| A | B |
|---|
| les relations personnelles (f.pl.) | personal relationships |
| une âme soeur | a soul mate |
| une amitié | a friendship |
| des commérages (m.pl.) | gossip |
| un esprit | a spirit |
| un mariage | a marriage; a wedding |
| un rendez-vous | a date (e.g. going out) |
| une responsabilité | a responsibility |
| compter sur | to rely on |
| draguer | to flirt; to try to "pick up" |
| s'engager (envers qqn) | to commit (to someone) |
| faire confiance (à qqn) | to trust (someone) |
| mentir (like "sentir") | to lie (i.e. not to tell the truth) |
| mériter | to deserve; to be worth (not monetary worth) |
| partager | to share |
| poser un lapin (à qqn) | to stand (someone) up |
| quitter (qqn) | to leave someone (e.g. permanently) |
| rompre (irreg.) | to break up |
| sortir avec | to go out with |
| (in)fidèle | (dis)loyal |
| les sentiments (m.pl) | the feelings |
| agacer/énerver | to annoy |
| aimer | to love;to like |
| avoir honte (de) | to be ashamed (of)/embarrassed |
| en avoir marre (de) | to be fed up (with) |
| s'entendre bien (avec) | to get along well (with) |
| gêner | to bother, to embarrass (to make s.o. feel awkward) |
| se mettre en colère contre | to get angry with |
| ressentir (like "sentir") | to feel |
| rêver de | to dream about |
| tomber amoureux/amoureuse (de) | to fall in love (with) |
| accablé(e) | overwhelmed |
| anxieux/anxieuse | anxious |
| contrarié(e) | upset |
| déprimé(e) | depressed |
| enthousiaste | enthusiastic;excited |
| fâché(e) | angry; mad |
| inquiet/inquiète | worried |
| jaloux/jalouse | jealous |
| passager/passagère | fleeting (thought/feeling) |
| l'état civil (m.) | marital status (used in "vital records" = birth, marriage, death certificates |
| divorcer | to get a divorce |
| se fiancer | to get engaged |
| se marier avec(qqn.) | to marry (s.o.) |
| vivre (irreg.) en union libre | to live together (as a couple) |
| célibataire | single (i.e. not married) |
| veuf/veuve | widowed; widower/widow |
| la personnalité | the personality |
| avoir confiance en soi | to be confident |
| affectueux/affectueuse | affectionate |
| charmant(e) | charming |
| économe | thrifty |
| franc/franche | frank (very honest) |
| génial(e) | great; terrific |
| (mal)honnête | (dis)honest |
| idéaliste | idealistic |
| inoubliable | unforgettable |
| (peu) mûr(e) | (im)mature |
| orgueilleux/orgueilleuse | proud |
| prudent(e) | careful, prudent |
| séduisant(e) | attractive |
| sensible | sensitive |
| timide | shy |
| tranquille | calm;quiet |
| le court métrage | the "short",short film |
| un cil | an eyelash |
| la complicité | deep,intimate bond |
| un conseil | (a piece of) advice |
| une joue | a cheek |
| un mec | a guy |
| une relation | a relationship |
| un voeu (des voeux) | a wish |
| avoir l'habitude de | to be used to |
| cueillir (conj. like "er" verb in present) | to pluck; to pick |
| débarquer | to arrive (colloquial); to disembark, get off a plane |
| dépasser | to pass; to overtake |
| s'entraîner | to practice, to train |
| exprimer | to express |
| faire sa/une déclaration d'amour | to declare one's love |
| se lancer | to take the plunge |
| se moquer de | to make fun of |
| s'occuper de | to take care of |
| piquer (slang) | to steal |
| se taire | to keep silent |
| amoureux/amoureuse | in love |
| évident(e) | obvious |
| maladroit(e) | awkward/clumsy |
| peinard(e) | happy/tranquil/at ease (slang) |
| un(e) sacré(e) + noun | a heck of a... (noun) |
| la culture | the culture |
| un(e) ancêtre | an ancestor |
| un choc culturel | a culture shock |
| le dépaysement | the change of scenery; disorientation |
| un mélange (de) | a mix (of) |
| une nouvelle vague | a new wave |
| un soldat | a soldier |
| s'assimiler à | to blend in |
| émigrer | to emigrate |
| fuir (irreg.) | to flee |
| immigrer | to immigrate |
| s'intégrer (à un groupe) | to integrate (into a group) |
| rejoindre (irreg.) | to join |
| bilingue | bilingual |
| à partir de | from (a time onwards) |
| grâce à | thanks to (a fortunate circumstance) |
| la littérature | the literature |
| un bruit | a sound |
| le chagrin | the sorrow; the affliction |
| le deuil | the bereavement; the grief following death; mourning |
| la douleur | the pain; the suffering |
| un état d'âme | the qualm; the feeling; a state of mind |
| la langueur | the listlessness |
| une larme | a tear (water from eyes) |
| la peine | the sorrow; the grief |
| une raison | a reason |
| le toit | the roof |
| la trahison | the betrayal |
| écoeurer | to sicken/ nauseate |
| évoquer | to evoke |
| pleurer | to cry |
| pire | worst |
| par terre | on the ground |
