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aller retour
return (ticket)
aller sur un site
to go on a website
(s’) approcher
to approach
armoire
wardrobe
arrivee
arrival
s’asseoir
to sit down
au bord de
at the side of
au bout de
at the end of
au milieu de
in the middle of
auparavant
before/previously
auto
car
automne
autumn
bagages
luggage
se baigner
to swim
banane
banana
barbant
boring
basket
basketball
beton
concrete
bienvenue
welcome
blouson
jacket
bois
wood
bonne fete
happy saint’s day
bord
side
boucher
butcher
boucle
curly
boulanger
baker
boules
bowls
boulot
work/job
boum
party
brouillard
fog
Aller mieux
to feel better
a partir de
starting from
a peu pres
more or less
addition
bill
a la fois
at the same time
a peine
hardly
a point
medium rare
alliance
wedding ring
annuler
to rest/cancel/undo
argent
silver
atterrir
to land
aucun
no/not any/none
au lieu de
instead of
au-dessous de
below
au-dessus de
above
bague
ring
banlieue
suburb
brasserie
a type of restaurant
bricolage
DIY
ca ne me dit rien
it doesn’t interest me
carre
square
casque
helmet
CDI
school library/information centre
chaleur
heat
chambre d’hote
bed and breakfast
climatisation
air conditioning
correspondance
connection
controler
to check
la course
race/running
couvert
overcast
croisiere
cruise
cuir
leather
ca
that
car
coach
carnet
notebook/book of tickets
carriere
career
casser
to break
CES
secondary school
chaise
chair
chauffeur
driver
chef
boss/chef
chez
at
chouette
great
commander
to order
commissariat
police station
comprime
tablet (medication)
conduire
to drive
conference
lecture
confiture
jam
consigne
left luggage lockers
corriger
to correct
cote
coast
couloir
corridor
couteau
knife
crayon
pencil
cuillere
spoon
cuisiniere
cooker
d’abord
first
de bonne heure
early
debut
start/beginning
dechets
rubbish
degre
degree
demenager
to move house
depuis
since
derriere
behind
dizaine
ten/about ten
dommage
harm/damage
dortoir
dormitory
douane
customs
doux
mild
drapeau
flag
economies
savings
emploi
job
en bas
at the bottom /down stairs
en dehors de
outside
en haut
at the top of/upstairs
en train de
in the middle of
encore de
more of
encore une fois
one more time
ensoleille
sunny
entendre
to hear
environ
about/around
escalier
stairs
essence
petrol
est-ce que…?
is/are
etage
floor/story
etonne
surprised/amazing
etroit
narrow/tight
s’excuser
to apologise
extra
great
de nouveau
again
se debrouiller
to manage/get by
decoller
to take off
deranger
to disturb
les distractions
entertainment/things to do
echelle
ladder
eclair
lightening
eclaircie
sunny interval
emballage
packaging
EMT
DT
en attendant
whislt waiting for
enregistrer
to record
enseignement
education
envahir
to overcome
epouser
to marry
EPS
PE
etre en train de
to be in the middle of
evenement
event
exclus
outcasts
feliciter
to congratulate
fer
iron
feter
to celebrate
feuille
leaf
gacher
to spoil/waste
gener
to bother/embarrass
HLM
council housing
indiquer
to show/point out
licencier
to make redundant
loyer
rent
lutter
to fight
malgre
in spite of
manquer
to miss
maree
tide
marrant
funny
mettre en ligne
to line up
moitie
half
mouille
wet
ne…aucun
none/not any
ne…que
only
nuageux
cloudy
nulle part
nowhere
ombre
shadow/shade
panneau
sign/notice
parmi
among
paysage
scenery/landscape
pourpre
crimson
prise
socket
quelque part
somewhere
ralentir
to slow down
reconnaissant
grateful
remarquer
to notice
renoncer
to give up
revendeur
dealer
rigolo
funny
routier
transport cafe
SAMU
emergency medical service
SDF
homeless person
soie
silk
station balneaire
seaside resort
tire-bouchon
corkscrew
tiroir
drawer
tonnerre
thunder
tour
trip
trajet
journey
tremper
to soak
TVA
VAT
vif
lively
facile
easy
facteur
postman
faible
weak
faire les courses
to go shopping (food)
faute
mistake/fault
fermier
farmer
feuilleton
TV serial
feu
fire
feux rouges
traffic lights
fevrier
February
fois
time
fonce
dark
formulaire
form
garder
to keep
se garer
to park
geler
to freeze
gouter
tea/afternoon snack
habitude
habitat
histoire
history/story
hors-d’oeuvre
starter
il (me) faut
(i) need
individuel
detached (eg house)
jardinage
gardening
jaune
yellow
jouet
toy
journee
day
jusqu’a
until
juste
faire/right
la
there
la-bas
over there
laine
wool
laisser
to leave
large
wide/loose fitting
lavabo
wash basin
se laver
to have a wash
lendemain
next day
librairie
book shop
ligne
route
lire
book
livrer
to deliver
location
rental
louer
to rent/hire
mairie
town hall
mal
pain
avoir mal
to be in pain
la Manche
the english channel
marie
married
mecanicien
mechanic
mechant
nasty
meilleurs voeux
best wishes
metier
trade/profession
meuble
piece of furniture
mieux
better
minute
midnight
montagne
mountain
montre
watch
montrer
to show
morceau
bit/piece
moto
motorbike
mur
wall
note
mark
nuage
cloud
pain grille
toast
par
by
par contre
on the other hand
partir
to leave
partout
everywhere
pas mal de
quite a lot of
passe
past
passant
passer by
pelouse
lawn
penible
difficult/troublesome
placard
cupboard
plafond
ceiling
plat principal
main course
pleuvoir
to rain
pointure
size
poste
post office
pourboire
tip
pousser
to push
pratique
useful/handy
presque
almost
proprietaire
owner
puisque
as, since
quartier
area/neighbourhood
qu’est-ce qui?
what?
quoi?
what?
se rappeler
to remember
rentree
back to school
rentrer
to go home
retour
return/return journey
reveil
alarm clock
revenir
to come back
rez-de-chaussee
ground floor
rideau
curtain
sac de couchage
sleeping bag
sain
healthy
salon
lounge
sauf
except
seance
session/showing (at cinema)
sec
dry
sens interdit
no entry
sens unique
one way
serveur
waiter
serviette
towel
seulement
only
signer
to sign
SNCF
french national railway company
soldes
sales
soudain
suddenly
sous
under
stage
training course
stage en entreprise
work experience
suivant
following
suivre
to follow
supporter
to put up with/bear
tapis
carpet
TGV
fast train
timbre
stamp
tirer
to pull
toit
roof
tort (avoir tort)
wrong (to be wrong)
toujours
always
tout a coup
suddenly
tout pres
very near
travailleur
hard-working
se tromper
to be wrong
se trouver
to be situated
vedette
star
vers
towards
veste
jacket
vestibule
hall
voile
sailing
Vitesse
Speed
Bouchon
Traffic jam
Blessure
Injury
Phares
Headlights
autrefois
in the old days
avant hier
the day before yesterday
actuallement
currently
actuel
current
j’ai envie
i want to
greves
strike
efficaces
efficient
baisser
to turn down
rouler
to drive
il y a cinq ans
5 years ago
