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A
- Afrique - Africa
- Algérie - Algeria
- Allemagne - Germany
- Amérique - America
- Anglaise - English (feminine singular)
- Angleterre - England
- Asie - Asia
- Australie - Australia
- Autriche - Austria
B
- Berlin - Berlin
- Bretagne - Brittany
- Bruxelles - Brussels
- Brésil - Brazil
C
- Californie - California
- Canada - Canada
- Chasse - hunt
- Chicago - Chicago
- Chine - China
- Corse - Corsica
- Coupe - cup, trophy
E
- Espagne - Spain
- Europe - Europe
F
- Fils - son
- France - France
G
I
- Inde - India
- Irlande - Ireland
- Italie - Italy
L
- Loire - Loire (river or region)
- Londres - London
- Lyon - Lyon (city)
M
- Marine - navy
- Marseille - Marseille (city)
- Mexique - Mexico
- Montréal - Montreal
- Moscou - Moscow
P
- Pologne - Poland
- Provence - Provence (region)
- Pyrénées - Pyrenees (mountain range)
Q
R
- Rhône - Rhône (river)
- Rome - Rome
- Russie - Russia
S
- Seine - Seine (river in France)
- Somme - Somme (river or department in France)
- Strasbourg - Strasbourg (city)
T
- Terre - Earth
- Toulouse - Toulouse (city)
V
W
- Washington - Washington
- Wikipédia - Wikipedia
a
- abandonné - abandoned
- abbaye - abbey
- abbé - abbot
- abord - first, firstly
- abriter - to shelter
- absence - absence
- académie - academy
- accepter - to accept
- accord - agreement
- accueillir - to welcome, to accommodate
- accès - access
- acide - acid
- acquis - acquired
- acte - act, deed
- actes - acts, deeds
- acteur - actor
- actif - active
- action - action
- actions - actions
- activité - activity
- activités - activities
- actrice - actress
- actuel - current
- actuelle - current (feminine singular)
- actuellement - currently
- adaptation - adaptation
- adapté - adapted
- adjoint - assistant, deputy
- administration - administration
- admissibilité - eligibility
- adresser - to address
- affaire - matter, business
- affaires - business, affairs
- affirmer - to affirm, to assert
- afin - in order to
- africain - African
- agence - agency
- agir - to act
- agricoles - agricultural
- agriculture - agriculture
- aider - to help
- ailes - wings
- ailleurs - elsewhere
- aimer - to like, to love
- ainsi - thus, so
- air - air
- ajout - addition
- ajouter - to add
- album - album
- allant - going (present participle of “aller”)
- allemand - German
- allemande - German (feminine singular)
- aller - to go
- alliance - alliance
- alors - then, so
- alpes - Alps
- alsace - Alsace (region)
- altitude - altitude
- amateur - amateur
- ami - friend
- amiral - admiral
- amis - friends
- amour - love
- amélioration - improvement
- améliorer - to improve
- américain - American
- américaine - American (feminine singular)
- an - year
- analyser - to analyze
- ancien - old, former
- ancienne - old, former (feminine singular)
- anglais - English
- animal - animal
- animation - animation
- animaux - animals
- annoncer - to announce
- annuelle - annual (feminine singular)
- année - year
- années - years
- août - August
- apparaître - to appear
- apparition - appearance
- appartenir - to belong
- appel - call
- appeler - to call
- appelé - called
- appelée - called (feminine singular)
- application - application
- apporter - to bring
- apprendre - to learn
- approcher - to approach
- après - after
- aquitaine - Aquitaine (region)
- arabe - Arab
- arabes - Arabs
- arc - arc, bow
- architecte - architect
- architecture - architecture
- archiver - to archive
- argent - silver, money
- argentine - Argentinian
- armes - arms, weapons
- armée - army
- armées - armed forces
- arriver - to arrive
- arrivée - arrival
- arrière - back, rear
- arrondissement - district, borough
- arrêt - stop, arrest
- arrêter - to stop
- arrêté - stopped, decree
- art - art
- article - article
- articles - articles
- artiste - artist
- artistes - artists
- artistique - artistic
- arts - arts
- assemblée - assembly
- assez - enough
- assistant - assistant
- association - association
- associé - associate, partner
- assurer - to assure, to insure
- astéroïde - asteroid
- atelier - workshop
- atlantique - Atlantic
- attaquer - to attack
- atteindre - to reach
- attendre - to wait
- attention - attention
- attraction - attraction
- au - to the, at the (masculine singular)
- aucun - none, no, not any
- aucune - none, no (feminine singular)
- augmenter - to increase
- auguste - august, venerable
- auparavant - previously
- auprès - near, beside
- aussi - also
- autant - as much, as many
- auteur - author
- auteurs - authors
- automobile - automobile, car
- autorité - authority
- autorités - authorities
- autour - around
- autre - other
- aux - to the, at the (plural)
- avancer - to advance, to move forward
- avant - before
- avec - with
- avenue - avenue
- avion - airplane
- avis - opinion, notice
- avoir - to have
- avril - April
- axe - axis
- ayant - having
- aéroport - airport
- aîné - elder
b
- baie - bay
- bander - to bandage, to tense
- banque - bank
- baptiste - Baptist
- bar - bar
- baron - baron
- bas - low, bottom
- base - base
- basket - basketball, basket
- basque - Basque
- basse - low, bass
- bassin - basin, pool
- basé - based
- bataille - battle
- battant - swinging, beating
- battre - to beat
- battu - beaten
- beau - beautiful, handsome
- beaucoup - a lot, much
- beaux - beautiful (masculine plural)
- belge - Belgian
- belgique - Belgium
- belle - beautiful (feminine singular)
- ben - well (colloquial)
- benjamin - youngest child
- besoin - need
- bibliothèque - library
- bien - well, good
- bis - encore, bis (in performances)
- bistro - bistro
- blanc - white
- blanche - white (feminine singular)
- blessé - injured
- bleu - blue
- bloc - block
- blocage - blockade, blocking
- bloqué - blocked
- boire - to drink
- bon - good
- bonjour - hello, good morning
- bonne - good (feminine singular)
- bord - edge, side
- bordeaux - Bordeaux (color or city)
- bourgogne - Burgundy
- brancher - to plug in, to connect
- bref - brief
- breton - Breton (from Brittany)
- britannique - British
- bronzer - to tan
- brouillon - draft
- brésilien - Brazilian
- bulletin - bulletin, report
- bureau - office, desk
- bus - bus
- buts - goals
- bâtiment - building
- bâtiments - buildings
c
- c’ - it, this, that (contracted form)
- ca - this, that
- cacher - to hide
- cadrer - to frame
- café - coffee, café
- camp - camp
- campagne - campaign, countryside
- canadien - Canadian
- canadienne - Canadian (feminine singular)
- canal - canal
- cancer - cancer
- candidat - candidate
- canon - cannon, standard
- canton - canton
- cap - cape, cap
- capacité - capacity
- capitaine - captain
- capital - capital
- capitale - capital
- car - because, car
- caractère - character
- caractéristique - characteristic
- caractéristiques - characteristics
- cardinal - cardinal
- carrière - career
- carré - square
- carte - card, map
- cartes - cards, maps
- cas - case
- cataloguer - to catalog
- catholique - Catholic
- cathédrale - cathedral
- catégorie - category
- catégories - categories
- causer - to cause, to chat
- ce - this, that (masculine singular)
- ceci - this
- ceinture - belt
- celer - to conceal
- celle - that one, the one (feminine singular)
- celui - that one, the one
- cent - hundred
- central - central
- centrale - central
- centre - center
- cependant - however
- cercler - to circle
- certain - certain, some
- certaine - certain, some (feminine singular)
- ces - these (abbreviation)
- cet - this, that (masculine singular before a vowel)
- cette - this, that (feminine singular)
- ceux - those
- chacun - each one, everyone
- chambre - room, chamber
- champ - field
- champagne - Champagne
- champion - champion
- championnat - championship
- championnats - championships
- champions - champions
- changement - change
- changer - to change
- chanson - song
- chansons - songs
- chant - song, chant
- chanteur - singer
- chanteuse - singer (feminine)
- chapelle - chapel
- chapitre - chapter
- chaque - each
- charger - to charge, to load
- chargé - charged, loaded
- chargée - charged (feminine singular)
- charlotte - Charlotte (name or dessert)
- chasser - to hunt
- chaud - hot
- chaîner - to chain
- chef - chief, leader
- chemin - path, way
- cher - dear, expensive
- chercher - to search, to look for
- cheval - horse
- chevalier - knight
- chez - at the home of, at the place of
- chien - dog
- chiner - to hunt for bargains, to china
- chinois - Chinese
- chinoise - Chinese (feminine singular)
- choisir - to choose
- choix - choice
- chose - thing
- choses - things
- chronique - chronic, column
- chrétien - Christian
- chrétienne - Christian (feminine singular)
- chrétiens - Christians
- chuter - to fall
- château - castle
- ci - here, this
- ciel - sky
- cimetière - cemetery
- cinq - five
- cinquante - fifty
- cinquième - fifth
- cinéma - cinema
- circonscription - constituency, district
- citer - to quote, to cite
- cité - city, cited
- cités - cities, cited
- civil - civil
- clair - clear
- classe - class
- classement - ranking, classification
- classique - classic
- classé - classified, ranked
- climat - climate
- clocher - bell tower
- club - club
- clubs - clubs
- code - code
- collaboration - collaboration
- collectif - collective
- collection - collection
- collège - college, high school
- colonel - colonel
- combattre - to fight
- comité - committee
- commandant - commander
- commandement - command
- commander - to order, to command
- comme - like, as
- commencer - to begin, to start
- commencé - started
- comment - how
- commerce - commerce
- commercial - commercial
- commis - committed, clerk
- commission - commission
- commun - common
- communautaire - community (as an adjective)
- communauté - community
- commune - municipality, common
- communication - communication
- communiste - communist
- compagnie - company
- complet - complete, full
- complexe - complex
- complètement - completely
- compléter - to complete
- comporter - to behave, to comprise
- composer - to compose
- compositeur - composer
- composition - composition
- composé - composed
- composée - composed (feminine singular)
- comprendre - to understand
- compris - understood, included
- compter - to count, to depend
- compétition - competition
- comte - count
- comté - county
- comédie - comedy
- conception - conception, design
- concernant - concerning
- concerner - to concern
- concert - concert
- concourir - to compete
- condamné - condemned
- conditions - conditions
- conduire - to drive, to lead
- conflit - conflict
- conférence - conference
- congo - Congo
- congrès - congress
- connaissance - knowledge
- connaître - to know
- connu - known
- connue - known (feminine singular)
- conseil - advice, council
- conseiller - advisor, to advise
- conservateur - conservative
- conservatoire - conservatory
- conserver - to preserve, to keep
- considérer - to consider
- considéré - considered
- constituer - to constitute
- constitution - constitution
- constitué - constituted, made up
- construction - construction
- construire - to build
- construit - built
- construite - built (feminine singular)
- consulté - consulted
- contenant - containing
- contenir - to contain
- contenu - content
- conter - to tell, to narrate
- contexte - context
- continu - continuous
- continuer - to continue
- contraire - opposite, contrary
- contrat - contract
- contre - against
- contribuer - to contribute
- contributeurs - contributors
- contributions - contributions
- contrôler - to control
- convention - convention
- convertie - converted (feminine singular)
- cordialement - cordially
- corps - body
- correction - correction
- correspondant - corresponding
- correspondre - to correspond
- coucher - to lay down, to go to bed
- couleur - color
- couleurs - colors
- coup - blow, shot
- couper - to cut
- couple - couple
- cour - court, yard
- courant - current, common
- courir - to run
- couronne - crown
- course - race, course
- court - short
- couvert - covered
- crise - crisis
- critique - criticism, critical
- critiquer - to criticize
- critères - criteria
- croire - to believe
- croix - cross
- créateur - creator
- création - creation
- créer - to create
- créé - created
- créée - created (feminine singular)
- culte - worship, cult
- culture - culture
- culturel - cultural
- cycliste - cyclist
- céleste - celestial
- célébrer - to celebrate
- césar - Caesar, César (award)
- côte - coast
- côté - side
- côtés - sides
- cœur - heart
d
- dame - lady
- danois - Danish
- dans - in, into
- danser - to dance
- date - date
- dater - to date
- de - of
- dehors - outside
- demander - to ask
- demandé - asked
- demeurer - to remain, to reside
- demi - half
- densité - density
- depuis - since, from
- dernier - last
- dernière - last (feminine singular)
- derrière - behind
- des - some, of the (plural)
- description - description
- dessous - beneath, underneath
- dessus - above, on top
- destinée - destined, fate (feminine singular)
- deux - two
- deuxième - second
- devant - in front of
- devenir - to become
- devenue - become (feminine singular)
- devoir - must, to have to
- diamètre - diameter
- dictionnaire - dictionary
- dieu - god
- difficile - difficult
- diffusion - diffusion, broadcasting
- diffusée - broadcasted (feminine singular)
- différence - difference
- différente - different (feminine singular)
- diplômé - graduate
- dire - to say, to tell
- direct - direct
- directement - directly
- directeur - director
- direction - direction
- diriger - to direct, to lead
- discussion - discussion
- discussions - discussions
- discuter - to discuss
- disparu - disappeared
- disponible - available
- disposer - to arrange, to have at one’s disposal
- disque - disc, record
- distancer - to distance
- distinguer - to distinguish
- distribution - distribution
- district - district
- dite - called, named (feminine singular)
- divers - various, diverse
- diverse - various (feminine singular)
- division - division
- dix - ten
- docteur - doctor
- documentaire - documentary
- documents - documents
- dollars - dollars
- domaine - domain, field
- don - gift
- donc - therefore, so
- donne - gives
- donner - to give
- donné - given
- donnée - data, given
- données - data
- dont - of which, whose
- doubler - to double
- douter - to doubt
- douze - twelve
- dragon - dragon
- drapeau - flag
- droit - right, law
- droite - right (direction)
- droits - rights
- du - of the, from the (masculine singular)
- duc - duke
- dur - hard
- durant - during
- durée - duration
- dès - from, as soon as
- débattre - to debate
- début - beginning, start
- débuter - to begin, to start
- débuts - beginnings
- décembre - December
- décider - to decide
- décision - decision
- déclarer - to declare
- découvert - discovered
- découverte - discovery
- découvrir - to discover
- décret - decree
- décrire - to describe
- décès - death
- défaite - defeat
- défendre - to defend
- défense - defense
- définition - definition
- déjà - already
- démocrate - democrat
- département - department
- départemental - departmental
- départir - to distribute, to allocate
- dépendre - to depend
- déplacé - moved, displaced
- déposé - filed, deposited
- député - deputy, representative
- dérouler - to unfold, to take place
- désigner - to designate
- désormais - from now on
- détaillée - detailed (feminine singular)
- détruire - to destroy
- développement - development
- développer - to develop
- développé - developed
- dû - owed, due (past participle of “devoir”)
e
- eau - water
- eaux - waters
- effectif - workforce, effective
- effectuer - to perform, to carry out
- effet - effect
- effets - effects
- elle - she, it
- elles - they (feminine plural)
- empereur - emperor
- empirer - to worsen
- emploi - employment, job
- employé - employee, used
- empêcher - to prevent
- en - in, by
- enceinte - pregnant, enclosure
- encore - again, still
- encyclopédie - encyclopedia
- enfant - child
- enfants - children
- enfin - finally
- engager - to engage, to hire
- ennemi - enemy
- enquêter - to investigate
- enseignement - teaching, education
- enseigner - to teach
- ensemble - together, set
- ensuite - then, next
- entendre - to hear
- entier - entire, whole
- entité - entity
- entièrement - entirely
- entraîner - to train, to lead
- entraîneur - coach, trainer
- entreprise - company, enterprise
- entreprises - companies
- entrer - to enter
- entrée - entrance, entry
- envers - towards, against
- environ - about, approximately
- environnement - environment
- envoyer - to send
- envoyé - sent, envoy
- erreur - error
- espacer - to space
- espagnol - Spanish
- espagnole - Spanish (feminine singular)
- esprit - spirit, mind
- espèce - species, kind
- espèces - species, cash
- essai - essay, trial
- essayer - to try
- essentiel - essential
- essentiellement - essentially
- et - and
- eu - had (past participle of “avoir”)
- européen - European
- européenne - European (feminine singular)
- eux - them
- ex - ex, former
- exemplaires - copies
- exemple - example
- existence - existence
- exister - to exist
- expliquer - to explain
- exploitation - exploitation, operation
- exposition - exhibition, exposure
- express - express
- expression - expression
- expérience - experience
- extrait - extract
- extrême - extreme
- extérieur - exterior, outside
f
- face - face
- faible - weak
- faillir - to almost do something
- faire - to do, to make
- faisant - doing (present participle of “faire”)
- fait - done, made
- faite - made, done (feminine singular)
- faits - facts, deeds
- falloir - to be necessary
- famille - family
- familles - families
- faveur - favor
- façade - facade
- façon - way, manner
- femme - woman
- femmes - women
- fer - iron
- ferme - farm, firm
- festival - festival
- feu - fire
- ficher - to file, to care (colloquial)
- fichier - file
- fiction - fiction
- figure - figure, face
- figurer - to appear, to figure
- fil - thread, wire
- filer - to spin, to run away
- fille - girl, daughter
- filles - girls, daughters
- film - film, movie
- films - films
- fin - end
- final - final
- finale - final, finale
- finalement - finally
- fine - thin, fine
- fini - finished
- finir - to finish
- fleuve - river
- fois - time (as in instances)
- fonction - function
- fonctions - functions
- fondateur - founder
- fondation - foundation
- fondre - to melt
- fonds - funds
- fondé - founded
- fondée - founded
- fontaine - fountain
- football - football, soccer
- footballeur - footballer, soccer player
- force - force
- forcer - to force
- format - format
- formation - formation, training
- forme - form, shape
- former - to form, to train
- formule - formula
- formé - formed, trained
- fort - strong, fort
- fortement - strongly
- forêt - forest
- forêts - forests
- fournir - to provide
- frais - fresh, fee
- franc - frank, franc
- francophone - French-speaking
- francs - francs
- français - French
- française - French (feminine singular)
- froid - cold
- front - front
- frontière - border
- frère - brother
- frères - brothers
- fusion - fusion
- futur - future
- fédération - federation
- féminin - feminine
- février - February
- fêter - to celebrate
g
- gagner - to win, to earn
- galerie - gallery
- galles - Wales
- garder - to keep
- gare - station
- gauche - left
- gaz - gas
- genre - type, genre
- gens - people
- germain - germane, related
- gestion - management
- glacer - to freeze, to ice
- gouvernement - government
- gouverneur - governor
- grand - big, large, great
- grande - big, large, great (feminine singular)
- graver - to engrave
- grec - Greek
- grecque - Greek (feminine singular)
- gros - big, fat
- groupe - group
- groupes - groups
- grâce - grace, thanks to
- guerre - war
- guinée - Guinea
- général - general
- générale - general (feminine singular)
- généralement - generally
- géographique - geographical
h
- habitants - inhabitants
- harmonisation - harmonization
- haut - high, top
- haute - high (feminine singular)
- hauteur - height
- heure - hour, time
- heures - hours
- histoire - history, story
- historien - historian
- historique - historic, historical
- hiver - winter
- hockey - hockey
- hommage - homage, tribute
- homme - man
- hommes - men
- hongrois - Hungarian
- honneur - honor
- hors - outside, except
- hui - today (in the expression “aujourd’hui”)
- huiler - to oil
- huit - eight
- huitième - eighth
- humain - human
- humains - humans
- héros - hero
- hôpital - hospital
- hôtel - hotel
i
- ici - here
- idée - idea
- il - he, it
- ils - they (masculine plural)
- imager - to image
- importance - importance
- important - important
- importante - important (feminine singular)
- imposer - to impose
- impériale - imperial (feminine singular)
- inclure - to include
- inconnu - unknown
- index - index
- indication - indication
- indien - Indian
- indiquer - to indicate
- industrie - industry
- industriel - industrial
- indépendance - independence
- infanterie - infantry
- influencer - to influence
- information - information
- informations - information
- informatique - computing, computer science
- initialement - initially
- inscrire - to inscribe, to register
- installer - to install, to set up
- institut - institute
- interdit - forbidden
- intermédiaire - intermediary
- international - international (masculine singular)
- internationale - international (feminine singular)
- interner - to intern, to hospitalize
- internet - internet
- interpréter - to interpret
- intervenir - to intervene
- intitulé - entitled
- intégral - integral, complete
- intégrer - to integrate
- intérieur - interior
- intérêt - interest
- invité - invited, guest
- irlandais - Irish
- issu - derived, coming from
- italien - Italian
- italienne - Italian (feminine singular)
j
- jamais - never
- janvier - January
- japon - Japan
- japonais - Japanese
- jardin - garden
- jaune - yellow
- je - I
- jeu - game
- jeune - young
- jeunes - young people
- jeunesse - youth
- jeux - games
- joue - plays, cheek
- jouer - to play
- joueur - player
- joueurs - players
- jour - day
- journal - newspaper
- journaliste - journalist
- journée - day
- jours - days
- joué - played
- juge - judge
- juif - Jewish
- juifs - Jews
- juillet - July
- juin - June
- juive - Jewish (feminine singular)
- junior - junior
- juste - just, fair
- justice - justice
k
l
- la - the (feminine singular)
- label - label
- lac - lake
- laisser - to leave, to let
- lancer - to throw, to launch
- land - land
- langue - language, tongue
- langues - languages
- laquelle - which (feminine singular)
- large - wide
- largement - largely
- las - tired
- latin - Latin
- latine - Latin (feminine singular)
- le - the (masculine singular)
- lequel - which, whom
- les - the (plural)
- lesquels - which ones
- lettre - letter
- lettres - letters
- leur - their
- leurs - their (plural)
- liberté - freedom
- libre - free
- libéral - liberal
- libération - liberation
- licence - license, degree
- lien - link
- liens - links
- lieu - place, location
- lieutenant - lieutenant
- lieux - places
- ligne - line
- lignes - lines
- ligue - league
- limiter - to limit
- limitée - limited (feminine singular)
- lion - lion
- lire - to read
- liste - list
- listes - lists
- littéraire - literary
- littérature - literature
- livrer - to deliver
- liège - cork
- liée - linked (feminine singular)
- local - local
- locale - local (feminine singular)
- localité - locality
- locaux - locals, premises (masculine plural)
- logiciel - software
- logique - logic
- logo - logo
- loi - law
- loin - far
- long - long
- longtemps - a long time
- longue - long (feminine singular)
- longueur - length
- lorraine - Lorraine (region or name)
- lors - during, at the time of
- lorsque - when
- luire - to shine
- lumière - light
- lutter - to struggle, to fight
- lycée - high school
- là - there
- législatives - legislative
m
- ma - my (feminine singular)
- madame - madam, Mrs.
- magazine - magazine
- mai - May
- main - hand
- maintenant - now
- maire - mayor
- mais - but
- maison - house
- maisons - houses
- majeur - major, adult
- major - major
- majorité - majority
- mal - bad, harm
- maladie - disease
- malgré - despite
- manche - sleeve, English Channel
- mandat - mandate
- manière - manner, way
- manque - lack, shortage
- manuel - manual
- manuscrit - manuscript
- marais - marsh
- marchand - merchant
- marche - march
- marcher - to walk
- marché - market
- marguerite - daisy
- mari - husband
- mariage - marriage
- marier - to marry
- marin - sailor, marine
- mariner - to marinate, sailor
- maritime - maritime
- marié - married
- mariée - married (feminine singular)
- marne - marl
- marquer - to mark
- mars - March
- maréchal - marshal
- masculin - masculine
- masse - mass
- massif - massif, massive
- match - match
- matchs - matches
- mathématiques - mathematics
- matière - matter, material
- matériel - material, equipment
- maître - master, teacher
- maîtres - masters
- me - me, myself
- meilleur - better, best
- meilleure - better, best (feminine singular)
- membre - member
- membres - members
- menacer - to threaten
- mener - to lead
- mention - mention
- mer - sea
- merci - thank you
- mes - my (plural)
- message - message
- mesurer - to measure
- mettre - to put, to place
- mi - half, mid-
- midi - noon, south
- mieux - better
- milan - Milan
- milieu - middle, environment
- militaire - military
- militant - activist, militant
- mille - thousand
- millions - millions
- mini - mini
- ministre - minister
- ministère - ministry
- minuter - to time, to minute
- mis - placed, put (past participle of “mettre”)
- miser - to bet
- mission - mission
- mobile - mobile
- mode - fashion, mode
- modeler - to model, to shape
- moderne - modern
- modification - modification
- modifications - modifications
- modifier - to modify
- moi - me, myself
- moins - less
- mois - month
- moitié - half
- moment - moment
- mon - my (masculine singular)
- monde - world
- mondial - global, world
- mondiale - global, world (feminine singular)
- monsieur - mister, sir
- mont - mount, hill
- montagne - mountain
- montant - amount, rising
- monter - to go up, to mount
- montrer - to show
- montée - ascent, rise
- monument - monument
- monuments - monuments
- mort - death, dead
- morte - dead (feminine singular)
- mot - word
- moteur - engine, motor
- motif - motif, reason
- mots - words
- mourir - to die
- mouvement - movement
- mouvements - movements
- moyen - means, average
- moyenne - average
- moyens - means
- municipal - municipal
- municipalité - municipality
- mur - wall
- musiquer - to play music
- musée - museum
- mâle - male
- mère - mother
- mètres - meters
- mécanique - mechanical
- médaille - medal
- médecin - doctor
- méditerranée - Mediterranean
- mémoire - memory
- méthode - method
- métrage - footage, length (in film)
- métro - metro, subway
- même - same, even
- mêmes - same, even
n
- naissance - birth
- national - national
- nationale - national (feminine singular)
- nations - nations
- nature - nature
- naturel - natural
- naturelle - natural (feminine singular)
- navire - ship
- navires - ships
- nazi - Nazi
- naître - to be born
- ne - not (used in negations)
- net - clear, net
- neuf - nine, new
- ni - nor
- niveau - level
- noble - noble
- noir - black
- noire - black (feminine singular)
- nom - name
- nombre - number
- nombreuses - numerous (feminine plural)
- nombreux - numerous
- nommer - to name
- nommé - named
- nommée - named (feminine singular)
- non - no, not
- nord - north
- normale - normal (feminine singular)
- nos - our
- notamment - notably, especially
- noter - to note, to write down
- notion - notion
- notre - our
- nous - we, us
- nouveau - new (masculine singular)
- nouveaux - new (masculine plural)
- nouvel - new (masculine singular before a vowel)
- nouvelle - new, news (feminine singular)
- nouvelles - news
- novembre - November
- noël - Christmas
- nuire - to harm
- nul - null, no one
- numéro - number
- né - born
- néanmoins - nevertheless
- nécessaire - necessary
- née - born (feminine singular)
- néerlandais - Dutch
o
- objectif - objective, goal
- objectifs - objectives
- objet - object
- objets - objects
- observatoire - observatory
- obtenir - to obtain
- obtenu - obtained
- occasion - opportunity, occasion
- occidentale - western (feminine singular)
- occupation - occupation
- occuper - to occupy
- occupé - occupied, busy
- octobre - October
- océan - ocean
- office - office, duty
- officiel - official
- officielle - official (feminine singular)
- officiellement - officially
- officier - officer
- offrir - to offer
- olympique - olympic
- olympiques - Olympic
- on - one, we, they
- opposer - to oppose
- opposition - opposition
- opposé - opposite
- opération - operation
- opérations - operations
- opérer - to operate
- or - gold, now
- orange - orange (color)
- orbiter - to orbit
- orchestre - orchestra
- ordre - order
- organisation - organization
- organiser - to organize
- organisé - organized
- originaire - native
- original - original
- originale - original (feminine singular)
- orthographe - spelling
- ou - or
- ouest - west
- oui - yes
- outre - besides, in addition to
- ouvert - open
- ouverte - open (feminine singular)
- ouverture - opening
- ouvrage - work, book
- ouvrages - works (as in literary or scholarly works)
- ouvrer - to work (rare usage)
- où - where
p
- pacifique - pacific
- page - page
- pages - pages
- paix - peace
- palais - palace
- pape - pope
- par - by, through
- parallèle - parallel
- paramètre - parameter
- paraître - to appear
- parc - park
- parce - because
- parcourir - to travel, to cover
- parents - parents
- parfois - sometimes
- paris - Paris
- parisien - Parisian (masculine singular)
- parisienne - Parisian (feminine singular)
- parlement - parliament
- parler - to speak
- parmi - among
- paroisse - parish
- parole - word, speech
- part - share, part
- partager - to share
- partant - leaving, hence
- participation - participation
- participer - to participate
- participé - participated
- particulier - particular, private individual
- particulièrement - particularly
- partie - part
- parties - parties
- partir - to leave, to depart
- parvenir - to reach, to achieve
- pas - not (used in negations)
- pascal - Pascal (name or adjective related to Easter)
- passager - passenger
- passant - passing
- passer - to pass, to spend (time)
- passé - past
- patrimoine - heritage
- pays - country
- peine - penalty, difficulty
- peintre - painter
- pendant - during
- penser - to think
- pensée - thought
- perdre - to lose
- perdu - lost
- permettant - allowing (present participle of “permettre”)
- permettre - to allow, to permit
- permis - permitted, license
- personnage - character, personality
- personnages - characters
- personnalité - personality
- personnalités - personalities
- personne - person, nobody
- personnel - staff, personal
- personnes - people
- petit - small, little
- petite - small, little (feminine singular)
- peu - little, few
- peuple - people, nation
- phare - lighthouse
- phase - phase
- philippines - Philippine (as an adjective, feminine plural)
- philosophie - philosophy
- photo - photo
- photos - photos
- physique - physical, physics
- piano - piano
- pied - foot
- pierre - stone
- piloter - to pilot
- pister - to track
- pièce - piece, room
- pièces - pieces, rooms
- placer - to place
- plaine - plain
- plan - plan, map
- plantes - plants
- plat - dish, flat
- plein - full
- plupart - majority
- plus - more, no more
- plusieurs - several
- plutôt - rather
- poids - weight
- poindre - to dawn, to emerge
- pointer - to point, to clock in
- points - points
- policer - to police
- politique - politics, policy
- politiques - political, policies
- polonais - Polish
- polonaise - Polish (feminine singular)
- pont - bridge
- populaire - popular
- population - population
- port - port, harbor
- portail - portal, gate
- portant - carrying
- porter - to carry, to wear
- portrait - portrait
- portugais - Portuguese
- porté - carried, worn
- portée - range, reach
- poser - to pose, to place
- position - position
- possible - possible
- posséder - to possess
- poster - to post
- potentiel - potential
- pour - for
- pourquoi - why
- poursuivre - to pursue, to continue
- pourtant - however, yet
- pouvoir - can, to be able to
- poète - poet
- pratiquer - to practice
- premier - first (masculine singular)
- première - first (feminine singular)
- prenant - taking (present participle of “prendre”)
- prendre - to take
- presque - almost
- presser - to press, to hurry
- prince - prince
- principal - main, principal
- principale - main, principal (feminine singular)
- principalement - mainly
- principaux - main, principal (masculine plural)
- principe - principle
- printemps - spring
- pris - taken
- priser - to prize, to value
- prison - prison
- privé - private
- prix - price, prize
- pro - pro, professional
- probablement - probably
- problème - problem
- problèmes - problems
- processus - process
- proche - close, near, relative
- procès - trial, process
- producteur - producer
- production - production
- produire - to produce
- produit - product
- produits - products
- professeur - professor
- professionnel - professional
- professionnelle - professional (feminine singular)
- programmer - to program
- projet - project
- projets - projects
- promotion - promotion
- propos - about, words
- proposer - to propose
- proposition - proposition
- propre - own, clean
- propriétaire - owner
- propriété - property
- protection - protection
- protestant - Protestant
- protéger - to protect
- province - province
- proximité - proximity, nearness
- près - near
- précis - precise, accurate
- préciser - to specify
- précédent - previous
- préfecture - prefecture
- présence - presence
- présent - present
- présentation - presentation
- présenter - to present
- présents - present, gifts
- présenté - presented
- présidentielle - presidential
- présider - to preside
- prévu - planned, foreseen
- prêt - ready, loan
- pseudonyme - pseudonym
- pu - been able (past participle of “pouvoir”)
- public - public
- publication - publication
- publier - to publish
- publique - public (feminine singular)
- publié - published
- publiée - published (feminine singular)
- puisque - since, because
- puissance - power
- père - father
- période - period
- périodique - periodical
q
- qu’ - that, which, whom (contracted form)
- quai - quay, platform
- qualifier - to qualify
- qualité - quality
- quand - when
- quant - as for
- quarante - forty
- quart - quarter
- quartier - neighborhood
- quatre - four
- quatrième - fourth
- que - that, which, whom
- quel - which
- quelle - which, what
- quelque - some
- quelques - some, a few
- question - question
- questions - questions
- qui - who, which
- quitter - to leave
- quoi - what
- quotidien - daily, everyday life
- québécois - Quebecois (from Quebec)
r
- radio - radio
- raison - reason
- raisons - reasons
- rapide - fast, quick
- rapidement - quickly
- rappeler - to remind, to recall
- rapport - report, relationship
- recensement - census
- recevoir - to receive
- rechercher - to research, to search for
- record - record
- records - records
- refuser - to refuse
- regrouper - to group, to gather
- reine - queen
- rejoindre - to join, to meet
- relation - relationship
- relations - relations
- religieuse - religious (feminine singular)
- religieux - religious
- religion - religion
- remarquer - to notice
- remis - handed over, given back
- remonter - to go back, to rise
- remplacement - replacement
- remplacer - to replace
- remplacé - replaced
- remporter - to win
- remporté - won
- rencontrer - to meet
- rendre - to give back, to make
- rendu - rendered, rendering
- rennes - reindeer, Rennes (city)
- renommé - renowned
- renommée - renown, fame
- reprendre - to resume, to take back
- repris - resumed, taken up again
- reprise - resumption, cover (in music)
- reprises - times, instances
- représentant - representative
- représenter - to represent
- requête - request
- responsable - responsible
- ressources - resources
- restant - remaining
- restauration - restoration, catering
- rester - to stay, to remain
- retirer - to withdraw
- retour - return
- retourner - to return
- retrait - withdrawal
- retraite - retirement
- retrouver - to find, to meet
- revenir - to come back
- revenu - income, revenue
- revenus - income, revenues
- revue - review, magazine
- reçu - received
- rien - nothing
- risquer - to risk
- rive - bank, shore
- rivière - river
- robot - robot
- roi - king
- romain - Roman
- romaine - Roman (feminine singular)
- romains - Romans
- roman - novel
- romans - novels
- rose - pink, rose
- rouge - red
- route - road
- roux - redhead, russet
- roy - king (archaic spelling)
- royal - royal
- royale - royal (feminine singular)
- royaume - kingdom
- ruer - to rush
- rugby - rugby
- russe - Russian
- règles - rules
- réalisateur - director (in film)
- réalisation - realization, production
- réaliser - to realize, to achieve
- réalisé - realized, achieved
- réalisée - realized, made (feminine singular)
- réalité - reality
- réduit - reduced
- réel - real
- réformer - to reform
- référencer - to reference
- régiment - regiment
- région - region
- régional - regional
- régions - regions
- régler - to settle, to adjust
- régner - to reign
- régulière - regular (feminine singular)
- régulièrement - regularly
- réparer - to repair
- répartition - distribution
- répondre - to respond, to answer
- réponse - answer, response
- républicain - republican
- république - republic
- réseau - network
- réserver - to reserve
- résistance - resistance
- résultat - result
- résultats - results
- résumé - summary, resume
- réunion - meeting
- réussir - to succeed
- révolution - revolution
- révolutionnaire - revolutionary
- révéler - to reveal
- rôle - role
s
- sa - his, her, its (feminine singular)
- sacré - sacred
- saint - saint
- sainte - saint (feminine singular)
- saints - saints
- saison - season
- saisons - seasons
- salle - room
- salon - living room, salon
- sans - without
- santé - health
- sauf - except
- savoir - to know
- science - science
- sciences - sciences
- scientifique - scientific
- scène - scene, stage
- scénario - scenario
- se - oneself, himself, herself, itself
- second - second
- seconde - second
- secret - secret
- secrétaire - secretary
- secteur - sector
- section - section
- seigneur - lord
- sein - breast, within
- selon - according to
- semaine - week
- semaines - weeks
- sembler - to seem
- sens - sense
- sentir - to feel
- sept - seven
- septembre - September
- septième - seventh
- serbe - Serbian
- serge - serge (fabric)
- service - service
- services - services
- servir - to serve
- ses - his, her, its (plural)
- seul - alone, only
- seule - only, alone (feminine singular)
- seulement - only
- si - if, so
- signer - to sign
- signifiant - meaning, significant
- signifier - to mean, to signify
- simple - simple
- simplement - simply
- site - site
- sites - sites
- situation - situation
- situer - to situate, to locate
- situé - located (masculine singular)
- située - located (feminine singular)
- six - six
- sixième - sixth
- siècle - century
- siège - seat, headquarters
- social - social
- sociale - social (feminine singular)
- socialiste - socialist
- société - society, company
- sociétés - societies
- soir - evening
- soit - be, either
- sol - ground, floor
- soldats - soldiers
- soleil - sun
- sols - floors, soils
- sommaire - summary, brief
- sommer - to summon
- sommet - summit, top
- son - his, her, its (masculine singular)
- sorti - gone out, released
- sortie - exit, release
- sortir - to go out, to exit
- souhaiter - to wish
- soumis - submitted
- sourcer - to source
- sources - sources
- sous - under
- soutenir - to support
- soutenu - sustained, supported
- soutien - support
- souvenir - memory, souvenir
- souvent - often
- soviétique - Soviet
- sport - sport
- sportif - athlete, sports
- sportive - sportswoman, athletic (feminine singular)
- sports - sports
- spécifique - specific
- stade - stadium
- standard - standard
- star - star
- station - station
- statistiques - statistics
- statue - statue
- statut - status
- structure - structure
- structurée - structured (feminine singular)
- studio - studio
- style - style
- succès - success
- succéder - to succeed
- sud - south
- suisse - Swiss
- suite - following, suite
- suivant - following, next
- suivante - following (feminine singular)
- suivi - followed
- suivre - to follow
- sujet - subject, topic
- super - super
- superficie - surface, area
- suppression - suppression, removal
- supprimer - to delete, to suppress
- supprimé - deleted, suppressed
- supérieur - superior
- supérieure - higher, superior (feminine singular)
- sur - on, upon
- surface - surface
- surprise - surprise
- surtout - especially
- suédois - Swedish
- synonyme - synonym
- syntaxique - syntactic
- système - system
- systèmes - systems
- sécurité - security
- sélection - selection
- série - series
- séries - series
- sœur - sister
t
- tableau - painting, board
- tabler - to rely on, to base
- taille - size, cutting
- tandis - while
- tant - so much
- tard - late
- taux - rate
- tchèque - Czech
- technique - technique
- techniques - techniques
- tel - such
- telle - such, like this
- temple - temple
- temps - time, weather
- température - temperature
- tenant - holding, tenant
- tendre - to stretch, tender
- tenir - to hold
- tenter - to try
- tenue - outfit, holding
- terme - term
- termes - terms
- terminer - to finish, to complete
- terrain - ground, land
- terrer - to burrow, to hole up
- territoire - territory
- territoires - territories
- texte - text
- textes - texts
- thème - theme
- théorie - theory
- théâtre - theater
- tiers - third, one third
- tir - shooting, shot
- titre - title
- titres - titles
- titulaire - holder, incumbent
- toile - canvas, web
- tomber - to fall
- tome - volume
- ton - your, tone
- total - total
- totale - total (feminine singular)
- toucher - to touch
- toujours - always
- tour - tour, tower
- tournant - turning
- tourner - to turn, to shoot (a film)
- tournoi - tournament
- tournée - tour
- tours - towers, rounds
- tous - all, everyone (masculine plural)
- tout - all, everything
- toute - all, whole (feminine singular)
- toutefois - however
- tracer - to trace
- tradition - tradition
- traduction - translation
- traduit - translated
- train - train
- traite - treaty, trade, milking
- traitement - treatment
- traité - treaty
- transport - transport
- travail - work, labor
- travailler - to work
- travailleurs - workers
- travaux - works, construction
- travers - across
- traverser - to cross
- traversée - crossing
- trente - thirty
- tribunal - court, tribunal
- trois - three
- troisième - third
- trop - too much
- troupes - troops
- trouver - to find
- trouvé - found
- très - very
- tu - you (informal singular)
- turc - Turkish
- type - type
- types - types
- télévision - television
- télévisée - televised
- tête - head
u
- un - a, an (masculine singular)
- une - a, an (feminine singular)
- uni - united
- union - union
- unique - unique
- uniquement - only
- unis - united
- unité - unit
- unités - units
- univers - universe
- universitaire - university, academic
- universitaires - university (as an adjective), academics
- université - university
- urbain - urban
- urbaine - urban (feminine singular)
- usage - use
- user - to use, to wear out
- usiner - to manufacture, to machine
- utilisant - using (present participle of “utiliser”)
- utilisateur - user
- utilisation - use, utilization
- utiliser - to use
- utilisé - used (past participle of “utiliser”)
- utilisée - used (feminine singular)
v
- vainqueur - winner
- val - valley
- valeur - value
- vallée - valley
- valoir - to be worth
- van - van
- venant - coming (present participle of “venir”)
- vendu - sold
- venir - to come
- venter - to boast, to wind
- verre - glass
- vers - towards
- verser - to pour, to pay
- version - version
- vert - green
- via - via
- vice - vice
- victoire - victory
- victoires - victories
- vidéo - video
- vie - life
- vierge - virgin
- vieux - old (masculine plural)
- village - village
- villages - villages
- ville - city
- villes - cities
- vin - wine
- vingt - twenty
- visiter - to visit
- vit - lives (third person singular of “vivre”)
- vite - quickly
- vitesse - speed
- vivant - living
- vivre - to live
- voici - here is, here are
- voir - to see
- voire - even, indeed
- voisin - neighbor
- voiture - car
- voix - voice
- vol - flight, theft
- volume - volume
- voter - to vote
- votre - your
- vouloir - to want
- vous - you (plural/formal)
- voyager - to travel
- vrai - true
- vraiment - really
- vu - seen (past participle of “voir”)
- vue - view, sight
- vécu - lived (past participle of “vivre”)
- véritable - real, true
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- échanger - to exchange
- échec - failure, chess
- école - school
- écoles - schools
- économie - economy
- économique - economic
- écosser - to shell, to husk
- écrire - to write
- écrit - written
- écrits - writings
- écriture - writing
- écrivain - writer
- édifice - building, edifice
- éditer - to edit, to publish
- éditeur - publisher
- édition - edition
- éducation - education
- également - also, equally
- église - church
- élection - election
- élections - elections
- élever - to raise, to elevate
- élevé - high, raised
- élu - elected
- élèves - students
- éléments - elements
- émettre - to emit, to broadcast
- émission - broadcast, emission
- énergie - energy
- épisode - episode
- épisodes - episodes
- époque - era, period
- épouser - to marry
- épreuve - test, ordeal
- équipe - team
- équipes - teams
- équivalent - equivalent
- établi - established
- établir - to establish
- établissement - establishment
- étant - being
- étape - stage, step
- état - state, condition
- états - states
- étendre - to extend, to spread
- étoile - star
- étranger - foreign, stranger
- étude - study
- études - studies
- étudiant - student
- étudiants - students
- étudier - to study
- éviter - to avoid
- évoluer - to evolve
- évolution - evolution
- évolué - evolved
- événements - events
- évêque - bishop
ê
î
- île - island
- îles - islands
œ
- œil - eye
- œuvre - work (as in a piece of art or literature)
- œuvres - works
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