Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary

Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary Collins Dictionaries Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this e-book are not suitable for black and white e-ink devices.Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary is ideal for young learners of French as their first REAL dictionary. It offers detailed coverage of key French and English vocabulary in a highly attractive, colourful and easy-to-use format.Collins Primary Illustrated French Dictionary has been designed specifically to meet the needs of children learning French, particularly in primary school. It has also been written to give support to teachers who may be faced with the challenge of teaching French to young children for the first time.• Core vocabulary is covered in detail with simple examples to illustrate usage and key phrases highlighted.• Colourful topic pages in the middle of the dictionary give additional vocabulary for pupils and teachers.• A clear, colourful layout and carefully selected illustrations make it fun, quick and easy to find what you are looking for.Other titles in the Collins French Dictionary range include the Collins Easy Learning French Dictionary, Collins Gem French School Dictionary and Collins French School Dictionary – providing all the support you need when learning French. Contents Cover (#u67ec66d9-619e-5924-be78-f7f3b70c15b4) Title Page (#u4348bac5-b4dd-5d59-9bca-a3ef9728bdb6) Introduction (#ua81f1ea8-edf1-5b1f-a021-cd31eafb64f7) Using the dictionary (#u57805853-6752-54ec-9588-f996040dafbe) French –English (#u6e1a7b5f-3c85-5846-9609-169fe7cefd02) Language plus (#litres_trial_promo) Animals (#litres_trial_promo) The body (#litres_trial_promo) Clothes (#litres_trial_promo) Colours (#litres_trial_promo) Family (#litres_trial_promo) Days and dates (#litres_trial_promo) The weather (#litres_trial_promo) Places (#litres_trial_promo) Food (#litres_trial_promo) Fruit and vegetables (#litres_trial_promo) Drinks (#litres_trial_promo) Furniture (#litres_trial_promo) Instruments (#litres_trial_promo) Jobs (#litres_trial_promo) Sports (#litres_trial_promo) At school (#litres_trial_promo) Numbers and time (#litres_trial_promo) French verbs (#litres_trial_promo) Illustrations (#litres_trial_promo) English –French (#litres_trial_promo) Copyright (#litres_trial_promo) About the Publisher William Collins’ dream of knowledge for all began with the publication of his first book in 1819. A self-educated mill worker, he not only enriched millions of lives, but also founded a flourishing publishing house. Today, staying true to this spirit, Collins books are packed with inspiration, innovation, and practical expertise. They place you at the centre of a world of possibility and give you exactly what you need to explore it. Language is the key to this exploration, and at the heart of Collins Dictionaries is language as it is really used. New words, phrases, and meanings spring up every day, and all of them are captured and analysed by the Collins Word Web. Constantly updated, and with over 2.5 billion entries, this living language resource is unique to our dictionaries. Words are tools for life. And a Collins Dictionary makes them work for you. Collins. Do more. Introduction (#ulink_f464ffb1-6ae7-524c-8b9d-ccfdf3054605) 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 (#ulink_41d6c5e5-5def-50c6-a929-62f83934c09d) 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 (#ulink_bdcd2d90-3730-577c-a2e8-50179eaaab86) of the dictionary. Is this the French side or the English side? How can you tell? 3 Look at page 411 (#litres_trial_promo) 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 (#litres_trial_promo)? 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 (#litres_trial_promo)? 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, H?l?ne 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? 9Thursday 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. 11June, 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 poup?efem When you look up doll you can see that the word for doll in French is poup?e. 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 poup?e and a doll would be une poup?e. penfriend NOUN le correspondantmasc la correspondantefem 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’ animalmasc (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 ballefem (for tennis, golf, cricket)Hit the ball! Frappe la balle! 2 le ballonmasc (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 sweetcan be a noun or an adjective. A NOUN 1 le bonbonmasc (candy)a bag of sweets un paquet de bonbons 2 le dessertmasc (pudding)Sweets: ice cream or chocolate mousse Desserts: glace ou mousse au chocolat B ADJECTIVE 1sucr?mascsucr?efem (sugary)It’s too sweet. C’est trop sucr?. 2gentilmascgentillefem (kind)She’s a sweet person. Elle est gentille. 3mignonmascmignonnefem (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 hardcan be an adjective or an adverb. A ADJECTIVE 1difficile(difficult)This question’s too hard for me. Cette question est trop difficile pour moi. 2durmascdurefem (not soft)This cheese is very hard. Ce fromage est tr?s dur. B ADVERB durColette 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 cleancan be an adjective or a verb. A ADJECTIVE proprea clean shirt une chemise propre B VERB nettoyerClean the board please! Nettoie le tableau s’il te pla?t! 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 raincan be a noun or a verb. A NOUN la pluiefemin the rain sous la pluie B VERB pleuvoirIt’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 d?jeuner. 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 orcloches de P?queswhich 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 (#litres_trial_promo). 5 first 6 Chantal, H?l?ne, 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 (#ulink_e1f1eda4-c1f4-53cd-a506-e2f3572d1942) A a a VERB seeavoir Language tip Don’t confuseawith the preposition?. 1has Elle a beaucoup d’amis. She has lots of friends. Language tip Sometimesais used to show that something has happened in the past. Il a jou? au football. He played football. 2is Il a neuf ans. He is nine years old. il y a there is/there are Language tip il y ahas two translations. Look at the examples. Il y a un bon film ? la t?l?. There’s a good film on TV. Il y a beaucoup de monde. There are lots of people. Language tip il y acan also meanago. Elle est partie il y a dix minutes. She left ten minutes ago. Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? What’s the matter? ? PREPOSITION Language tip Don’t confuse?with the verb forma. See alsoau (= ? + le)andaux (= ? + les). 1at Je suis ? la maison. I am at home. Je finis ? quatre heures. I finish at 4 o’clock. 2in Il est ? Paris. He is in Paris. Elle habite au Portugal. She lives in Portugal. Mes grands-parents habitent ? la campagne. My grandparents live in the country. au printemps in the spring au mois de juin in June 3to Je vais ? Paris. I’m going to Paris. Elle va au Portugal. She’s going to Portugal. Cet ?t? je vais ? la campagne. I’m going to the country this summer. Il l’a donn? ? son fr?re. He gave it to his brother. Je n’ai rien ? faire. I’ve got nothing to do. Ce livre est ? Paul. This book is Paul’s. 4by Il est arriv? ? bicyclette. He arrived by bicycle. ? pied on foot Je vais ? l’?cole ? pied. I walk to school. ? … d’ici … from here C’est ? dix kilom?tres d’ici. It’s 10 kilometres from here. … ? l’heure … an hour cent kilom?tres ? l’heure 100 kilometres an hour ? samedi! See you on Saturday! ? tout ? l’heure! See you later! ? bient?t! See you soon! ? demain! See you tomorrow! abandonner VERB 1to abandon 2to 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 (?cole), the grave (m?re) and the circumflex (h?tel). See alsoaigu, grave, circonflexe. accepter VERB to accept l’ accident MASC NOUN accident accompagner VERB to accompany Language tip There is the wordaccompanyin English, but it is quite a formal word and we will often use something different, such astake. Elle m’accompagne ? l’?cole. She takes me to school. l’ accord MASC NOUN ?tre d’accord to agree Tu es d’accord avec moi? Do you agree with me? D’accord! OK! l’ accord?on MASC NOUN accordion Ray joue de l’accord?on. Ray plays the accordion. l’ accueil MASC NOUN reception acheter VERB to buy l’ acn? FEM NOUN acne l’ acteur MASC NOUN actor un acteur de cin?ma a film actor actif MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM active) active l’ activit? FEM NOUN activity l’ actrice FEM NOUN actress une actrice de cin?ma a film actress les actualit?s FEM PL NOUN news Je regarde les actualit?s tous les soirs. I watch the news every night. l’ addition FEM NOUN 1sum 2bill L’addition, s’il vous pla?t! Can we have the bill, please? adh?sif MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM adh?sive) le ruban adh?sif sticky tape l’ adjectif MASC NOUN adjective ‘grand’ est un adjectif. ‘grand’ is an adjective. admettre VERB 1to admit J’admets que j’ai eu tort. I admit I was wrong. 2to 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 oned, and an extrae. mon adresse ?lectronique 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’ a?robic MASC NOUN aerobics Je fais de l’a?robic. I do aerobics. l’ a?roport MASC NOUN airport les affaires FEM PL NOUN 1things Va chercher tes affaires! Go and get your things! Rangez vos affaires! Put your things away! 2business 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’ ?ge MASC NOUN age ?crivez votre nom et votre ?ge. Write down your name and age. Tu as quel ?ge? How old are you? Quel ?ge a-t-elle? How old is she? ?g? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?g?e) old l’ agence FEM NOUN agency une agence de voyages a travel agency une agence immobili?re 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 wordagendadoes not mean the same as the English wordagenda. 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 agr?able MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM agr?able) nice l’ agriculteur MASC NOUN farmer ai VERB seeavoir J’ai deux chats. I have two cats. Language tip Sometimesaiis used to show that something has happened in the past. J’ai oubli? mon livre. I’ve forgotten my book. l’ aide FEM NOUN help aider VERB to help Tu peux m’aider? Can you help me? a?e 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 1to love Elle aime ses enfants. She loves her children. Je t’aime. I love you. 2to like Tu aimes le chocolat? Do you like chocolate? J’aime bien ce gar?on. I like this boy. J’aime bien jouer au tennis. I like playing tennis. a?n? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM a?n?e) C’est mon fr?re a?n?. He’s my big brother. l’ a?n? MASC NOUN l’ a?n?e FEM NOUN oldest child C’est l’a?n?. He’s the oldest child. C’est l’a?n?e. She’s the oldest child. l’ air MASC NOUN air Tu as l’air fatigu?e. 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’ Alg?rie FEM NOUN Algeria alg?rien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM alg?rienne) Algerian l’ Alg?rien MASC NOUN l’ Alg?rienne FEM NOUN Algerian l’ alimentation FEM NOUN groceries le rayon alimentation the grocery department l’ all?e FEM NOUN 1path les all?es du parc the paths in the park 2drive 5, all?e Saint-Exup?ry 5 Saint-Exup?ry Drive l’ Allemagne FEM NOUN Germany allemand MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM allemande) German l’ Allemand MASC NOUN l’ Allemande FEM NOUN German aller allercan be a verb or a noun. A VERB to go Je vais ? Londres. I’m going to London. Nous allons visiter un ch?teau. We’re going to visit a castle. Allez! D?p?che-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 ?a va? — ?a 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 ? allergic to Je suis allergique aux chats. I’m allergic to cats. allez VERB seealler Vous allez o?? Where are you going? all? EXCLAMATION hello! All?! Je voudrais parler ? Monsieur Simon. Hello! I’d like to speak to Mr Simon. Language tip all?is only used when talking to someone on the phone. allons VERB seealler Nous allons nous coucher. We’re going to bed. allumer VERB 1to put on Tu peux allumer la lumi?re? Can you put the light on? 2to switch on Allume l’ordinateur. Switch on the computer. 3to light Tu peux allumer cette bougie? Can you light this candle? l’ allumette FEM NOUN match une bo?te d’allumettes a box of matches alors ADVERB 1then Alors, tu viens? Are you coming, then? 2so 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 alphab?tique ADJECTIVE alphabetical par ordre alphab?tique in alphabetical order l’ amande FEM NOUN almond la p?te 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? am?ricain MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM am?ricaine) American l’ Am?ricain MASC NOUN l’ Am?ricaine FEM NOUN American l’ Am?rique 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’ amiti? FEM NOUN friendship Amiti?s, 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 Na?ma. He’s in love with Na?ma. l’ ampoule FEM NOUN 1light bulb Tu peux changer l’ampoule? Can you change the light bulb? 2blister J’ai une ampoule au pied. I’ve got a blister on my foot. amusant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM amusante) amusing s’ amuser VERB 1to play Les enfants s’amusent dehors. The children are playing outside. 2to 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’ anc?tre MASC/FEM NOUN ancestor l’ anchois MASC NOUN anchovy ancien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ancienne) 1former C’est une ancienne ?l?ve. She’s a former pupil. 2old notre ancienne voiture our old car 3antique un fauteuil ancien an antique chair l’ ?ne 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 ? la t?l?. He’s a TV host. anim? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anim?e) lively Cette ville est tr?s anim?e. This is a very lively town. un dessin anim? a cartoon J’adore les dessins anim?s. I love cartoons. l’ ann?e FEM NOUN year Cette ann?e, j’apprends le fran?ais. I’m learning French this year. l’ann?e derni?re last year l’ann?e prochaine next year Bonne ann?e! Happy New Year! l’ anniversaire MASC NOUN 1birthday 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 f?vrier. My birthday is on the twelfth of February. Joyeux anniversaire! Happy birthday! 2anniversary 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’ antiquit? FEM NOUN antique un magasin d’antiquit?s an antique shop anxieux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM anxieuse) anxious ao?t MASC NOUN August en ao?t in August le trois ao?t the third of August apercevoir VERB to see l’ ap?ritif MASC NOUN En ?t?, on prend l’ap?ritif dans le jardin. In the summer we have drinks in the garden. Did you know…? Anap?ritifis 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 ?a m’appartient. This belongs to me. l’ appel MASC NOUN 1phone call un appel d’Italie a phone call from Italy 2register 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 m?decin. She’s calling the doctor. s’appeler to be called Elle s’appelle Muriel. Her name’s Muriel. Comment ?a 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’ app?tit MASC NOUN Bon app?tit! Enjoy your meal! apporter VERB to bring Je vais apporter un g?teau. I’m going to bring a cake. apprendre VERB to learn J’apprends le fran?ais. I’m learning French. J’apprends ? faire la cuisine. I’m learning to cook. appris VERB seeapprendre 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. apr?s PREPOSITION, ADVERB 1after apr?s le d?jeuner after lunch 2afterwards aussit?t apr?s immediately afterwards apr?s-demain ADVERB the day after tomorrow l’ apr?s-midi MASC/FEM NOUN afternoon L’apr?s-midi, je vais ? la piscine. In the afternoon, I go to the swimming pool. cet apr?s-midi this afternoon arabe arabecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE Arables pays arabes the Arab countries B MASC NOUN ArabicIl parle arabe. He speaks Arabic. l’ araign?e FEM NOUN spider Il y a une araign?e dans la baignoire! There’s a spider in the bath! l’ arbitre MASC NOUN referee l’ arbre MASC NOUN tree un arbre g?n?alogique a family tree l’ arc MASC NOUN bow un arc et des fl?ches a bow and arrows l’ arc-en-ciel MASC NOUN rainbow l’ argent MASC NOUN 1money Je n’ai pas d’argent. I haven’t got any money. l’argent de poche pocket money 2silver une m?daille d’argent a silver medal l’ arme FEM NOUN weapon l’ arm?e 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 ‘[email protected]’ arranger VERB 1to arrange Elle arrange des fleurs dans un vase. She’s arranging flowers in a vase. 2to suit ?a m’arrange de partir plus t?t. It suits me to leave earlier. l’ arr?t MASC NOUN stop un arr?t de bus a bus stop arr?ter VERB 1to stop Tu peux arr?ter la cassette? Can you stop the tape? Arr?te! Stop it! Arr?te de copier! Stop copying! 2to switch off Il a arr?t? le moteur. He switched the engine off. arri?re arri?recan be a noun or an adjective. A MASC NOUN backl’arri?re de la maison the back of the house B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE backle si?ge arri?re the back seat les roues arri?re the rear wheels l’ arri?re-grand-m?re FEM NOUN great-grandmother l’ arri?re-grand-p?re MASC NOUN great-grandfather l’ arriv?e FEM NOUN arrival arriver VERB 1to arrive J’arrive ? l’?cole ? huit heures. I arrive at school at 8 o’clock. 2to come J’arrive! I’m coming! 3to happen Qu’est-ce qui est arriv? ? Christian? What happened to Christian? l’ arrondissement MASC NOUN district Did you know…? Paris, Lyons, and Marseilles are divided into numbered districts calledarrondissements. 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 v?ritable artiste. Paul is a real artist. les arts plastiques MASC PL NOUN art as ascan be part of the verbavoiror a noun. A VERB seeavoirTu as de beaux cheveux. You’ve got nice hair. Language tip Sometimesasis used to show that something has happened in the past. Tu as aim? le film? Did you like the film? B MASC NOUN acel’as de c?ur 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 d?teste 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 1enough 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! 2quite Il faisait assez beau. The weather was quite nice. l’ assiette FEM NOUN plate une assiette creuse a soup plate une assiette ? 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 ? Tourcoing. He is an English assistant in Tourcoing. Elle est assistante de fran?ais ? 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 1workshop un atelier de poterie a pottery workshop 2studio L’artiste est dans son atelier. The artist is in his studio. l’ athl?te MASC/FEM NOUN athlete l’ athl?tisme MASC NOUN athletics Je fais de l’athl?tisme. I do athletics. l’ Atlantique MASC NOUN Atlantic l’ atlas MASC NOUN atlas attacher VERB to tie up Elle attache ses cheveux avec un ?lastique. 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 wordattendredoes not mean the same as the English wordto 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? Language tip auis made up of? + le. Je vais au cin?ma. I am going to the cinema. au printemps in the spring l’ aube FEM NOUN dawn Il se l?ve ? l’aube. He gets up at dawn. l’ auberge de jeunesse FEM NOUN youth hostel aucun aucuncan be an adjective or a pronoun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM aucune) noIl n’a aucun ami. He’s got no friends. B MASC PRONOUN (FEM aucune) noneAucune 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 seeavoir Demain, il y aura du soleil. It will be sunny tomorrow. J’aurai mon nouveau v?lo mardi. I’m getting my new bike on Tuesday. Tu auras quel ?ge 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 1too Dors bien. — Toi aussi. Sleep well. — You too. Moi aussi! Me too! 2also Je parle anglais et aussi fran?ais. I speak English and also French. aussi … que as … as Michael est aussi grand que moi. Michael is as tall as me. aussit?t ADVERB aussit?t apr?s son retour straight after his return aussit?t que as soon as aussit?t que possible as soon as possible l’ Australie FEM NOUN Australia australien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM australienne) Australian autant ADVERB Language tip autant decan either meanso muchorso many. Je ne veux pas autant de g?teau. 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 … quecan either meanas much … asoras 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 ? l’?cole en autobus. I go to school by bus. l’ autocar MASC NOUN coach l’ autocollant MASC NOUN sticker l’ auto-?cole FEM NOUN driving school l’ automne MASC NOUN autumn en automne in autumn automobile automobilecan be a noun or an adjective. A FEM NOUN carune 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 g?teau? 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 arriv?s 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 1differently Fais-le autrement. Do it differently. 2otherwise 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? Language tip auxis made up of? + les. Il va aux ?tats-Unis. He’s going to the United States. avaler VERB to swallow l’ avance FEM NOUN ?tre en avance to be early Je suis en avance. I am early. ? l’avance beforehand Il faut r?server longtemps ? l’avance. You need to book well beforehand. d’avance in advance Elle a pay? d’avance. She paid in advance. avancer VERB to go forward Avance de trois cases. Go forward three squares. avant avantcan be a preposition, an adjective or a noun. A PREPOSITION beforeavant de partir before leaving B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE frontla roue avant the front wheel le si?ge avant the front seat C MASC NOUN frontl’avant de la voiture the front of the car ? l’avant in front J’aime m’asseoir ? 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-derni?re) last but one l’avant-derni?re page the last page but one Ils sont arriv?s 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 ?a? Anything else? l’ avenir MASC NOUN future ? 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 seeavoir Vous avez des fr?res et s?urs? Have you got any brothers or sisters? Language tip Sometimesavezis used to show that something has happened in the past. Vous avez aim? le film? Did you like the film? l’ avion MASC NOUN plane Tu pr?f?res 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 ? mon avis in my opinion J’ai chang? d’avis. I’ve changed my mind. l’ avocat MASC NOUN 1lawyer Il est avocat. He’s a lawyer. 2avocado 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 1to have Ils ont deux enfants. They have two children. Il a les yeux bleus. He’s got blue eyes. Language tip avoiris used to make the past tense of most verbs. Qu’est-ce que tu as fait hier? What did you do yesterday? 2to be Il a trois ans. He’s three. J’ai faim. I’m hungry. 3to 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 No?l? What did you get for Christmas? il y a there is/there are Language tip il y ahas two translations. Look at the examples. Il y a quelqu’un ? 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 acan also meanago. Je l’ai rencontr? il y a deux ans. I met him two years ago. Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? What’s the matter? avons VERB seeavoir Nous avons une grande maison. We have a big house. Language tip Sometimesavonsis used to show that something has happened in the past. Nous avons regard? la t?l?vision. 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 s?ur fait du baby-sitting le week-end. My sister babysits at the weekend. le bac MASC NOUN = baccalaur?at le baccalaur?at MASC NOUN A levels Ma s?ur passe son baccalaur?at cette ann?e. My sister is doing her A levels this year. Did you know…? Thebaccalaur?atorbacis an exam taken at the end oflyc?e, 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 d?teste 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 araign?e 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 num?rique an MP3 player le balai MASC NOUN broom la balan?oire 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 1ball un ballon de football a football 2balloon Je veux un ballon! I want a balloon! la banane FEM NOUN banana le banc MASC NOUN bench la bande dessin?e FEM NOUN comic strip J’adore les bandes dessin?es! I love comic strips! Did you know…? Les bandes dessin?esorcomic stripsare 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 banqui?re FEM NOUN banker le bapt?me 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 ? papa candyfloss le barbecue MASC NOUN barbecue la barque FEM NOUN rowing boat la barri?re FEM NOUN fence le bar-tabac MASC NOUN Did you know…? Abar-tabacis a caf? 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 b?timent 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 beauchanges tobelbefore a vowel sound. 1lovely un beau cadeau a lovely present une belle journ?e a lovely day 2beautiful une belle femme a beautiful woman 3good-looking un beau gar?on a good-looking boy 4handsome un bel homme a handsome man Il fait beau aujourd’hui. It’s a nice day today. beaucoup ADVERB 1a 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. 2much Je n’ai pas beaucoup d’argent. I haven’t got much money. le beau-fils MASC NOUN 1son-in-law 2stepson le beau-fr?re MASC NOUN brother-in-law le beau-p?re MASC NOUN 1father-in-law 2stepfather le b?b? MASC NOUN baby beige ADJECTIVE, MASC NOUN beige le beignet MASC NOUN fritter des beignets aux pommes apple fritters bel MASC ADJECTIVE seebeau un bel ?t? a beautiful summer belge ADJECTIVE Belgian le/la Belge MASC/FEM NOUN Belgian la Belgique FEM NOUN Belgium belle FEM ADJECTIVE seebeau une belle statue a beautiful statue la belle-fille FEM NOUN 1daughter-in-law 2stepdaughter la belle-m?re FEM NOUN 1mother-in-law 2stepmother la belle-s?ur 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. b?te ADJECTIVE stupid les b?tises FEM PL NOUN faire des b?tises to misbehave Ma s?ur fait toujours des b?tises. My sister is always misbehaving. dire des b?tises to talk nonsense Tu dis des b?tises! You’re talking nonsense! la betterave FEM NOUN beetroot le beurre MASC NOUN butter le biberon MASC NOUN bottle Ma maman donne le biberon ? ma s?ur. My mum is giving my baby sister her bottle. la biblioth?que FEM NOUN 1library 2bookcase 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 1well Daphn? travaille bien. Daphn? works well. 2good Ce livre est vraiment bien. This book is really good. J’aime bien les maths. I like maths. Comment ?a va? — ?a va bien, merci. How are you? — Fine, thanks. bien s?r ADVERB of course Tu aimes les frites? — Oui, bien s?r! Do you like chips? — Yes, of course! bient?t ADVERB soon ? bient?t! See you soon! la bienvenue FEM NOUN welcome Bienvenue ? Paris! Welcome to Paris! la bi?re 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 1ticket un billet d’avion a plane ticket 2banknote un billet de 10€ a €10 note bio ADJECTIVE organic Ma maman ach?te 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 ? 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 ? maman! Come and give Mummy a little kiss! bizarre ADJECTIVE strange la blague FEM NOUN joke blanc blanccan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blanche) whiteun chemisier blanc a white blouse une chemise blanche a white shirt B MASC NOUN whiteVous avez ce T-shirt en blanc? Do you have this T-shirt in white? blanche FEM ADJECTIVE seeblanc de la peinture blanche white paint le bl? MASC NOUN wheat bless? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bless?e) injured la blessure FEM NOUN injury bleu bleucan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bleue) blueune veste bleue a blue jacket Mon uniforme est bleu et blanc. My uniform is blue and white. B MASC NOUN blueLa couleur pr?f?r?e de ma s?ur, 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 asles 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 b?uf MASC NOUN beef un r?ti de b?uf a joint of beef bof EXCLAMATION Comment ?a 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 d?jeuner. 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 bo?te FEM NOUN box une bo?te d’allumettes a box of matches une bo?te aux lettres a letter box une bo?te de conserve a tin une bo?te de nuit a night club le bol MASC NOUN bowl un bol de c?r?ales a bowl of cereal bon MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bonne) 1good un bon restaurant a good restaurant Je suis bon en maths. I’m good at maths. Bonne journ?e! 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 ann?e! Happy New Year! 2right C’est la bonne r?ponse. That’s the right answer. Ah bon? Really? Bon, d’accord. OK then. le bonbon MASC NOUN sweet Ma s?ur aime les bonbons. My sister likes sweets. le bonhomme de neige MASC NOUN snowman bonjour EXCLAMATION 1hello! Bonjour madame! Hello Miss! 2Good morning! Bonjour, tout le monde! Good morning everyone! 3Good afternoon! Language tip bonjouris used in the morning and in the afternoon; in the eveningbonsoiris used instead. bonne FEM ADJECTIVE seebon Elle est bonne en fran?ais. 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 ?t?, je vais au bord de la mer. This summer, I’m going to the seaside. bordeaux bordeauxcan be a noun or an adjective. A MASC NOUN Bordeaux wine B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE maroonune 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 bouch?re FEM NOUN butcher la boucherie FEM NOUN butcher’s O? est la boucherie? Where is the butcher’s? le bouchon MASC NOUN 1top un bouchon en plastique a plastic top 2cork un bouchon de champagne a champagne cork 3hold-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 boucl? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM boucl?e) curly J’ai les cheveux boucl?s. 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 bou?e FEM NOUN buoy une bou?e 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 boulang?re FEM NOUN baker la boulangerie FEM NOUN baker’s Je vais ? 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-p?re aime jouer aux boules. My grandad likes playing bowls. Did you know…? boulesis 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 ? 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 1end Elle habite au bout de la rue. She lives at the end of the street. 2tip 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 1button Appuie sur le bouton. Press the button. 2spot Elle a des boutons. She’s got spots. le bowling MASC NOUN 1tenpin bowling J’aime aller au bowling. I like going bowling. 2bowling alley Il y a un bowling pr?s de chez moi. There’s a bowling alley near my house. le bracelet MASC NOUN bracelet la branche FEM NOUN branch branch? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM branch?e) trendy le bras MASC NOUN arm J’ai mal au bras. My arm hurts. la brasserie FEM NOUN caf?-restaurant bravo EXCLAMATION well done! le Br?sil 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 coll?ges MASC NOUN Mon fr?re passe son brevet des coll?ges. My brother is taking his GCSEs. Did you know…? Thebrevet des coll?gesis an exam you take at the end ofcoll?ge, 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) 1brilliant une id?e brillante a brilliant idea 2shiny des cheveux brillants shiny hair briller VERB to shine la brioche FEM NOUN brioche Je mange une brioche au petit d?jeuner. I have a brioche for breakfast. Did you know…? briocheis 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 m?daille de bronze the bronze medal bronzer VERB to get a tan la brosse FEM NOUN brush une brosse ? cheveux a hairbrush une brosse ? 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 br?lant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM br?lante) 1blazing un soleil br?lant a blazing sun 2boiling La soupe est br?lante. The soup is boiling. br?ler VERB to burn Ne te br?le pas! Don’t burn yourself! la br?lure FEM NOUN burn des br?lures 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 bruy?re FEM NOUN heather bu VERB seeboire J’ai bu du jus d’orange. I drank some orange juice. la b?che FEM NOUN la b?che de No?l the Yule log Le vingt-cinq d?cembre, on mange de la b?che de No?l. On the twenty-fifth of December we eat Yule log. Did you know…? la b?che de No?lis what is usually eaten in France as a Christmas pudding. le buffet MASC NOUN 1sideboard un buffet en ch?ne an oak sideboard 2buffet 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) 1desk Il y a un bureau dans ma chambre. There’s a desk in my room. 2office Ma m?re 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 ? l’?cole en bus. I go to school by bus. le but MASC NOUN goal marquer un but to score a goal J’ai marqu? un but. I scored a goal. C c c’ PRONOUN seece C’est lui! That’s him! ?a PRONOUN 1this Je voudrais un peu de ?a. I’d like a bit of this. 2that Ne fais pas ?a. Don’t do that. 3it ?a ne fait rien. It doesn’t matter. ?a va? — Oui, ?a va, merci. How are you? — I’m fine thanks. ?a alors! Well, well! C’est ?a. That’s right. ?a y est! That’s it! la cabane FEM NOUN hut une cabane ? sucre (Canada) a sugar shack la cabine FEM NOUN cabin une cabine d’essayage a fitting room une cabine t?l?phonique a phone box le cabinet MASC NOUN surgery la cacahu?te FEM NOUN peanut le cacao MASC NOUN cocoa cache-cache MASC NOUN hide-and-seek Tu veux jouer ? cache- cache? Do you want to play hide-and-seek? le cache-nez MASC NOUN long woollen scarf Language tip cachermeans ‘hide’ andnezmeans ‘nose’, so this scarf covers your nose. cacher VERB to hide se cacher to hideElle s’est cach?e 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 No?l a Christmas present Je vais faire un cadeau ? ma m?re. I’m going to give my mum a present. le cadenas MASC NOUN padlock cadet MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM cadette) 1younger 2youngest 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 caf? MASC NOUN 1coffee un caf? au lait a white coffee un caf? cr?me a strong white coffee Did you know…? If you have asked forun caf?, it will not have milk in it. If you want a coffee with milk, you must ask forun caf? au lait. 2caf? Rendez-vous au caf? ? trois heures. Let’s meet at the caf? at three o’clock. le caf?-tabac MASC NOUN Did you know…? Acaf?-tabacis a caf? which also sells cigarettes and stamps; you can tell acaf?-tabacby the red diamond-shaped sign outside it. la caf?t?ria FEM NOUN cafeteria la cage FEM NOUN cage la cagoule FEM NOUN balaclava Language tip une cagouleis something you wear on your head. It’s not an anorak as it is in English. le cahier MASC NOUN jotter mon cahier de fran?ais my French jotter le caillou MASC NOUN (PL les cailloux) pebble la caisse FEM NOUN 1checkout Payez ? la caisse. Pay at the checkout. 2box une caisse ? outils a tool box le caissier MASC NOUN la caissi?re FEM NOUN cashier la calculatrice FEM NOUN calculator calculer VERB to work out Calculez combien ?a va co?ter. Work out how much it’s going to cost. la calculette FEM NOUN pocket calculator le cale?on MASC NOUN boxer shorts le calendrier MASC NOUN calendar le c?lin MASC NOUN cuddle calme calmecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE 1quiet un endroit calme a quiet place 2calm La mer est calme. The sea is calm. B MASC NOUN peace and quietJ’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 cam?ra FEM NOUN camera une cam?ra de t?l?vision a television camera le cam?scope® MASC NOUN camcorder le camion MASC NOUN lorry la camionnette FEM NOUN van le camp MASC NOUN camp la campagne FEM NOUN country ? 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 canap? 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 ? p?che a fishing rod la cannelle FEM NOUN cinnamon le cano? MASC NOUN canoe Je vais faire du cano?. I’m going canoeing. la cantine FEM NOUN canteen Je mange ? 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 coachOn va en France en car. We’re going to France by coach. Language tip The Frenchcarholds a lot more people than the Englishcar. B CONJUNCTION because?coutez, car c’est tr?s important. Listen, because it’s very important. le caract?re MASC NOUN personality Il a le m?me caract?re que son p?re. He’s got the same personality as his father. Il a bon caract?re. He’s good-natured. Elle a mauvais caract?re. She’s bad-tempered. la carafe FEM NOUN jug les Cara?bes FEM PL NOUN Caribbean Islands le caramel MASC NOUN toffee la caravane FEM NOUN caravan le car?me 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 celebratecarnavalon 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 m?ch?, calledbonhomme carnavalis burnt on a bonfire. le carnet MASC NOUN 1notebook 2book 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 carr? carr?can be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM carr?e) squareun m?tre carr? a square metre B MASC NOUN un carr? de chocolat a square of chocolate le carreau MASC NOUN (PL les carreaux) 1check une chemise ? carreaux a checked shirt 2window Maxime a cass? un carreau. Maxime has broken a window. 3diamonds l’as de carreau the ace of diamonds le carrefour MASC NOUN junction Tournez ? gauche au carrefour. Turn left at the junction. le cartable MASC NOUN satchel Did you know…? un cartableis a large, rigid kind of satchel school children carry on their backs. la carte FEM NOUN 1card une carte d’anniversaire a birthday card une carte postale a postcard une carte de v?ux a Christmas card Did you know…? In France, people send greetings cards (les cartes de v?ux) in January rather than at Christmas, with best wishes for the New Year. une carte de cr?dit a credit card une carte d’identit? an identity card une carte t?l?phonique a phonecard un jeu de cartes a pack of cards/a card game Language tip un jeu de carteshas two translations. Look at the examples. J’ai achet? 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? 2map une carte de France a map of France une carte routi?re a road map 3menu Je voudrais la carte, s’il vous pla?t. I’d like the menu, please. le carton MASC NOUN 1cardboard un morceau de carton a piece of cardboard 2cardboard box un carton ? chaussures a shoe box le cas MASC NOUN (PL les cas) case en tout cas in any case au cas o? just in case Prends de l’argent au cas o?. Take some money just in case. en cas de in case of En cas d’incendie, appelez ce num?ro. In case of fire, call this number. le casier MASC NOUN locker le casque MASC NOUN 1helmet 2headphones J’ai cass? mon casque. I’ve broken my headphones. la casquette FEM NOUN cap le casse-cro?te 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 cass? un verre. I’ve broken a glass. se casser to breakJe me suis cass? 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 cat?chisme MASC NOUN catechism la cath?drale 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 ? cause de because of Il n’y a pas de courrier ? cause de la gr?ve. There’s no post because of the strike. la cave FEM NOUN cellar Did you know…? une caveis dark and underground, like a cave in English, but it often contains bottles of wine. le CD MASC NOUN (PL les CD) CD ce cecan be an adjective or a pronoun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (MASC cet, FEM cette, PL ces) Language tip cechanges tocetbefore a vowel sound. 1this Tu peux prendre ce livre. You can take this book. cet hiver this winter cette ann?e this year cette semaine this week 2that Je n’aime pas du tout ce film. I don’t like that film at all. ce livre-l? that book cette nuit tonight/last night Language tip cette nuithas 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 itCe n’est pas facile. It’s not easy. Language tip cechanges toc’inc’est. c’est it is/he is/she is Language tip c’esthas three translations. Look at the examples. C’est trop cher. It’s too expensive. C’est un v?ritable artiste. He’s a real artist. C’est une actrice tr?s c?l?bre. 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 ? 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. c?der VERB to give in Elle ne veut pas c?der. She won’t give in. c?der ? to give in to Je ne veux pas c?der ? ses caprices. I’m not going to give in to her demands. la c?dille FEM NOUN cedilla c c?dille 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 wordgar?on. It makes a c sound like an s rather than ak. la ceinture FEM NOUN belt une ceinture en cuir a leather belt une ceinture de s?curit? a seatbelt cela PRONOUN 1it Cela d?pend. It depends. 2that Je n’aime pas cela. I don’t like that. c?l?bre ADJECTIVE famous c?l?brer VERB to celebrate le c?leri MASC NOUN le c?leri-rave celeriac le c?leri en branche celery c?libataire c?libatairecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE not marriedMa tante est c?libataire. My aunt isn’t married. B MASC NOUN bachelorun c?libataire de quarante ans a 40 year-old bachelor C FEM NOUN single womanune c?libataire de trente-cinq ans a 35 year-old single woman celle PRONOUN seecelui celles PRONOUN seeceux celui MASC PRONOUN (FEM celle) the one Prends celui que tu pr?f?res. Take the one you like best. Ne prends pas mon appareil photo; prends celui de ma s?ur! Don’t take my camera, take my sister’s! Ce n’est pas ma platine laser, c’est celle de mon fr?re. This isn’t my CD player, it’s my brother’s. celui-ci this one celle-ci this one celui-l? that one celle-l? that one le cendrier MASC NOUN ashtray cent NUMBER a hundred cent euros a hundred euros trois cents ans three hundred years cent deux kilom?tres a hundred and two kilometres trois cent cinquante kilom?tres 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. centi?me ADJECTIVE hundredth le centilitre MASC NOUN centilitre le centime MASC NOUN 1cent un centime d’euro a euro cent Did you know…? There are 100centimesin a euro. 2centime une pi?ce de cinquante centimes a 50-centime coin le centim?tre 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 c?r?ale FEM NOUN cereal un bol de c?r?ales a bowl of cereal la c?r?monie 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) 1certain Ce n’est pas certain. It’s not certain. 2some Les chiens sont interdits sur certaines plages. Dogs are forbidden on some beaches. certainement ADVERB 1definitely C’est certainement le meilleur film de l’ann?e. It’s definitely the best film of the year. 2of course Est-ce que je peux t’emprunter ton stylo? — Mais certainement! Can I borrow your pen? — Of course! certains PRONOUN 1some certains de ses amis some of his friends 2some 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 aCESbetween the ages of 11 and 15, and then to alyc?euntil the age of 18. ces PL ADJECTIVE 1these Tu peux prendre ces photos si tu veux. You can have these photos if you like. ces photos-ci these photos 2those Ces montagnes sont dangereuses en hiver. Those mountains are dangerous in winter. ces livres-l? those books c’est seece c’est-?-dire ADVERB that is Est-ce que tu peux venir lundi prochain, c’est-?-dire le quinze? Can you come next Monday, that’s the fifteenth? cet MASC ADJECTIVE seece cette FEM ADJECTIVE seece ceux MASC PL PRONOUN (FEM PL celles) the ones Prends ceux que tu pr?f?res. Take the ones you like best. Ne prends pas mes skis; prends ceux de ma s?ur! Don’t take my skis, take my sister’s! Ce ne sont pas mes baskets, ce sont celles de mon fr?re. They’re not my trainers, they’re my brother’s. ceux-ci these ones celles-ci these ones ceux-l? those ones celles-l? those ones chacun PRONOUN 1each Nous avons chacun donn? deux euros. We each gave two euros. 2everyone Chacun fait ce qu’il veut. Everyone does what they like. la cha?ne FEM NOUN 1chain une cha?ne en or a gold chain 2channel Le film passe sur quelle cha?ne? Which channel is the film on? une cha?ne hi-fi a hi-fi system une cha?ne laser a CD player une cha?ne st?r?o 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 ? coucher a bedroom une chambre d’amis a spare room une chambre ? un lit a single room une chambre pour une personne a single room une chambre pour deux personnes a double room ‘Chambres d’h?te’ ‘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 1luck Tu as de la chance! You’re lucky! Je n’ai pas de chance. I’m unlucky. Bonne chance! Good luck! 2chance 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 No?l 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 ann?e every year la charade FEM NOUN riddle le charbon MASC NOUN coal la charcuterie FEM NOUN 1delicatessen 2cold meats Comme entr?e, 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 1hunting un chien de chasse a hunting dog 2shooting 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 ch?taigne FEM NOUN chestnut le ch?taignier MASC NOUN chestnut tree ch?tain MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE brown J’ai les cheveux ch?tain. I’ve got brown hair. le ch?teau MASC NOUN (PL les ch?teaux) 1castle 2palace le ch?teau de Versailles the palace of Versailles un ch?teau de sable a sandcastle le chaton MASC NOUN kitten chatouiller VERB to tickle la chatte FEM NOUN cat Language tip teadded to the wordchatshows you that the cat is female. chaud MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM chaude) 1warm des v?tements chauds warm clothes 2hot 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, butchauffeurin 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’! le chef MASC NOUN 1boss C’est toi le chef! You’re the boss! 2chef la sp?cialit? du chef the chef’s speciality un chef d’orchestre a conductor le chef-d’?uvre MASC NOUN masterpiece le chemin MASC NOUN 1path 2way Montre-moi le chemin. Show me the way. en chemin on the way les chemins de fer the railways la chemin?e FEM NOUN 1chimney 2fireplace la chemise FEM NOUN 1shirt une chemise ? carreaux a checked shirt une chemise de nuit a nightdress 2folder le chemisier MASC NOUN blouse le ch?ne MASC NOUN oak la chenille FEM NOUN caterpillar le ch?que MASC NOUN cheque les ch?ques de voyage traveller’s cheques cher chercan be an adjective or an adverb. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ch?re) 1dear Ch?re M?lusine … Dear M?lusine … 2expensive C’est trop cher. It’s too expensive. B ADVERB co?ter cher to be expensive Cet ordinateur co?te cher. This computer is expensive. chercher VERB 1to look for Je cherche mes cl?s. I’m looking for my keys. 2to look up Cherche ‘apple’ dans le dictionnaire. Look up ‘apple’ in the dictionary. aller chercher to go to get Je vais chercher du pain pour le d?jeuner. I’m going to get some bread for lunch. le chercheur MASC NOUN la chercheuse FEM NOUN scientist ch?re FEM ADJECTIVE seecher ch?ri MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ch?rie) darling le cheval MASC NOUN (PL les chevaux) horse un cheval de course a racehorse ? cheval on horseback Je fais du cheval le samedi. I go riding on Saturdays. le chevalier MASC NOUN knight les chevaux MASC PL NOUN horses les cheveux MASC PL NOUN hair Elle a les cheveux courts. She’s got short hair. la cheville FEM NOUN ankle la ch?vre FEM NOUN goat le fromage de ch?vre goat’s cheese le chevreuil MASC NOUN 1roe deer 2venison On va manger du chevreuil ? No?l. We’ll eat venison at Christmas. chez PREPOSITION Language tip chezmeans eitheratortosomeone’s house. On va chez moi? Shall we go to my house? Je vais chez Marc. I’m going to Marc’s house. Je rentre chez moi ? quatre heures. I go home at four. Nicole va chez elle. Nicole is going home. Jean-Claude reste chez lui. Jean-Claude is staying at home. Tu rentres chez toi? Are you going home? Language tip chez le dentistemeans eitherat the dentist’sorto the dentist’s. J’ai rendez-vous chez le dentiste. I’ve got an appointment at the dentist’s. Je vais chez le dentiste. I’m going to the dentist’s. Je suis chez moi. I’m at home. Je vais chez moi. I’m going home. chic MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE smart une tenue chic a smart outfit le chien MASC NOUN dog la chienne FEM NOUN bitch C’est un chien ou une chienne? Is it a dog or a bitch? le chiffon MASC NOUN cloth le chiffre MASC NOUN figure ?cris ce nombre en chiffres. Write this number in figures. la chimie FEM NOUN chemistry la Chine FEM NOUN China chinois MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM chinoise) Chinese le Chinois MASC NOUN Chinese man les Chinois the Chinese la Chinoise FEM NOUN Chinese woman le chiot MASC NOUN puppy les chips FEM PL NOUN crisps un paquet de chips a packet of crisps Language tip Be careful! The French wordchipsdoes not mean the same as the English wordchips. le chirurgien MASC NOUN surgeon le chocolat MASC NOUN chocolate un chocolat chaud a hot chocolate le ch?ur MASC NOUN choir choisir VERB to choose le choix MASC NOUN 1choice Je n’ai pas le choix. I don’t have a choice. 2selection Il n’y a pas beaucoup de choix dans ce magasin. There’s not much of a selection in this shop. le ch?mage MASC NOUN unemployment au ch?mage unemployed Mon p?re est au ch?mage. My dad is unemployed. le ch?meur MASC NOUN la ch?meuse FEM NOUN Il est ch?meur. He’s unemployed. Elle est ch?meuse. She’s unemployed. la chorale FEM NOUN choir la chose FEM NOUN thing J’ai fait beaucoup de choses pendant les vacances. I did lots of things in the holidays. le chou MASC NOUN (PL les choux) cabbage les choux de Bruxelles Brussels sprouts le chouchou MASC NOUN la chouchoute FEM NOUN teacher’s pet la choucroute FEM NOUN sauerkraut with sausages and ham Did you know…? Sauerkrautis a kind of pickled cabbage. chouette chouettecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE brilliantChouette alors! Brilliant B FEM NOUN owl le chou-fleur MASC NOUN cauliflower chr?tien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM chr?tienne) Christian le chronom?tre MASC NOUN stopwatch le chrysanth?me MASC NOUN chrysanthemum Did you know…? People in France put bunches of chrysanthemum flowers on graves, and wouldn’t give them to someone as a present. chuchoter VERB to whisper chut EXCLAMATION shh! -ci ADVERB ce livre-ci this book ces bottes-ci these boots la ciboulette FEM NOUN chives la cicatrice FEM NOUN scar ci-contre ADVERB opposite la page ci-contre the opposite page ci-dessous ADVERB below la photo ci-dessous the picture below ci-dessus ADVERB above le cidre MASC NOUN cider le ciel MASC NOUN sky un ciel nuageux a cloudy sky le cigare MASC NOUN cigar la cigarette FEM NOUN cigarette le cil MASC NOUN eyelash le cimeti?re MASC NOUN cemetery le cin?ma MASC NOUN cinema cinq NUMBER five Il est cinq heures du matin. It’s five in the morning. Il a cinq ans. He’s five. le cinq f?vrier the fifth of February la cinquantaine FEM NOUN about fifty Il y a une cinquantaine de personnes dans la salle. There are about fifty people in the hall. Il a la cinquantaine. He’s in his fifties. cinquante NUMBER fifty Il a cinquante ans. He’s fifty. cinquante et un fifty-one cinquante-deux fifty-two cinqui?me cinqui?mecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE fifthau cinqui?me ?tage on the fifth floor B FEM NOUN Year 8Mon fr?re est en cinqui?me. My brother’s in Year 8. Did you know…? In French secondary schools and sixth form colleges, years are counted from thesixi?me(youngest) to thepremi?reand theterminale(oldest). circonflexe ADJECTIVE un accent circonflexe a circumflex la circulation FEM NOUN traffic Il y a beaucoup de circulation. There is a lot of traffic. le cirque MASC NOUN circus les ciseaux MASC PL NOUN une paire de ciseaux a pair of scissors la cit? FEM NOUN estate J’habite dans une cit?. I live on an estate. Did you know…? une cit?is an inner-city housing estate. le citron MASC NOUN lemon un citron vert a lime un citron press? a fresh lemon juice la citrouille FEM NOUN pumpkin clair MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM claire) light vert clair light green C’est une pi?ce tr?s claire. It’s a very light room. clairement ADVERB clearly la claque FEM NOUN slap claquer VERB to slam les claquettes FEM PL NOUN faire des claquettes to tap-dance Je fais des claquettes le samedi. I do tap on Saturdays. la clarinette FEM NOUN clarinet ?lodie joue de la clarinette. ?lodie plays the clarinet. la classe FEM NOUN 1class C’est la meilleure ?l?ve de la classe. She’s the best pupil in the class. un aller simple en premi?re classe a first class single 2classroom classer VERB to arrange le classeur MASC NOUN ring binder classique ADJECTIVE 1classical la musique classique classical music 2classic le clavier MASC NOUN keyboard la cl? FEM NOUN key la clef FEM NOUN key le client MASC NOUN la cliente FEM NOUN customer le climat MASC NOUN climate le clin d’?il MASC NOUN wink la clinique FEM NOUN private hospital cliquer VERB to click Clique sur une ic?ne. Click on an icon. la cloche FEM NOUN bell les cloches de P?ques Easter bells Did you know…? In France, Easter eggs are said to be brought by the Easter bells (cloches de P?ques) that fly from Rome and drop them in people’s gardens. le clocher MASC NOUN 1church tower 2steeple le club MASC NOUN club le CM1 MASC NOUN Year 5 le CM2 MASC NOUN Year 6 le cobaye MASC NOUN guinea pig le coca MASC NOUN Coke® la coccinelle FEM NOUN ladybird cocher VERB to tick Cochez la bonne r?ponse. Tick the right answer. le cochon MASC NOUN pig un cochon d’Inde a guinea pig le coco MASC NOUN une noix de coco a coconut cocorico EXCLAMATION 1Cock-a-doodle-doo! 2Three cheers for France! Did you know…? The symbol of France is the cockerel and sococorico!is sometimes used as an expression of French national pride. le c?ur MASC NOUN heart la dame de c?ur the queen of hearts J’ai mal au c?ur! I feel sick! Il faut l’apprendre par c?ur. You must learn it by heart. Apprenez ce petit po?me par c?ur. Learn this little poem by heart. le coffre MASC NOUN car boot un coffre ? jouets a toybox le coffret MASC NOUN un coffret ? bijoux a jewellery box coiff? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM coiff?e) Tu es bien coiff?e. Your hair looks nice. se coiffer VERB Maman se coiffe. Mum is doing her hair. le coiffeur MASC NOUN la coiffeuse FEM NOUN hairdresser la coiffure FEM NOUN hairstyle Cette coiffure te va bien. That hairstyle suits you. un salon de coiffure a hairdresser’s le coin MASC NOUN corner au coin de la rue on the corner of the street le col MASC NOUN collar la col?re FEM NOUN anger en col?re angry Je suis en col?re. I’m angry. Il va se mettre en col?re. He’s going to get angry. le colin-maillard MASC NOUN blind man’s buff le colis MASC NOUN parcel collant collantcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM collante) sticky B MASC NOUN tightsun collant en laine woollen tights la colle FEM NOUN glue la collection FEM NOUN collection une collection d’autocollants a sticker collection collectionner VERB to collect le coll?ge MASC NOUN secondary school Did you know…? In France, pupils go to acoll?gebetween the ages of 11 and 15, and then to alyc?euntil the age of 18. le coll?gien MASC NOUN la coll?gienne FEM NOUN secondary school pupil le/la coll?gue MASC/FEM NOUN colleague coller VERB 1to stick Colle cette feuille dans ton cahier. Stick this piece of paper in your book. 2to be sticky Elle a les mains qui collent. Her hands are sticky. le collier MASC NOUN 1necklace un collier de perles a pearl necklace 2collar O? est le collier du chien? Where’s the dog’s collar? la colline FEM NOUN hill la colonie de vacances FEM NOUN summer camp Je n’aime pas partir en colonie de vacances. I don’t like going to summer camp. Did you know…? French schoolchildren often go to acolonie de vacancesfor a fortnight in the summer holidays. la colonne FEM NOUN column colorier VERB to colour in combien ADVERB 1how much Vous en voulez combien? Un kilo? How much do you want? One kilo? Combien est-ce que ?a co?te? How much does it cost? ?a fait combien? How much does it come to? C’est combien? How much is that? 2how many Tu en veux combien? Deux? How many do you want? Two? combien de how much/how many Language tip combien dehas two translations. Look at the examples. Tu re?ois combien d’argent de poche? How much pocket money do you get? Tu as combien de fr?res et s?urs? How many brothers and sisters have you got? combien de temps how long Combien de temps est-ce que ?a dure? How long does it last? On est le combien aujourd’hui? What’s the date today? la combinaison FEM NOUN une combinaison de plong?e a wetsuit une combinaison de ski a ski suit la com?die FEM NOUN comedy le com?dien MASC NOUN la com?dienne FEM NOUN actor Language tip Be careful! com?dien does not mean the same as comedian. comique comiquecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE comical B MASC NOUN comedian commander VERB to order J’ai command? un steak frites. I ordered steak and chips. comme CONJUNCTION, ADVERB 1like Il est comme son p?re. He’s like his father. comme ?a like this ?a se plie comme ?a. You fold it like this. C’?tait un poisson grand comme ?a. The fish was this big. 2for Qu’est-ce que tu veux comme dessert? What would you like for pudding? 3as Elle travaille comme serveuse. She works as a waitress. Fais comme tu veux. Do as you like. 4how Comme tu as grandi! How you’ve grown! Regarde comme c’est beau! Look, isn’t it lovely! Comment ?a va? — Comme ci comme ?a. How are you? — Okay, I suppose. commencer VERB to start comment ADVERB how Comment dit-on ‘apple’ en fran?ais? How do you say ‘apple’ in French? Comment tu t’appelles? What’s your name? Comment s’appelle-t-il? What’s his name? Comment ?a va? How are you? Comment? What did you say? Comment ?a s’?crit? How do you spell it? le commerce MASC NOUN business Il fait des ?tudes de commerce. He’s studying business. commercial MASC ADJECTIVE un centre commercial a shopping centre le commissariat MASC NOUN police station les commissions FEM PL NOUN shopping J’ai quelques commissions ? faire. I’ve got some shopping to do. commode FEM NOUN chest of drawers commun MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM commune) en commun in common Ils n’ont rien en commun. They’ve got nothing in common. les transports en commun public transport compact MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM compacte) compact un disque compact a compact disc la compagnie FEM NOUN company une compagnie a?rienne an airline comparer VERB to compare le compartiment MASC NOUN compartment le compas MASC NOUN compasses Je peux emprunter ton compas? Can I borrow your compasses? la comp?tition FEM NOUN competition une comp?tition de natation a swimming competition complet MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM compl?te) full L’h?tel est complet. The hotel is full. ‘complet’ ‘no vacancies’ le pain complet wholemeal bread compl?tement ADVERB completely compl?ter VERB to complete compliqu? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM compliqu?e) complicated composter VERB to punch Tu as compost? ton billet? Have you punched your ticket? Did you know…? In France, you have to punch your ticket before you get on the train. If you don’t you might get a fine. la compote FEM NOUN stewed fruit la compote de pommes stewed apple comprendre VERB to understand Tu comprends? Do you understand? Je ne comprends pas! I don’t understand! le comprim? MASC NOUN tablet compris compriscan be part of a verb or an adjective. A VERB seecomprendre Je n’ai pas compris. I don’t understand. B MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM comprise) includedLe service n’est pas compris. Service is not included. le/la comptable MASC/FEM NOUN accountant le compte MASC NOUN account un compte bancaire a bank account Ma m?re travaille ? son compte. My mum is self-employed. compter VERB to count se concentrer VERB to concentrate Il faut te concentrer! You’ve got to concentrate! le concert MASC NOUN concert le/la concierge MASC/FEM NOUN caretaker le concombre MASC NOUN cucumber le concours MASC NOUN competition un concours de chant a singing competition la condition FEM NOUN condition Je vais le faire ? une condition. I’ll do it, on one condition. le conducteur MASC NOUN la conductrice FEM NOUN driver conduire VERB to drive Ma grand-m?re ne sait pas conduire. My grandma can’t drive. Ma m?re me conduit ? l’?cole. My mum drives me to school. se conduire to behave Il se conduit mal en classe. He behaves badly in class. les confettis MASC PL NOUN confetti la confiance FEM NOUN trust Tu peux avoir confiance en moi. You can trust me. Je n’ai pas confiance en lui. I don’t trust him. la confiserie FEM NOUN sweet shop confit MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM confite) des fruits confits crystallized fruits la confiture FEM NOUN jam la confiture de fraises strawberry jam la confiture d’oranges marmalade confortable ADJECTIVE comfortable des chaussures confortables comfortable shoes le cong? MASC NOUN holiday une semaine de cong? a week’s holiday en cong? on holiday le cong?lateur MASC NOUN freezer congeler VERB to freeze conna?tre VERB to know Je ne la connais pas. I don’t know her. se connecter VERB to log on Comment est-ce qu’on se connecte sur internet? How do you log on to the internet? connu MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM connue) well-known C’est un acteur connu. He’s a well-known actor. le conseil MASC NOUN advice Est-ce que je peux te demander conseil? Can I ask you for some advice? un conseil a piece of advice conseiller VERB 1to advise Qu’est-ce que tu me conseilles de faire? What do you advise me to do? 2to recommend Je te conseille ce livre. I recommend this book. le conseiller MASC NOUN la conseill?re FEM NOUN adviser le conseiller d’orientation the careers adviser le conservatoire MASC NOUN school of music la conserve FEM NOUN tin une bo?te de conserve a tin en conserve tinned des petits pois en conserve tinned peas la consigne FEM NOUN left-luggage office une consigne automatique a left-luggage locker la console de jeu FEM NOUN games console constamment ADVERB constantly construire VERB to build contacter VERB to get in touch with Tu peux me contacter par courrier ?lectronique. You can get in touch with me by email. le conte de f?es MASC NOUN fairy tale content MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM contente) happy Je suis content pour toi. I’m happy for you. content de pleased with Elle est contente de mon travail. She is pleased with my work. continuer VERB to carry on Continuez sans moi! Carry on without me! le contraire MASC NOUN opposite Il fait le contraire de ce que je lui demande. He does the opposite of what I ask him to. au contraire on the contrary contre PREPOSITION against Ne mets pas ton v?lo contre le mur. Don’t put your bike against the wall. Je suis contre cette id?e. I’m against this idea. par contre on the other hand la contrebasse FEM NOUN double bass Je joue de la contrebasse. I play the double bass. le contr?le MASC NOUN 1control le contr?le des passeports passport control 2check un contr?le d’identit? an identity check le contr?le des billets ticket inspection contr?ler VERB to check le contr?leur MASC NOUN la contr?leuse FEM NOUN ticket inspector la conversation FEM NOUN conversation cool MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE cool J’adore le fran?ais. C’est vraiment cool. I love French. It’s really cool. le copain MASC NOUN 1friend C’est un bon copain. He’s a good friend. 2boyfriend Elle a un nouveau copain. She’s got a new boyfriend. la copie FEM NOUN 1copy 2paper Rendez vos copies! Hand in your papers! copier VERB to copy copier-coller to copy and paste la copine FEM NOUN 1friend C’est une bonne copine. She’s a good friend. 2girlfriend Il a une nouvelle copine. He’s got a new girlfriend. le coq MASC NOUN cockerel Did you know…? The cockerel is the symbol of France. la coque FEM NOUN un ?uf ? la coque a soft-boiled egg le coquelicot MASC NOUN poppy le coquillage MASC NOUN shell la coquille FEM NOUN shell une coquille Saint-Jacques a scallop coquin MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM coquine) cheeky le corbeau MASC NOUN (PL les corbeaux) crow la corbeille FEM NOUN basket une corbeille ? papier a wastepaper basket la corde FEM NOUN rope la cordonnerie FEM NOUN shoe repair shop le cordonnier MASC NOUN cobbler la cornemuse FEM NOUN bagpipes Je joue de la cornemuse. I play the bagpipes. le cornet MASC NOUN un cornet de frites a bag of chips un cornet de glace an ice cream cone le cornichon MASC NOUN gherkin la Cornouailles FEM NOUN Cornwall le corps MASC NOUN body correct MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM correcte) correct Est-ce que cette phrase est correcte? Is this sentence correct? la correspondance FEM NOUN connection Il y a une correspondance pour Toulouse ? dix heures. There’s a connection for Toulouse at ten o’clock. le correspondant MASC NOUN la correspondante FEM NOUN penfriend correspondre VERB to correspond corriger VERB to mark Vous pouvez corriger cet exercice? Could you mark this exercise? corse ADJECTIVE Corsican le/la Corse MASC/FEM NOUN Corsican la Corse FEM NOUN Corsica le costume MASC NOUN 1man’s suit Fabien ne porte pas souvent de costume. Fabien doesn’t often wear a suit. 2costume Je pr?pare mon costume pour le carnaval. I’m making my costume for the carnival. la c?te FEM NOUN 1coastline La route longe la c?te. The road follows the coastline. la C?te d’Azur the French Riviera 2hill La maison est en haut d’une c?te. The house is at the top of a hill. 3rib Elle a une c?te cass?e. She has a broken rib. 4chop une c?te de porc a pork chop une c?te de b?uf a rib of beef c?te ? c?te side by side le c?t? MASC NOUN side de l’autre c?t? on the other side La pharmacie est de l’autre c?t? de la rue. The chemist’s is on the other side of the street. ? c?t? de next to/next door to Language tip ? c?t? dehas two translations. Look at the examples. La poste est ? c?t? du supermarch?. The post office is next to the supermarket. Il habite ? c?t? de chez moi. He lives next door to me. la c?telette FEM NOUN chop une c?telette d’agneau a lamb chop le coton MASC NOUN cotton une chemise en coton a cotton shirt le coton hydrophile cotton wool le coton-tige® MASC NOUN cotton bud le cou MASC NOUN neck couchant MASC ADJECTIVE le soleil couchant the setting sun la couche FEM NOUN nappy couch? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM couch?e) 1lying down Le chien est couch? sur le tapis. The dog is lying down on the rug. 2in bed Tu es d?j? couch?? Are you in bed already? le coucher MASC NOUN un coucher de soleil a sunset se coucher VERB 1to go to bed Il faut se coucher t?t ce soir. You must go to bed early tonight. Tu te couches ? quelle heure? What time do you go to bed? Je me couche ? neuf heures. I go to bed at nine. 2to set Le soleil se couche vers neuf heures. The sun sets at around 9 o’clock. la couchette FEM NOUN berth le coude MASC NOUN elbow coudre VERB to sew Tu sais coudre? Can you sew? la couette FEM NOUN duvet les couettes bunches Ma petite s?ur a des couettes. My little sister has bunches. couler VERB 1to run J’ai le nez qui coule. My nose is running. 2to flow La rivi?re coule lentement. The river flows slowly. 3to leak Mon stylo coule. My pen’s leaking. 4to sink Un bateau a coul? pendant la temp?te. A boat sank during the storm. la couleur FEM NOUN colour De quelle couleur est ton stylo? What colour is your pen? Elle a les yeux de quelle couleur? What colour eyes has she got? C’est de quelle couleur? What colour is it? le couloir MASC NOUN corridor le coup MASC NOUN 1knock 2blow un coup sur la t?te a blow to the head du premier coup first time Il a eu son permis du premier coup. He passed his driving test first time. Language tip There are lots ofcoup decombinations of words. Look through this list to find the one you need. un coup de pied a kick un coup de poing a punch un coup de feu a shot un coup de fil a ring Donne-moi un coup de fil ce soir. Give me a ring this evening. Tu peux me donner un coup de main? Can you give me a hand? Tu vas prendre un coup de soleil! You’ll get sunburnt! un coup de t?l?phone a phone call un coup de tonnerre a clap of thunder coupable coupablecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE guilty B MASC/FEM NOUN culprit la coupe FEM NOUN cup la coupe du monde the World Cup une coupe de cheveux a haircut une coupe de champagne a glass of champagne couper VERB to cut Attention! Tu vas te couper! Careful! You’re going to cut yourself! Je vais me faire couper les cheveux. I’m going to get my hair cut. le couple MASC NOUN couple le couplet MASC NOUN verse le premier couplet the first verse la coupure FEM NOUN cut une coupure de courant a power cut la cour FEM NOUN yard la cour de l’?cole the playground courageux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM courageuse) brave couramment ADVERB fluently Elle parle couramment japonais. She speaks Japanese fluently. courant courantcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM courante) common‘Marie’ est un pr?nom courant. ‘Marie’ is a common name. B MASC NOUN 1current Le courant est fort. The current is strong. un courant d’air a draught 2power une panne de courant a power cut Tu es au courant? Have you heard about it? le coureur MASC NOUN la coureuse FEM NOUN runner un coureur ? pied a runner un coureur cycliste a racing cyclist un coureur automobile a racing driver courir VERB to run Ne courez pas dans le couloir. Don’t run in the corridor. J’ai couru jusqu’? l’?cole. I ran all the way to school. la couronne FEM NOUN crown courons, courez VERB seecourir Courons jusqu’? la barri?re! Let’s run as far as the gate! Vous courez trop vite! You’re running too fast! le courriel MASC NOUN email le courrier MASC NOUN mail Le facteur apporte le courrier ? huit heures. The postman brings the mail at 8 o’clock. le courrier ?lectronique email le cours MASC NOUN 1lesson un cours d’espagnol a Spanish lesson 2class un cours du soir an evening class 3rate le cours du change the exchange rate la course FEM NOUN 1running la course de fond long-distance running 2race une course hippique a horse race 3shopping J’ai juste une course ? faire. I’ve just got a bit of shopping to do. faire les courses to shop Je n’aime pas faire les courses au supermarch?. I don’t like shopping in supermarkets. court courtcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM courte) short B MASC NOUN un court de tennis a tennis court couru VERB seecourir J’ai couru jusqu’? la maison. I ran all the way home. le couscous MASC NOUN couscous Did you know…? couscousis a grain from North Africa which is often eaten with spicy food. le cousin MASC NOUN la cousine FEM NOUN cousin le coussin MASC NOUN cushion le couteau MASC NOUN (PL les couteaux) knife co?ter VERB to cost Est-ce que ?a co?te cher? Does it cost a lot? Combien ?a co?te? How much is it? la couture FEM NOUN sewing Je n’aime pas la couture. I don’t like sewing. le couvercle MASC NOUN 1lid le couvercle de la casserole the lid of the pan 2top le couvercle du pot de confiture the top of the jam jar couvert couvertcan be an adjective, a noun or part of the verbcouvrir. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM couverte) overcastLe ciel est couvert. The sky is overcast. couvert de covered with un arbre couvert de fleurs a tree covered with blossom B MASC NOUN les couverts cutlery Les couverts sont dans le tiroir de gauche. The cutlery is in the left-hand drawer. C VERB seecouvrir Il est couvert de boutons. He’s covered with spots. la couverture FEM NOUN blanket le couvre-lit MASC NOUN bedspread couvrir VERB to cover Le chien est revenu couvert de boue. The dog came back covered in mud. se couvrir to wrap up/to cloud over Language tip se couvrirhas two translations. Look at the examples. Couvre-toi bien: il fait froid dehors. Wrap up well: it’s cold outside. Le ciel se couvre. The sky’s clouding over. le CP MASC NOUN Year 2 le crabe MASC NOUN crab cracher VERB to spit la craie FEM NOUN chalk craindre VERB to fear Tu n’as rien ? craindre. You’ve got nothing to fear. craintif MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM craintive) timid la crampe FEM NOUN cramp J’ai une crampe au pied. I’ve got cramp in my foot. le crapaud MASC NOUN toad la cravate FEM NOUN tie le crayon MASC NOUN pencil un crayon de couleur a coloured pencil un crayon feutre a felt-tip pen la cr?che FEM NOUN 1nursery Ma petite s?ur va ? la cr?che. My little sister goes to nursery. 2nativity scene cr?er VERB to create la cr?me FEM NOUN cream la cr?me anglaise custard la cr?me Chantilly whipped cream une cr?me caramel a cr?me caramel une cr?me au chocolat a chocolate dessert le cr?me MASC NOUN white coffee un grand cr?me a large white coffee la cr?pe FEM NOUN pancake la cr?perie FEM NOUN pancake restaurant le cresson MASC NOUN watercress la Cr?te FEM NOUN Crete creuser VERB to dig crev? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM crev?e) 1punctured un pneu crev? a puncture 2knackered Je suis compl?tement crev?! I’m really knackered! crever VERB 1to burst Il a crev? mon ballon! He’s burst my balloon! 2to have a puncture On a crev? en route. We had a puncture on the way. la crevette FEM NOUN prawn le cri MASC NOUN scream crier VERB to shout le crime MASC NOUN 1crime 2murder le criquet MASC NOUN grasshopper la crise FEM NOUN attack une crise d’asthme an asthma attack une crise de foie an upset stomach critiquer VERB to criticize le crocodile MASC NOUN crocodile croire VERB to believe Je ne te crois pas. I don’t believe you. Tu l’as cru? Did you believe him? croire que to think that Tu crois que c’est vrai? Do you think that’s true? Il croit en Dieu. He believes in God. crois VERB seecroire Je crois que tu as raison. I think you’re right. le croisement MASC NOUN crossroads Tournez ? gauche au croisement. Turn left at the crossroads. croiser VERB croiser les bras to fold one’s arms croiser les jambes to cross one’s legs se croiser to pass each other Nous nous croisons dans la rue tous les matins. We pass each other on the street every morning. le croissant MASC NOUN croissant croit VERB seecroire Il croit encore au P?re No?l! He still believes in Santa! la croix FEM NOUN cross le croque-madame MASC NOUN le croque-monsieur MASC NOUN Did you know…? A croque-monsieuris a toasted ham and cheese sandwich. Acroque-madamehas an added fried egg. croquer VERB to munch la cro?te FEM NOUN 1crust en cro?te in pastry 2rind Mon chat aime la cro?te du fromage. My cat likes cheese rind. 3scab J’ai une cro?te sur le genou. I’ve got a scab on my knee. le cro?ton MASC NOUN 1end of a baguette 2crouton Tu veux des cro?tons dans ta soupe? Would you like some croutons in your soup? cru crucan be an adjective or part of the verbcroire. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM crue) rawla viande crue raw meat le jambon cru Parma ham B VERB seecroire Je l’ai cru. I believed him. la cruche FEM NOUN jug les crudit?s FEM PL NOUN assorted raw vegetables cruel MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM cruelle) cruel les crustac?s MASC PL NOUN shellfish le cube MASC NOUN cube cueillir VERB to pick J’ai cueilli des fleurs dans le jardin. I picked some flowers in the garden. la cuiller FEM NOUN la cuill?re spoon une cuiller ? caf? a teaspoon une cuiller ? soupe a tablespoon la cuiller?e FEM NOUN spoonful le cuir MASC NOUN leather un sac en cuir a leather bag cuire VERB to cook faire cuire to cook ‘faire cuire pendant une heure’ ‘cook for one hour’ bien cuit well done trop cuit overdone la cuisine FEM NOUN 1kitchen La cuisine est tr?s grande. The kitchen is very big. 2food Tu aimes la cuisine fran?aise? Do you like French food? faire la cuisine to cook Je ne fais jamais la cuisine. I never cook. cuisiner VERB to cook J’aime beaucoup cuisiner. I love cooking. le cuisinier MASC NOUN cook la cuisini?re FEM NOUN 1cook C’est une bonne cuisini?re. She’s a good cook. 2cooker une cuisini?re ? gaz a gas cooker la cuisse FEM NOUN thigh une cuisse de poulet a chicken leg la cuisson FEM NOUN cooking ‘une heure de cuisson’ ‘cooking time: one hour’ cuit VERB seecuire Est-ce que c’est cuit? Is it cooked? le cuivre MASC NOUN copper la culotte FEM NOUN knickers le cultivateur MASC NOUN la cultivatrice FEM NOUN farmer cultiver VERB to grow Il cultive des l?gumes. He grows vegetables. le cur? MASC NOUN parish priest curieux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM curieuse) curious le curseur MASC NOUN cursor le cybercaf? MASC NOUN internet caf? cyclable ADJECTIVE une piste cyclable a cycle track le cyclisme MASC NOUN cycling le/la cycliste MASC/FEM NOUN cyclist le cyclone MASC NOUN hurricane le cygne MASC NOUN swan D d d’ d’can be an article or a preposition. Language tip dechanges tod’before a vowel sound. See alsodu (=de+le)anddes (=de+les). A ARTICLE anyJe n’ai pas d’argent. I haven’t got any money. Je n’ai pas d’animal domestique ? la maison. I haven’t got a pet. B PREPOSITION 1of une bouteille d’orangina a bottle of orangina la voiture d’H?l?ne H?l?ne’s car un b?b? d’un an a one-year-old baby 2from une lettre d’Olivier a letter from Olivier le daim MASC NOUN suede une veste en daim a suede jacket la dame FEM NOUN 1lady une dame de service a dinner lady 2queen la dame de pique the queen of spades les dames draughts un jeu de dames a game of draughts le Danemark MASC NOUN Denmark dangereux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dangereuse) dangerous danois MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM danoise) Danish le Danois MASC NOUN la Danoise FEM NOUN Dane dans PREPOSITION in Il est dans sa chambre. He’s in his bedroom. dans deux mois in two months la danse FEM NOUN dance la danse classique ballet Je fais de la danse. I go to dancing classes. danser VERB to dance le danseur MASC NOUN la danseuse FEM NOUN dancer la date FEM NOUN date Quelle est ta date de naissance? What’s your date of birth? Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? What date is your birthday? Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? What’s the date today? le dauphin MASC NOUN dolphin de decan be an article or a preposition. Language tip dechanges tod’before a vowel sound. See alsodu (=de+le)anddes (=de+les). A ARTICLE Language tip You can usedeto mean eithersomeorany. Je voudrais de l’eau. I’d like some water. du pain et de la confiture bread and jam Il n’a pas de fr?res et s?urs. He hasn’t got any brothers or sisters. Il n’y a plus de biscuits. There aren’t any more biscuits. B PREPOSITION 1of un paquet de biscuits a packet of biscuits la voiture de Paul Paul’s car la voiture de mes parents my parents’ car un billet de dix euros a ten-euro note 2from de Londres ? Paris from London to Paris Il vient de Londres. He comes from London. une lettre de Victor a letter from Victor 3in ? une heure de l’apr?s-midi at one o’clock in the afternoon le d? MASC NOUN dice Lance le d?. Throw the dice. d?barrasser VERB to clear Tu peux d?barrasser la table, s’il te pla?t? Can you clear the table please? debout ADVERB Debout! Get up! le d?but MASC NOUN beginning au d?but at the beginning d?but mai in early May le d?butant MASC NOUN la d?butante FEM NOUN beginner le d?calage horaire MASC NOUN time difference Il y a une heure de d?calage horaire entre la France et la Grande-Bretagne. There’s an hour’s time difference between France and Britain. d?calquer VERB to trace D?calquez la carte de France. Trace the map of France. d?capotable ADJECTIVE une voiture d?capotable a convertible d?cembre MASC NOUN December en d?cembre in December le dix d?cembre the tenth of December d?cevoir VERB to disappoint d?chirer VERB to tear Le poster est tout d?chir?. The poster is all torn. d?cider VERB to decide J’ai d?cid? d’y aller. I’ve decided to go. le d?collage MASC NOUN takeoff d?coller VERB to take off L’avion a d?coll? avec dix minutes de retard. The plane took off ten minutes late. se d?contracter VERB to relax Il fait du yoga pour se d?contracter. He goes to yoga to relax. le d?corateur MASC NOUN la d?coratrice FEM NOUN interior decorator les d?corations FEM PL NOUN decorations les d?corations de No?l the Christmas decorations d?corer VERB to decorate d?couper VERB to cut out se d?courager VERB Ne te d?courage pas! Don’t give up! la d?couverte FEM NOUN discovery d?couvrir VERB to discover Christophe Colomb a d?couvert l’Am?rique en 1492. Christopher Colombus discovered America in 1492. d?crire VERB to describe D?cris quelqu’un de c?l?bre. Describe somebody famous. d??u MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d??ue) disappointed dedans ADVERB inside C’est une jolie bo?te: qu’est-ce qu’il y a dedans? That’s a nice box: what’s in it? d?fendre VERB 1to defend Il ne sait pas se d?fendre. He doesn’t know how to defend himself. 2to forbid Je te d?fends de lui dire. I forbid you to tell her. d?fendu MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?fendue) forbidden C’est d?fendu. It’s not allowed. la d?fense FEM NOUN tusk une d?fense d’?l?phant an elephant’s tusk ‘d?fense de fumer’ ‘no smoking’ le d?fil? MASC NOUN parade un d?fil? de mode a fashion show d?go?tant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?go?tante) disgusting le degr? MASC NOUN degree Il fait trente degr?s ? l’ombre. It’s thirty degrees in the shade. le d?guisement MASC NOUN dressing-up costume un d?guisement de sorci?re a witch’s costume se d?guiser VERB to dress up J’aime me d?guiser. I like dressing up. la d?gustation FEM NOUN tasting dehors ADVERB outside Je t’attends dehors. I’ll wait for you outside. d?j? ADVERB 1already J’ai d?j? fini. I’ve already finished. 2before Tu es d?j? venu en France? Have you been to France before? d?jeuner d?jeunercan be a noun or a verb. A MASC NOUN lunchPour le d?jeuner, je mange souvent un sandwich. I often have a sandwich for lunch. B VERB to have lunchJe d?jeune ? midi et demi. I have lunch at half past twelve. le d?l?gu? MASC NOUN la d?l?gu?e FEM NOUN representative les d?l?gu?s de classe the class representatives Did you know…? In French schools, each class elects twod?l?gu?s de classe, one boy and one girl. d?licieux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?licieuse) delicious le deltaplane MASC NOUN hang-glider J’aimerais faire du deltaplane. I’d like to go hang-gliding. demain ADVERB tomorrow ? demain! See you tomorrow! demander VERB to ask for J’ai demand? la permission. I’ve asked for permission. Je vais demander ? mes parents si je peux sortir. I’ll ask my parents if I can go out. Language tip Be careful!demanderdoes not mean the same asto demand. se demander to wonder Je me demande quelle heure il est. I wonder what time it is. le d?m?nagement MASC NOUN move un camion de d?m?nagement a removal van d?m?nager VERB to move house Nous d?m?nageons dans un mois. We’re moving house in a month’s time. le d?m?nageur MASC NOUN removal man demi MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM demie) half Il a trois ans et demi. He’s three and a half. Il est trois heures et demie. It’s half past three. Il est midi et demi. It’s half past twelve. la demi-baguette FEM NOUN half a baguette le demi-cercle MASC NOUN semicircle en demi-cercle in a semicircle la demi-douzaine FEM NOUN half a dozen une demi-douzaine d’?ufs half a dozen eggs la demi-finale FEM NOUN semifinal le demi-fr?re MASC NOUN half-brother mon demi-fr?re my half brother la demi-heure FEM NOUN half an hour dans une demi-heure in half an hour toutes les demi-heures every half an hour le demi-litre MASC NOUN half a litre un demi-litre de lait half a litre of milk la demi-livre FEM NOUN half a pound une demi-livre de tomates half a pound of tomatoes Did you know…? Ademi-livreis 250g. le/la demi-pensionnaire MASC/FEM NOUN Did you know…? In French secondary schools, pupils are described asexterneif they go home for lunch,demi-pensionnaireif they have a school lunch, orinterneif they stay at the school as a boarder. demi-sel MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE du beurre demi-sel slightly salted butter la demi-s?ur FEM NOUN half-sister ma demi-soeur my half-sister le demi-tour MASC NOUN faire demi-tour to turn back Il est temps de faire demi-tour. It’s time we turned back. d?mod? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?mod?e) old-fashioned la demoiselle FEM NOUN young lady une demoiselle d’honneur a bridesmaid d?molir VERB to demolish la dent FEM NOUN tooth une dent de lait a milk tooth une dent de sagesse a wisdom tooth la dentelle FEM NOUN lace le dentifrice MASC NOUN toothpaste le/la dentiste MASC/FEM NOUN dentist le d?panneur MASC NOUN (Canada) convenience store la d?panneuse FEM NOUN breakdown lorry le d?part MASC NOUN departure Le d?part est ? onze heures quinze. The departure is at 11.15. Je vais lui t?l?phoner la veille de son d?part. I’ll phone him the day before he leaves. le d?partement MASC NOUN 1administrative region le d?partement du Vaucluse the Vaucluse d?partement Did you know…? France is divided into 96d?partements, which are similar to counties in the UK. 2department le d?partement d’anglais ? l’universit? the English department at the university se d?p?cher VERB to hurry D?p?che-toi! Hurry up! d?pendre VERB ?a d?pend du temps. It depends on the weather. d?penser VERB to spend J’ai d?pens? tout mon argent. I’ve spent all my money. le d?pliant MASC NOUN leaflet d?poser VERB to drop Tu peux me d?poser ? la piscine? Can you drop me at the swimming pool? depuis PREPOSITION 1since J’habite ? Paris depuis 2005. I’ve been living in Paris since 2005. depuis que since Il a plu tous les jours depuis qu’il est arriv?. It’s rained every day since he arrived. 2for Il habite Paris depuis cinq ans. He’s been living in Paris for five years. 3Tu le connais depuis combien de temps? How long have you known him? Tu le connais depuis quand? How long have you known him? Depuis quand? How long? depuis 2006 since 2006 Depuis combien de temps? How long? depuis cinq ans for five years d?ranger VERB 1to bother Excusez-moi de vous d?ranger. I’m sorry to bother you. 2to mess up Ne d?range pas mes livres, s’il te pla?t. Don’t mess up my books, please. dernier MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM derni?re) 1last Il est arriv? dernier. He arrived last. la derni?re fois the last time en dernier last Ajoutez le lait en dernier. Put the milk in last. 2latest le dernier film de Spielberg Spielberg’s latest film derri?re derri?recan be a preposition, an adverb or a noun. A PREPOSITION, ADVERB behindderri?re moi behind me derri?re la t?l?vision behind the television Devant ou derri?re? In front or behind? B MASC NOUN 1back la porte de derri?re the back door 2backside un coup de pied dans le derri?re a kick up the backside des ARTICLE Language tip desis made up of de + les. 1some Tu veux des chips? Would you like some crisps? Language tip desis sometimes not translated in English. J’ai des cousins en France. I have cousins in France. pendant des mois for months 2any Tu as des fr?res? Have you got any brothers? 3of the la fin des vacances the end of the holidays la voiture des Durand the Durands’ car 4from Il arrive des ?tats-Unis. He’s arriving from the United States. d?s PREPOSITION from d?s le mois de novembre from November d?s le d?but right from the start d?s que as soon as Appelle-moi d?s que tu arrives. Phone me as soon as you get there. Je t’appelle d?s mon retour. I’ll phone you as soon as I get back. d?sagr?able ADJECTIVE unpleasant le d?sastre MASC NOUN disaster descendre VERB 1to go down Je suis tomb? en descendant l’escalier. I fell as I was going down the stairs. 2to come down Attends en bas; je descends! Wait downstairs; I’m coming down! 3to get down Vous pouvez descendre ma valise, s’il vous pla?t? Can you get my suitcase down, please? 4to get off Nous descendons ? la prochaine station. We’re getting off at the next station. la descente FEM NOUN slope une descente abrupte a steep slope Language tip descenteis related to the verbdescendrewhich means ‘to go down’, soune descenteis a slope that goes downhill. la description FEM NOUN description d?sert d?sertcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?serte) desertedLe dimanche, le centre commercial est d?sert. On Sundays the shopping centre is deserted. une ?le d?serte a desert island B MASC NOUN desertle d?sert du Sahara the Sahara desert d?shabiller VERB to undress se d?shabiller to get undressedD?shabille-toi, mets ton pyjama et vas te coucher. Get undressed, put on your pyjamas and go to bed. d?sirer VERB to want Vous d?sirez? — Je voudrais un coca. What would you like? — I’d like a coke. d?sol? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?sol?e) sorry Je suis vraiment d?sol?. I’m very sorry. D?sol?! Sorry! d?sordonn? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM d?sordonn?e) untidy le d?sordre MASC NOUN untidiness Quel d?sordre! What a mess! en d?sordre in a mess Sa chambre est toujours en d?sordre. His bedroom is always in a mess. le dessert MASC NOUN pudding Qu’est-ce que vous d?sirez comme dessert? What would you like for pudding? le dessin MASC NOUN drawing C’est un dessin de ma petite s?ur. It’s a drawing my little sister did. un dessin anim? a cartoon un dessin humoristique a cartoon dessiner VERB to draw Dessinez votre animal pr?f?r?. Draw your favourite animal. dessous dessouscan be an adverb or a noun. A ADVERB underneathLe prix du vase est marqu? dessous. The price of the vase is marked underneath. ci-dessous below Compl?tez les phrases ci-dessous. Complete the sentences below. B MASC NOUN les voisins du dessous the downstairs neighbours dessus dessuscan be an adverb or a noun. A ADVERB on topun g?teau avec des bougies dessus a cake with candles on top au-dessus above au-dessus du lit above the bed ci-dessus above l’exemple ci-dessus the example above l?-dessus on that Tu peux ?crire l?-dessus. You can write on that. par-dessus over Tu peux sauter par-dessus la barri?re? Can you jump over the gate? B MASC NOUN les voisins du dessus the upstairs neighbours la destination FEM NOUN destination les passagers ? destination de Paris passengers travelling to Paris le d?tail MASC NOUN detail en d?tail in detail le d?tective MASC NOUN detective un d?tective priv? a private detective d?tendre VERB to relax La lecture, ?a me d?tend. I find reading relaxing. se d?tendre to relax J’?coute de la musique pour me d?tendre. I listen to music to relax. d?tester VERB to hate Je d?teste les ?pinards. I hate spinach. deux NUMBER two Il est deux heures. It’s two o’clock. Elle a deux ans. She’s two. deux fois twice tous les deux both Allez-y toutes les deux. Go on, both of you. le deux f?vrier the second of February deuxi?me ADJECTIVE second au deuxi?me ?tage on the second floor devant devantcan be a preposition, an adverb or a noun. A PREPOSITION in front ofIl y a un grand jardin devant la maison. There’s a big garden in front of the house. passer devant to go past Nous passons tous les jours devant chez lui. We go past his house every day. B ADVERB in frontIl marche toujours devant. He always walks in front. Allez-y, passez devant. Come on, you go in front. C MASC NOUN frontle devant de la maison the front of the house les pattes de devant the front legs d?velopper VERB to develop devenir VERB to become ?a devient de plus en plus difficile. It’s becoming more and more difficult. devez VERB seedevoir Vous devez attendre ici. You’ve got to wait here. deviner VERB to guess Devine ? quel animal je pense. Guess which animal I’m thinking of. la devinette FEM NOUN riddle devoir VERB 1to have to Je dois partir. I’ve got to go. 2must Tu dois ?tre fatigu?. You must be tired. les devoirs MASC PL NOUN homework Quand je rentre de l’?cole, je fais mes devoirs. When I get home from school I do my homework. devons VERB seedevoir Nous devons partir t?t. We have to leave early. diab?tique ADJECTIVE diabetic le diable MASC NOUN devil le diabolo MASC NOUN fruit cordial and lemonade un diabolo menthe a mint cordial and lemonade le dialogue MASC NOUN dialogue le diamant MASC NOUN diamond la diapositive FEM NOUN slide la diarrh?e FEM NOUN diarrhoea J’ai la diarrh?e. I’ve got diarrhoea. la dict?e FEM NOUN dictation La ma?tresse nous fait faire une dict?e tous les samedis matins. The teacher gives us a dictation every Saturday morning. Did you know…? French pupils do a lot of dictation exercises, to help them learn to spell. French is difficult to spell because there are a lot of letters that are not pronounced – such as the ‘s’ on the end of plural words. dicter VERB to dictate le dictionnaire MASC NOUN dictionary Cherchez le mot ‘piscine’ dans le dictionnaire. Look up the word ‘piscine’ in the dictionary. di?t?tique ADJECTIVE un magasin di?t?tique a health food shop le dieu MASC NOUN (PL les dieux) god Dieu God la diff?rence FEM NOUN difference Quelle est la diff?rence entre les ?coles fran?aises et anglaises? What’s the difference between French and British schools? diff?rent MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM diff?rente) 1different Je n’aime pas le bleu. Je voudrais une couleur diff?rente. I don’t like blue. I’d like a different colour. 2various diff?rents parfums de glace various flavours of ice cream difficile ADJECTIVE difficult Son accent est difficile ? comprendre. His accent is difficult to understand. le dimanche MASC NOUN 1Sunday Aujourd’hui, nous sommes dimanche. It’s Sunday today. 2on Sunday Dimanche, nous allons d?jeuner chez mes grands-parents. On Sunday we’re having lunch at my grandparents’. Le dimanche, je fais la grasse matin?e. I have a lie-in on Sundays. tous les dimanches every Sunday le dimanche on Sundays dimanche dernier last Sunday dimanche prochain next Sunday ? dimanche! See you on Sunday! le diminutif MASC NOUN pet name Loulou est le diminutif de Louise. Loulou is Louise’s pet name. la dinde FEM NOUN turkey la dinde de No?l the Christmas turkey Language tip le dindonis a live turkey;la dindeis the bird you eat. le dindon MASC NOUN turkey d?ner d?nercan be a verb or a noun. A VERB to have dinnerLe soir, nous d?nons ? sept heures. We have dinner at seven o’clock in the evening. B MASC NOUN dinnerLe d?ner est ? quelle heure? What time is dinner? le dipl?me MASC NOUN qualification Il n’a aucun dipl?me. He hasn’t got any qualifications. dire VERB 1to say Comment est-ce qu’on dit ‘dog’ en fran?ais? How do you say ‘dog’ in French? 2to tell Je vais te dire un secret. I’m going to tell you a secret. Elle me dit toujours la v?rit?. She always tells me the truth. Ma m?re me dit toujours de ranger ma chambre. My mother is always telling me to tidy up my room. Beaucoup de gens me disent que je ressemble ? ma m?re. Lots of people tell me I look like my mother. dire des b?tises to talk nonsense le directeur MASC NOUN la directrice FEM NOUN 1headteacher Elle est directrice. She’s a headteacher. 2manager Il est directeur du personnel. He’s a personnel manager. dis VERB seedire Dis-moi la v?rit?! Tell me the truth! la discoth?que FEM NOUN club Florence aime aller danser dans les discoth?ques. Florence likes going clubbing. discuter VERB to talk Nous discutons toujours ? la r?cr?ation. We always talk at break time. disent VERB seedire Qu’est-ce qu’ils disent? What are they saying? disons VERB seedire Nous disons des b?tises. We’re talking nonsense. dispara?tre VERB to disappear Il peut faire dispara?tre le lapin. He can make the rabbit disappear. la disparition FEM NOUN disappearance une esp?ce en voie de disparition an endangered species dispens? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dispens?e) Elle est dispens?e de gymnastique. She’s excused from gym. la dispute FEM NOUN argument Depuis notre dispute, elle ne me parle plus. She hasn’t been speaking to me since our argument. se disputer VERB to argue Je me dispute souvent avec ma s?ur. I often argue with my sister. se faire disputer to get a telling-off Je vais me faire disputer par ma m?re si je ne rentre pas tout de suite. I’ll get a telling-off from my mother if I don’t go home now. le disque MASC NOUN record un disque compact a compact disc la distance FEM NOUN distance Ton ?cole est ? quelle distance d’ici? How far is your school from here? distrait MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM distraite) absent-minded distribuer VERB 1to give out Distribue les livres, s’il te pla?t. Give out the books please. 2to deal Distribue les cartes, s’il te pla?t. Deal the cards please. le distributeur MASC NOUN un distributeur automatique a vending machine un distributeur de billets a cash dispenser dit VERB seedire Elle ne me dit jamais rien. She never tells me anything. Je te l’ai dit hier. I told you yesterday. dites VERB seedire Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. Tell me what you think. diviser VERB to divide Quatre divis? par deux ?gale deux. Four divided by two equals two. divorc? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM divorc?e) divorced Mes parents sont divorc?s. My parents are divorced. divorcer VERB to get divorced Ils ont d?cid? de divorcer. They’ve decided to get divorced. dix NUMBER ten Elle a dix ans. She’s ten. Il est dix heures. It’s ten o’clock. le dix f?vrier the tenth of February dix-huit NUMBER eighteen Elle a dix-huit ans. She’s eighteen. Il est dix-huit heures. It’s six o’clock. le dix-huit mars the eighteenth of March Did you know…? The 24-hour clock is used in France for travel times, appointments and other formal situations. dixi?me ADJECTIVE tenth au dixi?me ?tage on the tenth floor dix-neuf NUMBER nineteen Elle a dix-neuf ans. She’s nineteen. Il est dix-neuf heures. It’s seven o’clock. le dix-neuf avril the nineteenth of April dix-sept NUMBER seventeen Elle a dix-sept ans. She’s seventeen. Il est dix-sept heures. It’s five o’clock. le dix-sept avril the seventeenth of April la dizaine FEM NOUN about ten une dizaine de jours about ten days le docteur MASC NOUN doctor Je vais chez le docteur. I’m going to the doctor’s. le documentaire MASC NOUN documentary le/la documentaliste MASC/FEM NOUN librarian le doigt MASC NOUN finger les doigts de pied the toes dois, doit, doivent VERB seedevoir Je dois mettre la table. I have to lay the table. Il doit ?tre tard. It must be late. Ils doivent rentrer ? huit heures. They have to be home at eight o’clock. domestique domestiquecan be an adjective or a noun. A ADJECTIVE les animaux domestiques pets B MASC/FEM NOUN servant le domicile MASC NOUN ? domicile at home Il travaille ? domicile. He works at home. les dominos MASC PL NOUN dominoes Je joue aux dominos avec ma s?ur. I play dominoes with my sister. le dommage MASC NOUN C’est dommage. It’s a shame. Quel dommage! What a shame! donc CONJUNCTION so Il fait beau, donc nous pouvons faire un pique-nique. The weather’s nice, so we can have a picnic. donner VERB to give Elle me donne toujours des bonbons. She always gives me sweets. ?a me donne faim. That makes me feel hungry. dont PRONOUN 1of which deux livres, dont l’un est en anglais two books, one of which is in English le prix dont il est si fier the prize he’s so proud of 2of whom dix bless?s, dont deux gri?vement ten people injured, two of them seriously la fille dont je t’ai parl? the girl I told you about dor? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dor?e) golden dormir VERB 1to sleep Tu as bien dormi? Did you sleep well? 2to be asleep Ne faites pas de bruit, il dort. Don’t make a noise, he’s asleep. le dortoir MASC NOUN dormitory le dos MASC NOUN back dos ? dos back to back J’ai mal au dos. I’ve got backache. dans mon dos behind my back Elle me critique dans mon dos. She criticizes me behind my back. le dos crawl? the backstroke le dossier MASC NOUN 1file une pile de dossiers a stack of files 2report un bon dossier scolaire a good school report 3back le dossier de la chaise the back of the chair la douane FEM NOUN customs un contr?le de douane a customs inspection le douanier MASC NOUN customs officer le double MASC NOUN le double twice as much Il gagne le double. He earns twice as much. le double du prix normal twice the normal price en double in duplicate Garde cette photo, je l’ai en double. Keep this photo, I’ve got a copy of it. doubl? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM doubl?e) dubbed un film doubl? a dubbed film douce FEM ADJECTIVE seedoux une peau douce soft skin doucement ADVERB 1gently Il a frapp? doucement ? la porte. He knocked gently at the door. 2slowly Je ne comprends pas, parle plus doucement. I don’t understand, speak more slowly. la douche FEM NOUN shower Je prends une douche tous les matins. I have a shower every morning. se doucher VERB to have a shower Je me douche le matin. I have a shower in the morning. dou? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dou?e) talented Il est dou? en maths. He’s good at maths. la douleur FEM NOUN pain le doute MASC NOUN doubt sans doute probably se douter VERB se douter de to suspect Elle ne se doute de rien. She doesn’t suspect anything. Je m’en doutais. I thought as much. Douvres NOUN Dover doux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM douce) 1soft un tissu doux soft material 2sweet du cidre doux sweet cider 3mild Il fait doux aujourd’hui. It’s mild today. 4gentle C’est quelqu’un de tr?s doux. He’s a very gentle person. la douzaine FEM NOUN dozen une douzaine d’?ufs a dozen eggs une douzaine de personnes about twelve people douze NUMBER twelve Il a douze ans. He’s twelve. le douze f?vrier the twelfth of February douzi?me ADJECTIVE twelfth au douzi?me ?tage on the twelfth floor la drag?e FEM NOUN sugared almond Did you know…? French people givedrag?esto family and friends at weddings and christenings. le drap MASC NOUN sheet le drapeau MASC NOUN (PL les drapeaux) flag dress? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dress?e) trained un chien bien dress? a well-trained dog la droguerie FEM NOUN hardware shop droit droitcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM droite) 1right la jambe droite the right leg le c?t? droit the right-hand side 2straight une ligne droite a straight line Tiens-toi droite sur ta chaise! Sit up straight on your chair! Allez tout droit. Go straight on. tout droit straight on B MASC NOUN lawun ?tudiant en droit a law student Tu as le droit de sortir? Are you allowed to go out? Je n’ai pas le droit d’aller en ville toute seule. I’m not allowed to go into town by myself. la droite FEM NOUN right sur votre droite on your right ? droite right/on the right Language tip ? droitehas two translations. Look at the examples. Tournez ? droite. Turn right. Prenez la troisi?me rue ? droite. Take the third street on the right. C’est ? droite. It’s on your right. la deuxi?me rue ? droite the second street on the right droitier MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM droiti?re) right-handed Elle est droiti?re. She’s right-handed. dr?le ADJECTIVE funny ?a n’est pas dr?le. It’s not funny. un dr?le de temps funny weather le dromadaire MASC NOUN camel du ARTICLE Language tip duis made up ofde+ le. 1some Tu veux du fromage? Would you like some cheese? 2any Tu as du chocolat? Have you got any chocolate? 3of the la porte du garage the door of the garage la femme du directeur the headmaster’s wife 4from Il rentre du Canada. He’s back from Canada. ? sept heures du soir at seven o’clock in the evening le duc MASC NOUN duke la duchesse FEM NOUN duchess dur durcan be an adjective or an adverb. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM dure) hardIl est dur avec moi. He’s hard on me. B ADVERB hardElle travaille dur ? l’?cole. She works hard at school. durant PREPOSITION 1during durant la nuit during the night 2for durant des ann?es for years durer VERB to last La le?on dure une heure. The lesson lasts an hour. dyslexique ADJECTIVE dyslexic E e l’ eau FEM NOUN water Je voudrais de l’eau. I’d like some water. Qu’est-ce que tu veux boire? — De l’eau. What would you like to drink? – Water. l’eau min?rale mineral water l’eau plate still water l’eau gazeuse fizzy water l’ ?cart MASC NOUN Je sais faire le grand ?cart. I can do the splits. l’ ?chalote FEM NOUN shallot l’ ?change MASC NOUN exchange en ?change de in exchange for ?changer VERB to swap Je t’?change cet autocollant contre celui-l?. I’ll swap you this sticker for that one. s’ ?chapper VERB to escape l’ ?charpe FEM NOUN scarf s’ ?chauffer VERB to warm up Nous allons faire quelques exercices pour nous ?chauffer. We’re going to do some exercises to warm up. les ?checs MASC PL NOUN chess Je joue aux ?checs. I play chess. l’ ?chelle FEM NOUN ladder l’ ?clair MASC NOUN flash of lightning un ?clair au chocolat a chocolate ?clair l’ ?cole FEM NOUN school aller ? l’?cole to go to school Je vais ? l’?cole avec ma s?ur. I go to school with my sister. une ?cole priv?e a private school une ?cole publique a state school une ?cole maternelle a nursery school une ?cole primaire a primary school Did you know…? French children go tol’?cole maternellewhen they are three, and stay there until they are six. They then go tol’?cole primaireand stay there until they are 11. l’ ?colier MASC NOUN schoolboy l’ ?coli?re FEM NOUN schoolgirl les ?conomies FEM PL NOUN savings Je dois faire des ?conomies. I must save up. ?conomiser VERB to save up J’?conomise pour m’acheter une nouvelle raquette de tennis. I’m saving up to buy a new tennis racquet. ?cossais MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?cossaise) 1Scottish Elle est ?cossaise. She’s Scottish. 2tartan une jupe ?cossaise a tartan skirt l’ ?cossais MASC NOUN l’ ?cossaise FEM NOUN Scot les ?cossais the Scots l’ ?cosse FEM NOUN Scotland ?couter VERB to listen to J’aime ?couter de la musique. I like listening to music. ?coute-moi, Bruno! Listen Bruno! ?coutez tout le monde! Listen everybody! ?craser VERB 1to crush ?crasez une gousse d’ail. Crush a clove of garlic. 2to run over Attention, tu vas te faire ?craser! Be careful or you’ll get run over! ?crire VERB to write Nous nous ?crivons r?guli?rement. We write to each other regularly. ?a s’?crit comment? How do you spell that? l’ ?criture FEM NOUN handwriting J’aime bien ton ?criture. I like your handwriting. l’ ?crivain MASC NOUN writer ?cru MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?crue) off-white l’ ?cureuil MASC NOUN squirrel ?dimbourg NOUN Edinburgh ?ducatif MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?ducative) educational un jeu ?ducatif an educational game l’ ?ducation FEM NOUN education l’?ducation physique physical education effacer VERB to rub out Efface la derni?re lettre. Rub out the last letter. l’ effort MASC NOUN effort Il faut faire un effort. You’ve got to make an effort. effrayant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM effrayante) frightening ?gal MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?gale) equal une quantit? ?gale de farine et de sucre equal quantities of flour and sugar ?a m’est ?gal. I don’t mind./I don’t care. Language tip ?a m’est ?galhas two translations. Look at the examples. Tu pr?f?res du riz ou des p?tes? — ?a m’est ?gal. Would you rather have rice or pasta? — I don’t mind. Fais ce que tu veux, ?a m’est ?gal. Do what you like, I don’t care. ?galer VERB to equal Deux plus trois ?galent cinq. Two plus three equals five. l’ ?glise FEM NOUN church Nous allons ? l’?glise tous les dimanches. We go to church every Sunday. ?go?ste ADJECTIVE selfish l’ ?gypte FEM NOUN Egypt ?gyptien MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?gyptienne) Egyptian l’ ?gyptien MASC NOUN l’ ?gyptienne FEM NOUN Egyptian l’ ?lastique MASC NOUN rubber band l’ ?lectricien MASC NOUN electrician ?l?gant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?l?gante) smart une robe ?l?gante a smart dress l’ ?l?phant MASC NOUN elephant ?lev? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?lev?e) Elle est bien ?lev?e. She has good manners. Il est tr?s mal ?lev?. He has very bad manners. l’ ?l?ve MASC/FEM NOUN pupil Il y a un nouvel ?l?ve dans ma classe. There’s a new boy in my class. ?liminer VERB to eliminate Tu es ?limin?! You’re out! elle PRONOUN 1she Elle est institutrice. She is a primary school teacher. Elle, elle est toujours en retard! Oh, SHE’s always late! 2her C’est ma copine; je joue toujours avec elle. She’s my friend; I always play with her. Lui ou elle? Him or her? Elle l’a choisi elle-m?me. She chose it herself. elle-m?me herself 3it Prends cette chaise: elle est plus confortable. Take this chair: it’s more comfortable. elles PRONOUN 1they O? sont Anne et Rachel? — Elles sont dans le jardin. Where are Anne and Rachel? — They’re in the garden. 2them Julie et Aur?lie ont emmen? le chien avec elles. Julie and Aur?lie have taken the dog with them. elles-m?mes themselves l’ ?lys?e MASC NOUN ?lys?e Palace Did you know…? The?lys?eis the home of the French president. l’ e-mail MASC NOUN email Je vais envoyer un e-mail ? ma copine. I’m going to email my friend. embarrassant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM embarrassante) embarrassing emb?tant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM emb?tante) annoying emb?ter VERB to pester Il n’arr?te pas de m’emb?ter. He’s always pestering me. s’emb?ter to be bored Qu’est-ce qu’on s’emb?te ici! It’s so boring here! l’ embouteillage MASC NOUN traffic jam embrasser VERB to kiss Il l’a embrass?e. He kissed her. s’embrasser to kiss each otherIls se sont embrass?s. They kissed each other. l’ ?mission FEM NOUN programme une ?mission de t?l?vision a TV programme emm?nager VERB to move in Nous venons d’emm?nager dans une nouvelle maison. We’ve just moved into a new house. emmener VERB to take Ma grand-m?re m’emm?ne ? l’?cole le matin. My granny takes me to school in the morning. emp?cher VERB to stop Tu m’emp?ches de travailler! You’re stopping me doing my work. l’ emploi MASC NOUN 1use le mode d’emploi instructions for use un emploi du temps a timetable 2job Il recherche un emploi. He’s looking for a job. l’ employ? MASC NOUN l’ employ?e FEM NOUN employee un employ? de bureau an office worker une employ?e de banque a bank clerk employer VERB to employ empoisonner VERB to poison emporter VERB to take des plats ? emporter take-away meals l’ empreinte FEM NOUN footprint une empreinte digitale a fingerprint emprunter VERB to borrow Je peux emprunter ta gomme? Can I borrow your rubber? en encan be a preposition or a pronoun. A PREPOSITION 1in Il habite en France. He lives in France. 2to Je vais en France cet ?t?. I’m going to France this summer. 3by en v?lo by bike C’est plus rapide en voiture. It’s quicker by car. 4made of C’est en verre. It’s made of glass. un bracelet en or a gold bracelet 5while Il s’est coup? le doigt en ouvrant une bo?te de conserve. He cut his finger while opening a tin. B PRONOUN of itIl a un beau jardin et il en est tr?s fier. He’s got a beautiful garden and is very proud of it. Si tu as un probl?me, tu peux m’en parler. If you’ve got a problem, you can talk to me about it. Tu peux me rendre ce livre? J’en ai besoin. Can you give me back that book? I need it. Language tip Whenenis used withavoirandil y a, it is not translated in English. Please see below for an example. Tu as un dictionnaire? — Oui, j’en ai un. Have you got a dictionary? — Yes, I’ve got one. Il y a combien d’?l?ves dans ta classe? — Il y en a trente. How many pupils are there in your class? — There are 30. J’en ai assez. I’ve had enough. enceinte FEM ADJECTIVE pregnant Ma tante est enceinte de six mois. My aunt is six months pregnant. enchant? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM enchant?e) delighted Ma m?re est enchant?e de sa nouvelle voiture. My mother’s delighted with her new car. Enchant?! Pleased to meet you! encore ADVERB 1still Il est encore au travail. He’s still at work. Il reste encore deux morceaux de g?teau. There are two bits of cake left. 2even C’est encore mieux. That’s even better. 3again Nous allons encore en Espagne cet ?t?. We’re going to Spain again this summer. encore une fois once again pas encore not yet Je n’ai pas encore fini. I haven’t finished yet. l’ encre FEM NOUN ink l’ encyclop?die FEM NOUN encyclopaedia l’ endive FEM NOUN chicory Did you know…? endiveis a leafy vegetable which is eaten raw in a salad, boiled, or baked with ham and cheese. s’ endormir VERB to go to sleep Je m’endors vers neuf heures du soir. I go to sleep at about nine o’clock. l’ endroit MASC NOUN place C’est un endroit tr?s tranquille. It’s a very quiet place. ? l’endroit the right way out/the right way up Language tip ? l’endroithas two translations. Look at the examples. Remets ton pull ? l’endroit. Turn your jumper the right way out. Tu ne tiens pas le livre ? l’endroit. You’re not holding the book the right way up. l’ ?nergie FEM NOUN energy ?nerver VERB to get on someone’s nerves Il m’?nerve! He gets on my nerves! Ne t’?nerve pas! Take it easy! l’ enfant MASC/FEM NOUN child Ils ont trois enfants. They’ve got three children. l’ enfer MASC NOUN hell enfin ADVERB at last Tu arrives enfin! Here you are at last! enfl? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM enfl?e) swollen J’ai la cheville enfl?e. I have a swollen ankle. enlever VERB to take off Enl?ve ton manteau! Take off your coat! enneig? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM enneig?e) blocked with snow Les routes sont encore enneig?es. The roads are still blocked with snow. l’ ennemi MASC NOUN l’ ennemie FEM NOUN enemy ennuyer VERB J’esp?re que ?a ne t’ennuie pas. I hope this isn’t a problem for you. ?a t’ennuie? Do you mind? s’ennuyer to be boredJe m’ennuie quand Laura n’est pas l?. I get bored when Laura isn’t here. ennuyeux MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ennuyeuse) boring ?norme ADJECTIVE huge un ?norme g?teau a huge cake ?norm?ment ADVERB Il y a ?norm?ment de neige. There’s a huge amount of snow. Il a ?norm?ment grossi. He’s got terribly fat. l’ enqu?te FEM NOUN investigation enqu?ter VERB to investigate l’ enregistrement MASC NOUN recording un mauvais enregistrement a bad recording l’enregistrement des bagages baggage check-in enregistrer VERB 1to record Ils viennent d’enregistrer un nouvel album. They’ve just recorded a new album. 2to check in Combien de valises voulez-vous enregistrer? How many bags do you want to check in? enrhum? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM enrhum?e) Je suis enrhum?. I’ve got a cold. l’ enseignant MASC NOUN l’ enseignante FEM NOUN teacher enseigner VERB to teach Mon p?re enseigne les maths dans un lyc?e. My father teaches maths in a secondary school. ensemble ensemblecan be an adverb or a noun. A ADVERB togethertous ensemble all together B MASC NOUN outfitElle porte un nouvel ensemble. She’s wearing a new outfit. ensoleill? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ensoleill?e) sunny une matin?e ensoleill?e a sunny morning ensuite ADVERB then Nous sommes all?s au cin?ma et ensuite au restaurant. We went to the cinema and then to a restaurant. entendre VERB to hear Je ne t’entends pas. I can’t hear you. s’entendre to get on Il s’entend bien avec sa s?ur. He gets on well with his sister. entendu MASC ADJECTIVE bien entendu of course l’ enterrement MASC NOUN funeral entier MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM enti?re) whole Il a mang? une quiche enti?re. He ate a whole quiche. Je n’ai pas lu le livre en entier. I haven’t read the whole book. dans le monde entier in the whole wide world le lait entier full fat milk enti?rement ADVERB completely l’ entorse FEM NOUN sprain entourer VERB to surround Le jardin est entour? d’un mur de pierres. The garden is surrounded by a stone wall. l’ entra?nement MASC NOUN training s’ entra?ner VERB to train Il s’entra?ne au foot tous les samedis matins. He does football training every Saturday morning. l’ entra?neur MASC NOUN trainer l’entra?neur d’une ?quipe de rugby the trainer of a rugby team entre PREPOSITION between Il est assis entre son p?re et son oncle. He’s sitting between his father and his uncle. l’ entrec?te FEM NOUN rib steak l’ entr?e FEM NOUN 1starter Que voulez-vous comme entr?e? What would you like as a starter? 2hall Il y a un grand placard dans l’entr?e. There’s a big cupboard in the hall. 3entrance l’entr?e du tunnel the tunnel entrance l’ entreprise FEM NOUN firm entrer VERB 1to come in Entrez! Come in! 2to go in Ils sont tous entr?s dans la maison. They all went into the house. l’ enveloppe FEM NOUN envelope l’ envers MASC NOUN ? l’envers inside out Ton pull est ? l’envers. Your jumper is inside out. l’ envie FEM NOUN J’ai envie de pleurer. I feel like crying. J’ai envie de dormir. I want to go to sleep. J’ai envie de faire pipi. I need a wee. envier VERB to envy Je t’envie. I envy you. environ ADVERB about C’est ? soixante kilom?tres environ. It’s about 60 kilometres. l’ environnement MASC NOUN environment les environs MASC PL NOUN area les environs de Nantes the Nantes area Il y a beaucoup de choses int?ressantes ? voir dans les environs. There are a lot of interesting things to see in the area. aux environs de around aux environs de dix-neuf heures around 7 p.m. s’ envoler VERB 1to fly away Le papillon s’est envol?. The butterfly flew away. 2to blow away Attention, tes dessins vont s’envoler! Be careful, your drawings are going to blow away! envoyer VERB to send Ma tante m’a envoy? une carte pour mon anniversaire. My aunt sent me a card for my birthday. Je vais t’envoyer un e-mail. I’m going to email you. ?pais MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?paisse) thick l’ ?paule FEM NOUN shoulder l’ ?p?e FEM NOUN sword ?peler VERB to spell Tu peux ?peler ton nom s’il te pla?t? Can you spell your name please? ?pic? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?pic?e) spicy Ce n’est pas assez ?pic?. It’s not spicy enough. l’ ?picerie FEM NOUN shop l’ ?picier MASC NOUN l’ ?pici?re FEM NOUN grocer les ?pinards MASC PL NOUN spinach Je n’aime pas les ?pinards. I don’t like spinach. ?plucher VERB to peel l’ ?ponge FEM NOUN sponge ?pouvantable ADJECTIVE awful l’ EPS FEM NOUN PE ?puis? MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?puis?e) exhausted l’ ?quilibre MASC NOUN balance J’ai failli perdre l’?quilibre. I nearly lost my balance. l’ ?quipe FEM NOUN team l’ ?quipement MASC NOUN equipment l’ ?quitation FEM NOUN riding Je fais de l’?quitation. I go riding. l’ erreur FEM NOUN mistake es VERB see?tre Tu es tr?s gentille. You’re very kind. Language tip Sometimesesis used to show that something has happened in the past. Tu es parti ? quelle heure? What time did you leave? l’ escalade FEM NOUN climbing Il fait de l’escalade. He goes climbing. l’ escalier MASC NOUN stairs l’ escargot MASC NOUN snail l’ escrime FEM NOUN fencing Il fait de l’escrime. He does fencing. les espadrilles FEM PL NOUN rope-soled sandals Did you know…? A lot of French people wearespadrillesin the summer. They are cheap and colourful fabric sandals with soles made of rope. l’ Espagne FEM NOUN Spain espagnol MASC NOUN, MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM espagnole) Spanish l’ Espagnol MASC NOUN l’ Espagnole FEM NOUN Spaniard l’ esp?ce FEM NOUN sort Elle porte une esp?ce de cape en velours. She’s wearing a sort of velvet cloak. Esp?ce d’idiot! You idiot! esp?rer VERB to hope J’esp?re que tu passes de bonnes vacances. I hope you’re having a nice holiday. J’esp?re bien! I hope so! J’esp?re que non. I hope not. l’ esquimau® MASC NOUN (PL les esquimaux) choc ice on a stick l’ Esquimau MASC NOUN l’ Esquimaude FEM NOUN Eskimo les Esquimaux the Eskimos essayer VERB 1to try Essaie de compter jusqu’? cent en fran?ais. Try to count up to 100 in French. 2to try on Je peux l’essayer? Can I try it on? l’ essence FEM NOUN petrol essentiel essentielcan be an adjective or a noun. A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM essentielle) essential B MASC NOUN Tu es l?: c’est l’essentiel. You’re here: that’s the main thing. essuyer VERB to wipe Tu peux essuyer la table? Could you wipe the table? Il essuie la vaisselle. He’s drying the dishes. Essuie-toi les mains avec cette serviette. Dry your hands on this towel. est estcan be part of the verb ?tre, an adjective or a noun. A VERB see?tre Elle est merveilleuse. She’s marvellous. Language tip Sometimesestis used to show that something has happened in the past. Hier soir, il est all? au cin?ma. He went to the cinema last night. B MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE eastla c?te est des ?tats-Unis the east coast of the United States C MASC NOUN eastJe vis dans l’est de la France. I live in the east of France. ? l’est de Paris east of Paris est-ce que ADVERB Language tip One way of asking a question in French is to useest-ce que. Comment est-ce que tu t’appelles? What’s your name? Est-ce que c’est cher? Is it expensive? l’ estomac MASC NOUN stomach et CONJUNCTION and l’ ?tage MASC NOUN floor au premier ?tage on the first floor l’ ?tag?re FEM NOUN shelf ?taient VERB see?tre J’ai trouv? mes baskets: elles ?taient sous mon lit. I’ve found my trainers: they were under my bed. ?tais, ?tait VERB see?tre J’?tais dans le jardin. I was in the garden. C’?tait super! It was great! l’ ?tang MASC NOUN pond l’ ?tat MASC NOUN condition en bon ?tat in good condition en mauvais ?tat in poor condition les ?tats-Unis MASC PL NOUN United States ?t? ?t?can be a noun or part of the verb ?tre. A MASC NOUN summercet ?t? this summer en ?t? in the summer B VERB see?tre Il a ?t? puni. He has been punished. ?teindre VERB to switch off ?teins la lumi?re s’il te pla?t Switch off the light please. ?tendre VERB ?tendre le linge to hang out the washing ?ternuer VERB to sneeze Did you know…? When you sneeze in France people say‘? tes souhaits!’, which means‘May your wishes come true!’. ?tes VERB see?tre Vous ?tes en retard. You’re late. Language tip Sometimes ?tes is used to show that something has happened in the past. Vous ?tes partis de bonne heure. You left early. l’ ?tiquette FEM NOUN label l’ ?toile FEM NOUN star une ?toile de mer a starfish une ?toile filante a shooting star ?tonnant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?tonnante) amazing une nouvelle ?tonnante amazing news ?tonner VERB to surprise ?a t’?tonne? Does that surprise you? ?tourdi MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?tourdie) scatterbrained ?trange MASC, FEM ADJECTIVE strange ?tranger MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?trang?re) foreign un pays ?tranger a foreign country l’ ?tranger MASC NOUN l’ ?trang?re FEM NOUN 1foreigner Il y a beaucoup d’?trangers ici. There are lots of foreigners here. ? l’?tranger abroad 2stranger Il ne faut pas parler aux ?trangers. You mustn’t speak to strangers. ?tre ?trecan be a verb or a noun. A VERB 1to be Je suis heureux. I’m happy. Mon p?re est instituteur. My father’s a primary school teacher. Il est dix heures. It’s 10 o’clock. 2to have Language tip ?treis used to make the past tense of some verbs. Il n’est pas encore arriv?. He hasn’t arrived yet. B MASC NOUN beingun ?tre humain a human being les ?trennes FEM PL NOUN Did you know…? les ?trennesare like a Christmas box, but one that is given after Christmas, to people like the postman and the dustmen. Children sometimes get money or a gift too. les ?tudes FEM PL NOUN Mon fr?re va faire des ?tudes de droit. My brother is going to study law. l’ ?tudiant MASC NOUN l’ ?tudiante FEM NOUN student ?tudier VERB to study l’ ?tui MASC NOUN case un ?tui ? lunettes a glasses case eu VERB seeavoir J’ai eu une bonne note. I got a good mark. euh EXCLAMATION er Euh … je ne sais pas. Er … I don’t know. l’ euro MASC NOUN euro ?a co?te vingt-cinq euros. It costs 25 euros. 50 € €50 l’ Europe FEM NOUN Europe europ?en MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM europ?enne) European l’ europ?en MASC NOUN l’ europ?enne FEM NOUN European eux PRONOUN them Je pense souvent ? eux. I often think of them. eux-m?mes themselves ?vident MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM ?vidente) obvious Elle est jalouse, c’est ?vident. It’s obvious she’s jealous. l’ ?vier MASC NOUN sink exactement ADVERB exactly ex aequo MASC, FEM, PL ADJECTIVE Huit points partout: vous ?tes ex aequo. Eight points each: it’s a tie. Language tip ex aequosounds like ‘ex-echo’. exag?rer VERB to exaggerate Il exag?re toujours. He always exaggerates. ?a fait trois fois que tu arrives en retard: tu exag?res! That’s three times you’ve been late: it’s not good enough! l’ examen MASC NOUN exam un examen de fran?ais a French exam excellent MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM excellente) excellent excitant MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM excitante) exciting l’ excuse FEM NOUN excuse un mot d’excuse a note C’est un mot d’excuse de mes parents. This is a note from my parents. excuser VERB excusez-moi sorry/excuse me Language tip excusez-moiis used to apologize and to attract someone’s attention. Excusez-moi! Sorry! Excusez-moi, je suis en retard. Sorry I’m late. Excusez-moi! Excuse me! Excusez-moi, je cherche la poste. Excuse me, I’m looking for the post office. s’excuser to apologize Je m’excuse. I apologize. l’ exemple MASC NOUN example par exemple for example l’ exercice MASC NOUN exercise exister VERB to exist ?a n’existe pas. It doesn’t exist. exotique ADJECTIVE exotic une plante exotique an exotic plant un yaourt aux fruits exotiques a tropical fruit yoghurt l’ exp?diteur MASC NOUN sender l’ exp?rience FEM NOUN 1experience 2experiment une exp?rience de chimie a chemistry experiment l’ explication FEM NOUN explanation expliquer VERB to explain Je vais expliquer en anglais. Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». 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