| A | B |
|---|
| réfléchir | to think /reflect |
| dire | to say |
| attirer | to appeal to / to attract |
| représenter | to represent |
| avoir lieu | to take place |
| avoir besoin de | to need |
| avoir raison ( j'ai raison) | to be correct ( I am correct) |
| avoir tort | to be wrong |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty |
| avoir envie de | to want to |
| réussir | to succeed / to pass exam) |
| nettoyer | to clean |
| nier | to deny |
| recommander | to recommend |
| demander* | to ask |
| poser une question | to ask a question |
| penser | to think |
| croire | to think / believe |
| trouver | to find |
| chercher | to look for |
| payer | to pay for ( je paie les repas) |
| vendre | to sell |
| connaître | to know (a person) |
| commander | to order (restaurant) |
| savoir | to know (a fact) |
| venir | to come |
| venir de ( je viens de retourner de la France) | to have just (I have just returned from France) |
| revenir / rentrer / retourner | to return ( all 3 verbs use ETRE in past tense) |
| raconter | to tell / say |
| il vaut mieux | it is best to |
| s'accroître | to increase |
| écrire | to write |
| se mettre à ( je me mets à faire mes devoirs) | to start to ( I start to do my homework) |
| jouir | to enjoy |
| plaire | to please |
| louer | to hire |
| prendre | to take |
| rester | to stay (time) |
| loger | to stay (place) |
| apprendre | to learn |
| comprendre | to understand |
| se reposer (je me repose) | to rest ( I rest ) |
| se détendre = se décontracter | to relax |
| se lever (elle se lève) | to get up (she gets up) |
| se coucher (tu te couches) | to go to bed (you go to bed) |
| se réveiller (il se réveille) | to wake up (he wakes up) |
| se laver (nous nous lavons) | to get washed (we get washed) |
| s'habiller (vous vous habillez) | to get dressed (you get dressed) |
| s'amuser (ils s'amusent) | to have fun (they have fun) |
| employer =utiliser | to use |
| envoyer | to send |
| devenir | to become (uses ETRE in past tense) |
| faire la navette | to commute |
| manquer ( mes amis me manquent) | to miss ( I miss my friends) |
| éprouver | to experience |
| essayer | to try |
| monter | to climb ( uses ETRE in past tense) |
| montrer | to show |
| démontrer | to demonstrate |
| mourir | to die |
| fermer | to close |
| ouvrir | to open |
| se sentir (je me sens triste quand...) | to feel (I feel sad when ...) |
| tomber | to fall (uses ETRE in past tense) |
| trier | to separate |
| bavarder = causer | to chat |
| causer | to chat / to cause |
| souhaiter | to wish /want |
| vouloir (veux / veut / voulons/ voulez/ veulent) | to want |
| voir | to see |
| désirer | to want |
| porter | to wear / carry |
| apporter | to bring |
| émigrer | to emigrate |
| promouvoir | to promote |
| enseigner | to teach |
| suivre ( je suis ) | to follow ( I follow) |
| se distraire | to have fun |
| partager | to share |
| oublier | to forget |
| étudier | to study |
| se rendre compte (je me rends compte) | to realise ( I realise) |
| devoir (dois / doit / devons/ devez/ doivent) | to have to /MUST |
| pouvoir (peux / peut / pouvons / pouvez / peuvent) | to be able /CAN |
| mériter | to deserve |
| menacer | to threaten |
| chanter | to sing |
| rire | to laugh |
| sourire | to smile |
| crier | to shout / scream |
| grignoter | to nibble (on food) |
| hausser les épaules | to shrug shoulders |
| se demander (je me demande pourquoi ...) | to wonder ( I wonder why ...) |
| agacer = énerver | to annoy |
| faire peur ( ça me fait peur) | to frighten (that frightens me) |
| marcher | to work / walk |
| donner /donner sur | to give / to look out onto |
| sortir (je sors ) | to go out ( I go out) |
| partir (je pars) | to depart ( I depart) |
| brûler | to burn |
| voler | to fly / steal |
| la valeur | the value |
| l'endroit = le lieu | the place |
| le malheur | misfortune |
| la réunion | meeting |
| la paresse | laziness |
| les besoins | needs |
| le salaire | wage |
| la côte | the coast |
| la campagne | the countryside |
| le pays | country |
| les paysages | scenery |
| le temps | time/weather |
| la beauté | beauty |
| le repos | rest |
| la maladie | illness |
| le niveau | level |
| le taux | rate |
| la pression | pressure |
| le bac | leaving exam |
| la fac | university |
| le diplôme | a diploma / degree |
| le diplômé | a graduate |
| la journée* | day |
| l'environnement | environment |
| la lumière | light |
| le visage | face |
| les chiffres | figures /numbers |
| les angoisses | anguish / worries |
| la chaleur | heat |
| la pluie | rain |
| le soleil | sun |
| l'arbre | tree |
| le ciel | sky |
| les transports en commun | public transport |
| l'horaire | timetable |
| l'emploi du temps | school timetable |
| la matière | subject |
| la matière grasse | fat content |
| le régime | diet |
| la santé | health |
| la bouffe | food |
| la malbouffe | junk food |
| la nourriture | food |
| la boisson | drink |
| la gastronomie | gastronomy / cuisine |
| l'employé | employee |
| l'employeur | employer |
| un ouvrier | a worker |
| le client | customer |
| la viande | meat |
| le corps | body |
| l'enquête = le sondage | survey |
| les moyens | means |
| l'écran | screen |
| l'étudiant | student |
| le garçon | boy /waiter |
| la femme | woamn /wife |
| le mari | husband |
| l'homme | man |
| la fille | girl / daughter |
| l'élève | pupil |
| le chef = le patron | boss |
| le collègue | colleague |
| le lycée = le collège | school |
| l'hôtel de ville = la mairie | town hall |
| l'usine = la fabrique | factory |
| le marchand | seller |
| le prix | price / prize |
| le mur | wall |
| le fleuve = la rivière | river |
| la station balnéaire | seaside town |
| le roi | king |
| la reine | queen |
| le royaume | kingdom |
| la voix | voice / a vote |
| le trajet = le voyage | journey |
| la plupart | the majority |
| le coeur | heart |
| le cas ( ce n'est pas le cas) | the case ( that is not the case) |
| la ville* | town / city |
| la région | region |
| le département | area of France |
| le coin* | corner / area |
| le quartier | area of a town / quarter |
| la banlieue | suburbs |
| l'immeuble | block of flats |
| le gratte-ciel | skyscraper |
| la tour* | tower |
| la lune | moon |
| l'étoile | star |
| le mot | word |
| le rêve | dream |
| le cauchemar | nightmare |
| l'amour | love |
| l'humeur* | mood |
| l'ennui | boredom |
| la joie | joy |
| la voie | a lane / track |
| le stress | stress |
| la note | mark / grade |
| les lunettes | glasses |
| le vol | flight /theft |
| chaud | hot /warm |
| froid | cold |
| stressant | stressful |
| stressé | stressed |
| fatigué | tired |
| fatigant | tiring |
| épuisant | exhausting |
| épuisé | exhausted |
| droite | right |
| gauche | left |
| mince | slim |
| amical | friendly |
| agréable | pleasant |
| triste | sad |
| heureux | happy / fortunate |
| malheureux | unhappy / unfortunate |
| ennuyeux = barbant | boring |
| bruyant | noisy |
| tranquille = calme | quiet / peaceful |
| déprimant | depressing |
| surprenant | surprising |
| peu fiable | unreliable |
| attendu | expected |
| d'occasion* | second hand |
| paresseux | lazy |
| animé | lively |
| sain | healthy |
| malsain | unhealthy |
| dangereux | dangerous |
| équilibré | balanced |
| lunatique* | moody |
| impatient | impatient |
| patient | patient |
| court | short |
| long / longue | long |
| joli* | pretty |
| pittoresque | picturesque |
| profond | deep |
| laid | ugly |
| haut | high |
| dur | hard |
| faible | weak |
| utile | useful |
| facile | easy |
| compliqué | complicated |
| sucré | sweet |
| salé | salty |
| sale | dirty |
| propre* | clean / own |
| gros | fat |
| drôle | funny |
| bête | stupid |
| amusant | funny |
| doué | gifted |
| diligent | diligent / hard working |
| réussi | successful |
| disponible | available |
| sérieux | serious |
| gratuit | free of charge |
| libre | free |
| content* | pleased |
| généreux | generous |
| bavard | chatty |
| sec | dry |
| ponctuel | punctual |
| lent | slow |
| vite = rapide | fast |
| fier | proud |
| courageux | brave |
| pollué | polluted |
| urbain | urban |
| solaire | solar |
| végétarien | vegetarian |
| nucléaire | nuclear |
| dynamique | dynamic |
| actuel* | current |
| words ending in -ANT = what in English? | ING |
| chauve | bald |
| fiable | reliable |
| déçu | disappointed |
| décontractant = relaxant | relaxing |
| nouveau = neuf | new |
| foncé (bleu foncé) | dark (dark blue) |
| clair (vert clair) | light (light green) |
| inquiétant | worrying |
| inquiet | worried |
| entier | whole |
| lourd | heavy |
| sensé | sensible |
| sensible* | sensitive |
| juste | fair |
| efficace | efficient |
| étonnant | astonishing |
| jeune | young |
| âgé = vieux | old |
| vrai | true |
| étranger | foreign |
| incroyable | incredible |
| écologique | ecological / green |
| agité | excited |
| campagnard | rural |
| nécessaire | necessary |
| marié | married |
| critique | critical |
| frappant | striking |
| nombreux | numerous |
| pertinent | relevant |
| inefficace | ineffective |
| seul | alone |
| parfait | perfect |
| singulier* | odd |
| affreux | awful |
| sous | under |
| sur | on |
| devant | in front of |
| derrière | behind |
| à côté de | beside |
| en face de | opposite |
| autour de | around |
| entre | between |
| heureusement | fortunately |
| malheureusement | unfortunately |
| complètement | completely |
| totalement | totally |
| lentement | slowly |
| avant | before |
| partout | everywhere |
| ou | or |
| où | where |
| comment? | how? |
| lorsque = quand | when |
| pourtant = cependant | however |
| toujours | always / still |
| tous les jours | every day |
| quotidien | daily |
| actuellement* | currently |
| sans | without |
| sauf | except for |
| maintenant | now |
| d'habitude | usually |
| généralement | generally |
| puis = ensuite | then |
| alors | therefore / so |
| donc | therefore |
| par conséquent | consequently |
| en retard = tard | late |
| tôt = de bonne heure | early |
| pourquoi? | why? |
| puisque | because |
| tandis que | whereas |
| pendant | during / for |
| pour | for / in order to |
| afin de | in order to |
| surtout | especially |
| en particulier | in particular |
| bien que | although |
| d'abord | firstly |
| dès | from |
| quant à ( quant à mon père ...) | as for ( as for my dad ...) |
| encore un /une | another |
| loin de | far from |
| près de | near to |
| au bout de | at the end of |
| ne ...rien | nothing |
| ne ...jamais | never |
| ne... personne | no-one |
| ne ...que | only |
| quelque chose | something |
| quelques | a few |
| quelque part | somewhere |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| cela / ça | that |
| d'autres | others |
| à cause de | because of |
| plusieurs | several |
| trop de | too much |
| tant de | so many |
| moins de | less |
| plus de | more |
| un peu | a little |
| même | even / same |
| en effet | in fact |
| sans doute | undoubtedly |
| néanmoins | nevertheless |
| par contre = en revanche | on the other hand |
| aussi | also |
| assez | quite |
| assez de | enough |
| jusqu'à | until |
| tout de suite | immediately |
| déjà | already |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| le lendemain | the next day |
| évidemment | evidently |
| sans cesse | non stop |
| toute une gamme de | a large variety of |
| la distraction* | entertainment |
| l'époque | era /a time |
| l'avenir | the future |
| un atout | an asset |
| le loyer | the rent |
| la publicité | advert |
| la lecture | reading |
| les voisins | the neighbours |
| les gens | people |
| la vie | life |
| le réseau | the network |
| la fin | the end |
| l'esprit | the spirit / the mind |
| le commerce | business |
| l'entreprise | an enterprise |
| un être | a human being |
| la boîte | nightclub |
| la guerre | war |
| un amateur de | a lover of |
| le goût | taste |
| la langue | language |
| le choix | choice |
| l'égalité | equality |
| égal | equal |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| le métier | job |
| le boulot = le travail = l'emploi | job |
| la carrière | career |
| l'ambiance = l'atmosphère | atmosphere |
| le rapport = la relation | relationship |
| le beau-frère | brother in law / step brother |
| la belle-mère | mother in law / step mother |
| le mode | style |
| la mode | fashion |
| la fête | party |
| l'alimentation | food |
| le bien-être | well being |
| le produit | product |
| la forme | fitness |
| le tabagisme | smoking |
| l'internat | boarding school |
| la peau | skin |
| le chômage | unemployment |
| le stage | course |
| l'alcool | alcohol |
| la drogue | drug |
| la misère | poverty |
| la loi | the law |
| la moitié | half |
| l'embouteillage | traffic jam |
| l'accueil | welcome |
| le pays d'origine | country of origin |
| le pays d'adoption | adopted country |
| la carte de travail | work permit |
| les affaires | business |
| le soutien | support |
| le scientifique | a scientist |
| les recherches | research |
| le texto | a text message |
| l'outil | tool |
| le traitement | salary |
| le charbon | coal |
| l'essence | petrol |
| la centrale nucléaire | nuclear power station |
| la mer | the sea |
| la sécheresse | drought |
| la presse | the press |
| le téléjournal | the news |
| la covoiturage | car sharing |
| le manque de | lack of |
| le séjour | holiday |
| la mariage | marriage |
| la méfiance | distrust |
| la perte | waste |
| le gaspillage | waste |
| l'économie | economy |
| la circulation | traffic |
| le portable | mobile |
| TGV | high speed train |
| SDF | homeless person |
| HLM | cheap council accommodation |
| le gaz | gas |
| les effets | the effects |
| le pétrole | oil |
| les déchets | rubbish |
| la couche d'ozone | ozone layer |
| l'inondation | flood |
| la téléréalité | reality TV |
| le Tiers-Monde | Third World |
| le monde | world / people |
| le préjugé | prejudice |
| les gros titres | the headlines |
| se débrouiller | to cope |
| conduire | to drive |
| le permis de conduire | driving licence |
| reconnaître | to recognise |
| couper | to cut |
| aider | to help |
| assister* | to attend |
| conseiller | to advise |
| le conseil | advice |
| arrêter / s'arrêter | to stop |
| défendre | to forbid |
| espérer | to hope |
| éviter | to avoid |
| vivre | to live |
| vouloir dire | to mean |
| respirer | to breath |
| offrir | to offer |
| s'entendre avec | to get on with |
| télécharger | to download |
| s'habituer à | to get used to |
| tuer | to kill |
| créer | to create |
| réagir | to react |
| agir | to act |
| avoir du mal à | to have difficulty in |
| avoir honte | to be ashamed |
| faire confiance | to trust |
| améliorer | to improve |
| augmenter | to increase |
| réduire | to reduce |
| entraîner | to lead to |
| coûter | to cost |
| maîtriser | to master |
| atteindre | to reach |
| attendre | to wait |
| entendre | to hear |
| perdre | to lose |
| gagner | to earn /win |
| dépenser | to spend money |
| jeter | to throw |
| frapper | to strike |
| subir | to undergo |
| soutenir | to support |
| rompre | to break |
| fasciner | to fascinate |
| découvrir | to discover |
| se comporter | to behave |
| chatter | to chat online |
| envahir | to invade |
| recycler | to recycle |
| se nourrir | to feed oneself |
| limiter | to limit |
| encourager | to encourage |
| enrichir | to enrich |
| développer | to develop |
| arriver | to arrive / manage / happen |
| souligner | to underline |
| se passer | to happen |
| souffrir | to suffer |
| économiser | to save |
| sûr | sure |
| impensable | unthinkable |
| prochain | next |
| dernier | last |
| blessé | wounded / injured |
| célèbre | famous |
| interdit | forbidden |
| défendu | forbidden |
| idéal | ideal |
| industriel | industrial |
| bourgeois | middle class |
| frais / fraîche | fresh |
| les frais | expenses |
| fort | strong |
| économique | economic |
| privé | private |
| large* | wide |
| insupportable | unbearable |
| de marque | designer (adj) |
| exclu | excluded |
| sous-titré | subtitled |
| autoritaire | bossy |
| sévère | strict |
| compréhensif | understanding |
| serviable | helpful |
| gentil | kind |
| poli | polite |
| égoïste | selfish |
| nuisible | harmful |
| varié | varied |
| indépendant | independant |
| enthousiaste | enthusiastic |
| toxique | toxic |
| épouvantable | dreadful |
| moyen | average |
| meilleur | better |
| ouvert | open |
| exigeant | demanding |
| européen | European |
| perdu | lost |
| culturel | cultural |
| bon marché | cheap |
| raciste | racist |
| mixte | mixed |
| bas | low |
| interrompre | to interrupt |
| puissant | powerful |
| enrichissant | enriching |
| éolien | wind |
| agressif | aggressive |
| à effet de serre | greenhouse effect |
| selon | according to |
| hors de | outside |
| contre | against |
| au milieu de | in the middle of |
| quelqu'un | someone |
| pire | worst |
| mieux | better |
| à l'heure | on time |
| il y avait | there was |
| il y aura | there will be |
| d'accord | agreed |
| plein de | full of |
| en ligne | on line |
| en hausse | on the increase |
| dans le fond | basically |
| lucratif | lucrative / profitable |
| de débarrasser de | to get rid of |
| ajouter | to add |
| diriger | to run (a business) |
| recevoir | to receive |
| sembler | to seem |
| le cerveau | brain |
| l'espèce de | kind of |
| le bénévolat | voluntary work |
| le projet | project |
| l'occasion | the opportunity |
| malade | sick /ill |
| le fait | the fact |
| le bilan | the result |
| la formation | education / training |
| mûr | mature |
| élevé | high |
| sûr de soi | self confident |
| malgré | in spite of / despite |
| grandir | to grow up |
| allumer | to switch on |
| éteindre | to switch off |
| subventionner | to subsidise |
| survivre | to survive |
| soigner | to look after |
| s'occuper de | to take care of |
| ancien | old / former |
| accro | hooked |
| désespéré | desperate |
| la découverte | discovery |
| le comportement | behaviour |
| le verre | glass |
| le drapeau | flag |
| la lumière | light |
| la pile | battery |
| faire partie de | to be part of |
| remplacer | to replace |
| vérifier | to check |
| se renseigner | to get information |
| avoir l'air ( il a l'air déçu ) | to look (he looks disappointed) |
| y = là | there |
| ensemble | together |
| presque | almost |
| sinon | if not |
| un automobiliste | a driver |
| l'emballage | wrapping / packaging |
| sonore ( la pollution sonore) | sound (noise pollution) |
| le réchauffement (climatique) | (global) warming |
| gaspiller | to waste |
| renouvelable | renewable |
| écolo | green / environmentally friendly |
| le piéton | pedestrian |
| le parc-relais | park and ride |
| aérien ( le transport aérien) | air (adj) (air transport) |
| se déplacer | to travel |
| l'empreinte carbone | carbon footprint |
| la centrale éolienne | wind farm |
| les risques | the risks |
| une benne | a recycling bin |
| la manifestation | a demo / demonstration |
| l'air pur | clean air |
| la grasse matinée | a long lie |
| craindre | to fear |
| le Maghreb | North Africa |
| la main-d'oeuvre | the workforce |
| obtenir | to obtain |
| accueillir | to welcome |
| la guerre | war |
| disparaître | to disappear |
| traverser | to cross |
| la frontière | the border |
| la rémunération | pay |
| isolé | isolated |
| l'intégration | integration |
| exploité | exploited |
| le visage | face |
| un entretien | an interview |
| le racisme | racism |
| le délit | offense |
| la haine | hatred |
| l'inégalité | inequality |
| l'intolérance | intolerance |
| convaincre | to convince / persuade |
| xènophobe | xenophobic |
| l'eau potable | drinking water |
| un taudis | a slum area |
| privé de | deprived of / lacking |
| surpeuplé | overpopulated |
| les droits | the rights |
| les défavorisés | the poor |
| les réseaux sociaux | social networks |
| un site | a website |
| le harcèlement | bullying |
| la peine de mort | the death penalty |
| la gravité | the seriousness / gravity |
| le travail d'intérêt général | community service |
| une amende | a fine (£) |
| la caméra de surveillance | CCTV camera |
| la paix | peace |
| établir | to establish |
| abolir | to abolish |
| la deuxième guerre mondiale | WW2 |
| le pouvoir | the power |
| lutter contre | to fight against |
| un roman | a novel |
| il s'agit de ... | it's all about ... |
| critiquer | to criticise |
| chercher à ( je cherche à perdre des kilos) | to try to (I'm trying to lose weight) |
| les renseignements | information |
| élu | elected |
| le siècle | the century |
| supplémentaire | supplementary / extra |
| les réfugiés | refugees |
| fauché | broke / skint / penniless |
| diminuer | to diminish / decrease |
| le citoyen | citizen |
| les demandeurs d'asile | asylum seekers |
| construire | to construct |
| innombrable | numerous |
| notre /nos | our |
| votre / vos | your |
| leurs / leur | their |
