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Everyday French: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

997 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
université
university (institution of higher education)
Noun
hôpital
hospital
Noun
parc
park; playpen (for children); pen (for animals); number; stock (de (“of”)); fleet (of vehicles; of similar equipment)
Noun
mer
sea (large body of water); the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface)
Noun
plage
beach; range
Noun
hôtel
mansion, town house, hotel (in the sense of a town house or mansion); hotel (modern sense)
Noun
gare
railway station
Noun
aéroport
airport (place, company managing such a place)
Noun
bureau
desk; office (room); ticket office; the staff of an office; office; an administrative unit; frieze (coarse woolen cloth); desktop (on-screen background)
Noun
bibliothèque
library; bookcase
Noun
musée
museum (a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)
Noun
église
church
Noun
centre
centre, center; cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area
Noun
à côté de
next to, besides, alongside
Preposition
loin
far, distant
Adverb
près
near (a time or a place); close (to a time or a place)
Adverb
droite
straight line; the right, right wing; right, right-hand side; right-handed punch
Noun
gauche
the left, the left-hand side; the left (the left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group)
Noun
tout droit
to the front; straight ahead
Adverb
adresse
direction; address (the description or instructions to determine a geographic location); address (location or instructions to location a piece of data); entry (in a dictionary); skill, adroitness; address formal speech given before an audience
Noun
plan
map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.); plane (flat surface); plane; shot; plan; hookup (short for plan cul); deal (short for bon plan); a small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search
Noun
pont
bridge; deck
Noun
pharmacie
pharmacy, drugstore; pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)
Noun
cinéma
cinema, filmmaking (the art of making films and movies); cinema (the film and movie industry); cinema (films or movies as a group); cinema (movie theatre); playacting, drama, fuss
Noun
boulangerie
bread shop; bakery, baker's
Noun
coin
wedge, cornerpiece; corner; area, part, place, spot
Noun
mairie
mayor’s office, mayoralty; town hall
Noun
voiture
car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse); car (wagon); car (motorized vehicle)
Noun
bus
bus
Noun
train
train (rail mounted vehicle); pace; noise
Noun
métro
metro; subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (UK); resident or native of metropolitan France
Noun
taxi
taxi; taxi driver; helicopter or plane used for transport; act of transporting troops
Noun
vélo
bike, bicycle, cycle; cycling (the activity of riding bicycles)
Noun
avion
aeroplane
Noun
bateau
a vessel of any size, a ship or boat
Noun
conducteur
the driver of a vehicle or of a group of animated creatures; a conductor, substance which conducts; a cue sheet
Noun
chauffeur
stoker; fireman; driver; chauffeur (private driver)
Noun
billet
note, a brief message; ticket
Noun
voyage
trip, journey, voyage; travel; load, wagonload, truckload
Noun
voyager
to travel, to voyage
Verb
conduire
to drive (a vehicle); to lead, to conduct; to behave, to conduct oneself
Verb
courir
to run; to hurry; to rush; to go
Verb
marcher
to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work, to function; to step; to cooperate; to believe
Verb
arrêter
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop from moving; to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.); to stop, to cease (an activity); to come to a stop; to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon); to wait
Verb
tourner
to turn; to change (direction); to rotate; to spin; to go around; to circle (something); to revolve around; to orbit (a celestial body); to turn into; to become (something); to revolve around; to concern (a topic); to stir (a liquid, sauce, or mixture, especially with a circular movement); to go bad; to spoil (food); to tour; to go on tour; to film; to shoot a film; to run (a program, application, etc.); …
Verb
arriver
to arrive (often followed by a location); to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the subjunctive); to cope, to manage; to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully); to obtain a level of success or fame
Verb
partir
to share, to share out, to divide; to go away, leave, depart; to originate; to die; to emanate; to start; to go
Verb
monter
to go up, to climb (go to a higher position); to ascend, go higher, go uphill, go upstairs; to get on, get in (a vehicle); to rise (get to a higher figurative position (socially, or in a league/division etc.)); to stage, put on (a show); to ride (a horse); to mount (a horse); to bring up, take up, put up, get up (lift or carry something to a higher position); to turn up, put up (increase the volume etc.); to raise (increase the level, price etc.); …
Verb
descendre
to go down; to descend; to put down; disparage; to kill (someone); to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging)
Verb
en haut
above; upstairs; up
Adverb
en bas
down, downhill, downstairs, in a downwards direction
Adverb
dedans
towards the inside; inwardly; internally
Adverb
dehors
outside
Adverb
en face
opposite, in front of
Preposition
derrière
behind; at the bottom of, behind (covertly responsible for)
Preposition
entre
between; among
Preposition
devant
confronted with, faced with; in front of, before; outside
Preposition
feu
fire; lighter, something to light a cigarette with; traffic light; headlights
Noun
parking
car park, parking lot
Noun
sortie
exit; way out; act of exiting; end; final part of; release (of a film, book, album etc); outing; trip (lasting no longer than a day); leave; sally; sortie; output; connector
Noun
entrée
entry, act of entering; entrance, way in; starter (of a meal); mudroom; headword, entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia); ticket
Noun
arrêt
stopping, checking, arrest (in development, growth, machinery etc.); stop (place); judgment, ruling; safety catch, stop button; stop, save
Noun
chemin
path, way, road; road
Noun
vol
flight; stealing, theft, robbery
Noun
train à grande vitesse
a high-speed train
Noun
argent
silver; money, cash; argent (white in heraldry)
Noun
euro
euro (currency)
Noun
prix
prize; price
Noun
vendre
to sell; to sell out (betray)
Verb
payer
to pay (for); to pay (someone); to buy (something); pay for (suffer the consequences of something); to pay off (to be fruitful)
Verb
caisse
box, crate; cash register; checkout (in a supermarket); fund; bank (establishment managing such funds); car; fart; body (of a car)
Noun
vendeur
salesman; seller, vendor
Noun
réduction
reduction; discount
Noun
cadeau
present, gift
Noun
reçu
accomplished
Adjective
ticket
ticket (admission, pass); receipt; ticket (traffic citation)
Noun
carte bancaire
bank card
Noun
espèce
type, sort, kind; species; cash, specie, coin
Noun
choisir
to choose; to perceive, distinguish
Verb
vérifier
to verify; to confirm; to prove
Verb
changer
to exchange (something); to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.); to change, alter (something en into); to change (a diaper); to change; to change (one's clothes), get changed
Verb
échanger
to exchange, to swap
Verb
solde
balance (list of credits and debits); sale (discount period in e.g. a shop); pay of a soldier or other military person; pay generally
Noun
ouvert
open; switched on; of a building: having a door of a specified colour
Adjective
fermé
closed; switched off
Adjective
monnaie
change (money back after a transaction); currency; cash, change (coins, as opposed to notes); coinage
Noun
gratuit
free of charge; gratuitous, for no reason
Adjective
chose
thing
Noun
combien ça coûte
how much does it cost?
Phrase
essayer
to test, to try on; to try, to attempt; to try one's hand
Verb
rendre
to give back; to return, to restore, to give back; to repay; to reciprocate (an action, emotions); to render; to render, to make; to express, to convey; to render, to translate; to render; to give; to deliver; to pay (a visit, respects); to yield; …
Verb
achat
buy, purchase
Noun
client
client, retainer, follower (person who is under the patronage of someone else); customer (one who purchases or receives a product or service)
Noun
offre
offer; bid; supply
Noun
pas
The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.; used as an intensifier in underlying rhetorical questions, mostly with voilà
Adverb
corps
body; corpse; corps; field; body (shank of a type)
Noun
tête
head (part of the body); head (leader); header; a bright spark, a quick study
Noun
visage
face (of a human)
Noun
œil
eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see; glyph, rendering of a single character; eye (of a needle)
Noun
oreille
ear
Noun