French Vocabulary

(constantly being expanded upon)

accompagner

to accompany

adorer

to love, adore

annoncer

to announce

arriver

to arrive

bavarder

to chat

cuisiner

to cook

débarrasser

to clean up

écouter

to listen to

étouffer

to suffocate

éviter

to avoid

glander

to loaf

laver

to wash

partager

to share

passer

to spend (time)

plaisanter

to joke

raccrocher

to hang up

raconter

to tell (stories)

rentrer

to go back

rester

to stay

travailler

to work

tromper

to fool

choisir

to choose

éblourir

to dazzle

finir

to finish

grandir

to grow

réussir

to succeed

saisir

to seize

attendre

to wait for

défendre

to defend

descendre

to go down

entendre

to hear

perdre

to lose

répondre

to answer

amusant

funny

au téléphone

on the phone

avoir envie de

to feel like

bref

in short

faire/laver la vaisselle

to do/wash the dishes

heureusement

fortunately

la coquette

the flirt (f.)

le diner

the dinner

l’e-mail

the e-mail

patiemment

patiently

pendant

during

peut-être

maybe

tout le temps

all the time

céder

to give up/in

décéder

to pass away

espérer

to hope

posséder

to possess

préférer

to prefer

protéger

to protect

répéter

to repeat

révéler

to reveal

rouspéter

to complain

tolérer

to tolerate

acheter

to buy

amener

to bring along

élever (les enfants)

to raise (children)

emmener

to take along

enlever

to take/put away

lever (une chose)

to raise/lift (a thing)

semer

to sow

envoyer

to send

essayer

to try

essuyer

to wipe (dry)

nettoyer

to clean

payer

to pay

à la fin

at the end

chaque

each

l’amoureux (m)

lover

la paix

peace

le champ de bataille

battlefield

le mousquetaire

musketeer

les lunettes

glasses

personne

nobody

cela

this, that

d’abord

first (of all)

la pastille

disarray

la prière

prayer

le couvent

convent

le sorcier

sorcerer

malheureusement

unfortunately