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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Introduction
Using the dictionary
French – English
Language plus
Animals
The body
Clothes
Colours
Family
Days and dates
The weather
Places
Food
Fruit and vegetables
Drinks
Furniture
Instruments
Jobs
Sports
At school
Numbers and time
French verbs
Illustrations
English – French
Copyright
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Introduction
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary is a bilingual dictionary aimed at primary school children who are starting to learn French.
Access to a dictionary which is pitched at an appropriate level is a vital part of the language-learning process. The content of this dictionary has been carefully selected to reflect current trends in primary education and help children with acquiring basic language-learning skills.
The key aims of the Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary are:
• to develop both language skills in French and language learning skills in general
• to cover the four key areas of language attainment: listening, speaking, reading and writing
• to reinforce key aspects of the language by the use of notes and feature boxes throughout the entries
• to extend cultural awareness by providing information about France, especially where traditions differ from those in Britain
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary supports language learning in a number of specific ways:
• it develops children’s knowledge of how language works by encouraging them to understand, analyse and use simple aspects of grammar
• it develops children’s individual learning skills by using a wide range of notes that explain things in a simple but interesting way
• it enables children to make comparisons between French and English by encouraging them to explore the similarities and differences between the two languages and cultures
• it introduces young learners to all the basic elements of a bilingual dictionary and provides detailed instructions on how to get the most out of using the dictionary
The Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary is presented in an easy-to-use format which is intended to appeal to children of primary school age. It provides lots of simple, relevant examples and tips on how to remember words, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of translation. It also features key phrases, illustrations and information about life in France, making it an invaluable and exciting resource.
Using the dictionary
Step one:
Pick the right side
Remember there are two halves to the dictionary. If you want to know what a French word means, look in the French-English half. It comes first.
If you want to translate an English word into French, look in the second half, which is English-French. It comes after the supplement in the middle of the dictionary.
1 Which of these words would you look up in the French-English half? demain brother horse bonbon
2 Look at page 51 of the dictionary. Is this the French side or the English side? How can you tell?
3 Look at page 411 of the dictionary. What is shown at the top of the page, above the row of dots?
4 Is fish the first or the last word on page 411?
Remember that you do not read across the whole page in a dictionary – you have to read down the columns.
5 Which word comes immediately after fireworks on page 411?
Step two:
Find the right word
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Words are in alphabetical order in the dictionary – like names in the phone book, and in a school register. The alphabet is shown down the edge of each page of the dictionary. You can sort words into alphabetical order by looking at the first letter of each word.
6 Can you put these names in alphabetical order? Chantal, Luc, Sophie, Pierre, Jean-Marie, Hélène When two words start with the same letter, look at their second letters.
7 In alphabetical order which comes first – Hermione or Harry? This is the order of the days of the week on a calendar: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
8 Which day comes first in a dictionary? Which comes last?
9 Thursday comes before Tuesday in a dictionary. Why?
10 Put the seven days of the week into alphabetical order. If the first letters are the same, and the second letters are the same, look at the third letters.
11 June, July, August: which comes last in the dictionary?
Step three:
Pick the right translation
The translations are easy to spot in this dictionary because they are in red on the French-English side and blue on the English-French side.
Some French words can be masculine or feminine, or even plural. In the dictionary MASC, FEM, and PL are the abbreviations used for these. The dictionary also shows you the French word for ‘the’ (this can be le, la, l’ or les).
doll NOUN
la poupée fem
When you look up doll you can see that the word for doll in French is poupée.
You can tell that the French word for doll is feminine because it is given with la and the dictionary says that it is fem (feminine).
So the doll is la poupée and a doll would be une poupée.
penfriend NOUN
le correspondant masc
la correspondante fem
I’m Emma, your English penfriend. Je suis Emma, ta correspondante anglaise.
Here there are two translations, one masculine, one feminine. If your penfriend is a boy, you need the French word which is masculine (masc) – le correspondant. If your penfriend is a girl, you need the French word which is feminine (fem) – la correspondante.
12 If you were talking about your penfriend, which would go in the gap, correspondant or correspondante?
J’ai un __________. Il s’appelle Hugo.
animal NOUN
l’ animal masc (pl les animaux)
Here there are two translations. The second one is plural (PL).
13 If you want to say that you love animals, which translation would go in the gap?
J’adore les __________.
Sometimes there is more than one translation, and each one has a number. If there is more than one translation, don’t just pick the first one! Check to see which is the right one.
ball NOUN
1 la balle fem (for tennis, golf, cricket) Hit the ball! Frappe la balle!
2 le ballon masc (for football, rugby) Pass the ball! Passe le ballon!
14 Which is the French word for a ball that you kick – une balle or un ballon? Look for the clue.
Step four:
Parts of speech
Sometimes, to pick the right translation, you need to know the part of speech of a word, for example whether a word is a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a verb. Other parts of speech are conjunction, exclamation, number, preposition and pronoun.
NOUNS
Nouns are naming words for things or people. You often use the words ‘a’ or ‘the’ with a noun – eg a girl, a boy, the school, the windows.
Nouns can be singular, eg an accident, the canteen, my dad, football – or plural, eg sweets, the children, my friends.
15 How many nouns are there in the sentence below? What are they? The car has got a flat tyre and a big dent in the door.
ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a describing word which tells you what things are like: flat shoes are shoes that don’t have high heels. A flat tyre is a tyre with no air in it.
16 How many adjectives are there in the sentence below? What are they? She’s got brown hair and blue eyes.
Some words have a noun meaning and an adjective meaning. In the dictionary there is a box to tell you about this. The different meanings usually have different translations in French.
sweet
sweet can be a noun or an adjective.
A NOUN
1 le bonbon masc (candy) a bag of sweets un paquet de bonbons
2 le dessert masc (pudding) Sweets: ice cream or chocolate mousse Desserts: glace ou mousse au chocolat
B ADJECTIVE
1 sucré masc sucrée fem (sugary) It’s too sweet. C’est trop sucré.
2 gentil masc gentille fem (kind) She’s a sweet person. Elle est gentille.
3 mignon masc mignonne fem (cute) Isn’t she sweet? Comme elle est mignonne!
17 You want to ask someone if they would like a sweet. Fill in the gap. How can you be sure this is the right translation?
Tu veux un __________?
ADVERBS
An adverb is a word which describes a verb or an adjective:
She writes neatly. The film was very good.
18 How many adverbs are there in the sentence below? What are they? What do they have in common? The children sat quietly and played happily.
Some words have an adjective meaning and an adverb meaning. The different meanings have different translations in French.
hard
hard can be an adjective or an adverb.
A ADJECTIVE
1 difficile (difficult) This question’s too hard for me. Cette question est trop difficile pour moi.
2 dur masc dure fem (not soft) This cheese is very hard. Ce fromage est très dur.
B ADVERB dur Colette works hard. Colette travaille dur.
19 You want to say you work hard. Fill in the gap in the sentence below:
Je travaille __________.
VERBS
Verbs are sometimes called ‘doing words’. They often go with words like ‘I’ and ‘you’, and with names, eg I play football, What do you want?, Hugo likes mashed potato.
Verbs tell you about the present: eg I’m listening; the past: I scored a goal; and the future: eg I’m going to get an ice cream.
20 How many verbs are there in the sentence below? What are they? School starts at 9.00 and finishes at 3.30.
Some words have an adjective meaning and a verb meaning. The different meanings have different translations in French.
clean
clean can be an adjective or a verb.
A ADJECTIVE
propre a clean shirt une chemise propre
B VERB
nettoyer Clean the board please! Nettoie le tableau s’il te plaît!
21 If you want to ask for ‘a clean glass’, how do you know that propre is the translation, not nettoyer?
Some words have a noun meaning and a verb meaning.
rain
rain can be a noun or a verb.
A NOUN
la pluie fem in the rain sous la pluie
B VERB
pleuvoir It’s going to rain. Il va pleuvoir. It rains a lot here. Il pleut beaucoup par ici.
It’s raining. Il pleut.
22 Is la pluie a noun or a verb?
23 Why is It rains a lot here. in part B?
Learn useful phrases
In the dictionary you’ll see phrases that are especially important in orange boxes. Try to learn these when you come across them, and you’ll soon know lots of useful things to say in French.
What time is it? Quelle heure est-il? It’s lunch time. C’est l’heure du déjeuner. How many times? Combien de fois?
Find out interesting things about life in France
There are also boxes which tell you about French customs, and about differences between life in France and Britain.
Did you know…?
In France, Easter eggs are said to be brought by the Easter bells or cloches de Pâques which fly from Rome and drop them in people’s gardens.
Even more words
At school you will learn to talk about subjects such as the time and the weather, your family, your pets, and your clothes. The most important words for talking about these subjects are shown in the dictionary itself, and even more words are given in Language Plus, the supplement in the middle part of the dictionary. Have a look!
Answer key
1 demain and bonbon
2 the French side; French words on it; French-English written at the side of the page.
3 fire → fish
4 It’s the last word on page 411.
5 first
6 Chantal, Hélène, Jean-Marie, Luc, Pierre, Sophie
7 Harry – because ‘a’ comes before ‘e’
8 Friday comes first and Wednesday comes last.
9 because the second letter of Thursday is ‘h’, which comes before ‘u’, the second letter of Tuesday
10 Friday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday
11 June
12 correspondant
13 animaux
14 un ballon – the clue is in the example: un ballon de football
15 4 – car, tyre, dent, door
16 2 – brown, blue
17 bonbon – a sweet is a noun, it means candy; the example helps too
18 2 – quietly, happily; they both end in -ly
19 dur
20 2 – starts, finishes
21 because clean has an adjective meaning in this sentence; the example helps too
22 a noun
23 because it’s a verb
French – English
A a
a VERB 
see avoir
Language tip
Don’t confuse a with the preposition à.
1 has
Elle a beaucoup d’amis.
She has lots of friends.
Language tip
Sometimes a is used to show that something has happened in the past.
Il a joué au football. He played football.
2 is
Il a neuf ans.
He is nine years old.
il y a there is/there are
Language tip
il y a has two translations. Look at the examples.
Il y a un bon film à la télé. There’s a good film on TV. Il y a beaucoup de monde. There are lots of people.
Language tip
il y a can also mean ago.
Elle est partie il y a dix minutes. She left ten minutes ago.
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? What’s the matter?
à PREPOSITION
Language tip
Don’t confuse à with the verb form a. See also au (= à + le) and aux (= à + les).
1 at
Je suis à la maison.
I am at home.
Je finis à quatre heures.
I finish at 4 o’clock.
2 in
Il est à Paris.
He is in Paris.
Elle habite au Portugal.
She lives in Portugal.
Mes grands-parents habitent à la campagne.
My grandparents live in the country.
au printemps
in the spring
au mois de juin
in June
3 to
Je vais à Paris.
I’m going to Paris.
Elle va au Portugal.
She’s going to Portugal.
Cet été je vais à la campagne.
I’m going to the country this summer.
Il l’a donné à son frère. He gave it to his brother. Je n’ai rien à faire. I’ve got nothing to do. Ce livre est à Paul. This book is Paul’s.
4 by
Il est arrivé à bicyclette. He arrived by bicycle. à pied on foot Je vais à l’école à pied. I walk to school. à … d’ici … from here C’est à dix kilomètres d’ici. It’s 10 kilometres from here. … à l’heure … an hour cent kilomètres à l’heure 100 kilometres an hour À samedi! See you on Saturday! À tout à l’heure! See you later!
À bientôt! See you soon! À demain! See you tomorrow!
abandonner VERB
1 to abandon
2 to give up
Je veux abandonner la natation.
I want to give up swimming.
l’ abeille FEM NOUN
bee
abominable ADJECTIVE
awful
l’ abord MASC NOUN
d’abord first Je vais rentrer chez moi d’abord. I’ll go home first.
l’ abricot MASC NOUN
apricot
absent MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM absente)
absent
absolument ADVERB
absolutely
l’ accent MASC NOUN
accent
un accent aigu an acute accent un accent grave a grave accent un accent circonflexe a circumflex
Language tip
French vowels sometimes have an accent to change their sound. There are three kinds of accents: the acute (école), the grave (mère) and the circumflex (hôtel). See also aigu, grave, circonflexe.
accepter VERB
to accept
l’ accident MASC NOUN
accident
accompagner VERB
to accompany
Language tip
There is the word accompany in English, but it is quite a formal word and we will often use something different, such as take.
Elle m’accompagne à l’école. She takes me to school.
l’ accord MASC NOUN
être d’accord to agree Tu es d’accord avec moi? Do you agree with me?
D’accord! OK!
l’ accordéon MASC NOUN
accordion
Ray joue de l’accordéon. Ray plays the accordion.
l’ accueil MASC NOUN
reception
acheter VERB
to buy
l’ acné FEM NOUN
acne
l’ acteur MASC NOUN
actor
un acteur de cinéma a film actor
actif MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM active) active
l’ activité FEM NOUN
activity
l’ actrice FEM NOUN
actress
une actrice de cinéma a film actress
les actualités FEM PL NOUN
news
Je regarde les actualités tous les soirs. I watch the news every night.
l’ addition FEM NOUN
1 sum
2 bill
L’addition, s’il vous plaît! Can we have the bill, please?
adhésif MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM adhésive) le ruban adhésif sticky tape
l’ adjectif MASC NOUN
adjective
‘grand’ est un adjectif. ‘grand’ is an adjective.
admettre VERB
1 to admit
J’admets que j’ai eu tort. I admit I was wrong.
2 to allow
Les chiens ne sont pas admis dans le restaurant. Dogs are not allowed in the restaurant.
l’ adolescent MASC NOUN
l’ adolescente FEM NOUN
teenager
adorable ADJECTIVE
lovely
adorer VERB
to love
Elle adore le chocolat. She loves chocolate. J’adore jouer au tennis. I love playing tennis.
l’ adresse FEM NOUN
address
Language tip
The French word has only one d, and an extra e.
mon adresse électronique my email address
l’ adulte MASC/FEM NOUN
adult
une chambre pour deux adultes et un enfant a room for two adults and a child
l’ adverbe MASC NOUN
adverb
‘Beaucoup’ est un adverbe. ‘Beaucoup’ is an adverb.
l’ adversaire MASC/FEM NOUN
opponent
l’ aérobic MASC NOUN
aerobics
Je fais de l’aérobic. I do aerobics.
l’ aéroport MASC NOUN
airport
les affaires FEM PL NOUN
1 things
Va chercher tes affaires! Go and get your things! Rangez vos affaires! Put your things away!
2 business
un homme d’affaires a businessman
l’ affiche FEM NOUN
poster
affreux MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM affreuse)
awful
africain MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM africaine)
African
l’ Africain MASC NOUN
l’Africaine FEM NOUN
African
l’ Afrique FEM NOUN
Africa
agacer VERB
to get on somebody’s nerves
Tu m’agaces! You’re getting on my nerves!
l’ âge MASC NOUN
age
Écrivez votre nom et votre âge. Write down your name and age.
Tu as quel âge? How old are you? Quel âge a-t-elle? How old is she?
âgé MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM âgée)
old
l’ agence FEM NOUN
agency
une agence de voyages a travel agency une agence immobilière an estate agent’s
l’ agenda MASC NOUN
diary
Elle note tous ses rendez-vous dans son agenda. She makes a note of all her appointments in her diary.
Language tip
Be careful! The French word agenda does not mean the same as the English word agenda.
l’ agent MASC NOUN
un agent de police a policeman
l’ agneau MASC NOUN
(PL les agneaux)
lamb
un gigot d’agneau a leg of lamb
l’ agrafeuse FEM NOUN
stapler
agréable MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM agréable)
nice
l’ agriculteur MASC NOUN
farmer
ai VERB see avoir
J’ai deux chats. I have two cats.
Language tip
Sometimes ai is used to show that something has happened in the past.
J’ai oublié mon livre. I’ve forgotten my book.
l’ aide FEM NOUN
help
aider VERB
to help
Tu peux m’aider? Can you help me?
aïe EXCLAMATION
Ouch!
aigu MASC ADJECTIVE
un accent aigu an acute accent
l’ aiguille FEM NOUN
needle
l’ ail MASC NOUN
garlic
Je n’aime pas l’ail. I don’t like garlic.
l’ aile FEM NOUN
wing
une aile de poulet a chicken wing
aimable MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM aimable)
nice
l’ aimant MASC NOUN
magnet
aimer VERB
1 to love
Elle aime ses enfants. She loves her children. Je t’aime. I love you.
2 to like
Tu aimes le chocolat? Do you like chocolate? J’aime bien ce garçon. I like this boy.
J’aime bien jouer au tennis. I like playing tennis.
aîné MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM aînée)
C’est mon frère aîné. He’s my big brother.
l’ aîné MASC NOUN
l’ aînée FEM NOUN
oldest child
C’est l’aîné. He’s the oldest child. C’est l’aînée. She’s the oldest child.
l’ air MASC NOUN
air
Tu as l’air fatiguée. You look tired.
l’ aire de jeux FEM NOUN
playground
ajouter VERB
to add
l’ alarme FEM NOUN
alarm
l’ alcool MASC NOUN
alcohol
Je ne bois pas d’alcool. I don’t drink alcohol.
l’ Algérie FEM NOUN
Algeria
algérien MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM algérienne)
Algerian
l’ Algérien MASC NOUN
l’ Algérienne FEM NOUN
Algerian
l’ alimentation FEM NOUN
groceries
le rayon alimentation the grocery department
l’ allée FEM NOUN
1 path
les allées du parc the paths in the park
2 drive
5, allée Saint-Exupéry 5 Saint-Exupéry Drive
l’ Allemagne FEM NOUN
Germany
allemand MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM allemande)
German
l’ Allemand MASC NOUN
l’ Allemande FEM NOUN
German
aller
aller can be a verb or a noun.
A VERB
to go
Je vais à Londres. I’m going to London. Nous allons visiter un château. We’re going to visit a castle. Allez! Dépêche-toi! Come on! Hurry up! Comment vas-tu? — Je vais bien. How are you? — I’m fine. Je vais mieux. I’m feeling better.
Comment ça va? — Ça va bien. How are you? — I’m fine.
B MASC NOUN
single
Je voudrais un aller pour Angers. I’d like a single to Angers. un aller simple a single un aller retour a return ticket
allergique ADJECTIVE
allergique à allergic to Je suis allergique aux chats. I’m allergic to cats.
allez VERB see aller
Vous allez où? Where are you going?
allô EXCLAMATION
hello!
Allô! Je voudrais parler à Monsieur Simon. Hello! I’d like to speak to Mr Simon.
Language tip
allô is only used when talking to someone on the phone.
allons VERB see aller
Nous allons nous coucher. We’re going to bed.
allumer VERB
1 to put on
Tu peux allumer la lumière? Can you put the light on?
2 to switch on
Allume l’ordinateur. Switch on the computer.
3 to light
Tu peux allumer cette bougie? Can you light this candle?
l’ allumette FEM NOUN
match
une boîte d’allumettes a box of matches
alors ADVERB
1 then
Alors, tu viens? Are you coming, then?
2 so
Alors tu habites ici? So you live here? Et alors? So what?
les Alpes FEM PL NOUN
Alps
dans les Alpes in the Alps
l’ alphabet MASC NOUN
alphabet
alphabétique ADJECTIVE
alphabetical
par ordre alphabétique in alphabetical order
l’ amande FEM NOUN
almond
la pâte d’amandes marzipan
l’ ambulance FEM NOUN
ambulance
Appelez une ambulance! Call an ambulance!
l’ amende FEM NOUN
fine
une amende de trente euros a 30 euro fine
amener VERB
to bring
Je peux amener un ami? Can I bring a friend?
américain MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM américaine)
American
l’ Américain MASC NOUN
l’ Américaine FEM NOUN
American
l’ Amérique FEM NOUN
America
l’ ami MASC NOUN
l’ amie FEM NOUN
friend
J’ai beaucoup d’amis. I have lots of friends. mon meilleur ami my best friend ma meilleure amie my best friend un petit ami a boyfriend une petite amie a girlfriend
amical MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amicale)
friendly
amicalement ADVERB
Amicalement, Pierre. Best wishes, Pierre.
l’ amitié FEM NOUN
friendship
Amitiés, Christelle. Best wishes, Christelle.
l’ amour MASC NOUN
love
une histoire d’amour a love story
amoureux MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amoureuse)
in love
Il est amoureux de Naïma. He’s in love with Naïma.
l’ ampoule FEM NOUN
1 light bulb
Tu peux changer l’ampoule? Can you change the light bulb?
2 blister
J’ai une ampoule au pied. I’ve got a blister on my foot.
amusant MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM amusante)
amusing
s’ amuser VERB
1 to play
Les enfants s’amusent dehors. The children are playing outside.
2 to enjoy oneself
Amuse-toi bien! Enjoy yourself!
l’ an MASC NOUN
year
Elle a douze ans. She’s twelve years old. le premier de l’an New Year’s Day le nouvel an New Year
J’ai dix ans. I’m ten years old.
l’ ananas MASC NOUN
pineapple
l’ ancêtre MASC/FEM NOUN
ancestor
l’ anchois MASC NOUN
anchovy
ancien MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM ancienne)
1 former
C’est une ancienne élève. She’s a former pupil.
2 old
notre ancienne voiture our old car
3 antique
un fauteuil ancien an antique chair
l’ âne MASC NOUN
donkey
l’ ange MASC NOUN
angel
l’ angine FEM NOUN
throat infection
J’ai une angine. I’ve got a throat infection.
anglais MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anglaise)
English
Je suis anglais. I’m English.
l’ Anglais MASC NOUN
Englishman
les Anglais the English
l’ Anglaise FEM NOUN
Englishwoman
l’ Angleterre FEM NOUN
England
J’habite en Angleterre. I live in England.
l’ animal MASC NOUN (PL les animaux)
animal
un animal domestique a pet Tu as un animal domestique? Have you got a pet?
l’ animateur MASC NOUN
l’ animatrice FEM NOUN
host
Il est animateur à la télé. He’s a TV host.
animé MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM animée)
lively
Cette ville est très animée. This is a very lively town. un dessin animé a cartoon J’adore les dessins animés. I love cartoons.
l’ année FEM NOUN
year
Cette année, j’apprends le français. I’m learning French this year.
l’année dernière last year l’année prochaine next year Bonne année! Happy New Year!
l’ anniversaire MASC NOUN
1 birthday
Aujourd’hui, c’est mon anniversaire. It’s my birthday today.
Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? When is your birthday? Mon anniversaire, c’est le douze février. My birthday is on the twelfth of February. Joyeux anniversaire! Happy birthday!
2 anniversary
leur anniversaire de mariage their wedding anniversary
l’ annonce FEM NOUN
advert
J’ai vu une annonce dans le journal. I saw an advert in the newspaper. les petites annonces the small ads
annuler VERB
to cancel
l’ anorak MASC NOUN
anorak
l’ antenne FEM NOUN
aerial
les Antilles FEM PL NOUN
West Indies
l’ antiquité FEM NOUN
antique
un magasin d’antiquités an antique shop
anxieux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anxieuse)
anxious
août MASC NOUN
August
en août in August le trois août the third of August
apercevoir VERB
to see
l’ apéritif MASC NOUN
En été, on prend l’apéritif dans le jardin. In the summer we have drinks in the garden.
Did you know…?
An apéritif is a drink that you have before dinner. You usually have a snack to go with it. Adults have something alcoholic and children have juice.
l’ appareil MASC NOUN
un appareil dentaire a brace Je dois porter un appareil dentaire. I have to wear a brace. un appareil photo a camera J’ai perdu mon appareil photo. I’ve lost my camera.
l’ appartement MASC NOUN
flat
appartenir VERB
Ça m’appartient. This belongs to me.
l’ appel MASC NOUN
1 phone call
un appel d’Italie a phone call from Italy
2 register
faire l’appel to call the register Silence! Je fais l’appel. Quiet! I’m calling the register.
appeler VERB
to call
Elle appelle le médecin. She’s calling the doctor.
s’appeler
to be called
Elle s’appelle Muriel. Her name’s Muriel. Comment ça s’appelle? What is it called?
Comment tu t’appelles? What’s your name? Je m’appelle Alice. My name’s Alice.
l’ appendicite FEM NOUN
appendicitis
l’ appétit MASC NOUN
Bon appétit! Enjoy your meal!
apporter VERB
to bring
Je vais apporter un gâteau. I’m going to bring a cake.
apprendre VERB
to learn
J’apprends le français. I’m learning French. J’apprends à faire la cuisine. I’m learning to cook.
appris VERB see apprendre
Qu’est-ce que tu as appris aujourd’hui? What have you learned today?
s’ approcher VERB
to come closer
Approchez-vous. Come closer.
appuyer VERB
to press
Il faut appuyer sur ce bouton. You have to press this button.
après PREPOSITION, ADVERB
1 after
après le déjeuner after lunch
2 afterwards
aussitôt après immediately afterwards
après-demain ADVERB
the day after tomorrow
l’ après-midi MASC/FEM NOUN
afternoon
L’après-midi, je vais à la piscine. In the afternoon, I go to the swimming pool.
cet après-midi this afternoon
arabe
arabe can be an adjective or a noun.
A ADJECTIVE
Arab les pays arabes the Arab countries
B MASC NOUN
Arabic Il parle arabe. He speaks Arabic.
l’ araignée FEM NOUN
spider
Il y a une araignée dans la baignoire! There’s a spider in the bath!
l’ arbitre MASC NOUN
referee
l’ arbre MASC NOUN
tree
un arbre généalogique a family tree
l’ arc MASC NOUN
bow
un arc et des flèches a bow and arrows
l’ arc-en-ciel MASC NOUN
rainbow
l’ argent MASC NOUN
1 money
Je n’ai pas d’argent. I haven’t got any money. l’argent de poche pocket money
2 silver
une médaille d’argent a silver medal
l’ arme FEM NOUN
weapon
l’ armée FEM NOUN
army
l’ armoire FEM NOUN
wardrobe
l’ arobase FEM NOUN
at symbol
mon adresse e-mail, c’est ‘lola arobase europost point fr’ my email address is ‘lola@europost.fr’
arranger VERB
1 to arrange
Elle arrange des fleurs dans un vase. She’s arranging flowers in a vase.
2 to suit
Ça m’arrange de partir plus tôt. It suits me to leave earlier.
l’ arrêt MASC NOUN
stop
un arrêt de bus a bus stop
arrêter VERB
1 to stop
Tu peux arrêter la cassette? Can you stop the tape? Arrête! Stop it! Arrête de copier! Stop copying!
2 to switch off
Il a arrêté le moteur. He switched the engine off.
arrière
arrière can be a noun or an adjective.
A MASC NOUN
back l’arrière de la maison the back of the house
B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE
back le siège arrière the back seat les roues arrière the rear wheels
l’ arrière-grand-mère FEM NOUN
great-grandmother
l’ arrière-grand-père MASC NOUN
great-grandfather
l’ arrivée FEM NOUN
arrival
arriver VERB
1 to arrive
J’arrive à l’école à huit heures. I arrive at school at 8 o’clock.
2 to come
J’arrive! I’m coming!
3 to happen
Qu’est-ce qui est arrivé à Christian? What happened to Christian?
l’ arrondissement MASC NOUN
district
Did you know…?
Paris, Lyons, and Marseilles are divided into numbered districts called arrondissements.
arroser VERB
to water
Daphne arrose ses tomates. Daphne is watering her tomatoes.
l’ arrosoir MASC NOUN
watering can
l’ artichaut MASC NOUN
artichoke
l’ article MASC NOUN
article
un article de journal a newspaper article
l’ artiste MASC/FEM NOUN
artist
Paul est un véritable artiste. Paul is a real artist.
les arts plastiques MASC PL NOUN
art
as
as can be part of the verb avoir or a noun.
A VERB see avoir Tu as de beaux cheveux. You’ve got nice hair.
Language tip
Sometimes as is used to show that something has happened in the past.
Tu as aimé le film? Did you like the film?
B MASC NOUN
ace l’as de cœur the ace of hearts
l’ ascenseur MASC NOUN
lift
Il n’y a pas d’ascenseur dans mon immeuble. There’s no lift in my building.
asiatique ADJECTIVE
Asian
la cuisine asiatique Oriental cooking
l’ Asie FEM NOUN
Asia
l’ asperge FEM NOUN
asparagus
l’ aspirateur MASC NOUN
vacuum cleaner
passer l’aspirateur to vacuum Je déteste passer l’aspirateur! I hate vacuuming!
l’ aspirine FEM NOUN
aspirin
Prenez de l’aspirine. Take some aspirin.
l’ assassin MASC NOUN
murderer
assassiner VERB
to murder
s’ asseoir VERB
to sit down
Je peux m’asseoir ici? Can I sit here?
Asseyez-vous, tout le monde! Sit down everybody! Assieds-toi, Nicole! Sit down Nicole!
assez ADVERB
1 enough
Nous n’avons pas assez de temps. We don’t have enough time. Est-ce qu’il y a assez de pain? Is there enough bread? J’en ai assez! I’ve had enough!
2 quite
Il faisait assez beau. The weather was quite nice.
l’ assiette FEM NOUN
plate
une assiette creuse a soup plate une assiette à dessert a dessert plate
assis MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM assise)
sitting
Il est assis par terre. He’s sitting on the floor.
l’ assistant MASC NOUN
l’ assistante FEM NOUN
assistant
Il est assistant d’anglais à Tourcoing. He is an English assistant in Tourcoing. Elle est assistante de français à Oxford. She’s a French assistant in Oxford. une assistante sociale a social worker
l’ asthme MASC NOUN
asthma
une crise d’asthme an asthma attack
l’ atelier MASC NOUN
1 workshop
un atelier de poterie a pottery workshop
2 studio
L’artiste est dans son atelier. The artist is in his studio.
l’ athlète MASC/FEM NOUN
athlete
l’ athlétisme MASC NOUN
athletics
Je fais de l’athlétisme. I do athletics.
l’ Atlantique MASC NOUN
Atlantic
l’ atlas MASC NOUN
atlas
attacher VERB
to tie up
Elle attache ses cheveux avec un élastique. She ties her hair up with an elastic band.
attaquer VERB
to attack
attendre VERB
to wait
J’attends ma copine. I’m waiting for my friend. Attends-moi! Wait for me!
Language tip
Be careful! The French word attendre does not mean the same as the English word to attend.
l’ attente FEM NOUN
wait
deux heures d’attente two hours’ wait la salle d’attente the waiting room
l’ attention FEM NOUN
Attention! Watch out! faire attention to be careful Il ne fait pas attention. He’s not careful.
atterrir VERB
to land
l’ attraction FEM NOUN
un parc d’attractions an amusement park
attraper VERB
to catch
au PREPOSITION see à
Language tip
au is made up of à + le.
Je vais au cinéma. I am going to the cinema. au printemps in the spring
l’ aube FEM NOUN
dawn
Il se lève à l’aube. He gets up at dawn.
l’ auberge de jeunesse FEM NOUN
youth hostel
aucun
aucun can be an adjective or a pronoun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM aucune)
no Il n’a aucun ami. He’s got no friends.
B MASC PRONOUN (FEM aucune)
none Aucune d’elles n’aime le football. None of them like football.
au-dessous ADVERB
downstairs
Ils habitent au-dessous. They live downstairs. au-dessous de under au-dessous du pont under the bridge
au-dessus ADVERB
upstairs
J’habite au-dessus. I live upstairs. au-dessus de above au-dessus de la table above the table
aujourd’hui ADVERB
today
Aujourd’hui, c’est le onze juillet. Today is the eleventh of July.
aura, aurai, auras, aurez, aurons, auront
VERB see avoir
Demain, il y aura du soleil. It will be sunny tomorrow. J’aurai mon nouveau vélo mardi. I’m getting my new bike on Tuesday. Tu auras quel âge en juillet? How old will you be next July? Vous n’aurez pas le temps. You won’t have time. Nous aurons une semaine de vacances. We’ll have one week off. Ils n’auront pas le temps de venir nous voir. They won’t have time to visit us.
aussi ADVERB
1 too
Dors bien. — Toi aussi. Sleep well. — You too.
Moi aussi! Me too!
2 also
Je parle anglais et aussi français. I speak English and also French. aussi … que as … as Michael est aussi grand que moi. Michael is as tall as me.
aussitôt ADVERB
aussitôt après son retour straight after his return aussitôt que as soon as aussitôt que possible as soon as possible
l’ Australie FEM NOUN
Australia
australien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM australienne)
Australian
autant ADVERB
Language tip
autant de can either mean so much or so many.
Je ne veux pas autant de gâteau. I don’t want so much cake. Je n’ai jamais vu autant de monde. I’ve never seen so many people.
Language tip
autant … que can either mean as much … as or as many … as.
J’ai autant d’argent que toi. I’ve got as much money as you have. J’ai autant d’amis que lui. I’ve got as many friends as he has.
l’ auteur MASC NOUN
author
l’ auto FEM NOUN
car
l’ autobus MASC NOUN
bus
Je vais à l’école en autobus. I go to school by bus.
l’ autocar MASC NOUN
coach
l’ autocollant MASC NOUN
sticker
l’ auto-école FEM NOUN
driving school
l’ automne MASC NOUN
autumn
en automne in autumn
automobile
automobile can be a noun or an adjective.
A FEM NOUN
car une vieille automobile an old car
B ADJECTIVE
une course automobile a motor race
l’ automobiliste MASC/FEM NOUN
motorist
l’ autoradio MASC NOUN
car radio
l’ autoroute FEM NOUN
motorway
l’ auto-stop MASC NOUN
C’est dangereux de faire de l’auto-stop. Hitchhiking is dangerous.
autour ADVERB
around
autour de la maison around the house
autre ADJECTIVE, PRONOUN
other
Je viendrai un autre jour. I’ll come some other day. J’ai d’autres projets. I’ve got other plans. autre chose something else Tu veux autre chose? Would you like something else? autre part somewhere else Je voudrais aller autre part. I’d like to go somewhere else. un autre another Tu veux un autre morceau de gâteau? Would you like another piece of cake?
l’autre the other Non, pas celui-ci, l’autre. No, not that one, the other one. d’autres others Je t’en apporterai d’autres. I’ll bring you some others. les autres the others Les autres sont arrivés plus tard. The others arrived later. ni l’un ni l’autre neither of them Je n’aime ni l’un ni l’autre. I like neither of them.
autrefois ADVERB
in the old days
autrement ADVERB
1 differently
Fais-le autrement. Do it differently.
2 otherwise
Je n’ai pas pu faire autrement. I couldn’t do otherwise.
l’ Autriche FEM NOUN
Austria
autrichien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM autrichienne)
Austrian
l’ Autrichien MASC NOUN
l’ Autrichienne FEM NOUN
Austrian
l’ autruche FEM NOUN
ostrich
aux PREPOSITION see à
Language tip
aux is made up of à + les.
Il va aux États-Unis. He’s going to the United States.
avaler VERB
to swallow
l’ avance FEM NOUN
être en avance to be early Je suis en avance. I am early. à l’avance beforehand Il faut réserver longtemps à l’avance. You need to book well beforehand. d’avance in advance Elle a payé d’avance. She paid in advance.
avancer VERB
to go forward
Avance de trois cases. Go forward three squares.
avant
avant can be a preposition, an adjective or a noun.
A PREPOSITION
before avant de partir before leaving
B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE
front la roue avant the front wheel le siège avant the front seat
C MASC NOUN
front l’avant de la voiture the front of the car à l’avant in front J’aime m’asseoir à l’avant. I like to sit in the front. en avant forward Fais un pas en avant. Take a step forward.
l’ avantage MASC NOUN
advantage
avant-dernier MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM avant-dernière)
last but one
l’avant-dernière page the last page but one Ils sont arrivés avant-derniers. They arrived last but one.
avant-hier ADVERB
the day before yesterday
avec PREPOSITION
with
Je joue avec mes copains. I am playing with my friends.
Et avec ça? Anything else?
l’ avenir MASC NOUN
future
à l’avenir in future
l’ aventure FEM NOUN
adventure
l’ avenue FEM NOUN
avenue
J’habite au 3, avenue Pasteur. I live at 3 Pasteur Avenue.
l’ averse FEM NOUN
shower
Il y a des averses sur toute la France. There are showers all over France.
aveugle ADJECTIVE
blind
avez VERB see avoir
Vous avez des frères et sœurs? Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Language tip
Sometimes avez is used to show that something has happened in the past.
Vous avez aimé le film? Did you like the film?
l’ avion MASC NOUN
plane
Tu préfères y aller en avion ou en train? Would you rather go by plane or by train? Il va en Italie en avion. He is flying to Italy. par avion by airmail
l’ avis MASC NOUN
opinion
à mon avis in my opinion J’ai changé d’avis. I’ve changed my mind.
l’ avocat MASC NOUN
1 lawyer
Il est avocat. He’s a lawyer.
2 avocado
Tu aimes les avocats? Do you like avocados?
l’ avocate FEM NOUN
lawyer
Elle est avocate. She’s a lawyer.
l’ avoine FEM NOUN
oats
les flocons d’avoine porridge oats
avoir VERB
1 to have
Ils ont deux enfants. They have two children. Il a les yeux bleus. He’s got blue eyes.
Language tip
avoir is used to make the past tense of most verbs.
Qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier? What did you do yesterday?
2 to be
Il a trois ans. He’s three. J’ai faim. I’m hungry.
3 to get
J’ai des devoirs de maths deux fois par semaine. I get maths homework twice a week. Qu’est-ce que tu as eu pour Noël? What did you get for Christmas? il y a there is/there are
Language tip
il y a has two translations. Look at the examples.
Il y a quelqu’un à la porte. There’s somebody at the door. Il y a des chocolats sur la table. There are some chocolates on the table.
Language tip
il y a can also mean ago.
Je l’ai rencontré il y a deux ans. I met him two years ago.
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? What’s the matter?
avons VERB see avoir
Nous avons une grande maison. We have a big house.
Language tip
Sometimes avons is used to show that something has happened in the past.
Nous avons regardé la télévision. We watched television.
avouer VERB
to admit
avril MASC NOUN
April
en avril in April le deux avril the second of April
B b
le babillard MASC NOUN (Canada)
bulletin board
le baby-foot MASC NOUN
table football
le baby-sitting MASC NOUN
Ma sœur fait du baby-sitting le week-end. My sister babysits at the weekend.
le bac MASC NOUN = baccalauréat
le baccalauréat MASC NOUN
A levels
Ma sœur passe son baccalauréat cette année. My sister is doing her A levels this year.
Did you know…?
The baccalauréat or bac is an exam taken at the end of lycée, when French students are 17 and 18 years old.
les bagages MASC PL NOUN
luggage
Les bagages sont dans la voiture. The luggage is in the car. Je déteste faire les bagages! I hate packing!
la bague FEM NOUN
ring
J’ai une belle bague. I have a beautiful ring.
la baguette FEM NOUN
stick of French bread
se baigner VERB
to swim
J’aime me baigner. I like swimming.
la baignoire FEM NOUN
bath
Il y a une araignée dans la baignoire! There’s a spider in the bath!
le bain MASC NOUN
bath
Je prends un bain. I’m having a bath.
le baiser MASC NOUN
kiss
donner un baiser to give a kiss Donne-moi un baiser! Give me a kiss!
la balade FEM NOUN
walk
Tu veux faire une balade? Do you want to go for a walk?
le baladeur MASC NOUN
Walkman® un baladeur numérique an MP3 player
le balai MASC NOUN
broom
la balançoire FEM NOUN
swing
le balcon MASC NOUN
balcony
la baleine FEM NOUN
whale
la balle FEM NOUN
ball
Le chien joue avec une balle. The dog is playing with a ball. une balle de ping-pong a ping-pong ball une balle de tennis a tennis ball
le ballon MASC NOUN
1 ball
un ballon de football a football
2 balloon
Je veux un ballon! I want a balloon!
la banane FEM NOUN
banana
le banc MASC NOUN
bench
la bande dessinée FEM NOUN
comic strip
J’adore les bandes dessinées! I love comic strips!
Did you know…?
Les bandes dessinées or comic strips are very popular with people of all ages in France.
la banlieue FEM NOUN
suburbs
J’habite en banlieue. I live in the suburbs.
la banque FEM NOUN
bank
le banquier MASC NOUN
la banquière FEM NOUN
banker
le baptême MASC NOUN
christening
le bar MASC NOUN
bar
barbant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM barbante)
boring
Il est vraiment barbant! He’s so boring!
la barbe FEM NOUN
beard
Il porte la barbe. He’s got a beard. la barbe à papa candyfloss
le barbecue MASC NOUN
barbecue
la barque FEM NOUN
rowing boat
la barrière FEM NOUN
fence
le bar-tabac MASC NOUN
Did you know…?
A bar-tabac is a café which also sells cigarettes and stamps. It has a red diamond-shaped sign outside it.
le bas MASC NOUN
bottom
le bas de la page the bottom of the page en bas downstairs La salle de bains est en bas. The bathroom is downstairs.
le basilic MASC NOUN
basil
le basket MASC NOUN
basketball
Je joue au basket. I play basketball.
les baskets FEM PL NOUN
trainers
une paire de baskets a pair of trainers
le bassin MASC NOUN
pond
le bateau MASC NOUN (PL les bateaux)
boat
Je vais en France en bateau. I’m going to France by boat.
le bateau-mouche MASC NOUN
pleasure boat
le bâtiment MASC NOUN
building
la batterie FEM NOUN
drums
Je joue de la batterie. I play the drums.
battre VERB
to beat
bavard MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bavarde)
talkative
bavarder VERB
to chat
le bazar MASC NOUN
mess
Quel bazar! What a mess! Va ranger ton bazar! Go and tidy up your mess!
la BD FEM NOUN
comic strip
Rose adore les BD. Rose loves comic strips.
beau MASC ADJECTIVE (MASC bel, FEM belle)
Language tip
beau changes to bel before a vowel sound.
1 lovely
un beau cadeau a lovely present une belle journée a lovely day
2 beautiful
une belle femme a beautiful woman
3 good-looking
un beau garçon a good-looking boy
4 handsome
un bel homme a handsome man
Il fait beau aujourd’hui. It’s a nice day today.
beaucoup ADVERB
1 a lot
Il mange beaucoup. He eats a lot. beaucoup de a lot of J’ai beaucoup de devoirs. I have a lot of homework. J’ai beaucoup de chance. I am very lucky.
2 much
Je n’ai pas beaucoup d’argent. I haven’t got much money.
le beau-fils MASC NOUN
1 son-in-law
2 stepson
le beau-frère MASC NOUN
brother-in-law
le beau-père MASC NOUN
1 father-in-law
2 stepfather
le bébé MASC NOUN
baby
beige ADJECTIVE, MASC NOUN
beige
le beignet MASC NOUN
fritter
des beignets aux pommes apple fritters
bel MASC ADJECTIVE see beau
un bel été a beautiful summer
belge ADJECTIVE
Belgian
le/la Belge MASC/FEM NOUN
Belgian
la Belgique FEM NOUN
Belgium
belle FEM ADJECTIVE see beau
une belle statue a beautiful statue
la belle-fille FEM NOUN
1 daughter-in-law
2 stepdaughter
la belle-mère FEM NOUN
1 mother-in-law
2 stepmother
la belle-sœur FEM NOUN
sister-in-law
le berceau MASC NOUN (PL les berceaux)
cradle
le berger MASC NOUN
shepherd
le besoin MASC NOUN
Je vais avoir besoin d’aide. I will need some help. J’ai besoin d’un stylo. I need a pen.
bête ADJECTIVE
stupid
les bêtises FEM PL NOUN
faire des bêtises to misbehave Ma sœur fait toujours des bêtises. My sister is always misbehaving. dire des bêtises to talk nonsense Tu dis des bêtises! You’re talking nonsense!
la betterave FEM NOUN
beetroot
le beurre MASC NOUN
butter
le biberon MASC NOUN
bottle
Ma maman donne le biberon à ma sœur. My mum is giving my baby sister her bottle.
la bibliothèque FEM NOUN
1 library
2 bookcase
le bic® MASC NOUN
Biro® J’ai deux bics dans ma trousse. I’ve got two Biros in my pencil case.
la biche FEM NOUN
doe
la bicyclette FEM NOUN
bicycle
J’ai une nouvelle bicyclette. I’ve got a new bicycle.
bien ADJECTIVE, ADVERB
1 well
Daphné travaille bien. Daphné works well.
2 good
Ce livre est vraiment bien. This book is really good.
J’aime bien les maths. I like maths. Comment ça va? — Ça va bien, merci. How are you? — Fine, thanks.
bien sûr ADVERB
of course
Tu aimes les frites? — Oui, bien sûr! Do you like chips? — Yes, of course!
bientôt ADVERB
soon
À bientôt! See you soon!
la bienvenue FEM NOUN
welcome
Bienvenue à Paris! Welcome to Paris!
la bière FEM NOUN
beer
le bijou MASC NOUN
jewel
le billard MASC NOUN
billiards
le bifteck MASC NOUN
steak
la bille FEM NOUN
marble
J’aime jouer aux billes. I like playing with marbles.
le billet MASC NOUN
1 ticket
un billet d’avion a plane ticket
2 banknote
un billet de 10€ a €10 note
bio ADJECTIVE
organic
Ma maman achète des produits bio. My mum buys organic produce.
la biologie FEM NOUN
biology
la biscotte FEM NOUN
toasted bread
le biscuit MASC NOUN
biscuit
la bise FEM NOUN
kiss
Grosses bises de Bretagne. Love and kisses from Brittany. Viens me faire la bise. Come and give me a kiss. Je fais la bise à mes copines tous les matins. Every morning I give my friends a kiss.
Did you know…?
Between girls and boys, and between girls, the normal French way of saying hello and goodbye is with kisses, usually one on each cheek. Boys shake hands with each other instead.
le bisou MASC NOUN
kiss
Viens faire un bisou à maman! Come and give Mummy a little kiss!
bizarre ADJECTIVE
strange
la blague FEM NOUN
joke
blanc
blanc can be an adjective or a noun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blanche)
white un chemisier blanc a white blouse une chemise blanche a white shirt
B MASC NOUN
white Vous avez ce T-shirt en blanc? Do you have this T-shirt in white?
blanche FEM ADJECTIVE see blanc
de la peinture blanche white paint
le blé MASC NOUN
wheat
blessé MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blessée)
injured
la blessure FEM NOUN
injury
bleu
bleu can be an adjective or a noun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bleue)
blue une veste bleue a blue jacket Mon uniforme est bleu et blanc. My uniform is blue and white.
B MASC NOUN
blue La couleur préférée de ma sœur, c’est le bleu. Blue is my sister’s favourite colour.
le bleuet MASC NOUN (Canada)
blueberry
Did you know…?
The Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec is famous for its blueberries. The people who live there are also known as les Bleuets.
blond MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blonde)
blond
Andrew a les cheveux blonds. Andrew has blond hair.
le blouson MASC NOUN
jacket
un blouson en cuir a leather jacket
le bocal MASC NOUN (PL les bocaux)
jar
le bœuf MASC NOUN
beef
un rôti de bœuf a joint of beef
bof EXCLAMATION
Comment ça va? — Bof! Pas terrible. How is it going? — Oh … not too well actually.
boire VERB
to drink
Je bois du jus d’orange au petit déjeuner. I drink orange juice with my breakfast.
le bois MASC NOUN
wood
en bois wooden une table en bois a wooden table
la boisson FEM NOUN
drink
une boisson chaude a hot drink
la boîte FEM NOUN
box
une boîte d’allumettes a box of matches une boîte aux lettres a letter box une boîte de conserve a tin une boîte de nuit a night club
le bol MASC NOUN
bowl
un bol de céréales a bowl of cereal
bon MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bonne)
1 good
un bon restaurant a good restaurant Je suis bon en maths. I’m good at maths.
Bonne journée! Have a nice day! Bonne nuit! Good night! Bon anniversaire! Happy birthday! Bon courage! Good luck! Bon voyage! Have a good trip! Bon week-end! Have a nice weekend! Bonne chance! Good luck! Bonne année! Happy New Year!
2 right
C’est la bonne réponse. That’s the right answer. Ah bon? Really? Bon, d’accord. OK then.
le bonbon MASC NOUN
sweet
Ma sœur aime les bonbons. My sister likes sweets.
le bonhomme de neige MASC NOUN
snowman
bonjour EXCLAMATION
1 hello!
Bonjour madame! Hello Miss!
2 Good morning!
Bonjour, tout le monde! Good morning everyone!
3 Good afternoon!
Language tip
bonjour is used in the morning and in the afternoon; in the evening bonsoir is used instead.
bonne FEM ADJECTIVE see bon
Elle est bonne en français. She’s good at French.
le bonnet MASC NOUN
hat
un bonnet de laine a woolly hat
bonsoir EXCLAMATION
good evening!
le bord MASC NOUN
j’habite au bord de la mer. I live at the seaside. Cet été, je vais au bord de la mer. This summer, I’m going to the seaside.
bordeaux
bordeaux can be a noun or an adjective.
A MASC NOUN
Bordeaux wine
B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE
maroon une jupe bordeaux a maroon skirt
la bosse FEM NOUN
bump
le bossu MASC NOUN
la bossue FEM NOUN
hunchback
la botte FEM NOUN
boot
une paire de bottes a pair of boots des bottes en caoutchouc wellington boots
la bouche FEM NOUN
mouth
le boucher MASC NOUN
la bouchère FEM NOUN
butcher
la boucherie FEM NOUN
butcher’s
Où est la boucherie? Where is the butcher’s?
le bouchon MASC NOUN
1 top
un bouchon en plastique a plastic top
2 cork
un bouchon de champagne a champagne cork
3 hold-up
Il y a beaucoup de bouchons sur l’autoroute. There are a lot of hold-ups on the motorway.
la boucle d’oreille FEM NOUN
earring
des boucles d’oreille en or gold earrings
bouclé MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bouclée)
curly
J’ai les cheveux bouclés. I’ve got curly hair.
bouder VERB
to sulk
le boudin MASC NOUN
le boudin noir black pudding le boudin blanc white pudding
la boue FEM NOUN
mud
la bouée FEM NOUN
buoy
une bouée de sauvetage a life buoy
bouger VERB
to move
la bougie FEM NOUN
candle
la bouillabaisse FEM NOUN
fish soup
bouillant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bouillante)
boiling
de l’eau bouillante boiling water
bouillir VERB
to boil
la bouilloire FEM NOUN
kettle
la bouillotte FEM NOUN
hot-water bottle
le boulanger MASC NOUN
la boulangère FEM NOUN
baker
la boulangerie FEM NOUN
baker’s
Je vais à la boulangerie. I’m going to the baker’s.
la boule FEM NOUN
ball
une boule de neige a snowball jouer aux boules to play bowls Mon grand-père aime jouer aux boules. My grandad likes playing bowls.
Did you know…?
boules is played on rough ground, not smooth grass. The balls are slightly smaller than tennis balls, and are made of metal.
le boulevard MASC NOUN
boulevard
la boum FEM NOUN
party
Je vais à une boum ce week-end. I’m going to a party this weekend.
le bouquet MASC NOUN
bunch of flowers
un bouquet de roses a bunch of roses
la Bourgogne FEM NOUN
Burgundy
la boussole FEM NOUN
compass
le bout MASC NOUN
1 end
Elle habite au bout de la rue. She lives at the end of the street.
2 tip
le bout du nez the tip of the nose
la bouteille FEM NOUN
bottle
une bouteille de limonade a bottle of lemonade
la boutique FEM NOUN
shop
le bouton MASC NOUN
1 button
Appuie sur le bouton. Press the button.
2 spot
Elle a des boutons. She’s got spots.
le bowling MASC NOUN
1 tenpin bowling
J’aime aller au bowling. I like going bowling.
2 bowling alley
Il y a un bowling près de chez moi. There’s a bowling alley near my house.
le bracelet MASC NOUN
bracelet
la branche FEM NOUN
branch
branché MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM branchée)
trendy
le bras MASC NOUN
arm
J’ai mal au bras. My arm hurts.
la brasserie FEM NOUN
café-restaurant
bravo EXCLAMATION
well done!
le Brésil MASC NOUN
Brazil
la Bretagne FEM NOUN
Brittany
les bretelles FEM PL NOUN
braces
Il porte des bretelles. He’s wearing braces.
breton MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bretonne)
Breton
le brevet des collèges MASC NOUN
Mon frère passe son brevet des collèges. My brother is taking his GCSEs.
Did you know…?
The brevet des collèges is an exam you take at the end of collège, at the age of 15.
le bricolage MASC NOUN
DIY
Elle aime le bricolage. She likes doing DIY.
bricoler VERB
to do DIY
Pascal aime bricoler. Pascal loves doing DIY.
brillant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM brillante)
1 brilliant
une idée brillante a brilliant idea
2 shiny
des cheveux brillants shiny hair
briller VERB
to shine
la brioche FEM NOUN
brioche
Je mange une brioche au petit déjeuner. I have a brioche for breakfast.
Did you know…?
brioche is a kind of sweet bread.
la brique FEM NOUN
brick
le briquet MASC NOUN
cigarette lighter
britannique ADJECTIVE
British
Je suis britannique. I am British.
la brochette FEM NOUN
skewer
la brochure FEM NOUN
brochure
la bronchite FEM NOUN
bronchitis
le bronze MASC NOUN
bronze
la médaille de bronze the bronze medal
bronzer VERB
to get a tan
la brosse FEM NOUN
brush
une brosse à cheveux a hairbrush une brosse à dents a toothbrush
brosser VERB
to brush
se brosser les dents to brush one’s teeth Je me brosse les dents tous les soirs. I brush my teeth every night.
le brouillard MASC NOUN
fog
Demain il y aura du brouillard. It will be foggy tomorrow.
Il y a du brouillard. It’s foggy.
la brouette FEM NOUN
wheelbarrow
le bruit MASC NOUN
noise
Il y a trop de bruit! There’s too much noise! faire du bruit to make a noise Cette voiture fait beaucoup de bruit. This car makes a lot of noise. sans bruit without a sound
brûlant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM brûlante)
1 blazing
un soleil brûlant a blazing sun
2 boiling
La soupe est brûlante. The soup is boiling.
brûler VERB
to burn
Ne te brûle pas! Don’t burn yourself!
la brûlure FEM NOUN
burn
des brûlures d’estomac heartburn
la brume FEM NOUN
mist
brun MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM brune)
brown
J’ai les cheveux bruns. I’ve got brown hair.
Bruxelles NOUN
Brussels
bruyant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bruyante)
noisy
la bruyère FEM NOUN
heather
bu VERB see boire
J’ai bu du jus d’orange. I drank some orange juice.
la bûche FEM NOUN
la bûche de Noël the Yule log Le vingt-cinq décembre, on mange de la bûche de Noël. On the twenty-fifth of December we eat Yule log.
Did you know…?
la bûche de Noël is what is usually eaten in France as a Christmas pudding.
le buffet MASC NOUN
1 sideboard
un buffet en chêne an oak sideboard
2 buffet
un buffet de gare a station buffet
le buisson MASC NOUN
bush
la bulle FEM NOUN
bubble
le bulletin MASC NOUN
report
un bulletin scolaire a school report
le bureau MASC NOUN (PL les bureaux)
1 desk
Il y a un bureau dans ma chambre. There’s a desk in my room.
2 office
Ma mère travaille dans un bureau. My mum works in an office. un bureau de change a bureau de change le bureau de poste the post office le bureau de tabac the tobacconist’s
le bus MASC NOUN
bus
en bus by bus Je vais à l’école en bus. I go to school by bus.
le but MASC NOUN
goal
marquer un but to score a goal J’ai marqué un but. I scored a goal.
C c
c’ PRONOUN see ce
C’est lui!
That’s him!
ça PRONOUN
1 this
Je voudrais un peu de ça. I’d like a bit of this.
2 that
Ne fais pas ça. Don’t do that.
3 it
Ça ne fait rien. It doesn’t matter.
Ça va? — Oui, ça va, merci. How are you? — I’m fine thanks. Ça alors! Well, well! C’est ça. That’s right. Ça y est! That’s it!
la cabane FEM NOUN
hut
une cabane à sucre (Canada)
a sugar shack
la cabine FEM NOUN
cabin
une cabine d’essayage a fitting room une cabine téléphonique a phone box
le cabinet MASC NOUN
surgery
la cacahuète FEM NOUN
peanut
le cacao MASC NOUN
cocoa
cache-cache MASC NOUN
hide-and-seek
Tu veux jouer à cache- cache? Do you want to play hide-and-seek?
le cache-nez MASC NOUN
long woollen scarf
Language tip
cacher means ‘hide’ and nez means ‘nose’, so this scarf covers your nose.
cacher VERB
to hide
se cacher
to hide Elle s’est cachée sous la table. She’s hiding under the table.
le cachet MASC NOUN
tablet
un cachet d’aspirine an aspirin
la cachette FEM NOUN
hiding place
le cadavre exquis
MASC NOUN
consequences
Did you know…?
This is a game where one player writes something on a piece of paper, folds it over and passes it on to the next player to continue the story.
le Caddie® MASC NOUN
supermarket trolley
le cadeau MASC NOUN
(PL les cadeaux)
present
un cadeau d’anniversaire a birthday present un cadeau de Noël a Christmas present Je vais faire un cadeau à ma mère. I’m going to give my mum a present.
le cadenas MASC NOUN
padlock
cadet MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM cadette)
1 younger
2 youngest
le cadet MASC NOUN
la cadette FEM NOUN
youngest
Luc est le cadet de la famille.
Luc is the youngest in the family.
Muriel est la cadette de la famille. Muriel is the youngest in the family.
le cafard MASC NOUN
cockroach
J’ai le cafard. I’m feeling down.
le café MASC NOUN
1 coffee
un café au lait a white coffee un café crème a strong white coffee
Did you know…?
If you have asked for un café, it will not have milk in it. If you want a coffee with milk, you must ask for un café au lait.
2 café
Rendez-vous au café à trois heures. Let’s meet at the café at three o’clock.
le café-tabac MASC NOUN
Did you know…?
A café-tabac is a café which also sells cigarettes and stamps; you can tell a café-tabac by the red diamond-shaped sign outside it.
la cafétéria FEM NOUN
cafeteria
la cage FEM NOUN
cage
la cagoule FEM NOUN
balaclava
Language tip
une cagoule is something you wear on your head. It’s not an anorak as it is in English.
le cahier MASC NOUN
jotter
mon cahier de français my French jotter
le caillou MASC NOUN
(PL les cailloux)
pebble
la caisse FEM NOUN
1 checkout
Payez à la caisse. Pay at the checkout.
2 box
une caisse à outils a tool box
le caissier MASC NOUN
la caissière FEM NOUN
cashier
la calculatrice FEM NOUN
calculator
calculer VERB
to work out
Calculez combien ça va coûter. Work out how much it’s going to cost.
la calculette FEM NOUN
pocket calculator
le caleçon MASC NOUN
boxer shorts
le calendrier MASC NOUN
calendar
le câlin MASC NOUN
cuddle
calme
calme can be an adjective or a noun.
A ADJECTIVE
1 quiet
un endroit calme a quiet place
2 calm
La mer est calme. The sea is calm.
B MASC NOUN
peace and quiet J’ai besoin de calme pour travailler. I need peace and quiet to work.
se calmer VERB
to calm down
Calme-toi! Calm down!
le/la camarade MASC/FEM NOUN
friend
un camarade de classe a school friend
la caméra FEM NOUN
camera
une caméra de télévision a television camera
le caméscope® MASC NOUN
camcorder
le camion MASC NOUN
lorry
la camionnette FEM NOUN
van
le camp MASC NOUN
camp
la campagne FEM NOUN
country
à la campagne in the country
camper VERB
to camp
le camping MASC NOUN
camping
Je n’aime pas le camping. I don’t like camping. Je vais faire du camping. I’m going camping. un terrain de camping a campsite
le Canada MASC NOUN
Canada
canadien MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM canadienne)
Canadian
le Canadien MASC NOUN
la Canadienne FEM NOUN
Canadian
le canapé MASC NOUN
sofa
le canard MASC NOUN
duck
le canari MASC NOUN
canary
le caniche MASC NOUN
poodle
le canif MASC NOUN
penknife
la canne FEM NOUN
walking stick
une canne à pêche a fishing rod
la cannelle FEM NOUN
cinnamon
le canoë MASC NOUN
canoe
Je vais faire du canoë. I’m going canoeing.
la cantine FEM NOUN
canteen
Je mange à la cantine. I eat in the canteen.
le caoutchouc MASC NOUN
rubber
des bottes en caoutchouc Wellington boots
le capitaine MASC NOUN
captain
la capitale FEM NOUN
capital
Paris est la capitale de la France. Paris is the capital of France.
la capuche FEM NOUN
hood
car
A MASC NOUN
coach On va en France en car. We’re going to France by coach.
Language tip
The French car holds a lot more people than the English car.
B CONJUNCTION
because Écoutez, car c’est très important. Listen, because it’s very important.
le caractère MASC NOUN
personality
Il a le même caractère que son père. He’s got the same personality as his father. Il a bon caractère. He’s good-natured. Elle a mauvais caractère. She’s bad-tempered.
la carafe FEM NOUN
jug
les Caraïbes FEM PL NOUN
Caribbean Islands
le caramel MASC NOUN
toffee
la caravane FEM NOUN
caravan
le carême MASC NOUN
Lent
la caresse FEM NOUN
faire des caresses to stroke Elle fait des caresses au chat. She’s stroking the cat.
caresser VERB
to stroke
la carie FEM NOUN
J’ai une carie. I’ve got a hole in my tooth.
le carnaval MASC NOUN
carnival
Did you know…?
French children usually celebrate carnaval on Shrove Tuesday, when they often go to school in fancy dress. There is a procession in the streets, and at the end of the day, a man made of papier mâché, called bonhomme carnaval is burnt on a bonfire.
le carnet MASC NOUN
1 notebook
2 book
un carnet d’adresses an address book un carnet de timbres a book of stamps un carnet de tickets a book of tickets
Did you know…?
It is cheaper to buy tickets for the Paris Metro in a book of ten.
un carnet de notes a school report
la carotte FEM NOUN
carrot
carré
carré can be an adjective or a noun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM carrée)
square un mètre carré a square metre
B MASC NOUN
un carré de chocolat a square of chocolate
le carreau MASC NOUN
(PL les carreaux)
1 check
une chemise à carreaux a checked shirt
2 window
Maxime a cassé un carreau. Maxime has broken a window.
3 diamonds
l’as de carreau the ace of diamonds
le carrefour MASC NOUN
junction
Tournez à gauche au carrefour. Turn left at the junction.
le cartable MASC NOUN
satchel
Did you know…?
un cartable is a large, rigid kind of satchel school children carry on their backs.
la carte FEM NOUN
1 card
une carte d’anniversaire a birthday card
une carte postale a postcard une carte de vœux a Christmas card
Did you know…?
In France, people send greetings cards (les cartes de vœux) in January rather than at Christmas, with best wishes for the New Year.
une carte de crédit a credit card une carte d’identité an identity card une carte téléphonique a phonecard un jeu de cartes a pack of cards/a card game
Language tip
un jeu de cartes has two translations. Look at the examples.
J’ai acheté un nouveau jeu de cartes. I’ve bought a new pack of cards. Tu connais ce jeu de cartes? Do you know this card game?
2 map
une carte de France a map of France une carte routière a road map
3 menu
Je voudrais la carte, s’il vous plaît. I’d like the menu, please.
le carton MASC NOUN
1 cardboard
un morceau de carton a piece of cardboard
2 cardboard box
un carton à chaussures a shoe box
le cas MASC NOUN (PL les cas)
case
en tout cas in any case au cas où just in case Prends de l’argent au cas où. Take some money just in case. en cas de in case of En cas d’incendie, appelez ce numéro. In case of fire, call this number.
le casier MASC NOUN
locker
le casque MASC NOUN
1 helmet
2 headphones
J’ai cassé mon casque. I’ve broken my headphones.
la casquette FEM NOUN
cap
le casse-croûte MASC NOUN
snack
casse-pieds MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE
Il est vraiment casse-pieds! He’s a real pain in the neck!
casser VERB
to break
J’ai cassé un verre. I’ve broken a glass.
se casser
to break Je me suis cassé la jambe au ski. I broke my leg when I was skiing.
la casserole FEM NOUN
saucepan
le cassis MASC NOUN
blackcurrant
le castor MASC NOUN
beaver
la catastrophe FEM NOUN
disaster
C’est une catastrophe! It’s a disaster!
le catéchisme MASC NOUN
catechism
la cathédrale FEM NOUN
cathedral
catholique ADJECTIVE, MASC/FEM NOUN
Catholic
le cauchemar MASC NOUN
nightmare
J’ai fait un cauchemar. I had a nightmare.
la cause FEM NOUN
à cause de because of Il n’y a pas de courrier à cause de la grève. There’s no post because of the strike.
la cave FEM NOUN
cellar
Did you know…?
une cave is dark and underground, like a cave in English, but it often contains bottles of wine.
le CD MASC NOUN (PL les CD)
CD
ce
ce can be an adjective or a pronoun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (MASC cet, FEM cette, PL ces)
Language tip
ce changes to cet before a vowel sound.
1 this
Tu peux prendre ce livre. You can take this book. cet hiver this winter cette année this year cette semaine this week
2 that
Je n’aime pas du tout ce film. I don’t like that film at all. ce livre-là that book cette nuit tonight/last night
Language tip
cette nuit has two translations. Look at the examples.
Il va neiger cette nuit. It’s going to snow tonight. Je n’ai pas beaucoup dormi cette nuit. I didn’t sleep much last night.
B PRONOUN
it Ce n’est pas facile. It’s not easy.
Language tip
ce changes to c’ in c’est.
c’est it is/he is/she is
Language tip
c’est has three translations. Look at the examples.
C’est trop cher. It’s too expensive. C’est un véritable artiste. He’s a real artist. C’est une actrice très célèbre. She’s a very famous actress.
C’est super! It’s great! C’est moi! It’s me!
ce sont they are Ce sont des amis à mes parents. They’re friends of my parents. ce qui what C’est ce qui compte. That’s what matters. ce que what Je vais lui dire ce que je pense. I’m going to tell him what I think.
le CE1 MASC NOUN
Year 3
le CE2 MASC NOUN
Year 4
ceci PRONOUN
this
Prends ceci, tu en auras besoin. Take this, you’ll need it.
céder VERB
to give in
Elle ne veut pas céder. She won’t give in. céder à to give in to Je ne veux pas céder à ses caprices. I’m not going to give in to her demands.
la cédille FEM NOUN
cedilla
c cédille c with a cedilla
Language tip
The cedilla looks like the number 5 with the top missing. It’s attached to the bottom of the letter C as in the word garçon. It makes a c sound like an s rather than a k.
la ceinture FEM NOUN
belt
une ceinture en cuir a leather belt
une ceinture de sécurité
a seatbelt
cela PRONOUN
1 it
Cela dépend. It depends.
2 that
Je n’aime pas cela. I don’t like that.
célèbre ADJECTIVE
famous
célébrer VERB
to celebrate
le céleri MASC NOUN
le céleri-rave celeriac le céleri en branche celery
célibataire
célibataire can be an adjective or a noun.
A ADJECTIVE
not married Ma tante est célibataire. My aunt isn’t married.
B MASC NOUN
bachelor un célibataire de quarante ans a 40 year-old bachelor
C FEM NOUN
single woman une célibataire de trente-cinq ans a 35 year-old single woman
celle PRONOUN see celui
celles PRONOUN see ceux
celui MASC PRONOUN (FEM celle)
the one
Prends celui que tu préfères. Take the one you like best. Ne prends pas mon appareil photo; prends celui de ma sœur! Don’t take my camera, take my sister’s! Ce n’est pas ma platine laser, c’est celle de mon frère. This isn’t my CD player, it’s my brother’s. celui-ci this one celle-ci this one celui-là that one celle-là that one
le cendrier MASC NOUN
ashtray
cent NUMBER
a hundred
cent euros a hundred euros trois cents ans three hundred years cent deux kilomètres a hundred and two kilometres trois cent cinquante kilomètres three hundred and fifty kilometres
la centaine FEM NOUN
about a hundred
Il y a une centaine de personnes dans la salle. There are about a hundred people in the hall. des centaines de hundreds of J’ai des centaines de timbres dans ma collection. I’ve got hundreds of stamps in my collection.
centième ADJECTIVE
hundredth
le centilitre MASC NOUN
centilitre
le centime MASC NOUN
1 cent
un centime d’euro a euro cent
Did you know…?
There are 100 centimes in a euro.
2 centime
une pièce de cinquante centimes a 50-centime coin
le centimètre MASC NOUN
centimetre
le centre MASC NOUN
centre
un centre commercial a shopping centre
le centre-ville MASC NOUN
town centre
le cercle MASC NOUN
circle
la céréale FEM NOUN
cereal
un bol de céréales a bowl of cereal
la cérémonie FEM NOUN
ceremony
le cerf MASC NOUN
stag
le cerf-volant MASC NOUN
kite
la cerise FEM NOUN
cherry
le cerisier MASC NOUN
cherry tree
certain MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM certaine)
1 certain
Ce n’est pas certain. It’s not certain.
2 some
Les chiens sont interdits sur certaines plages. Dogs are forbidden on some beaches.
certainement ADVERB
1 definitely
C’est certainement le meilleur film de l’année. It’s definitely the best film of the year.
2 of course
Est-ce que je peux t’emprunter ton stylo? — Mais certainement! Can I borrow your pen? — Of course!
certains PRONOUN
1 some
certains de ses amis some of his friends
2 some people
Certains pensent que c’est difficile. Some people think it’s difficult.
le certificat MASC NOUN
certificate
le cerveau MASC NOUN
(PL les cerveaux)
brain
le CES MASC NOUN
secondary school
Elle est au CES. She’s in secondary school.
Did you know…?
In France, pupils go to a CES between the ages of 11 and 15, and then to a lycée until the age of 18.
ces PL ADJECTIVE
1 these
Tu peux prendre ces photos si tu veux. You can have these photos if you like. ces photos-ci these photos
2 those
Ces montagnes sont dangereuses en hiver. Those mountains are dangerous in winter. ces livres-là those books
c’est see ce
c’est-à-dire ADVERB
that is
Est-ce que tu peux venir lundi prochain, c’est-à-dire le quinze? Can you come next Monday, that’s the fifteenth?
cet MASC ADJECTIVE see ce
cette FEM ADJECTIVE see ce
ceux MASC PL PRONOUN
(FEM PL celles)
the ones
Prends ceux que tu préfères. Take the ones you like best. Ne prends pas mes skis; prends ceux de ma sœur! Don’t take my skis, take my sister’s! Ce ne sont pas mes baskets, ce sont celles de mon frère. They’re not my trainers, they’re my brother’s. ceux-ci these ones celles-ci these ones ceux-là those ones celles-là those ones
chacun PRONOUN
1 each
Nous avons chacun donné deux euros. We each gave two euros.
2 everyone
Chacun fait ce qu’il veut. Everyone does what they like.
la chaîne FEM NOUN
1 chain
une chaîne en or a gold chain
2 channel
Le film passe sur quelle chaîne? Which channel is the film on? une chaîne hi-fi a hi-fi system une chaîne laser a CD player une chaîne stéréo a music centre
la chair FEM NOUN
flesh
la chair de poule goose pimples J’ai la chair de poule! I’ve got goose pimples!
Language tip
The French actually means ‘I’ve got hen’s flesh’!
la chaise
FEM NOUN
chair
une chaise longue a deckchair
la chaleur FEM NOUN
heat
Quelle chaleur! Phew! It’s hot!
la chambre FEM NOUN
bedroom
C’est la chambre de Camille. This is Camille’s bedroom. une chambre à coucher a bedroom une chambre d’amis a spare room une chambre à un lit a single room une chambre pour une personne a single room une chambre pour deux personnes a double room ‘Chambres d’hôte’ ‘Bed and Breakfast’
le chameau MASC NOUN
(PL les chameaux)
camel
le champ MASC NOUN
field
le champignon MASC NOUN
mushroom
le champion MASC NOUN
la championne FEM NOUN
champion
le championnat MASC NOUN
championship
le championnat du monde the world championship
la chance FEM NOUN
1 luck
Tu as de la chance! You’re lucky! Je n’ai pas de chance. I’m unlucky.
Bonne chance! Good luck!
2 chance
Il n’a aucune chance. He’s got no chance.
le changement MASC NOUN
change
Est-ce qu’il y a un changement? — Non, c’est direct. Do you have to change? — No, it’s a through train.
changer VERB
to change
Tu peux changer les draps? Can you change the sheets? Je vais me changer. I’m going to get changed. Tu vas te changer? Are you going to get changed?
la chanson FEM NOUN
song
le chant MASC NOUN
singing
des cours de chant singing lessons un chant de Noël a Christmas carol
chanter VERB
to sing
le chanteur MASC NOUN
la chanteuse FEM NOUN
singer
la Chantilly FEM NOUN
whipped cream
le chapeau MASC NOUN
(PL les chapeaux)
hat
le chapitre MASC NOUN
chapter
chaque ADJECTIVE
every
chaque année every year
la charade FEM NOUN
riddle
le charbon MASC NOUN
coal
la charcuterie FEM NOUN
1 delicatessen
2 cold meats
Comme entrée, je voudrais de la charcuterie. As a starter, I would like a plate of cold meats.
le chariot MASC NOUN
trolley
charmant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM charmante)
charming
la chasse FEM NOUN
1 hunting
un chien de chasse a hunting dog
2 shooting
la chasse au canard duck shooting
chasser VERB
to hunt
le chasseur MASC NOUN
hunter
le chat MASC NOUN
cat
J’ai deux chats. I’ve got two cats.
la châtaigne FEM NOUN
chestnut
le châtaignier MASC NOUN
chestnut tree
châtain MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE
brown
J’ai les cheveux châtain. I’ve got brown hair.
le château MASC NOUN
(PL les châteaux)
1 castle
2 palace
le château de Versailles the palace of Versailles un château de sable a sandcastle
le chaton MASC NOUN
kitten
chatouiller VERB
to tickle
la chatte FEM NOUN
cat
Language tip
te added to the word chat shows you that the cat is female.
chaud MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM chaude)
1 warm
des vêtements chauds warm clothes
2 hot
de l’eau chaude hot water
Il fait chaud. It’s hot. J’ai chaud! I’m hot!
le chauffage MASC NOUN
heating
le chauffage central central heating
le chauffeur MASC NOUN
driver
un chauffeur de taxi a taxi driver
Language tip
In English, a chauffeur drives a car for another person, but chauffeur in French means any kind of driver.
la chaussette FEM NOUN
sock
le chausson MASC NOUN
slipper
un chausson aux pommes an apple turnover
la chaussure FEM NOUN
shoe
les chaussures de ski ski boots
chauve ADJECTIVE
bald
la chauve-souris FEM NOUN
bat
Language tip
The French actually means ‘bald mouse’!
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