French For Football/Dictionary

French Football Dictionary or Glossary Find more at French For Football/Phrase Book Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z __NOTOC__ A French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word à/a/(prep)to, at, inà-coup/aku/(nm)joltabonnement/abɔnmɑ̃/(nm)subscriptionabord (d' ~)/abɔʀ/(nm)firstaborder/abɔʀde/(vt)to approach, to tackleabords/abɔʀ/(nmpl)surroundingsabri/abʀi/(nm)(a) shelteraccabler/akɑble/(vt)to overwhelmaccélérer /akseleʀe/(vt)to accelerateaccord (d'~)/dakɔʀ/(nm)OKaccorder/akɔʀde/(vt)to grant, awardaccrocher (s')/akʀɔʃe/(vpr)to hang onaccroître/akʀwatʀ/(vt)to increaseaccueillir/akœjiʀ/(vt)to receive / welcomeaccuser/akyze/(vt)to showacharné, e/aʃaʀne/(adj)ferociousacheter/aʃ(ə)te/(vt)to buyaction/aksjɔ̃/(nf)a moveactionnaire/aksjɔnɛʀ/(nmf)shareholderactualités/aktɥalite/(nfpl)current affairsactuellement/aktɥɛlmɑ̃/(adv)currentlyadjoint, e/adʒwɛ̃, wɛ̃t/(adj)deputyadmettre/admɛtʀ/(vt)to admitadresser/adʀese/(vt)to sendadversaire/advɛʀsɛʀ/(nmf)an opponentadverse/advɛʀs/(adj)opposingaérien, -ienne/aeʀjɛ̃,ɛn/(adj)overheadaffaire/afɛʀ/(nf)matter, dealaffaires/afɛʀ/(nfpl)thingsaffichage/afiʃaʒ/(nm)displayaffoler (s')/afɔle/(vpr)to panicaffronter/afʀɔ̃te/(vt)to confrontaffût/afy/(nm)look-outafin (+ de)/afɛ̃/(prep)in order toafin que/afɛ̃/(prep)so thatâge /ɑʒ/(nm)ageâgé, e/ɑʒe/(adj)agedagir (s'~ de)/aʒiʀ/(vimp)to be a question ofagité, e/aʒite/(adj)hecticagrandir (s'~)/aɡʀɑ̃diʀ/(vpr)to expand / growaile/ɛl/(nf)wingailier, -ière/elje, jɛʀ/(nm,f)wingerailleurs/ajœʀ/(adv)somewhere elseaimer/eme/(vt)to like, to loveainsi/ɛ̃si/(adv)like this, thusaire/ɛʀ/(nf)areaaise/ɛz/(nf)joy, easeajouter/aʒute/(vt)to add to ajuster/aʒyste/(vt)to aim atalentours/alɑ̃tuʀ/(nmpl)surroundingsalerte/alɛʀt/(nf)alert, scarealigner/aliɲe/(vt)to line up, to field (a team)alimenter/alimɑ̃te/(vt)to feedallant/alɑ̃/(nm)drivealléchant, e/aleʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)attractivealler/ale/(vi)to goalors (que)/alɔʀ/(conj)while, (though)ambiance/ɑ̃bjɑ̃s/(nf)atmosphereambre/ɑ̃bʀ/(adj)amberâme/ɑm/(nf)soulamener/am(ə)ne/(vt)to lead up to, assistami, e/ami/(nm, nf)friendamical, e (mpl -aux)/amikal/(adj)friendlyamorcer/amɔʀse/(vt)to initiateamortir/amɔʀtiʀ/(vt)to trap / controlan/ɑ̃/(nm)year (age)ancien, -ienne/ɑ̃sjɛ̃, ɑ̃sjɛn/(adj)old, formeranglais, e/ɑ̃ɡlɛ, ɛz/(adj)Englishangle/ɑ̃ɡl/(nm)cornerAngleterre/ɑ̃ɡlətɛʀ/(nf)Englandangulaire/ɑ̃ɡylɛʀ/(adj)corneranimation/animasjɔ̃/(nf)activityanimé, e/anime/(adj)livelyannée/ane/(nf)yearanniversaire/anivɛʀsɛʀ/(adj)anniversary, birthdayannuler/anyle/(vt)to call off, nullifyantijeu/ɑ̃tiʒø/(nm)unsporting behaviouraoût/u(t)/(nm)Augustapparaître/apaʀɛtʀ/(vi)to appearapparition/apaʀisjɔ̃/(nf)appearanceappel/apɛl/(nm)call, appealappeler (s'~)/aple/(vpr)to be calledapport/apɔʀ/(nm)contributionapporter/apɔʀte/(vt)to bring, to giveapprendre/apʀɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to learnapprêter (se)/apʀete/(vpr)to prepare (to)après/apʀɛ/(prep)afteraprès-demain/apʀɛdmɛ̃/(adv)on the day after tomorrowaprès-midi/apʀɛ-midi/(nm, nf)afternoonarbitrage/aʀbitʀaʒ/(nm)refereeingarbitre/aʀbitʀ/(nm)refereeargent/aʀʒɑ̃/(nm)silver, moneyarracher/aʀaʃe/(vt)to snatcharrêt/aʀɛ/(nm)stop, savearrêter/aʀete/(vt)to stoparrière/aʀjɛʀ/(nm)full-back, reararriver/aʀive/(vt)to arriveascendant, e/asɑ̃dɑ̃,ɑ̃t/(adj)risingasseoir (s'~)/aswaʀ/(vpr)to sit (down)assez/ase/(adv)enough, quiteassister (à)/asiste/(vt)to attend, to be (present) atassommer/asɔme/(vt)to knock out, to overwhelmastucieux, -ieuse/astysjø, øz/(adj)smart, cleveratout/atu/(nm)asset, advantageattaquant, e/atakɑ̃,ɑ̃t/(nm,f)forwardattaque/atak/(nf)attackattaquer/atake/(vt)to attackatteindre/atɛ̃dʀ/(vt)to reach / hitattendre/atɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to wait foratterrir/atɛʀiʀ/(vi)to landau/o/(prep)at the / in the (à + le)au-dessus/od(ə)sy/(adv)above, overaucun, e/okœ̃, yn/(adj)(not) anyaucun, e/okœ̃, okyn/(pron)noneaujourd'hui/oʒuʀdɥi/(adv)todayauprès (de)/opʀɛ/(prep)beside, withauquel/okɛl/(pron)who, to whomaussi/osi/(adv)also, asaussitôt/osito/(adv)immediatelyautant/otɑ̃/(adv)as much, as manyautour (de)/otuʀ/(prep)aroundautre/otʀ/(adj)otherautre/otʀ/(pron)otherautrefois/otʀəfwa/(adv)in the pastautrement/otʀəmɑ̃/(adv)differently, otherwiseaux/o/(prep)at the / in the (à + les)avance/avɑ̃s/(nf)advance, leadavancer/avɑ̃se/(vi)to move forwardavant/avɑ̃/(nm)forward, frontavant/avɑ̃/(prep)before, in frontavant-hier/avɑ̃tjɛʀ/(adv)on the day before yesterdayavantage/avɑ̃taʒ/(nm)advantageavec/avɛk/(prep)withavertir/avɛʀtiʀ/(vt)to caution, to warnavertissement/avɛʀtismɑ̃/(nm)cautionavis/avi/(nm)opinion, adviceavoir/avwaʀ/(vt)to haveavouer (se)/avwe/(vpr)to admitavril/avʀil/(nm)April Back to top B French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word balle/bal/(nf)ballballon/balɔ̃/(nm)ballbalnéothérapie/balneoteʀapi/(nf)hydrotherapybanc/bɑ̃/(nm)benchbaraque/baʀak/(nf)shackbarrage/baʀaʒ/(nm)barrierbarre/baʀ/(nf)barbas/bɑ/(nm)lower partbas, basse/bɑ, bɑs/(adj)lowbasculer/baskyle/(vi)to take a sudden turn, to tip upbase/bɑz/(nf)basisbattre/batʀ/(vt)to beat, be beatenbattre (se)/batʀ/(vpr)to fightbeau, bel, belle/bo, bɛl, bɛl/(adj)nice, successfulbeau, bel, belle/bo, bɛl/(adv)nicely (in expressions)beaucoup (de)/boku/(adv)much, manybénéfice/benefis/(nm)advantage, profitbénéficier (de)/benefisje/(vi)to benefit (from)besogneux, -euse/bəzɔɲø, øz/(adj)industriousbesoin/bəzwɛ̃/(nm)needbête/bɛt/(nf)beastbien/bjɛ̃/(adv)wellbientôt/bjɛ̃to/(adv)soonbienvenue/bjɛ̃vny/(nf)welcomebilan/bilɑ̃/(nm)balance sheet, outcomebillet/bijɛ/(nm)ticketbiscotte/biskɔt/(nf)ready-made toastblanc, blanche/blɑ̃, blɑ̃ʃ/(adj)white, blankblessé, e/blese/(adj)injuredblesser (se)/blese/(vpr)to hurt / injure oneselfblessure/blesyʀ/(nf)injurybleu, e/blø/(adj)bluebloquer/blɔke/(vt)to block, obstructbois/bwa/(nm)wood, woodworkboiter/bwate/(vi)to limpbon marché/bɔ̃ maʀʃe/(adj)cheapbon, bonne/bɔ̃, bɔn/(adj)good, rightbonheur/bɔnœʀ/(nm)happiness, luckbonjour/bɔ̃ʒuʀ/(nm)hellobonsoir/bɔ̃swaʀ/(nm)good evening, good nightbord (au ~ de)/bɔʀ/(nm)edge, sidebosser/bɔse/(vi)to work hardbotte/bɔt/(nf)bootbotter/bɔte/(vt)to kickboucher/buʃe/(vt)to blockboue/bu/(nf)mudbouffée/bufe/(nf)puff, breathbouger/buʒe/(vi)to moveboule/bul/(nf)ball, headbouleverser/bulvɛʀse/(vt)to turn upside down, upset, disruptboulot/bulo/(nm)jobbourde/buʀd/(nf)blunderbousculer/buskyle/(vt)to jostle, pushbout/bu/(nm)end, tipboxer/bɔkse/(vt)to punchbras/bʀɑ/(nm)armbrassard/bʀasaʀ/(nm)arm-bandbreak/bʀɛk/(nm)break, break pointbriller/bʀije/(vi)to shinebrin/bʀɛ̃/(nm)sprig, twigbriscard/bʀiskaʀ/(nm)veteranbriser/bʀize/(vt)to breakbrossé, e/bʀɔse/(adj)brushedbrosser/bʀɔse/(vt)to brushbrouillard/bʀujaʀ/(nm)fogbrûler/bʀyle/(vt)to burnbut/by(t)/(nm)goalbuteur, euse/bytœʀ, øz/(nm,f)striker, goal-scorer Back to top C French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word ça/sa/(pron)thatcadre/kɑdʀ/(nm)frameworkcadré, e/kɑdʀe/(vt)well-placedcafouillage /kafujaʒ/(nm)scramblecage/kaʒ/(nf)goalcalendrier/kalɑ̃dʀje/(nm)schedulecamp/kɑ̃/(nm)end / side (team)capacité/kapasite/(nf)abilitycapitaine/kapitɛn/(nm)captaincapter/kapte/(vt)to collect, to capturecar/kaʀ/(conj)because, forcarence/kaʀɑ̃s/(nf)shortcomingcarrière/kaʀjɛʀ/(nf)careercarte/kaʀt/(nf)cardcarton/kaʀtɔ̃/(nm)cardcas /ka/(nm)casecasquette/kaskɛt/(nf)capcasser (se)/kɑse/(vpr)to breakcauchemardesque/koʃəmaʀdɛskə/(adj)nightmarishce/sə/(dem)thisceci/səsi/(pron)thiscéder/sede/(vt)to yield, give upceinturé, e/sɛ̃tyʀe/(adj)grasped by the waistcela/səla/(pron)it, thatcélébrer/selebʀe/(vt)to celebratecelle/sɛl/(pron)that, the onecelles/sɛl/(pron)those, the onescelui/səlɥi/(pron)that, the onecent/sɑ̃/(num)(a) hundredcentral, e (mpl: -aux)/sɑ̃tʀal, o/(adj)centralcentre/sɑ̃tʀ/(nm)a centre / crosscentrer/sɑ̃tʀe/(vt)to cross / pass to the centrecependant/səpɑ̃dɑ̃/(adv)howevercercle/sɛʀkl/(nm)circlecertainement/sɛʀtɛnmɑ̃/(adv)certainlycertains/sɛʀtɛ̃/(pron)some peoplecertes/sɛʀt/(adv)certainlycerveau (pl -eaux)/sɛʀvo/(nm)brainces/se/(dem)thesecet, cette/sɛt, sɛt/(dem)thisceux/sø/(pron)those, the oneschacun, e/ʃakœ̃, -yn/(pron)each onechahuter/ʃayte/(vt)to hecklechaîne/ʃɛn/(nf)channel (TV)champ/ʃɑ̃/(nm)fieldchampion,-ionne/ʃɑ̃pjɔ̃, jɔn/(nm,f)championchampionnat/ʃɑ̃pjɔna/(nm)championshipchance/ʃɑ̃s/(nf)luck, chancechanceux, -euse/ʃɑ̃sø, øz/(adj)luckychangement/ʃɑ̃ʒmɑ̃/(nm)change, substitutionchanger/ʃɑ̃ʒe/(vt)to changechanter/ʃɑ̃te/(vt)to singchantier/ʃɑ̃tje/(nm)building sitechapeau (pl -eaux)/ʃapo/(nm)hatchaque/ʃak/(adj)each, everycharge/ʃaʀʒ/(nf)challenge, tacklechaud, e/ʃo, ʃod/(adj)warm, hotchauffer (se) /ʃofe/(vpr)to warm (oneself)chaussettes/ʃosɛt/(nfpl)sockschaussures/ʃosyʀ/(nfpl)footwear, bootschemin/ʃəmɛ̃/(nm)way, pathchercher/ʃɛʀʃe/(vt)to look for, to seekcheville/ʃ(ə)vij/(nf)anklechez/ʃe/(prep)at the home ofchiffre/ʃifʀ/(nm)figure, numberchirurgical, e (mpl: -aux)/ʃiʀyʀʒikal, o/(adj)surgicalchoc/ʃɔk/(nm)clashchoisir/ʃwaziʀ/(vt)to choosechoix/ʃwa/(nm)choicechose/ʃoz/(nf)thingchute/ʃyt/(nf)fallchuter/ʃyte/(vt)to fallci/si/(adv)this, hereci-dessous/sidəsu/(adv)belowci-dessus/sidəsy/(adv)abovecible/sibl/(nf)targetcibler/sible/(vt)to targetcinglant, e/sɛ̃ɡlɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)stingingcinq/sɛ̃k/(num)fivecinquante/sɛ̃kɑ̃t/(num)fiftycinquième/sɛ̃kjɛm/(num)fifthciseau (pl -eaux)/sizo/(nm)scissorscivière/sivjɛʀ/(nf)stretcherclaquage/klakaʒ/(nm)hamstring injury?claquer/klake/(vt)to slapclaquer (se)/klake/(vpr)to pull (a muscle)classement/klasmɑ̃/(nm)table, placing, standingclé, clef/kle/(nf)keyclub/klœb/(nm)clubcoach/kotʃ/(nm)coachcoéquipier, -ière/koekipje, jɛʀ/(nm,f)team-matecœur/kœʀ/(nm)heartcoin/kwɛ̃/(nm)cornercoller/kɔle/(vt)to stickcombat/kɔ̃ba/(nm)battlecombien (de)/kɔ̃bjɛ̃/(adv)how much, manycombler/kɔ̃ble/(vt)to make good, to fulfilcomme/kɔm/(conj)like, ascommencer (à)/kɔmɑ̃se/(vi, vt)to start (to do something)comment/kɔmɑ̃/(adv)howcomplet, -ète/kɔ̃plɛ, ɛt/(adj)completecomplètement/kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/(adv)completelycompliqué, e/kɔ̃plike/(adj)complicated, difficultcomportement/kɔ̃pɔʀtəmɑ̃/(nm)behaviour, conductcomprendre/kɔ̃pʀɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to include, understandcompris, e/kɔ̃pʀi, -z/(adj)included, agreedcompte/kɔ̃t/(nm)accountcompter/kɔ̃te/(vt)to countcompteur/kɔ̃tœʀ/(nm)meter, counterconcentrer (se)/kɔ̃sɑ̃tʀe/(vpr)to concentrateconcours/kɔ̃kuʀ/(nm)competitionconcrétiser/kɔ̃kʀetize/(vt)to make something happen, to scoreconcurrence/kɔ̃kyʀɑ̃s/(nf)competitionconcurrent, e/kɔ̃kyʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(nm,f)competitor, rivalcondition/kɔ̃disjɔ̃/(nf)conditionconduite/kɔ̃dɥit/(nf)management, supervisionconfiance/kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/(nf)trust, faithconnaître/kɔnɛtʀ/(vt)to knowconseiller/kɔ̃seje/(vt)to adviseconservation/kɔ̃sɛʀvasjɔ̃/(nf)retentionconserver/kɔ̃sɛʀve/(vt)to keep / retainconsignes/kɔ̃siɲ/(nf)instructionsconstater/kɔ̃state/(vt)to noticeconstruire/kɔ̃stʀɥiʀ/(vt)to build (up)contenir/kɔ̃t(ə)niʀ/(vt)to hold / containcontestable/kɔ̃tɛstabl/(adj)questionablecontinuer/kɔ̃tinɥe/(vt)to continuecontourner/kɔ̃tuʀne/(vt)to bypass, to get roundcontrat/kɔ̃tʀa/(nm)contractcontre/kɔ̃tʀ/(prep)againstcontre-performance/kɔ̃tʀəpɛʀfɔʀmɑ̃s/(nf)poor performancecontre-pied (à)/kɔ̃tʀəpje/(nm)on the wrong footcontrer/kɔ̃tʀe/(vt)to counter, to blockcontrevenant, e/kɔ̃tʀəv(ə)nɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(nm,f)offendercontrôle/kɔ̃tʀol/(nm)controlcontrôler/kɔ̃tʀole/(vt)to controlconvaincre/kɔ̃vɛ̃kʀ/(vt)to convincecopain/kɔpɛ̃/(nm)(male) friendcopine/kɔpin/(nf)(female) friendcordeau (pl -eaux)/kɔʀdo/(nm)stringcorner/kɔʀnɛʀ/(nm)cornercorps/kɔʀ/(nm)bodycostaud, e/kɔsto, d/(adj)strongcôté/kote/(nm)side, wingcou-de-pied/ku də pje/(nm)instepcoucher (se)/kuʃe/(vpr)to lie down coude/kud/(nm)elbowcouler/kule/(vi)to sink, go undercouleur/kulœʀ/(nf)colourcouloir/kulwaʀ/(nm)corridorcoup/ku/(nm)blowcoupable/kupabl/(adj)guiltycoupe/kup/(nf)cupcouper/kupe/(vt)to intersect, to cut acrosscoupure/kupyʀ/(nf)breakcourir/kuʀiʀ/(vi)to runcours/kuʀ/(nm)coursecourse/kuʀs/(nf)racecourt, e/kuʀ, kuʀt/(adj)short, smallcoûter/kute/(vt)to costcouvrir/kuvʀiʀ/(vt)to covercraindre/kʀɛ̃dʀ/(vt)to be afraid of, to fearcrampe/kʀɑ̃p/(nf)crampcrampon /kʀɑ̃pɔ̃/(nm)studcran/kʀɑ̃/(nm)notchcraquer/kʀake/(vi)to crack, splitcréativité/kʀeativite/(nf)creativitycritique/kʀitik/(nf)criticism, criticcroc/kʀo/(nm)fangcroche-patte/kʀɔʃpat/(nm)lit. “hook-paw”croche-pied/kʀɔʃpje/(nm)lit. “hook-foot”croire (à, en)/kʀwaʀ/(vt)to believe (in)croiser/kʀwaze/(vt)to cross, to anglecroix/kʀwa/(nf)crosscuillère/kɥijɛʀ/(nf)spooncuisse/kɥis/(nf)thighculottes/kylɔt/(nfpl)shortscurieux, -ieuse/kyʀjø, jøz/(adj)curious Back to top D French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word danger/dɑ̃ʒe/(nm)dangerdans/dɑ̃/(prep)indavantage/davɑ̃taʒ/(adv)more, longerde/də/(prep)ofdébloquer/deblɔke/(vt)to unblockdéborder/debɔʀde/(vt)to outflank (an opponent)déboulé/debule/(nm)chargedebout/dəbu/(adv)standing, updébut/deby/(nm)beginningdébuter/debyte/(vi)to begindécalage/dekalaʒ/(nm)gapdécaler/dekale/(vt)to put back or bring forwarddécembre/desɑ̃bʀ/(nm)Decemberdéception/desɛpsjɔ̃/(nf)disappointmentdécevant, e/des(ə)vɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)disappointingdéchirure/deʃiʀyʀ/(nf)strain, rupturedécider/deside/(vt)to decidedécisif, -ive/desizif, iv/(adj)decisivedécision/desizjɔ̃/(nf)decisiondéclarer/deklaʀe/(vt)to declaredécocher/dekɔʃe/(vt)to fire, to shootdécoller/dekɔle/(vi)to take off, to lift offdéconvenue/dekɔ̃vəny/(nf)disappointmentdécoudre (en)/dekudʀ/(vt)to have a fightdécouper/dekupe/(vt)to cut out, carve updécouvrir/dekuvʀiʀ/(vt)to discoverdécrire/dekʀiʀ/(vt)to describe, to followdéçu, e/desy/(adj)disappointeddedans/dədɑ̃/(adv)insidedéfaire (se ~ de)/defɛʀ/(vpr)to get rid ofdéfaite/defɛt/(nf)defeatdéfection/defɛksjɔ̃/(nf)non-appearancedéfense/defɑ̃s/(nf)defencedéfenseur, -euse/defɑ̃sœʀ, øz/(nm,f)defenderdéfensif, -ive/defɑ̃sif, iv/(adj)defensivedéfensivement/defɑ̃sivmɑ̃/(adv)defensivelydéfi/defi/(nm)challengedéfinitif, -ive/definitif, iv/(adj)finaldégagement/deɡaʒmɑ̃/(nm)clearancedégager/deɡaʒe/(vt)to cleardégâts/deɡɑ/(nmpl)damagedehors (en ~ de)/dəɔʀ/(adv)outside, apart fromdéjà/deʒa/(adv)alreadydelà (au ~ de)/dəla/(adv)beyonddélirant, e/deliʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)frenzied, deleriousdemain/dəmɛ̃/(adv)tomorrowdemander/dəmɑ̃de/(vt)to ask (for)démarqué, e/demaʀke/(adj)unmarkeddémarquer (se) /demaʀke/(vpr)to lose one's marker, to stand out from the crowddémarrer/demaʀe/(vi)to start / get movingdémener (se)/dem(ə)ne/(vpr)to exert oneself, to struggledémentiel, démentielle/demɑ̃sjɛl/(adj)crazydemi/d(ə)mi/(nm)half-backdemi-finale/d(ə)mi-final/(nf)semi-finaldemi-volée/d(ə)mi-vɔle/(nf)half-volleydemi, e/d(ə)mi/(adj)halfdémission/demisjɔ̃/(nf)resignationdénicheur, -euse /deniʃœʀ, øz/(nm,f)discovererdépart/depaʀ/(nm)startdépassé, e/depɑse/(adj)overtaken, overwhelmeddépense/depɑ̃s/(nf)expensedépenser (se)/depɑ̃se/(vpr)to exert oneselfdépité, e/depite/(adj)vexeddéplacement/deplasmɑ̃/(nm)tripdéplacer (se)/deplase/(vpr)to move, traveldéposséder/depɔsede/(vt)to dispossessdépôt/depo/(nm)depositdepuis/dəpɥi/(prep)sincedernier, -ière/dɛʀnje, jɛʀ/(adj)lastdéroulement/deʀulmɑ̃/(vt)course, developmentdéroute/deʀut/(nf)routderrière/dɛʀjɛʀ/(prep)behinddes/de/(det)somedès/dɛ/(prep)fromdès que/dɛ kə/(prep)as soon asdésapprobation/dezapʀɔbasjɔ̃/(nf)dissentdescente /desɑ̃t/(nf)an attack down the field, descentdéséquilibrer /dezekilibʀe/(vt)to throw (an opponent) off balance, to topple?désigné, e/deziɲe/(adj)designateddésormais/dezɔʀmɛ/(adv)from now ondessus/d(ə)sy/(nm)topdétacher (se)/detaʃe/(vpr)to break awaydétendre (se ~)/detɑ̃dʀ/(vpr)to relaxdéterminé, e/detɛʀmine/(adj)determineddétourner/detuʀne/(vt)to deflectdétrempé, e/detʀɑ̃pe/(adj)waterloggeddeux/dø/(num)twodeuxième/døzjɛm/(num)seconddevancer/d(ə)vɑ̃se/(vt)to be / go ahead ofdevant/d(ə)vɑ̃/(adv)in front, aheaddevant/d(ə)vɑ̃/(prep)in front of, ahead ofdevants/d(ə)vɑ̃/(nmpl)frontdevenir/dəv(ə)niʀ/(vi)to becomedéviation/devjasjɔ̃/(nf)deflectiondévier/devje/(vt)to deviate, to deflectdeviner/d(ə)vine/(vt)to guessdevoir/d(ə)vwaʀ/(vt)to have to, to owediable/djɑbl/(nm)devildiagonale/djaɡɔnal/(nf)diagonal (pass)difficile/difisil/(adj)difficultdifficulté/difikylte/(nf)difficultydiffuser/difyze/(vt)to broadcastdimanche/dimɑ̃ʃ/(nm)Sundaydiminuer/diminɥe/(vi)to diminishdingue/dɛ̃ɡ/(adj)crazydire/diʀ/(vt)to saydirect, e/diʀɛkt/(adj)direct, straightdirectement/diʀɛktəmɑ̃/(adv)directly, straightdiscuter/diskyte/(vt)to discussdisponible/dispɔnibl/(adj)availabledispositif/dispozitif/(nm)plan, operationdistraire/distʀɛʀ/(vt)to distractdivision/divizjɔ̃/(nf)divisiondix/dis, di, diz/(num)tendix-huitième/dizɥitjɛm/(num)eighteenthdix-neuvième/diznœvjɛm/(num)nineteenthdix-septième/dis(s)ɛtjɛm/(num)seventeenthdixième/dizjɛm/(num)tenthdomicile/dɔmisil/(nm)homedominer/dɔmine/(vt)to dominate / outclassdonc/dɔ̃k/(conj)so, then, thereforedonner/dɔne/(vt)to give, to producedont/dɔ̃/(pron)including, whose, whichdormir/dɔʀmiʀ/(vi)to sleepdos/do/(nm)backdoser/doze/(vt)to measure outdoublé/duble/(nm)double successdoubler/duble/(vt)to doubledoucement/dusmɑ̃/(adv)gently, quietly, slowlydoute/dut/(nm)doubtdouzième/duzjɛm/(num)twelfthdrapeau (pl -eaux)/dʀapo/(nm)a flagdribble/dʀibl/(nm)dribbledribbler/dʀible/(vi,vt)to dribble (past)droit/dʀwa/(nm)right (legal)droit, e/dʀwa, dʀwat/(adj)rightdroite/dʀwat/(nf)right (side)droitier, -ière/dʀwatje, jɛʀ/(nm,f)right-footed playerdrôle (de)/dʀol/(adj)strange, funnydu/dy/(det)someduel/dɥɛl/(nm)duel, battledur, e/dyʀ/(adj)harddurant/dyʀɑ̃/(prep)during, fordurcir (se)/dyʀsiʀ/(vpr)to harden, to become more seriousdurée/dyʀe/(nf)duration Back to top E French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word eau/o/(nf)waterécart/ekaʀ/(nm)gap, differenceéchanger/eʃɑ̃ʒe/(vt)to exchangeéchappée/eʃape/(nf)break, escapeéchapper/eʃape/(vt)to escapeéchauffement/eʃofmɑ̃/(nm)warm-upéchec/eʃɛk/(nm)failureéchouer (dans)/eʃwe/(vi)to fail, to end up (in)éclairage/eklɛʀaʒ/(nm)light, lightingéclairer/ekleʀe/(vt)to light (up), to throw light onéclat/ekla/(nm)brillianceéclatant, e/eklatɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)brilliantécole/ekɔl/(nf)schoolécoper /ekɔpe/(vti)to take (a punishment)écouter/ekute/(vt, vi)to listen (to)écrasant, e/ekʀɑzɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)overwhelming, crushingécraser/ekʀaze/(vt)to crush, to flattenécrire/ekʀiʀ/(vt)to writeécrouler (s')/ekʀule/(vpr)to collapseeffacer/efase/(vt)to eraseeffectif/efɛktif/(nm)squadeffectuer/efɛktɥe/(vt)to carry out, to make (a move)effet/efɛ/(nm)effect, spineffleuré/eflœʀe/(adj)grazedeffleurer/eflœʀe/(vt)to touch lightlyégalement/eɡalmɑ̃/(adv)also, equallyégalisation/eɡalizasjɔ̃/(nf)equalisationégaliser /eɡalize/(vi)to equalizeégalité/eɡalite/(nf)equalityélan/elɑ̃/(nm)momentum, run-upélancer (s')/elɑ̃se/(vpr)to rush forward, to take a run-upélément/elemɑ̃/(nm)element, partélimination/eliminasjɔ̃/(nf)eliminationéliminatoires/eliminatwaʀ/(nfpl)qualifying roundselle/ɛl/(pron)she, her, itelles/ɛl/(pron)they (feminine plural)elles-mêmes/ɛlmɛm/(pron)themselveséloigner (s')/elwaɲe/(vpr)to move away (from)élongation/elɔ̃ɡasjɔ̃/(nf)a strained muscleélu, e/ely/(adj)electedemballant, e/ɑ̃balɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)thrillingembuscade/ɑ̃byskad/(nf)ambushémission/emisjɔ̃/(nf)programme, broadcastemmêler (s')/ɑ̃mele/(vpr)to tangleemmener/ɑ̃mne/(vt)to take (away), to leademparer (s') + de/ɑ̃paʀe/(vpr)to grab / seizeempêcher/ɑ̃peʃe/(vt)to preventemporter/ɑ̃pɔʀte/(vt)to carry off, win (a prize)en/ɑ̃/(prep)in, byen/ɑ̃/(pron)some / any (of it)encadrement/ɑ̃kɑdʀəmɑ̃/(nm)staffencaisser /ɑ̃kese/(vt)to take (punishment)enchaînement/ɑ̃ʃɛnmɑ̃/(nm)sequenceenchaîner/ɑ̃ʃene/(vt, vi)to link up, to continueencore/ɑ̃kɔʀ/(adv)again, stillendiguer/ɑ̃diɡe/(vt)to hold backendommagé, e/ɑ̃dɔmaʒe/(adj)damagedendroit/ɑ̃dʀwa/(nm)placeenfin/ɑ̃fɛ̃/(adv)at last, finallyenfoncer/ɑ̃fɔ̃se/(vt)to beat / hammerenfoncer (s')/ɑ̃fɔ̃se/(vpr)to plunge intoengagé, e/ɑ̃ɡaʒe/(adj)committedengagement/ɑ̃ɡaʒmɑ̃/(nm)kick-off, commitmentenjeu/ɑ̃ʒø/(nm)stakeenlever/ɑ̃l(ə)ve/(vt)to removeennuyeux, -euse/ɑ̃nɥijø, øz/(adj)boringenrhumer/ɑ̃ʀyme/(vt)to give a cold (to someone)ensemble/ɑ̃sɑ̃bl/(adv)togetherensuite/ɑ̃sɥit/(adv)then, nextentaché, e/ɑ̃taʃe/(adj)marredentame/ɑ̃tam/(nf)start (lit. first slice)entendre/ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to hearentier, -ière/ɑ̃tje, ɑ̃tjɛʀ/(adj)wholeentorse/ɑ̃tɔʀs/(nf)sprainentouré, e/ɑ̃tuʀe/(adj)surroundedentraînement/ɑ̃tʀɛnmɑ̃/(nm)trainingentraîneur/ɑ̃tʀɛnœʀ/(nm)coach, trainerentre/ɑ̃tʀ/(prep)betweenentre-deux /ɑ̃tʀ-dø/(nm)dropped ballentre-saison/ɑ̃tʀə-sɛzɔ̃/(nf)close season, summer breakentrée/ɑ̃tʀe/(nf)entry, entranceentrer/ɑ̃tʀe/(vt)to enterentretien/ɑ̃tʀətjɛ̃/(nm)1. interview, 2. upkeepenvergure/ɑ̃vɛʀɡyʀ/(nf)calibre, scaleenvie/ɑ̃vi/(nf)urgeenviron/ɑ̃viʀɔ̃/(adv)aboutenvoi/ɑ̃vwa/(nm)sendingenvoler (s')/ɑ̃vɔle/(vpr)to soar, to take offenvoyer/ɑ̃vwaje/(vt)to sendéponge/epɔ̃ʒ/(nf)spongeépouvantable/epuvɑ̃tabl/(adj)appallingépreuve/epʀœv/(nf)event, testépuisé, e/epɥize/(adj)exhausted, sold outéquipe/ekip/(nf)teamescompté, e/ɛskɔ̃te/(adj)anticipatedespace/ɛspas/(nf)spaceespérer/ɛspeʀe/(vt)to hope forespoir/ɛspwaʀ/(nm)hope, hopefulEspoirs/ɛspwaʀ/(nmpl)hopefulsesquiver /ɛskive/(vt)to dodgeessai/esɛ/(nm)trial, testessayer/eseje/(vti)to tryessouffler (se)/esufle/(vpr)to get out of breath, to run out of steamet/e/(conj)and, bothétape/etap/(nf)step, stageétat/eta/(nm)state, conditionété/ete/(nm)summerétincelant, e/etɛ̃s(ə)lɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)sparklingétirement/etiʀmɑ̃/(nm)stretchingétoile/etwal/(nf)starêtre/ɛtʀ/(v)to beétrenner/etʀene/(vt)to use or wear for the first timeétriller/etʀije/(vt)to defeat, to crusheuropéen, -enne/øʀɔpeɛ̃, ɛn/(adj)europeanévénement/evɛnmɑ̃/(nm)eventévitable/evitabl/(adj)avoidableéviter/evite/(vt)to avoidexcentré, e/ɛksɑ̃tʀe/(adj)off-centreexclure/ɛksklyʀ/(vt)to expelexclusion/ɛksklyzjɔ̃/(nf)a sending-offexécuter/ɛɡzekyte/(vt)to perform, to executeexécution/ɛɡzekysjɔ̃/(nf)carrying outexpérimenté/ɛkspeʀimɑ̃te/(adj)experiencedexpulser/ɛkspylse/(vt)to send offextérieur, e/ɛksteʀjœʀ/(adj)away, outsideextrémité/ɛkstʀemite/(nf)end Back to top F French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word face/fas/(nf)face, sidefâcher (se ~)/fɑʃe/(vpr)to get angryfacile/fasil/(adj)easyfacilement/fasilmɑ̃/(adv)easilyfaçon/fasɔ̃/(nf)wayfaible/fɛbl/(adj)weakfaiblesse/fɛblɛs/(nf)weaknessfaiblir/febliʀ/(vi)to weakenfaire/fɛʀ/(vt)to do, to makefaire (se)/fɛʀ/(vpr)to get, becomefalloir/falwaʀ/(vimp)to be neededfatigue/fatiɡ/(nf)fatiguefatigué, e/fatiɡe/(adj)tiredfaucher/foʃe/(vt)to mow / bring downfaufiler (se ~ dans)/fofile/(vpr)to worm one's way intofaute/fot/(nf)foulfaveur/favœʀ/(nf)favourfavori, -ite/favɔʀi, it/(nm,f)favoritefédération/fedeʀasjɔ̃/(nf)federationfeinte/fɛ̃t/(nf)dummy, fakefer/fɛʀ/(nm)ironfermer/fɛʀme/(vti)to closefêter/fete/(vt)to celebratefeuille/fœj/(nf)sheet (of paper)février/fevʀije/(nm)Februaryfiche/fiʃ/(nf)formfier, -ière/fjɛʀ/(adj)proudfigure/fiɡyʀ/(nf)facefilant, e/filɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)flying, dashingfiler/file/(vi)to fly, to dashfilet/filɛ/(nm)netfin/fɛ̃/(nf)endfinale/final/(nf)final (match)finalement/finalmɑ̃/(adv)finallyfini, e/fini/(adj)finished, overfinir/finiʀ/(vti)to finishfinisseur, -euse/finisœʀ, -øz/(nmf)finisherfinition/finisjɔ̃/(nf)finishingflanc/flɑ̃/(nm)flankflottement/flɔtmɑ̃/(nm)hesitationfois/fwa/(nf)time (occasion)foncé, e/fɔ̃se/(adj)dark (coloured)fond/fɔ̃/(nm)back, depthfoot/fut/(nm)footballforces/fɔʀs/(nfpl)forces, troopsforfait/fɔʀfɛ/(nm)withdrawalformation/fɔʀmasjɔ̃/(nf)trainingforme/fɔʀm/(nf)form, fitnessformidable/fɔʀmidabl/(adj)great, incrediblefort, e/fɔʀ, fɔʀt/(adj)strongfossé/fose/(nf)gap, ditchfou, fol, folle/fu, fɔl/(adj)mad, crazyfoule/ful/(nf)crowdfoulure/fulyʀ/(nf)sprainfracturé, e/fʀaktyʀe/(adj)fracturedfranc, franche /fʀɑ̃, fʀɑ̃ʃ/(adj)freefrançais, e/fʀɑ̃sɛ, ɛz/(adj)FrenchFrance/fʀɑ̃s/(nf)Francefranchir/fʀɑ̃ʃiʀ/(vt)get over, crossfrappe/fʀap/(nf)shotfrapper/fʀape/(vt)to strikefrayeur/fʀɛjœʀ/(nf)fright, scarefreiner/fʀene/(vt)to slow downfriser/fʀize/(vt)to be within a hair's breadth of, to verge onfroid, e/fʀwa, -d/(adj)coldfrôler/fʀole/(vt)to brush against, to come close tofusée/fyze/(nf)(space) rocket Back to top G French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word gabarit/ɡabaʀi/(nm)build (of a player)gâché, e/ɡɑʃe/(adj)wastedgag/ɡaɡ/(nm)jokegagnant, e/ɡaɲɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)winninggagner/ɡaɲe/(vt)to gain, wingant/ɡɑ̃/(nm)glovegarde/ɡaʀd/(nm)guardgarder/ɡaʀde/(vt)to keepgardien, -ienne/ɡaʀdjɛ̃, jɛn/(nm,f)keepergars/ɡɑ/(nm)lad, blokegaspiller/ɡaspije/(vt)to wastegauche/ɡoʃ/(adj)leftgaucher, -ère/ɡoʃe, ɛʀ/(adj)left-handed / footedgaucher,-ère/ɡoʃe, ɛʀ/(nm,f)left-handed / footedgazon/ɡɑzɔ̃/(nm)grassgêner/ʒene/(vt)to hinder, to hampergénéral, e (mpl -aux)/ʒeneʀal, o/(adj)generalgénial, e/ʒenjal/(adj)brilliant, fantasticgenou/ʒ(ə)nu/(nm)kneegens/ʒɑ̃/(nmpl)peoplegentil, -le/ʒɑ̃ti, -j/(adj)nice, kindgérer/ʒeʀe/(vt)to manage, to handlegeste/ʒɛst/(nm)gesture, action, (move)glace/ɡlas/(nf)ice, glassglissant, e/ɡlisɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)slipperyglissé, e/ɡlise/(adj)slidingglisser/ɡlise/(vt)to slip, to slidegotha/ɡɔta/(nm)a “who's who”grâce/ɡʀɑs/(nf)gracegradins/ɡʀadɛ̃/(nmpl)terracesgrand-chose/ɡʀɑ̃ʃoz/(nm)big dealgrand, e/ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d/(adj)big, maingratuit, e/ɡʀatɥi, -t/(adj)freegrenat/ɡʀəna/(adj)dark redgris, e/ɡʀi, -z/(adj)greygros, grosse/ɡʀo, ɡʀos/(adj)big, largegroupe/ɡʀup/(nm)group, teamguère (ne ~)/ɡɛʀ/(adv)hardly Back to top H French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word habileté/abilte/(nf)skillhabiter/abite/(vti)to live (in)habitué, e/abitɥe/(adj)used tohabituel, habituelle/abitɥɛl/(adj)usualhaché, e/ 'aʃe/(adj)jerkyhausser/'ose/(vt)raisehaut, e/ 'o, 'ot/(adj)highhauteur/'ɔtœʀ/(nf)height, levelhériter/eʀite/(vt)to inheritheure/œʀ/(nf)time, hourheureusement/œʀøzmɑ̃/(adv)fortunatelyheurter (à)/'œʀte/(vt)to hit, to bump intohexagonal, e (mpl -aux)/ɛɡzaɡɔnal/(adj)national (French)hier/jɛʀ/(adv)yesterdayhistoire/istwaʀ/(nf)story, fusshiver/ivɛʀ/(nm)winterhivernal, e (mpl -aux)/ivɛʀnal, o/(adj)winter, wintryhomme/ɔm/(nm)manhomologue/ɔmɔlɔɡ/(nm)counterparthomologuer/ɔmɔlɔɡe/(vt)to approve, to ratifyhonneur/ɔnœʀ/(nm)honourhorloge/ɔʀlɔʒ/(nm)clockhors/'ɔʀ/(prep)outside, out ofhors-jeu/'ɔʀʒø/(nm, inv)offside, out of playhuis-clos (à)/ɥi-klo/(nm)in camerahuit/'ɥi(t)/(num)eighthuitième/'ɥitjɛm/(num)eighthhumeur/ymœʀ/(nf)mood, temperhuppé, e/ 'ype/(adj)posh Back to top I French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word ici/isi/(adv)here, nowil/il/(pron)he, itillégal, e (mpl -aux)/i(l)leɡal/(adj)illegalillustrer (se)/i(l)lysʀe/(vpr)to become famousils/il/(pron)they (masc plural)imbattable/ɛ̃batabl/(adj)unbeatableimmédiat, e/imedja, jat/(adj)immediateimpliqué, e/ɛ̃plike/(adj)involvedimportuner/ɛ̃pɔʀtyne/(vi)to distractimposer (s')/ɛ̃poze/(vpr)to assert oneselfimpressionnant, e/ɛ̃pʀesjɔnɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)impressiveimprévisible/ɛ̃pʀevizibl/(adj)unpredictableimpulsion/ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃/(nf)impulse, impetusinattendu, e/inatɑ̃dy/(adj)unexpectedincertain, e/ɛ̃sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn/(adj)uncertainincidence/ɛ̃sidɑ̃s/(nf)effectincliner (s')/ɛ̃kline/(vpr)to bow down, to loseincontournable/ɛ̃kɔ̃tuʀnabl/(adj)essential, major, keyincorrection/ɛ̃kɔʀɛksjɔ̃/(nf)improper behaviourindemnité/ɛ̃dɛmnite/(nf)compensationindiscutable/ɛ̃diskytabl/(adj)unquestionableindividuel, individuelle/ɛ̃dividɥɛl/(adj)individual, personalinfraction/ɛ̃fʀaksjɔ̃/(nf)offence, breachinquiéter/ɛ̃kjete/(vt)to worryinscrire/ɛ̃skʀiʀ/(vt)to note down, to scoreinsigne/ɛ̃siɲ/(nm)badge, insigniainstance/ɛ̃stɑ̃s/(nf)authorityinstant/ɛ̃stɑ̃/(nm)moment, instantinsuffisant, e/ɛ̃syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)inadequateintensifier/ɛ̃tɑ̃sifje/(vt)to intensifyinter/ɛ̃tɛʀ/(nm)inside forwardintéressant, e/ɛ̃teʀesɑ̃, -t/(adj)interestingintérieur, e/ɛ̃teʀjœʀ/(adj)insideinternational, e, (mpl. ~aux)/ɛ̃tɛʀnasjɔnal, -o/(adj)internationalinterrompre/ɛ̃teʀɔ̃pʀ/(vt)to interruptinutile/inytil/(adj)useless, unnecessaryinvaincu, e/ɛ̃vɛ̃ky/(adj)undefeatedinverser/ɛ̃vɛʀse/(vt)to reverseinvraisemblable/ɛ̃vʀɛsɑ̃blabl/(adj)incredible, unlikelyissue/isy/(nf)exit, outcome Back to top J French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word jaillir/ʒajiʀ/(vi)to spring outjamais/ʒamɛ/(adv)everjambe/ʒɑ̃b/(nf)legjanvier/ʒɑ̃vje/(nm)Januaryjaune/ʒon/(adj)yellowje, j'/ʒə, ʒ/(pron)Ijeter/ʒ(ə)te/(vt)to throw (in)jeter (se)/ʒ(ə)te/(vpr)to throw oneselfjeu/ʒø/(nm)game, playjeudi/ʒødi/(nm)Thursdayjeune/ʒœn/(adj)youngjoindre/ʒwɛ̃dʀ/(vt)to joinjouable/ʒwabl/(adj)feasible, playablejouer (à)/ʒwe/(vi, vt)to play (sport)joueur, joueuse/ʒwœʀ, ʒwøz/(adj)adventurousjoueur, joueuse/ʒwœʀ, ʒwøz/(nm,f)playerjour/ʒuʀ/(nm)dayjournal (pl. -aux)/ʒuʀnal, ʒuʀno/(nm)newspaper (s), radio newsjournée/ʒuʀne/(nf)dayjuge/ʒyʒ/(nm)judgejuger/ʒyʒe/(vt)to judgejuillet/ʒɥijɛ/(nm)Julyjuin/ʒɥɛ̃/(nm)Junejusqu'à/ʒysk(ə)a/(prep)as far as, untiljuste/ʒyst/(adj)right, close, tight Back to top K French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word kiné/kine/(nmf)physio (person) Back to top L French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word la/la/(det)thela/la/(pron)her, itlà/la/(adv)therelà-bas/labɑ/(adv)there, over therelà-dedans/lad(ə)dɑ̃/(adv)in here, in therelà-dessus/lad(ə)sy/(adv)on here, on therelâche/lɑʃ/(adj)slack, cowardlylâcher/lɑʃe/(vt)to let go of, releaselacune/lakyn/(nf)gap, shortcominglaisser/lese/(vt)to leavelangue/lɑ̃ɡ/(nf)tongue, languagelaquelle/lakɛl(pron)which, wholargement/laʀʒəmɑ̃/(adv)widely, easilylargeur/laʀʒœʀ/(nf)widthlatéral, e (mpl: -aux)/lateʀal, o/(adj)laterallaver (se ~)/lave/(vpr)to washlaxiste/laksist/(adj)laxle/lə/(det)thele/lə/(pron)him, itlégèrement/leʒɛʀmɑ̃/(adv)lightly, slightlylendemain/lɑ̃dmɛ̃/(nm)the next daylent, e/lɑ̃, lɑ̃t/(adj)slowlentement/lɑ̃tmɑ̃/(adv)slowlylequel/ləkɛl/(pron)which, wholes/le/(det)the (plural)les/le/(pron)themlesquels, lesquelles/lekɛl/(pron)which, wholeur/lœʀ/(det)theirleur/lœʀ/(pron)themlever/l(ə)ve/(vt)to lift, raiselever (se)/l(ə)ve/(vpr)to get / stand uplibéro/libeʀo/(nm)sweeperlibre/libʀ/(adj)freelice/lis/(nf)contentionlieu/ljø/(nm)placeligne/liɲ/(nf)lineligue/liɡ/(nf)leagueliste/list/(nf)listlivre/livʀ/(nm)booklivrer (se)/livʀe/(vpr)to carry out, dolob/lɔb/(nm)chip, loblober/lɔbe/(vi,vt)to lob (over), to chiplocal, e (mpl -aux)/lɔkal, lɔko/(adj)localloger (se)/lɔʒe/(vpr)to lodge itself (in)loi/lwa/(nf)lawloin/lwɛ̃/(adv)far (away)lointain, e/lwɛ̃tɛ̃, -ɛn/(adj)distantloisir/lwaziʀ/(nm)leisurelong, longue/lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ/(adj)longlongtemps/lɔ̃tɑ̃/(adv)a long timelongueur/lɔ̃ɡœʀ/(nf)lengthlors de/lɔʀdə/(adv)at the time of, duringlorsque/lɔʀsk(ə)/(conj)whenlouange/lwɑ̃ʒ/(nf)praiselouer/lwe/(vt)to hire, to rentlouper/lupe/(vt)to miss, to bunglelourd, e/luʀ, luʀd/(adj)heavy, seriousloyal, e (mpl -aux)/lwajal, o/(adj)loyal, fairlucarne/lykaʀn/(nf)top corner (lit. skylight)lui/lɥi/(pron)he, him, she, herlui-même/lɥimɛm/(pron)himselflundi/lœ̃di/(nm)Mondaylunettes/lynɛt/(nfpl)glasseslutte/lyt/(nf)fight, struggle Back to top M French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word ma/ma/(det)my (f)madame/madam/(nf)madam, Ms, Mrs.mademoiselle/madmwazɛl/(nf)miss, Ms, Missmagistral, e (mpl -aux)/maʒistʀal/(adj)brilliant, magnificentmai/mɛ/(nm)Maymaillot/majo/(nm)shirt, jerseymain/mɛ̃/(nf)hand, handballmainmise/mɛ̃miz/(nf)grip, strangleholdmaintenant/mɛ̃t(ə)nɑ̃/(adv)nowmaintien/mɛ̃tjɛ̃/(nm)staying up (lit. mainetnance)mais/mɛ/(conj)butmaîtrise/metʀiz/(nf)mastery, controlmaîtriser/metʀize/(vt)to controlmal/mal/(adj)bad, wrongmal/mal/(adv)badly, wronglymal (pl maux)/mal/(nm)pain, troublemalgré/malɡʀe/(prep)despitemalheureusement/malœʀøzmɑ̃/(adv)unfortunatelymanches/mɑ̃ʃ/(nfpl)sleevesmanger/mɑ̃ʒe/(vt)to eatmanier/manje/(vt)to handlemanque/mɑ̃k/(nm)lackmanquer/mɑ̃ke/(vt)to miss, to lackmarcher/maʀʃe/(vi)to walk, to workmardi/maʀdi/(nm)Tuesdaymare/maʀ/(nf)pond, poolmarine/maʀin/(adj)navy (blue)marquage/maʀkaʒ/(nm)markingmarque/maʀk/(nf)mark, score, bearingsmarquer/maʀke/(vi, vt)to score (a goal), to mark (a player)marron/maʀɔ̃/(adj)brownmars#N/A(nm)Marchmatch/matʃ/(nm)matchmatin/matɛ̃/(nm)morningmatinée/matine/(nf)morningmauvais, e/mɔvɛ, ɛz/(adj)bad, wrongme, m'/mə, m/(pron)me, to me, myselfméchant, e/meʃɑ̃, -t/(adj)nastymécontent, e/mekɔ̃tɑ̃, -t/(adj)dissatisfiedmédiane/medjan/(nf)medianmédiatique/medjatik/(adj)mediaméfier (se)/mefje/(vpr)to be wary, carefulméforme/mefɔʀm/(nf)lack of fitnessmeilleur (le ~, la ~e)/mɛjœʀ/(nm, nf)the best onemeilleur, e/mɛjœʀ/(adj)better, bestmélanger/melɑ̃ʒe/(vt)to mixmême/mɛm/(adj)samemême/mɛm/(adv)evenmême (le / la ~)/mɛm/(pron)the same onemenaçant, e/mənasɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)threateningménagé, e/menaʒe/(adj)saved, sparedmener/m(ə)ne/(vt)to leadmeneur, -euse/mənœʀ, øz/(nm,f)leadermenteur, -euse/mɑ̃tœʀ, -øz/(nm, nf)liarmercato/mɛʀ'katɔ/(nm)marketmerci/mɛʀsi/(nm)thank youmercredi/mɛʀkʀədi/(nm)Wednesdaymériter/meʀite/(vt)to deservemes/me/(det)my (pl)mesdames/medam/(nfpl)plural of madam, Ms, Mrs.mesdemoiselles/medmwazɛl/(nfpl)plural of miss, Ms, Missmésentente/mezɑ̃tɑ̃t/(nf)misunderstanding, disagreementmessieurs/mesjø/(nmpl)plural of man, sir, Mr.mesure/m(ə)zyʀ/(nf)measuremètre/mɛtʀ/(nm)metremettre/mɛtʀ/(vt)to put / takemettre (se)/mɛtʀ/(vpr)to go, to put oneself somewheremeubles/mœbl/(nmpl)furnituremi-temps/mitɑ̃/(nf)half-timemidi/midi/(nm)mid-day, noonmien (le ~, la ~ne, les ~(ne)s)/mjɛ̃, mjɛn/(pron)minemieux (que)/mjø kə/(adj)better (than)milieu/miljø/(nm)middle, midfieldermille/mil/(num)thousandmilliard/miljaʀ/(nm)billion (109)millimétré, e/milimetʀe/(adj)right on targetmillion/miljɔ̃/(nm)millionmince/mɛ̃s/(adj)slimmine (faire ~ de)/min/(nf)to pretend tominer/mine/(vt)to undermine, to drainminute/minyt/(nf)minutemiraculeux, -euse/miʀakylø, øz/(adj)miraculousmise/miz/(nf)stakemixte/mikst/(adj)combinedmoche/mɔʃ/(adj)ugly, lousymoi/mwa/(pron)me, to memoindre/mwɛ̃dʀ/(adj)less, lowermoins (en ~)/mwɛ̃/(adv)less, leastmois/mwa/(nm)monthmoitié/mwatje/(nf)halfmollet/mɔlɛ/(nm)calfmoment/mɔmɑ̃/(nm)momentmon/mɔ̃/(det)my (m)mon, ma, mes/mɔ̃, ma, mes/(adj)mymonde, (du ~)/mɔ̃d/(nm)world, peoplemonsieur/məsjø/(nm)man, sir, Mr.montant/mɔ̃tɑ̃/(nm)1. post, 2. sum totalmontée/mɔ̃te/(nf)rise, ascent, promotionmonter/mɔ̃te/(vi, vt)to go up, to risemontre/mɔ̃tʀ/(nf)watchmontrer/mɔ̃tʀe/(vt)to showmontrer (se)/mɔ̃tʀe/(vpr)to appearmorceau (pl -eaux)/mɔʀso/(nm)piecemot/mo/(nm)wordmou, mol, molle/mu, mɔl/(adj)soft, limpmouillé, e/muje/(adj)wetmoulé, e/mule/(adj)mouldedmouvement/muvmɑ̃/(nm)movemouvementé, e/muvmɑ̃te/(adj)eventful, hecticmoyen, moyenne/mwajɛ̃, jɛn/(adj)average, mediocremur/myʀ/(nm)wallmuraille/myʀɑj/(nf)great wall, fortificationmuscler/myskle/(vt)to strengthenmusculaire/myskylɛʀ/(adj)muscularmystère/mistɛʀ/(nm)mystery Back to top N French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word naturellement/natyʀɛlmɑ̃/(adv)naturallynaufrage/nofʀaʒ/(nm)(ship)wreck, collapsené, e/ne/(adj)bornne... jamais/nə ʒamɛ/(adv)neverne... pas/nə pɑ/(adv)notne... personne/nə pɛʀsɔn/(adv)nobodyne... plus/nə ply, -s, -z/(adv)no longerne... que/nə k, -ə/(adv)onlyne... rien/nə ʀjɛ̃/(adv)nothingnéanmoins/neɑ̃mwɛ̃/(adv)neverthelessnettoyer/nɛtwaje/(vt)to cleanneuf/nœf, nœv/(num)nineneuf, neuve/nœf, nœv/(adj)newneuvième/nœvjɛm/(num)ninthnez/ne/(nm)noseni/ni/(conj)neither, norniveau (pl -eaux)/nivo/(nm)level, standardnoir, e/nwaʀ/(adj)blacknom/nɔ̃/(nm)namenombre/nɔ̃bʀ/(nm)numbernombreux -euse/nɔ̃bʀø, øz/(adj)many, numerousnon/nɔ̃/(adv)no, notnos/no/(det)our (plural)note/nɔt/(nf)note, marknoter/nɔte/(vt)to noticenotre/nɔtʀ/(det)ournous/nu/(pron)we, usnouveau, nouvel, nouvelle/nuvo, nuvɛl, nuvɛl/(adj)newnovembre/nɔvɑ̃bʀ/(nm)Novembernuit/nɥi/(nf)nightnul, nulle/nyl/(adj)nil, nullnuméro/nymeʀo/(nm)number (numeric identifier) Back to top O French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word obliger/ɔbliʒe/(vt)to require, to obligeobtenir/ɔptəniʀ/(vt)to obtainoccasion/ɔkazjɔ̃/(nf)opportunity, chanceoctobre/ɔktɔbʀ/(nm)Octoberoeuf/œf/(nm)eggoffensif, -ive/ɔfɑ̃sif, iv/(adj)attackingon/ɔ̃/(pron)one, we, they, youonze/'ɔ̃z/(num)elevenonzième/ɔ̃zjɛm/(num)eleventhopportuniste/ɔpɔʀtynist/(adj)opportunistor/ɔʀ/(conj)now, well, and yetor/ɔʀ/(nm)goldorange/ɔʀɑ̃ʒ/(adj)orangeordre/ɔʀdʀ/(nm)orderorteil/ɔʀtɛj/(nm)toeos (pl. os)/ɔs, o/(nm)boneosé, e/oze/(adj)daringou/u/(conj)oroù/u/(adv)whereoù/u/(adv)whereoù/u/(pron)where, whenouais/'wɛ/(excl)yeah, oh yeah?oublier/ublije/(vt)to forgetouf/ 'uf/(excl)phewoui/wi/(adv)yesouvert, e/uvɛʀ, -ɛʀt/(adj)openouverture/uvɛʀtyʀ/(nf)openingouvrir/uvʀiʀ/(vt)to openoxygène/ɔksiʒɛn/(nm)oxygen Back to top P French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word pain/pɛ̃/(nm)breadpallier/palje/(vt)to compensate forpalmarès/palmaʀɛs/(nm)honours, list of winnerspanneau (pl -eaux)/pano/(nm)panelpapier/papje/(nm)paperpar/paʀ/(prep)byparade/paʀad/(nf)parryparaître/paʀɛtʀ/(vi)to appear, to seemparce que/paʀsk(ə)(conj)becauseparcours/paʀkuʀ/(nm)journey, routepareil, -le/paʀɛj/(adj)similarparesseux, -euse/paʀesø, -z/(adj)lazyparfaitement/paʀfɛtmɑ̃/(adv)perfectlyparfois/paʀfwa/(adv)sometimespari/paʀi/(nm)bet, gambleparler/paʀle/(vi)to speakparmi/paʀmi/(prep)amongparole/paʀɔl/(nf)word, speechpart/paʀ/(nf)part, sharepart (à ~)/paʀ/(nf)apart frompartager/paʀtaʒe/(vt)to sharepartenaire/paʀtənɛʀ/(nmf)partnerparti, e/paʀti/(adj)gone, startedpartie/paʀti/(nf)part, gamepartir/paʀtiʀ/(vi)to go, to leavepartir (à ~ de)/paʀtiʀ/(prep)frompartout/paʀtu/(adv)everywhere, allparvenir (à)/paʀvəniʀ/(vti)to reach, to manage (with faire)pas/pɑ/(adv)notpasse/pɑs/(nf)a passpassement/pɑsmɑ̃/(nm)passingpasser/pɑse/(vt)to pass, to go (+ many other meanings)passeur, -euse/pɑsœʀ, øz/(nm,f)passerpassible/pasibl/(adj)punishablepause/poz/(nf)break, pausepauvre/povʀ/(adj)poorpavé/pave/(nm)cobblestonepayant, e/pɛjɑ̃, -t/(adj)paying, to be paid forpaysage/peizaʒ/(nm)landscape, scenepéage/peaʒ/(nm)tollpeaufiner/pofine/(vt)to put the finishing touches to (work)pécher/peʃe/(vi)to sin, to errpeine/pɛn/(nf)troublepeiner/pene/(vi)to strugglepelouse/p(ə)luz/(nf)football field, turfpenalty/penalti/(nm)penalty (kick)pencher/pɑ̃ʃe/(vt, vi)to lean, to favourpendant/pɑ̃dɑ̃/(prep)duringpenser/pɑ̃se/(vti)to thinkpente/pɑ̃t/(nf)slopepépinière/pepinjɛʀ/(nf)tree nurserypercée/pɛʀse/(nf)breakthroughpercer/pɛʀse/(vt)to pierce, to break throughperclus, e/pɛʀkly, yz/(adj)crippledperdre/pɛʀdʀ(ə)/(vt)to losepériode/peʀjɔd/(nf)half (of match)personne/pɛʀsɔn/(pron)anyone, no one (with ne)perte/pɛʀt/(nf)losspeser/pəse/(vti)to weighpetit pont/p(ə)ti pɔ̃/(nm)nutmegpetit, e/p(ə)ti, it/(adj)small, littlepeu/pø/(adv)little, fewpeur/pœʀ/(nf)fearpeut-être/pøtɛtʀ/(adv)perhapsphare/faʀ/(adj)leading, mainphase/fɑz/(nf)phasephoque/fɔk/(nm)sealphysique/fizik/(adj)physicalpichenette/piʃnɛt/(nf)flickpièce/pjɛs/(nf)piece, coin, documentpied/pje/(nm)footpiège/pjɛʒ/(nm)trappierre/pjɛʀ/(nf)stonepiétiner/pjetine/(vi)to make no progresspiètre/pjɛtʀ/(adj)very poor, sorrypile/pil/(nf)tails (of coin)pinceaux/pɛ̃so/(nmpl)paint brushpiscine/pisin/(nf)swimming poolplace/plas/(nf)place, seatplaie/plɛ/(nf)a woundplaindre (se ~ de)/plɛ̃dʀ/(vpr)to complain aboutplanche/plɑ̃ʃ/(nf)plankplaner (sur)/plane/(vi)to hang overplanter (se)/plɑ̃te/(vpr)to mess upplat, e/pla, plat/(adj)flatplein, e/plɛ̃, plɛn/(adj)full, completepleurer/plœʀe/(vti)to weep, to mournplongeant, e/plɔ̃ʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)plungingplongeon/plɔ̃ʒɔ̃/(nm)divepluie/plɥi/(nf)rainplus/ply/(adv)moreplusieurs/plyzjœʀ/(adj)severalplutôt/plyto/(adv)ratherpoche/pɔʃ/(nf)pocketpodium/pɔdjɔm/(nm)podiumpoids/pwa/(nm)weightpoignet/pwaɲɛ/(nm)wristpoing/pwɛ̃/(nm)fistpoint/pwɛ̃/(nm)point, spotpointe/pwɛ̃t/(nf)peakpointer/pwɛ̃te/(vt)to pointpoitrine/pwatʀin/(nf)chestpont/pɔ̃/(nm)bridgeportant, e/pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)supportingporte/pɔʀt/(nf)doorporte-bonheur/pɔʀt(ə)bɔnœʀ/(nm)lucky charmportefeuille/pɔʀtəfœj/(nm)walletportier, -ière/pɔʀtje, -ɛʀ/(nm,f)doorman (goalkeeper)position/pozisjɔ̃/(nf)positionpossession/pɔsesjɔ̃/(nf)possessionposte/pɔst/(nm)playing positionpoteau (pl -eaux)/pɔto/(nm)postpoule/pul/(nf)pool, grouppour/puʀ/(prep)forpourquoi/puʀkwa/(adv)whypoursuivre (se)/puʀsɥivʀ/(vpr)to continuepourtant/puʀtɑ̃/(adv)yetpousser/puse/(vt)to pushpoussif, -ive/pusif, iv/(adj)wheezy, labouredpouvoir/puvwaʀ(vaux)to be able toprécédent, e/pʀesedɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)previouspredilection/pʀedilɛksjɔ̃/(nf)preferencepréliminaire/pʀeliminɛʀ/(adj)preliminarypremier, -ière/pʀəmje, jɛʀ/(adj)firstprendre/pʀɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to take, to getpreneur,-euse/pʀənœʀ, øz/(nm,f)buyer, takerprénom/pʀenɔ̃/(nm)first namepréparation/pʀepaʀasjɔ̃/(nf)training, preparationprès (de)/pʀɛ/(adv)near, close (to)président/pʀezidɑ̃/(nm)chairmanpresque/pʀɛsk(ə)/(adv)almostpressé, e/pʀese/(adj)hurried, urgentpressing/pʀesiŋ/(nm)pressurepression/pʀesjɔ̃/(nf)pressureprêt, e/pʀɛ, pʀɛt/(adj)readyprêter/pʀete/(vt)to lendprier/pʀije/(vti)to begprincipal, e (mpl -aux)/pʀɛ̃sipal, o/(adj)mainpris, e/pʀi, pʀiz/(adj)takenprix/pʀi/(nm)priceprochain, e/pʀɔʃɛ̃, ɛn/(adj)nextprochaine/pʀɔʃɛn/(nf)next timeproche/pʀɔʃ/(adj)nearproduit/pʀɔdɥi/(nm)productprofiter (de)/pʀɔfite/(vt)to take advantage ofprofondément/pʀɔfɔ̃demɑ̃/(adv)deeplyprofondeur/pʀɔfɔ̃dœʀ(nf)depthprolongation/pʀɔlɔ̃ɡasjɔ̃/(nf)extra timeprolonger/pʀɔlɔ̃ʒe/(vt)to extendprometteur, -euse/pʀɔmetœʀ, øz/(adj)promisingprompt, e/pʀɔ̃,t/(adj)swiftpropre/pʀɔpʀ/(adj)ownprotège-tibia/pʀɔtɛʒtibja/(nm)shin guard / padpubalgie/pybalʒi/(nf)groin strainpuis/pɥi/(adv)thenpuisque/pɥisk(ə)(conj)since, aspuissant, e/pɥisɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)powerful Back to top Q French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word qu'est-ce que?/kɛskə/(pron)what?qualification/kalifikasjɔ̃/(nf)qualificationqualifier (se)/kalifje/(vpr)to qualifyquand/kɑ̃/(adv)whenquarante/kaʀɑ̃t/(num)fortyquart/kaʀ/(nm)quarterquatorze/katɔʀz/(num)fourteenquatorzième/katɔʀzjɛm/(num)fourteenthquatre/katʀ/(num)fourquatre-vingt-dix/katʀəvɛ̃dis/(num)ninetyquatre-vingt-onze/katʀəvɛ̃ɔ̃z/(num)ninety-onequatre-vingt-un/katʀəvɛ̃œ̃/(num)eighty-onequatre-vingts/katʀəvɛ̃/(num)eightyquatrième/katʀijɛm/(num)fourthque/kə, k/(conj)that, what, whomquel, quelle, quels, quelles/kɛl/(adj)what, whichquelqu'un/kɛlkœ̃/(pron)someonequelque/kɛlk(ə)/(adv)approximately, (~ peu) = ratherquelque chose/kɛlkəʃoz/(adv)something, anythingquelque(s)/kɛlkə/(adj)somequelquefois/kɛlkəfwa/(adv)sometimesqueue/kø/(nf)queuequi/ki/(pron)who, whichquinzaine/kɛ̃zɛn/(nf)fortnight, about fifteenquinze/kɛ̃z/(num)fifteenquinzième/kɛ̃zjɛm/(num)fifteenthquoi/kwa/(pron)what, whateverquotidien, -ienne/kɔtidjɛ̃, ɛn/(adj)daily (paper) Back to top R French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word raccrocher/ʀakʀɔʃe/(vt)to hang upraclée/ʀɑkle/(nf)(a) thrashingraconter/ʀakɔ̃te/(vt)to tell (a story)raison/ʀɛzɔ̃/(nf)reasonralenti, e/ʀalɑ̃ti/(adj)slowramener/ʀam(ə)ne/(vt)to bring backrang/ʀɑ̃/(nm)row, rankranger/ʀɑ̃ʒe/(vt)to tidy uprapidement/ʀapidmɑ̃/(adv)fast, rapidlyrappeler/ʀap(ə)le/(vt)to recallrappeler (se)/ʀaple/(vt)to recall, rememberrare/ʀɑʀ/(adj)rare, scarceras, e/ʀɑ, ʀɑz/(adj)short, close-croppedrater/ʀate/(vt, vi)to miss, to failrayon/ʀɛjɔ̃/(nm)ray, radiusrayure/ʀɛjyʀ/(nf)striperéagir/ʀeaʒiʀ/(vi)to react, to respondréalisation/ʀealizasjɔ̃/(nf)achievementrebâtir/ʀ(ə)bɑtiʀ/(vt)to rebuildrebondir/ʀ(ə)bɔ̃diʀ/(vi)to bouncerebondissement/ʀ(ə)bɔ̃dismɑ̃/(nm)sudden new developmentrécemment/ʀesamɑ̃/(adv)recentlyrecevoir/ʀ(ə)səvwaʀ/(vt)to receive, getrécit/ʀesi/(nm)account, storyréclamer/ʀeklɑme/(vt)to claimrecroqueviller (se)/ʀ(ə)kʀɔk(ə)vije/(vpr)to be hunched / huddled uprecrue/ʀəkʀy/(nf)recruitreçu/ʀəsy/(nm)receiptrecul/ʀ(ə)kyl/(nm)retreatreculer/ʀ(ə)kyle/(vi)to retreatrécupération/ʀekypeʀasjɔ̃/(nf)recoveryrécupérer/ʀekypeʀe/(vt)to regain possession, to recoverredémarrer/ʀ(ə)demaʀe/(vi)to start / get going againrediffuser/ʀ(ə)difyze/(vt)to rebroadcastredoutable/ʀ(ə)dutabl/(adj)formidable, toughredouter/ʀədute/(vt)to dreadréduire/ʀedɥiʀ/(vt)to reducerééducation/ʀeedykasjɔ̃/(nf)rehabilitationréfléchir/ʀefleʃiʀ/(vti)to reflectréflexe/ʀeflɛks/(nm)reflexrefouler/ʀ(ə)fule/(vt)to force back, to repressregarder/ʀəɡaʀde/(vt)to look, watchrègle/ʀɛɡl/(nf)rulerèglementaire/ʀɛɡləmɑ̃tɛʀ/(adj)regulationréglementation/ʀɛɡləmɑ̃tasjɔ̃/(nf)rules, regulationsrejoindre/ʀ(ə)ʒwɛ̃dʀ/(vt)to rejoinrelâcher/ʀəlɑʃe/(vt)to releaserelégation/ʀ(ə)leɡasjɔ̃/(nf)relegationrelever/ʀəl(ə)ve/(vt)to stand up againremanié, e/ʀ(ə)manje/(adj)reshuffledremettre/ʀ(ə)mɛtʀ/(vt)to put backremise/ʀ(ə)miz/(nf)deliveryremontée/ʀ(ə)mɔ̃te/(nf)recovery, riseremplacer/ʀɑ̃plase/(vt)to replaceremplaҫant,e/ʀɑ̃plasɑ̃, -ɑ̃t/(nm,f)a substituteremplir/ʀɑ̃pliʀ/(vt)to fill (up)remporter/ʀɑ̃pɔʀte/(vt)to take back, to winrenard/ʀ(ə)naʀ/(nm)foxrencontre/ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀ/(nf)match, fixturerencontrer (se)/ʀɑ̃kɔ̃tʀe/(vpr)to meetrendre (se)/ʀɑ̃dʀ/(vpr)to surrenderrenseignement/ʀɑ̃sɛɲ(ə)mɑ̃/(nm)informationrentrée/ʀɑ̃tʀe/(nf)return, comebackrentrée de touche/ʀɑ̃tʀe/(nf)(a) throw-inrentrer/ʀɑ̃tʀe/(vi)to go / come back inrentrer (se)/ʀɑ̃tʀe/(vpr)to crashrenverser/ʀɑ̃vɛʀse/(vt)to reverserenvoi/ʀɑ̃vwa/(nm)returnrenvoyer/ʀɑ̃vwaje/(vt)to send back, to returnréparation/ʀepaʀasjɔ̃/(nf)redress, compensationrepartir/ʀ(ə)paʀtiʀ/(vi)to set off againrepenser/ʀ(ə)pɑ̃se/(vt)to rethinkrépondre/ʀepɔ̃dʀ/(vti)to answer, replyréponse/ʀepɔ̃s/(nf)reply, responserepos/ʀ(ə)po/(nm)restreposer (se)/ʀəpoze/(vpr)to rest, to rely on (with sur)repousser/ʀ(ə)puse/(vt)to repel, push backreprendre/ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to take back / regain /resumereprise/ʀ(ə)pʀiz/(nf)resumption, recaptureréputation/ʀepytasjɔ̃/(nf)reputationréputé, e/ʀepyte/(adj)renowned (pour for)rescapé, e/ʀɛskape/(adj)survivingréseau (pl -eaux)/ʀezo/(nm)networkréservé, e/ʀezɛʀve/(adj)reservedrespirer/ʀɛspiʀe/(vi)to breatheresserrer/ʀ(ə)seʀe/(vt)to tighten (up)reste/ʀɛst/(nm)remainderrester/ʀɛste/(vi)to stayrésultat/ʀezylta/(nm)resultrétablissement/ʀetablismɑ̃/(nm)recovery (of health / fitness)retard/ʀ(ə)taʀ/(nm)delayretardement (à ~)/ʀ(ə)taʀdəmɑ̃/(nm)lateretarder/ʀ(ə)taʀde/(vt)to delayretenir/ʀət(ə)niʀ/(vt)to hold (back)retirer/ʀətiʀe/(vt)to withdrawretour/ʀ(ə)tuʀ/(nm)return (match)retourné, e/ʀ(ə)tuʀne/(adj)turned roundretourner/ʀətuʀne/(vt)to turn over, to upsetretrait/ʀ(ə)tʀɛ/(nm)withdrawalrétrogradé, e/ʀetʀɔɡʀade/(adj)relegated, demotedretrouvailles/ʀ(ə)tʀuvɑj/(nfpl)reunionretrouver/ʀ(ə)tʀuve/(vt)to find (again)réunir (se)/ʀeyniʀ/(vpr)to meetréussir/ʀeysiʀ/(vi)to succeedréussite/ʀeysit/(nf)successrevanche/ʀ(ə)vɑ̃ʃ/(nf)revengerêve/ʀɛv/(nm)dreamréveiller (se)/ʀeveje/(vpr)to wake uprevenir/ʀəv(ə)niʀ/(vi)to returnrez-de-chaussée/ʀedʃose/(nm)ground floorrhume/ʀym/(nm)head-coldricocher/ʀikɔʃe/(vi)to ricochet off, rebound fromrien/ʀjɛ̃/(pron)nothingrire/ʀiʀ/(vi)to laughrisque/ʀisk/(nm)riskrivalité/ʀivalite/(nf)rivalryrocambolesque/ʀɔkɑ̃bɔlɛsk/(adj)fantasticrôder/ʀode/(vi)to prowl (around)roi/ʀwa/(nm)kingrond/ʀɔ̃/(nm)ringronger/ʀɔ̃ʒe/(vt)to gnawrouge/ʀuʒ/(adj)redrouler/ʀule/(vi, vt)to rollrude/ʀyd/(adj)tough, roughrue/ʀy/(nf)streetrugir/ʀyʒiʀ/(vi)to roarrugissement/ʀyʒismɑ̃/(nm)roarrythme/ʀitm/(nm)rhythm, pace Back to top S French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word sa/sa/(det)his / her (f)sacrer/sakʀe/(vt)to crownsaigner/seɲe/(vt)to bleedsain, e/sɛ̃, sɛn/(adj)healthysaisir/seziʀ/(vt)to seize, grabsaison/sɛzɔ̃/(nf)seasonsalut!/saly/(excl)hi! / bye!samedi/samdi/(nm)Saturdaysanctioner /sɑ̃ksjɔne/(vt)to punish, disciplinesang-froid/sɑ̃fʀwa/(nm)self-controlsans/sɑ̃/(prep)withoutsanté/sɑ̃te/(nf)healthsauf/sof/(prep)exceptsauter/sote/(vi)to jumpsauver/sove/(vt)to savesauvetage/sov(ə)taʒ/(nm)rescue, salvagesavoir/savwaʀ/(vt)to knowsavon/savɔ̃/(nm)soapscander/skɑ̃de/(vt)to chantsceller/sele/(vt)to sealschéma/ʃema/(nm)diagramscore/skɔʀ/(nm)the score / leadse/sə/(pron)him/her/itself, each otherséance/seɑ̃s/(nf)sessionsécher/seʃe/(vti)to dry, to skipsecond, e/s(ə)ɡɔ̃, ɔ̃d/(adj)secondsecours/səkuʀ/(nm)assistanceseize/sɛz/(num)sixteenseizième/sɛzjɛm/(num)sixteenthséjour/seʒuʀ/(nm)stay, visitsélectionneur, -euse /selɛksjɔnœʀ, -øz/(nm,f)selectorselon/s(ə)lɔ̃/(prep)according tosemaine/s(ə)mɛn/(nf)weeksembler/sɑ̃ble/(vt)to seemsemonce/səmɔ̃s/(nf)warningsens/sɑ̃s/(nm)meaning, directionsentier/sɑ̃tje/(nm)pathsentir (se)/sɑ̃tiʀ/(vpr)to feelsept/sɛt/(num)sevenseptembre/sɛptɑ̃bʀ/(nm)Septemberseptième/sɛtjɛm/(num)seventhséquence/sekɑ̃s/(nf)sequencesérieusement/seʀjøzmɑ̃/(adv)seriouslysérieux, -ieuse/seʀjø, jøz/(adj)seriousserré, e/seʀe/(adj)tightservir/sɛʀviʀ/(vt)to serveses/se/(det)his / her (pl)seul, e/sœl/(adj)single, aloneseulement/sœlmɑ̃/(adv)onlysevré/səvʀe/(adj)weanedshort/ʃɔʀt/(nm)shortssi/si/(adv)yes, so, however, assi/si/(conj)ifsiège/sjɛʒ/(nm)seatsiens (les)/sjɛ̃/(nmpl)one's own peoplesiffler/sifle/(vi)to blow the whistlesifflet/siflɛ/(nm)the whistlesigner/siɲe/(vt)to signsimplement/sɛ̃pləmɑ̃/(adv)simply, just, easilysinon/sinɔ̃/(conj)otherwisesituation/sitɥasjɔ̃/(nf)situation, jobsix/sis/(num)sixsixième/sizjɛm/(num)sixthsmasher/sma(t)ʃe/(vt)to smashsoi/swa/(pron)oneselfsoif/swaf/(nf)thirstsoigner/swaɲe/(vt)to look after, to treatsoir/swaʀ/(nm)evening, nightsoirée/swaʀe/(nf)evening, partysoit/swa/(conj)either, or, whether, givensoixante/swasɑ̃t/(num)sixtysoixante et onze/swasɑ̃teɔ̃z/(num)seventy-onesoixante-dix/swasɑ̃tdis/(num)seventysoixante-douze/swasɑ̃tduz/(num)seventy-twosol/sɔl/(nm)ground, soilsolder (se)/sɔlde/(vpr)to end (in)soleil/sɔlɛj/(nm)sunsolide/sɔlid/(adj)solid, strongsollicité, e/sɔlisite/(adj)in demandson/sɔ̃/(det)his, her (m)sondage/sɔ̃daʒ/(nm)(opinion) pollsort/sɔʀ/(nm)lot, fatesortie/sɔʀti/(nf)exitsortir/sɔʀtiʀ/(vti)to go outsoudain, e/sudɛ̃, ɛn/(adv)suddensoudé, e/sude/(adj)unitedsouffle/sufl/(nm)breathsouhaiter/swete/(vt)to hope for somethingsoulagement/sulaʒmɑ̃/(nm)reliefsoulever/sul(ə)ve/(vt)to raisesouligner/suliɲe/(vt)to underlinesoupirail/supiʀaj/(nm)basement windowsourire/suʀiʀ/(vi)to smilesous/su/(prep)undersoutenir/sut(ə)niʀ/(vt)to supportsoutien/sutjɛ̃/(nm)supportsouvent/suvɑ̃/(adv)oftenspécial, e (mpl -aux)/spesjal, jo/(adj)specialspectaculaire/spɛktakylɛʀ/(adj)spectacularspectateur, -trice/spɛktatœʀ, tʀis/(nm,f)spectatorsport/spɔʀ/(nm)sportsportif, -ive/spɔʀtif, iv/(adj)sporting, athleticstade/stad/(nm)stadium, stagestopper/stɔpe/(vi, vt)to stopsubir/sybiʀ/(vt)to suffersubtiliser/syptilize/(vt)to stealsuccès/syksɛ/(nm)successsuite/sɥit/(nf)sequelsuivant, e/sɥivɑ̃,-t/(adj)followingsuivre/sɥivʀ/(vt)to followsujet (au ~ de)/syʒɛ/(nm)aboutsuperbe/sypɛʀb/(adj)superbsuperficie/sypɛʀfisi/(nf)areasupplice/syplis/(nm)torturesupplier/syplije/(vt)to begsur/syʀ/(prep)on, aboutsûr, e/syʀ/(adj)suresurchauffé, e/syʀʃofe/(adj)overheatedsurface /syʀfas/(nf)surfacesurnom/syʀnɔ̃/(nm)nicknamesurnombre/syʀnɔ̃bʀ/(nm)surplussurprenant, e/syʀpʀənɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)surprisingsurprise/syʀpʀiz/(nf)surprisesurtout/syʀtu/(adv)above allsurveiller/syʀveje/(vt)to watch, to supervisesurvêtement/syʀvɛtmɑ̃/(nm)tracksuitsurvolté/syʀvɔlte/(adj)over-excited, highly chargedsympa(thique)/sɛ̃patik/(adj)nice, friendlysynthétique/sɛ̃tetik/(adj)syntheticsystème/sistɛm/(nm)system Back to top T French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word ta/ta/(det)your (f)tableau (pl -eaux)/tablo/(nm)board, tabletâche/tɑʃ/(nf)task, jobtacle/takl/(nm)tackletacler/takle/(vt)to tackletactique/taktik/(adj)tacticaltaille/taj/(nf)sizetalent/talɑ̃/(nm)talenttalentueux, talentueuse/talɑ̃tɥø, øz/(adj)talentedtalonnade/talɔnad/(nf)back-heelertant (en tant que)/tɑ̃/(adv)in the capacity of, astantôt/tɑ̃to/(adv)sometimes, this afternoontard/taʀ/(adv)latetarder/taʀde/(vi)to delay, to be latete/tə/(pron)you, yourselftechnique/tɛknik/(adj)technicaltel, -le/tɛl/(adj)suchtélévisé, e/televize/(adj)televisedtéléviseur/televisœʀ/(nm)TV settellement/tɛlmɑ̃/(adv)so much, so manytemporiser/tɑ̃pɔʀize/(vi)to play for timetemps/tɑ̃/(nm)time, weathertenant, e/tənɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(nm,f)holdertendance/tɑ̃dɑ̃s/(nf)tendency, trendtendu, e/tɑ̃dy/(adj)tensetenir/t(ə)niʀ/(vt, vi)to hold, to keep, to control, to resisttension/tɑ̃sjɔ̃/(nf)tensiontentative/tɑ̃tativ/(nf)attempttenter/tɑ̃te/(vt)to trytenue/t(ə)ny/(nf)kitterminer/tɛʀmine/(vt)to finishterne/tɛʀn/(adj)dullternir/tɛʀniʀ/(vt)to tarnishterrain/tɛʀɛ̃/(nm)pitch, groundterre/tɛʀ/(nf)earth, groundterroir/tɛʀwaʀ/(nm)regiontes/te/(det)your (pl)tête/tɛt/(nf)head, headertiers/tjɛʀ/(nm)third (fraction)tir/tiʀ/(nm)shottirage/tiʀaʒ/(nm)pullingtirer/tiʀe/(vt, vi)to pull, to shoot, to taketitre/titʀ(ə)/(nm)titletitulariser/titylaʀize/(vt)to picktoi/twa/(pron)youtomber/tɔ̃be/(vi)to fallton, ta/tɔ̃, ta/(det)yourtonitruant, e/tɔnitʀyɑ̃, ɑ̃t/(adj)thunderingtort/tɔʀ/(nm)fault, wrongtôt/to/(adv)soon, earlytotal, e (mpl -aux)/tɔtal, o/(adj)totaltouche/tuʃ/(nf)touch, touchline, throw-intoucher /tuʃe/(vt)to touch, to hittoujours/tuʒuʀ/(adv)still, alwaystour/tuʀ/(nm)round, stagetournant/tuʀnɑ̃/(nm)turning pointtourner/tuʀne/(vt)to turntournoi/tuʀnwa/(nm)tournamenttous, toutes/tu, tut/(adj)all, any (plur)tout/tu/(adv)very, quitetout, toute/tu, tut/(adj)all, any (sing)trajectoire/tʀaʒɛktwaʀ/(nf)trajectory, pathtransfert/tʀɑ̃sfɛʀ/(nm)transfertransmettre/tʀɑ̃smɛtʀ/(vt)to pass (on)transmission/tʀɑ̃smisjɔ̃/(nf)passing on, transmissiontranspercer/tʀɑ̃spɛʀse/(vt)to piercetransversal, e (mpl -aux)/tʀɑ̃svɛʀsal/(adj)crosstransversale/tʀɑ̃svɛʀsal/(nf)crossbartravail (pl -aux)/tʀavaj/(nm)worktravailler/tʀavaje/(vt)to work (on)traverser/tʀavɛʀse/(vt)to crosstrébucher/tʀebyʃe/(vi)to stumbletreizième/tʀɛzjɛm/(num)thirteenthtrentaine/tʀɑ̃tɛn/(nf)about thirtytrente/tʀɑ̃t/(num)thirtytrès/tʀɛ/(adv)verytrève/tʀɛv/(nf)winter breaktribune/tʀibyn/(nf)stand, grandstandtricher/tʀiʃe/(vi)to cheattricolore/tʀikɔlɔʀ/(adj)three-colouredtrois/tʀwɑ/(num)threetroisième/tʀwɑzjɛm/(num)thirdtromper/tʀɔ̃pe/(vt)to deceive, to slip pasttromper (se)/tʀɔ̃pe/(vpr)to make a mistaketrop/tʀo/(adv)tootrophée/tʀɔfe/(nm)trophytrou/tʀu/(nm)hole, gaptrouver/tʀuve/(vt)to findtrouver (se)/tʀuve/(vpr)to find oneself, to betu, t'/ty, t/(pron)youtuer/tɥe/(vt)to killtype/tip/(nm)guy, classic example Back to top U French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word un/œ̃/(det)a, anun-contre-un/œ̃-kɔ̃tʀ-œ̃/(nm)one-on-oneun, e/œ̃, yn/(num)oneun, e/œ̃, yn/(pron)one (person)une/yn/(det)a, anune/yn/(nf)headlineunième/ynjɛm/(num)firstuniquement/ynikmɑ̃/(adv)only, exclusively Back to top V French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word vague/vaɡ/(nf)wavevaincre/vɛ̃kʀ/(vt)to beat, defeatvainqueur/vɛ̃kœʀ/(nm)victorvalable/valabl/(adj)validvaleur/valœʀ/(nf)value, worthvedette/vədɛt/(nf)starveille/vɛj/(nf)the day beforevendre/vɑ̃dʀ/(vt)to sellvendredi/vɑ̃dʀədi/(nm)Fridayvenir/v(ə)niʀ/(vi)to comevent/vɑ̃/(nm)windvente/vɑ̃t/(nf)saleventre/vɑ̃tʀ/(nm)middle, bellyverre/vɛʀ/(nm)glassvers/vɛʀ/(prep)towardsvert, e/vɛʀ, -t/(adj)greenvestiaire/vɛstjɛʀ/(nm)changing roomvêtement/vɛtmɑ̃/(nm)item of clothingvictoire/viktwaʀ/(nf)victoryvide/vid/(adj)emptyvie/vi/(nf)lifevierge/vjɛʀʒ/(adj)blankvieux, vieille (mpl vieux)/vjø, vjɛj/(adj)oldvillage/vilaʒ/(nm)villageville/vil/(nf)townvingt/vɛ̃/(num)twentyvingt et un/vɛ̃teœ̃/(num)twenty-onevingt-deux/vɛ̃tdø/(num)twenty-twovingt-trois/vɛ̃ttʀwɑ/(num)twenty-threevingtième/vɛ̃tjɛm/(num)twentiethviolet, e/vjɔlɛ,-t/(adj)purplevirage/viʀaʒ/(nm)bend, cornervis-à-vis/vizavi/(prep)opposite, in relation tovisage/vizaʒ/(nm)faceviser/vize/(vt)to aim at / forvision/vizjɔ̃/(nf)sight, viewvite/vit/(adv)quicklyvitesse/vitɛs/(nf)speedvivant, e/vivɑ̃, -t/(adj)livingvivre/vivʀ/(vt)to live throughvoici/vwasi/(prep)here is, here arevoie/vwa/(nf)road, trackvoilà/vwala/(prep)there is, there arevoir/vwaʀ/(vti)to seevoisin, e/vwazɛ̃, -in/(nm, nf)neighbourvoiture/vwatyʀ/(nf)carvoix/vwa/(nf)voicevolée/vɔle/(nf)volleyvoler/vɔle/(vti)to steal, to flyvolontaire/vɔlɔ̃tɛʀ/(adj)intentionalvos/vo/(det)your (plural)votre/vɔtʀ/(det)yourvouloir/vulwaʀ/(vt)to wantvous/vu/(pron)youvoûte/vut/(nf)vault, archvrai, e/vʀɛ/(adj)true, realvraiment/vʀɛmɑ̃/(adv)really, trulyvraisemblable/vʀɛsɑ̃blabl/(adj)probabley/i/(adv)to it, there Back to top Y French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word yeux/jø/(nmpl)eyes Back to top Z French Word Pronunciation Grammar English Word zen/zɛn/(adj)unfazedzone/zon/(nf)zone Back to top