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French Vocab A-F
Slightly higher than beginner french vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Bagarrer (Se) | to fight |
Bague (une) | A ring |
Baguette (une) | a wand (and a bread!) |
baignoire (une) | bathtub |
bâiller | to yawn |
bain (un) | bath |
baiser | kiss |
balai (un) | a broom |
balancoire (une?) | a swing |
bande (une) | bandage, or group |
barrière (une) | fence |
bas / basse | low |
bâtir | to build |
bâton (un) | stick |
bélier (un) | a ram |
blesser | to wound |
bloquer | to block |
bocal (un) | jar |
bondir | to jump |
boucle (une) | curl, or buckle, or loop |
boue (la) | mud |
bouton (un) | a button |
brebis (une) | ewe (female sheep) |
briller | to shine |
brouette (une) | wheelbarrow |
brouillard (un) | fog |
bruyant/bruyante | noisy |
buisson (un) | a bush |
Abimer | To damage, spoil |
Aboyer | To bark (like a dog) |
Accouper (S') | To squat |
Aérer | To air out |
Affreux (euse) | Awful, horrible |
Agiter | To wiggle |
Aiguile (une) | A needle |
Aile (?) | A wing |
Ailleurs | Somewhere else, Elsewhere |
Amande | Almonde |
Amende | Ticket |
Apercevoir | To see (from afar) |
Apercevoir (S') | To realize |
Appartenir | To belong to |
Apporter | To bring |
Apprivoiser | To tame |
Approcher (S') | To come near to |
Appuyer | To lean |
Arme (?) | Weapon |
Arracher | To pull up/out |
Arriere | Back (of something) |
Arriere-plan | Background |
Arrosoir (?) | Watering can |
Asseoir (S') | To sit down |
Attacher | To tie to |
Atteindre | To reach to/for |
Attendre (S') | To expect (not wait) |
Atterrir | To land |
Autant que | As many/as much as |
Avaler | To swallow |
Averse (?) | A shower (of rain) |
Aveugle | Blind |
Cacher | to hide |
cahier | notebook |
caillou (un) | pebble |
caniveau (un) | gutter |
capuche (une) | a hood |
carré | square (both noun and adj) |
casser | to break |
cendre (les) | ashes |
cerf | deer |
cerf-volant | kite |
chacun/chacune | each (one) / everyone |
chagrin | sorrow |
champ | field |
chatouiller | to tickle |
chauve-souris | bat |
chenille | caterpillar |
chouette | owl |
chuchoter | to whisper |
ciel | sky/heaven |
circulation | traffic |
clair/claire | light, clear |
coccinelle | ladybug |
cogner | to bang against |
col (un) | a collar (or mountain pass?) |
colère | anger |
colline (une) | a hill |
compter | to count |
confondre | to mistake for |
construire | to build |
conte | tale (story) |
coquin / coquine | rascal |
corbeau | crow |
corde | rope |
corne | horn |
cou | neck |
coucher (se) | to go to bed |
coude | elbow |
coudre | to sew |
couloir | corridor or hallway |
cour | yard |
course (une) | race |
craquer | to creak |
creuser | to dig |
crier | to shout |
croiser | to cross, to pass, to intersect |
cueiller | to pick (a flower?) |
cuillère | spoon |
cuisse | thigh |
cygne | swan |
debout | standing (by) |
dechirer | to tear something up |
decouper | to cut out |
dedans | inside |
dehors | outside |
demi/demie | a half |
depasser | to overtake, pass |
depecher (se) | to hurry, be in a hurry |
deranger | to bother |
dernier/dernière | last |
deshabiller (se) | to undress |
désordre | a mess |
dessous | under |
dessous (en) | below |
dessus | on |
dessus (au-) | over/above |
detruire | to destroy |
devant | in front of |
deviner | to guess |
dire (+ vouloir) Je veux dire | to mean |
disparaitre | disappear |
disputer | quarrel, argue |
distribuer | to deliver |
drap | sheet |
durer | to last, endure |
éclair | lightning |
éclater | to burst |
écraser | to crush |
effrayer | to frighten |
égout | sewer |
élève | student |
élever | to raise |
embêtant/e | annoying, a bore |
embrouiller (s') | to mix up |
emmener | to take someone somewhere |
emporter | to take (take away) |
endormir (s') | to fall asleep |
endroit | place (a place) |
énerver | to upset, irritate |
enfuir (s') | to run away |
enlever | to take of (clothes), remove |
ennuyer (s') | to be bored |
ennuyeux/se | boring |
ensoleillé/e | sunny |
entendre | to hear (not listen) |
envie (+avoir) | to want or like something |
envoler (s') | to fly away |
épais/se | thick |
épaule | shoulder |
escalier | staircase |
essuyer | to wipe, dry |
éteindre | to shut off, put out |
étonnant | amazing |
étonné/e | amazed |
étroit/e | narrow |
évier | the sink |
exprès (+faire) | on purpose |
fâcher (se) | to get angry |
fesse | bottom, bum |
ficelle | string |
fier, fière | proud |
file | queue or line up |
filet | net |
fille | girl |
fils | son |
flaque | puddle |
fleurir | to blossom, flower |
flotter | to float |
fond | bottom, end (eg. bottom of the pool) |
fondre | to melt |
foule | crowd |
frapper | to hit |
front | forehead |
fusil | rifle |