French Audio Dictionary D, E F Words

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Words Starting With D Word Definition Category D the letter D French alphabet d'abord (adv) - first, in the first place d'accord OK Basic vocabulary dada (figurative) hobby-horse d'ailleurs (adv) - besides, moreover, for that matter une dalle paving stone, slab Daniel Daniel French names la danse dancing Hobbies la date date Dates David David French names dà ©baller to unpack, display, let out dà ©barrasser to clear, to rid (someone) of dà ©bile (adj) - weak, frail, sickly, poor; (inf) - stupid dà ©biter to produce, to sell dà ©blayer to clear away, remove, tidy up; to prepare (ground) dà ©boà ®ter to disconnect, dislodge, dislocate; (driving) to pull out dà ©bordement overflow(ing), boiling over, (out)burst dà ©border to overflow, to stick out; (fig) - to be bursting with un dà ©bouchà © opening, outlet, prospect debout (adj, adv) - standing, upright dà ©brouiller to untangle, sort out, teach someone the basics dà ©butant (adj) - beginning, novice dà ©ca decaf (informal) le dà ©calage horaire time difference, jet lag dà ©cembre December Calendar dà ©clencher to release, set off, trigger, launch, work dà ©coiffer to muss (one's hair), to take one's hat off dà ©contractà © (adj) relaxed, laid back, casual en dà ©coudre to fight, do battle dà ©crà ©ter to order, declare, decree, ordain, decide dà ©crocher to pick up (the phone) On the phone dà ©daigner to despise, look down on, scorn, disdain, spurn le dà ©dommagement compensation, something to make up for a problem dà ©fense d'entrer do not enter Travel dà ©fense de fumer no smoking Restaurant un dà ©fi challenge, defiance un dà ©gà ¢t (often plural) - damage dà ©glinguer (inf) - to bust, break dà ©goiser (inf) - to spout, rattle on dà ©gommer (fam) - to demote, ire; to lay into, get told off dà ©goter (inf) - to dig up, find dà ©gringoler to collapse, fall; to rush/fall down dà ©guerpir (inf) - to clear off/out, scarper dà ©gueulasse (fam adj) - lousy, rotten, filthy, disgusting dà ©guster to taste, sample, savor; (inf) - to suffer, have a rough time le dà ©jeuner lunch Food dà ©laisser to abandon, quit, give up, neglect de l'aprà ¨s-midi in the afternoon Telling time se dà ©lecter to (take) delight in, to revel in dà ©lester (technical) to cut off power, relieve congestion / a burden; (transportation) to remove ballast se demander to wonder, to ask oneself dà ©manger to itch (literally and fig) le dà ©maquillant make-up remover Toiletries dà ©marrer to start up, to move off, to get moving un dà ©mà ªlà © dispute, quarrel se dà ©mener to thrash about, struggle, exert oneself dà ©mettre to dislocate, dismiss la demeure residence, home (old-fashioned, literary) demeurer to stay/live somewhere, to remain la dà ©mission resignation, abdication dà ©modà © (adj) - old-fashioned, out-of-date le dà ©ni denial (law and psychology) Denis Dennis French names Denise Denise French names la dent tooth Body le dentifrice toothpaste Toiletries le dà ©odorant deodorant Toiletries dà ©poser to lay/put/set down, dump, leave; to deposit; to file, register; to testify dà ©poussià ©rer to remove dust from (literally and fig) depuis un an for a year Optional liaisons dà ©ranger to disturb, bother, trouble; to mix/mess up dà ©raper to skid, slip, soar derechef (literary, archaic adv, used in jest) - once again, once more de rien you're welcome Politeness dà ©river to divert, derive, stem from dessaisir (legal) - to remove le dessert dessert Dessert desservir to clear (away), to do a disservice to, to harm; (transportation) - to serve dà ©suet (adj) - outdated, old-fashioned, quaint dà ©taler (inf) - to bolt, take off, clear out, skedaddle dà ©tourner to divert, hijack; turn away, avert; embezzle se dà ©traquer to break down, to be upset deux 2 Numbers deux cent un 201 Numbers deux cents 200 Numbers deux enfants two children Liaisons deux mille 2,000 Numbers deux millions 2,000,000 Numbers devancer to get/be/arrive/do ahead of devant in front of la dà ©veine (informal) rotten luck deviner to guess, solve, foresee; to make out dà ©voiler to unveil, disclose, reveal des devoirs (m) homework School Diane Diane French names un diapason (music) range, tuning fork, pitch pipe un dico (inf) - dictionary (short for dictionnaire) un dictionnaire dictionary School un dicton saying, dicton, expression Didier French names la diffà ©rence difference, identity, dissent diffà ©rer to differ, be different; to postpone le digestif after-dinner drink Drinks dimanche Sunday Calendar la dinde turkey Meat le dà ®ner dinner Food dingue (inf adj) - crazy, nuts, barmy direct (adj) - direct, straight les directions (f) directions Directions dirigeant (adj) - ruling, senior un dispositif device, mechanism; plan (of action, attack...) le dissolvant nail polish remover Toiletries dix 10 Numbers dix-huit 18 Numbers dix-neuf 19 Numbers dix-sept 17 Numbers une dizaine about ten le dodo beddy-bye, sleepy-time Baby talk le doigt finger Body Dominique Dominic, Dominica French names dompter to tame, subdue, master, overcome les DOM-TOM (acronym) - Dà ©partements d'outre-mer, Territoires d'outre-mer Acronyms donc (conjunction) so, therefore dorà ©navant (adv) - from now on, henceforth Dorothà ©e Dorothy French names le dos back Body dotà © (adj) - equipped/endowed with la douane customs Travel doublà © (adj) - lined, dubbed le doudou blankie, blanket Baby talk douà © (adj) - talented, gifted, endowed with douillet (adj) soft, cozy, snug doux (adj) - sweet, soft, gentle, mild douze 12 Numbers un drap sheet, large towel dresser to stand up, raise, erect; to draw or write up la droguerie drugstore Shopping drà ´le (adj) funny, peculiar drà ´lement (inf) awfully, terribly, very Trà ¨ssynonyms du brouillard foggy Weather du matin in the morning Telling time du soir in the evening/at night Telling time du soleil sunny Weather du vent windy Weather Words Starting With E Word Definition Category E the letter E French alphabet l'eau (f) water Drinks l'eau dentifrice mouthwash Toiletries à ©branler to shake, weaken, compromise à ©carter to move apart, to spread (open), to dismiss une à ©chà ©ance expiration/maturity/redemption/payment/due date; term un à ©chec failure, defeat, setback, breakdown à ©chouer to fail; to end up un à ©clair lightning, flash, (fig) - spark à ©clater to burst, blow up, explode; to break out; to make noise; to shine à ©clipser to eclipse, overshadow une à ©cole school School à ©conomies (f plural) savings, conservation à ©corce (fem noun) - bark, peel, skin à ©couler to sell à ©courter to shorten, cut short, curtail un à ©cran screen à ©craser to crush, grind, squeeze; run over un à ©crivain writer Professions s'à ©crouler to fall down, collapse, crumble à ©culà © (adj) - worn down, worn out à ©cume (fem) foam, froth, scum, lather Édith Edith French names Édouard Edward French names à ©dulcorer to water/tone down; to sweeten effacer to erase effectuer to carry out, to make (happen), to accomplish effondrà © (adj) - shattered, crushed, collapsed s'efforcer to try hard, endeavor, do one's best to effrayà © (adj) - scared Mood effroyable appalling, horrifying à ©gal (adj) equal, even, unchanging à   l'à ©gard de toward, concerning à ©gards (m) consideration à ©garà © (adj) - lost, stray, distraught une à ©glise church Directions Égyptien(ne) Egyptian Lang + Nat à ©hontà © (adj) shameless, brazen un à ©lectricien electrician Professions Élà ©onore Eleanor French names Élisabeth Elizabeth French names Élise Elisa French names elle she, it Subject pronouns elle est she is Enchaà ®nement Elle prend un livre She is taking a book Optional liaisons elles they Subject pronouns Elle s'appelle .... Her name is... Introductions Élodie French names à ©loigner to move away (transitive), remove, estrange, banish, dismiss à ©lucubrations (f) wild imaginings emballer to pack; (inf) - to thrill; (fam) - to arrest; to seduce un embouteillage traffic jam, holdup, (fig) bottleneck embrouillà © (adj) - confused, mixed-up Émile Emile French names Émilie Emily French names Emmanuel Emmanuel French names s'emparer to seize, snatch, grab, take over empiler to pile, stack up; (fam) - to have, swindle un(e) employà ©(e) employee Professions emprunter to borrow en arrià ¨re de in back of Directions en avant de in front of Directions en bas down Directions encastrer to embed, fit encenser to burn incense; to flatter, praise excessively enciente (adj) - pregnant encenser to flatter, praise excessively enchantà ©(e) (adj) - delighted (to meet you) Introductions une enchà ¨re bid encore une fois one more time Basic vocab un(e) à ©nergumà ¨ne firebrand en fait in fact, as a matter of fact enfin (adv) - at last, finally; (interj) - well, in a word engelures frostbite engourdir to make numb en haut up Directions ennuyà © (adj) - bored, annoyed Mood ennuyeux (adj) - boring Personality en panne out of order, broken down Travel une enquà ªte inquiry, investigation, survey enrayer to (keep in) check, curb, jam enrhume (adj) - having a cold en route on the way Driving en souffrance pending, awaiting delivery entacher to soil, taint, tarnish (fig); riddled, marred (with errors) entourer to surround, rally around un entracte (theater, cinà ©ma) interval, intermission; (figurative) interruption, interlude, break entraà ®ner to take, drag (a person), to lead, influence; to bring about, lead to; to entail, mean entre eux between them Enchaà ®nement entretenir to maintain, keep, look after, support; (formal) to talk, converse entrouvrir to half-open à ©olien (adj) related to wind à ©pais (adj) thick; (derog) dense, dull, thick à ©parpiller to scatter, disperse à ©pater to amaze, impress une à ©paule shoulder Body à ©pi spike, tuft une à ©picerie grocery store Shopping les à ©pinards (m) spinach Vegetables une à ©pingle pin Jewelry une à ©pouse wife Love language un à ©poux husband Love language une à ©preuve test, ordeal, hardship à ©prouver to feel, experience, suffer, sustain, test à ©puisà © (adj) - worn-out, exhausted Éric Eric French names à ¨s Contraction of en + les, used for university degrees. une escale stopover, port of call un escalier stairway Home escamoter evade, get around; to conjure away; (inf) - to steal les escargots (m) snails Meat escrime (f) fencing une esgourde archaic and slang for ear (used in jest) Espagnol(e), l'espagnol Spanish Lang + Nat une espà ¨ce species, kind, type; (inf pej) - some, stupid espià ¨gle (adj) - mischievous, impish un espion spy une esquisse sketch, outline; beginnings, hint un essaim swarm (literally and figuratively) une essence petrol/gas, spirit, essence, gist, species of a tree essence ordinaire regular gas Driving l'essentiel the basics Basic vocab un essor rapid growth, development, boom; (formal/elegant) flight les essuie-glaces windshield wipers Driving est east Directions estimer to appraise, value, estimate; to (hold in) esteem; to consider, judge estival (adj) summer(y) un estomac stomach Body estomaquer (informal) to stun, stagger, flabbergast, gobsmack estomper to blur, dim, soften, become indistinct et and Basic vocab une à ©tagà ¨re (book)shelf Furniture à ©taler to spread, strew et demie and a half Telling time à ©tà © summer Calendar à ©ternuer to sneeze Étienne Steven French names à ©tirer to stretch à ©toffer to enrich, fill in, flesh out, extend, beef up, strengthen une à ©tourderie absent-mindedness; (fam) - careless mistake et quart quarter after Telling time à ªtre coupà © to be cut off On the phone un à ©tudiant, une à ©tudiante student Professions Eugà ¨ne Eugene French names Europà ©en(ne) European Lang + Nat à ©vanouir to faint, pass out; to disappear à ©veillà © (adj) - alert, bright, awake à ©ventuellement (adv) - possibly, if need be un à ©vier sink Furniture exact (adj) exact, right, accurate, correct; on time exagà ©rer to exaggerate, overdo un examen test School exaucer to fulfill, grant, answer excellent excellent Bonsynonyms exceptionnel exceptional Bonsynonyms exceptionnellement exceptionally Trà ¨s synonyms excità © (adj) - hyper(active) Mood une excursion trip Driving excursionner to go on trips, walks excusez-moi excuse me Politeness Excusez-moi de vous dà ©ranger I'm sorry to disturb you Politeness exemplaire (adj) - model, exemplary; un exemplaire - copy exigeant (adj) demanding, exacting une expà ©rience experience, experiment exprà ¨s (adv) - on purpose, deliberately un express espresso Drinks exprimer to express extraordinaire extraordinary Bonsynonyms extraordinairement extraordinarily Trà ¨ssynonyms extrà ªmement extremely Trà ¨ssynonyms Words Starting With F Word Definition Category F the letter F French alphabet fabriquer to make, produce; fabricate, make up; (inf) to do, to be up to fabuler to fantasize la fac (inf, short for facultà ©) - university fà ¢chà © (adj) - angry Mood faible (adj) - weak Personality la faim hunger Food fainà ©ant (adj) lazy, idle faire le plein to fill it up Driving faire sisite to sit Baby talk se faire les ongles to do one's nails Toiletries au fait by the way en fait in fact, as a matter of fact un faix burden une falaise cliff falot (adj) - colorless, wan, pale un falot lantern fameux adj before noun) - first-rate; real; famous, much talked-about une famille family Family fanà © (adj) - faded, wilted le fard make-up, greasepaint le fard à   joues blusher Toiletries le fard à   paupià ¨res eyeshadow Toiletries farfelu (inf adj) - cranky, scatty, hare-brained, eccentric fastueux luxurious, sumptuous fatiguà © (adj) - tired Mood faufiler to baste, tack fauteur one who does something (usually bad) fà ªlà © (adj) cracked, (informal) crazy une femme wife, woman Family une femme de chambre maid Professions une fenà ªtre window Furniture fermà © (adj) - closed Travel la fermetà © firmness, solidness, confidence fà ©ru (adj) - interested in / keen on la fesse buttock le feu fire, stoplight, stove burner une feuille de​ papier piece of paper Office feuilleter to leaf through, skim; to roll out (pastry, dough) le feu rouge stop light Driving les feux de route high beams Driving le feux de stop brake lights Driving fà ©vrier February Calendar fiable (adj) accurate, reliable, dependable fianà §ailles (f) engagement un(e) fiancà ©(e) fiance Love language une ficelle string, type of bread ficher (slang) - to do, give, put, leave fichu (informal adj) - lousy, rotten, foul; done for, bust; put together, dressed; damned figurer to represent, to appear le fil dentaire dental floss Toiletries une fille daughter, girl Family un film a movie Hobbies un fils son Family un fixe-cravate tie-clip Jewelry flairer to smell, sense le flamand Flemish Lang + Nat un flà ©au curse, plague, bane; flail la flemme (inf) - laziness une fleur flower Love language un flic (inf) - cop, copper, bobby un flingue gun, rifle un flocon flake, fleck flopà ©e (informal) - a bunch, tons, loads, masses Florence Florence French names flotter to float, drift, hang (in the air), flutter, hover fofolle (inf adj) - scatty, crazy le foin hay follement (inf) incredibly Trà ¨s synonyms foncà © (invariable adj) - dark (color) foncer to charge at or into; to make darker; (inf) - to rush, tear, charge along foncià ¨rement (adv) - fundamentally, basically un(e)​ fonctionnaire civil servant Professions le foot, football soccer Hobbies le footballamà ©ricain football Hobbies un forain fairground entertainer, carnie forcà ©ment (adv) - necessarily, inevitably une forme form, shape Formidable! Great! Accent affectif fort (adj) - strong Personality un fossà © (lit, fig) - ditch, gulf, gap des fossettes dimples Descriptions la foudre lightning un fouet whip, whisk la fougue ardor, spirit la fouille search, excavation, dig un fouillis jumble, muddle un foulard scarf Accessories un four oven Furniture un four à   micro-ondes microwave oven une fourchette fork Dishes fourrer to stuff, fill; (info) - to put, stick, shove la fourrià ¨re dog pound, impound yard fourvoyer to mislead, get someone lost, lead astray frais (adj) - cool, crisp, fresh une fraise strawberry Fruit une framboise raspberry Fruit Franà §ais(e), le franà §ais French Lang + Nat franchir to cross, get over, overcome Francis Francis French names Franck Frank French names Franà §ois Francis French names Franà §oise Frances French names francophone (adj) - French-speaking un/e​ Francophone (proper noun) - French speaker à   la bonne franquette simple, without any fuss frapper to hit, stab, strike, knock frasques (f) escapades Frà ©dà ©ric Frederick French names fredonner to hum les freins brakes Driving frà ªle (adj) - flimsy, fragile, frail frà ©mir to quake, tremble, shudder, shiver un frà ¨re brother Family friand de (adj) - partial to, fond of le fric (fam) - cash, bread, lolly le frigo (inf) - fridge (short for rà ©frigà ©rateur) Apocopes frileux (adj) - sensitive to cold; (econ) - overcautious, nervous une friperie used/second-hand clothing store un frisson shiver, shudder, thrill les frites (f) fries Food froid (adj) - cold, unfriendly Weather,Personality froisser to crumple, offend frà ´ler to brush against, skim, verge on le fromage cheese Dairy le fromage blanc cream cheese Dairy se frotter to rub (one another), to fight; (slang) - to have sex le fruit fruit Fruit fugace (adj) - fleeting, transient fuguer (inf) - to run away, run off fuir to flee, avoid, fly off, shun, shirk fulgurant (figurative adj) lightning, dazzling, blinding, searing futà © (adj) - wily, crafty, cunning, sly