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French
Specification vocabularyavec contre dans de depuis derrire
devant en en dehors de en face de entre jusqu malgr parmi pour prs
de sans selon sous sur vers Negatives ne...jamais nepas
ne...personne ne...plus neque nerien nini pas encore Ordinal
numbers premier/premire deuxime troisime quatrime cinquime sixime
septime huitime neuvime dixime with against in of since behind in
front of in/at outside opposite between until in spite of among for
near to without according to under on towards never not no-one no
more/not any longer only nothing neither nor not yet first second
third fourth fifth sixth seventh eighth ninth tenth
General VocabularyComparative and superlative of adjectives
plus, moins more, less plus que, moins que more then, less than
bon, meilleur, le meilleur good, better, the best mauvais, pire, le
pire bad, worse, the worst Comparison and superlative of adverbs
bien, mieux, le mieux well, better, the best mal, plus mal, le plus
mal badly, worse, the worst beaucoup, plus, le plus a lot, more,
the most peu, moins, le moins a little, less, the least
Conjunctions and Connectives cause de because of part except for so
alors aussi also car because cependant however cest--dire that is
to say comme like dun ct/de lautre ct on the one hand/on the other
hand donc so ensuite then/afterwards videmment obviously et and
mais but mme si even if ou or parce que because par contre on the
other hand par exemple for example pendant que whilst pourtant
nevertheless puis then puisque as, since when quand sans doute no
doubt si if y compris including Prepositions ct de travers au bord
de au bout de au-dessous de au-dessus de au fond de au lieu de au
milieu de autour de at next to across at the side of at the end of
below above at the bottom of instead of in the middle of around
Other number expressions dizaine ten/about ten douzaine dozen
nombre de number of Asking questions combien? comment? est-ce que?
o? pourquoi? quand? que? how many/much? how? is/are? where? why?
when? what?1
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Frenchwhich? what? what? what is it? who? what? At what time?
How do you spell it? How much is it? What is the date? What day is
it? Which colour? Where from? Whereabouts? Where is ? For how long?
What does mean? What time is it?
Specification vocabularyoui pardon quel dommage salut sant! sil
te/vous plat Opinions mon avis absolument affreux agrable aimer
amusant barbant bien bien entendu bon a dpend a mnerve a me fait
rire a me plat a mest gal a ne me dit rien a suffit casse-pieds
cher chouette comique comme ci comme a compliqu content croire
daccord dsagrable dsirer dtester difficile dire drle embtant en
gnral enchant ennuyeux esprer tonn facile faible fantastique
formidable franchement gnralement gnial grave intressant yes
sorry/excuse me what a shame hi cheers! please in my opinion
absolutely awful pleasant to like/to love fun boring good of course
good/right it depends it annoys me it makes me laugh I like it I
dont mind it doesnt interest me thats enough pain in the neck
expensive super/great funny/comical so-so complicated happy to
believe OK (agreeing) unpleasant to desire/to wish to hate
hard/difficult to say funny annoying in general delighted (e.g. to
meet someone) boring to hope surprised easy weak fantastic great
really/frankly generally great serious interesting2
quel/quelle? quest-ce que? quest-ce qui? quest-ce que cest? qui?
quoi? Common questions A quelle heure? a scrit comment? Cest
combien? Cest quelle date? Cest quel jour? De quelle couleur? Do? O
a? O est ? Pour combien de temps? Que veut dire ? Quelle heure
est-il?
Greetings and exclamations bientt see you soon demain see you
tomorrow tout lheure see you later all hello? (when answering
telephone) amitis kind regards au revoir goodbye au secours! help!
bien sr of course bienvenue! welcome! bonjour hello bon
anniversaire! happy birthday! bon apptit enjoy your meal bon voyage
have a good trip bonne anne! happy new year! bonne chance! good
luck! bonne ide! good idea! bonne nuit good night bonnes vacances
have a good holiday bonsoir good evening bravo! well done! a va?
are you alright? a va Im fine daccord alright/OK (agreeing) de rien
dont mention it/youre welcome dsol sorry sexcuser to apologise
excusez-moi excuse me flicitations! congratulations! joyeux Nol!
happy Christmas! meilleurs vux best wishes (for the New Year) merci
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Frenchto be interested in useless unbelievable worried happy
funny (to be) fed up bad wonderful cute ugly modern (me) neither
new lousy/stupid/rubbish optimistic exciting/fascinating to think
pessimistic maybe popular positive useful/handy to prefer to
promise to regret ridiculous funny to seem like sensational simple
splendid stupid to put up with/to bear superb useful to want
damn!
Specification vocabularyMonths of the year janvier fvrier mars
avril mai juin juillet aot septembre octobre novembre dcembre The
clock demi environ l heure (f) midi minuit la minute moins quart la
seconde Other time expressions la fois lavenir lheure temps partiel
an anne aprs aprs-demain aprs-midi aujourdhui auparavant avant
avant-hier bientt dabord dans une minute dhabitude de bonne heure
dbut demain dernier de temps en temps dj de nouveau en attendant en
avance en retard en train de (tre) en mme temps encore une fois
January February March April May June July August September October
November December half about/around hour midday midnight minute
less quarter second at the same time in the future on time
part-time year year after day after tomorrow afternoon today
before/previously before day before yesterday soon first in a
minute usually early start/beginning tomorrow last from time to
time already again whilst waiting for in advance/early late (to be)
in the middle of at the same time one more time/once again3
sintresser inutile incroyable inquiet joyeux marrant marre (en
avoir ) mauvais merveilleux mignon moche moderne (moi) non plus
nouveau nul optimiste passionnant penser pessimiste peut-tre
populaire positif pratique prfrer promettre regretter ridicule
rigolo sembler sensass simple splendide stupide supporter superbe
utile vouloir zut! Expressions of time Days of the week lundi mardi
mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche Seasons printemps t automne
hiver
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday spring
summer autumn winter
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Frenchat last end yesterday ago day day next day a long time now
morning month moment (at the moment) normally night sometimes past
during later almost next sometimes rarely recently week only
century evening suddenly often following (to be) just about to late
early always every day suddenly straight away quickly/fast weekend
(on the) right (on the) left suburb town centre/city centre
countryside at (e.g. someones house) on every side on the other
side at the bottom/downstairs at the top/upstairs east here
kilometre there over there
Specification vocabularyloin de nord nulle part ouest par
partout quelque part situ sud tout droit tout prs toutes directions
ville Colours blanc bleu blond brun clair fonc gris jaune marron
noir pourpre rose rouge roux vert Weights and measures assez bas
beaucoup bote bouteille centimtre court demi encore de troit gramme
grand gros haut kilo large litre maigre mesurer mtre mince moiti
morceau far from north nowhere west by everywhere somewhere
situated/located south straight ahead very near all directions town
white blue blond brown (e.g. hair, eyes) light dark grey yellow
brown black crimson pink red ginger/red (to describe hair colour)
green quite low a lot box/tin bottle centimetre short half more of
narrow/tight gram big/tall big/fat high kilo wide/loose-fitting
litre thin/skinny to measure metre slim half bit/piece4
enfin fin hier il y a jour journe lendemain longtemps maintenant
matin mois moment (en ce moment) normalement nuit parfois pass
pendant plus tard presque prochain quelquefois rarement rcemment
semaine seulement sicle soir soudain souvent suivant sur le point
de (tre) tard tt toujours tous les jours tout coup tout de suite
vite week-end Location and distance droite gauche banlieue
centre-ville campagne chez de chaque ct de lautre ct en bas en haut
est ici kilomtre l l-bas
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pointure rien suffisamment taille tranche trs trop Shape carr la
hauteur rond Weather averse briller brouillard chaleur chaud ciel
climat couvert degr doux clair claircie ensoleill faire beau faire
mauvais froid geler glace humide mto mouill neige neiger nuage
nuageux ombre orage orageux pleuvoir pluie sec soleil temprature
tempte
Frenchmedium number packet quite a lot of to weigh small a small
amount a lot of size (e.g. shoe size) nothing sufficient/enough of
height/size (e.g. clothes size) slice very too much square height
round (rain) shower to shine fog heat hot sky climate overcast
degree mild lightning sunny interval sunny to be good weather to be
bad weather cold to freeze ice humid weather forecast wet snow to
snow cloud cloudy shadow/shade thunderstorm stormy to rain rain dry
sun temperature storm
Specification vocabularytemps tonnerre tremper vent Access
complet entre libre ferm fermer interdit occup ouvert ouvrir sortie
la Correctness avoir raison avoir tort corriger erreur faute la
faux il (me) faut juste ncessaire obligatoire parfait sr se tromper
vrai Materials l argent (m) le bton le bois la brique le carton le
coton le cuir le fer la laine le mtal l or (m) le papier le
plastique la soie le verre Common abbreviations le CDI (centre de
documentation et dinformation) le CES (collge denseignement
secondaire) weather thunder to soak wind full open (without
obligation to buy) closed to close forbidden engaged/busy open to
open exit to be right to be wrong to correct error/mistake
mistake/fault wrong/false (I) need fair/right necessary compulsory
perfect sure to be wrong true silver concrete wood brick cardboard
cotton leather iron wool metal gold paper plastic silk glass
school library/information centre
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Specification vocabularyle le le le le la le la la le la la le
cidre citron coca cur comprim confiture couteau crme (solaire) crpe
croissant cuillre cuisine dangereux djeuner dlicieux dner drogue
droguer eau (f) eau minrale (f) eau potable/non potable (f) en
bonne forme en bonne sant envie (f) (avoir envie de) quilibr faim
fatigant fatigu fort fourchette frais fraise framboise frites (f)
fromage fruits de mer (m) fumer fumeur/non fumeur gteau got goter
gras habitude (f) haricot vert hpital (m) hors-duvre (m) huile (f)
(s)inquiter jambon jus (de fruit/dorange) lait lgume cider lemon
coke heart tablet (medication) jam knife (sun tan) cream pancake
croissant spoon kitchen/cooking dangerous lunch delicious dinner
drugs to take drugs water mineral water drinking water/not drinking
water in good shape in good health craving (to feel like) balanced
hunger tiring tired strong fork fresh strawberry raspberry chips
cheese seafood to smoke smoker/non-smoker cake taste to taste fat
habit green bean hospital hors-duvre/starter oil to worry ham
(fruit/orange) juice milk vegetable6
l le le la
EMT (ducation manuelle et technique) (f) EPS (ducation physique
et sportive) (f) HLM (habitation loyer modr) (f) SAMU (service
daide mdicale durgence) SDF (sans domicile fixe) SNCF (socit
nationale des chemins de fer franais)
PE (physical education) council housing emergency medical
service homeless person
French national railway company
le la le
TGV (train grande vitesse) fast train TVA (taxe sur la valeur
ajoute) VAT (value added tax) VTT (vlo tout terrain) mountain
bike
le la se l l l
Foundation TierLIFESTYLE Health l abricot (m) aider l alcool (m)
l alimentation (f) aller bien aller mieux (s)arrter la baguette la
banane le beurre la bire le bifteck le biscuit le buf boire le bol
le bonbon le caf la carotte les crales (f) la cerise le champignon
les chips (m) le chocolat le chocolat chaud la chose le chou le
chou-fleur apricot to help alcohol food/diet to be well to feel
better to stop baguette/French stick banana butter beer steak
biscuit beef to drink bowl sweet coffee carrot cereals cherry
mushroom crisps chocolate hot chocolate thing cabbage cauliflower
l
la
la la la les le les le le le
l le l l l le le le le
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Frenchlemonade list pain (to be in pain) ill illness to eat
doctor medication food obesity smell/odour egg ordinary bread lazy
pt pasta peach breakfast peas fear full pear fish pepper apple
potato pork chicken to take raisin diet to relax meal to stay rice
roast healthy salad without health sausage (salami-type) sausage
except salt to feel thirst soup spaghetti speciality sweet sugar
especially tobacco tart/pie
Specification vocabularyle la th tomate tomber tousser vanille
vgtarien verre viande vide vin vitamine vivre yaourt tea tomato to
fall to cough vanilla vegetarian glass meat empty wine vitamin to
live yoghurt address adult age kind/likeable older friend friendly
love birthday announcement/advert to be called to wait to be years
old beard to fight chatty to chat beautiful brother-in-law
father-in-law/stepfather baby mother-in-law/stepmother
sister-in-law silly/stupid curly identity card famous cat
expensive/dear horse hair dog unemployment guinea pig to know
(someone) to contribute friend (male) friend (female) to criticise
lady date of birth7
la le le la l l l le le les la le les la la le le la la le le le
le se le le
la la la le le se la la les la le le la
limonade liste mal (avoir mal) malade maladie manger mdecin
mdicament nourriture obsit (f) odeur (f) uf (m) ordinaire pain
paresseux pt ptes (f) pche petit djeuner petits pois (m) peur plein
poire poisson poivre pomme pomme de terre porc poulet prendre
raisin rgime relaxer repas rester riz rti sain salade sans sant
saucisse saucisson sauf sel sentir soif soupe spaghettis (m)
spcialit sucr sucre surtout tabac tarte
la le la le la le
Relationships and Choices l adresse (f) l adulte (m/f) l ge (m)
aimable an l ami/e (m/f) amical l amour (m) l anniversaire (m) l
annonce (f) sappeler attendre avoir ans la barbe battre bavard
bavarder beau/belle le beau-frre le beau-pre le bb la belle-mre la
belle-soeur bte boucl la carte didentit clbre le chat cher le
cheval les cheveux (m) le chien le chmage le cochon dInde connatre
contribuer le copain la copine critiquer la dame la date de
naissance
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Frenchstepbrother/half brother stepsister/half sister to argue
divorced to write selfish child to get on (with) angry family
woman/wife girl/daughter son brother boy people kind/nice
grandmother grandfather grandparents to get used to to hesitate
happy man identity its about/it concerns young pretty rabbit place
to live/to stay (sun)glasses madam/Mrs young lady/Miss unhappy mum
husband married to get married nasty/naughty mother sir/Mr death
birth nationality born nose surname bird uncle dad parents (ideal)
partner passport poor
Specification vocabularyle la la les le la le pnible pre
personnalit personne personnes dfavorises (f) petit ami petite amie
pleurer poisson rouge poli porter prnom rapports (m) refuser
religieux remercier rendez-vous respecter responsabilit riche rire
sans travail scurit sens de lhumour spar seul signer sur sondage
sourire souris sympa tante timide tranquille triste vandalisme vrit
vieux visage voisin difficult/troublesome father personality person
disadvantaged people boyfriend girlfriend to cry goldfish polite to
wear first name relationships to refuse religious to thank
meeting/appointment to respect responsibility rich to laugh without
work/unemployed safety/security sense of humour separated alone to
sign sister survey to smile mouse nice aunt shy quiet/calm/peaceful
sad vandalism truth old face neighbour
demi-frre demi-sur se disputer divorc crire goste l enfant (m/f)
sentendre (avec) fch la famille la femme la fille le fils le frre
le garon les gens (m) gentil la grand-mre le grand-pre les
grands-parents (m) shabituer hsiter heureux l homme (m) l identit
(f) il sagit de jeune joli le lapin le lieu loger les lunettes (f)
(de soleil) madame mademoiselle malheureux la maman le mari mari
(se) marier mchant la mre monsieur la mort la naissance la
nationalit n le nez le nom (de famille) l oiseau (m) l oncle (m) le
papa les parents (m) le/la partenaire (idal(e)) le passeport
pauvre
le les
le la
la le
la le la la
le la le le
LEISURE Free Time and the Media accompagner l achat (m) acheter
aller samuser lappareil (m) l appel (m) l argent (m) (de poche) l
avantage (m) le ballon to accompany purchase to buy to go to have
fun on the line/phone call (pocket) money advantage
ball/balloon8
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la le la la la la le le le le le la le la le la la la le
Frenchcartoon/comic strip bank basketball need (to need)
jewellers ticket/banknote jacket cheap butchers earring bakery
bowls boutique/shop present checkout/till credit card belt shopping
centre sports centre/leisure centre song to sing singer (male)
singer (female) hat pork butchers/delicatessen sock shoe shirt to
choose choice cinema keyboard client to click hairdresser (male)
hairdresser (female) corner/area comedy competition sweet shop
colour to run tie cycling to dance old-fashioned to spend
disadvantage cartoon (on TV or film) (compact) disk documentary to
give to exchange screen l
Specification vocabularymission (f) (jeunesse/
musicale/sportive) (young peoples/music/sports) TV programme
ensemble together l entre (f) entrance envoyer to send l picerie
(f) grocers shop l quipe (f) team l quitation (f) horse riding
essayer to try faire des conomies to save up faire les courses to
go shopping (e.g. food) faire les magasins to go shopping (e.g.
clothes) le/la fana (tre fana de) fan (to be a fan of) favori
favourite le feuilleton TV serial le film daventures adventure film
le film dhorreur horror film le film de guerre war film le film de
science-fiction science-fiction film le film policier detective
film le film romantique romantic film gagner to win le gant glove
gratuit free le groupe group la guitare guitar la gymnastique
gymnastics l hypermarch (m) hypermarket l ide (f) idea l
imper(mable) (m) raincoat l inconvnient (m) disadvantage/drawback
le jean jeans le jeu (de cartes/ de socit) (card/board) game le jeu
vido video game jouer to play le jouet toy le journal newspaper la
jupe skirt laisser to leave le lecteur DVD DVD player le lecteur
MP3 mp3 player la lecture reading la librairie bookshop libre free
(e.g. time) lire to read la livre sterling pounds sterling le
magasin shop le maillot de bain swimming costume la maison de la
presse newsagents and bookshop le manteau coat le maquillage
make-up
le le le le
l
bande dessine banque basket besoin (avoir besoin de) bijouterie
billet blouson bon march boucherie boucle doreille boulangerie
boules (f) boutique cadeau caisse carte de crdit ceinture centre
commercial centre de sport chanson chanter chanteur chanteuse
chapeau charcuterie chaussette chaussure chemise choisir choix
cinma clavier client cliquer coiffeur coiffeuse coin comdie
concours confiserie couleur courir cravate cyclisme danser dmod
dpenser dsavantage dessin anim disque (compact) documentaire donner
changer cran (m)
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Frenchshopkeeper (greengrocer) market member to put money aside
fashion (fashionable/trendy) change watch (classical/pop/rap/rock)
music to swim swimming (phone) number orchestra computer pair
trousers umbrella perfume perfume shop/department pastime/hobby
roller skating ice-skating to ice-skate ice rink cake shop fishing
play picnic swimming pool windsurfing pocket mobile phone/laptop
wallet purse post office to push price to go for a walk advert (on
TV)/advertising jumper pyjamas department (in department store) to
receive/to get reduced reduction/discount to watch to fill to meet
to go home to go back
Specification vocabularyle la le le la la la le le le le le les
la risque robe rouge lvres sac ( main) sandale sauter sance srie
shampooing short site (aller sur un site) skate ski nautique (faire
du ...) soldes (m) sortie sortir sous-titr spectateur sportif
sports dhiver (m) sports nautiques (m) stade supermarch surf surf
de neige surfer surprise-partie sweat(shirt) taper technologie
tl(vision) temps libre texto thtre tirer toucher valeur vedette
vendre venir version (originale/ franaise) veste vtements (m)
vitrine voile voir volley VTT risk dress lipstick (hand)bag sandal
to jump showing/session (at cinema) series shampoo shorts website
(to go on a website) skateboarding (to go) waterskiing sales exit
to go out subtitled spectator sporty winter sports water sports
stadium supermarket surfing snowboarding to surf party sweatshirt
to type technology TV (television) free time text (message) theatre
to pull to touch value star to sell to come (original/French)
version jacket clothes shop window sailing to see volleyball
mountain biking bill airport Africa/African
la la la la
la le l l la le le le la le le le la la la la le la la la le le
le la le la le le le
marchand (de fruits et de lgumes) march membre mettre de largent
ct mode ( la mode) monnaie montre musique (classique/ pop/rap/rock)
nager natation numro (de tlphone) orchestre (m) ordinateur (m)
paire pantalon parapluie parfum parfumerie passe-temps patin
roulettes patinage patiner patinoire ptisserie pche pice
pique-nique piscine planche voile poche portable portefeuille
porte-monnaie poste pousser prix se promener publicit pull pyjama
rayon recevoir rduit rduction regarder remplir (se) rencontrer
rentrer retourner
le les les le le le le la le la la le le le
la la
la la les la la le le
la
Holidays l addition (f) l aroport (m) l Afrique (f)/africain
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Frenchtravel agents air (outdoors) Algeria/Algerian
Germany/German return (ticket) single (ticket) America/American
England/English to approach arrival lift plate Atlantic youth
hostel Australia/Australian car bus motorway adventure aeroplane
luggage to swim bath balcony boat Belgium/Belgian drink seaside to
get a sun tan information office lorry Canada/Canadian coach
caravan notebook/book of tickets crossroads menu/map/card postcard
to break
Specification vocabularyto order to validate (a ticket, e.g. at
railway station) compris included conduire to drive confirmer to
confirm le confort comfort la consigne left luggage lockers la cte
coast coter to cost la demi-pension half-board le dpart departure
la diffrence difference diffrent different le dortoir dormitory la
douane customs la douche shower Douvres Dover le drapeau flag durer
to last l Ecosse (f)/cossais Scotland/Scottish Edimbourg Edinburgh
l employ(e) (m/f) employee encore still/again l endroit (m) place l
entre (f) entrance l Espagne (f)/espagnol Spain/Spanish l essence
(f) petrol les Etats-Unis (m) the United States l toile (f) star l
tranger (m) ( ltranger) foreigner (abroad) expliquer to explain les
feux rouges (m) traffic lights la gare railway station la gare
routire bus station (se) garer to park le gte gte la
Grande-Bretagne/ britannique Great Britain/British le guichet
counter/ticket office l horaire (m) timetable l htel (m) hotel l
Inde (f)/indien India/Indian l Irlande (f) (du Nord)/ irlandais
(Northern) Ireland/Irish l Italie (f)/italien Italy/Italian le
Japon/japonais Japan/Japanese le lac lake le lavabo wash basin
lentement slowly la ligne route la location (de voitures) (car)
rental le logement accommodation le loisir leisure activity11
l l l l l l l l l l l les se le le le la la le se le le le le la
le le la la la
agence de voyages (f) air (m) (en plein) Algrie (f)/algrien
Allemagne (f)/ allemand aller retour (m) aller simple (m) Amrique
(f)/ amricain Angleterre (f)/ anglais (s)approcher arrive (f)
ascenseur (m) assiette (f) Atlantique (m) auberge de jeunesse (f)
Australie (f)/ australien auto (f) autobus (m) autoroute (f)
aventure (f) avion (m) bagages (m) baigner bain balcon bateau
Belgique /belge boisson bord de la mer bronzer bureau des
renseignements camion Canada /canadien car caravane carnet
carrefour carte carte postale casser chambre (double/de
famille/pour une personne/ deux lits) chteau chauffeur chercher
Chine /chinois classe colonie de vacances
commander composter
le le la la la
(double/family/single/twin) room castle driver to look for
China/Chinese class holiday camp
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FrenchLondon to rent/to hire the (English) Channel to walk
Morocco/Moroccan Mediterranean same (fixed price/tourist) menu sea
to set off mixed moped world motorbike tourist information office
to share to leave passenger passer-by country Wales/Welsh
(motorway) toll full board (driving) licence identity card (on)
foot pedestrian lane (e.g. cycle lane) beach town map dish (of the
day) main course Poland/Polish Portugal/Portuguese tip in a hurry
ready project walk (to go for a walk) platform/quay to leave hike
quick to recommend region information reservation/booking to
reserve/to book return/return journey to come back roundabout
street sand
Specification vocabularyle la la la le le sac de couchage saison
salle dattente salle de bains savon sjour sens interdit sens unique
le service compris servir la sortie (de secours) le spectacle la
station service stationner la Suisse/suisse suivre le supplment le
syndicat dinitiative le tarif (rduit) la tasse la tente le tourisme
le/la touriste tourner la Tunisie/tunisien les vacances (f) la
valise le vhicule la visite (guide) visiter la voiture le vol voler
le voyage voyager le voyageur vraiment la vue (de mer) sleeping bag
season waiting room bathroom soap stay/trip no entry one way
service included to serve (emergency) exit show service station to
park Switzerland/Swiss to follow extra charge/supplement tourist
information office (reduced) price cup tent tourism tourist to turn
Tunisia/Tunisian holidays suitcase vehicle (guided) visit/tour to
visit car flight to fly journey to travel traveller really (sea)
view
la le la l
le le le le le la le la le le la la le le le la le le
le la le la
la les la le le la le
Londres louer Manche marcher Maroc/marocain Mditerrane mme menu
( prix fixe/ touristique) mer se mettre en route mixte mobylette
monde moto office du tourisme (m) partager partir passager passant
pays Pays de Galles/gallois page pension complte permis (de
conduire) pice didentit pied ( ) piton piste plage plan de ville
plat (du jour) plat principal Pologne/polonais Portugal/portugais
pourboire press prt projet promenade (faire une promenade) quai
quitter randonne rapide recommander rgion renseignements (m)
rservation rserver retour revenir rond-point rue sable
HOME AND ENVIRONMENT Home and Local Area l appartement (m) l
arbre (m) l armoire (f) l arrt (m) (dautobus) sasseoir le btiment
la bibliothque la bote de nuit la boum le bowling le bruit le
bureau calme la cathdrale flat tree wardrobe (bus) stop to sit down
building library nightclub party bowling noise office calm/quiet
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Frenchcellar chair field key youth club post code hill police
station comfortable to go to bed corridor cooker to move house to
go down/to come down to sleep church to go in/to come in/to enter
stairs space floor/storey to babysit to do gardening to do
housework to wash up window farm party/festival fire flower
(microwave) oven fridge to keep inhabitant/resident to live
historical town hall island building industry industrial garden
park lamp dishwasher to wash (the car) to have a wash to get up bed
town hall (detached/semi-detached) house marriage/wedding
underground to put (on)
Specification vocabularyle le la meuble miroir montagne monter
montrer mur muse nettoyer Nol Nouvel An Pques parc parking pelouse
pice placard place plafond plante pont porte (dentre) priv quartier
rveil se rveiller rez-de-chausse rideau rivire Saint-Valentin salle
manger salle de sjour salon serviette sous-sol tableau tapis
tlphone tlphoner terrain de camping terrain de sport terrasse toit
trottoir trouver se trouver usine (f) vache vestibule vie piece of
furniture mirror mountain to go up/to climb to show wall museum to
clean Christmas New Year Easter park car park lawn room cupboard
square (e.g. town square) ceiling plant bridge (front) door private
area/neighbourhood alarm clock to wake up ground floor curtain
river Valentines Day dining room living room lounge towel basement
picture carpet telephone to phone campsite sports ground terrace
roof pavement to find to be situated factory cow hall life
(cardboard) box recycling centre traffic to grow rubbish13
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cave chaise champ cl club des jeunes code postal colline
commissariat confortable se coucher couloir cuisinire dmnager
descendre dormir glise (f) entrer escalier (m) espace (m) tage (m)
faire du babysitting faire du jardinage faire le mnage faire la
vaisselle fentre ferme fte feu fleur four ( micro-ondes) frigo
garder habitant (m) habiter historique htel de ville (m) le (f)
immeuble (m) industrie (f) industriel jardin jardin public lampe
lave-vaisselle laver (la voiture) se laver se lever lit mairie
maison (individuelle/ jumele) mariage mtro mettre
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Environment la bote (en carton) le centre de recyclage la
circulation cultiver les dchets (m)
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Frenchenvironment to throw (away) oil cycle lane/track polluted
dustbin problem clean to protect recyclable to recycle plastic bag
dirty unleaded to save public transport (pedestrian) zone l
Specification vocabularyl l cole (f) (primaire/ secondaire)
couter lve (m/f) emploi du temps (m) en premire en seconde en
sixime en terminale encourager tudes (f) tudiant/e (m/f) tudier
examen (m) exemple (m) facile faire attention finir franais
gographie histoire (f) informatique (f) inquiet instituteur (m)
institutrice (f) laboratoire langue leon livre lyce (technique)
math(s) (f) mathmatiques (f) matire mot note organiser oublier
parler passer pause penser perdre photocopie physique poser pouvoir
prparer professeur rcration rgle rglement rentre rpter rpondre
(primary/secondary) school to listen pupil timetable in Year 12 in
Year 11 in Year 7 in Year 13 to encourage studies student to study
exam example easy to pay attention/to be careful to finish French
geography history ICT worried/anxious primary school teacher (male)
primary school teacher (female) laboratory language lesson book
(technical) high school/sixth form college maths mathematics
subject word mark to organise to forget to speak/to talk to take
(e.g. an exam) break to think to lose photocopy physics to put
down/to ask (a question) to have to to prepare/to study for teacher
break rule/ruler rules/regulations back to school to repeat to
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environnement (m) jeter ptrole piste cyclable pollu poubelle
problme propre protger recyclable recycler sac en plastique sale
sans plomb sauver transports en commun (m) zone (pitonne)
les l l l
WORK AND EDUCATION School/College and Future Plans
things/belongings les affaires (f) apprendre to learn l apprenti/e
(m/f) apprentice l apprentissage (m) apprenticeship le bac A-levels
(French equivalent of) biology la biologie le cahier exercise book
calculator la calculatrice la carrire career la chimie chemistry le
collge secondary school commencer to start/to begin comprendre to
understand copier to copy la cour playground le cours lesson le
crayon pencil dfense (de fumer/ dentrer) no (smoking/entry)
demander to ask le dessin art/drawing dessiner to draw le dtail
detail dtester to hate devoir to have to homework les devoirs (m)
le dictionnaire dictionary difficile hard/difficult la difficult
difficulty le directeur headmaster la directrice headmistress
discuter to discuss/to argue le droit right l change (m)
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Frenchanswer result to revise classroom to know school (e.g.
school year/uniform = anne/uniforme scolaire) pen (interactive
white)board to work hard-working term uniform university to use
vocabulary actor actress future well paid postbox butcher baker
work/job checkout operator (male) checkout operator (female)
candidate/applicant most probably certificate boss/chef colleague
lecture to decide to become to distribute/to deliver doctor
electrician job company envelope grocer postman farmer form air
hostess nurse (male) nurse (female) engineer letter to deliver
badly paid mechanic musician
Specification vocabularyle paquet le patron le plombier le
policier le programmeur le/la propritaire se rappeler le rve le
salaire le/la secrtaire le serveur la serveuse le stage stage en
entreprise le technicien le timbre le travail vari le vendeur la
vendeuse packet/parcel boss plumber police officer programmer owner
to remember dream salary secretary waiter waitress training course
work experience technician stamp work varied shop assistant (male)
shop assistant (female)
rponse rsultat rviser salle de classe savoir scolaire stylo
tableau (blanc interactif) travailler travailleur trimestre
uniforme (m) universit (f) utiliser vocabulaire
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Current and Future Jobs acteur (m) I l actrice (f) l avenir (m)
bien pay la bote aux lettres le boucher le boulanger le boulot le
caissier la caissire le candidat certainement le certificat le chef
le/la collgue la confrence dcider devenir distribuer le docteur l
lectricien (m) l emploi (m) l entreprise (f) l enveloppe (f) picier
(m) l le facteur le fermier le formulaire l htesse de lair (f) l
infirmier (m) l infirmire (f) l ingnieur (m) la lettre livrer mal
pay le mcanicien le musicien
Higher TierLIFESTYLE Health la carte peine point accro l activit
physique (f) l agneau (m) l ail (m) alcoolique alcoolis l
alcoolisme (m) l alimentation saine (f) amer l ananas (m) l apritif
(m) avertir bien cuit le canard le casse-crote la casserole le
concombre la ctelette la crevette la crise cardiaque cru les
crudits (f) dgotant la dgustation dsintoxiquer la carte (from the
menu) hardly medium rare addicted physical activity lamb garlic
alcoholic (e.g. person) alcoholic (e.g. drink) alcoholism healthy
diet bitter pineapple aperitif to warn/to inform well cooked duck
snack saucepan cucumber chop/cutlet prawn heart attack raw assorted
raw vegetables disgusting tasting/enjoyment (of food) to treat for
alcoholism or drug addiction15
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Frenchto relax pain to train (e.g. in a sport) thick spicy to
exhaust snail to have a lie in flour liver to spoil/to waste out of
breath oyster drunk lettuce fat to lead walnut onion tin opener
grapefruit spicy/hot sting/bite lung plum to give up to regain
consciousness to breathe dealer rare (e.g. steak) savoury/salty to
save/to safeguard tasty sleep (to feel sleepy) addiction to smoking
corkscrew drug addict to kill veal/calf vein vinegar to steal
active teenager/adolescent to attack wedding ring lively attack
ring kiss group (e.g. of friends) happiness
Specification vocabularybrutaliser cacher le caractre clibataire
le/la clibataire chrtien comprhensif compter sur consacrer le
conseil coupable de mauvaise humeur se dbrouiller du dprim dranger
la dette douter les droits de lhomme (m) effrayant gal l galit (f)
lgant l enlvement (m) l ennui (m) l enqute (f) envahir pouser l
espoir (m) l esprit (m) tonnant trange viter les exclus (m/f)
fliciter fter les fianailles (f) fianc fier fou gner humilier
illgal l immigr (m) inconnu jaloux la jeunesse le jugement juif le
jumeau la jumelle laid les liberts civiques (f) lutter maigre to
ill-treat to hide character single bachelor/single woman Christian
understanding to count on/to rely on to devote advice guilty in a
bad mood to manage/to get by disappointed depressed to disturb debt
to doubt human rights frightening/scary equal equality
smart/elegant abduction/kidnapping worry/boredom
investigation/survey to overcome to marry hope spirit/mind
surprising/amazing strange to avoid outcasts to congratulate to
celebrate engagement engaged proud mad to bother/to embarrass to
humiliate illegal immigrant unknown jealous youth
judgement/sentence Jewish twin (male) twin (female) ugly civil
liberties to fight thin/skinny16
se dtendre douleur sentraner pais pic puiser l escargot (m)
faire la grasse matine la farine le foie gcher hors dhaleine l
hutre (f) ivre la laitue les matires grasses (f) mener la noix l
oignon (m) l ouvre-bote (m) le pamplemousse piquant la piqre le
poumon la prune renoncer reprendre connaissance respirer le
revendeur saignant sal sauvegarder savoureux le sommeil (avoir
sommeil) le tabagisme le tire-bouchon le/la toxicomane tuer le veau
la veine le vinaigre voler Relationships and Choices actif l ado
(m/f) agresser l alliance (f) anim l attaque (f) la bague baiser la
bande le bonheur
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Frenchclumsy demonstration to threaten to get angry
single-parent moral mosque to die Muslim to be born nervous nephew
niece wedding nostalgia charity poverty granddaughter grandson to
complain to please pleasure scum/low life racism straight (e.g.
hair) to fulfil grateful to think refugee retirement (retired) to
dream without means homeless people feeling to separate (e.g. a
couple) AIDS to supervise/to keep an eye on witness to fall in love
with voluntary work widower widow lively theft hooligan
Specification vocabularyle la bloggeur bote aux lettres
lectronique (bl) le bouton le camscope le cano-kayak la chane le
chariot le chemisier le commencement le commerant le comptoir la
console de jeu contrler le courrier lectronique la course le
cybercaf dchirer drouler (en bas/ en haut) deviner les distractions
(f) le distributeur automatique l charpe (f) les checs (m) l cran
tactile (m) effacer emballer sennuyer enregistrer l escalade (f)
tre rembours l vnement (m) faire du lche-vitrine la fermeture
(annuelle) le feu dartifice feuilleter les flchettes (f) le/la
fleuriste le genre la grille de scurit le gymnase l icne (f)
imprimer le jour fri lancer le le le libre-service lien lourd
magntoscope marquer (un but) mettre en ligne mi-temps blogger email
inbox button camcorder canoeing channel trolley blouse beginning
shopkeeper counter games console to check email race/running cyber
caf to tear to scroll (down/up) to guess entertainment/things to do
cash machine scarf chess touch screen to delete to wrap up to be
bored/to get bored to record rock climbing to be refunded event to
go window shopping (annual) closing fireworks to flip through darts
florist type/kind security gate gymnasium icon to print bank
holiday to throw/to start (e.g. a computer) self-service hyperlink
heavy video recorder to score (a goal) to line up part
time/half-time (sport)17
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maladroit manifestation menacer se mettre en colre monoparental
moral mosque mourir musulman natre nerveux neveu nice noces (f)
nostalgie organisation caritative (f) pauvret petite-fille
petit-fils se plaindre plaire plaisir racaille racisme raide
raliser reconnaissant rflchir rfugi retraite ( la retraite) rver
sans ressources sans-abri (m/f) sentiment se sparer sida surveiller
tmoin tomber amoureux de travail bnvole veuf veuve vif vol
voyou
LEISURE Free Time and the Media les actualits (f) l alpinisme
(m) annuler anonyme l antenne (f) le bijou the news mountaineering
to reset/to cancel/to undo anonymous aerial piece of jewellery
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Frenchmonitor crossword weight training (to work out) home page
educational (ear) piercing battery surfboard CD player scuba diving
fish shop workstation/workplace socket hooded top daily
advertisement (on special offer) receipt to pay back/to refund to
replace to win (a prize) network rest/remainder meeting summit/top
to suggest tattoo to download TV viewer tour word processing rest
area (on French motorway) to land opinion bistro/bar toilet/shower
block (on campsite) brasserie (a type of restaurant) helmet bed and
breakfast railway air conditioning connection (on train journey)
cruise to take off diversion to manage/to steer to overtake from
state border to show/to point out rent to miss
Specification vocabularyla le le le le le mare niveau panneau
paratre parc dattractions passage niveau paysage ralentir remarquer
routier station balnaire station de ski tour trajet traverse tide
level sign/notice to appear/to seem theme park level crossing
scenery/landscape to slow down to notice transport caf seaside
resort ski resort trip journey crossing
le le la le le le la le
moniteur mots croiss (m) musculation (faire de la musculation)
page daccueil pdagogique piercing ( loreille) pile planche de surf
platine laser plonge sous-marine poissonnerie poste de travail
prise pull capuche quotidien rclame (en rclame) reu rembourser
remplacer remporter (un prix) rseau reste runion sommet suggrer
tatouage tlcharger tlspectateur tourne traitement de texte
le la la la le la
HOME AND ENVIRONMENT Home and Local Area allumer appuyer l
arrondissement (m) le le baptme bricolage bruyant le/la concierge
la couverture donner sur dur l chelle (f) entour les espaces verts
(m) l tagre (f) teindre le fauteuil la feuille la fontaine la fort
le grenier la haie l herbe (f) l horloge (f) l inondation (f) le
jardin zoologique le jour de lan jumel les lits superposs (m) la
moquette le palais pittoresque le robinet la Saint-Sylvestre sans
intrt spacieux la terre to switch on/to light to press district of
a large city (Paris, Lyon or Marseilles) christening DIY noisy
caretaker blanket to look out onto hard ladder surrounded
parks/green spaces shelf/shelving unit to turn off armchair leaf
fountain forest attic hedge grass clock flood zoo New Years Day
twinned bunk beds carpet palace picturesque tap New Years Eve
uninteresting spacious earth/ground18
Holidays l aire de repos (f) atterrir l avis (m) le bistro le
bloc sanitaire la le la le la la la la brasserie casque chambre
dhte chemin de fer climatisation correspondance croisire dcoller
dviation diriger doubler en provenance de tat (m) frontire indiquer
loyer manquer
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Frenchdrawer All Saints Day shutter to increase coal (moderate)
consumption to build ozone layer to believe deforestation rubbish
to destroy to disappear greenhouse effect packaging traffic jam to
damage carbon dioxide exhaust fumes war rush hour fire light
worldwide rubbish peace to produce to collect global warming
renewable overpopulated earthquake hole in the ozone layer wave
Specification vocabularyles l l les la la incivilits (m)
instruction civique (f) instruction religieuse (f) langues vivantes
(f) licence mal quip maternelle mentir permettre progrs (m)
redoubler retenue russir salle dinformatique salle des professeurs
souci surcharg tche se taire thme traduire troisime ge utiliser
victime rudeness/rude behaviour citizenship RE modern foreign
languages degree badly equipped nursery school to lie to allow
progress to retake a year at school detention to pass/to succeed
computer room staff room worry overloaded task to be quiet theme to
translate the retirement years to use victim to improve directory
to ensure/to assure author/writer warning/notice lawyer
executive/manager accountant contract professional course job
application writer rewarding interview test cleaning lady trade
fair house husband computer scientist/operator interpreter gardener
to make redundant law builder/bricklayer model job offer/job
vacancy worker training programme19
Environment augmenter le charbon la consommation (modre)
construire la couche dozone croire le dboisement les dtritus (m)
dtruire disparatre l effet de serre (m) l emballage (m) l
embouteillage (m) endommager le gaz carbonique le gaz dchappement
la guerre les heures daffluence (f) l incendie (m) la lumire
mondial les ordures (f) la paix produire ramasser le rchauffement
de la terre renouvelable surpeupl le tremblement de terre le trou
dozone la vague WORK AND EDUCATION
les la la la le la le le la
School/College and Future Plans bien quip well equipped le car
de ramassage school bus la confiance confidence la connaissance
knowledge couramment fluently le diplme diploma dou gifted/talented
chouer to fail empcher to prevent enseigner to teach l enthousiasme
(m) enthusiasm l explication (f) explanation la fac(ult) university
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(m) l avertissement (m) l avocat (m) le cadre le comptable le
contrat le cours professionnel la demande demploi l crivain (m)
enrichissant l entretien (m) l preuve (f) la femme de mnage la
foire dexposition l homme au foyer (m) l informaticien (m) l
interprte (m/f) le jardinier licencier la loi le maon le mannequin
l offre demploi (f) l ouvrier (m) le programme de formation
GCSEle/la vtrinaire
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Specification vocabularyaller bien aller mieux aller retour (m)
aller simple (m) aller sur un site all? alors amricain Amrique (f)
ami (m) amie (f) amical amitis (f) amour (m) amusant samuser an (m)
anglais Angleterre (f) anim anne (f) anniversaire (m) annonce (f)
aot appartement (m) appel (m) appeler sappeler apptit (m) apprendre
apprenti/e (m/f) apprentissage (m) aprs aprs-demain aprs-midi (m/f)
(s)approcher arbre (m) argent (m) (de poche) armoire (f) arrt (m)
(dautobus) (s)arrter arrive (f) ascenseur (m) sasseoir assez
assiette (f) Atlantique (m) attendre au bord de au bout de au fond
de au milieu de au moins au revoir au secours! to be well to feel
better return (ticket) one way (ticket) to go on a website hello?
(on the phone) so/well American America friend (male) friend
(female) friendly kind regards love fun to have fun year English
England lively year birthday announcement/advert August flat call
to call to be called appetite to learn apprentice apprenticeship
after day after tomorrow afternoon to approach tree (pocket) money
wardrobe (bus) stop to stop arrival lift to sit down quite/enough
plate Atlantic to wait at the side of at the end of at the bottom
of in the middle of at least goodbye help!20
Alphabetical Vocabulary List FoundationA bientt cause de ct de
demain droite gauche lappareil lavenir ltranger lheure mon avis
part partir de peu prs pied quelle heure? toute lheure vrai dire
abricot (m) absolument accompagner achat (m) acheter acteur (m)
actrice (f) addition (f) adresse (f) adulte (m/f) aroport (m)
affaires (f) affreux africain Afrique (f) ge (m) g agence de
voyages (f) agent de police (m) agrable aider aimable aimer an
alcool (m) Algrie (f) algrien alimentation (f) Allemagne (f)
allemand aller to/at see you soon because of next to see you
tomorrow (on the) right (on the) left on the phone in future abroad
on time in my opinion except for starting from more or less on foot
at what time? see you later to tell you the truth apricot
absolutely to accompany purchase to buy actor actress bill address
adult airport things/belongings awful African Africa age old travel
agents police officer pleasant to help kind/likeable to like/to
love older alcohol Algeria Algerian food/diet Germany German to
go
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Australian car bus autumn motorway around other before advantage
day before yesterday with with pleasure future adventure aeroplane
to have April A-levels (French equivalent of) luggage
baguette/French stick to swim bath balcony ball/balloon banana
cartoon/comic strip bank boring beard low basketball boat building
to beat chatty to chat beautiful a lot brother-in-law
father-in-law/stepfather baby Belgian Belgium
mother-in-law/stepmother sister-in-law need (to need) silly/stupid
concrete
Specification vocabularyle la beurre bibliothque bien bien sr
bien pay bientt bienvenue! bire bifteck bijouterie billet biologie
biscuit blanc bleu blond blouson buf boire bois boisson bote (en
carton) bote aux lettres bote de nuit bol bon bon anniversaire bon
apptit bon march bon voyage bonbon bonjour bonne anne bonne chance
bonne fte bonne ide bonne nuit bonnes vacances bonsoir bord bord de
la mer boucher boucherie boucl boucle doreille boulanger
boulangerie boules (f) boulot boum bouteille boutique bowling bravo
brique butter library well of course well paid soon welcome! beer
steak jewellers ticket/banknote biology biscuit white blue blond
jacket beef to drink wood drink (cardboard) box postbox nightclub
bowl good/right happy birthday enjoy your meal cheap have a good
trip sweet hello happy new year good luck happy saints day good
idea goodnight have a good holiday good evening side seaside
butcher butchers curly earring baker bakery bowls work/job party
bottle boutique/shop bowling well done brick21
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auberge de jeunesse (f) aujourdhui auparavant aussi Australie
(f) australien auto (f) autobus (m) automne (m) autoroute (f)
autour de autre avant avantage (m) avant-hier avec avec plaisir
avenir (m) aventure (f) avion (m) avoir avril bac bagages (m)
baguette se baigner bain balcon ballon banane bande dessine banque
barbant barbe bas basket bateau btiment battre bavard bavarder beau
beaucoup beau-frre beau-pre bb belge Belgique belle-mre belle-sur
besoin (avoir de) bte bton
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FrenchBritish to get a sun tan fog noise brown (e.g. hair, eyes)
office information office that it depends it annoys me how do you
spell it? are you alright? Im fine present caf/coffee exercise book
checkout/till checkout operator (male) checkout operator (female)
calculator calm/quiet lorry countryside Canada Canadian
candidate/applicant because coach caravan notebook/book of tickets
carrot crossroads career menu/map/card (credit/bank/identity) card
postcard cardboard pain in the neck to break cathedral cellar belt
famous centimetre shopping centre recycling centre sports
centre/leisure centre town centre/city centre however cereals
cherry most probably
Specification vocabularyle le certificat CES cest combien? cest
dommage cest quel jour? cest quelle date? cest--dire chaise chambre
(double/ de famille/pour une personne/ deux lits) champ champignon
chance chanson chanter chanteur chanteuse chapeau charcuterie chat
chteau chaud chauffeur chaussette chaussure chef chemise cher
chercher cheval cheveux (m) chez chien chimie Chine chinois chips
(m) chocolat chocolat chaud choisir choix chmage chose chou
chou-fleur chouette cidre ciel cinma circulation citron clair
classe certificate secondary school how much is it? thats a shame
what day is it? what is the date? that is to say chair
britannique se bronzer brouillard bruit brun bureau bureau des
renseignements a a dpend a mnerve a scrit comment? a va? a va
cadeau caf cahier caisse caissier caissire calculatrice calme
camion campagne Canada canadien candidat car car caravane carnet
carotte carrefour carrire carte carte (de crdit/ bancaire/didentit)
carte postale carton casse-pieds casser cathdrale cave ceinture
clbre centimtre centre commercial centre de recyclage centre de
sport centre-ville cependant crales (f) cerise certainement
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le les le la la les le le le le la le le le le le la le la
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(double/family/single/twin) room field mushroom luck song to
sing singer (male) singer (female) hat pork butchers/delicatessen
cat castle hot driver sock shoe boss/chef shirt expensive/dear to
look for horse hair at (e.g. someones house) dog chemistry China
Chinese crisps chocolate hot chocolate to choose choice
unemployment thing cabbage cauliflower great cider sky cinema
traffic lemon light class22
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Frenchkeyboard key client to click climate youth club cola
guinea pig postcode heart hairdresser (male) hairdresser (female)
corner/area secondary school colleague hill holiday camp how
much/many? comedy funny/comical to order like so-so to start/to
begin how police station full complicated to validate (a ticket,
e.g. at railway station) to understand tablet (medication) included
competition to drive lecture to confirm sweet shop jam comfort
comfortable to know (someone) left luggage lockers happy against to
contribute friend (male) friend (female) to copy to correct coast
cotton to go to bed colour (which colour?)
Specification vocabularyle la le le la le la la le la la la le D
dabord daccord dhabitude dun ct dame dangereux dans danser date de
naissance de de bonne heure de chaque ct de lautre ct de rien de
temps en temps dbut dcembre dchets (m) dcider dfense de degr dj
djeuner dlicieux demain demander dmnager demi demi-frre
demi-pension demi-sur dmod dpart dpenser first alright/OK
(agreeing) usually on one hand lady dangerous in to dance date of
birth of/from early on every side on the other hand/on the other
side dont mention it/youre welcome from time to time
start/beginning December rubbish to decide it is forbidden to
degree already lunch delicious tomorrow to ask to move house half
stepbrother/half brother half-board stepsister/half sister
old-fashioned departure to spend23
clavier cl client cliquer le climat le club des jeunes le coca
le cochon dInde le code postal le cur le coiffeur la coiffeuse le
coin le collge le/la collgue la colline la colonie de vacances
combien? la comdie comique commander comme comme ci comme a
commencer comment le commissariat complet compliqu composter
comprendre comprim compris concours conduire confrence confirmer
confiserie confiture confort confortable connatre consigne content
contre contribuer copain copine copier corriger cte coton se
coucher couleur (de quelle couleur?)
couloir cour courir cours court couteau coter cravate crayon
crme (solaire) crpe critiquer croissant cuillre cuisine cuisinire
cultiver cyclisme
corridor playground to run lesson short knife to cost tie pencil
(sun tan) cream pancake to criticise croissant spoon
kitchen/cooking cooker to grow cycling
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Frenchsince last behind unpleasant disadvantage to go down/to
come down to desire/to wish sorry art/drawing cartoon (on TV or
film) to draw detail to hate in front of to become to have to
homework difference different hard/difficult difficulty Sunday
dinner to say headmaster headmistress to discuss/to argue to argue
(compact) disk to distribute/to deliver divorced ten/about ten
doctor documentary harm/damage so to give to sleep dormitory
customs shower Dover mild dozen flag drugs to take drugs right
right (on the right) funny to last water mineral water l
Specification vocabularyeau potable/non potable (f) change (m)
changer cole (f) (primaire/ secondaire) conomies (f) (faire des)
cossais Ecosse (f) couter cran (m) crire Edimbourg glise (f) goste
lectricien (m) lve (m/f) mission (f) (jeunesse/musicale/ sportive)
emploi (m) emploi du temps (m) employ(e) (m/f) en en avance en bas
en bonne forme en dehors de en face de en gnral en haut en mme
temps en plein air en premire en retard en seconde en sixime en
terminale en train de enchant encore encore de encore une fois
encourager endroit (m) enfant (m/f) enfin ennuyeux ensemble
ensoleill ensuite l l les drinking water/not drinking water
exchange to exchange (primary/secondary) school savings (to save
up) Scottish Scotland to listen screen to write Edinburgh church
selfish electrician pupil
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depuis dernier derrire dsagrable dsavantage descendre dsirer
dsol dessin dessin anim dessiner dtail dtester devant devenir
devoir devoirs (m) diffrence diffrent difficile difficult dimanche
dner dire directeur directrice discuter se disputer disque
(compact) distribuer divorc dizaine docteur documentaire dommage
donc donner dormir dortoir douane douche Douvres doux douzaine
drapeau drogue se droguer droit droite ( droite) drle durer eau (f)
eau minrale (f)
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(young peoples/music/sports) TV programme job timetable employee
in/to in advance at the bottom/downstairs in good shape outside
opposite in general at the top/upstairs at the same time outdoors
in Year 12 late in Year 11 in Year 7 in Year 13 in the middle of
delighted (e.g. to meet someone) still/again more of one more
time/once again to encourage place child at last boring together
sunny then/afterwards24
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Frenchto hear to get on (with) between entrance open (without
obligation to buy) company to go in/to come in/to enter envelope
craving (to feel like) about/around environment to send
Specification vocabularyla faim faire faire attention faire beau
faire des conomies faire du babysitting faire du jardinage faire la
vaisselle faire le mnage faire les courses faire les magasins faire
mauvais la famille le/la fana (tre fana de) fantastique fatigant
fatigu la faute faux favori flicitations la femme la fentre la
ferme ferm fermer le fermier la fte le feuilleton le feu les feux
rouges (m) fvrier la fille le film daventures le film de guerre le
film dhorreur le film de science-fiction le film policier le film
romantique le fils la fin finir la fleur la fois fonc la forme
formidable le formulaire fort le four ( micro-ondes) la fourchette
frais/frache la fraise la framboise franais hunger to do to pay
attention/to be careful to be good weather to save up to babysit to
do gardening to wash up to do housework to go shopping (e.g. food)
to go shopping (e.g. clothes) to be bad weather family fan (to be a
fan of) fantastic tiring tired mistake/fault wrong/false favourite
congratulations woman/wife window farm closed to close farmer
party/festival TV serial fire traffic lights February girl/daughter
adventure film war film horror film science-fiction film detective
film romantic film son end to finish flower time dark form (i.e.
fitness) great form (e.g. application form) strong (microwave) oven
fork fresh strawberry raspberry French25
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entendre sentendre (avec) entre entre (f) entre libre entreprise
(f) entrer enveloppe (f) envie (f) (avoir envie de) environ
environnement (m) envoyer EPS (ducation physique et sportive) (f)
picerie (f) picier (m) quilibr quipe (f) quitation (f) erreur (f)
escalier (m) espace (m) Espagne (f) espagnol esprer essayer essence
(f) est (m) est-ce que ? et tage (m) Etats-Unis (m) t (m) toile (f)
tonn tranger (m) ( ltranger) tre troit tudes (f) tudiant/e (m/f)
tudier examen (m) sexcuser excusez-moi exemple (m) expliquer extra
fch facile facteur faible
PE grocers shop grocer balanced team horse riding error/mistake
stairs space Spain Spanish to hope to try petrol east is/are ? and
floor/storey the United States summer star surprised/amazed
foreigner (abroad) to be narrow/tight studies student to study exam
to apologise excuse me example to explain great angry easy postman
weak
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Frenchreally/frankly brother fridge chips cold cheese seafood to
smoke smoker/non-smoker to win Welsh glove boy to keep railway
station bus station to park cake left to freeze generally great
people kind/nice geography gte ice/ice-cream taste tea/afternoon
snack gram big/tall Great Britain grandmother grandparents
grandfather fat free serious grey big/fat group counter/ticket
office guitar gymnastics inhabitant/resident to live habit to get
used to green bean high height to hesitate l
Specification vocabularyl l l l l l l l l l l I l l l ici ide
(f) identit (f) le (f) il (me) faut il sagit de il y a immeuble (m)
imper(mable) (m) inconvnient (m) Inde (f) indien individuel
industrie (f) industriel infirmier (m) infirmire (f) informatique
(f) ingnieur (m) inquiet (s)inquiter instituteur (m) institutrice
(f) interdit intressant sintresser inutile irlandais Irlande (f)
(du Nord) Italie (f) italien jamais jambon janvier Japon japonais
here idea identity island (I) need its about/it concerns ago/there
is/are building raincoat disadvantage/drawback India Indian
detached (e.g. house) industry industrial nurse (male) nurse
(female) ICT engineer worried/anxious to worry primary school
teacher (male) primary school teacher (female) forbidden
interesting to be interested in useless Irish (Northern) Ireland
Italy Italian never ham January Japan Japanese26
franchement frre frigo frites (f) froid fromage fruits de mer
(m) fumer fumeur/non-fumeur gagner gallois gant garon garder gare
gare routire (se) garer gteau gauche geler gnralement gnial gens
(m) gentil gographie gte glace got goter gramme grand
Grande-Bretagne grand-mre grands-parents (m) grand-pre gras gratuit
grave gris gros groupe guichet guitare gymnastique habitant (m)
habiter habitude (f) shabituer haricot vert haut hauteur hsiter
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heure (f) heureux hier histoire (f) historique hiver (m) homme
(m) hpital (m) horaire (m) hors-duvre (m) htel (m) htel de ville
(m) htesse de lair (f) huile (f) humide hypermarch (m)
hour/time happy yesterday history/story historical winter man
hospital timetable hors-duvre/starter hotel town hall air hostess
oil humid hypermarket
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Frenchgarden park gardening yellow jeans to throw (away)
(card/board) game Thursday young video game pretty to play toy day
newspaper day happy happy Christmas July June skirt (fruit/orange)
juice until fair/right kilo kilometre there over there laboratory
lake wool to leave milk lamp language/tongue rabbit
wide/loose-fitting wash basin dishwasher to have a wash to wash
(the car) lesson DVD player mp3 player reading vegetable next day
slowly letter to get up book shop
Specification vocabularyla la la le le le le la la le libre
ligne limonade lire liste lit litre lieu livre livre sterling
livrer location (de voitures) logement loger loin loisir Londres
longtemps louer lundi lunettes (f) (de soleil) lyce (technique)
free (e.g. time) route lemonade to read list bed litre place book
pounds sterling to deliver (car) rental accommodation to live/to
stay far leisure activity London a long time to rent/to hire Monday
(sun)glasses (technical) high school/sixth form college madam/Mrs
young lady/Miss shop May (swimming) costume now town hall but
(detached/semi-detached) house youth club newsagents and bookshop
pain (to be in pain) badly paid ill illness unhappy mum the
(English) Channel to eat coat make-up shopkeeper (greengrocer)
market to walk Tuesday marriage/wedding husband27
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jardin jardin public jardinage jaune jean jeter jeu (de
cartes/de socit) jeudi jeune jeu vido joli jouer jouet jour journal
journe joyeux joyeux Nol juillet juin jupe jus (de fruit/dorange)
jusqu juste kilo kilomtre l l-bas laboratoire lac laine laisser
lait lampe langue lapin large lavabo lave-vaisselle se laver laver
(la voiture) leon lecteur DVD lecteur MP3 lecture lgume lendemain
lentement lettre se lever librairie
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madame mademoiselle magasin mai maillot (de bain) maintenant
mairie mais maison (individuelle/ jumele) maison des jeunes maison
de la presse mal (avoir mal) mal pay malade maladie malheureux
maman Manche manger manteau maquillage marchand (de fruits et de
lgumes) march marcher mardi mariage mari
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GCSEle
Frenchmarried to get married Morocco Moroccan brown March maths
mathematics subject morning bad mechanic nasty doctor medication
Mediterranean better best wishes (for the New Year) member
same/even even if (fixed price/tourist) menu sea thank you
Wednesday mother marvellous to measure metal weather forecast
trade/profession metre underground to put (on) to post to set off
to put money aside piece of furniture midday better cute slim
midnight minute mirror mixed moped ugly fashion
(fashionable/trendy) modern less less than month
Specification vocabularyle le la la la le la le la le le le la N
la la la nager naissance natation nationalit n nejamais nepas
nepersonne nerien ncessaire neige neiger nettoyer nez nini Nol noir
nom (de famille) nombre non non plus (moi non plus) nord
normalement note nourriture nouveau Nouvel An novembre nuage nuit
nul numro (de tlphone) to swim birth swimming nationality born
never not no-one nothing necessary snow to snow to clean nose
neither nor Christmas black surname number no neither (me neither)
north normally mark food new New Year November cloud night
lousy/stupid/rubbish (phone) number28
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mari se marier Maroc marocain marron mars math(s) (f)
mathmatiques (f) matire matin mauvais mcanicien mchant mdecin
mdicament Mditerrane meilleur meilleurs vux membre mme mme si menu
( prix fixe/ touristique) mer merci mercredi mre merveilleux
mesurer mtal mto mtier mtre mtro mettre mettre la poste se mettre
en route mettre de largent ct meuble midi mieux mignon mince minuit
minute miroir mixte mobylette moche mode ( la mode) moderne moins
moinsque mois
moment (en ce moment) monde monnaie monsieur montagne monter
montre montrer morceau mort mot moto moyen mur muse musicien
musique (classique/ pop/rap/rock)
moment (at the moment) world change sir/Mr mountain to go up/to
climb watch to show bit/piece death word motorbike medium wall
museum musician (classical/pop/rap/rock) music
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GCSEO l
Frenchobesity compulsory engaged/busy October smell/odour egg
tourist office bird uncle optimistic orchestra ordinary computer to
organise or where to forget west yes open to open bread toast pair
trousers dad paper Easter packet by by chance on the other hand for
example umbrella park because sorry/excuse me parents perfect
sometimes perfume perfume shop/department car park to talk/to speak
lazy to share (ideal) partner to leave everywhere not not again
quite a lot of passenger
Specification vocabularyle le le pass passant passeport passer
un examen passer (le temps ) passe-temps passionnant pt ptes (f)
patin roulettes patinage patiner patinoire ptisserie patron pause
pauvre pays Pays de Galles page pche pelouse pendant pendant que
pnible penser pension complte perdre pre permis (de conduire)
personnalit personne personnes dfavorises (f) peser pessimiste
petit petit ami petite amie petit djeuner petits pois (m) ptrole
peu peur peut-tre photocopie physique pice pice didentit pied (
pied) piton pique-nique piscine piste piste cyclable past passer-by
passport to take an exam to spend (time in ) pastime/hobby exciting
pt pasta roller skating ice-skating to ice-skate ice rink cake shop
boss break poor country Wales (motorway) toll fishing/peach lawn
during whilst difficult/troublesome to think full board to lose
father (driving) licence personality person disadvantaged people to
weigh pessimistic small boyfriend girlfriend breakfast peas oil a
little fear maybe photocopy physics room/play identity card foot
(on foot) pedestrian picnic swimming pool lane (e.g. cycle lane)
cycle lane/track29
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obsit (f) obligatoire occup octobre odeur (f) uf (m) office de
tourisme (m) oiseau (m) oncle (m) optimiste orchestre (m) ordinaire
ordinateur (m) organiser ou o oublier ouest (m) oui ouvert
ouvrir
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pain pain grill paire pantalon papa papier Pques le paquet par
par chance par contre par exemple le parapluie le parc parce que
pardon les parents (m) parfait parfois le parfum la parfumerie le
parking parler paresseux partager le/la partenaire (idal(e)) partir
partout pas pas encore pas mal de le passager
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GCSEle la le la le la la le le le
Frenchcupboard square (e.g. town square) ceiling beach town map
windsurfing plant plastic dish (of the day) main course full to cry
to rain plumber rain more later more than pocket size (e.g. shoe
size) pear (gold)fish pepper polite police officer polluted Poland
Polish apple potato bridge popular pork mobile phone/laptop (front)
door wallet purse to carry/to wear Portuguese Portugal to ask
(questions) positive post office dustbin chicken for tip why to
push to be able to useful/handy to prefer first to take first
name
Specification vocabularyprparer prs de presque press prt le
printemps priv le prix le problme prochain le professeur le
programmeur le projet la promenade (faire une promenade) se
promener propre le/la propritaire protger la publicit puis puisque
le pull le pyjama Q le quai quand quart quartier quest-ce que?
quest-ce qui? quest-ce que cest? que que veut dire ? quel /quelle?
quelle heure est-il? quelquefois qui quitter quoi? raisin raison
(avoir raison) randonne rapide se rappeler rapports (m) rayon
rcemment recevoir recommander rcration recyclable to prepare/to
study for near to almost in a hurry ready spring private
price/prize problem next teacher programmer project walk (to go for
a walk) to go for a walk clean owner to protect advert (on
TV)/advertising then as, since jumper pyjamas platform/quay when
quarter area/neighbourhood what? what? what is it? what what does
mean? which? what time is it? sometimes who to leave what? grape
reason (to be right) hike quick to remember relationships
department (in a department store) recently to receive/to get to
recommend break recyclable30
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placard place plafond plage plan de ville planche voile plante
plastique plat (du jour) plat principal plein pleurer pleuvoir
plombier pluie plus plus tard plusque poche pointure poire poisson
(rouge) poivre poli policier pollu Pologne polonais pomme pomme de
terre pont populaire porc portable porte (dentre) portefeuille
porte-monnaie porter portugais Portugal poser (des questions)
positif poste poubelle poulet pour pourboire pourquoi pousser
pouvoir pratique prfrer premier prendre prnom
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GCSEla
Frenchto recycle reduction/discount reduced to refuse to watch
diet region rule/ruler rules/regulations to regret to relax
religious to thank to fill in to meet meeting/appointment
information back to school to go home meal to repeat to answer
answer reservation/booking to reserve/to book to respect
responsibility to stay result return/return journey to go back
alarm clock to wake up dream to come back to revise ground floor
rich curtain ridiculous nothing to laugh (it makes me laugh) risk
river rice dress round roundabout pink roast red lipstick street
sand
Specification vocabularyle le le sac (en plastique) (plastic)
bag sac main hand bag sac de couchage sleeping bag sain healthy la
Saint-Valentin Valentines Day la saison season la salade salad le
salaire salary sale dirty la salle manger dining room la salle
dattente waiting room la salle de bains bathroom la salle de classe
classroom la salle de sjour living room le salon lounge salut hi
samedi Saturday la sandale sandal sans without sans plomb unleaded
sans travail without work/unemployed sant! cheers! la sant (en
bonne sant) health (in good health) la saucisse sausage le
saucisson (salami-type) sausage sauf except sauter to jump sauver
to save savoir to know le savon soap la science-fiction
science-fiction scolaire (anne/ uniforme scolaire) school (school
year/uniform) la sance showing/session (at cinema) sec dry
secondaire secondary la seconde second le/la secrtaire secretary le
secours help la scurit safety/security le sjour stay/trip le sel
salt la semaine week sembler to seem like le sens de lhumour sense
of humour sens interdit no entry one way sens unique sensass
sensational se sentir to feel spar separated septembre September la
srie series le serveur waiter la serveuse waitress la serviette
towel31
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recycler rduction rduit refuser regarder rgime rgion rgle
rglement regretter se relaxer religieux remercier remplir (se)
rencontrer rendez-vous renseignements (m) rentre rentrer repas
rpter rpondre rponse rservation rserver respecter responsabilit
rester rsultat retour retourner rveil se rveiller rve revenir
rviser rez-de-chausse riche rideau ridicule rien rire (a me fait
rire) risque rivire riz robe rond rond-point rose rti rouge rouge
lvres rue sable
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Frenchservice included to serve alone only shampoo shorts if to
sign please simple to go on a website situated/located
skateboarding
Specification vocabularyle le suivre superbe supermarch
supplment supporter sur sr sur le point de (tre ) surf surf de
neige surfer surprise-partie surtout sweat (shirt) sympa syndicat
dinitiative tabac tableau (blanc interactif) taille tante taper
tapis tarif (rduit) tard tarte tasse technicien technologie tlphone
tlphoner tlvision temprature tempte temps temps libre tente terrain
de camping terrain de sport terrasse texto TGV th thtre timbre
timide tirer toit tomate tomber tort (avoir tort) tt toucher to
follow superb supermarket extra charge/supplement to put up with/to
bear on sure (to be) just about to surfing snowboarding to surf
party especially sweatshirt nice tourist information office tobacco
(interactive white)board height/size (e.g. clothes size) aunt to
type carpet (reduced) price late tart/pie cup technician technology
telephone to phone television temperature storm weather/time free
time tent campsite sports ground terrace text (message) fast train
tea theatre stamp shy to pull roof tomato to fall wrong (to be
wrong) early to touch32
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(to go) waterskiing French national railway company soeur sister
soif (avoir soif) thirst (to be thirsty) soir evening soldes (m)
sales soleil sun sondage survey sortie ( de secours) (emergency)
exit sortir to go out soudain suddenly soupe soup sourire to smile
souris mouse sous under sous-sol basement sous-titr subtitled
souvent often spaghettis (m) spaghetti spcialit speciality
spectacle show spectateur spectator splendide splendid sportif
sporty sports dhiver (m) winter sports sports nautiques (m) water
sports stade stadium stage training course stage en entreprise work
experience stationner to park station-service service station
stupide stupid stylo pen sucre sugar sucr sweet sud south
suffisamment sufficiently/enough Suisse Switzerland suisse Swiss
suivant following
service compris servir seul seulement shampooing short si signer
sil te/vous plat simple site situ skate ski nautique (faire du)
SNCF
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Frenchalways tourism tourist touristy to turn every day to cough
every/all suddenly straight away straight ahead everyone very near
all directions slice quiet/calm/peaceful public transport work to
work hard-working very term sad to be wrong too pavement to find to
be situated Tunisia Tunisian uniform university factory useful to
use holidays cow value suitcase vandalism vanilla varied star
vegetarian vehicle shop assistant (male) shop assistant (female) to
sell Friday to come wind
Specification vocabularyla le la vrit verre vers version
(franaise/ originale) vert veste vestibule vtements (m) viande vide
vie vieux ville vin visage visite (guide) visiter vitamine vite
vitrine vivre vocabulaire voile voir voisin voiture vol voler
volley vouloir voyage voyager voyageur vrai vraiment VTT vue (de
mer) week-end y yaourt zone (pitonne) zut! truth glass towards
(French/original) version green jacket hall clothes meat empty life
old town wine face (guided) visit/tour to visit vitamin
quickly/fast shop window to live vocabulary sailing to see
neighbour car flight to fly volleyball to want journey to travel
traveller true really mountain bike/mountain biking (sea) view
weekend there yoghurt (pedestrian) zone damn!
toujours le tourisme le/la touriste touristique tourner tous les
jours tousser tout tout coup tout de suite tout droit tout le monde
tout prs toutes directions la tranche tranquille les transports en
commun (m) le travail travailler travailleur trs le trimestre
triste se tromper trop le trottoir trouver se trouver la Tunisie
Tunisien U l l l uniforme (m) universit (f) usine (f) utile
utiliser vacances (f) vache valeur valise vandalisme vanille vari
vedette vgtarien vhicule vendeur vendeuse vendre vendredi venir
vent
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Alphabetical Vocabulary List HigherA la carte la fois la carte
(from the menu) at the same time33
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Frenchhardly medium rare part-time across addicted active
physical activity the news teenager/adolescent lamb to attack
garlic rest area (on French motorway) alcoholic (e.g. person)
alcoholic (e.g. drink) alcoholism healthy diet/food wedding ring to
switch on/to light mountaineering to improve bitter pineapple
lively directory to reset/to cancel/to undo anonymous aerial
aperitif to press silver district of a large city (Paris, Lyon or
Marseilles) to ensure/to assure attack to land no/not any/none to
increase instead of below above author/writer shower to warn/to
inform warning/notice opinion lawyer ring kiss group (e.g. of
friends) suburb christening well cooked well equipped
Specification vocabularyle le le le la le le la le bien entendu
bijou bistro bloc sanitaire bloggeur bote aux lettres lectronique
(bl) bonheur bouton brasserie bricolage briller brutaliser bruyant
a me fait rire a me plat a mest gal a ne me dit rien a suffit
cacher cadre camscope canard cano-kayak car de ramassage caractre
carr casque casse-crote casserole CDI of course piece of jewellery
bistro/bar toilet/shower block (on campsite) blogger email inbox
happiness button brasserie (a type of restaurant) DIY to shine to
ill-treat noisy it makes me laugh I like it I dont mind it doesnt
interest me thats enough to hide executive/manager camcorder duck
canoeing school bus character square helmet snack saucepan school
library/information centre single bachelor/single woman channel
heat bed and breakfast coal trolley railway blouse Christian air
conditioning beginning shopkeeper understanding accountant to count
on/to rely on counter caretaker cucumber confidence knowledge34
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repos (f) alcoolique alcoolis alcoolisme (m) alimentation saine (f)
alliance (f) allumer alpinisme (m) amliorer amer ananas (m) anim
annuaire (m) annuler anonyme antenne (f) apritif (m) appuyer argent
(m) arrondissement (m) assurer attaque (f) atterrir aucun augmenter
au lieu de au-dessous de au-dessus de auteur (m) averse (f) avertir
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AQA GCSE French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009
GCSEle la la
Frenchto devote advice games console
Specification vocabularyla donner sur doubler dou douleur douter
droits de lhomme (m) dur charpe (f) checs (m) chouer chelle (f)
clair (m) claircie (f) cran tactile (m) crivain (m) effet de serre
(m) effacer effrayant gal galit (f) lgant emballage (m) emballer
embtant embouteillage (m) empcher EMT (f) en attendant en
provenance de endommager enlvement (m) ennui (m) sennuyer enqute
(f) enregistrer enrichissant enseignement (m) enseigner
enthousiasme (m) entour sentraner entretien (m) envahir pais pic
pouser preuve (f) EPS (f) puiser escalade (f) escargot (m) espaces
verts (m) espoir (m) esprit (m) to look out onto to overtake
gifted/talented pain to doubt human rights hard scarf chess to fail
ladder lightning sunny interval touch screen writer greenhouse
effect to delete frightening/scary equal equality smart/elegant
packaging to wrap up annoying traffic jam to prevent DT (design and
technology) whilst waiting for from to damage abduction/kidnapping
worry/boredom to be bored/to get bored investigation/survey to
record rewarding education to teach enthusiasm surrounded to train
(e.g. in a sport) interview to overcome thick spicy to marry test
PE to exhaust rock climbing snail parks/green spaces hope
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contrat correspondance contrler ctelette couche dozone coupable
couramment courrier lectronique cours professionnel course couvert
couverture crevette crise cardiaque croire croisire cru crudits (f)
cuir cybercaf de mauvaise humeur de nouveau dboisement se
dbrouiller dchirer dcoller du dgotant dgustation demande demploi
dprim dranger drouler (en bas/ en haut) dsintoxiquer se dtendre
dtritus (m) dtruire dette dviation deviner diplme diriger
disparatre distractions (f) distributeur automatique
(moderate) consumption to build contract connection (on train
journey) to check chop/cutlet ozone layer guilty fluently email
professional course race/running overcast blanket prawn heart
attack to believe cruise raw assorted raw vegetables leather cyber
caf in a bad mood again deforestation to manage/to get by to tear
to take off disappointed disgusting tasting/enjoyment (of food) job
application depressed to disturb to scroll (down/up) to treat for
alcoholism or drug addiction to relax rubbish to destroy debt
diversion to guess diploma to manage/to steer to disappear
entertainment/things to do cash machine
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AQA GCSE French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009
GCSEl l
Frenchshelf/shelving unit state to turn off surprising/amazing
strange to be in the middle of to be refunded to be just about to
event obviously to avoid outcasts explanation university to have a
lie in to go window shopping flour armchair to congratulate
cleaning lady iron (annual) closing to celebrate fireworks leaf to
flip through engagement engaged proud darts florist liver trade
fair fountain forest mad to hit border to spoil/to waste carbon
dioxide exhaust fumes to bother/to embarrass type/kind attic
security gate war gymnasium council housing hedge grass rush
hour
Specification vocabularyl l l I l l l les homme au foyer (m)
horloge (f) hors dhaleine hutre (f) humilier icne (f) illgal immigr
(m) imprimer incendie (m) incivilits (f) inconnu incroyable ndiquer
informaticien (m) inondation (f) instruction civique (f) interprte
(m/f) ivre jaloux jardin zoologique jardinier jeunesse jour de lan
jour fri jugement juif jumeau jumel jumelle laid laitue lancer
langues vivantes (f) liberts civiques (f) libre-service licence
licencier lien lits superposs (m) loi lourd loyer lumire lutter
maon magntoscope maigre house husband clock out of breath oyster to
humiliate icon illegal immigrant to print fire rudeness/rude
behaviour unknown unbelievable to show/to point out computer
scientist/operator flood citizenship interpreter drunk jealous zoo
gardener youth New Years Day bank holiday judgement/sentence Jewish
twin (male) twinned twin (female) ugly lettuce to throw/to start
(e.g. a computer) modern foreign languages civil liberties
self-service degree to make redundant hyperlink bunk beds law heavy
rent light to fight builder/bricklayer video recorder
thin/skinny36
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(m/f) explication (f)
fac(ult) faire la grasse matine faire du lche-vitrine la farine
le fauteuil fliciter la femme de mnage le fer la fermeture
(annuelle) fter le feu dartifice la feuille feuilleter les
fianailles (f) fianc fier les flchettes (f) le/la fleuriste le foie
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AQA GCSE French Nelson Thornes Ltd 2009
GCSEla le la
Frenchbadly equipped clumsy in spite of demonstration model to
miss tide to score a goal funny (to be) fed up nursery school fat
to threaten to lead to lie to line up to get angry half time half
worldwide monitor single-parent carpet moral/morale mosque
crossword wet to die weight training (to work out) Muslim to be
born none/not any no more/not any longer only nervous nephew niece
level wedding walnut nostalgia cloudy nowhere job offer/job vacancy
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Specification vocabularyorganisation caritative (f) ouvre-bote
(m) ouvrier (m) page daccueil paix palais pamplemousse panneau
paratre parc dattractions parmi passage niveau pauvret paysage
pdagogique permettre petite-fille petit-fils piercing ( loreille)
piquant pile piqre pittoresque se plaindre plaire plaisir planche
de surf platine laser plonge sous-marine poissonnerie poste de
travail poumon pourpre pourtant prise produire programme de
formation progrs (m) promettre prune pull capuche quelque part
quotidien R la le racaille racisme raide ralentir ramasser rarement
charity tin opener worker home page peace palace grapefruit
sign/notice to seem/to appear theme park among level crossing
poverty scenery/landscape educational to allow granddaughter
grandson (ear) piercing spicy/hot battery sting/bite picturesque to
complain to please pleasure surfboard CD player scuba diving fish
shop workstation/workplace lung crimson nevertheless socket to
produce training programme progress to promise plum hooded top
somewhere daily scum/low life racism straight (e.g. hair) to slow
down to collect rarely37
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