French Vocabulary

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All Nouns Verbs Conjugation Adjectives/Adverbs Common Phrases Other

aboutir — to succeed; to lead to; to result in [Verb]
Les négociations ont abouti à un accord. — The negotiations led to an agreement.
acheter — to buy [Verb]
Nous allons acheter du pain. — We're going to buy some bread.
adapter — to adapt [Verb]
Il faut adapter le plan à la situation. — We need to adapt the plan to the situation.
affronter — to confront; to face [Verb]
L'équipe doit affronter le champion. — The team has to face the champion.
aider — to help [Verb]
Peux-tu m'aider avec mes bagages ? — Can you help me with my luggage?
aimer — to like; to love [Verb]
J'aime beaucoup ce film. — I like this movie a lot.
alimenter — to feed; to supply [Verb]
Cette rivière alimente toute la région en eau. — This river supplies the whole region with water.
aller — to go [Verb]
Je vais au marché ce matin. — I'm going to the market this morning.
angoisser — to cause anxiety; to distress [Verb]
Cet examen l'angoisse beaucoup. — This exam makes him very anxious.
apprendre — to learn [Verb]
Elle apprend le piano depuis un an. — She has been learning piano for a year.
arriver — to arrive [Verb]
Le train arrive à midi. — The train arrives at noon.
attendre — to wait [Verb]
J'attends le bus depuis dix minutes. — I've been waiting for the bus for ten minutes.
avoir — to have [Verb]
Nous avons un grand jardin. — We have a big garden.
boire — to drink [Verb]
Il boit un café chaque matin. — He drinks a coffee every morning.
briller — to shine [Verb]
Le soleil brille aujourd'hui. — The sun is shining today.
chasser — to hunt [Verb]
Mon grand-père aimait chasser le lapin. — My grandfather liked to hunt rabbit.
chercher — to look for [Verb]
Je cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
commencer — to begin [Verb]
Le film commence à vingt heures. — The movie starts at eight o'clock.
comprendre — to understand [Verb]
Je ne comprends pas cette phrase. — I don't understand this sentence.
concentrer — to concentrate [Verb]
Essaie de te concentrer sur ton travail. — Try to concentrate on your work.
conduire — to drive [Verb]
Il conduit très prudemment. — He drives very carefully.
connaître — to know (a person; a place) [Verb]
Je connais bien ce quartier. — I know this neighborhood well.
consommer — to consume [Verb]
Cette voiture consomme peu d'essence. — This car uses little gas.
courir — to run [Verb]
Il court tous les matins. — He runs every morning.
coûter — to cost [Verb]
Ce livre coûte quinze euros. — This book costs fifteen euros.
croître — to grow; to increase [Verb]
L'entreprise continue de croître chaque année. — The company keeps growing every year.
décrocher — to unhook; to take down (also: to land a job) [Verb]
Il a décroché le téléphone rapidement. — He picked up the phone quickly.
dépendre (de) — to depend on [Verb]
Tout dépend du temps qu'il fera. — It all depends on what the weather will be like.
détester — to hate [Verb]
Il déteste se lever tôt. — He hates getting up early.
devoir — to have to; must [Verb]
Je dois partir tôt demain. — I have to leave early tomorrow.
dicter — to dictate [Verb]
Le professeur dicte un texte à la classe. — The teacher is dictating a text to the class.
dire — to say [Verb]
Dis-moi la vérité. — Tell me the truth.
donner — to give [Verb]
Elle donne des cours de français. — She gives French lessons.
dormir — to sleep [Verb]
Le bébé dort profondément. — The baby is sleeping deeply.
durer — to last [Verb]
Le film dure deux heures. — The movie lasts two hours.
écouter — to listen [Verb]
Il écoute la radio le matin. — He listens to the radio in the morning.
écrire — to write [Verb]
Il écrit une lettre à son ami. — He is writing a letter to his friend.
élever — to raise; to bring up [Verb]
Ils élèvent trois enfants. — They are raising three children.
empêcher — to prevent [Verb]
La pluie a empêché le match. — The rain prevented the match.
entendre — to hear [Verb]
J'entends de la musique dehors. — I hear music outside.
entrer — to enter [Verb]
Entrez, je vous en prie. — Come in, please.
énumérer — to enumerate; to list [Verb]
Elle a énuméré tous les problèmes. — She listed all the problems.
épargner — to save (money); to spare [Verb]
Elle épargne un peu chaque mois. — She saves a little each month.
éternuer — to sneeze [Verb]
Il a éternué plusieurs fois. — He sneezed several times.
être — to be [Verb]
Elle est très gentille. — She is very kind.
évoluer — to evolve [Verb]
La situation évolue rapidement. — The situation is evolving quickly.
exiger — to demand; to require [Verb]
Ce travail exige beaucoup de patience. — This job requires a lot of patience.
faire — to do; to make [Verb]
Que fais-tu ce week-end ? — What are you doing this weekend?
fermer — to close [Verb]
N'oublie pas de fermer la porte. — Don't forget to close the door.
finir — to finish [Verb]
Elle finit son travail à cinq heures. — She finishes her work at five o'clock.
fondre — to melt [Verb]
La neige commence à fondre. — The snow is starting to melt.
fréquenter — to frequent; to visit regularly [Verb]
Ils fréquentent souvent ce restaurant. — They frequent this restaurant often.
gaspiller — to waste [Verb]
Il ne faut pas gaspiller l'eau. — We shouldn't waste water.
geler — to freeze [Verb]
L'eau gèle à zéro degré. — Water freezes at zero degrees.
habiter — to live (reside) [Verb]
Nous habitons près du parc. — We live near the park.
interroger — to question; to interrogate [Verb]
Le professeur a interrogé un élève. — The teacher questioned a student.
jouer — to play [Verb]
Les enfants jouent dans le jardin. — The children are playing in the garden.
le brevet — patent; certificate/diploma [Verb]
Il a déposé un brevet pour son invention. — He filed a patent for his invention.
le calcaire — limestone [Verb]
Cette roche est faite de calcaire. — This rock is made of limestone.
lire — to read [Verb]
Elle lit un livre avant de dormir. — She reads a book before sleeping.
maigrir — to lose weight [Verb]
Il a maigri après son régime. — He lost weight after his diet.
manger — to eat [Verb]
Nous mangeons à midi. — We eat at noon.
marcher — to walk [Verb]
Nous marchons souvent après le dîner. — We often walk after dinner.
mettre — to put [Verb]
Mets ton manteau, il fait froid. — Put on your coat, it's cold.
moderniser — to modernize [Verb]
La ville veut moderniser ses transports. — The city wants to modernize its transportation.
modifier — to modify [Verb]
Il a modifié son emploi du temps. — He modified his schedule.
opter — to opt; to choose [Verb]
Nous avons opté pour le train. — We opted for the train.
oublier — to forget [Verb]
N'oublie pas ton parapluie. — Don't forget your umbrella.
ouvrir — to open [Verb]
Peux-tu ouvrir la fenêtre ? — Can you open the window?
parler — to speak [Verb]
Elle parle trois langues. — She speaks three languages.
partir — to leave [Verb]
Nous partons demain matin. — We're leaving tomorrow morning.
payer — to pay [Verb]
Il a payé l'addition. — He paid the bill.
pénaliser — to penalize [Verb]
Le retard va le pénaliser. — The delay is going to penalize him.
penser — to think [Verb]
Je pense souvent à toi. — I often think about you.
pouvoir — to be able to; can [Verb]
Tu peux m'aider un instant ? — Can you help me for a moment?
prendre — to take [Verb]
Je prends toujours le bus. — I always take the bus.
protéger — to protect [Verb]
Ce casque protège la tête. — This helmet protects the head.
réchauffer — to warm up; to reheat [Verb]
Je vais réchauffer le repas. — I'm going to warm up the meal.
refroidir — to cool down [Verb]
Laisse la soupe refroidir un peu. — Let the soup cool down a bit.
regarder — to watch; to look at [Verb]
Nous regardons un film ce soir. — We're watching a movie tonight.
relever — to pick up; to raise; to point out [Verb]
Elle a relevé une erreur dans le texte. — She pointed out a mistake in the text.
remporter — to win (a prize); to take back [Verb]
L'équipe a remporté le match. — The team won the match.
renoncer (à) — to give up; to renounce [Verb]
Il a renoncé à son voyage. — He gave up his trip.
rentrer — to go home; to go back in [Verb]
Elle rentre du travail à dix-huit heures. — She gets home from work at six o'clock.
rester — to stay [Verb]
Je reste à la maison ce soir. — I'm staying home tonight.
robotiser — to automate (with robots) [Verb]
L'usine a décidé de robotiser la production. — The factory decided to automate production with robots.
s'appeler — to be called; to be named [Verb]
Elle s'appelle Sophie. — Her name is Sophie.
s'habiller — to get dressed [Verb]
Elle s'habille rapidement le matin. — She gets dressed quickly in the morning.
satisfaire — to satisfy [Verb]
Ce résultat ne satisfait personne. — This result doesn't satisfy anyone.
savoir — to know (a fact; how to) [Verb]
Je ne sais pas où il habite. — I don't know where he lives.
se colleter (avec) — to grapple with; to tackle [Verb]
Il doit se colleter avec ce problème. — He has to grapple with this problem.
se conformer (à) — to conform (to) [Verb]
Il faut se conformer aux règles. — You have to comply with the rules.
se coucher — to go to bed [Verb]
Les enfants se couchent tôt. — The children go to bed early.
se laver — to wash oneself [Verb]
Il se lave les mains avant de manger. — He washes his hands before eating.
se lever — to get up [Verb]
Je me lève à sept heures. — I get up at seven o'clock.
se maintenir — to hold steady; to persist [Verb]
Les prix se maintiennent stables. — Prices are staying stable.
se targuer (de) — to boast; to pride oneself (on) [Verb]
Il se targue d'être le meilleur. — He boasts about being the best.
sortir — to go out [Verb]
Ils sortent ce soir avec des amis. — They're going out tonight with friends.
travailler — to work [Verb]
Elle travaille dans un hôpital. — She works in a hospital.
trouver — to find [Verb]
As-tu trouvé ton chemin ? — Did you find your way?
vendre — to sell [Verb]
Ils vendent leur maison. — They are selling their house.
venir — to come [Verb]
Tu viens avec nous ce soir ? — Are you coming with us tonight?
voir — to see [Verb]
Je vois la mer depuis ma fenêtre. — I can see the sea from my window.
vouloir — to want [Verb]
Je veux apprendre le français. — I want to learn French.