Printer-friendly version Send to friendYou will find below Part 12 of most common French words with their English translation.
évidente
evident, obvious (fem.)
arracher
to tear, tear out, rip off
la balle
bullet
bouffer
to eat (slang)
le boulevard
boulevard, avenue
camper
to camp (out)
le chat
cat
le commandant
commander
la conscience
conscience
le corps
body
le couvent
convent
critique
critic, critical
le doigt
finger
ennuyeux
boring, tedious
les environs
vicinity, surroundings
l'essence
gas (US), gasoline (US), petrol
essentiel
essential
extraordinaire
extraordinary
le feu
fire
figurer
to represent
filer
to spin (wool, a web)
le fruit
fruit
la halle
covered market
la jeunesse
youth
la maladie
disease, illness
la marchandise
commodity, merchandise
merveilleux
wonderful, marvellous
la pomme de terre
potato
prier
to beg
remarquable
outstanding, remarkable
le repos
rest
sale
dirty
sauvage
savage, wild
le signe
sign
sinon
or else, otherwise
le soulier
shoe
surprendre
to surprise
le test
check, test
le toit
roof
tout le temps
all the time
la troupe
troop, group
utiliser
to use
le vent
wind
le ventre
stomach, belly
le wagon
carriage, coach
le bébé
baby
la chaîne
chain
considérer
to consider, regard
conséquent
par ~ - consequently, therefore
défendre
to defend
embêter
to bother, worry
l'intérêt
insterest
la possibilité
possbility, opportunity
la propreté
cleanness, neatness, tidiness
la quantité
quantity, amount
quatrième
fourth
réduire
to reduce (pain), cut (prices)
le siècle
century
la société
society
la vallée
valley
l'administration
administration, administering
au-dessus
above, over
le bal
dance, ball, dance hall
la bicyclette
bicycle, bike
le chauffeur
driver
classique
classic, classical
commander
to order, command
commercial
commercial
la conduite
conduct, behavior
la danse
dance
l'ennui
boredom
espagnol
Spanish
le fer
iron
garantir
to guarantee
l'idiot
idiot
jurer
to swear, vow
le lac
lake
logement
accomodation, place to live
la marine
navy
la montagne
mountain
nommer
to name, call
le novembre
November
obtenir
to get, obtain
la peau
skin
piquer
to sting, bite, prick
probablement
probably, likely
le projet
plan, project
prouver
to prove
se rapprocher
to get nearer, come closer, approach
rater
to miss (a train)
retour
return
rigoler
to laugh, have a laugh
le salon
lounge, living room, sitting room
la sortie
exit, departure
la soupe
soupe
suffisamment
enough, sufficiently
supprimer
to remove, delete
t
t
vide
empty
voyager
to travel
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