| (jeter) un coup d'oeil | to glance at; take a peek at |
| cinglé = saugrenu | nuts; crazy; batty; weirdo |
| la montre | the watch |
| avoir lieu = se passer = arriver | to take place |
| la patte | the paw |
| menacer | to threaten |
| grogner | to growl; snarl; grunt |
| fixer | to gaze; focus; stare |
| le machin | the gizmo; thingy; whatsit |
| se tromper | to be mistaken |
| renvoyer | to fire; terminate; expel; send back |
| un soupir | a sigh |
| engager | to hire; employ; take on; enlist |
| touffu(e) | fluffy; tufted |
| lâcher | to let go; release |
| une tranche de | a slice of |
| un(e) orphelin(e) | an orphan (m/f) |
| brûler | to burn |
| les lèvres (f) | the lips |
| s'étirer | to stretch |
| craindre/craint | to fear / feared |
| un personnage | a character; role (in a book or film…) |
| pourrir/pourri | to rot; decay/rotted; decayed |
| la joue | the cheek |
| mouillé(e) | wet |
| (se) faire mal (à) | to hurt (oneself) |
| serrer | to grip; squeeze; clasp; lock |
| soupçonner | to suspect |
| supporter | to tolerate; put up with; bear |
| avertir | to warn |
| diriger | to head; aim; manage; guide |
| tenter | to tempt; try; invite |
| la part | the portion; share; allotment |
| noyer | to drown |
| la nappe | the tablecloth; cloth |
| parier | to bet |
| le chômage | the unemployment |
| être au chômage | to be unemployed |
| ivre | drunk |
| faire semblant (de) | to pretend (to) |
| écarlate | scarlet |
| le loup | the wolf |
| pénible | difficult; tiresome; taxing; troublesome |
| remplir | to fill |
| le souffle | the breath; breathing; puff |
| le carnet | the little notebook |
| la santé | the health |
| une blessure | the wound |
| déçu(e) | disappointed |
| le chemin | the path; road; way |
| dehors | outside |
| la manche | the sleeve; cover |
| un pas | a step |
| la parole = le mot | the word |
| un frisson | a shiver; shudder |
| miteux(se) | scruffy; flea-bitten |
| redouter | to fear; dread |
| déborder | to overflow; boil over; spill |
| faire signe | to signal |
| reculer | to shrink back; move back; recoil; draw back |
| aveugle | blind |
| le trottoir | the sidewalk; curb |
| la roue | the wheel |
| le pneu | the tire |
| un genou | a knee |
| la tache | the spot; stain; blotch |
| un siège | a seat |
| une bougie | a candle |
| le volant | the steering wheel |
| faire exprès | to do on purpose |
| un ton | a tone; tune; pitch; note |
| le sens | the sense; meaning; direction |
| le bois | the wood; the woods |
| le frein | the brake |
| le titre | the title |
| hocher | to nod; shake |
| une ferme | a farm |
| la poitrine | the chest; breast |
| la loi | the law |
| épuisé(e) | exhausted; beat; spent |
| se coiffer | to do one's hair; to comb one's hair |
| la chaleur | the heat |
| chauffer | to heat |
| le costume | the suit; garb; costume |
| songer | to muse on; think about |
| punir | to punish |
| sain et sauf | safe and sound |
| une théière | a tea kettle; tea pot |
| la poubelle | the trash can; the garbage can |
| dissimuler | to conceal; hide; cover up |
| parmi | among |
| la vitrine | the store window; showcase |
| la librairie | the bookstore |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| la matière | the school subject; academic discipline; subject |
| (s')écarter | to divert; move aside; brush aside |
| le choc | the shock |
| un ours | a bear |
| le niveau | the level; layer |
| bousculer | to jostle; bump into; shove |
| ajouter | to add |
| la peau | the skin |
| siffler | to whistle |
| la mouche | the fly |
| un panier | a basket |
| la queue | the tail |
| le don | the gift; talent; donation; subscription |
| pitoyable | pitiful; pathetic |
| le sol | the soil; ground |
| le goût | the taste; flavor; relish (enjoyment) |
| gêner | to bother; be in the way; embarrass |
| le coude | the elbow |
| un drapeau | a flag |
| l'esprit (m) | the mind; brain; spirit |
| saisir | to grab; grip; seize; aprrehend |
| fabriquer | to make; manufacture |
| un bouton | a button; a bud; a zit |
| émeraude | emerald |
| franchir | to cross; ford; go through; pass |
| surveiller | to keep watch; monitor; guard; supervise |
| plein(e) | full |
| sauf = excepté | except |
| une bêtise | a stupidity; a stupid thing |
| châtain | chestnut; auburn (an invariable adjective) |
| promettre/promis | to promise/promised |
| aussitôt | right away; immediately; at once |
| chacun(e) | each; everyone |
| grave | serious; grave; bass; deep; grievous |
| la chaussette | the sock |
| la citrouille | the pumpkin |
| étouffer | to choke; smother; gag; muffle; stifle; throttle; hush up |
| une auberge | an inn |
| hanter | to haunt; stalk |
| sauvage | untamed; wild; fierce; vicious |
| la colline | the hill |
| la bagarre | the fight; brawl |
| luisant(e) | gleaming; glowing; shiny; glossy |
| essuyer | to wipe |
| le plafond | the ceiling |
| une oreille | an ear |
| le front | the forehead; brow |
| sursauter | to startle; jolt |
| effrayer | to alarm; frighten |
| un sanglot | a sob; sobbing |
| une grippe | a flu |
| supporter | to bear; tolerate; endure |
| la foule | the crowd |
| un cafard | a cockroach |
| le fantôme | the ghost |
| laisser tomber | to drop |
| neutre | neutral |
| puer | to stink |
| gonfler | to swell; become swollen |
| géant(e) | giant |
| le cachot | the dungeon |
| le parrain | the godfather |
| une puce | a flea |
| le bourreau | the executioner; torturer |
| la chauve-souris | the bat |
| coupable | guilty |
| maudit(e) | cursed; blasted |
| un achat | a purchase |
| (se) traîner | to drag; trudge; lie around; straggle |
| un cambriolage | a burglary; break in |
| le but | the aim; goal; objective |
| une poignée | a fistful; (door)handle; handful; grip |
| le plancher | the floor; flooring |
| le fer | the iron; weapon; blade; horseshoe |
| la marche | the step; marching; stair; walk |
| une infirmière | a nurse |
| pénible | painful; hard; troublesome; boring; trying |
| le remède | the remedy; medicine |
| une barbe | a beard |
| la gorge | the throat |
| accueillir | to welcome; receive; host; greet |
| prendre sa retraite | to retire |
| la nappe | the tablecloth |
| le dortoir | the dorm; the dormitory |
| la culotte | the underwear; panties |
| le manteau | the coat |
| chargé(e) | overloaded; busy; heaped; full |
| le chevalier | the knight |
| se douter | to suspect |
| un seigneur | a lord; master |
| un moine | a monk; friar |
| un foulard | a scarf (dressy more than for warmth) |
| le parfum | the perfume; fragrance; flavor; scent |
| une boule | a ball; globe |
| une chaîne | a chain; fetter; a channel (like on TV) |
| soulager | to comfort; give relief; salve; ease |
| le collier | the necklace; collar; ruff |
| la bague | the ring |
| doué(e) | gifted; talented |
| la taille | the waist; size; waistline; significance; figure |
| le foie | the liver |
| la séance | the session; meeting; showing (of a movie) |
| un juron | a curse; swear word |
| le renard | the fox |
| un piège | a trap; pitfall; noose |
| l'os (m) | the bone |
| le hibou | the owl |
| bouger | to move |
| suivre ; suivi | to follow; followed |
| enseigner | to teach |
| tuer | to kill |
| un crapaud | a toad |
| un balai | a broom |
| convenir | to suit; be convenient |
| un sourcil | an eyebrow |
| le prisonnier | the prisoner |
| une cicatrice | a scar |
| le sang | the blood |
| l'encre (f) | the ink |
| la plume | the feather; pen |
| plaisanter = rigoler | to joke, kid around |
| déplaisant(e) | unpleasant |
| interdire = défendre | to forbid |
| une araignée | a spider |
| la voix | the voice |
| un doigt | a finger |
| oser | to dare |
| un meurtrier | a murderer |
| la cheminée | the chimney |
| gonfler | to swell, distend, inflate, bloat |
| fouiller | to dig, search, go through |
| raide | rigid |
| la croix | the cross |
| s'évader = s'échapper | to escape; vanish; get away from |
| géant(e) | giant |
| une aile | a wing |
| la confiserie | the candy (sweet) shop |
| malin; maligne | clever; very bright |
| éteindre | to turn off, extinguish |
| geler | to freeze (conjugated like acheter) |
| un déguisement | a disguise; a costume |
| glisser | to slide; slip; glide |
| éprouver | to experience; feel; perceive |
| une retenue | a detention (school); a deduction; self-restraint |
| être au courant | to be aware of; to have information about |
| cacher | to hide |
| hurler | to shriek; holler; yell; howl |
| une nouvelle | a news item; a piece of news |
| jurer | to swear; cuss; vow |
| trahir | to double-cross; betray; rat on |
| davantage | more |
| à nouveau | again |
| atteindre | to attain; reach; accomplish |
| la lueur | the gleam; glow |
| (se) pencher (sur) | to bend; lean (over/towards); to incline |
| (s') évanouir | to faint; pass out; vanish; fade away |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
| to have a headache | avoir mal à la tête |
| elsewhere, somewhere else | autre part |
| a slipper | une pantoufle |
| a fist | un poing |
| the face | la figure = le visage |
| a shoulder | une épaule |
| again | de nouveau = encore une fois |
| the soap | le savon |
| to have a backache | avoir mal au dos |
| to go away; to leave / I'm leaving | s'en aller / je m'en vais |
| the oven | le four |
| the handkerchief | le mouchoir |
| the mirror; the ice; the ice cream | la glace |
| the rug | le tapis |
| to jump | sauter |
| everywhere | partout |
| the pocket | la poche |
| to get rid of | se débarrasser de |
| the hallway, corridor | le couloir |
| to take advantage of | profiter de |
| naked | nu(e) |
| to tell, relate, narrate (a story, a joke...) | raconter (une histoire, une blague) |
| the armchair | le fauteuil |
| the leg | la jambe |
| to shout to cry out; to yell | crier |
| at the same time | en même temps = à la fois |
| to roll; to travel (by car) | rouler |
| obviously | évidemment |
| suddenly | subitement |
| angry | fâché(e) |
| the slap | la gifle |
| the game | le jeu |
| a flower | une fleur |
| to begin | commencer (à) |
| to cry | pleurer |
| to pull; to shoot | tirer |
| the smile | le sourire |
| funny | rigolo = drôle = marrant |
| annoyed | embêté(e) = ennuyé(e) |
| the ankle | la cheville |
| a bear | un ours |
| to move | bouger |
| to let go; release | lâcher |
| alone | seul(e) |
| the voice | la voix |
| (de)caffeinated | (dé)caféiné(e) |
| the fishing | la pêche |
| well brought up | bien élévé(e) |
| the insurance | l'assurance (f) |
| to correct | corriger |
| the doll | la poupée |
| to play the piano | faire du piano |
| to break | casser |
| the cartoons | les bandes dessinées (f) = les BD |
| to be angry | être en colère |
| a tomboy | un garçon manqué |
| the slap | la gifle |
| the snack | le goûter |
| We're leaving. | Nous nous en allons. |
| the toy | le jouet |
| to begin to; to start | se mettre à |
| to hear | entendre |
| to pick up, collect, gather | ramasser |
| the smile | le sourire |
| to pull | tirer |
| to have sore feet | avoir mal aux pieds |
| the foot | le pied |
| to be bored | s'ennuyer |
| the knee | le genou |
| a kick | un coup de pied |
| camel | un chameau |
| a stuffed animal | une peluche |
| great; nice; cool (slang) | chouette |
| to move | bouger |
| the eyelid | la paupière |
| to be right | avoir raison |
| to be wrong; mistaken | avoir tort |
| to ride bikes | faire du vélo |
| to swim | faire de la natation = nager |
| the next day | le lendemain |
| the ball | le ballon |
| not at all | ne...point |
| to feel | se sentir |
| early | de bonne heure = tôt |
| the corner | le coin |
| (the) half | (la) moitié |
| half of the students... | la moitié des étudiants |
| only | seulement |
| slowly | lentement |
| softly; gently | doucement |
| a wild beast | un fauve |
| the prey | la proie |
| a thorn | une épine |
| to digest (conjugated like acheter) | digérer |
| to improve | améliorer |
| a star | une étoile |
| an experiment | une expérience |
| virgin | vierge |
| a sheep | un mouton |
| gently, sweetly | gentiment |
| a box, packing case, crate; cash resgister | une caisse |
| to toss, shake, nod | hocher |
| the discovery | la découverte |
| a figure, number | un chiffre |
| a butterfly | un papillon |
| to weigh (conjugated like acheter) | peser |
| a dove | une colombe |
| to convince | convaincre |
| to treat | traiter |
| to feel | éprouver = se sentir |
| a bush, shrub | un arbuste |
| a herd | un troupeau |
| a seed | une graine |
| far away, removed | éloigné(e) |
| a work (a piece of work) | une oeuvre |
| a masterpiece | un chef-d'oeuvre |
| the anger | la colère |
| a claw | une griffe |
| the cough | la toux |
| a lie | un mensonge |
| to irritate | agacer |
| to have a cold | être enrhumé(e) |
| purple | pourpre |
| a throne | un trône |
| to yawn | bâiller |
| to forbid | interdire |
| to demand, require | exiger |
| to sigh | soupirer |
| to go to bed | se coucher |
| the sun | le soleil |
| the sunset | le coucher de soleil |
| to be ashamed | avoir honte (de) |
| I'm ashamed of that. | J'ai honte de ça. |
| to grow old | vieillir |
| old | vieux; vieille |
| to light | allumer |
| extinguished; turned off | éteint(e) |
| frightful | épouvantable |
| a fly | une mouche |
| a bee | une abeille |
| lazy | fainéant(e) = paresseux(se) |
| to have (the) time | avoir le temps |
| to manage, administer | gérer |
| a drunkard | un ivrogne |
| a drawer | un tiroir |
| completely | tout à fait |
| the forehead | le front |
| the profession | le métier |
| formerly, in the past | autrefois |
| a sigh | un soupir |
| to admit | avouer |
| a billion | un milliard |
| disappointed | déçu(e) |
| the stone | la pierre |
| tight, crowded together | serré(e) |
| a square (in a city), a seat | une place |
| easily, comfortably | aisément |
| to believe in, trust | avoir confiance en |
| a circle, ring, coil | un anneau |
| the chance | le hasard |
| to have a sore throat | avoir mal à la gorge |
| a ship | un navire |
| politely | poliment |
| the lung | le poumon |
| a needle | une aiguille |
| to pretend | faire semblant (de) |
| the fox | le renard |
| to tame, domesticate | apprivoiser |
| the hunter | le chasseur |
| the field | le champ |
| the wheat | le blé |
| the heart | le coeur |
| to wish | souhaiter |
| the stomach | le ventre |
| to be quiet, shut up | se taire |
| Shut up! (Familiar) / (Formal-plural) | tais-toi! / taisez-vous! |
| to complain | se plaindre (de) |
| to complain about the weather | se plaindre du temps |
| the hair | les cheveux (m/pl) |
| the gold | l'or (m) |
