Terms in French Taxi
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| Word | Meaning | Context |
|---|---|---|
| à bientôt | see you soon | |
| un accident | an accident | |
| un accueil | a reception | |
| acheter | to buy | |
| un acteur | an actor | |
| une actrice | an actress | |
| une activité | an activity | |
| adorer | to adore | |
| une adresse | an address | |
| un aéroport | an airport | |
| une affiche | a poster | |
| un âge | an age | |
| une agence de voyages | a travel agency | |
| une agence immobilière | a real estate agency | |
| un agenda | a diary (planner) | |
| ah bon | oh yes | |
| aimer | to love | |
| un air conditionné | an air conditioning | |
| alcool | alcohol | |
| allemand | German | |
| aller | to go | |
| aller-retour | return-ticket | |
| allumer | to turn on | |
| alors | then | |
| ami | friend (m) | |
| amie | friend (f) | |
| un amour | a love | |
| amoureux | in love (m) | |
| amoureuse | in love (f) | |
| un an | a year | |
| ancien | ancient | |
| une année | a year (duration) | |
| à partir de | starting from | |
| un appartement | an apartment | |
| appeler | to call | |
| apprendre | to learn | |
| après | after | |
| après-midi | afternoon | |
| un aquarium | an aquarium | |
| argent | money | |
| arrêter | to stop | |
| arriver | to arrive | |
| un article | an article | |
| un artiste | an artist | |
| un ascenseur | an elevator | |
| assez | enough | |
| une assiette | a plate | |
| assistant | assistant | |
| athlétisme | athletics | |
| attendre | to wait | |
| aujourd\'hui | today | |
| au revoir | goodbye | |
| aussi | also | |
| une autoroute | a motorway | |
| au total | in all | |
| autre chose | something else | |
| avant | before | |
| un avantage | an advantage | |
| avec | with | |
| avec plaisir | with pleasure | |
| avenir | future | |
| une avenue | an avenue | |
| un avion | an aeroplane | |
| avoir | to have | |
| le bac | the school leaving certificate | |
| le badge | the badge | |
| une baguette | a baguette | |
| se baigner | to bathe oneself | |
| la banque | the bank | |
| le bar | the bar | |
| baskets | trainers | |
| le bateau | the boat | |
| beau | beautiful (m) | |
| belle | beautiful (f) | |
| beaucoup | many | |
| beau temps | good weather | |
| beaux-arts | fine arts | |
| bébé | baby | |
| belge | belgian | |
| le beurre | the butter | |
| bien | well | |
| bien sûr | of course | |
| le billet | the ticket | |
| la bise | the kiss | |
| bisous | kisses | |
| blanc | white | |
| le blessé | the injurded person | |
| bleu | blue | |
| blond | blond | |
| le blouson | the jacket | |
| boire | to drink | |
| la boîte | the night club | |
| bon | good | |
| le bon de commande | the order form | |
| bonjour | hello | |
| bonne année | happy new year | |
| la bouche | the mouth | |
| le boulanger | the baker (m) | |
| la boulangère | the baker (f) | |
| la bouteille | the bottle | |
| la boutique | the shop (small) | |
| bravo | well done | |
| bref | brief | |
| briller | to shine | |
| brun | brown | |
| la brochure | the brochure | |
| bruyant | noisy | |
| le bulletin météo | the weather report | |
| le bureau | the office | |
| le bus | the bus | |
| le cabinet | the cabinet (government) | |
| le cadeau | the gift | |
| le café | the coffee | |
| calme | calm | |
| se calmer | to calm down | |
| le camion | the lorry | |
| la campagne | the country | |
| le camping | the camping | |
| canadien | Canadian | |
| candidate | candidate | |
| la carte | the map | |
| la carte à jouer | the playing card | |
| la carte de visite | business card | |
| le catalogue | the catalogue | |
| ça va | things are fine | |
| célèbre | famous | |
| certainement | certainly | |
| c\'est ça | that\'s it | |
| c\'est parti | its begun | |
| c\'est tout | that\'s all | |
| la chaise | the chair | |
| la chambre | the room | |
| la chance | the luck | |
| le changement | the change | |
| changer | to change | |
| le chapeau | the hat | |
| le chat | the cat (m) | |
| la chatte | the cat (f) | |
| chaud | warm | |
| chaussures | shoes | |
| la cheminée | the fireplace | |
| la chemise | the shirt | |
| cher | expensive (m) | |
| chère | expensive (f) | |
| chercher | to search for | |
| cheveux | hair | |
| le chien | the dog (m) | |
| la chienne | the dog (f) | |
| chinois | Chinese | |
| le chocolat | the chocolate | |
| choisir | to choose | |
| le cidre | the cider | |
| le cinéma | the cinema | |
| la circonstance | the circumstance | |
| le circuit | the trip, tour | |
| clair | bright | |
| la classe | the class | |
| la clé | the key | |
| le club | the club | |
| une coiffure | a haircut | |
| le coin | the corner | |
| le collègue | the colleague | |
| colombien | Colombian | |
| comme | as | |
| commencer | to begin | |
| comment | how | |
| complet | full | |
| comprendre | to understand | |
| le concert | the concert | |
| la confiture | the jam | |
| connaître | to know | |
| se connaître | to know each other | |
| le conseil | the advice | |
| la construction | the construction | |
| contacter | to contact | |
| continuer | to continue | |
| le copain | the boyfriend | |
| la copine | the girlfriend | |
| le coq | the cock | |
| correctement | correctly | |
| la couleur | the colour | |
| le couloir | the corridor | |
| le cours | the course | |
| le couteau | the knife | |
| coûter | to cost | |
| une crêpe | a pancake | |
| la cuisine | the kitchen | |
| d\'abord | first of all | |
| d\'accord | okay | |
| la danse | the dance | |
| le degré | the degree | |
| déjà | already | |
| le déjeuner | the lunch | |
| demain | tomorrow | |
| demander | to ask | |
| dentiste | dentist | |
| le départ | the departure | |
| la dépense | the expense | |
| desendre | to descend | |
| désolé | sorry | |
| le dessert | the dessert | |
| la destination | the destination | |
| se détendre | to relax | |
| détester | to hate | |
| deuxième | second | |
| devenir | to become | |
| la différence | the difference | |
| un dimanche | a Sunday | |
| dîner | dinner | |
| dire | to say | |
| direct | direct | |
| le directeur | the director (m) | |
| la directrice | the director (f) | |
| dis donc | you don\'t say! | |
| le docteur | the doctor | |
| le document | the document | |
| donc | so | |
| donner | to give | |
| dormir | to sleep | |
| la douche | the shower | |
| dynamique | dynamic | |
| eau minérale | mineral water | |
| une école | a school | |
| écouter | to listen | |
| écrire | to write | |
| un écrivian | a writer | |
| embrasser | to kiss | |
| endormir | to fall asleep | |
| une enfance | a childhood | |
| un enfant | a child | |
| enfin | at last | |
| en général | in general | |
| en moyenne | on average | |
| s\'ennuyer | to get bored | |
| une enquête | an inquiry | |
| ensemble | together | |
| ensuite | then, next | |
| entraînement | training | |
| s\'entraîner | to train | |
| une entrée | an entrance | |
| une entreprise | a company | |
| entrer | to enter | |
| un entretien | an interview | |
| envie | envy | |
| une erreur | an error | |
| un espace vert | a park | |
| espagnol | Spanish | |
| essayer | to try | |
| est | east | |
| et | and | |
| un étage | a floor, storey | |
| une étagère | a shelf | |
| un étranger | a foreigner (m) | |
| une étrangere | a foreigner (f) | |
| être | to be | |
| étudiant | student | |
| éviter | to avoid | |
| exactement | exactly | |
| excellent | excellent | |
| escussez-moi | excuse me | |
| exister | to exist | |
| une expérience | an experience | |
| fabriquer | to manufacture | |
| la faculté | the faculty | |
| facile | easy | |
| faire | to do, make | |
| familier | familiar | |
| la famille | the family | |
| fantastique | fantastic | |
| la farine | the flour | |
| fatigué | tired | |
| le fauteuil | the armchair | |
| félicitations | congratulations | |
| la femme | the woman | |
| la fenêtre | the window | |
| la fête | the party, celebration | |
| le feu d\'artifice | the fireworks | |
| la fille | the girl | |
| la fleur | the flower | |
| la fois | the time | |
| la folie | the excess | |
| le footing | the jogging | |
| français | French | |
| le fromage | the cheese | |
| le fruit | the fruit | |
| fumeur | smoking | |
| gagner | to earn | |
| le garçon | boy | |
| la gare | the station | |
| le gâteau | the chake | |
| la glace | the ice-cream | |
| glissant | slippery | |
| le golf | the golf | |
| le goût | the taste | |
| le gramme | the gram | |
| grand | big | |
| grand-mère | grandmother | |
| grand-père | grandfather | |
| gratuit | gree | |
| gris | gray | |
| la geurre | the war | |
| la gymnastique | the gymnastics | |
| pour ou contre | for or against | pour ou contre viande |
| pouvoir | to be able to | |
| pratique | practical | |
| préférer | to prefer | |
| prendre | to take | |
| le prénom | first name | |
| préparer | to prepare | |
| la présentation | appearance | |
| principalement | mainly | |
| privé | private | |
| le prix | price | |
| probable | probable | |
| le problème | problem | |
| prochain | next | |
| le professeur | teacher | |
| la profession | profession | |
| le projet | plan | |
| se promener | to go for a walk | |
| la publicité | advertising | |
| puis | then | |
| le pull | sweater | |
| la pyramide | pyramid | |
| le quai | quay | |
| la quantité | quantity | |
| québécois | Quebecen | |
| quelque chose | something | |
| qui est-ce | who is it | |
| quitter | to leave | |
| raconter | to tell | |
| la radio | radio | |
| avoir raison | to be right | |
| le rap | rap | |
| récent | recent | |
| la réception | reception | |
| la référence | reference | |
| regarder | to watch | |
| remercier | to thank (express gratitude) | Elle l\'a remercié pour ses fleurs |
| rencontrer | to meet | |
| le redez-vous | appointment | |
| les renseignement | information | |
| rentrer | get in, come in | |
| le repas | meal | |
| répondre | to answer | |
| le reportage | report (news) | |
| se reposer | to have a rest | Je vais rester à la maison ce soir et prendre un peu de repos avant la fête. |
| réserver | to reserve | |
| le responsable | manager | |
| le restaurant | restaurant | |
| rester | to stay, to remain | |
| le résultat | result | |
| retourner | to return | |
| la retraite | retirement | |
| la réunion | meeting | |
| réussir | to succeed | |
| rêver | to dream | |
| le rez-de-chaussée | the ground floor | |
| le riz | rice | |
| la roue | wheel | |
| rouge | red | |
| router | to travel, drive | |
| la route | the road | |
| la rue | the street | |
| le sac | the bag | |
| la salade | the salad | |
| la salle de bains | the bathroom | |
| le salon | the living room | |
| le séjour | the stay | |
| la semaine | the week | |
| le serveur | the waiter | |
| la serveuse | the waitress | |
| seulement | only | |
| le sexe | the sex | |
| s\'il vous plaît | please | |
| le ski | skiing | |
| la société | the company | |
| la soeur | the sister | |
| le soir | the evening | |
| la soirée | the evening | |
| le soleil | the sun | |
| sombre | dark | |
| sortir | to exit | |
| souriant | smiling | |
| le souvenir | the memory | |
| se souvenir | to remember | |
| souvent | often | |
| spectacle | show, play | |
| le sport | the sport | |
| le stress | the stress | |
| le sucre | the sugar | |
| le sud | the south | |
| suivre | to follow | |
| super | great, fantastic | |
| supprimer | to get rid of | |
| sûr | sure | |
| la surprise | the surprise | |
| le symbole | the symbol | |
| sympa | nice, friendly | |
| la table | the table | |
| la taille | the size | |
| le tapis | the carpet | |
| tard | late | |
| le tarif | the price | |
| le téléphone | the telephone | |
| la télévision | television | |
| le témoignage | the report, account | |
| téléphone porable | the mobile phone | |
| téléphoner | to phone | |
| la température | the temperature | |
| le temps | the weather | |
| tenir | to hold | |
| le tennis | the tennis | |
| se terminer | to end | |
| la terrasse | the terrace | |
| terrifié | terrified | |
| le thé | the tea | |
| le théatre | the theatre | |
| les toilettes | the toilets | |
| tomber | to fall | |
| tôt | early | |
| la tour | the tower | |
| le tourisme | the tourism | |
| tout | all | |
| tout de suite | immediately | |
| tout lt monde | everyone | |
| le train | the train | |
| tranquille | tranquil | |
| travailler | to work | |
| faires des travaux | to have done work | |
| traverser | to cross | |
| très | very | |
| triste | sad | |
| trop | too much | |
| trouver | to find | |
| le truc | the thing | |
| le T-shirt | the tee-shirt | |
| le type | the guy | |
| un peu | a little | |
| utiliser | to user | |
| les vacances | the holidays | |
| le vase | the vase | |
| le vélo | the bicycle | |
| vendre | to sell | |
| vendredi | friday | |
| venir | to come | |
| le verre | the glass | |
| vers | at about (time) | |
| le vêtement | the clothing | On porte des vêtements pour avoir chaud et être beaux |
| la viande | the meat | |
| la vie | the life | |
| la ville | the city | |
| le vin | the wine | |
| visiter | to visit | |
| vite | quickly | |
| vivement | long live | |
| vivre | to live | |
| la voie | the platform | |
| voilà | there you are | |
| voir | to see | |
| le voisin | the neighbour (m) | |
| la voisine | the neighbour (f) | |
| la voiture | the car | |
| vouloir | to want | |
| le voyage | the journey, travel | |
| vraiment | really | |
| le week-end | the weekend | |
| le yaourt | the yoghurt |
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