Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest Flashcards
aider
to help
anime/animee
lively/animated (m/f)
l’arbore (m)
the tree
l’armoire (f)
the wardrobe
le batiment
the building
le besion (avoir ….. de)
need (to need)
la biblotheque
the library
la boucherie
the butchers shop
le bijou
the jewel,jewellery
la bijouterie
the jeweller’s shop
le blouson
the coat/jacket
bon marche
cheap (good value)
le bruit
the noise
le bureau
the office,study
buyant/bryante
noisy (m/f)
la caisse
the till
calme
quiet
la campagne
countryside
la carte bancaire
the bank card
la cave
the cellar
la ceinture
the belt
celebre
famous
le centre commercial
the shopping centre
le champ
the field
le chapeau
the hat
la charcuterie
the delicatessen (cooked/cured meat shop)
la chaussette
the sock
la chaussure
the shoe
la chemise
the shirt
le choix
the choice
la chose
the thing
la circulation
the traffic
les commerces (m)
the shops
la colline
the hill
le commissariat
the police station
la cravate
the tie
la cuisine
the kitchen/cooking
demenager
to move house
demode/demodee
old fashioned (m/f)
depenser
to spend (money)
econimiser
to save
l’escalier (m)
the staircase
essayer
to try on
l’etage (m)
the floor, storey
le fenetre
the window
la ferme
the farm
la fleur
the flower
la gare
the railway station
la gare routiere
the bus station
les gens (m)
the people
le gilet
the waistcoat
le grand magasin
the department store
gratuit/gratuite
free (of charge) (m/f)
l’habitant (m)
the inhabitant
l’hotel de ville (m)
the town hall
l’immeuble (m)
the town hall
le jardinage
the gardening
la jupe
the skirt
laver
the wash
la librarie
the bookshop
livrer
to deliver
la maison individuelle
the detached house
la maison jumelee
the semi-detached house
la maison mitoyenne
the terraced house
la mairie
the town hall
le manteau
the overcoat
le marche
the market
les meubles (m)
the furniture
la mode
the fashion
(a la) montagne
(in the) mountains
le mur
the wall
le musee
the museum
nettoyer
to clean
le pantalon
the trousers
le parc
the park
le parfum
the perfume
la patisserie
the cake shop
pauvre
poor
perdre
to lose
la piece
the room
la place
the (town) square
le portefeuille
the wallet
le porte-monnaie
the purse
poser
the post office
pouvoir
to be able (to)
le prix
the price
propre
clean,tidy
le pull
the jumper
le quartier
the quarter, area (neighborhood)
quitter
to leave
ranger
to tidy
reduire
to reduce
reduit
reduced
le rez-de-chaussee
the ground floor
le risque
the risk
la robe
the dress
sale
dirty
la salle a manger
the dining room
la salle de bains
the bathroom
le salon
the living room
la securite
the saftey
les soldes (m)
the sale
le sous-sol
the basement
la station-service
the service station
le tabac
the newsagent
le transport en commun
the public transport
travailler
to work
se trouver
to be situated
l’usine (f)
the factory
le vendeur/ la vendeuse
the shop assistant (m/f)
vendre
to sell
la veste
the jacket
les vetements (m)
the clothes
la vie
the life
la ville
the town
la vitrine
the shop window
vivre
to live
le voisinthe
the neighbour
la zone pietonne
the pedistrian zone
le bricologe
DIY
les distraction (f)
things to do
l’echarpe (f)
the scarf
l’embouteillage (m)
the traffic jam
l’endroit (m)
the place
la fermenture
the closure
le foulard
the scarf
le four
the oven
le foyer
the home/household
garder
to look after
la grande surface
the superstore
le leche-vitrine
window shopping (to go)
le loyer
the rent
la lumeriere
the light
la marque
the make, label, brand
la pelouse
the lawn
le pull a capuche
the hoodie
le rayon
the aisle
rembourser
to reimburse
surcharge/e
overcroweded
la tache
the task
l’acool (m)
the alcohol
l’alimentation
the food
aller bein
to be well
aller mieux
to be better
s’arreter
to stop
l’association caritative (f)
the charity
le bonbon
the sweet
le bonheur
the happiness
le chocolat
the chocolate
combattre
to combat
le dejeuner
the lunch
se detendre
to relax
devenir
to become
dormir
to sleep
la drogue
the drugs
se droguer
to take drugs
l’eau potable (f)
the drinking water
l’egalite (f)
the equality
en bonne forme
fit/in good shape
en bonne sante
in good health
equilibre/equilibree
balanced (m/f)
l’espace vert (m)
the green area/space
eviter
to avoid
faible
weak
faire un regime
to be on a diet
fatigue/fatiguee
tired (m/f)
la forme
the fitness
fort/e
strong (m/f)
fumer
to smoke
gras/se
fatty (m/f)
l’habitude (f)
the habit
malade
ill/sick
la maladie
the illness/sickness
malasin/malsaine
unhealthy (m/f)
les matieres grasses (f)
(the) fats
le medecin
the doctor
le medicament
the medicine/medication
l’obesite (f)
the obesity
le petit dejeuner
the breakfast
presse/e
in a hurry, rushed
se relaxer
to relax
le repas
the meal
rester
to saty
reussir
to succeed
(se) sentir
to feel
le sommeil
the sleep
sucre/e
sugary
suivre
to follow
le tabac
the tobacco
le travail benevole
the voluntary work
tuer
to kill
vide
empty
vormir
to vomit
accro
addicted
agir (il s’agit de)
to act (its a question of/its about)
alcoolique
alcoholic
avertir
to warn
avoir sommeil
to be sleepy
cacher
to hide
le cancer (des poumons)
lung cancer
coupable
guilty (m/f)
le casse-croute
the snack
le conseil
the advice
le consommation
the consumption, usage
la crise cardique
the heart attack
degoutant/e
disgusting (m/f)
deprime/e
depressed (m/f)
desintoxiquer
to detox
la dette
the debt
la douleur
the pain
s’enivrer
to get (oneself) drunk
l’equete (f)
the enquiry
l’entrainement (m)
the training
epuiser
to exhaust/use up
s’entrainer
to train (oneself)
essouffle/e
breathless
la foie
the liver
hors d’haleine
out of breath
ivre
drink (m/f)
le mannequin
the model
mener
to lead
la musculation
the weight training
la nourriture bio
(the) organic food
la peau
the skin
quotidien/ne
daily (m/f)
les personnes defavorisees (f)
the disadvantaged people
renoncer
to give up
respirer
to breathe
sale/e
salty (m/f)
le sida
AIDS
soigner
to care of
le soin
the care
surveiller
to watch
le tabagisme
the addiction to smoking
le tatouage
the tattoo/ing
tenter
to attempt
tousser
to cough
le toxicomane/la
the drug addict (m/f)
valoir mieux
to be better, preferable
la voix
the voice, view
allumer
to switch on
le bain
the bath
la boite (en carton)
the (cardboard) box
le centre de recyclage
the recycling centre
le chomage
unemployment
le chauffage central
the central heating
cultiver
to grow
en danger
in danger
les dechats (m)
the rubbish
detruire
to destroy
disparaitre
to disappear
la douche
the shower
l’environnement (m)
the enviroment
eteindre
to switch off
faire du recyclage
to recycle
gaspiller
to waste
l’inondation (f)
the flood
jeter
to throw
les ordures (f)
the rubbish
la pauvrete
the poverty
le petrole
the oil
la piste cyclable
the cycle lane
pollue/e
polluted
la poubelle
the bin
proteger
to protect
le rechauffement de la terre
the global warming
le robinet
the rap
le sac en plastique
the plastic bag
le sans-abri
the homeless person
sauver
to save
utiliser
to use
agresser
to attack
ameliorer
to improve
augmenter
to increase
la bande
the gang
le charbon
the coal
la couche d’ozone
the ozone layer
croire
to believe
le deboisement
the deforestation
l’effet de serre (m)
the greenhouse effect
effrayant/e
the frightening
egal
equal
l’emballage
the packaging
empecher
to prevent
endommager
to damage
l’energie renouvelable
the renewable energy
l’ennui
the problem, worry
entoune/e
surrounded (m/f)
l’etat (m)
the state
le gaz carbonique
the carbon dioxide
le gaz d’echappement
the exhaust fumes
la guerre
the war
harceler
to bully
le harcelement
the bullying
l’immigre
the immigrant
l’incendie
the fire
inonder
the flood
s’inquieter
to worry
lourd/e
heavy, serious
lutter
to struggle
la manifestation
the demostration
la maree
the tide
mentir
to lie
mondial/e
worldwide
le niveau
the level
la paix
the peace
la paysage
the countryside
(se) plaindre
to complain
produire
to produce
les produits bio (m)
organic products
ramasser
to pick up
reconnaissant/e
grateful (m/f)
le refugie
the refugee
supporter
tolerate
supprimer
to delete
le souci
the worry
le temoin
the witness
le trou
the hole
la vague
the wave
voler
to steal
le voyou
the hooligan
l’accueil (m)
the welcome
l’aeroport (m)
the airport
l’Afrique
Africa
african/e
l’agence de voyages
l’algerie
Algeria
algerien/ne
algerian
l’arrivee
the arrival
l’ascenseur
the lift
s’asseoir
to sit down
attendre
to wait (for)
l’auberge de jeunesse (f)
the youth hostel
l’auto
the car
l’autobus
the bus
l’autoroute
the motorway
l’aventure
the adventure
l’avion
the plane
les bagages
the luggage
(se) baigner
to bathe, swim
le bateau
the boat
la belgique
belgium
belge
belgian
le bord de la mer
the seaside
bronzer
to sunbathe
le car
the coach
la carte
the map
la carte postale
the postcard
casser
to break
la chambre de famille
the family room (in a hotel)
chercher
to look for
la Chine
China
la cle
the key
la colonie de vacances
the holiday/ summer camp
conduire
to drive
se coucher
to go to bed
la creme solaire
the sun cream
le depart
the depature
descendre
to stay (also to go down)
le doutair
the dormitory
Douvres
Dover
durer
to last
l’echange (m)
the exchange
l’Ecosse
Scotland
ecossais/e
Scottish
en plein air
in the open air
l’Espagne
Spain
l’essence (f)
the petrol
les Etats-Unis
USA
a l’etranger
abroad
l’etranger (m)
the stranger
expliquer
to explain
faire la connaissance
to get to know
faire du camping
to go camping
(se) garer
to park
(s’) habituer a
to get used to
l’horaire (m)
the timetable
l’ile (f)
the island
le lac
the lake
laisser
to leave
laver
to wash
(se) laver
to get washed
le lit
the bed
la location de voitures
the car rental
le logement
the accomodation
loger
to stay
le loisir
the free time
louer
to hire,rent
les lunettes de soleil
the sun glasses
le maillot de bain
the swimming costume
la Manche
the English Channel
le monde
the world
la montagne
the mountain
monter
to go up
la moto
motor bike
nager
to swim
le parc d’attractions
the theme park
partir
to leave
le Pays de Galles
Wales
gallois/e
welsh
la piece d’identite
the ID
la plage
the beach
le plan de ville
the town plan
se presenter
to introduce oneself
pret/e
ready (m/f)
le projet
the plan
se promener
to go for a walk
le/la propietaire
the owner (m/f)
la randonnee
the walk, hike
remercier
to thank
le rendez-vous
the meeting
les reseignements (m)
the information
reserver
to book, reserve
le retour
the return
(se) reveiller
to wake up
revenir
to come back
la riviere
the river
la route
the road
la salle de sejour
the lounge
le sable
the sand
le sac de couchage
the sleeping bag
le sejour
the stay, visit
le spectacle
the show
le tourisme
the tourism
tourner
to turn
les vacances
the holidays
la valise
the suitcase
le vol
the flight
voler
to fly
voyager
to travel
la vue de mer
the sea view
l’aire de jeax (f)
the play area
atterrir
to land
l’avi (m)
the opinion
la chambre d’hote
the bed and breakfast
la chemin
the way,path
le chemin de fer
the railway
la climatisation
the air conditioning
le concours
the competition
se debrouiller
to get by, to cope
decoller
to take off
deranger
to disturb
donner sur
to overlook
dresser
to put up (a tent)
l’emplacement (m)
to pitch up (a tent)
l’evenement (m)
the event
faire la grasse matinee
to lie in, sleep in
la foire
the fair
la frontiere
the border
heberger
the lodge
l’herbe
the grass
inconnu/e
unknown (m/f)
le jardin zoologique
the zoo
jumele/e
twinned
le lavabo
the wash bain/sink
les lits superposes (m)
the bunk beds
manquer
to miss
se mettre en route
to set off
la moquette
the carpet
paraitre
to seem
le permis de conduire
the driving licence
la perte
the loss
plaire
to please
la plongee sous-marine
the underwater
relantir
to slow down
remarquer
to notice
le sommet
the summit
la station balneaire
the seaside resort
la tour
the tower
traduire
to translate
le trajet
the journey
la traversee
the crossing
