| A | B |
|---|
| gagner | to win (game, etc.); to earn (money) |
| perdre | to lose |
| l'équipe (f.) | the team |
| le match | the game (e.g. sports) |
| le championnat | the championship |
| La Coupe du monde | the World Cup, also known as Le Mondial |
| marquer | to score (e.g. a goal); to mark, to note, to label, to strongly affect (e.g. your life) |
| le but | the goal (sports and in life) |
| le rêve | the dream |
| rêver | to dream |
| la perte | the loss (sports or otherwise) |
| la victoire | the win, the success, the victory (sports, competitions, military) |
| l'entraîneur/l'entraîneuse | the coach/trainer |
| le joueur/la joueuse | the player |
| le football (jouer au...) | the soccer (le foot) |
| le football américain (jouer au...) | (American) football |
| (faire) de l'escalade | to rock climb |
| (faire) de l'aviron | to row |
| (faire) du cerf-volant | to fly a kite |
| nager | to swim |
| le hockey (sur gazon)/(jouer au..) | (field) hockey |
| le basketball (jouer au..) | basketball (le basket) |
| dessiner | to draw |
| marcher | to walk |
| grimper | to climb |
| le grimpeur/la grimpeuse | the climber |
| lire (lu) | to read |
| jouer (à + un sport/de + un instrument) | to play |
| un jeu/les jeux | a game (e.g. board games, card games); a set |
| un jouet | a toy |
| la poupée | the doll |
| faire du ski | to ski (also "skier") |
| lacrosse (jouer à) | lacrosse |
| le golf (jouer au...) | golf |
| le prix | the prize (also, the price) |
| le manège | the merry-go-round, the carousel |
| la vedette | the star (e.g. sports, music, movies) |
| remporter (le prix, le concours, la victoire, un marché,les élections) | to win (a prize, a contest, a victory, a contract, the elections) |
| le concours | the competition, the contest |
| bien connu(e) | well-known |
| le panthéon | the Hall of Fame |
| de tous les temps | of all time |
| sportif/sportive | sports-minded |
| (color) foncé (e) | dark (color) |
| (color) clair(e) | light (color) |
| l'art (m.) | art |
| la peinture | the painting |
| peindre (peint) | to paint |
| l'impressionnisme | Impressionism (19th century art movement that started modern art) (Some famous painters are Monet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Renoir,Cassatt,etc.) |
| l'impressionniste (m/f) | Impressionist artist |
| le genre | the genre, type, sort, kind (of item) |
| entraîner | to train, to coach |
| l'arbitre (m/f) | referee, umpire, arbitrator,moderator |
| la médaille | the medal |
| la chanson | the song |
| les paroles (f.pl.) | the lyrics, the spoken or sung words |
| danser | to dance |
| la danse | the dance (sport/art) |
| le bal OR la soirée(dansante) | the dance (e.g. date dance, Christmas dance, prom, etc.) |
| l'EPS | physical education class |
| le film | the movie, the film |
| le cinéma (au cinéma) | the movie theater; the movies (art form) |
| regarder la télé | to watch TV |
| le programme | the program; l'émission (TV, Radio program) |
| passer un film/un programme/une émission/une chanson | to broadcast; to play (on TV, radio, at the movies); to be on (TV, radio, at the movies) |
| populaire | of the people; of the working-class; mainstream; well-liked |
| célèbre | famous |
| à la télé | on TV (e.g. programming) |
| la catégorie | the category |
| ensemble | together |
| écrire (écrit) | to write |
| écouter | to listen (to) |
| la comédie musicale | the musical |
| la (musique) country | country (music) |
| la (musique) pop | pop (music) |
| le rap | rap (music) |
| la musique hip-hop | hip-hop |
| le rock | rock (music) |
| le jazz | jazz |
| la musique classique | classical music |
| la musique alternative | alternative (music) |
| chanter | to sing |
| le livre | the book |
| le jeu vidéo | the video game |
| le chanteur, la chanteuse | the singer |
| l'acteur, l'actrice | the actor, the actress |
