2024 L1 FR Vocabulary List - FR to Flashcards
à
in, at, to
à bientôt
see you soon
à cause de
because of
à côté de
next to
à droite (de)
on the right, to the right (of)
à gauche (de)
on the left, to the left (of)
à l’étranger
abroad, in a foreign country
à l’extérieur
outside
à l’intérieur
inside
à mon avis
in my opinion
à pied
on foot
à plus (tard)
see you later
accueil (m)
reception (desk), welcome
acheter
to buy
addition (f)
bill
aéroport (m)
airport
affaires (f)
belongings, things, business
affreux (m), affreuse (f)
awful
âge (m)
age
agréable
pleasant
aider (à)
to help (to)
aimer
to love (a person), to like (a thing)
aller
to go
aller bien/mal
to be well/unwell (physically or mentally)
alors
so
ami (m), amie (f)
friend
amuser
to have fun
an (m)
year
ancêtre (m,f)
ancestor
anglais
English (language, school subject)
anglais(e)
English (adjective)
année (f)
year
anniversaire (m)
birthday
appeler
to be called
appli (f)
app, phone application
apprendre (à + infinitive)
to learn (to + infinitive)
après
after
après-midi (m)
afternoon
arbre (m)
tree
argent (m)
money
arrêter
to stop
arriver
to arrive
art (m)
Art (school subject)
assez (de)
enough
assis(e)
seated, sitting
attendre
to wait (for)
au milieu de
in the middle of, in between
au revoir
goodbye
aujourd’hui
today
aussi
also, too
aussi … que
as … as
automne (m)
autumn
autoroute (f)
motorway
autour de
around
autre
other
avant
before
avec
with
avion (m)
aeroplane
avoir
to have
avoir besoin de
to need
avoir chaud
to be hot
avoir envie (de + infinitive)
to want (to + infinitive)
avoir faim
to be hungry
avoir froid
to be cold
avoir l’air (de)
to seem
avoir l’intention (de + infinitive)
to intend (to + infinitive)
avoir mal (à)
to hurt, to have a sore … (eg leg)
avoir peur (de)
to be afraid (of)
avoir raison
to be right
avoir soif
to be thirsty
avoir tort
to be wrong
bagages (m)
luggage
ballon
ball
banque
bank
bateau
boat
bâtiment
building
beau (m), belle (f), bel (m - before a vowel)
handsome, beautiful
beaucoup
a lot, lots
bébé
baby
bête
stupid, silly
beurre
butter
bibliothèque
library
bien
well, good
bien sûr
of course
bien-être
wellbeing
bientôt
soon
billet
ticket, bank note
bio
organic
bisous
kisses (as a farewell in correspondence)
boire
to drink
boisson
drink
boîte
box, tin, can, nightclub
bol
bowl
bon (m), bonne (f)
good
bonbon
lolly, sweet
bonjour
hello
bonne nuit
goodnight
bonsoir
good evening
botte
boot (shoe)
bouche
mouth
boucherie
butcher’s shop
boulangerie
bakery
bouteille
bottle
bras
arm
brouillard
fog
bruit
noise
bureau
office, desk
bus
bus
c’est trop bien !
that’s so good!
ça, cela
that
cacher
to hide
cadeau
present (gift)
café
coffee, coffee shop
cahier
exercise book
caisse
till, checkout
campagne
countryside
canette
can
cantine
canteen
carte
menu, card, map
casque
helmet
casquette
cap (hat)
casser
to break
centime (d’euro)
(euro) cent
centre commercial
shopping centre, mall
centre-ville
town centre, downtown
chaise
chair
chambre
bedroom
chanson
song
chanter
to sing
chapeau
hat
chaque
each
chat
cat
château
castle
chaud(e)
hot
chaussette
sock
chaussure
shoe
chemin
way, path
chemise
shirt
cher (m), chère (f)
dear (in correspondence), expensive
chercher
to look for
cheveux (m)
hair
chez + pronoun or noun
at the house of, at someone’s place
chien
dog
chinois
Chinese (language, school subject)
chinois (m), chinoise (f)
Chinese (adjective)
chips
potato chips
chocolat chaud
hot chocolate
chose
thing
ciel
sky
classe
classroom, group of students
coca
coke
coin
corner
collants
tights (clothing)
collège
junior high school
colline
hill
combien (de) ?
how much? how many?
commander
to order
comme
like, such as, as
commencer (à + infinitive)
to begin (to + infinitive)
comment ?
how? what?
commenter
to comment
comprendre
to understand
conduire
to drive
confiture
jam
connaître
to know someone, to be acquainted with
content(e)
happy
continuer (à + infinitive)
to continue (to + infinitive)
contre
against
contrôle
assessment, test
copain (m), copine (f)
friend, mate
correspondant (m), correspondante (f)
penpal
côte
coast
coucher
to go to bed
couleur
colour
couper
to cut
cour
courtyard
courir
to run
cours
lesson, class
courses (f)
(grocery) shopping
court(e)
short
coûter
to cost
cravate
tie
croire
to think, to believe
cuisine
kitchen, cooking
d’abord
first of all
d’accord
that’s all right, I agree
d’habitude
usually
dangereux (m), dangereuse (f)
dangerous
dans
in, inside
danser
to dance
de rien
no problem, no worries, you’re welcome
de temps en temps
from time to time
débrouiller
to manage, to get by in life
décider (de + infinitive)
to decide (to + infinitive)
découvrir
to discover
décrire
to describe
dehors
outside
déjà
already
déjeuner
lunch, to have lunch
délicieux (m), délicieuse (f)
delicious
demain
tomorrow
demander (à quelqu’un de + infinitive)
to ask (someone to + infinitive)
demi(e)
half
dépêcher
to hurry
dépenser
to spend
depuis
for, since
dernier (m), dernière (f)
last
derrière
behind
descendre
to go down, to descend
désolé(e)
sorry
dessin
drawing
dessiner
to draw
détester
to hate
devant
in front
devoir
to have to, must, to owe
devoirs (m)
homework
difficile
difficult
dîner
to have dinner, dinner
dire
to say, to tell
donc
so, therefore
donner
to give
dormir
to sleep
dos
back (body part)
doucher
to shower
drôle
funny, strange
durer
to last
eau (f)
water
écharpe (f)
scarf
école (f)
school
écouter
to listen to
écouteurs (m)
earphones
écrire
to write
église (f)
church
élève (m or f)
pupil, school student
émission (f)
(TV or radio) programme
emploi du temps (m)
timetable
en
in, to, by
en face de
opposite, facing
en ligne
online
en retard
late, delayed
encore
again, still
endroit (m)
place
enfant (m)
child
enfin
finally, at last
ennuyer
to get bored, to be bored
ennuyeux (m), ennuyeuse (f)
boring
énorme
enormous
ensemble
together
ensuite
next, then
entendre
to hear
entendre (bien, mal)
to get on (well, badly)
entre
between
entrée (f)
starter
entrer (dans)
to enter (go into)
environ
approximately, around
envoyer
to send
épicerie (f)
grocery, dairy
E.P.S. (l’éducation physique et sportive) (f)
Physical Education, PE (school subject)
équipe (f)
team
espagnol (m)
Spanish (language, school subject)
espagnol (m), espagnole (f)
Spanish (adjective)
espérer (+ infinitive)
to hope (to + infinitive)
essayer (de + infinitive)
to try (to + infinitive), to try on
est
east
et
and
étage (m)
floor, storey
été (m)
summer
étranger (m), étrangère (f)
foreigner, stranger
être
to be
être en train de (+ infinitive)
to be in the middle of (+ gerund)
être sur le point de (+ infinitive)
to be about to (+ infinitive)
étudier
to study
euro (m)
euro, €
examen (m)
exam
Excuse-moi !, Excusez-moi !
Sorry!, Excuse me!
excuser
to apologise, to excuse oneself
expliquer
to explain
extérieur
outside (the)
facile
easy
faire
to make, to do
faire des économies
to save money
faire la bise
to kiss someone on the cheek
faire la cuisine
to cook
faire la vaisselle
to do the dishes
faire le ménage
to do housework
famille
family
fatigué(e)
tired
faux (m), fausse (f)
wrong, false
femme
woman, wife
fenêtre
window
farine
flour
ferme
farm
fermer
to shut, to close
fête
festival, party
fêter
to celebrate
feu
fire, traffic light
fille
girl, daughter
finalement
finally
finir
to end, to finish
fois
time, occasion
fort(e)
strong, good (at something)
fou (m), folle (f)
crazy
fraise
strawberry
français(e)
French (language, school subject)
français (m), française (f)
French (adjective)
frère
brother
frites (f)
fries, hot chips
froid(e)
cold
fromage
cheese
fruit
fruit (single item)
gagner
to win, to earn
gant
glove
garçon
boy
garder
to look after, to keep
gâteau
cake
gens (m)
people
géographie
Geography (school subject)
gentil (m), gentille (f)
nice, kind
glace
ice cream, ice
goûter
to taste
goûter
afternoon tea
grand(e)
big, tall
grand-mère
grandmother
grand-père
grandfather
gratuit(e)
free, at no cost
grave
serious
gros (m), grosse (f)
big, large, fat
habiller
to get dressed
habiter
to live (somewhere)
haut(e)
high
heure (f)
time, hour
heureusement
fortunately, luckily
heureux (m), heureuse (f)
happy
hier
yesterday
histoire (f)
story, history, History (school subject)
hiver (m)
winter
homme (m)
man
horaire (m)
timetable
huile (f)
oil
ici
here
idée (f)
idea
il (me, te, lui) faut + infinitive
it is necessary (for me, you, her, him) to + infinitive, one has to + infinitive, you have to + infinitive
il fait beau
it is lovely weather
il fait chaud
it is hot
il fait froid
it is cold
il fait mauvais
the weather is bad
il y a
there is, there are
il y a du soleil
it is sunny
il y a du vent
it is windy
île (f)
island
immeuble (m)
apartment building
imperméable (m)
raincoat
informations (f)
the News
informatique (f)
computing, Digital Technologies (school subject)
insupportable
unbearable
intéressant(e)
interesting
intérieur (m)
inside (the)
inviter (à + infinitive)
to invite (to + infinitive)
jambe
leg
jambon
ham
japonais
Japanese (school subject)
japonais (m), japonaise (f)
Japanese (adjective)
jardin
garden
jeter
to throw
jeu
game
jeune
young
joli(e)
pretty
jouer (à) or (de)
to play (sport) or (instrument)
jour
day
journal
newspaper, TV news
journée
day, day long
joyeux, joyeuse
merry, happy (birthday etc)
jupe
skirt
jus (de)
juice (of)
jusqu’à
until
là
there
là-bas
over there
lac
lake
laisser
to leave (something behind), to allow
lait
milk
laid(e)
ugly
large
wide
laver
to wash (oneself)
léger (m), légère (f)
light, slight
légumes (m)
vegetables
lent(e)
slow
lettre
letter
lever
to get up
librairie
bookshop
libre
free, not busy
lien
link
lire
to read
lit
bed
litre (de)
litre (of)
livre
book
loin (de)
far (from)
loisirs
hobbies, leisure activities
longtemps
(for a) long time
louer
to hire
lourd(e)
heavy
lunettes (f)
glasses (for seeing)
lunettes de soleil (f)
sunglasses
lycée
senior high school
Madame
Mrs
Mademoiselle
Miss
magasin
shop
magnifique
wonderful, magnificent
maillot de bain
swimsuit
main
hand
maintenant
now
mais
but
mairie
town hall
maison
house, home
mal
badly
malade
ill, sick
malheureusement
unfortunately
manger
to eat
manquer (de)
to miss, to be missing, to lack
maori
Māori (school subject)
maori (m), maorie (f)
Māori (adjective)
manteau
coat
marché
market
marcher
to work (function), to walk
mari
husband
marrant(e)
funny
mathématiques, les maths (f)
Mathematics, Maths (school subject)
matière
subject (at school)
matin
morning
mauvais(e)
bad
méchant(e)
nasty, mean, vicious
meilleur(e)
best
meilleur(e) (que)
better (than) (adj)
même
even (adv), same (adj)
menu
set menu, menu
mer
sea
merci
thank you
mère
mother
météo
weather forecast
métro
Metro (Paris underground train)
mettre
to put, to put on, to set
midi
midday, noon
mieux (que)
better (than) (adverb)
miel
honey
mince
slim; also: bother! (colloquial)
minuit
midnight
moins (de)
less, minus
mois
month
monde
world
monnaie
change (coins/notes)
Monsieur
Mr, Sir
montagne
mountain
monter
to climb, to go up
montrer
to show
morceau
bit, piece
mort(e)
dead, deceased
mosquée
mosque
mot
word
mourir
to die
mouton
sheep
moyen (m), moyenne (f)
average
musée
museum
musique
music, Music (school subject)
n’importe quoi
anything, whatever
nager
to swim
naître
to be born
natation
swimming
ne pas
not
ne personne
no one
ne plus
no more, no longer
ne jamais
never
ne rien
nothing
neiger
to snow
nez
nose
Noël (m)
Christmas
nom
name, noun
non
no
nord
north
note
grade, mark (at school)
nourriture
food
nouveau (m), nouvelle (f), nouvel (m - before a vowel)
new
nuage
cloud
nuit
night
nul, nulle
no good, rubbish
numéro
number
occupé(e)
busy
œil (m) (les yeux)
eye (eyes)
œuf (m)
egg
offrir
to give (a gift), to offer
oiseau (m)
bird
oncle (m)
uncle
ordinateur (m)
computer
oreille (f)
ear
ou
or
où
where
ouais
yeah
oublier (de + infinitive)
to forget (to + infinitive)
ouest (m)
west
oui
yes
ouvrir
to open
pain
bread
