| Term | Definition |
|---|
| à | to |
| à moins que | unless |
| d'abord | first |
| afin que | so that |
| ailleurs | elsewhere |
| d'ailleurs | besides, moreover |
| par ailleurs | moreover, furthermore |
| ainsi | thus, so |
| ainsi que | as well as |
| alentour | around, round about |
| alors | then, so |
| alors que | when, while, whereas |
| ancien | old, former, ex- |
| assez | enough |
| ne ... aucun (aucune) | no, not one, not any |
| auparavant | before(hand) |
| auprès de | next to, compared with |
| auquel (à laquelle) | to which (one) |
| aussi | also |
| aussi bien que | as well as |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| aussitôt que | as soon as |
| autant | as/so much/many |
| autour de | around |
| autre | other |
| autrefois | in the past |
| auxquels (auxquelles) | to which (ones) |
| avant | before, front |
| avant que | before |
| en avant | forward |
| avec | with |
| bas (basse) | low, bottom |
| en bas | down below, downstairs |
| en bas de | at the bottom of |
| beaucoup | many |
| bien | well, quite, very |
| bien de | a lot of, much |
| bien des | many |
| bien que | although |
| bien sûr | of course |
| bientôt | soon |
| bon (bonne) | good |
| ça | it, that, this |
| ça va? | how's it going? |
| car | because, for |
| ce, cet, cette | this |
| ceci | this |
| cela | it, that |
| celui (celle), ceux (celles) | the one |
| celui-ci (celle-ci) | this-here one |
| celui-là (celle-là) | that-there one |
| ceux-ci (celles-ci) | these-here ones |
| ceux-là (celles-là) | those-there ones |
| cependant | however |
| ces | those |
| chacun (chacune) | each (one), every one |
| chaque | each, every |
| ci- | here |
| ci-après | hereafter |
| ci-contre | opposite |
| ci-dessous | below |
| ci-dessus | above |
| ci-joint | enclosed |
| combien de | how much, how many |
| comme | like, as, since |
| court | short |
| dans | in, into, inside |
| de | of, from |
| de crainte que | for fear of |
| de peur de | for fear of |
| de sorte de | in such a way that |
| debout | upright, on end, standing |
| dedans | inside |
| dehors | outside |
| déjà | already |
| au delà de | beyond |
| par delà | beyond |
| depuis | since (duration) |
| depuis que | since |
| dernier | last |
| dès que | as soon as |
| désormais | from now on |
| desquels (desquelles) | of which (ones) |
| dessous | underneath, underside |
| au dessous de | below |
| du dessous | bottom |
| dessus | on top, top |
| au dessus de | above |
| du dessus | top |
| en dessus | above |
| donc | therefore, consequently |
| dont | (of), whose, whom, which |
| ce dont | what, (that) of which |
| dorénavant | henceforth, hereafter |
| duquel (de laquelle) | of which (one) |
| en même temps que | at the same time as |
| enfin | at last, finally, after all |
| envers | with regard/respect to |
| épais (épaisse) | thick |
| et | and |
| étroit (étroite) | narrow, tight |
| grand (grande) | big, large, tall, great |
| ne ... guère | hardly, scarcely |
| haut | high, top |
| en haut up, | upstairs |
| en haut de | at the top of |
| hormis | but, save |
| hors de | out of, outside |
| ici | here, now |
| ne ... jamais | never |
| jusqu'à | up to, as far as, until |
| jusqu'à ce que | until |
| juste | fair, just, correct, true |
| là | there, here, in, then |
| là-bas | over there |
| lâche | cowardly, loose |
| léger (légère) | light |
| lequel | which |
| loin | far |
| loin de là | far from it |
| lointain | distant, distance |
| long (longue) | long |
| longtemps | a long time |
| lors de | at the time of |
| lorsque | when, at the time when |
| lourd (lourde) | heavy |
| maintenant | now |
| maintenant que | now that |
| mais | but |
| mais oui | of course |
| mal | badly |
| malgré | despite |
| mauvais | bad |
| meilleur | better |
| même | same, identical, even |
| mieux | better |
| le mieux | the best |
| mince | thin |
| moindre | lesser |
| le moindre | the slightest, the least |
| moins | less |
| ne ... ni ... ni | neither ... nor |
| ne ... nul (nulle) | no, not any |
| ou | or |
| où | where |
| par | by, through, out of, from |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| par hasard | by chance |
| parce que | because |
| pareil (pareille) | similar, such, equal, same |
| parfois | sometimes |
| parmi | among |
| partout | everywhere |
| partout où | wherever |
| ne ... pas | not |
| ne ... pas du tout | not at all |
| pendant le temps que | while |
| pendant que | while |
| ne ... personne | nobody, not one, not anybody |
| petit (petite) | small, little |
| peu | few, not much, not many |
| pire | worse |
| pis | worse |
| le pis | the worst |
| plupart | most |
| plus | more |
| ne ... plus | any longer, no more, not anymore |
| plusieurs | several |
| plutôt | rather |
| plotôt que | rather than |
| ne ... point | not at all |
| pour | for |
| pour que | in order that |
| pourquoi | why |
| pourtant | nevertheless, however, still, yet |
| pourvu que | provided that |
| près | near, close |
| presque | almost, nearly |
| prochain | next |
| puis | then |
| puisque | since |
| quand | when |
| quand même | even if, even though, although |
| quant à | as for |
| quasiment | almost |
| que | whom, which, that |
| ce que | what, that which |
| ne ... que | only, but only |
| quel | what |
| quelconque | any, some |
| quelque | some |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| quelques | few, some |
| quelque chose | something |
| quelqu'un /e | someone, somebody |
| quelques-uns /unes | some, a few |
| qui | who, whom, which, that |
| ce qui | what, what which |
| quiconque | whoever, whatsoever |
| quoi | what, which |
| quoi que | whatever, no matter what |
| quoi que se soit | anything |
| quoique | although |
| ne ... rien | nothing |
| sans | without |
| sans ça / sans quoi | otherwise |
| sauf | save, but, except |
| selon | according to |
| selon que | according to whether |
| si | if |
| sinon | otherwise, except, unless |
| sinon que | except that |
| sitôt | as soon as, immediately |
| soi | oneself |
| soit ... soit | either ... or |
| sous | under, beneath |
| sur | on, upon, over |
| surtout | particularly, especially |
| tandis que | while, whereas |
| tel (telle) | such |
| tel que | such as, like |
| tel quel | just as it is |
| tellement | so much |
| tellement de | so much, so many |
| toujours | always |
| tout | all, everything |
| tout à coup | all of a sudden |
| tout à fait | quite, completely |
| tout à l'heure | in a moment, a moment ago |
| tout de meme | all the same |
| tout de suite | immediately |
| tout le monde | everyone |
| toutefois | however |
| vers | toward |
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