| A | B |
|---|
| la classe moyenne | the middle class |
| la bourgeoisie | upper class |
| la classe ouvrière | the working class |
| les sans ressources | the poor, downtrodden |
| celui/celle | this/that one |
| ceux/celles | these/those ones |
| Vous vous souvenez de...? | Do you remember...? |
| Vous connaissez...? | Do you know...? |
| Elle est comment? | What is she like? |
| le type/le mec | the guy |
| M. Machin/M. Untel | Mr. So-and-So |
| un truc/un machin/un gadget | a thing |
| utiliser | to use |
| Ca sert à.../C'est pour... | It's (used) for... |
| C'est comment? | What's it like? |
| rond(e) | round |
| carré(e) | square |
| rectangulaire | rectangular |
| cylindrique | cylindrical |
| gros/grosse | fat |
| haut(e) | high |
| court(e) | short |
| lourd(e) | heavy |
| léger/légère | light |
| dur(e) | hard |
| mou/molle | soft |
| en bois | made of wood |
| en acier | made of steel |
| en or | made of gold |
| en argent | made of silver |
| en laine | made of wool |
| en cuir | made of leather |
| les rapports | relationships--how you get along |
| Tu t'entends bien avec..? | Do you get along with...? |
| Quelle sorte de rapports as-tu avec...? | What kind of relationship (how do you get along with)...? |
| Je m'entends bien/mal avec... | I get along well/poorly with... |
| J'ai de bons rapports/mauvais rapports avec... | I have a good/bad relationship with...(I get along/don't get along with...) |
| Nous sommes de très amis. | We are very good friends. |
| Nous nous disputons souvent. | We argue often. |
| On se comprend très bien. | We understand each other/get along very well. |
| reprocher | to reproach/scold someone |
| Elle pourrait certainement tomber mieux. | She could certainly do better. |
| Elle aurait pu certainement tomber mieux. | She could have certainly done better. |
| Elle aurait dû rompre avec lui. | She should have broken up with him. |
| Elle a eu tort de se fiancer avec lui. | She was wrong to get engaged to him. |
| Je n'aurais pas dû faire cela. | I shouldn't have done that. |
| Ce n'était pas bien de faire cela. | It wasn't good to do that. |
| J'ai dû | I had to/must have (1 thing in past) |
| J'aurais dû | I should have |
| J'aurais pu | I could have |
| Je devais | I had to (continuous) |
| J'avais dû | I had to (before another past action) |
| Je devrais | I should |
| Je pourrais | I could |
