2016

GCSE FRENCH
VOCABULARY FOR AQA
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENT PAGE NUMBER

GENERAL VOCABULARY 2-8
Comparisons 2
Conjunctions 2
Connectives 2
Prepositions 2-3
Negatives 3
Number Expressions 3
Asking Questions 3
Common Questions 3
Greetings and Exclamations 3-4
Opinions 4-5
Expressions of Time 5-6
Location/Distance 6
Colour 6
Weights & Measures 6-7
Shape 7
Weather 7
Access 7
Correctness 7
Materials 7-8
Abbreviations 8
FOUNDATION TIER: 9-20
Health 9-10
Relationship & Choices 10-12
Free Time & The Media 12-14
Holidays 14-16
Home & Local Area 16-17
Environment 18
School/College & Future Plans 18-19
Current & Future Jobs 19-20
HIGHER TIER 21-26
Health 21
Relationship & Choices 21-23
Free Time & The Media 23-24
Holidays 24
Home & Local Area 24-25
Environment 25
School/College & Future Plans 25-26
Current & Future Jobs 26

CORE VOCABULARY LISTS FOR FRENCH GCSE

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The Listening and Reading assessments for Foundation Tier are based on the
General Vocabulary List and the Foundation Vocabulary List. At Higher Tier the
assessments are based on the General Vocabulary List, the Foundation
Vocabulary List and the Higher Vocabulary List. In addition, you should also expect
to encounter some unfamiliar vocabulary and may be tested on it.

GENERAL VOCABULARY LIST You will be expected to use and understand the
following vocabulary. It is not restricted to specific settings and can occur in
any of the topic areas.

COMPARISONS:
plus more Moins less
plus que more than moins que less than
bon good Meilleur better
le meilleur the best Mauvais bad
pire worse le pire the worst
bien well Mieux better
le mieux the best Mal badly
plus mal worse le plus mal the worst
beaucoup plus a lot more le plus the most
un peu moins a little less le moins the least

CONJUNCTIONS &
CONNECTIVES:
cause de because of part apart from, except for
ainsi (que) so (as well as) Alors then
aussi also Car because, for, as
cependant however, yet, even cest--dire that is
so
comme as/like dun ct/de on the one hand/on
lautre ct the other hand
donc therefore, so Ensuite then, next
videmment evidently Et and
mais but mme si even if
ou or parce que because
par contre however, on the par exemple for example
other hand
pendant que while Pourtant yet, even, though
puis then Puisque since, because, as
quand when sans doute without doubt
si if y compris including

Prepositions:
at/to ct de next to
travers across/through au bord de at the edge of
au bout de at the end of au-dessous de underneath
au-dessus de above au fond de at the bottom of
au lieu de instead of au mileu de in the middle of
autour de around Avec with
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contre against Dans in
de of/from Depuis since
derrire behind Devant in front (of)
en in/on/by en dehors de apart from
en face de opposite Entre between
jusqu until Malgr despite
parmi among Pour for/in order to
prs de near Sans without
selon according to Sous under
sur on Vers towards

NEGATIVES:
ne jamais never ne pas not
ne personne nobody ne. Plus no more
ne. que only ne. Rien nothing
ni. ni neithernor pas encore not yet

NUMBER
EXPRESSIONS:
Premier/premire First Deuxime second
Dizaine Around/about ten Douzaine Dozen/twelve
Nombre de A number of/many
of

ASKING
QUESTIONS:
Combien? How many? Comment? How?
Est-ce que? Is? O? Where?
Pourquoi? Why? Quand? When?
Que? What? Quel/quelle? Which?
Quest-ce que? What? Qui est-ce qui ? Who ?
Quest-ce que What is it? Qui? Who?
cest?
Quoi? What?

COMMON
QUESTIONS:
quelle heure? At what time? a scrit How is it spelt?
comment?
Cest combien? How much is it? Cest quelle What is the date?
date?
Cest quel jour? What is the day? De quelle What colour?
couleur?
Do? From where? O a? Where is (that)?
O est? Where is? Pour combien For how long?
de temps ?
Que veut dire? What does mean? Quelle heure What time is it?
est-il?

GREETINGS &
EXCLAMATIONS:
bientt see you soon demain see you tomorrow
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 tout lheure see you later All hello (on the
telephone)
amitis best wishes/regards au revoir goodbye
au secours help bien sr of course
bienvenue! welcome! Bonjour hello/good morning
bon anniversaire Happy birthday bon apptit enjoy your meal
bon voyage have a good trip bonne anne happy new year
bonne chance good luck bonne ide good idea
bonne nuit goodnight bonnes have a nice holiday
vacances
bonsoir good evening Bravo well done
a va (?) ok (how are you ?) daccord ok
de rien youre welcome Dsol sorry
excusez-moi excuse me Flicitations congratulations
Joyeux Nol Happy Christmas meilleurs vux best wishes/seasons
greetings
merci thank you Non no
oui yes Pardon sorry
quel dommage ! what a shame ! Salut hi/bye
sant cheers sil te/vous plat please

OPINIONS:
mon avis in my opinion Absolument absolutely
affreux awful Agrable pleasant
aimer to like Amusant amusing/funny
barbant boring Bien good/fine/well
bien entendu of course/naturally Bon good
a dpend it depends a mnerve it annoys me
a me fait rire it makes me laugh a me plat I like that
a mest gal I dont mind a n me dit rien it means nothing to
me
a suffit thats enough casse-pieds annoying
cher expensive Chouette great
comique comical/funny comme ci so-so
comme a
compliqu complicated Content happy
croire to believe daccord ok
dsagrable unpleasant/nasty Dsirer to desire/to wish
dtester to hate Difficile difficult
dire to say/tell Drle funny
embtant annoying/irritating en gnral in general
enchant enchanted/nice to Ennuyeux boring
meet you
esprer to hope Etonn surprised
facile easy Faible weak
fantastique fantastic Formidable great
franchement frankly Gnralement generally
gnial great Grave serious
habile capable/able Intressant interesting
(s) intresser to be interested in Inutile useless
incroyable unbelievable Inquiet anxious/worried

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joyeux happy Marrant funny
en avoir marre to be fed up Mauvais bad
(de) (of/with)
merveilleux marvellous Mignon cute/sweet/kind/lovely
moche ugly Moderne modern
(moi) non plus (me) neither Nouveau new
nul rubbish Optimiste optimistic
passionnant fascinating/enthralli la peine the trouble (also
ng means to be sad. Eg
avoir de la
peine/tristesse)
penser to think Pessimiste pessimistic
peut-tre maybe Populaire popular
positif/positive positive Pratique practical
prfrer to prefer Promettre to promise
regretter to regret/to be sorry Ridicule ridiculous
rigolo funny Sage good/well-
behaved/wise
sembler to seem Sensass sensational
simple simple/easy Splendide splendid
stupide stupid Supporter to support/put up
with/accept
superbe superbe Utile useful
vouloir to want/desire zut ! drat/blast !

EXPRESSIONS OF
TIME:
demi half past Environ about
heure hour Midi midday
minuit midnight Minute minute
moins to Quart quarter
seconde second la fois at the same time
lavenir in the future lheure on time
temps partiel part-time An year
anne year Aprs after(wards)
apres-demain the day after aprs-midi afternoon
tomorrow
aujourdhui today Auparavant before, formerly
avant before avant-hier the day before
yesterday
bientt soon dabord first of all
dans une minute in a minute dhabitude usually
de bonne heure early Dbut beginning
demain tomorrow Dernier last
de temps en from time to time Dj already
temps
de nouveau again en attendant meanwhile/in between
time
en avance early/ahead of en retard late
tre en train de to be in the process en mme temps at the same time
of
encore une fois again/once more Enfin finally
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fin end Hier yesterday
il y a there is/are Jour day
journe day(time) Lendemain next day/following day
longtemps a long time/while Maintenant now
matin morning Mois month
en ce moment at the moment Normalement normally
nuit night Parfois sometimes/occasionall
y
pass before/past/gone Pendant during
plus tard later Presque nearly
prochain next Quelquefois sometimes
rarement rarely Rcemment recently
semaine week Seulement only
sicle century Soir evening
soudain suddenly Souvent often
suivant following/next sur le point de on the point of
tard late Tt early
toujours always tous les jours everyday
tout coup/dun suddenly/all of a tout de suite immediately/straighta
coup sudden way
vite soon/quickly/fast week-end weekend

LOCATION &
DISTANCE:
droite on the right gauche on the left
la banlieue suburbs centre-ville town centre
la campagne countryside Chez at home
de chaque ct on each/either side de lautre ct on the other side
en bas downstairs en haut upstairs
est is Ici here
kilomtre kilometre L there
l-bas over there loin de far from
nord north nulle part nowhere
ouest west Par by
partout everywhere quelque part somewhere
situ situated/located Sud south
tout droit straight on/ahead tout prs (quite) near
toutes directions all directions Ville town

COLOUR:
blanc white Bleu blue
blond blonde brun brown
clair light fonc dark
gris grey jaune yellow
marron brown noir black
pourpre purple rose pink
rouge red roux redhaired
vert green

WEIGHTS &
MEASURES:

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assez quite bas low
beaucoup (de) a lot (of) une bote a box
une bouteille a bottle un centimtre a centimetre
court short demi half
encore de more of troit narrow
un gramme a gram grand big
gros fat haut high
un kilo a kilo large wide
un litre a litre maigre thin
mesurer to measure un mtre a metre
mince thin moiti half
un morceau a piece/bit/morsel moyen average
un nombre a number un paquet a packet
pas mal de quite a few peser to weigh
petit small peu little/few
plein de full of la pointure (shoe) size
rien nothing suffisamment enough/sufficient
la taille size une tranche a slice
trs very trop too

SHAPE:
carr square hauteur height
rond round

WEATHER:
une averse a shower briller to shine
le brouillard fog la chaleur heat
chaud hot le ciel sky
le climat climate couvert covered/cloudy
le degr degree doux mild
un clair lightning une claircie sunny spell
ensoleill sunny faire beau to be nice weather
faire mauvais to be bad weather froid cold
geler to freeze la glace ice
humide humid/damp la mto weather forecast
mouill wet la neige snow
neiger to snow le nuage cloud
nuageux cloudy lombre shade
orageux stormy pleuvoir to rain
la pluie rain sec dry
le soleil sun la temprature temperature
la tempte storm le temps weather
le tonnerre thunder tremper to soak
le vent wind

ACCESS:
complet full/complete entre libre free entry
ferm closed fermer to close
interdit prohibited/forbidden occup busy/occupied
ouvert open ouvrir to open
la sortie exit

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CORRECTNESS:
avoir raison to be right avoir tort to be wrong/incorrect
corriger to correct une erreur error
une faute mistake faux false
il (me) faut (I) need juste right/true/accurate
ncessaire necessary obligatoire obligatory/compulsory
parfait perfect sr sure/certain
se tromper to make a mistake vrai true

MATERIALS:
largent silver le bton cement
le bois wood la brique brick
le carton cardboard le coton cotton
le cuir leather le fer iron
la laine wool le mtal metal
lor gold le papier paper
la plastique plastic la soie silk
le verre glass

ABBREVIATIONS:
CDI centre de school library CES secondary school
documentation et
dinformation
EMT technology lessons EPS physical education/PE
HLM council/social SAMU ambulance
housing
SDF homeless person SNCF french rail network
TGV high-speed train TVA VAT
VTT mountain bike

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FOUNDATION TIER You will be expected to use and understand the following
vocabulary if you are taking the Listening and Reading exams at this level as
well as the vocabulary off the General Vocabulary List.

LIFESTYLE

HEALTH:
labricot (m) apricot aider to help
lalcool (m) alcohol lalimentation food/diet
(f)
aller bien/mieux to be well/better (s) arrter to stop/give up
la baguette baguette la banane banana
le beurre butter la bire beer
le bifteck beefsteak le biscuit biscuit
le buf beef boire to drink
le bol bowl le bonbon sweet
le caf coffee/caf la carotte carrot
les crales (f) cereales la cerise cherry
le champignon mushroom les chips (m) crisps
le chocolat chocolate le chocolat hot chocolate
chaud
la chose thing/object le chou cabbage
le chou-fleu cauliflower le cidre cider
le citron lemon le coca coke
le cur heart le comprim tablet
la confiture jam le couteau knife
la crme (sun) cream la crpe pancake
(solaire)
le croissant croissant la cuillre spoon
la cuisine kitchen dangereux dangerous
le djeuner lunch dlicieux delicious
le dner dinner la drogue drug
se droguer to take drugs leau (f) water
leau minrale mineral water leau (non) (non) drinkable water
(f) potable
en bonne forme in good shape en bonne sant in good health
avoir envie de to feel like quilibr balanced
la faim hunger fatigant tiring
Fatigu tired fort strong
la fourchette fork frais fresh
la fraise strawberry la framboise raspberry
les frites (f) chips le fromage cheese
les fruits de mer seafood fumer to smoke
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(m)
le (non) fumeur (no) smoker le gteau cake
le got taste goter to taste
Gras fat lhabitude (f) habit
le haricot vert green bean lhpital hospital
le hors-duvre appetizer lhuile (f) oil
(s) inquiter to worry le jambon ham
le jus de fruit fruit juice le lait milk
le lgume vegetable la limonade lemonade
la liste list avoir mal to hurt
Malade ill la maladie illness
Manger to eat le mdecin doctor
le mdicament medicine la nourriture food
lobsit (f) obesity lodeur (f) smell
luf (m) egg ordinaire ordinary
le pain bread paresseux lazy
le pt pat les ptes (f) pasta
la pche peach le petit- breakfast
djeuner
les petits pois peas la peur fear
(m)
Plein full la poire pear
le poisson fish le poivre pepper
la pomme apple la pomme de potato
terre
le porc pork le poulet chicken
Prendre to take/have (food) le raisin grape
le rgime diet (se) relaxer to relax
le repas meal rester to stay
le riz rice rti roast
Sain healthy la salade salad
Sans without la sant health
la saucisse sausage le saucisson dry sausage
Sauf except le saumon salmon
le sel salt (se) sentir to feel/smell
la soif thirst la soupe soup
les spaghettis spaghetti la spcialit speciality
(m)
Sucr sweet le sucre sugar
Surtout especially/above le tabac tabacco
all
la tarte tart le th tea
la tomate tomato tomber to fall
Tousser to cough la truite trout
la vanille vanilla vgtarien vegetarian
le verre glass la viande meat
Vide empty le vin wine
la vitamine vitamin vivre to live
le yaourt yoghurt

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RELATIONSHIPS
& CHOICES:
ladresse (f) address ladulte (m/f) adult
lge (m) age aimable kind/friendly
An eldest/oldest/older lami(e) (m/f) friend
Amical friendly lamour (m) love
lanniversaire birthday lannonce (f) announcement/news
(m)
(s) appeler to call (be called) attendre to wait
avoir ans to be yrs old la barbe beard
Battre to beat/hit bavard talkative
Bavarder to talk beau/belle handsome/beautiful/attra
ctive/
good looking
le beau-frre brother-in-law le beau-pre father-in-law/stepfather
le bb baby la belle-mre mother-in-
law/stepmother
la belle-soeur sister-in-law bte stupid
boucl curly la carte ID card
didentit
clbre famous le chat cat
Cher expensive le cheval horse
les cheveux (m) hair le chien dog
le chmage unemployment le cochon dinde guinea pig
connatre to know/meet contribuer to contribute
le copain (boy) friend la copine (girl) friend
critiquer to criticise la dame lady
la date de date of birth le demi-frre stepbrother/half-brother
naissance
la demi-soeur stepsister/half- (se) disputer to tell off (argue/quarrel)
sister
divorc divorced crire to write
goste selfish lenfant (m/f) child
(s) entendre to hear (get on) fch angry
la famille family la femme woman
la fille girl le fils son
le frre brother le garon boy
les gens (m) people gentil kind/gentle
la grand-mre grandmother le grand-pre grandfather
les grands- grandparents (s) habituer to get used to
parents (m)
hsiter to hesistate heureux happy
lhomme (m) man lidentit (f) identity
il sagit de it is about jeune young
joli pretty le lapin rabbit
le lieu place loger to stay/lodge/put up
les lunettes (de (sun) glasses madame madam/mrs
soleil) (f)
mademoiselle young lady/miss malheureux unhappy
la maman mum le mari husband
mari married (se) marier to marry (get married)
mchant bad/nasty/unkind la mre mother
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monsieur gentleman/sir/mr la mort death
la naissance birth la nationalit nationality
n born le nez nose
le nom (de name (surname) loiseau (m) bird
famille)
loncle (m) uncle le papa dad
les parents (m) parents le/la partenaire (ideal) partner
(idal(e))
le passeport passport les personnes disadvantaged people
dfavorises (f)
le petit ami boyfriend la petite amie girlfriend
pleurer to cry le poisson goldfish
rouge
poli polite porter to wear
le prnom first name les rapports (m) relationships
refuser to refuse religieux religious
remercier to thank le rendez-vous appointment/meeting
respecter to respect la responsibility
responsabilit
riche rich rire to laugh
sans travail unemployed la scurit safety
le sens de sense of humour spar separated
lhumour
seul only/alone/lonely signer to sign
la soeur sister le sondage survey
sourire to smile la souris mouse
sympa nice la tante aunt
timide shy tranquille quiet
triste sad le vandalisme vandalism
la vrit truth vieux old
le visage face le voisin neighbour

LEISURE

FREE TIME & THE

MEDIA:
accompagner to go along with lachat (m) purchase
acheter to buy aller to go
(s) amuser to entertain (have lappareil (m) speaking (on the
fun) phone)
lappel (m) call largent (de (pocket) money
poche) (m)
lavantage (m) advantage le ballon ball
la bande comic strip/comic la banque bank
dessine
le basket basketball avoir besoin de to need
la bijouterie jewellers le billet ticket
le blouson jacket bon march cheap/bargain
la boucherie butchers la boucle doreille earring
la boulangerie bakers les boules (f) bowls
la boutique shop le cadeau present
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la caisse till la carte de credit credit card
la ceinture belt le centre shopping centre
commercial
le centre de sports centre la chanson song
sport
chanter to sing le chanteur singer
la chanteuse singer le chapeau hat
la charcuterie delicatessen la chaussette sock
la chaussure shoe la chemise shirt
choisir to choose le choix choice
le cinma cinema le clavier keyboard
le client customer/client cliquer to click
le coiffeur hairdresser la coiffeuse hairdresser
le coin corner la comdie comedy
le concours competition la confiserie sweet shop
la couleur colour courir to run
la cravate tie le cyclisme cycling
danser to dance dmod unfashionable
dpenser to spend (money) le dsavantage drawback/handicap
le dessin anim cartoon le disque (compact) disk
(compact)
le documentaire documentary donner to give
changer to exchange/swap lcran (m) screen
lmission (f) programme ensemble together
lentre (f) entrance envoyer to send
lpicerie (f) grocers lquipe (f) team
lquitation horseriding essayer to try
faire des to save faire les courses to go (food) shopping
conomies
faire les to go shopping tre fana de to be a fan of
magasins
favori favourite le feuilleton soap opera
le film adventure film le film dhorreur horror film
daventures
le film de guerre war film le film de science- science-fiction film
fiction
le film policier crime film le film romantic film
romantique
gagner to win le gant glove
gratuit free le groupe group
la guitare guitar la gymnastique gymnastics
lhypermarch hypermarket lide (f) idea
(m)
limpermable raincoat linconvnient disadvantage
(m)
le jean jeans le jeu de card/board game
cartes/socit
le jeu vido video game jouer to play
le jouet toy le journal newspaper
la jupe skirt laisser to leave/drop
le lecteur dvd dvd player le lecteur mp3 mp3 player
la lecture reading la librairie bookshop
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libre free/available lire to read
la livre sterling pound sterling le magasin shop
le maillot de bain bathing costume la maison de la newsagents
presse
le manteau coat le maquillage make-up
le marchand (de (fruit) stallholder le march market
fruit)
le membre member mettre de to put money aside
largent de ct
la mode ( la fashion(able) la monnaie change
mode)
la montre watch la musique (classical) music
(classique)
nager to swim la natation swimming
le numro (de (telephone) lorchestre orchestra
tlphone) number
lordinateur computer la paire pair
le pantalon trousers le parapluie umbrella
le parfum perfume la parfumerie perfumery
le passe-temps hobby/passtime le patin roller skating
roulettes
le patinage skating patiner to skate
la patinoire skating rink la ptisserie cake shop
la pche fishing la pice play
le pique-nique picnic la piscine swimming pool
la planche voile windsurfing la poche pocket
le portable mobile phone le portefeuille wallet
le porte-monnaie purse la poste post office
pousser to push le prix price
(se) promener to (go for a) walk la publicit advert
le pull jumper le pyjama pyjamas
le rayon shelf recevoir to receive
rduit reduced la rduction reduction/discount
regarder to watch/look remplir to fill
(se) rencontrer to meet (up) rentrer to return/go back in/to
retourner to return/go back le risque risk
la robe dress le rouge lvres lipstick
le sac ( main) (hand) bag la sandale sandal
sauter to jump la sance session/sitting/perform
ance
la srie series le shampooing shampoo
le short shorts aller sur un site to go on a (web) site
le skate skateboarding le ski nautique water skiing
les soldes (m) sales la sortie exit
sortir to go out sous-titr subtitled
le spectateur spectator sportif sporty
les sports dhiver winter sports les sports water sports
(m) nautiques
le stade stadium le supermarch supermarket
le surf (de neige) surfing surfer to surf (sea and
(snowboarding) internet)
la surprise-partie surprise party le sweat (shirt) sweat shirt
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taper to type la technologie technology
la tl(vision) tv (television) le temps libre free time
le texto text message le thtre theatre
tirer to pull toucher to touch
la valeur value la vedette star (person)
vendre to sell venir to come
la version original version la veste jacket
originale
les vtements clothes la vitrine shop window
(m)
la voile sailing voir to see
le volley volleyball le VTT mountain biking

HOLIDAYS:
laddition (f) bill laroport (m) airport
lAfrique Africa/african lagence de travel agency
(f)/africain voyages (f)
en plein air open air (air) lAlgrie Algeria/algerian
(lair) (m) (f)/algrien
lAllemagne/alle germany/german laller-retour return ticket
mand
laller simple single ticket les Alpes Alpes
lAmrique/amri America/american lAngleterre/angl England/english
cain ais
(s) approcher to approach/come larrive arrival
closer
lascenseur (m) lift lassiette (f) plate
lAtlantique (m) Atlantique lauberge de youth hostal
jeunesse (f)
LAustralie/austra Australia/australian Lauto (f) car/motocar
lien
Lautobus (m) bus Lautoroute (f) motorway
Laventure (f) adventure Lavion (m) airplane
les bagages (m) luggage (se) baigner to bathe/swim
le bain bath le balcon balcony
le bateau boat la Belgique/belge Belgium/belgian
la boisson drink le bord de la mer seaside
(se) bronzer to tan le bureau des tourist information
renseignements office
le camion lorry le Canada/canadian
Canada/canadien
le car coach la caravane caravan
le carnet book of tickets le carrefour crossroads
la carte map la carte postale postcard
casser to break la chambre double room
double
la chambre de family room la chambre pour single room/twin
famille une personne/ bedded room
deux lits
le chteau castle le chauffeur driver
chercher to look for la Chine/chinois China/Chinese
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la classe class la colonie de holiday camp
vacances
commander to order composter to stamp (a train
ticket)
compris included conduire to drive
confirmer to confirm le confort comfort/wellbeing
la consigne left-luggage office la cte coast
coter to cost la demi-pension half board
le dpart departure la diffrence difference
diffrent different le dortoir dormitory
la douane customs la douche shower
Douvres Dover le drapeau flag
durer to last lEcosse Scotland/scottish
(f)/ecossais
Edimbourg Edinburgh lemploy(e) m/f employee
encore again(still/yet/altho lendroit (m) place
ugh)
lEspagne Spain/spanish lessence (f) petrol
(f)/espagnol
les tats-Unis United States ltoile star
(m)
ltranger (m) ( stranger (abroad) expliquer to explain
ltranger)
les feux rouges traffic lights la gare station
(m)
la gare routire bus station (se) garer to park
le gte holiday cottage la Grande- Great Britain/british
Bretagne/britanni
que
le guichet ticket office lhoraire (m) timetable
lhtel (m) hotel lInde (f)/indien India/indian
lIrlande (f) (du (Northern) lItalie (f)/italien Italy/italian
Nord)/irlandais Ireland/irish
le Japon/japonais Japan/japanese le lac lake
le lavabo sink/washbasin lentement slowly
la ligne line la location (de (car) hire
voitures)
le logement accomodation le loisir leisure
Londres London louer to rent/hire
la Manche English Channel marcher to walk
le Morocco/moroccan la Mditerrane Mediterranean
Maroc/marocain
mme same/even le menu prix set price menu
fixe
la mer sea (se) mettre en to set off
route
mixte mixed la mobylette moped
le monde world la moto motorbike
loffice de tourist information partager to share
tourisme (m) office
partir to leave le passager passenger
le passant pedestrian/passer- le pays country
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le Pays de Wales/welsh le page toll
Galles/gallois
la pension full board le permis (de (driving) licence
complte conduire)
la pice ID card le pied ( pied) foot (on foot)
didentit
le piton pedestrian la piste path/trail/piste
la plage beach le plan de ville map of the town
le plat (du main meal/dish of la Poland/polish
jour/principal) the day Pologne/polonais
e
le Portugal/portugues le pourboire tip
Portugal/portuga e
is
press squeezed/rushed prt ready/packed
le projet project/plan/propos faire une to go for a walk
al promenade
le quai platform quitter to leave
la randonne hiking rapide quick
recommender recommend la rgion region
les information la rservation reservation
renseignements
(m)
rserver to reserve/book le retour return journey
revenir to come back le rond-point roundabout
la rue street/road le sable sand
le sac de sleeping bag la saison season
couchage
la salle dattente waiting room la salle de bains bathroom
le savon soap le sjour stay
sens interdit no entry sens unique one way
le service service included servir to serve
compris
la sortie de emergency exit le spectacle show
secours
la station service petrol station stationner to park
la Suisse/suisse Switzerland/swiss suivre to follow
le supplment supplement/extra le syndicat tourist information
dinitiative office
le tarif (rduit) (reduced) la tasse cup
price/fare
la tente tent le tourisme tourism
le/la touriste tourist tourner to turn
la Tunisia/tunisian les vacances (f) holidays
Tunisie/tunisien
la valise suitcase le vhicule vehicle
la visite (guide) (guided) visit/tour visiter to visit
la voiture car le vol flight
voler to fly le voyage journey
le voyageur traveller vraiment really/truly/actually
la vue (de mer) (sea) view
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HOME & ENVIRONMENT

HOME & LOCAL

AREA:
lappartement (m) appartment larbre (m) tree
larmoire (f) wardrobe larrt (bus) stop
(dautobus)
(s) asseoir to sit down le btiment building
la bibliothque library la bote de nuit nightclub
la boum party le bowling bowling alley
le bruit noise le bureau office/desk
calme quiet/peaceful la cathdrale cathedral
la cave cellar la chaise chair
le champ field la cl key
le club des jeunes youth club le code postal post code
la colline hill le commissariat police station
confortable comfortable (se) coucher to go to bed
le couloir corridor la cuisinire cook/chef/cooker
dmnager to move house descendre to go down
dormir to sleep lglise (f) church
entrer to enter/go in lescalier (m) stairs
lespace (m) space ltage (m) floor
faire du to babysit faire du jardinage to garden
babysitting
faire le mnage to do the housework faire la vaisselle to do the washing-
up
la fentre window la ferme farm
la fte party le feu fire
la fleur flower le four ( micro- (microwave) oven
ondes)
le frigo fridge garder to keep/look after
lhabitant (m) inhabitant habiter to live
historique historic lhtel de ville (m) town hall
lle (f) island limmeuble (m) block of
flats/building
lindustrie (f) industry industriel industrial
le jardin garden le jardin public park
la lampe lamp le lave-vaisselle dishwasher
(se) laver to wash laver la voiture to wash the car
se lever to get up le lit bed
la mairie mayor la maison detached/semi-
individuelle/ detached house
jumele
le mariage marriage le mtro metro
mettre to put le meuble furniture
le miroir mirror la montagne mountain
monter to ride montrer to show
le mur wall le muse museum
nettoyer to clean Nol Christmas
le Nouvel An New Year Pques Easter
le parc park le parking car park
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la pelouse lawn/grass la pice room
le placard cupboard la place square
le plafond ceiling la plante plant
le pont bridge la porte (front) door
(dentre)
priv private le quartier district/neighbourho
od
le rveil alarm clock (se) rveiller to wake up
le rez-de- ground floor le rideau curtain
chausse
la rivire river La Saint-Valentin St Valentine
la salle manger dining room la salle de sjour living room
le salon lounge la serviette towel
le sous-sol basement le tableau picture/board
le tapis rug/carpet le tlphone telephone
tlephoner to telephone le terrain de campsite/sports
camping/de sport field
la terrasse patio/terrace le toit roof
le trottoir pavement (se) trouver to find
lusine (f) factory la vache cow
le vestibule entrance hall la vie life

ENVIRONMENT:
la bote (en (cardboard) box le centre de recycling centre
carton) recyclage
la circulation traffic cultiver to grow
les dchets (m) rubbish lenvironnement environment
(m)
jeter to throw (away) le ptrole petrol
la piste cyclable cycle lane pollu polluted
la poubelle rubbish bin le problme problem
propre clean protger to protect
recyclable recyclable recycler to recycle
le sac en plastic bag sale dirty
plastique
sans plomb unleaded sauver to save
les transports en public transport la zone (pitonne) (pedestrian) zone
commum (m)

WORK & EDUCATION

SCHOOL/COLLEGE
& FUTURE PLANS:
les affaires (f) business apprendre to learn
lapprenti(e) (m/f) apprentice/trainee lapprentissage apprenticeship
le bac A levels la biologie biology
le cahier exercise book la calculatrice calculator
la carrire career la chimie chemistry
le collge secondary school commencer to start
(Y7 to Y10)
comprendre to understand copier to copy
la cour playground le cours lesson
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le crayon pencil dfense de . no .
demander to ask le dessin art
dessiner to draw le dtail detail
dtester to hate devoir to have to/must
les devoirs (m) homework le dictionnaire dictionary
difficile difficult la difficult difficulty
le directeur/la headteacher discuter to discuss/talk about
directrice
le droit the right lchange (m) exchange
lcole (f) (primary/secondary) couter to listen
primaire/secondai school
re
llve (m/f) pupil lemploi du temps timetable
(m)
en premire in yr12 en seconde in yr 11
en sixime in yr7 en terminale in yr 13
encourager to encourage les tudes (f) studies
ltudiant (m) student tudier to study
lexamen (m) exam lexemple (m) example
facile easy faire attention to pay attention
finir to finish le franais French
la gographie geography lhistoire (f) history
linformatique ICT inquiet worried/anxious
linstituteur/linsti primary school le laboratoire laboratory
tutrice teacher
la langue language la leon lesson
le livre book le lyce (technical) college
(technique)
les math(s) (f) maths les mathematics
mathmatiques
la matire school subject le mot word
la note grade organiser to organise
oublier to forget parler to speak/talk
passer to sit an la pause break
exam/spend
penser to think perdre to lose
la photocopie photocopy la physique physics
poser to ask a question pouvoir to be able to
prparer to prepare le professeur teacher
la rcration breaktime la rgle ruler
le rglement rule la rentre return to school
rpter to repeat rpondre to answer
la rponse answer le rsultat result
reviser to revise la salle de classe classroom
savoir to know scolaire school (adj)
le stylo pen le tableau (blanc (interactive white)
interactif) board
travailler to work travailleur hardworking
le trimestre school term luniforme (m) uniform
luniversit (f) university utiliser to use
le vocabulaire vocabulary

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CURRENT &
FUTURE JOBS:
lacteur/lactrice actor/actress lavenir future
bien pay well paid la bote aux postbox
lettres
le boucher butcher le boulanger baker
le boulot job/work le caissier/la cashier
caissire
le candidat candidate certainement certainly
le certificat certificate le chef boss/manager
le/la collgue colleague la confrence conference
dcider to decide devenir to become
distribuer hand out/distribute le docteur doctor
llectricien (m) electrician lemploi job/employment
lentreprise (f) company lenveloppe (f) envelope
lpicier grocer le facteur postman
le fermier farmer le formulaire form
lhtesse de lair air hostess linfirmier/linfirmi nurse
re
lingnieur (m) engineer la lettre letter
livrer to deliver mal pay badly paid
le mcanicien mechanic le musicien musician
le paquet packet le patron boss
le plombier plumber le policier police officer
le programmeur programmer le/la propritaire owner
(se) rappeler to call back/remind le rve dream
(remember)
le salaire salary le/la secrtaire secretary
le serveur/la waiter/waitress le stage (en work experience
serveuse enterprise)
le technicien technician le timbre stamp
le travail work/job/task vari varied
le vendeur/la sales assistant
vendeuse

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HIGHER TIER You will be expected to use and understand the following
vocabulary if you are taking the Listening and Reading exams at this level as
well as the vocabulary off the Foundation list and the General Vocabulary
List.

LIFESTYLE

HEALTH:
la carte a la carte/on the peine hardly/barely/scarcel
menu y
point medium rare accro addicted
lactivit physical activity lagneau (m) lamb
physique (f)
lail (m) garlic alcoolique alcoholic
alcoolis drunk/alcoholic lacoolisme (m) alcoholism
lalimentation healthy diet amer bitter
saine (f)
lananas (m) pineapple lapritif (m) pre-dinner drink
avertir to warn bien cuit well done (cooked)
le canard duck le casse-crote snack
la casserole casserole le concombre cucumber
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la ctelette cutlet/chop la crevette prawn/shrimp
la crise cardiaque heart attack cru raw
les crudits (f) raw vegetables dgoutant disgusting
la dgustation tasting/sampling dsintoxiquer to detox
(se) dtendre to relax la douleur pain
(s) entraner to train pais thick
pic spicy puiser to exhaust/tire out
lescargot (m) snail faire la grasse to have a lie in
matine
la farine flour le foie liver
gcher to waste hors dhaleine out of breath
lhutre (f) oyster ivre drunk
la laitue lettuce les matires fats
grasses (f)
mener to lead (to) la noix nut
loignon (m) onion louvre-bote (m) tin opener
le pamplemousse grapefruit piquant spicy
la piqre sting le poumon lung
la prune plum renoncer to give up/renounce
reprendre to regain respirer to breathe
connaissance consciousness
le revendeur retailer saignant bloody/rare
sale salty sauvegarder to save/protect
savoureux delicious/tasty le sommeil sleep
avoir sommeil to be sleepy le tabagisme smoking
le tire-bouchon bottle opener le/la toxicomane drug addict
tuer to kill le veau veal
la veine vein le vinaigre vinegar
voler to steal

RELATIONSHIPS
& CHOICES:
actif active lado (m/f) teenager/adolescent
agresser to assault/mug lalliance (f) wedding ring
anim lively lattaque (f) attack
la bague ring baiser kiss
la bande gang/group le bonheur joy/pleasure/happine
ss
brutaliser to attack/abuse cacher to hide
le caractre character le clibataire single person
chrtien christian comprhensif understanding
compter sur to count on consacrer to devote/dedicate
le conseil advice coupable guilty
de mauvaise in a bad mood (se) dbrouiller to manage/take care
humeur of things/sort out
du disappointed/disillusi dprim depressed
oned
dranger to la dette debt
upset/disturb/bother
douter to doubt les droits de human rights
lhomme (m)

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effrayant scary/frightening gal equal
lgalit (f) equality lgant elegant
lenlvement (m) abduction/kidnappin lennui (m) boredom
g
lenqute (f) enquiry envahir to invade/take over
pouser to marry lespoir (m) hope
tonnant surprising trange strange
viter to avoid les exclus (m/f) homeless/underprivil
eged
exprs intentionally/on fliciter to congratulate
purpose
fter to celebrate les fianailles (f) engagement
fianc engaged fier to be proud
fou/folle mad/crazy gter to spoil
gner to humilier to humiliate
disturb/annoy/bother
illgal illegal limmigr (m) immigrant
inconnu unknown jaloux jealous
la jeunesse youth (adolescence) le jugement verdict/decision/rulin
g
juif jewish le jumeau/la twin
jumelle
laid ugly les liberts civil liberties
civiques (f)
lutter to fight/struggle maigre thin
maladroit clumsy/heavy- la manifestation demonstration
handed
menacer to threaten (se) mettre en to anger (get angry)
colre
monoparental single parent le moral mental health
la mosque mosque mourir to die
musulman muslim natre to be born
nerveux nervous le neveu nephew
la nice niece les noces (f) wedding ceremony
la nostalgie nostalgia lorganisation charitable
caritative (f) organisation / charity
la pauvret poverty la petite-fille grandaughter
le petit-fils grandson (se) plaindre to complain
plaire to please/delight le plaisir pleasure
la racaille riffraff/scum le racisme racism
raide straight/broke raliser to realise (e.g. a
(money)/stiff dream)
(person)
reconnaissant grateful/appreciative rflchir to reflect/think about
le rfugi refugee la retraite retirement
la retraite retired rver to dream
sans ressources without means les sans/abri homeless
(m/f)
le sentiment feeling/opinion/intent (se) sparer to separate/split up
ion
le sida AIDS surveiller to keep an eye
on/watch
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le tmoin witness tomber to fall in love with
amoureux de
le travail volunteer work le veuf widower
bnvole
la veuve widow vif lively/vivacious/keen
le vol theft le voyou lout/thug/rascal

LEISURE

FREE TIME & THE

MEDIA:
les actualits (f) news lalpinisme (m) mountaineering
annuler to cancel anonyme anonymous
lantenne (f) aerial le bijou jewellery
le bloggeur blogger la bote aux inbox
lettres
le bouton button le camscope camcorder
le cano kayak kayak la chane channel
le chariot online cart le chemisier blouse
le beginning/start le commerant shopkeeper/trader
commencement
le comptoir counter/bar la console de jeu games console
contrler to control le courrier e-mail
lectronique
la course race/shopping le cybercaf cybercaf
dchirer to tear (up/apart) drouler (en to scroll (down/up)
bas/en haut)
deviner to guess/work out les distractions distractions
(f)
le distributeur vending lcharpe (f) scarf
automatique machine/cash point
les checs (m) chess lcran tactile touch screen
(m)
effacer to rub emballer to pack/package/wrap
out/erase/wipe
emprunter to borrow (s) ennuyer to bore (get bored)
enregistrer to record lescalade (f) climbing
tre rembours to be reimbursed lvnement (m) event
faire du lche- to window shop la fermeture (annual) closing
vitrine (annuelle)
le feu dartifice firework feuilleter to leaf/skim through
les flchettes darts le/la fleuriste florist
le genre type/genre la grande super/hypermarket
surface
la grille de safety gate le gymnase gymnasium
scurit
licne (f) icon imprimer to print
le jour fri bank holiday lancer to throw
le libre-service self-service le lien link/connection/relatio
nship
lourd heavy le magntoscope video recorder
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marquer (un but) to score (a goal) mettre en ligne to upload
la mi-temps half-time le moniteur monitor/instructor
les mots croiss crossword la musculation weighlifting/body-
(m) building
la page daccueil home page pdagogique educational/instructive
le piercing ( (ear) piercing la pile battery
loreille)
la planche de surfboard la platine laser CD player
surf
la plonge sous- scuba diving la poissonnerie fishmonger
marine
le poste de work station la prise plug
travail
le pull capuche hooded jumper quotidien daily
la rclame advert le reu receipt
rembourser to reimburse remplacer to replace
remporter to win le rseau network
le reste rest/remainder la runion meeting/get-together
le sommet summit suggrer to suggest
le tatouage tattoo tlcharger to download
le tlspectateur TV viewer la tourne tour/round
le traitement de Word processing
texte

HOLIDAYS:
laire de repos rest area atterrir to land
lavis (m) opinion/notice le bistro bistro/caf
le bloc sanitaire sanitary block la brasserie brewery
le casque helmet la chambre guesthouse
dhte
le chemin de fer railway la climatisation air conditioning
la letters/corresponde la croisire cruise
correspondance nce
dcoller take off la dviation deviation
diriger to guide/steer/direct doubler to overtake
en provenance (coming) from ltat (m) state
de
la frontire border indiquer to show/indicate
le loyer rent manquer to miss/lack
la mare tide le niveau level
le panneau sign paratre to seem/appear
le parc theme park le passage level crossing
dattractions niveau
le paysage landscape/scenery la perte loss
ralentir to slow down remarquer to note/see/notice
le routier road la station seaside resort
balnaire
la station de ski ski resort la tour tower
le trajet journey/ride/flight la traverse crossing

HOME & ENVIRONMENT

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AREA:

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allumer to turn/switch on appuyer to press/lean
larrondissement district/quarter le baptme baptism
(m)
le bricolage DIY bruyant noisy
le/la concierge caretaker/housekee la couverture cover
per
couvrir to cover donner sur to look out onto
dur hard lchelle ladder
entour surrounded les espaces verts green spaces
(m)
ltagre (f) shelf teindre to turn/switch off
le fauteuil armchair la feuille sheet
la fontaine fountain la fort forest
le grenier loft/attic la haie hedge
lherbe grass lhorloge (f) clock
linondation (f) flood le jardin public public park
le jour de lan new years day jumel twinned
les lits bunkbeds la moquette carpet
superposs
le palais palace pittoresque picturesque
ranger to tidy le robinet tap
la Saint-Sylvestre New Years Eve sans intrt without interest?
spacieux spacious la terre soil/ground/earth
le tiroir drawer la Toussaint All Saints Day
le volet blind

ENVIRONMENT:
Augmenter to increase Le charbon coal
La consommation moderated Construire to build
(modere) consumption
La couche ozone layer Croire to believe
dozone
Le dboisement deforestation Les dtritus (m) rubbish/waste
Dtruire to destroy Disparatre disappear
Leffet de serre greenhouse effect Lemballage (m) packaging
(m)
Lembouteillage traffic jam Endommager to damage/harm
(m)
Lespce (f) species Le gaz carbonique carbon dioxide
Le gaz exhaust fumes La guerre war
dchappement
Les heures peak time / rush Lincendie (m) fire
daffluence hour
La lumire light Mondial global
Les ordures (f) filth/waste/rubbish La paix peace
Produire to produce Ramasser to pick
up/collect/gather
Le rchauffement global warming Renouvelable renewable
de la terre
Surpeupl overpopulated Le tremblement earthquake
de terre
Le trou dozone hole in the ozone La vague wave
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WORK & EDUCATION

SCHOOL/COLLEGE
& FUTURE PLANS
bien quip well equipped le car de school bus
ramassage
la confiance confidence/trust la connaissance knowledge/aquainta
nce
couramment fluently le diplme diploma
dou gifted/talented chouer to fail
empcher to prevent/stop enseigner to teach
lenthousiasme enthusiasm lexplication (f) explanation
(m)
la facult college/faculty/univ frapper to hit
ersity
les incivilits (m) incivilities linstruction citizenship
civique (f)
linstruction religious education les langues modern languages
religieuse (f) vivantes (f)
la licence degree mal quip badly equipped
la maternelle nursery school mentir to lie
permettre to allow les progrs (m) progress/developme
nt
redoubler to repeat a year/to la retenue detention
be held back a year
russir to succeed la salle IT room
dinformatique
la salle des staff room le souci worry
professeurs
surcharg overworked la tche task
(se) taire to keep quiet le thme theme/subject/topic
traduire to translate le troisime ge old people
utiliser to use la victime victim

CURRENT &
FUTURE JOBS:
amliorer to improve lannuaire (m) telephone book
assurer to reassure lauteur author
lavertissement warning lavocat lawyer
(m)
le cadre middle le comptable accountant
manager/executive
le contrat contract le cours professional course
professionnel
la demande job application lcrivain (m) writer
demploi
enrichissant enriching/rewarding lentretien (m) interview
lpreuve (f) test la femme de cleaner
mnage
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la foire trade show ? lhomme au foyer house husband
dexposition (m)
linformaticien IT engineer linterprte (m/f) interpreter
(m)
le jardinier gardener licencier to fire/sack/dismiss
la loi law le maon builder/bricklayer
le mannequin model (fashion) loffre demploi (f) job offer
louvrier (m) labourer le programme de training programme
formation
soigner to care le soin care/tidiness
for/treat/tend
le/la vtrinaire vet

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