Identity and Relationships Vocab

comprendre

(to) understand | understanding

tu connais | connais !

(I) know, am familiar with | (you (sing informal)) know, are familiar with | know!, be familiar with! (sing informal)

il /elle / on connaît

(she, he, it, one) knows, is familiar with | (we (informal, impersonal)) know, are familiar with

connaître

(to) know, be familiar with | knowing, being familiar with

coûter

(to) cost | costing

définir

(to) define, defining

discuter (de + noun)

(to) discuss, talk about (+ noun) | discussing, talking about (+ noun)

disputer; se disputer

(to) scold, tell off | scolding, telling off; (to) argue | arguing

écouter

(to) listen to | listening to

encourager (à + infinitive)

(to) encourage (+ verb) | encouraging (+ verb)

entendre; s'entendre (avec...)

(to) hear | hearing; (to) get on, get along (with someone) | getting on, getting along (with someone)

excuser (de/pour + noun); s'excuser (de/pour + noun)

(to) excuse (for + noun), forgive (for + noun) | excusing (for + noun), forgiving (for + noun); (to) apologise (for + noun) | apologising (for + noun)

inviter

(to) invite | inviting

marier; se marier (avec)

(to) marry | marrying; (to) get married (to) | getting married (to)

montrer

(to) show | showing

mourir

(to) die | dying

parler

(to) speak, talk | speaking, talking

passer; se passer

(to) spend time, pass | spending time, passing time; to happen | happening

prêter

(to) lend | lending

promettre (à ...) (de + infinitive)

(to) promise (someone) (+ verb) | promising (someone) (+ verb)

rencontrer

(to) meet, run into | meeting, running into

ressembler à + noun; se ressembler

(to) look like + noun | looking like + noun; (to) look alike | looking alike

séparer; se séparer

(to) separate | separating; (to) break up | breaking up

sortir

(to) go out, exit, take out, release | going out, exiting, taking out, releasing

sourire

(to) smile | smiling

tomber

(to) fall | falling

africain

African (m)

arabe

Arabic, Arab (m, f)

belge

Belgian (m, f)

catholique

Catholic (m, f)

chinois

Chinese (m)

francophone

French-speaking (m, f)

gris

grey (m, f)

indépendant

independent (m)

libéral

liberal (m)

marocain

Moroccan (m)

patient

patient (m)

québécois

from Quebec (m)

responsable

responsible (m, f)

sensible

sensitive (m, f)

suisse

Swiss (m, f)

vif

lively (m)

une blague

joke

une émotion

emotion, feeling

une enfance

childhood

une étape

stage, step

la foi

faith

la maman

mum, mummy

la promesse

promise

la qualité

quality

la relation

relationship

la responsabilité

responsibility

un air

air, appearance

un argument

argument

un citoyen

citizen

un conflit

conflict

un handicap

disability

un individu

individual

un œil

eye

un oiseau

bird

le rapport

relationship, report

le respect

respect

le sexe

sex

le soutien

support

le type

type, guy

moi-même

myself

toi-même

yourself (singular)

(aux) permis (à ... de + infinitive)

allowed, permitted (someone + verb)

admettre

to admit, confess

avouer

to admit to, confess to

critiquer

to criticise

dépendre de

to depend on + noun

garder

to keep, take care of, look after

grandir

to get bigger, get taller, grow

manquer; manquer à

to fail to catch, be missing, miss

mentir

to lie

occuper; s'occuper de

to fill, keep busy; take care of

permettre (à ... de + infinitive)

to allow (someone + verb)

présenter; présenter ... à

to present, show; introduce someone to

prier

to pray

respecter

to respect

sembler

to seem

sentir; se sentir

to smell; to feel

soutenir

to support

tromper; se tromper

to cheat, deceive; to make a mistake

unir

to unite, join

colère

anger

communication

communication

confiance

confidence

conversation

conversation

copine

girlfriend

couleur

colour

dame

lady

date

date

famille

family

femme

woman, wife

fille

girl, daughter

génération

generation

identité

identity

indépendance

independence