Everyday French: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

noble; gallant, courteous; kind, sweet; sweet but not much else; vanilla; well behaved, good; pleasant, amiable, nice; attractive, pretty; all very well; fairly large, nice, tidy

Adjective

couleur

color/colour; a flush; suit; tincture, colour

Noun

rouge

red (of a red color); red (left-wing, socialist); a supporter of the Republican Party

Adjective

bleu

blue; very rare, underdone

Adjective

vert

green; green, environmentally friendly

Adjective

jaune

yellow

Adjective

blanc

white color; blank, unused; blank, without expression

Adjective

noir

black in colour; dark; drunk; inebriated; black, of black ethnicity

Adjective

marron

horse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown; A token used as a control of the presence of someone at his post; firecracker (on a rocket); punch (with the fist); head; maroon (a slave or animal who has run away to live free)

Noun

gris

grey / gray; drunk, tipsy

Adjective

rose

rose (flower); rose window; rose; pink

Noun

violet

purple (colour); mushroom with a violet cap, such as a webcap or cortinar

Noun

vêtement

garment, item of clothing; clothes, clothing; a set of four triangles covering the corners of the shield, leaving a lozenge of the field (the edges of which reach the edges of the shield) in the middle (compare vêtu)

Noun

chemise

shirt (that opens in the front); folder (office supplies); chemise (wall-enforcing earthwork)

Noun

tee-shirt

T-shirt

Noun

pantalon

trousers (UK), pants (US); knickers

Noun

robe

dress, frock; fur, coat (of an animal); wine's colour

Noun

jupe

skirt

Noun

chaussure

shoe; the shoe industry

Noun

chaussette

sock; woman's or child's sock

Noun

chapeau

hat; introductory text; lead of an article; cap (of a mushroom)

Noun

manteau

coat; mantle (garment worn by Orthodox bishops); mantle; mantle (of molluscs); pavilion; mantel (of a fireplace)

Noun

pull

pullover

Noun

lunettes

spectacles, eyeglasses

Noun

montre

watch, wristwatch; display, showcase

Noun

sac

bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot

Noun

portefeuille

wallet; folder; portfolio (investments); portfolio

Noun

parapluie

umbrella for rain

Noun

enlever

to remove, take off, take away, clear; to take off, remove (clothes); to kidnap, abduct; to win, capture, carry off; to come out, wash off

Verb

taille

the act of cutting, pruning, trimming; size; waist; waistline; a direct tax levied during the Ancien Régime; tallage; The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

Noun

bague

ring; bague

Noun

veste

jacket (garment)

Noun

écharpe

scarf; sash; sling (hanging bandage)

Noun

temps

time (in general); weather; tense

Noun

heure

hour, time; o'clock

Noun

minute

minute (etymology 1, time unit, all same senses)

Noun

seconde

second (for indicating time); second (interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale)

Noun

jour

day; daylight, light; opening, aperture

Noun

journée

day; daytime

Noun

semaine

week; menstrual period

Noun

mois

month; period, menstruation

Noun

year

Noun

année

year (period)

Noun

matin

morning

Noun

midi

noon, midday (time of the day at which the sun reaches its highest point); south (cardinal direction)

Noun

après-midi

afternoon

Noun

soir

evening

Noun

nuit

night

Noun

lundi

Monday

Noun

mardi

Tuesday

Noun

mercredi

Wednesday

Noun

jeudi

Thursday (day of the week)

Noun

vendredi

Friday

Noun

samedi

Saturday

Noun

dimanche

Sunday

Noun

week-end

weekend; synonym of fin de semaine

Noun

fête

winter holidays (always in plural); party; name day; birthday

Noun

anniversaire

birthday; anniversary

Noun

date

date (point in time); date (romantic meeting); date (person you go on a romantic meeting with)

Noun

tôt

early

Adverb

tard

late

Adverb

avant

before (in time); before (in space), in front of, ahead of

Preposition

après

after, later than in time.; after, coming for, trying to get (someone).

Preposition

déjà

already, before; again (following a question); for a start, firstly

Adverb

encore

still; more; again; (not) yet; (never) before; again (following a question)

Adverb

bientôt

soon

Adverb

printemps

spring (season)

Noun

été

summer

Noun

automne

autumn, fall

Noun

hiver

winter

Noun

this, that

Determiner

prochain

upcoming; nearby; next

Adjective

chaque

each; every

Adjective

quelle heure est-il

what time is it?

Phrase

minuit

midnight

Noun

quart

quarter, fourth (fraction); shift (period of work)

Noun

demi

half

Adjective

ville

town, city

Noun

village

village; town, city

Noun

rue

street, road; rue (the plant)

Noun

route

road (sometimes route like "Route 66"); route, way, path

Noun

place

place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room; place, seat

Noun

bâtiment

building, edifice; building industry, construction; ship or boat; warship

Noun

magasin

shop, store; warehouse, storehouse; magazine (repository of armaments); magazine (part of a weapon); barn

Noun

marché

market; deal, contract

Noun

supermarché

supermarket

Noun

centre commercial

mall; shopping center, especially one with multiple floors

Noun

banque

bank

Noun

poste

post office; mail, postal service/system; job, post; position (in a sport, or an observation post); extension; stretch, stint (at work)

Noun

école

school

Noun

lycée

a public secondary school

Noun

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