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La jeunesse – Youth

1. baby …. m …. bébé
2. baby bottle …. m …. biberon
3. baby rattle …. m …. hochet
4. baby sitter …. m/f …. gardien/ne d’enfant, baby-sitter
5. bib …. m …. bavoir
6. burp …. m …. rôt
7. car seat …. m …. siège auto
8. child …. m …. enfant
9. child’s room, nursery …. f …. chambre d’enfant
10. childhood …. f …. enfance
11. childhood sickness …. f …. maladie infantile
12. crib …. m …. berceau, lit de bébé
13. daddy …. m …. papa
14. day care …. f …. crèche
15. diaper, nappy …. f …. couche

La vieillesse – Old age

1. Alzheimer’s disease …. f …. maladie d’Alzheimer
2. assisted bed …. m …. lit assisté
3. assisted living home …. f …. résidence pour personnes dépendantes
4. at home caretaker  …. m/f …. aide à domicile
5. bedroom …. f …. chambre
6. diaper (adult) …. f …. couche pour adulte(s)
7. disease …. f …. maladie
8. elder hostel …. f …. université du troisième âge
9. father …. m …. père
10. fatherhood …. f …. paternité
11. game …. m …. jeu
12. gerontologist …. m/f …. gérontologue
13. gerontology …. f …. gérontologie
14. grand-father …. m …. grand-père
15. grand-mother …. f …. grand-mère

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de l'argent

L’argent et la banque

1. account …. m …. compte
2. account number …. m …. numéro de compte
3. amount …. m …. montant
4. ATM machine …. m …. distributeur automatique de billets, DAB
5. bad check …. m …. chèque sans provisions, en bois
6. balance …. m …. solde
7. bank …. f …. banque
8. bank card …. f …. carte bancaire, carte bleue
9. bank note …. m …. billet
10. bank statement …. m …. relevé de compte
11. banker’s check …. m …. chèque de banque
12. bankruptcy …. f …. faillite
13. bill …. f …. facture
14. bond …. f …. obligation
15. bonus …. f …. prime
16. branch …. f …. agence            
17. bread …. f …. oseille
18. bucks …. m …. (du) fric
19. card …. f …. carte
20. cash …. fp …. espèces
21. cash (spoken) …. m …. liquide
22. cheap …. m/f …. bon marché
23. check …. m …. chèque
24. check deposit …. f …. remise de chèque/s 
25. checkbook …. m …. carnet de chèques

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un bouton de rose

Garden and Spring – Jardin et Printemps

Expressions du jardin

Vocabulaire

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Bonne journée française !

Il y a encore un nuage de pollution sur Paris.

 AUDIO below, by a native speaker

1. acid rain …. f …. pluie acide
2. aerosol spray …. f …. bombe aérosol
3. carbon footprint …. f …. empreinte carbone
4. carbon monoxide …. m …. monoxyde de carbone
5. carcinogen …. m/f …. cancérigène
6. chemical …. m …. produit chimique
7. cloud …. m …. nuage
8. conservation …. f …. conservation
9. contaminated …. m/f …. contaminé/e
10. developing country …. m …. pays en voie de développement
11. domestic waste  …. mp …. déchets domestiques
12. domestic waste and landfill …. f …. déchetterie
13. dumping  …. m …. dépôt d’ordures
14. ecology …. f …. écologie
15. emission …. f …. émission
16. endangered species …. f …. espèce en voie de disparition
17. environment …. m …. environnement
18. fallout …. f …. retombée
19. farmer …. m/f …. agriculteur/trice
20. fauna …. f …. faune
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I like my neighborhood, I pick up.

AUDIO below

1. abandoned …. m/f …. abandonné/e
2. abused …. m/f …. maltraité/e
3. bag …. m …. sac
4. ball …. f …. balle
5. bed …. m …. lit
6. bird …. m …. oiseau
7. bone …. m …. os
8. breed …. f …. race
9. breeder …. m …. éleveur
10. breeding …. m …. élevage
11. cage …. f …. cage
12. canine …. m/f …. canin/e
13. cat …. m/f …. chat/te
14. cat house …. f …. chatterie
15. chick …. m …. poussin
16. claw …. f …. griffe
17. collar …. m …. collier
18. collar bell …. m …. grelot
19. cute …. m/f …. mignon/ne
20. discipline …. f …. discipline
21. dog/bitch …. m/f …. chien/ne
22. doghouse …. f …. niche
23. dog tag …. f …. médaille
24. domestication …. f …. domestication
25. dropping, mess …. f  …. crotte

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J’ai rangé mon solex car je ne m’en sers plus.

Means of transportation

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I’m going to buy smokes.

Je vais acheter des clopes.

1. m — bar-tabac — coffee-shop, bar and cigarette and stamp retailer & newsstand
2. m — briquet — lighter
3. m — cendrier — ash tray
4. f — cigarette — cigarette
5. f — clope (familiar) — ciggy, smoke, fag
6. f — fumée — smoke
7. ø — fumer — smoking
8. m — paquet — pack
9. f — taffe — puff
10. f — zone fumeur, zone non-fumeur — smoking section, non-smoking section
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Le ciel est bas.

Talking about the Weather – Expressions

1. Quel temps fait-il au port aujourd’hui ? …. What’s the weather like in the port today?
2. Le ciel est bas. …. It’s overcast.

5 Conjugated Weather Verbs

1. faire chaud/froid …. il/cela/ça …. fait chaud/froid …. it’s hot/cold
2. neiger …. il/cela/ça …. neige …. it snows/is snowing
3. pleuvoir …. il/cela/ça …. pleut …. it rains/is raining
4. venter …. il/cela/ça …. vente …. the wind blows/is blowing
5. verglacer …. il/cela/ça …. verglace …. there is black ice

Vocabulaire – 30 words

1. cloud …. m …. nuage
2. cold …. m/f …. froid/e
3. cool …. m/f …. frais/fraîche
4. dew …. f …. rosée
5. drizzle …. f …. bruine
6. drought …. f …. sécheresse
7. fog …. m …. brouillard
8. frost …. f …. gelée
9. gust of wind …. f …. rafale de vent
10. iced …. m/f …. glacé/e
11. lightning …. m …. éclair
12. rain …. f …. pluie
13. rainbow …. m …. arc-en-ciel
14. scorching …. m/f …. caniculaire
15. snow …. f …. neige
16. storm …. m/f …. orage, tempête
17. sun …. m …. soleil
18. sunburn …. m …. coup de soleil
19. thunder …. m …. tonnerre
20. to be cold …. ø …. faire froid
21. to be hot …. ø …. faire chaud
22. to melt …. ø …. fondre
23. to rain …. ø …. pleuvoir
24. to sleet …. ø …. grésiller
25. to snow …. ø …. neiger
26. warm …. m/f …. chaud/e
27. weather …. m …. temps
28. weather report, forecast …. f …. météo(rologie)
29. wind …. m …. vent
30. wind chill factor …. m …. froid ressenti
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Bonne journée française !

Silence, on tourne !
Action !

AUDIO below

• actor — comédien, acteur
• actress — comédienne, actrice
• audience — public
• award, prize — prix
• cartoonist — dessinateur
• character — personnage
• chick flick — film à l’eau de rose, pour nanas
• classic — (grand) classique
• comedian — comique
• comedy — comédie
• credits — générique
• director (movies) — réalisateur/trice
• evening gown — robe de soirée
• famous — célèbre
• famous person — célébrité[1]
• festival — festival (le Festival de Cannes)
• flop, bad movie — navet , bide[fam.]
• glitter — paillettes
• movie — film
• prop — accessoire
• red carpet — tapis rouge
• sound — son
• star — étoile[2]
• to come out (movie) — sortir
• to shoot — tourner
• trailer — bande annonce
• tuxedo — smoking
• viewer, film goer, audience member — spectateur/trice
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[1]“célébrité” is always féminine, even for a man

[2] “étoile” is always feminine, even when the star is a man

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AUDIO below, by a French speaker

Ce candidat ne parle pas la langue de bois.

This candidate isn’t speaking out of both sides of his mouth.

French words about voting – mots à propos du vote

1. absentee ballot …. m …. bulletin de vote par correspondance
2. absentee vote  …. m/ø …. vote/r par correspondance
3. absentee voting …. m/ø …. vote/r par procuration
4. abstention …. f …. abstention
5. act …. f …. loi votée
6. affiliation  …. f …. inscription à un parti
7. ballot …. m …. bulletin de vote, scrutin
8. ballot box …. f …. urne
9. bill …. m …. projet de loi
10. campaign …. f …. campagne
11. candidate …. m/f …. candidat/e
12. constitution …. f …. constitution
13. debate …. m …. débat
14. democrat …. m/f …. démocrate
15. election …. f …. élection
16. election by majority vote …. m …. scrutin majoritaire
17. electoral system …. m …. mode de scrutin
18. filibuster …. f …. obstruction parlementaire
19. five-year mandate …. m …. quinquennat
20. grassroots …. m …. mouvement populaire
21. help, endorsement …. m …. soutien
22. incumbent …. m/f …. sortant/e
23. left-wing …. ø …. à/de gauche
24. looser, defeated …. m/f …. perdant/e
25. majority …. f …. majorité
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AUDIO

AUDIO below, with a French accent.

Je vous aime. (picture taken next to Beaubourg, in the heart of Paris)

1. attraction …. f …. attirance
2. date …. m …. rendez-vous
3. honey moon …. f …. lune de miel
4. I love you …. ø …. je t’aime
5. love …. m …. amour
6. love at first sight …. m …. coup de foudre
7. lover …. m/f …. amant/maîtresse
8. mad love …. m …. amour fou
9. red rose …. f …. rose rouge
10. ring …. f …. bague
11. to be engaged in civil union …. ø …. se pacser à
12. to be engaged to …. ø …. se fiancer à
13. to date someone …. ø …. fréquenter quelqu’un
14. to fall in love with …. ø …. tomber amoureux de
15. to go out with …. ø …. sortir avec
16. to kiss …. ø …. embrasser
17. to marry …. ø …. épouser
18. Valentine’s Day …. m …. Saint-Valentin
19. wedding, marriage …. m …. mariage
20. Will you marry me? …. ø …. Veux-tu m’épouser ?
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L’avion décolle.

Voyager – Traveling Vocabulary

AUDIO below, with a French accent.

General – Général

• destination …. f …. destination
• passenger …. m/f …. passager/ère
• route …. m …. itinéraire
• to drive …. ø …. conduire / rouler
• to go …. ø …. aller / rouler
• to hitch-hike …. ø …. faire du stop
• to travel by …. ø …. voyager en
• to travel to …. ø …. aller à
• travel agency …. f …. agence de voyage
• travel agent …. m …. agent de voyage
• trip …. m …. voyage

Air – Air

• airport …. m …. aéroport
• check-in …. m …. enregistrement
• flight …. m …. vol
• gate …. f …. porte
• land …. f …. terre
• landing …. m …. atterrissage
• plane …. m …. avion
• to fly …. ø …. voler
• to get on board …. ø …. embarquer dans
• to land …. ø …. atterrir
• to leave (plane) …. ø …. sortir de
• to take off …. ø …. décoller

Land – Terre

• bicycle …. m …. vélo
• bus (city) …. m …. bus
• bus station …. m …. arrêt de bus
• bus/coach …. m …. car
• bus/coach station …. f …. gare routière
• car …. f …. voiture
• metro …. m …. métro
• motor bike …. f …. moto
• rail …. m …. rail
• road …. f …. route
• seat (#) …. f …. place
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La santé et la forme -  Health and fitness

AUDIO below.

25 Fitness Terms

1. abs, obliques …. mp …. abdos
2. agility …. f …. agilité
3. balance …. m …. équilibre
4. bar …. f …. barre
5. bench-press …. m …. développé couché
6. better wellness* …. m …. mieux-être
7. biceps …. mp …. biceps
8. bike …. m …. vélo
9. body …. m …. corps
10. body fat …. f …. graisse, masse graisseuse
11. body work, body control …. m …. renforcement musculaire
12. bodybuilding …. f …. muscu, musculation
13. burn feeling …. f …. sensation de brûlure
14. cardio, cardiovascular …. m/f …. cardio-vasculaire
15. class …. m …. cours
16. coach …. m, m/f …. entraîneur, coach
17. cross over …. m …. traversée
18. dumbbell, barbell …. m …. haltère
19. elliptical machine …. m …. elliptique
20. endurance …. f …. endurance
21. equipment …. f …. installation
22. fitness …. f …. forme
23. fitness club …. m …. club de gym
24. flexibility …. f …. flexibilité
25. floor bar, floor exercises …. f …. barre au sol

*new term used quite a lot in the French fitness world

15 Health Terms

1. body …. m …. corps
2. deficiency …. f …. carence
3. diet …. m …. régime
4. doctor, physician …. m/f …. docteur (de famille)
5. fat …. m, m/f …. gras (food), gros/se (person)
6. food group …. f …. famille d’aliments
7. health …. f …. santé
8. health assessment …. m …. bilan de santé, de forme
9. healthy …. m/f …. sain/e, en bonne santé
10. lipid …. m …. lipide
11. medical …. m/f …. médical/e
12. minerals …. mp …. minéraux
13. protein …. f …. protéine
14. restrictive …. m/f …. restrictif/tive
15. sick, ill …. m/f …. malade

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la salle de classe d’Anne

I’ve compiled this list of useful words and phrases to help you ‘keep French’ in the classroom. AUDIO below.

Basic words – Mots de base

• a/the class …. un/le cours
• a/the classroom …. une/la salle de classe/cours
• a/the phrase …. une/la locution
• a/the question …. une/la question
• a/the sentence …. une/la phrase
• a/the word …. un/le mot
• an/the answer …. une/la réponse
• a homework assignment …. les devoirs*
• a/the key …. une/la solution
• No …. Non
• Okay. …. Okay. Ouais. D’accord.
• So… …. Alors…
• Sorry. …. Désolé/e.
• Yes …. Oui

* ‘’les devoirs’ is always plural in French

Understanding – Compréhension

• I don’t know. …. Je ne sais pas. J’sais pas. Ch’pas.
• I don’t think so. …. Je ne crois pas.
• I forgot XXX. …. J’ai oublié XXX.
• I think so. …. Je crois.
• I’m confused. …. Je suis perdu/e. Je ne comprends pas.
• In English? …. En anglais ?
• In French? …. En français ?
• Is it correct? …. Est-ce que c’est bon ?
• What is the French word for xxx? …. Quel est le (mot en) français pour xxx ?
• What page/worksheet/lesson? …. Quelle page/fiche/leçon ?

Being proactive – La prise en main

• Let me think. …. Laissez-moi réfléchir.
• Let me guess. …. Laissez-moi deviner.
• May I have/borrow/take XXX? …. Est-ce que je peux avoir/emprunter/prendre XXX ?
• Once more. …. Encore (une fois).
• Slower please. …. Plus lentement s’il vous plaît.
• Don’t tell me the answer. …. Ne me dites pas la réponse.
• I can’t hear. …. Je n’entends pas.
• I can’t see. …. Je ne vois pas.
• I would like XXX. …. Je voudrais XXX.
• I need XXX. …. Il faut que je XXX.

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J’ai pris une pâtisserie délicieuse.

AUDIO below

1. m …. moule à tarte …. baking pie dish
2. f …. corne[1] …. bench scraper
3. m …. saladier …. bowl, mixing bowl
4. m …. pinceau …. brush
5. m …. beurre …. butter
6. m …. gâteau …. cake
7. f …. plaque à gâteaux …. cookie sheet
8. f …. crème …. cream
9. f …. pâtisserie …. creamy cake
10. f …. pâte, pâte feuilletée, pâte brisée, pâte sablée …. crust
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]]> http://www.frenchetc.org/2012/01/11/baking-desserts/feed/ 0 AUDIO below m .... moule à tarte .... baking pie dish f .... corne[1] .... bench scraper m .... saladier .... bowl, mixing bowl m .... pinceau .... brush m .... beurre .... butter m .... gâteau .... cake f .... plaque à gâteaux .... AUDIO below* m .... moule à tarte .... baking pie dish * f .... corne[1] (#_ftn1) .... bench scraper * m .... saladier .... bowl, mixing bowl * m .... pinceau .... brush * m .... beurre .... butter * m .... gâteau .... cake * f .... plaque à gâteaux .... cookie sheet * f .... crème .... cream * f .... pâtisserie .... creamy cake * f .... pâte, pâte feuilletée, pâte brisée, pâte sablée .... crust * continue with the Premium worksheet (http://www.frenchetc.org/2008/05/29/faire-des-desserts/)[1] (#_ftnref) a French scraper is a slightly different tool French Etc no 51 http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/12/17/les-bijoux-jewels/ http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/12/17/les-bijoux-jewels/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:31:20 +0000 Anne http://www.frenchetc.org/2011/12/17/les-bijoux-jewels/

amethyst …. f …. améthyste anklet …. f …. chaine de cheville aquamarine …. f …. aigue-marine bracelet …. m …. bracelet brooch …. f …. broche cameo …. m …. camée case …. m …. étui chain

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1. amethyst …. f …. améthyste
2. anklet …. f …. chaine de cheville
3. aquamarine …. f …. aigue-marine
4. bracelet …. m …. bracelet
5. brooch …. f …. broche
6. cameo …. m …. camée
7. case …. m …. étui
8. chain …. f …. chaine
9. chain bracelet …. f …. gourmette
10. charm …. f/m …. breloque, charme
11. citrine …. f …. citrine
12. clasp …. m …. fermoir
13. cloisonné …. m …. cloisonné
14. collar bar …. f …. barrette de col
15. costume jewel …. m …. bijou fantaisie
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Christmas – Noël

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advent …. m …. avent advent calendar …. m …. calendrier de l’avent ball ornament …. f …. boule de Noël bell …. f …. cloche bell (little bell)

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Le sapin est décoré.

Christmas – Noël

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• 1. advent …. m …. avent
  2. advent calendar …. m …. calendrier de l’avent
  3. ball ornament …. f …. boule de Noël
  4. bell …. f …. cloche
  5. bell (little bell) …. f …. clochette
  6. board game …. m …. jeu de société
  7. candle …. f …. bougie
  8. carol …. m …. chant, cantique
  9. caviar …. m …. caviar
  10. Champagne, sparkling wine …. m …. Champagne, Champ
  11. chestnuts …. fp …. châtaignes
  12. chimney …. f …. cheminée (conduit de)
  13. Christmas …. m/f …. Noël
  14. Christmas eve …. m …. réveillon
  15. Christmas market …. m …. marché de Noël
  16. Christmas tree …. m …. sapin, arbre de Noël
  17. church …. f …. église
  18. city Christmas lights …. fp …. illuminations
  19. clog …. m …. sabot
  20. eggnog …. m …. lait de poule
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I’d like a white wine to pair with a trout.

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about wine …. m/f …. vinicole acid ….

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I’d like a white wine to pair with a trout.

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• about wine …. m/f …. vinicole
• acid …. m/f …. acide
• aged …. m/f …. affiné/e, vieilli/e
• aroma …. m …. bouquet
• barrel …. m …. fût
• bitter …. m/f …. amer/amère
• blend, vintage …. f …. cuvée[1]
• bottle …. f …. bouteille
• bubble …. f …. bulle
• bubbling …. f …. effervescence
• carafe, wine recipient …. f …. carafe
• CDO, Controlled Designation of Origin – Food certification …. f …. AOC, Appellation d’Origine contrôlée
• cellar, wine store …. f …. cave
• cocktail drink …. m …. apéro=apéritif
• connoisseur …. m …. connaisseur*
• cordial …. m …. vin doux
• cork …. m …. bouchon
• corky …. m/f …. bouchonné/e
• decanter, carafe …. f …. carafe
• deep …. m/f …. soutenu/e
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about wine	m/f	vinicole
acid	m/f	acide
aged	m/f	affiné/e, vieilli
aroma	m	bouquet
barrel	m	fût
bitter	m/f	amer/amère
blend, vintage	f	cuvée[1]
bottle	f	bouteille
bubble	f	bulle
bubbling	f	effervescence
carafe, wine recipient	f	carafe
cellar, wine store	f	cave
cocktail drink	m	apéro=apéritif
cordial	m	vin doux
cork	m	bouchon
corky	m/f	bouchonné/e
decanter, carafe	f	carafe
deep	m/f	soutenu/e
drink	f	boisson
dry	m/f	sec, sèche brut
enologist, wine expert	m/f	œnologue
fresh	mf	frais/fraîche
glass	m	verre
grape	m	raisin
grape harvest, picking	f/p	vendange/s
leg	f	jambe
long finish	ø	qui reste en bouche
nose	m	nez
oak	m	chêne
oaky	m/f	boisé/e
pour in a carafe	ø	carafage
red	m/f	rouge
room temperature	f	température ambiante
shade, color	f	robe
smooth	m/f	moelleux, moelleuse
soil, climate and region	m	terroir
sommelier, wine butler	m	sommelier
strong wine	m	vin corsé
sweet	m	doux
table wine, house wine	m	vin de table
tannin	m	tanin
taste	m	goût
to decant	ø	décanter
to ferment	ø	fermenter
to have a drink	ø	boire un coup
to macerate, let to ferment	ø	macérer
to sip	m	siroter [fam]
to sleep alcohol off	ø	cuver son vin [fam]
varietal	m	cépage
vine	f	vigne
vine stock	m	cep
vineyard	f	vignoble
vintage	f	cuvée
vintage year, wine in general	m	cru
walled vineyard	m	clos[2]
white	m/f	blanc
wine	m	vin
wine dealer	m/f	caviste
wine growing	f	viticulture
wine production	f	vinification
wine store	f	cave
wine tasting	f	dégustation
wine you may keep	f	vin de garde

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[1] cuver son vin to sleep it off [fam]

[2] often used in the name of a wine such as ‘le Clos Montmartre’

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