AS French Vocabulary
Lists of key vocabulary
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Media and Advertising
- Article (m)- Article
- Diffusion (f)- Circulation
- Un editeur (m)- Editor
- Gros titre (m)- Headline
- Hebdomadaire (m)- Weekly
- Illustré (m)- Magazine
- Journal (m) du dimanche- Sunday paper
- Journal (m) sérieux- Quality paper
- Un journaliste (m)- Journalist
- La liberté (f) de la presse- The freedom of the press
- Lectorat (m)/ Nombre (m) de lecteurs- Readership
- Quotidien (m) populaire- Popular paper
- Affiche (f)- Poster
- Annonce (f)- Advertisement
- Campagne (f) promotionelle/ publicitaire- Advertising campaign
- Cibler- To target
- Déformer la réalité- To distort the truth
- Faire appel à- To appeal to
- Panneau (m) d'affichage- Billboard
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Film and Television
- Allumer- To switch on
- Chaîne (f)- Channel
- Diffuser- To broadcast
- Divertissant/e- Entertaining
- Documentaire (m)- Documentary
- Flash (m) d'information- Newsflash
- Flash (m) publicitaire- TV advert
- Heure (f) d'émission- Broadcast time
- Public-cible (m)- Target audience
- Télé-poubelle (f)- Trash TV
- Téléspectacteur/trice (m/f)- Viewer
- Acteur/ Actrice (m/f)- Actor/ Actress
- Bruitage (m)- Sound effects
- Censure (f)- Censorship
- Effets (mpl) spéciaux- Special effects
- Metteur (m) en scène- Director
- Réalisateur- Producer
- Un film à grand succès- A box-office hit, blockbuster
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Music and Technology
- Disque (m) compact/ CD- CD
- Mélomane (m/f)- Music lover
- Une distraction (f)- A distraction
- Sociabilité (f)- Sociability
- Télécharger- To download
- Gratuitement/e- Free
- Légalement/e- Legally
- Artistes (fpl)- Artists
- Blog (m)- A blog
- En ligne- On line
- Exprimer- To express
- Partager des photos- To share photos
- Communiquer- To communicate
- Mettre en ligne- To put online
- Un internaute (m)- An Internet user
- Téléphone portable (m)- Mobile phone
- Le Web/ La Toile/ Le Net- The Internet
- Le site- A website
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Youth Culture
- La mode (f)- Fashion
- Des vêtements (mpl)- Clothes
- Les cheveux (mpl)- Hair
- Le look (m)- The look
- La vie célébrité (f)- The life of celebrity
- Des moyens (mpl) d'expression- Means of expression
- Des objets de consommation- Consumer good
- L'influence (m) des pairs- The influence of peers
- La pression (f)- Pressure
- Indépendance- Independance
- Apprendre- To learn
- La délinquance- Delinquance
- Être un bon citoyen- To be a good citizen
- Les sans-abri (mpl)- Homeless people
- Essayer- To try
- Raciste- Racist
- Violent/e- Violent
- Se rappeler- To remember
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Sport
- Bien-être (m)- Well-being
- Bienfaisant/e- Beneficial
- Concurrent/e (m/f)- Competitor
- Se consacrer à- To devote oneself to
- Détente (f)- Relaxation
- Dopage (m)- Doping
- Entraînement (m)- Training
- Évaculer les tensions- To get rid of tension
- Exercice (m)- Exercise
- Gagnant/e (m/f)- Winner
- Se livrer à- To devote oneself to
- Participer- To participate
- Perdre- To lose
- Sain/e- Healthy
- Se maintenir en forme- To stay in shape
- Sportif/ive- Athletic
- Sportivité (f)- Sportsmanship
- Tricher- To cheat
- Victoire- Win
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Hobbies
- Agréable- Enjoyable
- Bénévolat (m)- Voluntary help
- Centre (m) des loisirs- Leisure centre
- Décompresser/ Se detendre- To relax
- Doué/e- Talented
- Foyer (m) des jeunes- Youth club
- Gratifiant/e- Rewarding
- Intérêt (m)- Interest
- Oisiveté (f)- Idleness
- Se passioner pour- To be really keen on
- Temps(m) libre - Free time
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Food and Diet
- Additif (m)- Adddictive
- Allégé/e- Low-fat
- Anorexie (f)- Anorexia
- Boulimie (f)- Bulimia
- Eviter- To avoid
- Excès (m)- Excess
- Grossir- To put on weight
- Ligne (f)- Figure
- Maigrir- To lose weight
- Matière grasse (f)- Fat content
- Modération (f)- Moderation
- La nourriture- Food
- Obèse- Obese
- Obsédé/e- Obsessed
- Peser trop- To weigh to much
- Un régime équilibré (m)- A balanced diet
- Un repas (m)- A meal
- Se suralimenter- To overeat
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Drugs
- Abus (m) de drogue- Drug abuse
- S'adonner à- To become addicted to
- Dangerosité- Level of danger
- Décrocher- To come off drugs
- Dépendance (f) à- Dependency on
- Désintoxiquer- To treat for drug addiction
- Drogue (f) douce/dure- Soft/Hard drug
- Drogué/e (m/f)/ Toxico (toxicomane) (m/f)- drug addict
- Se droguer- To take drugs
- Légaliser- To legalise
- La lutte (f) anti-drogue- The battle against drugs
- Méfaits (mpl)- Ill-effects
- Nocif/ive- Harmful
- Overdose (f)- Overdose
- Répandu/e- Widespread
- Sequelles (fpl)- After-effects
- Le SIDA (m)- AIDS
- Stupéfiant (m)- Drug
- Toxicomanie (f)- Drug addiction
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Alcohol
- Alcoolique (m/f)- Alcoholic
- Alcoolisme (m)- Alcoholism
- Avertissement (m)- Warning
- Beuverie (f)- Binge
- Boire à l'excès- To drink excessively
- Buveur/euse (m/f)- Drinker
- Cirrhose (f) du foie- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Dégriser- To sober up
- S'eniver- To get drunk
- Excessif/ve- Excessive
- Gueule (f) de bois- Hangover
- L'ivresse (f)- Drunkeness
- Sobre- Sober
- Avec modération- In moderation
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Smoking
- Calmer les nerfs- To calm one's nerves
- Cancer (m) des poumones- Lung cancer
- Dépendant/e de- Dependent upon
- Fumée (f) ambiante- Passive smoking
- Fumer- To smoke
- Habitude (f)- Habit
- Inhaler- To inhale
- Interdiction (f)- Ban
- Lieu (m) public- Public place
- Néfaste- Harmful
- Non-fumeur (m)- Non-smoker
- Se passer de- To do without
- Renoncer à- To give up
- Tabagisme (m)- Addiction to smoking, nicotine addiction
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Tourism and Transport
- Abîmer- To ruin
- Actif/ve- Active
- L'afflux (m)- A flood of people
- Animé- Lively
- Aventureux/euse- Adventurous
- Bronzage (m)- Suntan
- Circulation (f)- Traffic
- Coutumes (fpl)- Customs, traditions
- Départ (m)- Departure
- Déplacement (m)- Trip
- L'écotourisme (m)- Ecotourism
- Évasion (f)- Escape
- Explorer- To explore
- Partir en vacances- To go on holiday
- Pollution (f)- Pollution
- Retour (m) à la nature- Back to nature
- Vacancier/ ière (m/f)- Holiday-maker
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Human Relationships
- S'amuser- To have fun
- Cohabitation (f)- Living together
- Comportment (m)- Behaviour
- Se comporter- To behave
- Confiance (f)- Confidence
- Désaccord (m)- Disagreement
- Divorcer- To divorce
- S'entendre bien avec- To get on well with
- Élever- To raise, to rear
- Épouser- To marry
- Famille (f) monoparentale- Single parent family
- Frictions parents-enfants- Parent-child conflict
- Incompréhension (f)- Lack of understanding
- Mère (f)/ Père célibataire- Single mother/father
- S'occuper des enfants- To look after the children
- Parent (m) isolé- Single parent
- Partager- To share
- Rapports (mpl)- Relationships
- Se réconcilier avec- To make up with
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Education
- Assidu/e- Hard-working
- Le Bac (m)- A-level
- Connaissance (f)- Knowledge
- L'enseignement (m)- Educations
- Étudier- To study
- Un examen (m)/ Une Épreuve (f)- A test
- Une licence (f)- A degree
- L'orientation (f)- Path
- Passer un examen- To take an exam
- Périscolaire- Extracuricular
- Redoubler- To retake a year
- Les resultats (mpl)- Results
- Réussir- To succeed, to pass
- Scolarité (f)- Schooling
- L'université (f)- University
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