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| G | the letter G | French alphabet |
| gab | ||
| Gabriel | Gabriel | French names |
| Gabrielle | Gabrielle | French names |
| gâcher | to waste, spoil, botch; to temper, mix | MdJ - G |
| une gaffe | blunder, clanger/foot in the mouth | MdJ - G |
| gager | to bet, wager; to guarantee (a loan) | MdJ - G |
| un gagne-pain | (inf) - job | MdJ - G |
| gagner | ||
| galaxie | ||
| une galère | galley (of a ship) | MdJ - G |
| gamin | (adj) - mischievous, playful, childish | MdJ - G |
| un gamin | (inf) - kid, urchin | MdJ - G |
| une gamme | range, variety, line (of products), (music) scale | MdJ - G |
| des gants (m) | gloves | Accessories |
| une garderie | day-care center, preschool; after-school center/club | MdJ - G |
| la gare | train station | Transportation |
| la gare d"autobus | bus station | Transportation |
| la gare de métro | subway station | Transportation |
| le gaspi | (inf) - waste | Apocopes |
| gaspiller | to waste, squander | MdJ - G |
| Gaston | French names | |
| le gâteau | cake | Dessert |
| gâter | to spoil, damage, ruin | MdJ - G |
| gaver | to forcefeed; to fill up, cram | MdJ - G |
| le gaz | (natural) gas, fizz, wind | MdJ - G |
| gazer | (inf) - to go, feel, work | MdJ - G |
gazouiller | to chirp, to babble | MdJ - G |
| gele | ||
| geler | to freeze (literally and figuratively) | MdJ - G |
| gémir | to moan, bemoan, groan; to creak | MdJ - G |
| gencive | ||
| gêner | to bother, to hamper (literally and fig) | MdJ - G |
| Geneviève | French names | |
| génial | (adj) - of genius, inspired; (inf) - great, cool | MdJ - G |
| le genou | knee | Body |
| gentil | (adj) - kind, nice, good | MdJ - G |
| Georges | George | French names |
| un gérant | manager | Professions |
| Gérard | Gerald | French names |
| gercer | to chap, crack | MdJ - G |
| gérer | to manage, administer | MdJ - G |
| une gifle | slap, smack | MdJ - G |
| Gilbert | Gilbert | French names |
| Gilles | Giles | French names |
| giratoire | (adj) - gyrating, circular movement | MdJ - G |
| un gîte | shelter, tourist cottage | MdJ - G |
| givré | (adj) - frosted, covered in frost; (inf) - drunk; crazy | MdJ - G |
| la glace | ice cream, mirror | Dessert, Furniture |
| un glaçon | ice cube; block of ice | MdJ - G |
| gnon | dent, bump, blow | MdJ - G |
| gober | to swallow whole, (inf) to swallow hook, line, and sinker | MdJ - G |
| godiche | (informal adj) silly, awkward, lumpish, oafish | MdJ - G |
| une gomme | eraser | School |
| gonfler | to inflate, swell; (fam) - to get on one"s nerves | MdJ - G |
| un/e gosse | (inf) - kid | MdJ - G |
| se gourer | (fam) - to goof, boob, screw up | MdJ - G |
| le goûter | snack | Food |
| une goutte | drop, gout, (inf) brandy | MdJ - G |
| un grain | bean, seed, grain, cereal | MdJ - G |
| grand | (adj) - tall | Descriptions |
| un grand magasin | department store | Shopping |
| une grand-mère | grandmother | Family |
| un grand-père | grandfather | Family |
| le gratte-ciel | (invariable) - skyscraper | MdJ - G |
| gratter | to scratch, to make itch, to earn a bit of money | MdJ - G |
| le gré | liking, desire | MdJ - G |
| la greffe | transplant, graft | MdJ - G |
| Grégoire | Gregory | French names |
| le grenier | attic | Home |
| une griffe | claw; manufacturer"s label, signature stamp | MdJ - G |
| grignoter | to nibble, gnaw at; to eat away at | MdJ - G |
| un gril | steak/grill pan | MdJ - G |
| grimper | to climb, clamber | MdJ - G |
| la grippe | flu, influenza | MdJ - G |
| gris | grey | Colors |
| grog | ||
| grogner | grumble, grunt, moan | MdJ - G |
| grognon | (adj) - grumpy, gruff | MdJ - G |
| gros | (adj) - fat | Descriptions |
| un groupuscule | (pej) - small political group | MdJ - G |
| une grue | crane (machinery and bird) | MdJ - G |
| guetter | to watch, watch out for, lie in wait for; to be at risk of | MdJ - G |
| un guichet automatique de banque (GAB) | ATM / cash dispenser | MdJ - G |
| un guidon | handlebars | MdJ - G |
| Guillaume | William | French names |
| un guillemet | quotation mark, inverted comma | Punctuation |
| Gustave | French names | |
| Guy | Bill | French names |
| H | the letter H | French alphabet |
| une habitude | habit | MdJ - H |
| hâler | to get some sun (can mean to tan or to burn) | MdJ - H |
| haletant | (adj) panting, breathless; suspenseful | MdJ - H |
| hardg | ||
| hardx | ||
| un haricot | bean | Vegetables |
| un hasard | coincidence, chance, fate, luck | MdJ - H |
| hausser | to raise | MdJ - H |
| haut | ||
| hautement | highly, very | Très synonyms |
| Hélène | Helen, Ellen | French names |
| hemorroides | ||
| Henri | Henry | French names |
| Henriette | Henrietta | French names |
| l"heure (f) | hour, time | Telling time |
| heureux | (adj) - happy | Mood |
Hexagone (m) | Metropolitan France | MdJ - H |
| l"hindi | Hindi | Lang + Nat |
| hisser | to hoist, heave, haul up | MdJ - H |
| hiver | winter | Calendar |
| le hockey | hockey | Hobbies |
| holà | (interj) - hello! hang on! | MdJ - H |
| un homme | a man | Liaisons |
| les hommes arrivent | the men arrive | Optional liaisons |
| Honoré | (honored) | French names |
| un hôpital | hospital | Directions |
| hoqueter | to hiccup, hiccough | MdJ - H |
| un horaire | timetable, schedule, hourly employee | MdJ - H |
| une horreur | horror, awfulness; loathing | MdJ - H |
| horripilant | (adj) - exasperating, trying | MdJ - H |
| hors de service | ||
| les hors d"oeuvre (m) | appetizers | Food |
| hors service | out of order | Travel |
| Hortense | French names | |
| un hôtel | hotel | Accommodations |
| hotess de l"air | ||
| houleux | (adj) - stormy, turbulent, tumultuous | MdJ - H |
| Hugues | Hugo | French names |
| huit | 8 | Numbers |
| humide | (adj) - humid | Weather |
| hydratante | ||
| hyper | (inf) really, mega | Très synonyms |
| hypertension | ||
| hypotension |
| I | the letter I | French alphabet |
| ici | ||
| idée | ||
| il | he, it | Subject pronouns |
| Il est | It is | Dates |
| Il est deux heures. | It"s two o"clock. | Telling time |
| Il est heureux | He is happy. | Optional liaisons |
| Il est ici | He is here. | Optional liaisons |
| Il est idiot | He"s an idiot. | Optional liaisons |
| Il est une heure. | It"s one o"clock. | Telling time |
| Il fait .... | It is... | Weather |
| Il gèle | It"s freezing | Weather |
illustre | (adj) - illustrious, renowned | MdJ - I |
| Il neige | It"s snowing | Weather |
| un îlotier | community policeman | MdJ - I |
| Il pleut | It"s raining | Weather |
| Il pleut à verse | It"s pouring | Weather |
| ils | they | Subject pronouns |
| Il s"appelle .... | His name is... | Introductions |
| Ils arriveront à | They will arrive at | Optional liaisons |
| Ils ont | ||
| Ils ont eu | They had | Optional liaisons |
| imbiber | to soak, saturate | MdJ - I |
| imbu | (adj) - pompous, full of oneself | MdJ - I |
| immediatement | ||
| immigration | ||
| impatient | (adj) - impatient | Personality |
| impec | (inf adj) - great! terrific! | Apocopes |
| un imper | (inf) - raincoat, mac | Apocopes |
| un imperméable | raincoat | Clothing |
| implanter | to introduce, settle, establish | MdJ - I |
| Impossible ! | Impossible! | Accent affectif |
| imprégner | to soak, permeate, fill, pervade | MdJ - I |
| une imprimante | printer | Office |
| impuissant | (adj) powerless, helpless, impotent | MdJ - I |
| imputer | to attribute/ascribe to; to charge to | MdJ - I |
| incontournable | inescapable, inevitable, indispensable | MdJ - I |
| incroyable | ||
| indé | indy, independent (music, film, etc) | MdJ - I |
| un index | index finger, forefinger; index | MdJ - I |
| Indien (ne) | Indian | Lang + Nat |
| indigné | (adj) - unworthy, not worthy | MdJ - I |
| inédit | (adj) - unpublished; novel, new, original | MdJ - I |
| Inès | Inez | French names |
| infecté | ||
| infiniment | infinitely, immensely | Trèssynonyms |
| un infirmier, une infirmière | nurse | Professions |
| une information | a piece of information | MdJ - I |
| information touristique | tourist information | Travel |
| l"informatique | (fem) - computer science | MdJ - I |
| un ingénieur | engineer | Professions |
| inhalateur | ||
| inondation | ||
| inopiné | (adj) - unexpected | MdJ - I |
| inouï | (adj) - unprecendented, unheard of; extraordinary, incredible | MdJ - I |
| inquiet | (adj) - worried | Mood |
| insister | to stress, be insistent, emphasize | MdJ - I |
| insomniaque | ||
| installer | to set up, put in, fit out, get settled | MdJ - I |
| à l"instar de | following the example of | MdJ - I |
| intelligent | (adj) - smart | Personality |
| interdit | (adj) - banned, forbidden, prohibited; dumbfounded, disconcerted | MdJ - I |
| intéressant | (adj) - interesting, attractive, worthwhile | MdJ - I |
| interet | ||
| interpeller | to call out to; to question; be of concern to, appeal to | MdJ - I |
| un intitulé | account holder"s name; headings, chapter titles | MdJ - I |
| introductions | ||
| invraisemblable | (adj) unlikely, improbable, implausible, unimaginable | MdJ - I |
| iode | ||
| l"irlandais | Gaelic (language) | Lang + Nat |
| Irlandais(e) | Irish (person) | Lang + Nat |
| Isaac | Isaac | French names |
| Isabelle | Isabel | French names |
| une issue | exit, solution | MdJ - I |
| Italien(ne), l"italien | Italian | Lang + Nat |
| itou | (informal and old-fashioned) - too, likewise | MdJ - I |
| J | the letter J | French alphabet |
| Jacqueline | Jacqueline | French names |
| Jacques | James | French names |
| Jacquot | Jimmy | French names |
| J"ai besoin de | ||
| jaillir | spurt out, gush forth, spring out | MdJ - J |
| j"aimerais | ||
| J"ai oublie | ||
| J"ai un problème | I have a problem | Basic vocab |
| J"ai une question | I have a question | Basic vocab |
| jalonner | to mark (fig); to line, stretch along | MdJ - J |
| la jambe | leg | Body |
| le jambon | ham | Meat |
| janvier | January | Calendar |
| Japonais(e), le japonais | Japanese | Lang + Nat |
| le jardin | yard, garden | Home |
| le jardinage | gardening | Hobbies |
| jaune | yellow | Colors |
| je | I | Subject pronouns |
| un jean | jeans | Clothing |
| Jean | John | French names |
| Jeanne | Joan, Jean, Jane | French names |
| Jeannine | Janine | French names |
| Jeannot | Johnny | French names |
| Je m"appelle .... | My name is... | Introductions |
| Je ne comprends pas | I don"t understand. | Basic vocab |
| Je ne peux pas manger.... | I can"t eat... | Restaurant |
| Je ne peux pas trouver .... | I can"t find.... | Travel |
| Je ne sais pas | I don"t know | Basic vocab |
| Je parle (un peu de) français | I speak (a little) French. | Basic vocab |
| Je prends .... | I"m having... | Restaurant |
| Jérôme | Jerome | French names |
| Je suis ... | I am... | Restaurant |
| Je suis allé | I went | Optional liaisons |
| Je suis désolé(e) | I"m sorry | Politeness |
| Je suis perdu. | I"m lost. | Travel |
| Je t"adore | I adore you | Love language |
| Je t"aime (aussi) | I love you (too) | Love language |
| Je te présente .... | I"d like to introduce... | Introductions |
| je t"en prie | it was my pleasure | Politeness |
| un jeton | token; (in a game) - counter, chip; (fam) - bang, dent | MdJ - J |
| le jeu | play, game | MdJ - J |
| jeudi | Thursday | Calendar |
| Je vais bien | I"m fine | Greetings |
| Je vais prendre .... | I"m going to have... | Restaurant |
| Je voudrais .... | I would like... | Restaurant |
| Je voudrais parler à .... | I"d like to speak to.... | On the phone |
| Je vous en prie | It was my pleasure | Politeness |
| Je vous le passe. | I"m transferring your call. | On the phone |
| Je vous présente .... See more: Pokemon Fire Red Gameshark Code Walk Through Walls, Pokemon Firered Cheats | I"d like to introduce... | Introductions |
| le jogging | jogging | Hobbies |
| joli | (adj) - good-looking | Descriptions |
| joliment | (inf) really | Très synonyms |
| jonché | (adj) - littered, strewn with | MdJ - J |
| Joseph | Joseph | French names |
| Joséphine | Josephine | French names |
| Josette | French names | |
| joual | informal dialect of French spoken in Québec | MdJ - J |
| la joue | cheek | Body |
| jouir de | to enjoy; (slang) - to orgasm | MdJ - J |
| des joujoux | toys | Baby talk |
| jour | ||
| les jours de la semaine | days of the week | Calendar |
| joyeux noel | ||
| jucher | to perch | MdJ - J |
| juillet | July | Calendar |
| juin | June | Calendar |
| Jules | Julius | French names |
| Julie | Julie | French names |
| Julien | Julian | French names |
| Juliette | Juliet | French names |
| une jupe | skirt | Women"s clothing |
| jupiter | ||
| un jupon | half slip | Women"s clothing |
| jure | ||
| le jus | juice | Drinks |
| justement | (adv) - exactly, rightly, just, in fact | MdJ - J |