Vocabulary
dame
d: other spellinglady; queen; draughts (UK), checkers (US)
Noun
en
Used as the object of a verb to indicate an indefinite quantity; of it, of them. Replaces the partitive article (du, de la, etc.); Adverbial preposition indicating movement away from a place already mentioned; from there, from it. Replaces the phrase de là or d’ici.
Pronoun
office
charge, task, mandate; administrative bureau, department; religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."; pantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept; place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff
Noun
RIO
acronym of relevé d'identité opérateur, a unique identifier for a telephone line.
Noun
COM
acronym of collectivité d'outre-mer (“overseas collectivity”)
Noun
PO
abbreviation of pièce d'or
Noun
ré
re, the note 'D'
Noun
clin
Found only in the expression clin d’œil (“wink, instant”).; lapstrake, clinker
Noun
CAF
acronym of Caisse d'allocations familiales
Noun
MacDo
McDonald's, Mickey D's, Macca's; fast food
Noun
DOM
acronym of département d'outre-mer (“overseas department”)
Noun
RIP
initialism of référendum d'initiative partagée
Noun
colin
Several different fish: pollock or European pollock, saithe or coalfish, hake; Several other species, when modified: colin d'Alaska, colin de Noruega, colin noir, colin antarctique, colin de Kerguelen
Noun
PLU
initialism of plan local d'urbanisme, an urban development plan produced by municipalities in France.
Noun
Marseillais
Marseillais (native or inhabitant of the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) (usually male)
Noun
ZAC
initialism of zone d'aménagement concerté
Noun
DEA
initialism of diplôme d'études approfondies (a tertiary education degree higher than a master's, but lower than a doctorate); initialism of défibrillateur externe automatisé (“automated external defibrillator”): AED
Noun
SAMU
acronym of service d'aide médicale urgente; French emergency medical service call center
Noun
niçois
of, from or relating to the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Adjective
TOM
acronym of territoire d'outre-mer (“French overseas territory”)
Noun
putsch
putsch; military coup d'état
Noun
CES
initialism of certificat d’études secondaires: ≈ GED (high-school diploma), GCSE; initialism of collège d’enseignement secondaire (“junior high school, secondary school”)
Noun
provençal
Provençal (of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Adjective
CEDEX
acronym of courrier d'entreprise à distribution exceptionnelle: a postcode system used in France for bulk commercial postal mail
Noun
PHI
initialism of porte-hélicoptère d'intervention (“helicopter intervention carrier”)
Noun
Provençal
Provençal (native or inhabitant of Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) (usually male)
Noun
rosette
rosette; rosette (decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar); a french saucisson originating from Lyon; the rosy footman; an insignia worn by officers of the Légion d'Honneur
Noun
silencieux
silencer, suppressor (for a gun); muffler; synonym of pot d'échappement (“exhaust pipe”)
Noun
Niçois
native or inhabitant of the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (usually male)
Noun
pesant
nightmare, delirium; only used in valoir son pesant d'or
Noun
RIB
acronym of relevé d'identité bancaire (“bank account details”)
Noun
BEP
initialism of brevet d'études professionnelles
Noun
énarque
énarque (graduate of the École nationale d'administration)
Noun
dépose
The action of removing something such as old windows, pipes, or a carpet.; The action of letting somebody out of a car while the driver stays inside, e.g. la dépose d'un élève à l'école
Noun
REER
acronym of régime enregistrée d'épargne-retraite (“registered retirement savings plan”): RRSP
Noun
CHSLD
CHSLD; initialism of centre d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (“long-term care and housing center”)
Noun
PGA
initialism of Prime Globale/Générale d'Alimentation (subsistence allowance paid to members of the armed forces)
Noun
Dijonnais
native or inhabitant of the city of Dijon, the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (usually male)
Noun
EO
EO (“ethylene oxide”) abbreviation of oxyde d'éthylène
Noun
PPA
initialism of parité de pouvoir d'achat = PPP (purchasing power parity)
Noun
RMI
initialism of revenu minimum d'insertion
Noun
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
du
contraction of de + le, literally “of the”
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
des
contraction of de + les, literally “of the, from the, some”
du
Forms the partitive article.
Article
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
deux
two
Numeric
devoir
must, to have to, should (as a requirement); must; should; must, to do or have with certainty; to owe (money, obligation and etc); (even) if it is necessary (+ infinitive); to have a duty to
Verb
donner
to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else; to donate; to come across
Verb
donc
therefore, consequently; thus
Adverb
dont
of/from whom/which, whose; whereof; by which; Denotes a part of a set, may be translated as "including" or such as in some situations.
Pronoun
dernier
last; latest (most recent); latter (usually preceded by the determiner ce); see: ce dernier
Adjective
déjà
already, before; again (following a question); for a start, firstly
Adverb
depuis
since; since, ever since; for ~; for the last ~, over the past ~; from
Preposition
demander
to ask; to request; to wonder
Verb
devenir
to become; to come from
Verb
droit
right (entitlement); law (study of law); right angle
Noun
différent
different
Adjective
dieu
a god, male divinity
Noun