Words 1–100
dire
to say, to tell (to express through speech); to tell (to order, to advise); to say, to tell (to set out in writing); to say (often used in the sense of responding to an objection); to say, to tell of (to celebrate, to sing, to narrate); to say, to tell (to deliver, to recite); to seem like, to look like; to mean, to say, to state (to denote, to signify, to indicate, to mark); to say, to tell (used when speaking of actions, of gestures, of looks, etc., that demonstrate someone's thinking); to call out (to denounce); …
Verb
poule
hen (female chicken); chick, bird (woman); pool; pool, group (stage of a competition before the knockout stages)
Noun
coucou
cuckoo (the bird); cuckoo (the cry of the bird); cuckoo clock; cowslip (flower); old plane; old crate; rust bucket; any old vehicle, especially one that is rickety
Noun
alexandra
a cocktail containing cognac, crème de cacao and crème fraîche with grated nutmeg for decoration
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
être
to be; to be located; to be situated; to denote time, day, or date; used to form compound tenses and structures, such as the perfect and pluperfect; certain intransitive verbs that indicate movement or a change of state (see the full list); all reflexive verbs; the passive voice
Verb
grand
big; tall; grown up, big; great (i.e. important, outstanding, noble, fine, renowned); grand; big fat, great big (an intensifier); greater (together with the surrounding area pertaining to it)
Adjective
faire
to do; to make; to say (of a person), to go (of an animal or device); to make (cause someone or something to do something); to act like (something); to be (of the weather or various situations); to do, to make (oneself); to be, to get (used for a passive action); to ripen (of fruit), to mature; to become used to, to get used to; …
Verb
bien
well; indeed; so; a lot (of); very; really; much (more, less, better, etc.); Used to confirm or ask for confirmation
Adverb
que
that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause); Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction.; when, no sooner; Links two noun phrases in apposition forming a clause without a (finite) verb, such that the complement acts as predicate.; introduces a comparison; than; as; only, just; but, nothing but; how (in rhetorical interjections)
Conjunction
de
from (used to indicate origin); of (indicates possession, association or relationship); of (used to indicate cause); of (indicates an amount); used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word; from (used to indicate the start of a time or range); by (an amount); introduces the indirect object of some verbs; variously translated in English; used before infinitive phrases; often corresponding to an English to-infinitive or gerund; after certain verbs; …
Preposition
taper
to slap, knock, beat; to type (use a keyboard or typewriter); to ask (someone) for money, to ask to borrow some money from; to hit, to beat, to rap; to beat down (of the sun); to go to one's head (of wine etc.); to stink, pong, reek; to put away (a meal etc.); to fuck (have sex); to put up with
Verb
il
he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject); it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects); Impersonal subject; it
Pronoun
quelqu'un
one (out of several); someone, somebody, anyone, anybody; (colloquial) (a) somebody (someone singular or notable, i.e., who stands apart from most others in importance, skill, merit, etc.); some; some people, certain
Pronoun
mon
my (used to qualify masculine nouns and vowel-initial words regardless of gender); Followed by rank, obligatory way of addressing a (male) superior officer within the military. (Folk etymology: military-specific short for "monsieur".)
Determiner
sur
on, upon; on top of; from on top of; above; out of; in the case of; about, concerning; in (a place)
Preposition
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
canapé
sofa; piece of bread covered with some savory (finger) food; nibble (small bits of food, e.g. at a party)
Noun
à
to (destination); at, in, on (said of a particular place); at (said of a particular time); to (until); on the, to (some directions); from (origin); of (belonging to); by; to (used to express something not completed); used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for; …
Preposition
dans
in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state); to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes); in, within (a longer period of time); during; out of, from; in; in the works of; Used in dans les (“about, around”)
Preposition
cœur
heart (organ); heart (shape); heart (love); hearts (the suit); the core of a nuclear reactor; frog (part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross)
Noun
sentir
to smell (to have a certain odor); to taste; to feel (physical perception); to smell of, taste of; to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow; to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of; to feel, be aware of, be conscious of; to feel (in oneself); to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
Verb
jouer
to play (engage in games or play); to play (produce music from a musical instrument); to play (a role); to bid (money), gamble; to be close to the end, to be only a matter of time, be decided (as a fate); to be of importance (in), affect, intervein (in); to take advantage of, make fun of
Verb
père
father (parent); father (clergyman); Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)
Noun
avoir
to have; to own; to possess; to get; to have (to experience or suffer from a state or condition); to have (an age); used to form the compound tenses of most verbs, such as the perfect and pluperfect.; to have (to), must; (chiefly in se faire avoir) to have (to trick; to con)
Verb
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
aimer
to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to English like); to like (often with bien)
Verb