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Everyday French: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

997 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
France
France (a country located primarily in Western Europe); a female given name; a French surname
Name
Paris
Paris (the capital and largest city of France); Paris (a department of Île-de-France, France); a common surname
Name
Lyon
Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
Name
Marseille
Marseille (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
Name
étranger
foreign; unacquainted
Adjective
Noël
huzzah, hurrah (cry of celebration in portrayals of medieval people)
Interjection
réveillon
eve (of Christmas or New Year's); a dinner eaten on such an evening
Noun
Pâques
Easter
Name
quatorze
fourteen
Numeric
juillet
July
Noun
Toussaint
All Saints' Day
Name
national
national
Adjective
jour férié
bank holiday; public holiday
Noun
Chandeleur
Candlemas
Name
crêpe
crepe; black veil; pancake, crêpe
Noun
galette des rois
king cake (cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany)
Noun
noël
A Christmas gift.; A Christmas song.; The melody of a Christmas song.
Noun
culture
farming, cultivation, crop growing; culture (microbiology); culture (arts, customs and habits); knowledge, erudition
Noun
tradition
tradition; a type of baguette or French stick
Noun
roi
king
Noun
reine
queen (a female monarch); queen (a reproductive female animal in a hive)
Noun
cathédrale
cathedral
Noun
château
castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)
Noun
région
region; area; a political subdivision of France and some other Francophone countries, bigger than a département
Noun
tour Eiffel
Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris)
Name
Louvre
Louvre
Name
Seine
Seine (a major river in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, Île-de-France and Normandy regions, France)
Name
bise
north wind; northeasterly (wind); kiss (non-romantic kiss on the cheek)
Noun
apéritif
apéritif
Noun
laïcité
secularity (state of being secular); secularism
Noun
république
republic
Noun
gouvernement
government
Noun
président
president; chairperson; Speaker
Noun
ministre
minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic name Passerina cyanea
Noun
loi
law (legal code); law (scientific principle)
Noun
droit
right (entitlement); law (study of law); right angle
Noun
liberté
liberty, freedom. 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Qu'y a-t-il de plus doux dans ce monde que la liberté? What is there sweeter in this world than liberty?"
Noun
guerre
war
Noun
paix
peace
Noun
sécurité
security, safety
Noun
économie
economy; economics (the study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production); economy (frugal use of resources); savings
Noun
société
company, frequentation; group of people; society; company, firm
Noun
citoyen
citizen
Noun
élection
election
Noun
politique
political
Adjective
journaliste
a journalist; an anchor, anchorperson, anchorman or anchorwoman; a reporter
Noun
tribunal
tribunal; court, court of law
Noun
juge
judge; referee
Noun
crime
a category of severe offences within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of penalties, 10 years and more according to law.
Noun
accident
accident
Noun
manifestation
protest, demonstration; expression; assembly, gathering (of people for an event); creation
Noun
grève
bank (of a river); shore, strand; strike (cessation of work); greave
Noun
contrat
contract
Noun
impôt
tax
Noun
recherche
research; search
Noun
science
science (field of study, etc.); knowledge
Noun
technologie
technology
Noun
environnement
environment; nature
Noun
population
population; the public
Noun
avenir
future
Noun
passé
past; last
Adjective
présent
present; current, present
Adjective
international
international
Adjective
développement
development; net
Noun
crise
crisis; attack, fit; tantrum, scene, fit of anger
Noun
emploi
job; employment; use; need; use, application
Noun
chômage
idleness; unemployment
Noun
truc
procedure, technique; thingamajig, thingy, thing; trick
Noun
endroit
place, spot (specified area)
Noun
lieu
place; locus (set of all points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions); outhouse, toilet; any of several fish from the Pollachius family
Noun
raison
reason (cause); reason (mental faculties); common difference (of an arithmetic series); common ratio (of a geometric series)
Noun
résultat
outcome; result; bottom line
Noun
but
aim; goal (result one is attempting to achieve); goal (in the place, act, or point sense)
Noun
possibilité
possibility
Noun
occasion
occasion, opportunity; cause; bargain, good deal; secondhand or used item
Noun
vie
life, the state of organisms (organic beings) prior to death; life, period in which one is alive, between birth and death; biography, life; life, lifeforms; cost of living; way, path (road, railway, etc)
Noun
mort
dead person; death
Noun
partie
part (portion, amount); party; game, play (sense "the conduct, or course of a game"); subset
Noun
type
type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
Noun
genre
kind; style, look, type; genre; gender (of nouns); voice (of verbs); gender (identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc.); genus; the done thing
Noun
forme
shape (geometrical representation); shape (physical appearance); form
Noun
exemple
example
Noun
début
start, beginning
Noun
fin
end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective, purpose
Noun
milieu
middle; center; setting; environment; surroundings; social circle; milieu; middle ground
Noun
seul
lonely; alone; only; single
Adjective
autre
other; another; used to express the equivalence or resemblance between two or more things; second
Adjective
situation
situation (all meanings)
Noun
changement
change
Noun
expérience
experiment, trial, test; experience (something one goes through); experience, knowledge and skills
Noun
succès
success; achievement
Noun
échec
failure; check
Noun
aide
help, support; assist; aide (person)
Noun
projet
project; plan; draft constitution
Noun
décision
decision
Noun
choix
choice; pick, draft pick
Noun
force
force; strength
Noun
valeur
value, worth; valor, gallantry; quality, character
Noun
niveau
level (general); level (measuring instrument); level, the stage of a video game
Noun
quantité
quantity
Noun