French Vocab 1

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baisser

to lower or decrease

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congés parentaux

parental leave or time off for parents

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discours

a formal speech or address given to an audience.

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donner un coup de pied sous la table

to kick someone discreetly under the table, often used to signal or alert without drawing attention.

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dérèglement climatique

climate change

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faire des enfants

to have children

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garder du plaisir

to maintain enjoyment or satisfaction

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inquiétude

a feeling of worry or concern about something.

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la crèche

a daycare or nursery for young children

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locuteurs natifs

native speakers

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main d’oeuvre

the labor force or workforce

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manière

the manner or way in which something is done

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natalité

the birth rate

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notamment

especially or notably; particularly

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pas mal de

a fair amount of; quite a few

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poursuivre

to pursue or continue

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regarder d’un mauvais oeil

to give a dirty look

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rester motivé

to remain motivated or inspired

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se faire corriger

to be corrected or fixed

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se lasser

to become bored or tired of something

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soutien

help or support given to someone

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soutien financier

financial support

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suffisamment

enough or sufficient

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sursauter

to jump or startle suddenly

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un créateur

a creator or maker

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un manque de

a lack or shortage

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un plombier

a plumber

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un échec

a failure or setback

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une conquête

a conquest or acquisition

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une lutte

a struggle or fight

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vieillir

to grow older or age

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ça peut-être compliqué de maintenir un bon équilibre

It can be complicated to maintain a good balance.

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éco-anxiété

eco-anxiety

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bande d’annonce

a trailer for a movie

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s’inscrier

to register or enroll

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sondage

survey

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publicité (les pubs)

advertisements

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malgré

despite

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espoirs

hopes

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avenir

future

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dépaysant

exotic

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l’eau gelée

frozen water

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auprès

beside

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parcourir

travel/cover distance

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frais

cost/expenditure

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dépense

expenditure

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inconsciemment

unconsciously

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efficace

efficiently

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résumer

to sum up

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plutôt

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faible

weak

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quasiment

practically

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Dès que

as soon as

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contrôleur

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en suivant

by following

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propre

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dès le debut

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en fonctionne de

depending on

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les contenus

the contents

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vous n’allez rien apprendre de nouveau

you are not going to learn anything new

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à ce moment-là

in that case

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cerveau

brain

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c’est pour ça que

That’s why

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dans l’idéal

ideally

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bénéfique

beneficial

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à mon avis

in my opinion

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autrement dit

in other words

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un stage

internship

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la pauvreté

poverty

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métier

profession

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le recyclage

recycling

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j’ai raté le bus

i missed the bus

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rater

to miss

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puisque

since

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il faut généralement

it is generally necessary to

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comprendre (structural)

to consist of/include (composition), to describe structure or parts

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le groupe comprend trois personnes

the group consists of three people

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le menu comprend une entrée, un plat et un dessert

the menu includes a starter, a main and a desert

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différemment

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carrément (informelle)

absolutely, totally, completely, for sure

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embêtant

annoying (friendly, informal)

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casse-pieds (informelle)

pain in the neck, annoying (idiomatic, informal)

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relou (slang)

annoying, a pain (to describe someone/something)

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que veut dire “xyz”

what does “xyz” mean

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quelle est la signification de “xyz”

what is the mean of “xyz” (more formal/writing)

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c’est très difficile, mais je vais essayer tout de même

it’s very difficult, but i am going to try anyways

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tout de même

still, anyway, in spite of everything (a bit more formal than quand même)

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quand même

still, even so, come on, wow, seriously (super common in speech, meaning changes depending on tone)

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Il pleut, mais je vais sortir quand même

It’s raining, but I’m going out anyway

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Tu as échoué, mais tu as essayé, c’est bien quand même

You failed, but you tried, that’s good anyway

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Il a oublié notre anniversaire ? Quand même !

He forgot our anniversary? Seriously!

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Il a fait une erreur, mais c’est un bon employé, quand même

He made a mistake, but he’s still a good employee.

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C’est quand même incroyable!

That’s still incredible! / That’s really unbelievable!

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C’est quand même cher, non ?

That’s still expensive, isn’t it?

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profiter de [quelque chose]

to enjoy / to make the most out of [something]

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entourer

to surround

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ça ne ressemble pas forcément à ça

It not does not necessarily resemble that

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forcément

necessarily (to describe something)

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effectuer les tâches

to perform tasks

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essentiellement

mainly