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F2 - Lettre "A"
List of vocab from Palgrave 2 - letter A
Question | Answer | |
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é è ç à ù | adv. | |
approachable | abordable | adj. |
absolutely | absolument | adv. |
acacia | l'acacia | n.m. |
to accept | accepter | v.t. |
access | l'accès | n.m. |
slip-road | la bretelle d'accès | n.f. |
accident | l'accident | n.m. |
accompany | accompagner | v.t. |
agreement | l'accord | n.m. |
OK; Agreed | D'accord | interj. |
completely in agreement | tout à fait d'accord | |
welcome/reception/accomodation | l'accueil | n.m. |
welcoming | accueillant(e) | adj. |
to welcome/to receive into one's home | accueillir | v.t. |
to buy | acheter | v.t. |
acid | l'acide | n.m. |
fatty acids | les acides gras | |
acquired (past participle) | acquis | |
to acquire | acquérir | v.t. |
acrobatic | acrobatique | adj. |
action/initiative | l'action | n.f. |
active | actif/active | adj. |
activity | l'activité | n.f. |
current affairs/news | l'actualité | n.f. |
current (+fem) | actuel/actuelle | adj. |
currently | actuellement | adv. |
adequate | adéquat | adj. |
farewell | adieu | interj. |
administrative (+fem) | administratif/administrative | adj. |
administration | l'administration | n.f. |
adolescent | l'adolescent | n.m. |
to adopt/to take up | adopter | v.t. |
adorable | adorable | adj. |
to adore | adorer | v.t. |
address | l'adresse | n.m. |
to address (to send) | adresser | v.t. |
to speak to / apply to | s'adresser à | v.p. |
adult | l'adulte | n.m. |
é è ç à â ù î | ||
aerobics | l'aérobic | n.m. |
airport | l'aéroport | n.m. |
affair/business | l'affaire | n.f. |
business/things/stuff | les affaires | n.pl.f. |
revenue | le chiffre d'affaires | n.m. |
business trip | un voyage d'affaires | n.m. |
trip | voyage | n.m. |
to affect | affecter | v.t. |
to assert | affirmer | v.t. |
affluence/wealth; | l'affluence | n.f. |
rush hour | les heures d'affluence | n.f. |
hour | heure | n.f. |
awful (+fem.) | affreux/affreuse | adj. |
in order to | afin de | conj. |
age | l'âge | n.m. |
aged | âgé | adj. |
agency | l'agence | n.f. |
estate agent's | l'agence immobilière | n.f. |
agent | l'agent | n.m. |
estate agent | l'agent immobilier | n.m. |
it's a matter of / it's about | agit/ il s'agit de | |
pleasant | agréable | adj. |
to accept | agréer | v.t. |
(financial) support / help | l'aide | n.f. |
to help | aider | v.t. |
wing | l'aile | n.f. |
elsewhere | ailleurs | adv. |
pleasant | aimable | adj. |
to like/love | aimer | v.t. |
older/elder | aîné | adj. |
so | ainsi | adv. |
as well as | ainsi que | prep. |
air | l'air | n.m. |
to look / to appear | avoir l'air | v.t. |
area / zone | l'aire | n.f. |
leisure zone | aire de loisirs | n.f. |
spare time / leisure time | loisir | n.m. |
ease | l'aise | n.f |
at ease/comfortable/relaxed | à l'aise | adv. |
to add | ajouter | v.t. |
alcohol | l'alcool | n.m. |
breathalyser | l'alcooltest | n.m. |
surroundings | les alentours | n.pl.m. |
alert | l'alerte | n.f. |
food (alimentative) | l'alimentation | n.f. |
alimente | les aliments | n.pl.m. |
diet | le régime alimentaire | n.m. |
to go | aller | v.i. |
go on/go ahead | allez-y | |
hello (on the phone) | allô | interj. |
to extend / to stretch out | allonger | |
then / so | alors | |
the Alps | les Alpes | n.pl.f. |
alpine | alpin | adj. |
mountaineering / climbing | l'alpinisme | n.m. |
atmosphere | l'ambiance | n.f. |
to create/organise /lay out | aménager | v.t. |
friend | l'ami / l'amie | n.m / n.f. |
in a friendly way / best wishes (letter) | amicalement | adv. |
all the very best (in a letter) | Amitiés | |
love | l'amour | n.m. |
in love | amoreux / amoreuse | adj. |
funny / amusing | amusant | adj. |
appetiser/snack | l'amuse-gueule | n.m. |
to amuse | amuser | v.t. |
to have fun | s'amuser | v.pron. |
to analyse | analyser | v.t. |
ancestor | l'ancêtre | n.m. |
anecdote | l'anecdote | n.f. |
English | anglais(e) | adj. |
England | l'Angleterre | n.f. |
English-speaking | anglophone | adj. |
Anglo-saxon | anglo-saxon | adj. |
animal | l'animal / les animaux | n.m. |
organiser/coordinator/leader | l'animateur/l'animatrice | n.m / n.f. |
organised activities | les animations | n.f.pl. |
organised/animated/exciting | animé(e) | adj. |
birthday | l'anniversaire | n.m. |
advertisement | l'annonce | n.f. |
small ad | petite annonce | n.f. |
telephone directory | l'annuaire | n.m. |
to cancel | annuler | v.t. |
year | l'an | n.m. |
anti-theft device | l'anti-vol | anti-theft device |
August | août | |
aperitif / aperitive | l'apéritif | n.m. |
appliance (e.g. kitchen robot) | l'appareil | n.m. |
digital camera | l'appareil photo numérique | n.m. |
domestic appliance | l'appareil électroménager | n.m. |
speaking.. (telephone) | à l'appareil | |
appearance | l'apparance | n.f. |
flat | l'appartement | n.m. |
appeared | apparu | past participle |
(telephone) call | l'appel | n.m. |
to call / to telephone | appeler | v.t. |
to be called | s'appeler | v.pron. |
content / supply | l'apport | n.m. |
to bring | apporter | v.t. |
to appreciate | apprécier | v.t. |
to learn | apprendre | v.t. |
to approach | approcher | v.t. |
to get near/nearer | s'approcher | v.pron. |
after | après | |
afternoon | l'après-midi | n.m or f. |
aptitude / ability | l'aptitude | n.f. |
aquatic | aquatique | adj. |
aquatic sports | sports aquatiques | |
money | l'argent | n.m. |
to tear off | arracher | v.t. |
stop (noun) | l'arrêt | n.m. |
to stop | arrêter | v.t. |
back / rear | l'arrière | n.m. |
behind / backwards | l'arrière | |
arrival | l'arrivée | n.f. |
to arrive | arriver | v.t. |
district of Paris | l'arrondissement | n.m. |
watering | l'arrosage | n.m. |
to water | arroser | v.t. |
art | l'art | n.m. |
artifice / trick | l'artifice | n.m. |
fireworks | le feu d'artifice | n.m. |
lift | l'ascenseur | n.m. |
Asian | asiatique | adj. |
vacuum cleaner | l'aspirateur | n.m |
murderer | l'assassin | n.m. |
enough | assez | adv. |
seated | assis | adj. |
assistance | l'assistance | n.f. |
assistant | l'assistant | n.m. |
sales assistant | l'assistante de ventes | n.f. |
to attend | assister à | v.t. |
club / association | l'association | n.f. |
Assumption (public holiday 15 August) | l'Assomption | n.f. |
to assure / to ensure | assurer | v.t. |
Athens | Athènes | |
asset / trump card | l'atout | n.m. |
to attach / to tie together | attacher | v.t. |
attack (noun) | l'attaque | n.f. |
attained / reached | atteint (pp. of atteindre) | pp |
to wait / to expect | attendre | v.t. |
to look forward to | attendre avec impatience | |
to be expecting a baby | attendre un bébé | |
wait / expectation | l'attente | n.f. |
watch out! | attention! | interj. |
to watch out | faire attention | |
to attract / hold your interest/attention | attirer/retenir votre attention | |
to attract | attirer | |
attractions | les attractions | n.pl.f. |
to match / give | attribuer | v.t. |
no, not a single (nici unul) | aucun: ne….aucun | |
increase / rise | l'augmentation | n.f. |
to increase | augmenter | v.t. |
today | aujourd'hui | |
before | auparavant | |
with / to / next to | auprès de | |
he/she will have (future of avoir) | aura | |
also / too | aussi | adv. |
as soon as | aussitôt que | loc. adv. |
as much, as many | autant (de) | |
bus | l'autobus | n.m. |
coach | l'autocar | n.m. |
l'autodiscipline | self-discipline | n.f. |
automatic | automatique | |
autumn | l'automne | n.m. |
motor / car / automobil | automobile | |
road traffic | la circulation automobile | |
independent | autonome | |
motorway | l'autoroute | n.f. |
around | autour (de) | |
other | autre | |
in the past / in olden times | autrefois | |
avalanche | l'avalanche | |
to swallow | avaler | v.t. |
advanced | avancé | adj. |
advance | l'avancée | n.f. |
before | avant | adv. |
advantage | l'advantage | n.m. |
with | avec | prep. |
future | l'avenir | n.m. |
adventure | l'aventure | n.f. |
adventurous | aventurier/aventurière | adj. |
adventurer | l'aventurier | n.m. |
avenue | l'avenue | n.f. |
aeroplane | l'avion | n.m. |
opinion / advice | l'avis | n.m. |
to my mind / in my opinion | à mon avis | |
to have | avoir | v.t. |
April | avril | |
number | chiffre | n.m. |