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1. l' the (before nouns beginning with a vowel) 38. agréable pleasant
4. à court de pressed for, short of, out of (without, 41. aider to help
lacking)
42. l'aile wing
5. à propos by the way
43. d'ailleurs besides
6. à travers across, through
44. ailleurs elsewhere, somewhere else
7. abandonner to abandon
45. aimable pleasant, kind, nice
8. abîmer to damage, spoil
46. aimer to love
9. d'abord at first, first
47. aîné older, elder
10. absolument absolutly, definitely
48. ainsi like this, so
11. académie academy
49. l'air air
12. l'accent stress, accent
50. l'aise comfort
13. accepter to accept
51. ajouter to add
14. l'accessoire accessory
52. l'alcool alcohol
15. l'accident accident
53. allemand German
16. d'accord OK!, all right!
54. aller to go
17. accorder to grant, give
55. allumer to light, kindle
18. accueillir to welcome, greet, meet
56. l'allumette match, matchstick
19. l'achat purchase, acquisition
57. l'allure speed, pace
20. acheter to buy
58. alors then (in that case)
21. l'acteur actor
59. alors que whereas, while, when
22. l'activité activity, action
60. l'amateur amateur, non-professional
23. actuel current, present
61. l'ambiance atmosphere, mood
24. actuellement at present, at the moment
62. amener to bring
25. adapter to adapt
63. américain American
26. l'administration administration, administering
64. l'ami friend
27. admirer to admire
65. l'amour love
28. adorer to adore
66. amusant amusing, funny
29. l'adresse address
67. amuser to amuse, to entertain
30. adresser to address
68. l'an year
31. l'affaire matter, business
69. ancien ancient, old
32. l'affiche poster, placard
70. anglais English
33. affoler to throw into panic
71. l'animal animal
34. affreux auful, horrible
72. l'année year
35. l'âge age
73. anormal abnormal, unnatural
36. l'agent agent
74. l'août August
37. agir to act, behave
75. apercevoir to see, notice, catch sight of 113. attaquer to attack
76. l'apéritif aperitif (drink before meal) 114. atteindre to attain, reach
86. d'après according to, by 124. aucun (in negative) no, (negative) any
93. arracher to tear, tear out, rip off 131. aussi bien ~ que - as well as, not to mention
94. arranger to arrange, fix up 132. autant as much (as), as many (as)
155. le bac (Infml) French bac, =A-Levels 193. la bêtise stupidity, silliness
185. beaucoup much, many 221. boucher to fill in, fill up, stop up (a hole)
188. bel et bien well and truly 224. bouger to move, budge
225. la boule ball 263. le camp camp
239. le brevet diploma, certificate 277. carrément completely, blatanly (impossible, stupid)
250. c'est-à-dire that is to say 288. celle that, the one (fem.)
252. la cabine cabin (of ship) 290. celle-là that one (fem.)
304. cet this (masc. before nouns beginning with a 341. le chemin way
vowel)
342. le chemin de fer railroad, railway
305. cette this (fem.)
343. la cheminée fireplace
306. ceux these (masc.)
344. la chemise shirt
307. ceux-la those
345. cher expensive
308. chacun everyone
346. chercher to look for
309. la chaîne chain
347. le cheval horse
310. la chaise chair
348. le cheveu hair
311. la chaleur heat, warmth
349. chez at (~ Robert - at Robert's place)
312. la chambre room
350. chic stylish, nifty, smart, posh
313. le champ field (piece of land)
351. le chien dog
314. la chance luck
352. le chiffon cloth, (dirty, old) rag
315. le change
353. le chocolat chocolate
changement
316. changer to change 354. choisir to choose
401. le commissariat police station 439. la conserve tinned food, canned food
467. coucher to put (a child) to bed 505. le culot nerve, cheeck (infml)
469. couler to flow, run (of liquid) 507. cultiver to cultivate, grow
542. démolir to pull down, take down, demolish 580. diminuer to decrease, diminish
546. le départ departure, start 584. le directeur director (of films), manager
554. déranger to disturb, bother 592. la distraction pastime, recreation, leisure activity
558. des indefinite article (before plural nouns) 596. le docteur doctor
606. double double (in size, amount, number) 644. électrique electric(al)
618. du tout at all 656. empêcher to prevent, stop, keep from doing
637. également also, too, as well 675. enregistrer to record (sound, music)
641. eh bien well now! well then! 679. ensuite then, next
680. entendre to hear 718. etc etc.
685. entraîner to bring away, carry away 723. étranger foreign (from other country)
688. entrer to enter, to go in, to come in 726. l'étude study (of a subject)
702. l'escalier staircase, stairs, flight of stairs 740. excellent excellent, fine
708. l'essence gas (US), gasoline (US), petrol 746. l'expérience experience
770. fantastique fantastic, terrific 808. le fonctionnaire state employee, civil servant
771. fatiguer to tire (somebody) out 809. fonctionner to function, work, run
775. fem. ordonnance prescription 813. forcer to force, compel, make (do)
841. le fumier manure, dung 879. grave serious (problem, mistake, etc.)
994. juger to judge 1032. le lendemain the following day, the next day
995. le juillet July 1033. lequel which, that, who (masc. singular)
997. la jupe skirt 1035. lesquels who, that, which (feminine plural)
1000. juste correctly, accurately 1038. leur their (before singular nouns)
1064. louer to let, rent out (room) 1102. le mannequin (fashion-show) model
1167. la mode fashion 1205. n'est-ce pas isn't it? doesn't it? etc.
1322. parfaitement perfectly, quite (happy, possible, etc.) 1360. pénible painful, hard
1382. le pied foot 1420. la pointe point, tip (of a pen, etc.)
1399. la plaque plate, sheet (of metal, glass) 1437. la position position
1464. premièrement firstly, in the first place 1502. proposer to propose, offer
1528. que that (ex. I know that ...) 1566. recevoir to receive
1529. quel what, which, which one 1567. réchauffer to warm up, reheat
1531. quelque some, any 1569. réclamer to ask for, call for
1536. la queue tail (zoo) 1574. réduire to reduce (pain), cut (prices)
1551. ramasser to gather, pick up, collect 1589. rejoindre to rejoin (a motorway)
1553. ramener to bring back, take (somebody) back 1591. religieux religious
1592. la reliure binding 1630. le retard delay, lateness
1596. rembourser to reimburse, pay back, repay 1634. retourner to return, go back
1598. remettre to replace, to put back 1636. retrouver to find (something lost)
1604. rendre to return, give back 1642. revenir to return, come back, get back
1623. ressembler to look like, be like, resemble 1661. rouspéter to protest (informal)
1625. ressortir to come out again, go out again 1663. la rue street
1669. s'habituer to get used, get accustomed 1707. le seau bucket, pail
1678. le salon lounge, living room, sitting room 1716. sembler to seem, appear, look
1690. le savant scientist 1728. ses his, her (before plural nouns)
1697. se baigner to bathe, have a bath, go bathing 1735. le siège chair, seat
1702. se moquer to make fun, poke fun (de - at) 1740. simple simple
1703. se rapprocher to get nearer, come closer, approach 1741. simplement simply
1753. soit ... soit either ... or 1791. suffisamment enough, sufficiently
1756. le soleil sun 1794. la suite rest (of a story), sequel, next instalment
1822. la tante aunt 1860. le titre title (book, film; job; sport)
1826. la tare tare, defect 1864. ton your (informal singular masc.)
1841. le temps time 1879. tout d'un coup suddenly, all of a sudden
1845. la tenue running, upkeep 1883. tout le temps all the time
1851. tes your (before plural nouns, from tu) 1889. le traitement treatment, handling
1897. traverser to cross, get across 1935. le vendeur salesman, shop assistant
1911. tu you (informal singular subject) 1949. les vêtements clothing, clothes
1926. les vacances vacation, time off, holidays 1964. le vis screw
1999. y there