French lvl 2 Flashcards
à peu près
approximately
à propos (de)
in regard to
à travers
through
abandonner
to abandon
l’abus de (m)
the abuse of
accompagner
to accompany
accueillir
to welcome
actuel/actuelle
current
admettre
to admit
l’ado(lescent)
teenager
s’adresser à
to apply to, approach
afficher
to display, to post (on a notice board)
s’agir de (il s’agit de)
to be about
ailleurs
elsewhere
aimable
pleasant, likeable
ainsi
thus, in this way
ajouter
to add
l’alcool (m)
alcohol
alors que
whereas
l’ambiance (f)
atmosphere
améliorer
to improve
amener
to take (things and people)
l’amitié (f)
friendship
l’amour (m)
love
ancien
former, ancient
annuler
to cancel
(s’) apercevoir
to get a glimpse of/to realise
apporter
to bring a thing
appuyer
to press
arrêter (de)
to stop
arriver à
to arrive at, to manage, succeed, complete
assister à
to be present at
attacher
to attach
attirer
to attract
aucun
not a single, not one
autant de
as much as, as many as
avancer
to go forward
avant que/de
before doing something
l’avantage (m)
advantage
l’avenir (m)
future
l’aventure (f)
adventure
avertir
to warn
l’avis (m)
opinion
le bac (baccalauréat)
baccalaureat
la bande dessinée (B.D)
cartoon
la banlieue
suburb
bas (m) basse (f)
low
(se) battre
to fight/beat
bizarre
strange
blesser
to injure
le bonheur
happiness
bouger
to move
le boulot
job
brûler
to burn
l’e but
goal, purpose
cacher
to hide
calculer
to calculate
capable
capable
car
because
le cas
case
célèbre
famous
cependant
however
cesser
to stop
chacun
each one
la chaleur
warmth
la chance
luck
changer
to change
le chef
head, chief, leader
le chiffre
figure (numerical)
choisir
to choose
le chômageun
employment
choquer
to shock
clair
light (colour), clear
cliquer
to click
le coeur
heart
la colère
anger
coller
to stick, paste
se comporter
to behave
compter
to count, to intend
le conflit
conflict
consacrer
to devote
conseiller (à…de)
to advise
consommer
to consume
constater
to state
construire
to build
contacter
to contact
contenir
to contain
contraire
opposite
le corps
body
couramment
fluently
couvrir
to cover
crier
to shout
critiquer
to criticise
curieux
curious, strange
se débrouiller
to manage, cope
le début
the beginning
découvrir
to discover
le défaut
flaw, fault
défendre
to defend, forbid
le défi
challenge
définir
to define
la demande
request, application
démontrer
to demonstrate
dépasser
to overtake
déposer
to drop someone off, put down
déprimé
depressed
déranger
to disturb
le détail
detail
se détendre
to relax
devenir
to become
la différence
difference
discuter
to discuss
se disputer avec
to argue
le dossier
document, file
doué
gifted
la douleur
pain, grief
doux (m), douce (f)
gentle, soft, mild, sweet
la drogue
drug
le droit
right
dur
hard
durant
during
échouer
to fail
l’effet (m)
effect
l’effort (m)
effort
égal
equal
égoïste
selfish
élever
to raise, to bring up
emmener
to take (a person)
empêcher
to prevent
l’emploi (m)
use, job
employer
to use
emporter
to take away
emprunter
to borrow
s’en aller
to go away
encourager
to encourage
s’énerver
to get annoyed
enlever
to take off, to remove
(s’) ennuyer
to annoy, bore, bother (to be bored)
enseigner
to teach
s’entendre avec
to get on with
entier (m), entière (f)
entire
(s’) entraîner
to carry, take, train
équilibré
balanced
l’espèce (f)
type, species, kind
l’étape (f)
step, stage
l’état (m)
state
étonner
to astonish, surprise
l’étudiant (m), étudiante (f)
(tertiary) student
l’événement (m)
event
éviter
to avoid
s’exto excuse
to excuse oneself
exister
to exist
expliquer
to explain
exprimer
to express
s’exprimer
to express oneself
la façon
way
la faculté (fac)
university
le fait
fact
fier (m), fière (f)
proud
foncé
dark (colour)
la force
strength
la forme
shape, fitness
la foule
crowd
frais (m) fraîche (f)
fresh, cool
franc, franche
frank
frapper
to hit, strike
la frontière
border
fumer
to smoke
gêner
to annoy, embarrass
goûter
to taste
grandir
to grow (up)
gratuit
free
le guide
guide
l’habitant (m), habitante (f)
inhabitant
s’habituer (à)
to get used (to)
hésiter
to hesitate
honnête
honest
la honte
shame
l’identité (f)
identity
l’immigré (m) immigrée (f)
immigrant
l’inconvénient (m)
disadvantage
incroyable
unbelievable
l’individu (m)
individual, person
(s’) inquiéter
to worry
(s’) inscrire
to register, to enroll
s’installer
to settle in
interdire
to forbid, prohibit
s’intéresser (à)
to be interested (in)
jaloux (m), jalouse (f)
jealous
la jeunesse
youth
laid
ugly
la langue
tongue, language
le lendemain
the next day
le/la lecteur, lectrice
reader
la lecture
reading
la liberté
freedom
libre
free
licencier
to lay off, make redundant
lier
to link
le lieu
place
en ligne
on line
le logement
lodgings, accommodation
le loisir
leisure
le loyer
rent
le/la lycéen, lycéenne
high school student
malgré
in spite of, despite
le malheur
misfortune, bad luck
la manière
manner
la manière
manner, way
le manque
lack
se marier (avec)
to get married (to)
se méfier (de)
to distrust, mistrust
mélanger
to mix
menacer
to threaten
mener à
to lead to
le mensonge
the lie
mentir
to tell lies, lie
mériter
to merit, deserve
merveilleux (m) merveilleuse (f)
marvellous, wonderful
le métier
profession, trade
la mode
fashion
moderne
modern
la moitié
half
se moquer de
to mock, make fun of, laugh at
le mouvement
movement
le moyen
means
la naissance
birth
national
national
nécessaire
necessary
net, nette
clean, spotless, clear(idea), straight(answer)
n’importe..
any
le niveau
level
le nombre
number
nombreux (m) nombreuse (f)
numerous, large (family etc)
la nourriture
food, nourishment
la nouvelle
(piece of) news
l’objet (m)
object
obligatoire
compulsory
obtenir
obtain, get
l’occasion (f)
opportunity
s’occuper de
to deal with, apply oneself to
organiser
to organise
oser (de)
to dare (to)
paraître
to appear, become apparent
pareil (m) pareille (f)
like, alike, similar
parfait
perfect
parmi
among
partager
to share
la partie
part
se passer
to happen
passionné
excited, keen on
pendant que
while, during
permettre (à … de)
to allow
le permis
the permit, licence
le personnage
character
pire
worse
se plaindre
to complain
plaire à
to please, like
plaisanter
to joke
la plupart
majority, greatest part, most
plusieurs
several
plutôt
rather
le point
full stop, point
populaire
popular
poser
to ask, place
pourtant
however
pousser
to push
prêt
ready
prêter
to lend
prévenir
to warn
prévoir
to foresee, forecast, anticipate
principal
main
privé
private
proche
close, near
le produit
product
profiter de
to make the most of
to make the most of
deep
le progrès
progress
promettre
to promise
proposer
to suggest
propre
clean, own
protéger
to protect
la publicité
advertising, publicity advertisement
puisque
since, as, seeing that
la qualité
quality
le quartier
area, suburb
quelque
some
quelque part
somewhere
raconter
to tell
raisonnable
sensible
ramener
to bring back again
se rappeler
to remember
le rapport
relationship
rapporter
to bring back, return
réagir
to react
reconnaitre
to recognise, acknowledge
la règle
rule, ruler
remarquer
to notice
remercier
to thank
rendre
to make, to give back
se rendre compte de
to realise, understand
(se) renseigner
to inform
responsable
responsible
le reste
the rest, what’s left
le résultat
result
retenir
to hold back
(se) réunir
to gather, meet
rêver
to dream
réviser
to study, revise
rire
to laugh
risquer
to risk
le salaire
salary
la santé
health
sauf
except
sauver
to save, rescue
le séjour
stay
sembler
to seem
le sens
sense, direction
sensible
sensitive
le sentiment
feeling
séparer
to separate
sérieux (m), sérieuse (f)
serious
servir (à) (de)
to be useful, to be used as
sévère
strict, severe
simple
simple
situer
to place, locate
soigner
to care for
le souci
care, concern
souffrir
to suffer
souhaiter
to wish
sourire
to smile
soutenir
to support
se souvenir de
to remember
le succès
success
suffire
to suffice, be enough
suggérer
to suggest
le sujet
subject
supporter
to put up with
supprimer
to suppress, do away with
sûr
sure, safe, secure
tant de
so much, so many
taper
to type
le tas
pile, heap
télécharger
to download
tellement
so, in such a way, to such a degree
tenir (à)
to hold, intend, be keen on
terminer
to terminate, end, finish
la terre
earth, the world, ground, land
tirer
to draw, pull
tolérer
to tolerate
traduire
to translate
traiter
to treat, deal with
le truc
thing
tuer
to kill
l’usine (f)
factory
utile
useful
utiliser
to use
la valeur
worth, value
valoir
to be worth
la vérité
truth
verser
to overturn, pour
la vitesse
speed
vivre
to live
la voix
voice
voler
to steal, fly
vouloir dire
to mean
