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French Vocab
French Vocab GCSE
Question | Answer |
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L'usine | Factory |
Le chômeur | Unemployed Person |
Le témoin | Witness |
Le témoignage | Testimony / Account (in court) |
Un ongle | A nail |
Cadet / cadette | Younger |
L'écoute de grand-voile | Main sheet |
Le cyclomoteur | Moped |
L'ouvrier | Worker |
Le génois | Genoa sail |
S'abriter | To shelter |
Le fauteuil | Armchair |
Le camion | Lorry |
L'herbe | Grass |
Quitter | To leave |
Dépenser | To spend (money) |
Le vaisseau | Vessel |
Le four | Oven |
Le maquillage | Makeup |
Montrer | To show |
Selon | According to |
Le défi | Challenge |
L'informaticien | IT technician / computer scientist |
Le gratte-ciel | Skyscraper |
La goélette | Schooner |
La vedette | Star |
D'autre part ... | On the other hand... |
D'un part ... | On the one hand... |
Le pouce | Thumb |
L'épicerie | Green grocer's |
Demeurer | To live (in a house) |
Chacun | Each one |
Louer | To rent |
Sauvage | Wild |
Sinon | If not |
Consacrer | To devote |
Potable | Drinkable |
Permettre | To allow / to permit |
La moquette | Fitted carpet |
Au vent (de) | Down wind (instead of leeward/windward) |
L'hélice | Proppeler |
La spéléologie | Caving |
Les glucides | Carbohydrates |
La détente | Relaxation |
Souple | Supple |
Glissant | Slippery |
Léger | Light |
Lourd | Heavy |
Augmenter | To increase |
Bouger | To move |
Flotter | To float |
Frapper | To hit / to strike |
Grimper | To climb |
Lancer | To throw |
Glisser | To slide |
Se blesser | To injure (oneself) |
Se balancer | To balance (oneself) |
Sauter | To jump |
S'hydrater | To hydrate (oneself) |
Respirer | To breath / to respire |
Rouler | To roll |
Peser | To weigh |
Repasser | To iron |
Se composer de | To compose (onself) of |
Plonger | To dive |
Perdre | To loose |
S'entraîner | To train (oneself) |
Le repos | Rest |
La timbre | Stamp |
Les livraisons | Deliveries |
Les fruits de mer | Seafood |
D'un côté... | On one hand ... |
D'autre côté... | On the other hand ... |
Tôt | early |
Ne ... point | Not (archaic) |
En face de | Opposite / facing |
Le bruit | Noise |
La monnaie | Change |
Prochaine | Next |
L'infirmier | Nurse |
La clôture | Fence |
Le châtain | Chestnut |
Le couloir | Corridor |
La laitue | Lettuce |
La gare routière | Bus station |
Un paquet de | A packet of |
La main | Hand |
Le vendeur | Shop assistant |
Devant | In front of |
Le morceau | Piece |
Le poisson rouge | Gold fish |
Le collier | Necklace |
La naissance | Birth |
L'étiquette | Label |
Les crudités | Raw vegetables |
Le péage | Toll |
Sévère | Strict |
La réunion | Meeting |
Jusqu'à | Until |
La sécheresse | Drought |
La béquille | Crutch |
S'occuper de | To look after |
L'entracte | Interval |
Douter | To doubt |
La cape | Cloak |
Autrefois | Formerly (in the past) |
La marée | Tide |
La passerelle | Gangway |
La tronçonneuse | Chainsaw |
Le pirate de l'air | Hijacker |
La coccinelle | Ladybird |
Gaspiller | To waste |
La crevaison | Flat tyre |
Le frisson | Shiver |
La gêne | Embarrasment |
La tenaille | Pincer |
L'arrêt de car | Coach stop |
L'ombre | Shade |
Se comporter | To behave (oneself) |
L'assemblée des fidèles | Congregation |
Lever l'ancre | To raise anchor |
Se sauver | To run away |
Les sonnettes | Bells |
Plutôt que | Rather than |
L'omoplate | Shoulder blade |
L'herboriste | Herbologist |
La poêle | Frying pan |
L'aviron | Rowing |
Aussitôt que | As soon as |
Afin que | So that |
Quoi que | No matter what |
Sans que | Without |
Sitôt que | As soon as |
Tandis que | Whereas |
Parmi | Amongst |
Chouette | Brilliant / owl |
Vu que | Seeing that |
Pourvu que | Providing that |
Tels que | Such as |
Le sondage | Survey |
Chez | At the house of |
Viens de | From / come from |
La libellule | Dragonfly |
La guêpe | Wasp |
Aller se promener | To go for a walk |
Le littoral | Seashore |
Même | (before a noun) - same (after a noun) - emphasizes the thing (as an adverb) - even |
Le paysage | Countryside |
La petite amie | Girlfriend |
L'haltérophilie | Weight lifting |
La course de fond | Long-distance running |
Malgré cela, | Despite this / despite that |
Compter | To intend / to count |
Il semble que | It would seem |
La bête noire | Pet hate |
La congélateur | Freezer |
La cour | Yard |
Débarrasser | To clear (a table) |
L'ouvre-boîte | Tin opener |
L'oreiller | Pillow |
Le foyer | Hearth / hostel |
Le grand ensemble | Housing estate |
Les HLM | Council flats |
Le grenier | Attic |
Plaire | To please |
Le placard | Cupboard |
Le plafond | Ceiling |
Le passe-temps | Pastime |
Le lave-vaisselle | Dishwasher |
La prise de courant | Plug socket |
Laid | Ugly |
Large | Wide |
Le grand standing | Luxury |
La housse | Fitted sheet |
Mettre | To put |
La location | For rent / hire |
Ranger | To tidy up |
Remplir | To fill |
Le repas | Meal |
Sale | Dirty |
Le rez-de-chaussée | Ground floor |
La salle d'eau | Washroom / shower room |
Le tiroir | Drawer |
Le tire-bouchon | Corkscrew |
Le savon | Soap |
Se brosser | To brush |
Se coiffer | To do one's hair |
Se coucher | To go to bed |
Se déshabiller | To undress |
Se lever | To get up |
Se réveiller | To wake up |
S'habiller | To get dressed |
La soucoupe | Saucer |
Le sous-sol | Basement |
Le tapis | Carpet |
Le verre | Glass |
Vider | To empty |
Le volet | Shutter |
L'embranchement | Junction |
Le roitelet | Wren |