#french vocab

[jaibaisetamere]

sewing vocab list | français - english

verbes

coudre - to sew

couper - to cut

enfiler - to thread

froncer - to gather

installer - to install

marquer - to mark

ourler; faire un ourlet - to hem

repasser - to iron

s'effilocher - to fray

épingler - to pin

adjectives

cousu main - hand-stitched

tissé - woven

noms (fem/masc)

la laine - wool

la manche/la manchette - cuff

une aiguille - needle

une machine à coudre

une paillette - sequin

une pince - dart

une ruche - ruffle

une épingle - pin

le coton - cotton

le tissu - fabric

le tricot - knit fabric

le tulle - tulle

un bouton - button

un fil - thread

un mannequin - mannequin

un modèle - pattern

un mètre ruban - measuring tape

un vêtement - garment

si quelqu'un a les autres mots pour recommender ou des corrections, mets-ils en les comments/tags ou dm moi ^.^

(aussi si vous avez quelques autres thèmes pour une liste, je vais essayer les faire :3)

[dossiersfrancais]

📺 words & expressions i have learned from french shows, movies, & tiktoks

c’est pas grave - it’s okay / it’s no big deal

(ne) t’inquiète (pas) - don’t worry

qu’est-ce que tu fais là ? - what are you doing here?

tu me manques - i miss you

on y va - let’s go

bien sûr - of course

j’suis là - i’m here

je vous en prie - you’re welcome (formal)

mytho - liar

ouais - yeah

un truc - something

voilà - there it is, that’s right, exactly, there you go

oh là là - wow, oh my god

bof - so-so, whatever

hein - the french “huh” or “eh”

ben / bah - well… / uhh…

s’il te plaît ➭ s’te plaît - please

félicitations - congratulations

un mec - a guy (slang)

une meuf - a girl (slang)

[plumec0rbeau]

Ride the Cyclone related French vocab!!

f = feminine

m = masculine

pl = plural

Nouns/Noms

doll = poupée (f)

choir = chorale (f)

choir (church) = chœur (m)

head = tête (f)

neck = cou (m)

roller coaster = montagnes russes (f, pl)

fair = fête foraine (f)

september = septembre (m)

fortune = fortune (f)

luck = chance (f)

song = chanson (f)

vote = voix (f)

ukraine = ukraine (f)

death = mort (f)

ballad = ballade (f)

lament = complainte (f)

lion = lion (m)

lioness = lionne (f)

cat = chat (m)

ride = attraction (f)

bumper cars = autos-tamponneuses (f, pl)

ferris wheel = grande roue (f)

cyclone = cyclone (m)

Verbs/Verbes

to die = mourir

to behead = décapiter

to sing = chanter

to dance = danser

to vote = voter

to lament = regretter

to scream = crier

to fall = tomber

to ride = monter

to spin = tourner

Adjectives/Adjectifs

successful = réussi(e)

ambitious = ambitieux/ambitieuse

romantic = romantique

passionate = passionné(e)

angry = fâché(e)

aggressive = agressive/agressif

imaginative = imaginative/imaginatif

dual = double

forgettable = peu mémorable

lucky = avoir de la chance

nice = gentil(le)

secret = secret(e)

[asimplelanguageblog]

French essential verbs

AVOIR = TO HAVE

ETRÊ= TO BE

MANGER = TO EAT

BOIRE = TO DRINK

MARCHER : TO WALK

VOIR = TO SEE

DORMIR =TO SLEEP

ACHETER =TO BUY

VENDRE = TO SELL

PARLER = TO TALK, TO SPEAK

DIRE = TO SAY, TO TELL

LIRE = TO READ

ALLER = TO GO

VENIR = TO COME

APPRENDRE = TO LEARN

LAVER : TO WASH

UTILISER : TO USE

COUPER : TO CUT ,TO CHOP

CUISINER =TO COOK

METTRE: TO PUT

DÉPENSER : TO SPEND

ESSAYER :TO TRY ,TO TRY ON

OUBLIER : TO FORGET

FERMER : TO CLOSE

OUVRIR: TO OPEN

VERSER = TO POUR

ÉCRIR = TO WRITE

CHERCHE : TO LOOK FOR

SAVOIR = TO KNOW, TO KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING

VOULOUIR : TO WANT

POUVOIR = CAN , BE ABLE TO

[polyglotguru]

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Spring vocab French & Russian <3

spring - le printemps - весна

flower - la fleur - цветок

to bloom - fleurir - цвести

to grow - grandir - расти

petal - la le pétale - лепесток

butterfly - le papillon - бабочка

bee - l'abeille - пчела

bird - l'oiseau - птица

rebirth - la renaissance - возрождение

daffofil - la jonquille - нарцисс

grass - l'herbe - трава

[prepolyglot-moved]

Body Parts in French

Please note there are NSFW terms in this vocab list.

english | french

body | corps (m.)

head | tête (f.)

face | visage (m.) hair | cheveux (m.pl.) eyebrow | sourcil (m.) (often plural: sourcils) forehead | front (m.) eyes | yeux (m.pl.) (singular: œil (m.)) eyelash | cil (m.) (often plural: cils) nose | nez (m.) nostril | narine (f.) mouth | bouche (f.) lip | lèvre (f.) tooth | dent (f.) (often plural: dents) gum | gencive (f.) (often plural: gencives) tongue | langue (f.) jaw | mâchoire (f.) chin | menton (m.) ear | oreille (f.) cheek | joue (f.) (often plural: joues)

neck | cou (m.)

throat | gorge (f.) Adam's apple | pomme d'Adam (f.) shoulder | épaule (f.)

arm | bras (m.)

armpit | aisselle (f.) forearm | avant-bras (m.) elbow | coude (m.) wrist | poignet (m.) hand | main (f.) knuckle | articulation (du doigt) (f.) (often plural: articulations) finger | doigt (m.) fingernail | ongle (m.) (often plural: ongles) thumb | pouce (m.) pointer/index finger | index (m.) middle finger | majeur (m.) ring finger | annulaire (m.) pinky finger | auriculaire (m.)

torso | torse (m.)

collarbone | clavicule (f.) chest | poitrine (f.) nipple | mamelon (m.) breast | sein (m.) (often plural: seins) belly button/navel | nombril (m.) / ombilic (m.) back | dos (m.) spine | colonne vertébrale (f.) waist | taille (f.)

hip | hanche (f.)

pelvis | pelvis (m.) penis | pénis (m.) testicle | testicule (m.) balls | couilles (f.pl.) vagina | vagin (m.) bladder | vessie (f.) butt | derrière (m.) buttocks | fesses (f.pl.) anus | anus (m.)

leg | jambe (f.)

thigh | cuisse (f.) knee | genou (m.) calf | mollet (m.)

foot | pied (m.)

ankle | cheville (f.) heel | talon (m.) toe | doigt de pied (m.) (plural: doigts de pied) toenail | ongle de pied (m.) (often plural: ongles de pied)

Please let me know if there are any mistakes or better translations!

[jimbojim997]

Today I Learned: French Words & Expressions

intimer [à qqn] de [faire qch] – to have sb do sth, order sb to do sth

Le capitaine a intimé au lieutenant de tenir sa position coûte que coûte.

capharnaüm (m) /kafaʁnaɔm/ – shambles, mess

Le bureau de Shi Qiang était un vrai capharnaüm engorgé de fumée de cigarette.

avoir les cheveux en bataille – to have scruffy hair

Les enfants qui ont les cheveux fins, difficiles à coiffer, ont souvent les cheveux en bataille.

faire [qch] en dilettante – to dabble in sth, do sth as a hobby

Il joue du piano en dilettante.

miroiter – to sparkle, shimmer, gleam

Les vitres miroitent au soleil.

j'ai eu une de ces frousses – I had a terrible fright

être sur le qui-vive – to be on alert

Ils doivent être sur le qui-vive pour prévenir une nouvelle attaque.

gyrophare (m) – revolving light

Les voitures de gendarmerie ont des gyrophares bleus.

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[petitfrench]

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aAfirmative and negative sentences (excercises)

Translated one book Page "Le Petit Prince"

[jaibaisetamere]

music terms | français - english

verbes

assourdir - to deafen/muffle

chanter - to sing

composer - to compose

entendre - to hear

gratter - to strum

jouer - to play

tambouriner - to drum

écouter - to listen

noms (masc/fem)

un accord - chord

un bec - mouthpiece

les bois - woodwinds

un bourdonnement - drone

un cor - horn/french horn (haha)

un gazou - kazoo

un groupe - band

un hautbois - oboe

un instrument de cuivres - brass instrument

un instrument de musique - musical instrument

un instrument à cordes - string instrument

un mode - mode

un orchestre d'harmonie - concert band

un orchestre de jazz

un pavillon - bell (for brass instruments)

un piano - piano

un rythme - rhythm

un saxophone - saxophone

un synthétiseur - synthesiser

un tambour - drum

un tambourin - tambourine

un tempo - tempo

un ton/tonalité - key

un violon - violin

un violoncelle

une baguette - drumstick

une basse - bass guitar

une batterie - drum kit

une boîte à rythmes - drum machine

une caisse claire - snare drum

une chanson - song

une charleston - hi-hat

une clarinette - clarinet

une contrebasse - double bass

une corde - string

une flûte - flute

une frette - fret

une gamme - scale

une grosse caisse - bass drum

une guitare - guitar

une mesure - time signature

une note - note

une pédale - pedal

les percussions - percussion

une symphonie - symphony

une touche - fretboard, piano key

une triade - triad

une trompette - trumpet

adjectives

alto - alto

basse - bass

majeur - major

mineur - minor

ténor - tenor

cette liste est plus longue que l'autre, j'espère que c'est mieux comme ça :3

[dossiersfrancais]

✎ 100 common french verbs ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

être - to be

avoir - to have

faire - to do, make 

dire - to say, tell

pouvoir - can, to be able to

vouloir - to want

savoir - to know

voir - to see

devoir - to have, must

venir - to come, occur

suivre - to follow

parler - to speak, talk

prendre - to take, get

croire - to believe, think

aimer - to love, like, be fond of

falloir - it is necessary, must, have to

passer - to pass, go by, cross

penser - to think

attendre - to wait for, except

trouver - to find

laisser - to leave

arriver - to arrive

donner - to give, give away

regarder - to look at, watch

appeler - to call

partir - to go, leave, go away

mettre - to put on, wear

rester - to stay, remain

arrêter - to stop

connaitre - to know, experience

demander - to ask

comprendre - to understand

sortir - to go out, take out

entendre - to hear, listen to, understand

chercher - to look for

aider - to help

essayer - to try, test

revenir - to come back, return

jouer - to play

finir - to finish, end

perdre - to lose, miss

sentir - to smell, sniff, feel

rentrer - to bring in, take in, get in, go in, come home

vivre - to live, be alive, go through 

rendre - to return, give back, repay

tenir - to hold, run, keep, last

oublier - to forget, miss

travailler - to work, work on, practice

manger - to eat

entrer - to go in, enter, come in

devenir - to become

commencer - to start, begin

payer - to pay

tirer - to pull, draw

ouvrir - to open

changer - to change, exchange 

excuser - to forgive, pardon, excuse

dormir - to sleep

occuper - to occupy, live in, take up

marcher - to walk, march, go

envoyer - to send, throw, dispatch, refer

apprendre - to learn, to hear

boire - to drink (alcohol)

garder - to keep, to look after, to guard

montrer - to show, point out

s’assesoir - to sit down, sit up

porter - to carry, wear

prier - to pray

servir - to serve

ecrire - to write

retrouver - to find, to meet

gagner - to win, earn

acheter - to buy

rappeler - to remind, remember, call back, be reminiscent of

lire - to read

monter - to go up, rise, come up

quitter - to leave, depart

emmener - to take (somebody), take along 

toucher - to touch

continuer - to continue, go on

raconter - to tell

repondre - to answer, reply

sauver - to save

rencontrer - to meet, encounter

fermer - to close, shut

valoir - to hold, apply, be worth

compter - to count

bouger - to move

apporter - to bring, supply

decider - to decide

vendre - to sell

expliquer - to explain

agir - to act, behave, work, take effect

adorer - to adore, love

recevoir - to receive

utiliser - to use

coucher - to put to bed, lay down, to sleep

preferer - to prefer

offrir - to offer, give

preparer- to prepare, make, get ready

[frenchlitclub]

riquiqui

/ReeKeeKee/

(invariable)

-> very tiny (informal) - often used as an exageration of reality, in exclamations/judgement/awe at something cute.

~ C'est riquiqui comme part, ça !

~ That's one super tiny slice!

[asimplelanguageblog]

Words I learned from beginner's short stories in French :

Entourée = surounded

Envie = to feel like doing something

Morceau = piece/bit of pan/fromage

Bois = wood

Bassines =bowl

Ajouter = to add

Les briques = the bricks

Travers : across/through

Cour : yard

Rappelait = to remind/ be reminded of

Sèjour = stay(noun)

Pendant =during

Alors = so/then(indicates a consequence)

Chemin = path/way

Tournesols = sunflowers

Ensuite = later /afterwards/then

Pêcheur =Fishman

Frapper = to knock

Le Champ = the field

Traverser = to cross

La côte = the coast

Au loin = in the distance

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