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Common French words
French
Term | Definition |
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pierre | stone |
montée | climb |
frais | cool |
pauvres | poor |
bas | bottom |
peau | skin |
sourire (noun) | smile |
trou | hole |
sauter (verb) | to jump |
métal | metal |
nuage | cloud |
lait | milk |
printemps | spring |
tuer (verb) | to kill |
tout à fait | quite |
égal | equal |
essayer (verb) | to try |
besoin (noun) | need |
genre | kind |
pourquoi | why |
même | even |
mem | same |
chaque | each |
mot | word |
dernière | last |
lettre | letter |
Feu | fire |
fumer | smoke |
quelle | what |
quand | when |
distance | distance |
avant | before |
juste | just |
phrase | sentence |
ligne | line |
utiliser | use |
voudrais | would |
faire | make |
jour | day |
aller | go |
venir | come |
nombre | number |
savoir | know |
maintenant | now |
tête | head |
page | page |
réponse (noun) | answer |
croître (verb) | to grow |
apprendre (verb) | to learn |
usine | plant |
état | state |
unis | united |
jamais | never |
produit | product |
vent | wind |
question | question |
complète | complete |
zone | area |
à partir de (prep.) | from |
certain (adj.) | some |
boîte (noun) | can |
dehors | out |
étaient | were |
volonté | will |
épeler | spell |
ajouter | to add |
interroger | ask |
changement | change |
est allé | went |
soi | self |
obtenir | get |
est venu | came |
faible | low |
la cause | cause |
jusqu’à | up |
manière | way |
sur (prep.) | on, about |
vers le bas | down |
couvercle | cover |
nourriture | food |
garder | keep |
œil | eye |
arbre | tree |
histoire | story |
tirer | draw |
tandis que | while |
proche (adj.) | close, near by |
réel | real |
couleur | color |
face | face |
facilité | ease |
papier | paper |
souvent | often |
rivière | river |
prêt | ready |
au-dessus | above |
jamais | ever |
corps | body |
mesurer | measure |
court (adj.) | short |
savait | knew |
roue | wheel |
profond | deep |
système | system |
occupé | busy |
bateau | boat |
commun | common |
or | gold |
sec | dry |
rire | laugh |
vérifier | check |
manquer | miss |
pneu | tire |
peindre (verb) | to paint |
entre | among |
puissance (noun) | power |
conduire | to lead |
cri | cry, shout |
patienter | wait |
boîte | box |
beauté | beauty |
fort | strong |
esprit | mind |
rappeler | to remember |
intérêt | interest |
verbe | verb |
poser | lay, pose |
route | road |
règle | rule |
avis | notice |
voix | voice |
bête (adj.) | stupid |
chasser (verb) | to hunt |
peut-être | perhaps |
soudain (adj.) | sudden |
région | region |
cercle | circle |
inclure (verb) | to include |
fracture (noun) | split, divide |
fracturer (verb) | to break |
lourd | heavy |
fraction (noun) | fraction |
forêt | forest |
s’asseoir (verb) | to sit |
prouver (verb) | to prove |
jambe | leg |
souhaiter (verb) | to wish |
sauvage (adj.) | wild |
herbe | grass |
emploi (noun) | job |
commerce (noun) | trade |
bouche | mouth |
sauf (prep.) | except |
semence (noun) | seed |
joindre (verb) | to join |
pause | pause |
dame | lady |
mauvais (adj.) | bad |
huile | oil |
sang | blood |
toucher (verb) | to touch |
coût | cost |
perdu (adj.) | lost |
brun | brown |
porter (verb) | to wear |
décimal | decimal |
dictionnaire | dictionary |
étage | floor |
résultat | result |
colline | hill |
type (noun) | type |
haut | tall |
sable | sand |
doigt | finger |
valeur | value |
mensonge | lie |
soldat | soldier |
séparé (adj.) | separate |
médecin | doctor |
anneau | ring |
indiquer (verb) | indicate |
effet | effect |
os | bone |
créer (verb) | to create |
voisin | neighbor |
viande | meat |
célèbre | famous |
jaune | yellow |
permettre (verb) | to allow |
pain | bread |
canard | duck |
marché | market |
discours | speech |
cou | neck |
compétence | skill |
saison | season |
acier | steel |
discuter (verb) | to discuss |
pomme | apple |
corde | rope |
gagner (verb) | to win |
rêver | dream |
outil | tool |
odeur | smell |
vallée | valley |
chapeau | hat |
succès | success |
événement | event |
chaussure | shoe |
épaule | shoulder |
bruit | noise |
propriété | property |
gris | grey |
sel | salt |
nez | nose |
rendre (verb) | to return |
redire (verb) | to repeat |
reconnaître (verb) | to recognize |
entendre (verb) | to hear |
payer (verb) | to pay |
répéter (verb) | to repeat |
écouter (verb) | to listen to |
recevoir (verb) | to receive |
quitter (verb) | to leave |
conduire (verb) | to drive |
cacher (verb) | to hide |
pleurer (verb) | to mourn, cry |
frapper (verb) | to hit |
descendre (verb) | to go down |
saigner (verb) | to bleed |
devenir (verb) | to become |
tirer (verb) | to pull |
pouvoir (verb) | to be able to |
rencontrer (verb) | to meet |
exister (verb) | to exist |
coucher (verb) | to have sex with |
causer (verb) | to cause |
manquer (verb) | to lack |
former | to form |
battre | to beat up |
disparaître | to disappear |
au sein (prep.) | within (prep.) |
habiller | to dress |
enfoncer | to break in, to push in |
creuser | to dig |
dominer | to dominate |
attirer | to attract |
effacer | to erase |
manifestation (noun) | a demonstration |
sans emploi (adj.) | unemployed |
retraité (adj.) | retired |
lutter | to struggle |
casser | to break |
profiter (verb) | to take advantage |
inquiéter | to worry |
sauf (prep.) | except |
n'importe quoi | anything |
l'infirmière | nurse |
c'est super | that's great |
j'ai besoin d'aide | I need help |
aucun | none |
d'abord (adv.) | first |
mener (verb) | to lead |
champ | field |
cossue | opulent |
remecier (verb) | to thank |
camion (noun) | truck |
trottoir (noun) | sidewalk |
moto | motorcycle |
quai | platform |
plan | map |
poitrine | chest |
le boeuf | beef |
drôle (adj.) | funny |
cochon | pig |
grâce | thanks |
janvier | January |
fevriere | February |
mars | March |
juin | June |
juillet | July |
août | August |
septembre | September |
samedi | Saturday |
octobre | October |
novembre | November |
décembre | December |
vendredi | Friday |
couler | to flow |
rapporter | to bring back, to return |
foule | crowd |
agneau | lamb |
prochane | next |
pendule | clock |
mardi | Tuesday |
mercredi | Wednesday |
jeudi | Thursday |
vendredi | Friday |
samedi | Saturday |
dimanche | Sunday |
faire des achats | to go shopping |
être en vacances | to be on vacation |
En fin d’après-midi | late in the afternoon |
fourniront (verb) | will provide |
pourtant (conj.) | however, yet |
fier | proud |
empêcher (verb) | to avoid |
détournement (noun) | hijacking, diversion |
presque (adv.) | almost |
créer (verb) | to create |
aveler des mots | run words together |
imprimante | printer |
ce qui est dommage | it is a shame |
tenter (verb) | to attempt |
affaibli (adj.) | weakened |
embouteillage (noun) | traffic jam |
partout (noun) | everywhere |
juger (verb) | to judge |
plutôt | instead |
propre (adj.) | clean or own |
gestion (noun) | management |
Manche (noun) | the sleve or English Channel |
début (noun) | beginning, start |
choc (noun) | shock |
surprenant (adj.) | surprising, amazing |
merveilleus (adj.) | marvelous |
roman (noun) | novel |
prise (noun) | hold, grasp, control |
La mise en garde | the warning |
cas (noun) | case, event |
précisant que | specifying that |
juif (adj.) | jewish |
soir (conj.) | either |
donc (conj.) | therefore, thus |
galère (noun) | difficult situation |
ailleures (noun) | elsewhere |
démarrer (verb) | to start |
franchement (adverb) | frankly |
je sais pas | I don't know |
impôts (noun) | taxes |
loyers (noun) | rents |
ménage (noun) | housework |
vivre (verb) | to live |
trahir (verb) | to betray |
reduit (adj.) | reduced |
doucement (adv.) | slowly, quietly |
dont (pronoun) | whose |
tort (noun) | wrong |
falloir (verb) | to have to |
saisir (verb) | to seize |
sauver (verb) | to rescue, save |
empêcher (verb) | to stop, prevent, avoid |
mêler (verb) | to mingle |
oser(verb) | to dare |
également (adv.) | also, equally |
aboyer (verb) | to bark |
temps (noun) | time, weather |
tôt (adv.) | early |
banc (noun) | bench, bank, bed |
de suite (adv.) | right now |
malgré (prep.) | despite, after |
lois (noun) | laws |
dur (adj.) | hard |
besoin (noun) | need |
hall (noun) | lobby |
sortir (verb) | to exit, go out |
partout (adv.) | all over |
adieu (noun) | farewell |
cloche (noun) | bell |
plus loin | further |
puis (conj.) | then |
pelle (noun) | shovel |
piège (noun) | trap |
enfin (adv.) | finally |
en face | opposite, in front |
ni (conj.) | or, nor |
tartine (noun) | toast |
sinon (conj.) | if not, otherwise |
étape (noun) | stage, phase |
station thermale (noun) | spa |
chacun (pronoun) | everyone, each |
jusqu'à ce que (prep.) | until |
soin (noun) | care |
parfois (adv.) | sometimes |
faits (noun) | facts |
prévue (verb) | scheduled |
lutte (noun) | fight |
lors | during |
chutes (noun) | water falls |
villégiature (noun) | resort |
coin (noun) | corner |
bord (noun) | edge, side |
ben | well |
truc (noun) | thing, stuff |
virer (verb) | to fire, transfer, turn |
celui (pronoun) | other |
ramener (verb) | to bring back |
parole (noun) | word |
abimer (verb) | to spoil, damage |
ciao | bye |
kiffer (verb) | to like |
gâche (noun) | spoils |
marre | fed up |
procès (noun) | trial |
dedans (adv.) | inside |
aveugle (adj.) | blinded |
reprise (noun) | occasion, time, attempt |
au sein | inside, within |
outre (conj.) | besides, in addition to |
alimenter (verb) | to feed |
mirer (verb) | to shine |
échéance (noun) | deadline |
fustiger (verb) | to castigate, denounce |
paysage (noun) | landscape |
a plus tarde | see you later |
l'aîné | oldest boy |