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pire
worst
plus mal
worst
a part
apart from
ainsi
so, therefore
c’est-a-dire
that’s to say, ie
ensuite
next
evidemment
obviously
pendant que
while
y compris
including
a cote de
next to
a travers
across, through
au bord de
at the side/edge of
au bout de
at the end of
au dessous de
beneath/ below
au dessus de
above, over
au fond de
at the back/bottom of
au lieu de
instead of
au milieu de
in the middle of
autour de
around
devant
infront
dehors
outside
enface de
opposite
entre
between
jusqu’a
up to/until
malgre
despite
parmi
amongst
sous
under
sur
on
vers
towards
ne…..personne
npbody
ne….que
only, nothing but
ni….ni
neither….nor
pas encore
not yet
dizaine
about 10
douzaine
dozen
affreux
awful
bien entendu/ bien sur
of course
ca me plait
it pleases me
ca m’est egal
its all the same to me
ca ne me dit rien
it means nothing to me
sa suffit
that’s enough
casse-pieds
annoying
embetant
annoying
enchante
delighted
etonne
astonished
faible
weak
franchement
frankly
grave
serious
habile
clever
inquiete
worried
merveilleux
marvellous
moche
ugly
peine
the bother
peut-etre
perhaps
promettre
promise
rigolo
funny
sage
well behaved
sembler
to seem
sensass
sensational
supporter
to put up with
printemps
spring
automne
autumn
a la fois
at the same time
a l’heure
on time
apres-demain
day after tomorrow
aujord’hui
today
au paravant
in the past
avant
before
bientot
soon
d’abord
first
d’habitude
usually
bonne heure
early
deja
already
de nouveau
again
en attendant
meanwhile/ whilst waiting for
en train de
to be doing
encore un fois
again
enfin
at last/finally
lendemain
the next day
plus tard
later
presque
almost/nearly
siecle
century
soudain
suddenly
suivant
following
sur la point de
about to
tot
early
tout a coup
all of a sudden
tout de suite
immediately
vite
quickly
banlieue
suburbs
chaque cote
from each side of
la
there
la-bas
over there
loin de
far from
nulle part
nowhere
par
by
partout
everywhere
situe
situated
tout droit
straight ahead
tout pres
very near
chatain
light brown
clair
light
fonce
dark
noisette
hazel
pourpre
purple
encore
more
etroit
narrow
large
wide
moitie
half
morceau
piece
pas mal
lots of
peser
to weigh
pointure
shoe size
taille
clothes size
suffisamment
suffieciently
tranche
slice
carre
square
rond
round
averse
shower
briller
to shine
brouillard
fog
brume
mist
chaleur
heat
ciel
sky
couvert
overcast
doux
mild
eclair
lightning
eclairicie
bright spell
geler
to freeze
glace
ice
meteo
weather forecast
mouille
wet
nuage
cloud
ombre
shadow
orage
storm
sec/secne
dry
tempete
stormy
tonheurre
thunder
tremper
to soak
raison
right
tort
wrong
corriger
to correct
faute
mistake
il faut
you must
sur
sure
se tromper
make a mistake
beton
concrete
bois
wood
cuir
leather
fer
iron
or
gold
soie
silk
CDI
resource centre
HLM
council/social housing
SNCF
national railway
TGV
high speed train
TVA
VAT
plus/moins
more/less
plus que/moins que
more than/ less than
bon/meilleur, le meilleur
good/better/best
mauvais/pire/le pire
bad/worse/worst
bien/mieux/le mieux
well/better/best
mal/plus mal/le plus mal
badly/worse/worst
beaucoup/plus/le plus
lots/more/the most
peu/moins/le moins
few/less/least
a cause de
because of
alors
so
aussi
also
car
because
cependant
however
comme
as,like
d’un cote/ de l’autre cote
on one hand/ on the other hand
donc
so
mais
but
meme si
even if
ou
or
par contre
on the other hand
par exemple
for example
pourtant
however
puis
then
puisque
seeing that, since
quand
when
sans doute
without a doubt
si
if
a
to,at
contre
against
de
of,from
depuis
since,for
derriere
behind
en
within (time), in
sans
without
selon
according to
ne….jamais
never
ne…pas
not
ne……plus
no more, no longer
ne…..rien
nothing
nombre de
number of
combien?
how much, how many?
comment?
how?
est-ce que?
put before verb to make a sentence into a question
ou?
where?
pourquoi?
why?
quand?
when?
que?
what?
quel/quelle?
which?
qu’est-ce que?
what?
qu’est-ce qui?
what?
qu’est-ce que c’est?
what is it?
qui?
who?
quoi?
what?
a bientot
see you soon
a demain
see you tomorrow
a tout a l’heure
see you soon/later
allo
hello on phone
amities
best wishes
au secours
help
BIEN SUR
of course, certainly
bienvenue
welcome
bon anniversaire
happy birthday
bon appetit
enjoy your meal
bon voyage
have a good trip
bonnee annee
happy new year
bonne chance
good luck
bonne idee
good idea
bonne nuit
good night
bonnes vacances
have a good holiday
bonsoir
good evening
d’accord
okay
de rien
don’t mention it
desole
sorry
excusez-moi
excuse me
felicitations
congratulations
joyeux noel
Merry Christmas
meilleurs voeux
best wishes
pardon
excuse me
quel dommage
what a pity
salut
hi
sante
cheers
s’il te/vous plait
please
a mon avis
in my opinion
absolutement
absolutely
agreeable
pleasant
amusant
funny
barbant
boring
ca depend
that depends
ca m’enerve
it gets on my nerves
ca me fait rire
it makes me laugh
certainement
certainly
cher
expensive,dear
chouette
great
comme-ci, comme-ca
so-so
content
happy
complique
complicated
croire
to believe
desagreable
unpleasant
desirer
to want
detester
to hate
dire
to say
drole
funny
en general
in general
ennuyeux
boring
esperer
to hope
facile
easy
formidable
great
generalement
generally
genial
great
interessant
interesting
inutile
useless
incroyable
incredible
marrant
funny
marre
fed up
mauvais
bad
mignon/mignonne
cute
(moi) non plus
me neither
nouveau
new
nul
rubbish
parfait
perfect
passionant
exciting
penser
to think
pratique
practical
preferer
to prefer
ridicule
ridiculous
utile
useful
vraiment
really,truly
ete
summer
hiver
winter
a l’avenir
in the future
a temps partiel
part-time
an
year
annee
year
apres
after
apres midi
afternoon
debut
start
demain
tomorrow
dernier
last
de temps en temps
from time to time
en avance
in advance
en ce moment
at the moment
en retard
late
en meme temps
at the same time
environ
about, approximately
hier
yesterday
fin
end
il y a
ago
jour
day
journee
day
longtemps
for a long time
maintenant
now
matin
morning
mois
month
normalement
normally
nuit
night
parfois
sometimes
passe
past
pendant
during
prochain
next
quelquefois
sometimes
rarement
rarely
recemment
recently
semaine
week
seulement
only
soir
evening
souvent
often
toujours
always
tous les jours
every day
a droite
to the right
a gauche
to the left
centre ville
town centre
campagne
countryside
chez
at the house of
de l’autre cote
from the other side
en bas
down(stairs)
en haut
up(stairs)
est
east
ici
here
nord
north
ouest
west
quelque part
somewhere
ville
town
marron
brown
rose
pink
roux
ginger
assez
qnough, quite
bas
low
boite
box,tin,can
bouteille
bottle
très
very
boîte
box tin can
bouteille
bottle
court
short
demi
half
gros
fat
haut
high
maigre
skinny thin
mince
slim thin
moyenne
medium
nombre
number
paquet
packer
plein
full of, lots of
trop
too much
climat
climate
ensoleillé
sunny
faire beau
to be fine
faire mauvais
to be bad
humide
humid, wet
neiger
to snow
nuageux
cloudy
orageux
stormy
pleuvoir
to rain
pluie
rain
temps
weather
vent
wind
complet
full
entree
entry, entrance
libre
free, vacant, unoccupied
fermer
to close
interdit
forbidden
occupe
occupied, engaged, taken
ouvert
open
ouvrir
to open
sortie
exit
erreur
error, mistake
faux/fausse
false
juste
correct
obligatoire
compulsory
parfait
perfect
vrai
true
argent
silver
laine
wool
verre
glass
CES
secondary school
EPS
PE
SAMU
emergency medical services
SDF
homeless person
VTT
mountain bike
