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Français interactif: chapters 0–13

1361 words, in teaching order

Words 901–1000
lit
bed; layer
Noun
table
table (furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses); flat surface atop various objects; flat part of a cut or carved object; table of a stringed instrument; matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns; systematic list of content
Noun
armoire
wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things.; a very stocky man
Noun
commode
chest of drawers, commode, dresser; toilet
Noun
étagère
shelf (flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to support, store or display objects); piece of furniture equipped with shelves, such as a rack, a bookcase or a whatnot
Noun
lampe
lamp, light; bulb
Noun
placard
a cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall; an advertisement that is injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste; a placard
Noun
moquette
fitted carpet
Noun
lecteur
reader; drive, disk drive
Noun
téléphone
telephone
Noun
baignoire
bath (British), bathtub, tub (especially US)
Noun
douche
shower
Noun
lavabo
washbasin
Noun
miroir
mirror
Noun
canapé
sofa; piece of bread covered with some savory (finger) food; nibble (small bits of food, e.g. at a party)
Noun
sofa
couch; sofa
Noun
fauteuil
armchair; seat: office or position
Noun
bas
low; bass
Adjective
tapis
carpet; mat; rug; all in (an instance of betting all of one's chips)
Noun
buffet
sideboard, dresser (a piece of furniture); buffet (food); belly
Noun
réfrigérateur
refrigerator
Noun
frigo
fridge; refrigerator
Noun
congélateur
freezer (container or room keeping things frozen)
Noun
cuisinier
cook; chef (someone who cooks)
Noun
four
oven; stove; flop
Noun
micro-onde
microwave (part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation); microwave oven
Noun
lave-vaisselle
dishwasher
Noun
évier
sink, basin
Noun
poubelle
rubbish bin, garbage can; trash, rubbish
Noun
lave-linge
washer
Noun
sèche-linge
tumble drier
Noun
achat
buy, purchase
Noun
course
run, running; race; errand
Noun
ménage
housework, housekeeping; household
Noun
ranger
to order, to arrange; to put away, to put aside, to stack away, to stow; to park (a car); to go along
Verb
aspirateur
vacuum cleaner; aspirator
Noun
lessive
lye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry
Noun
repasser
to iron (to pass an iron over clothing); to pass by again; to redo (an exam, a test)
Verb
bricoler
to do DIY; to tinker (to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it)
Verb
ancien
old, former, ex- (no longer current); ancient (very old)
Adjective
moderne
modern
Adjective
sombre
dark; right, damn, bloody
Adjective
clair
clear (see-through); clear (understandable); light (having a light shade, not dark) (of a color)
Adjective
désordre
disorder, chaos; mess
Noun
ordre
order (way in which things are arranged); order (group); order (calm); region (used in estimations); kind, sort; order (tidiness); order (instruction); order; classical order; order (decoration)
Noun
propre
own; clean; toilet-trained; house-trained; proper, specific, particular; eigen-
Adjective
sale
dirty; bad, unpleasant; vile, despicable
Adjective
pratique
practice; execution or implementation (of something); methods, process, way (of doing or achieving something); set of customs in a country or group of people; experience; act of frequenting; clientele, regular clients; freedom to board or disembark (as opposed to quarantine); a steel or tin instrument placed in one's mouth to change one's voice during puppet ventriloquism
Noun
confortable
comfortable, providing comfort; comfortable, experiencing comfort
Adjective
déménager
to move (an object from a place to another); to move house; to move out; to move an object as part of moving house; to kick ass, to kick butt, to rock, to rule (to be awesome)
Verb
inquiéter
to worry; to be worried, to worry
Verb
disputer
to dispute; to take part in
Verb
télé
TV, telly
Noun
télécommande
remote control
Noun
chaîne
chain; channel; warp; hi-fi or stereo system; character string
Noun
programme
a program (set of structured activities); a program (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity); a program (particular mindset or method of doing things); a program (item of software; a computer program)
Noun
feuilleton
soap opera; serial, feuilleton, literary article
Noun
série
series; serial, television program in installments; series (sum of the terms of a sequence)
Noun
émission
emission; programme, show
Noun
dessin
drawing (act of drawing); drawing (drawn picture); design (pattern)
Noun
animé
alive; animated; lively
Adjective
documentaire
documentary (production, publication etc.)
Noun
variété
variety; type, genre; manifold
Noun
jeu
game (activity performed for amusement); play (in a theatre/theater); set (of objects that belong together); manner of handling a gun; play (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement); a pipe organ stop; a hand of playing cards
Noun
téléviser
to televise
Verb
téléréalité
reality television
Noun
magazine
magazine (periodical publication)
Noun
actualité
topic; topicality; documentary; news, current affairs
Noun
information
piece of information]; news; information
Noun
info
contraction of information; contraction of informatique
Noun
journal
diary, journal; newspaper; periodical; newsbreak; log
Noun
météo
weather (general state of weather); weather forecast
Noun
reporter
a news reporter; a journalist
Noun
interview
interview (by a journalist)
Noun
publicité
publicity, advertising; commercial, advertisement
Noun
pub
Television ad or advert; pub
Noun
film
movie, film
Noun
amour
love
Noun
science-fiction
science fiction (fiction)
Noun
horreur
horror (emotion); horror (something horrible); eyesore; horror (genre)
Noun
action
action, act, deed; campaign; stock, share; a special offer
Noun
aventure
adventure; venture; affair
Noun
policier
policeman, police officer; police movie
Noun
drame
drama (piece of theatre); drama (something entertaining or action-packed); tragedy (shocking and saddening event)
Noun
comédie
comedy; comedy (genre of theatre, film, television etc.); acting, playacting
Noun
musical
music, musical; melodious (pleasing to the ear; sounding agreeably)
Adjective
western
western (film genre)
Noun
VO
"version originale" — original-language version (OV); a non-French-language film
Noun
VF
"version française" — French-language version (FV); a film dubbed in French
Noun
sans
without (not having); without (not doing or having done)
Preposition
sous-titre
subtitle (a heading below or after a title); subtitle (textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen); caption (a piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, and it describe dialogues and sound for viewers who cannot hear it); closed caption
Noun
célébrité
the celebrity; a celebrity
Noun
star
star (celebrity)
Noun
vedette
star (celebrity); flagship; headword (word used as the title of a section); vedette (sentry)
Noun
personnalité
personality, character (set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another); personality (celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence); personal attack
Noun
radio
radio, tuner
Noun
méchant
bad, mediocre; mean, unkind
Adjective
kiosque
kiosk (enclosed structure); a sail of a submarine
Noun
régional
regional
Adjective
bande
band, strip; stripe; strip (e.g. magnetic strip); cushion; bend; soundtrack; band, group, gang, troupe (of people, etc); pack (of wolves); pack of, bunch of (used before epithets addressed to more than one person), you
Noun