All French Words — A to Z

has (third-person singular of avoir)

fasting, on an empty stomach

blindly

unexpectedly

in principle

lower, reduce

abandonment, desertion

abandoned

to abandon

slaughterhouse

b (second letter of the alphabet)

baba au rhum

trinket, knick-knack

port side (left side of a ship)

baboon

baby

babysitter

babysitting

baccalaureate

tarpaulin, tarp

the letter c

here and there

cabin

shed, hut

cabaret, nightclub

cabin, booth, cubicle

office, study

cable, wire

head (informal)

to dent

first

other

straightaway

hobby

dagger

to deign

fallow deer

paving slab, flagstone

pave, tile with flagstones

lady

the letter e

email

water

brandy

rough draft

to dazzle, to blind (with light)

dazzling

dustman, refuse collector

to shake, destabilise

to leak out

the letter F

F (musical note)

fable

manufacturer, maker

manufacturing, production

factory

make, manufacture

fabulous, amazing

uni, university (informal)

facade, front (of a building)

gram

to waste, to ruin

trigger (of a gun)

mess, waste

gadget, gizmo

blunder, gaffe

to blunder, to put one's foot in it

gag, joke

pledge, token, forfeit

to wager

skilful

skill; dexterity

dressed up

to dress

outfit

inhabitant, resident

habitat, natural environment

dwelling, housing

inhabited

to live (in a place), to inhabit

i

iceberg

here

here below, in this world

icon

ideal

idealism

idealist

idea

the same, ditto

j (letter)

already (archaic/regional)

to chatter, to jabber

jack plug (audio/electrical)

jackpot

James

hot tub, jacuzzi

in former times, long ago

to eat (slang)

to gush, to spurt

the letter K

kamikaze

kangaroo

karaoke

karate

karma

kepi, peaked military cap

village fair, charity fête

ketchup

cop, police officer

there

most of

most of

most of the

over there

in there

out there

back there, behind there

underneath

on that, about that

m

my

crazy, nuts

pimp

macabre, gruesome

macaque

macaroni

corpse, stiff (slang)

to chew

machete

dwarf, midget (offensive)

gondola, nacelle (balloon or airship basket)

nothing, zilch

swimming, swim stroke

fin (of a fish)

to swim

swimmer

formerly, not long ago

naive

dwarf

O (letter)

oasis

to obey

obedience

obedient

obese

objective, goal

objection

object, item

obligation, duty

page (abbreviation)

dad

pasha, big shot

peacemaker

peaceful

pacifist

pack

cheap goods, junk

pact, agreement

windfall, gold mine

the letter Q

to grid

quay, platform, embankment

qualification, credential

qualified, skilled

to qualify, to describe

quality

as for

quantum

quantity, amount

Ra (Egyptian sun god)

extra portion

harp on, repeat endlessly

discount, reduction

belittle, put down

fold back, push down

rabbi

rabbi

rabble

take back, see home

his

sabbath

sand

hourglass

hoof

sabotage

sabotage, botch

saboteur

sabre

bag, sack

t-shirt

your

tobacco

to beat up, thrash

table

painting

to count on

shelf

apron

taboo

the letter U

ulcer

ultimatum

ultimate, final

ultra-

unanimous

unanimity, unanimous agreement

plain (color), unified

unification

to unify

the letter V

coming and going

vacancy

vacant

din, uproar

vaccine

to vaccinate

cow

really, awfully (informal intensifier)

to waver, to flicker

the letter W

railway carriage, wagon

sleeping car

personal stereo

toilet

watt

the Web, internet

weekend

western (film)

whiskey

(informal) thing, situation

yacht

yak

yang

Yankee

yogurt

yard (unit of length, approx. 91 cm)

yen (Japanese currency)

yeshiva

yin

the letter Z

to channel-surf, to zap

zebra

zeal, enthusiasm

zen, calm

zero

sable (animal or fur)

guy, fellow

to bump off

zinc