boite à lettres électronique
email box
application
app
courrier
courriel
lecteur de DVD
DVD player
émission de télévision
television show
jeu (en ligne, video)
game (online, video)
lien informatique
informational link
ordinateur (portable)
computer (laptop)
réseau social
social network
traitement de texte
word processing
accéder à
to reach
afficher
to put up/display
bloguer
to blog
contacter
to contact
fréquenter
to go to
gagner du temps
to save or gain time
gêner
to bother/disturb
joindre
to join
se passer de
to do without
perdre du temps
to waste time
rechercher des informations
to look for information
regarder ses mails
to check one’s email
surfer
to surf
télécharger
to download
un film
movie
des diapositives
slides
confidentiel(le)
confidential
efficace
efficient
instantané(e)
instantaneous
instantanément
instantaneously
joignable
reachable
nuisible
harmful/dangerous
privé(e)
private
en ligne
online
de n’importe où
from anywhere
un ami d’enfance
childhood friend
un collègue
colleague
une connaissance
aquaintance
un copain
chum/pal
un inconnu
stranger
un voisin
neighbor
aimer
to love
aimer bien
to be fond of
avoir confiance en
trust
compter sur
rely on
critiquer
criticize
être disponible pour
to be there for
être lié à
to be connected to
faire des reprochés a
reproach
pardonner
forgive
partager ses affaires avec
pass the time with
révéler les détails intimes
share secrets
de sa vie à
about your life
se confier à
confide in
se déranger pour
to annoy/bother
donner des conseils
to give advice
s’entendre avec
to get along with
se fâcher contre
to be mad at
soutenir
support
servir
to serve
la boisson
drink
gouter
taste
avoir faim
to be hungry
avoir soif
to be thirsty
fair la cuisine/cuisiner
to cook
mettre le couvert
set the table
le repas
meal
frais/fraiche
fresh
épicé
spicy
grillé
grilled
salé
salty
sucré
sweet
maigrir
to lose weight
grossir
to gain weight
faire la regime
to go on a diet
la messe
mass
fêter
holiday
la soiree
evening party
le gateau
cake
l’anniversaire
birthday
le jour d’an
new year’s day
Noël
christmas
paques
easter
les jours feries
public holidays
la crèche
manger
faire la fete
celebrate
recevoir
recieve
une carte de voeux
greeting card
les feux d’artifice
fireworks
la buche de Noël
yule log
le sapin de Noël
christmas tree
eighteen years is the legal age for what particular life milestones in france
vote, drink, get married, by cigarettes, tattoos
how many gold medals did france win at the 2012 olympics
11
who was the 2014 winner of the Tour de France
vincenzo nibali
how long is the Tour de France (days and miles)
21 days, 2,262 mi
what is the cost of education in France
free, but registration and books cost about 150-700 euros
who are the president and the prime minister of France
Francois Hollande, Manuel Valls
How long is smmer vacation in france
june to september
what is the grading sale in france
20 point grading scale
what is the exam at the end of high school
baccalaureat
what is the success rate of the final exam
87.9%
children in france must attend high school until at least what age
16
what is the national greeting of france
faire la bise
what does service compris mean
tax and tip included in the bill
what is the currency in france and what is the dollar worth
euro=1.32 USD
which countries do not use the metric system
Liberia and Myanmar
how my kilometers is one mile
1.6 km
what is french high school called
secondary school- le lycee
what is the primary religion of france
catholicism
how are private or catholic schools funded in france
state funding
what is the french slogan that came as a result of the revolution
liberty, equality, fraternity
what soldier was burned to death in 1431
joan of arc
who said “i am the state”
King louis xiv
who led the romans into france in 52 bc
julius caesar
what was the Eiffel Tower built for
1889 universal exhibition
where did france get its name
the inhabitants, the franks
on which river were most of the renaissance chateaux built
loire river
during which century did louis xiv reign
17th
what is the oldest structure in paris
house of Nicholas flamel
what famous conquest is depicted in the bayeux tapestry
norman conquest of england
where did the allies invade france in 1944
normandy
what was the final defeat of napoleon
waterloo
where was the peace treaty of WWI signed and who were the leaders there?
versailles wilson- US George- Great Britain Orlando- italy clemenceau- france
what was the symbol of louis xiv
sun
what did marie curie discover in 1911
radium and polonium
who was imprisoned in the conciergerie
king louis xvi, Marie Antoinette
how was louis xvi killed
guillotine
what was france called when the romans invaded
gaul
where could you see a bouquiniste
along the banks of the seine river
what was the profession of charles de gaulle
president and general
what would you do at a patinoire
ice skate
what international car race is held southwest of paris
24 heures du mans
what was the name of roland’s sword
durendal
what is paris-match
magazine
what is a citroen
car
what does the last place winner at the Tour de France recieve
a red lantern
what would you see at the musee de jouets
toys
what french character had a big, long nose
cyrano de bergerac
what author wrote about bergerac
edmond rostand
what dance was banned in paris in the 1800s because it was too risque
the french cancan
how did roland die
he blew his temples out
what was jean-paul sartre
philosopher
who wrote bourgeois gentilhomme
moliere
what would you do at the comedie francaise
see a play
what is le figaro
french newspaper
what was Antoine de Saint Exupery
writer
waht is babyfoot
foosball
what is the tierce
commune in francec
when is the galette des rois eaten
first Sunday in january
what color of wine is used in boeuf bourguignon
red wine
what time do you eat supper in france
8 to 11 pm
why did france have to import wine in the 1860s
french wine blight caused by aphids
what is baba au rhum
small yeast cake saturated in hard liquor
what animal’s milk is used to make roquefort cheese
sheep
what celebration do you give dragees
weddings
what would you do in le cave
taste and store wine
what is creme chantilly
whipped cream
what is calvados
apple brandy
near which kind of tree can you find truffles
beech, oak, poplar, birch
what is a mille feuille
french creme pastry, translates to “thousand sheets”
what is la gastroomie
practice of choosing cooking eating fine foods
what are marrons glaces
sweet made from candied chestnut
what is a tisane
herbal tea
what are crudites
raw vegetables and vinaigrette
what is a ragout
stew
where is the dessert spoon laid on the french table
on the top
what is a beignet
deep fried pastry with powdered sugar
what would you do at a degustation
taste wine or fine foods