Noms - PET Flashcards
(487 cards)
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accommodation
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hébergement
a place where you live or stay
3
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action film
A
film d’action
a film with lots of adventures and exciting events and activities
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address
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adresse
the number of a building and the name of the street, city, etc, where it is
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advert(isement)
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publicité
a notice or short film which informs people about something and tries to persuade them to buy it
6
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air-conditioning
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climatisation
a machine or system which cools the air in a building
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alien
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extraterrestre
a creature from another planet
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ankle
A
cheville
the part of your leg that is just above your foot
9
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antibiotic
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antibiotique
medicine you take for an infection
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antique
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antiquité
an object that is old, and rare or beautiful
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application form
A
formulaire d’inscription
a form that you use to officially ask for something, for example a job
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armchair
A
fauteuil
a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms
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aspirin
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aspirine
a common drug used to stop pain and fever
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athlete
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athlète
someone who is good at sports such as running, jumping or throwing things
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athletics
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athlétisme
the sports which include running, jumping and throwing
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aunt
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tante
the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle
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backache
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mal de dos
a pain in your back
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backpack
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sac à dos
a bag that you carry on your back
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ballet
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ballet
a type of dancing that is done in a theatre and tells a story, usually with music
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band
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groupe
a group of musicians who play modern music together
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bank guard
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vigile
someone whose job is to protect a bank
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bargain
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affaire
something that is sold for less than its usual price
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basin
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lavabo
the bowl that is fixed to the wall in a bathroom, where you can wash your hands
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basket
A
panier
the name for the net in basketball
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bat
A
batte
a piece of wood used to hit the ball in some sports
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**bathroom**
**salle de bains**
## Footnote
a room with a bath, basin, and often a toilet and shower
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**battery**
**pile**
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an object that provides electricity for things such as radios, toys or cars
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**beads**
**perles**
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small pieces of glass, stone, etc, with holes through, on a necklace or bracelet
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**beginning**
**début**
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the start of something
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**belt**
**ceinture**
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a thin piece of leather or plastic that you wear around the middle of your body
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**best wishes**
**meilleurs voeux, cordialement**
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a way of ending a letter or email
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**bicycle**
**bicyclette**
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a vehicle with two wheels and no engine
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**biography**
**biographie**
## Footnote
the story of a person’s life written by another person
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**board**
**planche**
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a flat object or surface used for a particular purpose
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**boarding pass**
**carte d'embarquement**
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a piece of paper you must show to get on an aircraft
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**bodyguard**
**garde du corps**
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someone whose job is to protect someone
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**bookshelf**
**bibliothèque**
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a shelf for holding books
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**boot**
**chaussure (de football)**
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a shoe that covers the whole foot and part of the leg
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**border**
**frontière**
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the line that separates two countries or states
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**boss**
**patron**
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someone who is responsible for employees and tells them what to do
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**brain**
**cerveau**
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the part inside your head that controls your thoughts, feelings and movements
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**brochure**
**brochure**
## Footnote
a thin book with pictures and information, usually advertising something
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**brother-in-law**
**beau-frère**
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the man married to your sister, or the brother of your husband or wife
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**bus/railway station**
**gare routière / gare**
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a place where you catch a bus or train
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**button**
**bouton**
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a small, round object that you push through a hole to fasten clothes
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**camera crew**
**équipe de prise de vue**
## Footnote
the group of people who operate a television or film camera as their job
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**cap (baseball)**
**casquette (de baseball)**
## Footnote
a hat with a flat part at the front
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**car park**
**parking**
## Footnote
a place where vehicles can be parked
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**caravan**
**caravane**
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a vehicle people can live in which is pulled by a car
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**carpet**
**tapis**
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thick material for covering floors, often made of wool
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**carriage**
**voiture**
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one of the separate parts of a train where the people sit
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**catalogue**
**catalogue**
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a book with a list of all the things that you can buy from a company
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**cathedral**
**cathédrale**
## Footnote
the largest and most important church in an area
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**central heating**
**chauffage central**
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a system of heating a building
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**champion**
**champion**
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a person or animal that wins a competition
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**chance**
**chance**
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the possibility that something will happen; the opportunity to do something
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**changing room**
**vestiaire**
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a room where you change into clothes to do sport
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**channel**
**chaîne**
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a number on a television that you choose in order to watch a programme
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**character**
**personnage**
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a person in a book, film, etc.
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**chat**
**conversation**
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a friendly talk
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**check-in**
**enregistrement**
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the place at an airport where you go to say that you have arrived for your flight
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**check-out**
**caisse**
## Footnote
the place where you pay in a self-service shop
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**cheek**
**joue**
## Footnote
one of the two soft parts of your face below your eyes
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**chef**
**chef**
## Footnote
someone who cooks food in a restaurant
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**chess**
**échecs**
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a board game with a black and white board and different shaped pieces
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**chest**
**poitrine**
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the front of your body between your neck and your stomach
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**chest of drawers**
**commode**
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a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in
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**children’s programme**
**programme pour enfants**
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a show for children on television or radio
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**chin**
**menton**
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the bottom part of your face, below your mouth
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**church**
**église**
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a building where Christians go to pray
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**circus**
**cirque**
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a show in which a group of people such as clowns perform in a large tent
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**city centre**
**centre-ville**
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the middle of a city
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**classical/pop/rock music/jazz**
**musique classique/pop/rock/jazz**
## Footnote
different kinds of music
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**classroom**
**salle de classe**
## Footnote
a room in a school where students have lessons
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**clock**
**pendule, horloge**
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a piece of equipment that shows you what time it is
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**clown**
**clown**
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someone with funny clothes and a painted face, who makes people laugh by being silly
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**clubbing**
**aller en boîte de nuit**
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the activity of going to nightclubs
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**coach**
**autocar**
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a comfortable bus used to take people on long journeys
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**coast**
**côte**
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the land next to the sea
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**collar**
**col**
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the part of a shirt or coat that goes round your neck
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**colleague**
**collègue**
## Footnote
someone that you work with
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**competition**
**compétition**
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an event in which people try to win something by being the best, fastest, etc
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**competitor**
**concurrent**
## Footnote
someone who is trying to win a competition
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**concert**
**concert**
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a performance of music and singing
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**contact lens**
**lentille de contact**
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a small piece of plastic you put on your eye to make you see more clearly
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**continent**
**continent**
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one of the seven main areas of land on the Earth, such as Asia, Africa or Europe
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**cooker**
**cuisinière**
## Footnote
a piece of equipment used to cook food
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**corner**
**coin**
## Footnote
the point or area where two roads meet
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**costume**
**costume**
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the clothes that an actor wears when acting
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**cough**
**toux**
## Footnote
when you make air come out of your throat with a short sound
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**cough mixture**
**sirop**
## Footnote
medicine for a cough
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**counter**
**comptoir**
## Footnote
the place in a shop, bank, etc, where people are served
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**country**
**pays**
## Footnote
an area of land that has its own government, army, etc
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**couple**
**couple**
## Footnote
two people who are married or having a romantic relationship
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**cousin**
**cousin**
## Footnote
the child of your aunt or uncle
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**cover**
**couverture**
## Footnote
the outer part of a book, magazine, etc. that protects the pages
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**criminal**
**criminel**
## Footnote
someone who has done a crime
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**crossroads**
**carrefour**
## Footnote
a place where two roads cross each other
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**cup**
**tasse**
## Footnote
a small, round container with a handle on the side, used to drink from
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**cupboard**
**placard**
## Footnote
a piece of furniture with a door on the front and shelves inside, used for keeping things
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**curtain**
**rideau**
## Footnote
a piece of material which you can pull across a window
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**cushion**
**coussin**
## Footnote
a cloth bag filled with something soft which you put on a chair
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**customs**
**douane**
## Footnote
the place where your bags are examined when you are going into a country
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**cycling**
**cyclisme**
## Footnote
the activity of riding a bicycle
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**cyclist**
**cycliste**
## Footnote
someone who rides a bicycle
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**dancing**
**danse**
## Footnote
going out to dance
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**daughter**
**fille**
## Footnote
your female child
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**decision**
**décision**
## Footnote
a choice that you make about something after thinking
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**department**
**section**
## Footnote
a part of a school where you study certain subjects
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**departure**
**départ**
## Footnote
when someone or something leaves a place
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**departure lounge**
**salle d'embarquement**
## Footnote
the place where you wait for your flight
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**description**
**description**
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words that tell you what someone or something is like
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**desert**
**désert**
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a large, hot, dry area of land with very few plants
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**designer**
**créateur**
## Footnote
someone who draws and plans how something will be made
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**desk**
**bureau**
## Footnote
a table that you sit at to write or work
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**dessert**
**dessert**
## Footnote
sweet food that is eaten after the main part of a meal
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**destination**
**destination**
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the place where someone or something is going to
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**diagram**
**schéma**
## Footnote
a simple picture showing what something looks like or explaining how something works
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**dialogue**
**dialogue**
## Footnote
the talking in a book, play, or film
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**director**
**réalisateur**
## Footnote
someone who tells the actors in a film or play what to do
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**dish**
**plat**
## Footnote
food that is prepared in a particular way as part of a meal
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**dishwasher**
**lave-vaiselle**
## Footnote
a machine that washes plates, glasses, etc
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**documentary**
**documentaire**
## Footnote
a film or television programme that gives facts about a real situation
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**drawer**
**tiroir**
## Footnote
a container like a box that is part of a piece of furniture and can be moved in and out
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**dream**
**rêve**
## Footnote
events and images in your mind while you are sleeping
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**dress**
**robe**
## Footnote
a piece of clothing for women which covers the top of the body and hangs down over the legs
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**dressing room**
**loge**
## Footnote
a room where actors put on their costumes before a performance
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**drum**
**tambour**
## Footnote
a round, hollow, musical instrument that you hit with your hands or with sticks
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**drummer**
**batteur**
## Footnote
someone who plays a drum
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**ear**
**oreille**
## Footnote
one of the two things on your head that you hear with
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**earache**
**mal d'oreilles, otite**
## Footnote
pain in your ear
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**east**
**est**
## Footnote
the direction from which the sun rises
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**education**
**éducation**
## Footnote
teaching and learning in a school or college
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**elbow**
**coude**
## Footnote
the part in the middle of your arm where it bends
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**ending**
**fin**
## Footnote
the last part of a story
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**engineer**
**ingénieur**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to design, build or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges, etc
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**entertainment**
**divertissement**
## Footnote
shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that people enjoy
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**entrance**
**entrée**
## Footnote
a door or other opening which you use to go in somewhere
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**episode**
**épisode**
## Footnote
one programme of a series shown on television or radio
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**equator**
**équateur**
## Footnote
the imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into equal north and south parts
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**equipment**
**équipement**
## Footnote
a tool or object used for an activity or purpose
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**evening class**
**cours du soir**
## Footnote
a series of lessons which take place in the evening, usually for adults
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**event**
**événement**
## Footnote
something that happens
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**exam**
**examen**
## Footnote
an official test of how much you know about something
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**excitement**
**excitation**
## Footnote
when people feel very happy and interested
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**ex-husband**
**ex-mari**
## Footnote
the man that a woman was married to before a divorce
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**explanation**
**explication**
## Footnote
the reason why something happens
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**express coach**
**autocar express**
## Footnote
a comfortable bus which travels quickly, usually from one city to another
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**ex-wife**
**ex-femme**
## Footnote
the woman that a man was married to before a divorce
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**eye**
**œil**
## Footnote
one of the two things in your face, which you use to see with
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**eyebrow**
**sourcil**
## Footnote
the thin line of hair that is above each eye
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**factory**
**usine**
## Footnote
a place where things are made or put together
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**family tree**
**arbre généalogique**
## Footnote
a drawing that shows the relationships between the different members of a family
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**fan mail**
**courrier de fans**
## Footnote
letters that famous people receive from people who admire them
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**fare**
**prix du ticket/billet**
## Footnote
the price that you pay to travel on an aeroplane, train, bus, etc
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**fast food**
**fast food**
## Footnote
hot food that is served very quickly in a restaurant because it is already made
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**father**
**père**
## Footnote
your male parent
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**feeling**
**sentiment**
## Footnote
an emotion
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**ferry**
**ferry**
## Footnote
a boat that regularly carries people and vehicles across an area of water
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**festival**
**festival**
## Footnote
a series of music performances, usually over a few days
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**fiction**
**fiction**
## Footnote
literature and stories about imaginary people or events
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**field**
**terrain**
## Footnote
an area of grass where you can play a sport
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**file**
**dossier**
## Footnote
a collection of information stored electronically; a box or folded piece of thick paper used to put papers in
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**film**
**film**
## Footnote
a story shown at the cinema or on television
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**film crew**
**équipe de tournage**
## Footnote
the people (not the actors or director) who work together to make a film
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**film star**
**vedette de cinéma**
## Footnote
a famous cinema actor or actress
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**final**
**finale**
## Footnote
the last part of a competition to decide who will win
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**finger**
**doigt**
## Footnote
one of the five long parts at the end of your hand
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**fitting room**
**cabine d'essayage**
## Footnote
a room in a shop where you can try on clothes
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**flag**
**drapeau**
## Footnote
a piece of cloth with a special design and colours, that is the symbol of a country
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**flat**
**appartement**
## Footnote
a set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one floor
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**flavour**
**saveur, parfum**
## Footnote
the taste of a type of food or drink
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**flight**
**vol**
## Footnote
a journey in an aircraft
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**flute**
**flûte**
## Footnote
a musical instrument that you hold out to the side and play by blowing
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**forehead**
**front**
## Footnote
the part of your face between your eyes and your hair
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**forest**
**forêt**
## Footnote
a large area of trees growing close together
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**fork**
**fourchette**
## Footnote
a small object with three or four points and a handle, that you use to eat with
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**fridge**
**frigo, réfrigérateur**
## Footnote
a large cupboard that uses electricity to keep food cold
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**friendship**
**amitié**
## Footnote
when two people are friends
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**fun**
**plaisir**
## Footnote
enjoyment or pleasure, or something that gives you enjoyment or pleasure
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**funfair**
**parc d'attractions**
## Footnote
a place outdoors where you can ride on big machines for pleasure and play games
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**furniture**
**meubles**
## Footnote
things such as chairs, tables and beds that you put into a room
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**game show**
**jeu télévisé**
## Footnote
a programme on television with competitions in which people try to win prizes
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**gate**
**portail**
## Footnote
a door in a fence or outside wall
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**glasses**
**lunettes**
## Footnote
a piece of equipment that you wear to help you see better
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**glove**
**gant**
## Footnote
a piece of clothing which covers your fingers and hand
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**goalkeeper**
**gardien de but**
## Footnote
the player in a sport such as football who tries to stop the ball going into the goal
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**grandfather/grandad**
**grand-père/papi**
## Footnote
the father of your mother or father
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**grandmother/grandma**
**grand-mère/mamie**
## Footnote
the mother of your mother or father
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**greengrocer**
**marchand de fruits et légumes**
## Footnote
a shop where you buy fruit and vegetables
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**guitarist**
**guitariste**
## Footnote
someone who plays the guitar, especially as their job
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**guy**
**gars**
## Footnote
a man or boy (or, in plural form, sometimes people)
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**gym**
**gymnase**
## Footnote
a building with equipment for doing exercises
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**gymnast**
**gymnaste**
## Footnote
someone who does gymnastics
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**gymnastics**
**gymnastique**
## Footnote
a sport in which you do physical exercises on the floor and on different pieces of equipment
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**hair**
**cheveux**
## Footnote
the thin, thread-like parts that grow on the head and body of people and animals
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**haircut**
**coupe (de cheveux)**
## Footnote
the style in which your hair is cut
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**hairdresser**
**coiffeur**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to cut people’s hair
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**half-brother**
**demi-frère**
## Footnote
a brother who is the son of only one of your parents
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**half-sister**
**demi-sœur**
## Footnote
a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents
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**hall**
**grande salle**
## Footnote
a large room or building where meetings and concerts, etc, happen
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**hat**
**chapeau**
## Footnote
something that you wear to cover your head
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**headache**
**mal de tête**
## Footnote
pain inside your head
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**heart**
**cœur**
## Footnote
the thing inside your chest that sends blood around your body
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**height**
**taille, hauteur**
## Footnote
how tall or high something or someone is
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**helicopter**
**hélicoptère**
## Footnote
an aeroplane which flies using long, thin parts on top of it that turn round and round very fast
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**helmet**
**casque**
## Footnote
a hard hat that protects your head
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**hero/heroine**
**héros/héroïne**
## Footnote
the main person in a story
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**hi-fi**
**chaîne hi-fi**
## Footnote
equipment for playing music, consisting of a CD player, radio, etc
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**historical film**
**film historique**
## Footnote
a film about the past
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**history**
**histoire**
## Footnote
the study of events in the past
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**hit**
**tube**
## Footnote
a very successful song, film, book, etc
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**hockey**
**hockey**
## Footnote
a game played by two teams in which a small ball is hit with a long stick
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**hockey stick**
**crosse de hockey**
## Footnote
a long, thin piece of wood that you use when you are playing hockey
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**honeymoon**
**lune de miel**
## Footnote
a holiday for two people who have just got married
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**hook**
**crochet**
## Footnote
a curved piece of metal or plastic used for hanging something on
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**horror film**
**film d'horreur**
## Footnote
a film about strange and frightening events
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**horror story**
**histoire d'épouvante**
## Footnote
a kind of story which shocks or frightens people
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**horse riding**
**équitation**
## Footnote
the sport or activity of riding a horse
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**hospital**
**hôpital**
## Footnote
a place where ill or injured people go to be treated by doctors and nurses
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**housewife**
**femme au foyer**
## Footnote
a woman who stays at home to cook, clean and take care of her family
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**human being**
**être humain**
## Footnote
a person, not an animal
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**hurry (in a)**
**hâte (à la)**
## Footnote
needing to do something quickly
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**husband**
**époux**
## Footnote
the man that a woman is married to
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**instructor**
**moniteur**
## Footnote
someone who teaches a particular sport or activity
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**instrument (musical)**
**instrument de musique**
## Footnote
an object that is used for playing music, for example a piano
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**interval**
**entracte**
## Footnote
a period of time between two parts of a performance in the theatre or at a concert
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**inventor**
**inventeur**
## Footnote
someone who designs and makes new things
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**invitation**
**invitation**
## Footnote
when someone asks you if you would like to do something
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**island**
**île**
## Footnote
an area of land that has water around it
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**jazz**
**jazz**
## Footnote
music with a strong beat that people often play without looking at written music
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**jewellery**
**bijoux**
## Footnote
objects made from gold, silver, etc, and stones that you wear for decoration
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**joke**
**blague**
## Footnote
a short funny story which someone says to make people laugh
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**journalist**
**journaliste**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to write for newspapers
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**judge**
**membre du jury**
## Footnote
someone who decides which person or thing wins a competition
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**juice**
**jus**
## Footnote
the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables
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**keyboard**
**synthétiseur**
## Footnote
an electronic musical instrument similar to a piano
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**keyboard player**
**joueur de synthétiseur**
## Footnote
someone who plays a keyboard or piano
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**laboratory**
**laboratoire**
## Footnote
a room used for scientific work
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**lake**
**lac**
## Footnote
a large area of water which has land all around it
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**language**
**langue**
## Footnote
the words used by the people of a country
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**lead/bass guitar**
**guitare première / basse**
## Footnote
the main guitar in a band or the deep-sounding one
243
**lesson**
**leçon**
## Footnote
a period of time when a teacher teaches people
244
**letter (business/love)**
**lettre (commerciale /d'amour)**
## Footnote
some writing that you send to someone, usually by post
245
**library**
**bibliothèque**
## Footnote
a place with a lot of books that you can read or borrow
246
**light**
**lumière**
## Footnote
an object that we switch on when it is dark
247
**lip**
**lèvre**
## Footnote
one of the two soft, red edges of the mouth
248
**living room**
**salon**
## Footnote
the main room in a house
249
**loaf**
**miche**
## Footnote
bread made in one large piece
250
**logo**
**logo**
## Footnote
a special design that a company uses so that people recognise its products
251
**lorry**
**camion**
## Footnote
a large road vehicle for carrying things from place to place
252
**loser**
**perdant**
## Footnote
someone who does not win a game or competition
253
**lottery**
**loterie**
## Footnote
a competition in which people buy numbered tickets and then win money if their ticket has the winning number
254
**luck (good/bad)**
**chance/malchance**
## Footnote
good and bad things caused by chance and not by your own actions
255
**luggage**
**bagages**
## Footnote
bags that you carry with you when you travel
256
**lung**
**poumon**
## Footnote
one of the two parts inside your chest that are used for breathing
257
**machine**
**appareil**
## Footnote
a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power to do a particular job
258
**magic**
**magie**
## Footnote
clever things that a person does while other people watch, such as making things disappear
259
**main course**
**plat principal**
## Footnote
the most important part of a meal
260
**make-up**
**maquillage**
## Footnote
the colours, etc. actors wear on their faces
261
**marathon**
**marathon**
## Footnote
a race in which people run for about 26 miles / 42 km
262
**market square**
**place du marché**
## Footnote
an area where a market is held outdoors
263
**match**
**match**
## Footnote
a sports competition in which two people or teams compete against each other
264
**material**
**tissu**
## Footnote
cloth for making clothes, curtains, etc
265
**maths**
**maths**
## Footnote
the study or science of numbers and shapes
266
**mechanic**
**mécanicien**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to repair cars
267
**menu**
**menu**
## Footnote
a list of food and drinks that you get in a restaurant
268
**mess**
**désordre**
## Footnote
an untidy or dirty place or thing
269
**metal**
**métal**
## Footnote
a hard, shiny material such as iron, gold or silver
270
**microphone**
**microphone**
## Footnote
a piece of electrical equipment for recording sounds
271
**mirror**
**miroir**
## Footnote
a piece of special glass in which you can see yourself
272
**mobile**
**portable**
## Footnote
a mobile phone
273
**model**
**mannequin**
## Footnote
someone whose job is wearing clothes for photographs or fashion shows
274
**moon**
**lune**
## Footnote
the round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the Earth
275
**mother**
**mère**
## Footnote
your female parent
276
**motorbike**
**moto**
## Footnote
a vehicle with two wheels and an engine
277
**motorway**
**autoroute**
## Footnote
a long, wide road, usually used by traffic travelling fast
278
**mountain (range)**
**(chaîne de) montagne**
## Footnote
(a line of) very high hill(s)
279
**moustache**
**moustache**
## Footnote
a line of hair that some men grow above their mouths
280
**movie**
**film**
## Footnote
American English word for film
281
**museum**
**musée**
## Footnote
a building where you can look at important objects connected with art, history or science
282
**musical**
**comédie musicale**
## Footnote
a show or film with songs and dancing
283
**musician**
**musicien**
## Footnote
someone who plays a musical instrument, often as a job
284
**nail**
**clou**
## Footnote
a thin piece of metal with a sharp end, used to join pieces of wood together
285
**nationality**
**nationalité**
## Footnote
If you have American/British/Swiss, etc. nationality, you are legally a member of that country.
286
**neck**
**cou**
## Footnote
the part of the body between your head and your shoulders
287
**nephew**
**neveu**
## Footnote
the son of your brother or sister
288
**net**
**filet**
## Footnote
kind of material often used in sports (in tennis the net separates the two halves of the court)
289
**news**
**journal télévisé**
## Footnote
information about important things that have just happened in the world
290
**newspaper kiosk**
**kiosque à journaux**
## Footnote
a small building where newspapers are sold
291
**niece**
**nièce**
## Footnote
the daughter of your brother or sister
292
**nightclub**
**boîte de nuit**
## Footnote
a place where you can dance at night
293
**non-fiction**
**littérature non romanesque**
## Footnote
books containing facts or true stories
294
**North Pole**
**pôle Nord**
## Footnote
the place that is further north than anywhere else
295
**nose**
**nez**
## Footnote
the part of your face that you breathe through and smell with
296
**novel**
**roman**
## Footnote
a book that tells a story about people and things that are not real
297
**object**
**objet**
## Footnote
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not alive
298
**one-way street**
**rue à sens unique**
## Footnote
a street where traffic travels in one direction only
299
**only child**
**enfant unique**
## Footnote
someone who has no brothers or sisters
300
**packet**
**paquet**
## Footnote
a small box with a lot of the same thing in it
301
**pain**
**douleur**
## Footnote
a bad feeling in a part of your body when you are ill or hurt
302
**paracetamol**
**paracétamol**
## Footnote
a common drug used to reduce pain and fever
303
**parachute**
**parachute**
## Footnote
a large piece of cloth which is fixed to your body by strings and helps you to drop safely from an aeroplane
304
**parent**
**parent**
## Footnote
your mother or father
305
**passport control**
**contrôle des passeports**
## Footnote
a place where passports are checked
306
**pattern**
**motif**
## Footnote
a design of lines, shapes, colours, etc
307
**pavement**
**trottoir**
## Footnote
a path by the side of a road that people walk on
308
**pedestrian area**
**zone piétonnière**
## Footnote
part of a town where people can walk but not drive
309
**pedestrian crossing**
**passage pour piétons**
## Footnote
a special place on a road where traffic must stop if people want to cross
310
**performance**
**représentation**
## Footnote
acting, singing, dancing or playing music for other people to enjoy
311
**personal assistant**
**assistant personnel**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to help a busy or rich person to organise their life
312
**personal trainer**
**entraîneur personnel**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to help people get or stay fit
313
**petrol**
**essence**
## Footnote
a liquid fuel used in cars
314
**petrol station**
**station-service**
## Footnote
a place where you can buy petrol
315
**phone (telephone)**
**téléphone**
## Footnote
a piece of equipment that is used to talk to someone who is in another place
316
**photographer**
**photographe**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to take photographs
317
**pianist**
**pianiste**
## Footnote
someone who plays the piano
318
**piano**
**piano**
## Footnote
a big wooden musical instrument with black and white keys that make sounds when you press them
319
**picnic**
**pique-nique**
## Footnote
food that you take from your home to eat outside
320
**pillow**
**oreiller**
## Footnote
a soft object which you put your head on when you are in bed
321
**plane (aeroplane)**
**avion**
## Footnote
a vehicle that flies and has an engine and wings
322
**planet**
**planète**
## Footnote
a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star
323
**plastic**
**plastique**
## Footnote
a light substance that can be made into different shapes; many everyday objects are
324
**plate**
**assiette**
## Footnote
a flat, round object used for putting food on
325
**play**
**pièce**
## Footnote
a story that is written for actors to perform, usually in a theatre
326
**playground**
**cour de récréation**
## Footnote
an area of land where children can play, especially at a school
327
**poem**
**poème**
## Footnote
a piece of writing, especially one that has short lines and uses words that sound the same
328
**police drama**
**drame policier**
## Footnote
a play, film or series on television about crime
329
**police officer**
**agent de police**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to protect people from crime
330
**pollution**
**pollution**
## Footnote
damage caused to water, air, etc, by bad substances
331
**portion**
**portion**
## Footnote
the amount of food served to one person, especially in a restaurant
332
**possibility**
**possibilité**
## Footnote
a chance that something may happen or be true
333
**postcard**
**carte postale**
## Footnote
a card with a picture on one side that you send without an envelope
334
**poster**
**poster**
## Footnote
a large, printed picture or notice that you put on a wall
335
**present**
**cadeau**
## Footnote
something that you give to someone, usually on a special day
336
**presenter**
**présentateur**
## Footnote
someone who introduces a radio or television programme
337
**price list**
**tarifs**
## Footnote
information about how much things cost
338
**primary school**
**école primaire**
## Footnote
a school for children aged 5 to 11
339
**product**
**produit**
## Footnote
something that someone makes or grows so that they can sell it
340
**psychologist**
**psychologue**
## Footnote
someone who studies the human mind and feelings
341
**queue**
**file d'attente**
## Footnote
a line of people waiting for something, one behind the other
342
**race**
**course**
## Footnote
a competition in which people run, ride, drive, etc. against each other in order to see who is the fastest
343
**racing**
**course**
## Footnote
the activity or sport in which people, animals or vehicles race against each other
344
**racket**
**raquette**
## Footnote
a piece of equipment that you use to hit a ball in sports such as tennis
345
**receipt**
**ticket de caisse**
## Footnote
a piece of paper that proves that you have paid for something in a shop, restaurant, etc
346
**receptionist**
**réceptionniste**
## Footnote
someone who works in a hotel or office building, answering the telephone and dealing with guests
347
**refreshments**
**rafraîchissements**
## Footnote
food and drinks that are given at a meeting, on a journey, etc
348
**refund**
**remboursement**
## Footnote
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy
349
**registry office**
**bureau de l'état civil**
## Footnote
in Britain, a place where births, deaths and marriages are officially recorded and where you can get married
350
**relation**
**parent**
## Footnote
someone who belongs to the same family as you
351
**relative**
**parent**
## Footnote
someone in your family
352
**reservation**
**réservation**
## Footnote
an arrangement that you make to have a seat on an aeroplane, a room in a hotel, etc
353
**responsibility**
**responsabilité**
## Footnote
something that it is your job or duty to do
354
**review**
**critique**
## Footnote
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives an opinion about a new book, film, etc
355
**ride**
**attraction**
## Footnote
going on one of the machines at a funfair
356
**ring**
**bague**
## Footnote
a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger
357
**risk**
**risque**
## Footnote
the possibility of something bad happening
358
**river**
**rivière**
## Footnote
a long, natural area of water that flows across the land
359
**roof**
**toit**
## Footnote
the surface that covers the top of a building
360
**roundabout**
**rond-point**
## Footnote
a circular place where roads meet
361
**route**
**itinéraire**
## Footnote
the roads you follow to get from one place to another place
362
**rubbish**
**ordures**
## Footnote
things that you throw away because you do not want them
363
**sail**
**voile**
## Footnote
to travel in a boat or a ship
364
**sailing**
**navigation à voile**
## Footnote
a sport using boats with sails
365
**sales person**
**vendeur**
## Footnote
someone who sells things
366
**scarf**
**foulard, écharpe**
## Footnote
a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck or head to keep warm or for decoration
367
**scene**
**scène**
## Footnote
a short part of a film
368
**science fiction**
**science fiction**
## Footnote
stories about life in the future or in other parts of the universe
369
**science fiction film**
**film de science fiction**
## Footnote
a film about imagined worlds
370
**scientist**
**scientifique**
## Footnote
someone who studies or works in science
371
**screen**
**écran**
## Footnote
a large, flat surface where a film is shown
372
**security officer**
**agent de sécurité**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to protect people and things in a place such as a shopping mall
373
**sense of humour**
**sens de l'humour**
## Footnote
the ability to laugh and know that something is funny
374
**serial**
**feuilleton**
## Footnote
a story that is told in separate parts over a period of time
375
**service**
**service**
## Footnote
when people help you and bring you things in a place such as a shop, restaurant or hotel
376
**ship**
**navire**
## Footnote
a large boat that carries people or things by sea
377
**shirt**
**chemise**
## Footnote
a piece of clothing worn on the top part of the body, fastened with buttons down the front
378
**shop assistant**
**vendeur**
## Footnote
someone whose job is selling things in a shop
379
**shoplifter**
**voleur à l'étalage**
## Footnote
someone who steals from shops
380
**shopping**
**shopping**
## Footnote
going out to buy things
381
**shopping centre**
**centre commercial**
## Footnote
a place with lots of shops within one building (a mall)
382
**shopping mall**
**centre commercial**
## Footnote
a large, covered shopping area with different shops and cafés, etc
383
**shoulder**
**épaule**
## Footnote
where your arm joins your body next to your neck
384
**show**
**spectacle**
## Footnote
a television or radio programme or a theatre performance
385
**signature**
**signature**
## Footnote
your name written in your own way which is difficult for someone else to copy
386
**sink**
**évier**
## Footnote
a bowl that is fixed to the wall in a kitchen that you wash dishes in
387
**sister-in-law**
**belle-sœur**
## Footnote
the woman married to your brother, or the sister of your husband or wife
388
**skateboard park**
**parc de skateboard**
## Footnote
an outdoor area where people can go skateboarding
389
**skiing**
**ski**
## Footnote
a sport in which you move across snow on skis
390
**skirt**
**jupe**
## Footnote
a piece of women’s clothing that hangs from the waist and has no legs
391
**skis**
**skis**
## Footnote
a pair of long, thin pieces of wood or plastic that you wear on the bottom of boots to move over snow
392
**sky-diving**
**saut en parachute**
## Footnote
the sport of jumping out of an aeroplane with a parachute
393
**sleeve**
**manche**
## Footnote
the part of a jacket, shirt, etc, that covers your arm
394
**slice (n)**
**tranche**
## Footnote
a flat piece of bread, meat, etc, cut from a larger piece
395
**slogan**
**slogan**
## Footnote
a short phrase that is easy to remember, often used in advertisements
396
**soap**
**feuilleton sentimental**
## Footnote
a television programme about the lives of a group of people that is shown every week/day
397
**society**
**société**
## Footnote
the people who live in the same country or area and have the same laws, traditions, etc
398
**sock**
**chaussette**
## Footnote
something that you wear on your foot inside your shoe
399
**sofa**
**canapé**
## Footnote
a large, comfortable seat for more than one person
400
**solar power**
**énergie solaire**
## Footnote
electricity produced by using the sun’s energy
401
**son**
**fils**
## Footnote
your male child
402
**song**
**chanson**
## Footnote
words that go with a short piece of music
403
**spacecraft**
**vaisseau spatial**
## Footnote
a vehicle which can travel outside the Earth and into space
404
**spoon**
**cuillère**
## Footnote
an object with a handle and a round, curved part at one end, used for eating and serving food
405
**sports centre**
**centre sportif**
## Footnote
a building with places where you can play different sports
406
**sports ground**
**terrain de sport**
## Footnote
an area within a school or town where sports are played
407
**sports programme**
**programme sportif**
## Footnote
a show on television or radio showing or talking about sports
408
**sports stadium**
**stade**
## Footnote
a large, open area with seats around it, used for playing and watching sports
409
**sportsman/woman**
**athlète**
## Footnote
a man/woman who is good at sport
410
**spy story**
**histoire d'espionnage**
## Footnote
a story about people who try to get information secretly
411
**square**
**carré**
## Footnote
a shape with four equal sides and four 90° angles
412
**stage**
**scène**
## Footnote
the raised area in a theatre where actors perform
413
**stair**
**escalier**
## Footnote
one step / a set of indoor steps
414
**stall**
**stand**
## Footnote
a table or small open shop in a market, from which things are sold
415
**star**
**star**
## Footnote
a famous singer, actor, sports person, etc
416
**starter**
**hors-d'œuvre**
## Footnote
something that you eat as the first part of a meal
417
**step**
**marche**
## Footnote
a flat surface between two areas at different levels
418
**stepfather**
**beau-père**
## Footnote
the man who has married your mother but is not your father
419
**stepmother**
**belle-mère**
## Footnote
the woman who has married your father but is not your mother
420
**stomach**
**estomac**
## Footnote
the part of your body where food is digested
421
**stomach ache**
**mal de ventre**
## Footnote
pain in your stomach
422
**stone**
**pierre**
## Footnote
a hard, natural substance that is found in the ground
423
**stop**
**arrêt**
## Footnote
the place where people can get on or off a bus, tram, etc
424
**strength**
**force**
## Footnote
when someone or something is strong
425
**stylist**
**styliste**
## Footnote
someone whose job is to help a rich or famous person to choose clothes, hairstyles, etc
426
**subject**
**matière**
## Footnote
an area of knowledge studied in school or university
427
**suit**
**costume/tailleur**
## Footnote
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material
428
**suitcase**
**valise**
## Footnote
a rectangular case with a handle that you use for carrying clothes when you are travelling
429
**summary**
**résumé**
## Footnote
a short description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
430
**supermarket**
**supermarché**
## Footnote
a large shop that sells food, drink, things for the home, etc
431
**supporter**
**supporter**
## Footnote
someone who likes a particular sports team and wants them to win
432
**surfer**
**surfeur**
## Footnote
someone who surfs
433
**surfing**
**surf**
## Footnote
the sport of riding on a wave on a special board
434
**surname**
**nom de famille**
## Footnote
the name that you and people in your family all have
435
**survey**
**sondage**
## Footnote
an examination of people’s opinions or behaviour made by asking people questions
436
**sweater**
**pull-over**
## Footnote
a warm piece of clothing which covers the top of your body and is pulled on over your head
437
**swimming**
**natation**
## Footnote
moving through water using arms and legs
438
**swimming pool**
**piscine**
## Footnote
an area of water made for people to swim in
439
**table tennis**
**ping pong**
## Footnote
a game in which two or four people hit a small ball over a low net on a large table
440
**tax**
**taxe, impôt**
## Footnote
money that you have to pay to the government
441
**taxi**
**taxi**
## Footnote
a car with a driver who you pay to take you somewhere
442
**taxi rank**
**station de taxis**
## Footnote
a place where you can go to get a taxi
443
**tent**
**tente**
## Footnote
a structure for sleeping in made of cloth fixed to poles
444
**theatre**
**théâtre**
## Footnote
a building with a stage where people go to watch plays
445
**theme music**
**thème musical**
## Footnote
the music that is always played at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme
446
**thief**
**voleur**
## Footnote
someone who steals things
447
**throat**
**gorge**
## Footnote
the back part of your mouth and the part inside your neck
448
**thumb**
**pouce**
## Footnote
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand
449
**tie**
**cravate**
## Footnote
a long, thin piece of cloth that a man wears around his neck with a shirt
450
**timetable**
**emploi du temps**
## Footnote
a list of times for lessons
451
**tip**
**pourboire**
## Footnote
an extra amount of money that you give to a waiter, etc, to thank them
452
**toe**
**orteil**
## Footnote
one of the five separate parts at the end of your foot
453
**toilet**
**toilette**
## Footnote
a bowl that you sit on or stand near when you get rid of waste substances from your body
454
**toothache**
**mal de dents**
## Footnote
a pain in one of your teeth
455
**tour**
**visite**
## Footnote
a visit to and around a place, area or country
456
**towel**
**serviette**
## Footnote
a soft piece of cloth that you use for drying yourself
457
**town hall**
**mairie**
## Footnote
a large building where local government is based
458
**traditional story**
**histoire traditionelle**
## Footnote
a story which has been told by people for many years
459
**traveller**
**voyageur**
## Footnote
someone who is travelling
460
**trick**
**trucage**
## Footnote
something you do to deceive someone, or to make someone look stupid
461
**truth (tell the)**
**vérité (dire la)**
## Footnote
the real facts about a situation
462
**tunnel**
**tunnel**
## Footnote
a long passage under the ground or through a mountain
463
**turning**
**virage**
## Footnote
a corner where one road meets another
464
**UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)**
**OVNI (Objet Volant Non Identifié)**
## Footnote
something strange that you see in the sky that could be from another part of the universe
465
**uncle**
**oncle**
## Footnote
the brother of your mother or father, or the husband of your aunt
466
**valley**
**vallée**
## Footnote
an area of low land between hills or mountains
467
**vegetarian**
**végétarien**
## Footnote
someone who does not eat meat or fish
468
**violin**
**violon**
## Footnote
a wooden musical instrument that you hold against your neck and play by moving a stick
469
**violinist**
**violoniste**
## Footnote
someone who plays the violin
470
**volunteer**
**bénévole**
## Footnote
someone who works without being paid, especially helping other people
471
**waiter/waitress**
**serveur/serveuse**
## Footnote
a man/woman who works in a restaurant, bringing food to customers
472
**wallet**
**portefeuille**
## Footnote
a small, flat container, usually made of leather, for paper money and credit cards
473
**wastepaper basket**
**corbeille à papier**
## Footnote
a container that is used indoors, where we put rubbish such as paper
474
**weather**
**temps**
## Footnote
the temperature or conditions outside, for example if it is hot, cold, sunny, etc
475
**weather forecast**
**météo**
## Footnote
a description of what the weather will be like
476
**windsurfing**
**planche à voile**
## Footnote
a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail
477
**wing**
**aile**
## Footnote
one of the two long, flat parts at the sides of an aeroplane that help it stay in the sky
478
**work experience**
**stage**
## Footnote
doing a temporary unpaid job to find out what it is like
479
**world**
**monde**
## Footnote
the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it
480
**wrist**
**poignet**
## Footnote
the part of your body between your hand and your arm
481
**box office**
**billeterie**
## Footnote
the place in a theatre or cinema where you buy tickets
482
**cave**
**grotte**
## Footnote
a large hole in the ground or in the side of a mountain
483
**costume drama**
**film/série en costume d'époque**
## Footnote
a play, film or series on television where people wear historical costume
484
**fireworks**
**feux d'artifice**
## Footnote
a show of small exploding objects that make a loud noise and light up
485
**jogging bottoms**
**pantalon de survêtement**
## Footnote
loose, comfortable trousers you wear for sports or to relax
486
**traffic lights**
**feux de circulation**
## Footnote
a set of red, green and yellow lights that is used to stop and start traffic
487
**trainers**
**tennis**
## Footnote
comfortable shoes for sport, often white
488
**trousers**
**pantalon**
## Footnote
a piece of clothing that covers the legs and has a separate part for each leg
