Printer-friendly version Send to friendYou will find below Part 13 of most common French words with their English translation.
bientôt
soon, shortly
la cheminée
fireplace
se débarrasser
to get rid
déranger
to disturb, bother
exagérer
to exaggerate, overdo
lâcher
to loosen, slacken
prétendre
to claim (assert)
réfléchir
to think, reflect
le régiment
regiment
séparer
to separate
le thé
tea
traîner
to drag
la volonté
will, wish
l'élément
element
étant donné
considering, in view of
l'achat
purchase, acquisition
agricole
agricultural
l'allure
speed, pace
le balai
broom, brush
la barre
bar (metal), rail
la boutique
shop, store
central
central
la cerise
cherry
le chapeau
hat
le charbon
coal
le chocolat
chocolate
la clef
key
le climat
climate
la concierge
caretaker
couler
to flow, run (of liquid)
le couteau
knife
la dent
tooth
diriger
to run, head, direct
effrayant
frightening
faux
wrong (answer)
forcer
to force, compel, make (do)
fournir
to supply, furnish, provide
frais
fresh
le gamin
kid
le grenier
attic, loft
s'habituer
to get used, get accustomed
l'importance
importance, significance
japonais
Japanese
le jeune homme
young man
le kilo
kilo
la lecture
reading
le manteau
coat
mener
to lead
nerveux
nervous
ouais
yeah
le p.m.u
Le Pari Mutuel Urbain
la pension
pension
la permission
permission
la poche
pocket
le pont
bridge
le porteur
messenger
le raccord
connection, join
scolaire
school (book, year), academic,
soit ... soit
either ... or
solide
firm, solid
la solitude
loneliness
le sud
south
le tabac
tabacco
le tapis
carpet, rug
le taxi
taxi, cab
le trac
nerves, stage fright
le tribunal
court, court of law
le tuyau
pipe, tube
unique
unique
voler
to steal
abîmer
to damage, spoil
l'arrivée
arrival, coming
le bâton
stick, baton
drôlement
funnily
le décor
setting, (theater) scenery
découvrir
to discover, uncover, find out
dépasser
to pass, overtake (a car)
désirer
to wish, desire
l'employé
employee
extérieur
exterior, outside, outer
la municipalité
town council
la publicité
advertising, advertisement
réveiller
to wake (somebody) up
sécher
to dry
énorme
enormous, huge
l'épingle
pin
accepter
to accept
l'ambiance
atmosphere, mood
s'approcher
to come near, approach
arabe
Arabic
articuler
to articulate, pronounce
la bagnole
car, motor (slang)
baisser
to lower
le ballon
balloon
la bande
strip
la base
base, basis
la bille
marble
la bouche
mouth
le boulot
work, job (informal)
la caisse
box, crate
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