Foundation 'C' words Flashcards
1
Q
ça fait combien ?
/sa/ /fɛ/ /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/
A
how much is it?
2
Q
ça me plaît beaucoup
/sa/ /m/ /plɛ/ /boku/
A
I like it very much
3
Q
ça suffit
/sa/
A
that’s enough
4
Q
ça va
/sa/ /va/
A
I’m fine
5
Q
une cabine téléphonique
/kabin/ /telefɔnik/
A
phone box
6
Q
un cabinet (4)
/kabinɛ/
A
surgery / consulting room / cabinet / toilet
7
Q
cacher (2)
/kaʃe/
A
to hide / to conceal
8
Q
un cadeau (2)
/kado/
A
present / freebie
9
Q
cadet
/kadɛ, ɛt/
A
younger
10
Q
un café (2)
/kafe/
A
coffee / café
11
Q
une cafetière (4)
/kaftjɛʀ/
A
coffee pot / coffee maker / head / café owner
12
Q
un cahier (2)
/kaje/
A
exercise book / notebook
13
Q
une caisse (6)
/kɛs/
A
checkout / till / crate / drum / car body / car
14
Q
un caissier (2)
/kesje, jɛʀ/
A
cashier / checkout assistant
15
Q
un calcul (5)
/kalkyl/
A
sum / calculation / stone (as in kidney stones) / arithmetic / move
16
Q
une calculatrice
/kalkykatʀis/
A
calculator
17
Q
une calculette
/kalkylɛt/
A
pocket calculator
18
Q
un camarade (4)
/kamaʀad/
A
friend / mate / comrade / colleague
19
Q
un camion (2)
/kamjɔ̃/
A
lorry / paint pail
20
Q
un camionnette
/kamjɔnɛt/
A
van
21
Q
une campagne (7)
/kɑ̃paɲ/
A
country / countryside / land / campaign / season / cottage / life
22
Q
un canapé
/kanape/
A
sofa / canapé
23
Q
un canard (5)
/kanaʀ/
A
duck / newspaper / sugar cube dipped in (something) / feeding cup / wrong note
24
Q
une canne (7)
/kan/
A
walking stick / stick / cane / sugar cane / rod / fishing rod / leg
25
une canne à pêche
/kan/ /a/ /pɛʃ/
fishing rod
26
un canoë
/kanɔe/
canoeing
27
une cantine (5)
/kɑ̃tin/
canteen / dining hall / mess / trunk / garden tent
28
une capitale (2)
capital city / capital letter
29
un carnet (2)
/kaʀnɛ/
notebook / column
30
une carotte (6)
/kaʀɔt/
carrot / core / sample / incentive / lob / tobacconist's sign
31
un carré (3)
/kaʀe/
square / patch / scarf
32
un carrefour
/kaʀfuʀ/
crossroads
33
une carrière (3)
/kaʀjɛʀ/
career / quarry / school (horses)
34
un cartable (2)
/kaʀtabl/
school bag / satchel
35
une carte (3)
/kaʀt/
card / map / menu
36
un carton (5)
/kaʀtɔ̃/
cardboard / box / success (big hit) / pile-up (accident) / card (e.g. red card in football)
37
un car (2)
/kaʀ/
coach / bus
38
un cas
/kɑ/
case / situation / circumstances
39
casque (2)
helmet / headphones
40
casquette
cap
41
cassé
broken
42
casser
to break
43
casse-croûte
snack
44
casserole
pan
45
cassis
blackcurrant
46
causer (2)
to cause / chat
47
cave
cellar
48
ceinture
belt
49
ceinture de sécurité
seatbelt
50
cela m'est égal !
I don't care!
51
cela ne fait rien
it doesn't matter
52
célèbre
famous
53
célibataire
unmarried
54
centre
centre
55
centre commercial
shopping centre
56
cependant
however
57
cerise
cherry
58
certain (2)
certain / sure
59
certificat
certificate
60
cesser
to stop
61
chaîne (3)
channel / chain / music system
62
chaise
chair
63
chaleur
heat
64
chambre
bedroom
65
chambre familiale
family room
66
chameau
camel
67
champ
field
68
champignon
mushroom
69
chance
luck
70
changement
change
71
changer
to change
72
se changer
to get changed
73
chanson
song
74
chanson populaire
pop song
75
chanter
to sing
76
chanteur
singer
77
chapeau
hat
78
charcuterie (2)
delicatessen / cooked meat
79
charcutier
pork butcher
80
chariot
shopping trolley
81
chat
cat
82
châtain
brown
83
château
castle
84
chaud (2)
hot / warm
85
chauffage
heating
86
chaffage (central)
central heating
87
chauffer
to heat
88
chauffeur
driver
89
chaussette
sock
90
chaussure
shoe
91
chauve
bald
92
chemin (4)
way / road / track / footpath
93
chemin de fer
railway
94
chemin de retour (2)
way home / way back
95
chemise
shirt
96
chemisier
blouse
97
cher
expensive
98
chercher
to look for
99
cheval (2)
horse / horse riding
100
cheveux
hair
101
chien
dog
102
chiffre (2)
figure / number
103
chimie
chemistry
104
chips
crisps
105
chœur
choir
106
chorale
choir
107
choisir
to choose
108
choix
choice
109
chômage
unemployment
110
chômeur
unemployed person
111
chose
thing
112
chou-fleur
cauliflower
113
chou
cabbage
114
choux de Beuxelles
sprouts
115
ciel (2)
sky / heaven
116
circulation
traffic
117
cirque
circus
118
ciseaux
scissors
119
citron
lemon
120
clair
light (colour)
121
classe
class
122
clé
key
123
clef
key
124
clic
(mouse) click
125
client
customer
126
climat
climate
127
chochon
pig
128
chon d'Inde
guinea pig
129
cœur
heart
130
coffre
boot (of car)
131
coiffé de
wearing on head
132
coiffeur
hairdresser
133
coiffure (2)
hairdressing / hairdo
134
coin (2)
corner / area
135
colère
anger
136
colis
parcel
137
collant
tights
138
collection
collection
139
collectionner
to collect
140
collège
comprehensive school
141
collège technique
technical college
142
collier
necklace
143
colline
hill
144
commander
to order
145
commencer
to begin
146
commencement
beginning
147
comissariat de police
police station
148
complet (2)
suit / complete
149
compliqué
complicated
150
comprendre (2)
to understand / to include
151
comprimé
tablet
152
compter
to count
153
comptoir
counter
154
concierge
caretaker
155
concombre
cucumber
156
conducteur
driver
157
conduire (2)
to drive / to lead
158
conférence
lecture
159
confiant
confident
160
confiserie
sweet shop
161
confiture
jam
162
confiture d'oranges
marmalade
163
congé (2)
time off / holiday
164
congélateur
freezer
165
connaître
to know
166
connaissance (2)
knowledge / acquaintance
167
conseil
advice
168
conseiller
to advise
169
consigne automatique
luggage locker
170
content
glad
171
contraire
contrary
172
contrôle
test
173
contrôler (2)
to control / to check
174
contrôleur
ticket collector
175
copain
male friend
176
copine
female friend
177
copie
piece of written work
178
copier
to copy
179
corps
body
180
correspondant
pen friend
181
corriger
to correct
182
côte (2)
coast / chop
183
côtelette
cutlet
184
coton
cotton
185
cou
neck
186
couché (2)
lying down / in bed
187
se coucher
to lie down / to go to bed
188
couette
duvet
189
couloir
corridor
190
coup
blow
191
coup de main
helping hand
192
coup de pied
kick
193
coup de soleil
sunburn
194
coup de téléphone
telephone call
195
couper
to cut
196
cour (3)
playground / yard / court
197
courir
to run
198
courriel
e-mail
199
courrier électronique
e-mail
200
cours
lesson
201
course
race
202
courses
shopping
203
court
short
204
coût
cost
205
coûter
to cost
206
couteau
knife
207
couvert (2)
overcast / dull weather
208
couverture
blanket
209
couvrir
to cover
210
cravate
tie
211
crayon
pencil
212
crème
cream
213
crème solaire
sun cream
214
crémerie
dairy shop
215
crêpe
pancake
216
crêperie
pancake restaurant
217
crevaison
puncture
218
crevé
/kʀəve/
tired out / punctured
219
crevette
/kʀəvɛt/
shrimp
220
cri (2)
/kʀi/
call / shout
221
crier (2)
/kʀije/
to shout / to scream
222
critiquer
/kʀitike/
to criticise
223
croire
/kʀwaʀ/
to believe / to think
224
croix
/kʀwa/
cross
225
croque-monsieur
/kʀɔkməsjø/
toasted ham and cheese sandwich
226
crudités
raw vegetables
227
cuiller
/kɥijɛʀ/
spoon
228
cuillère
spoon
229
cuir
/kɥiʀ/
leather
230
cuire
/kɥiʀ/
to cook
231
cuire au four
/kɥiʀ/ /o/ /fuʀ/
to bake
232
cuisine (2)
/kɥizin/
cooking / kitchen
233
cuisinier
/kɥizinje, jɛʀ/
chef
234
cuisinière
stove
235
culotte (2)
/kylɔt/
shorts / knickers
236
cyclisme
/siklism/
cycling
237
cycliste
/siklist/
cyclist
238
cadeau (2)
/kado/
a piece of cake / easy peasy
239
un cadet (4)
/kadɛ, ɛt/
least / youngest / junior / cadet
240
car (3)
because / as / for
