| Term | Definition |
|---|
| la belle mere | mother in law |
| demi-frere | half-brother |
| la vieillesse/la troisieme age | old age |
| l'aêné(e) | elder/eldest |
| le cadet/la cadette | younger, youngest |
| un jumeau/une jumelle | twin |
| un(e) gosse | kid |
| gâté(e) | spoiled |
| déménager | to move |
| en avoir marre | to be fed up |
| se retrouver | to meet by pior arrangement |
| se rencontrer | to meet by chance |
| le chéquier | checkbook |
| ce n'est pas la peine | don't bother |
| valable | valid |
| encaisser | to cash a check |
| une place de libre | unoccupied seat |
| desservir | to serve (a train station or airport) |
| s'embrasser | to kiss (each other) |
| annuler | to void, cancel |
| une couchette | cot; train bed |
| le quai | (train) platform |
| déranger | to bother |
| une poignée | handle |
| les renseignments | information |
| enlever | to take something out/off/down |
| à la prochain | until next time |
| s'installer | to get settled |
| le guiche | ticket window, office; counter |
| la rentrée | start of a new school year |
| se débrouiller | to manage; get along |
| les anchois | anchovies |
| emmener quelqu'un | to take someone (somewhere) |
| rattraper | to catch up |
| obligatoire | required |
| vérifier | to check |
| les asperges | asparagus |
| facultatif | elective; optional (subject of study) |
| poser un lapin à quelqu'un | to stand someone up (familiar) |
| réussir à un examen | to pass an exam |
| tricher à | to cheat |
| manqu un cours | to miss a class |
| un congrès | a conference |
| une lecture | a reading |
| le thon | tuna |
| le poivron vert | green pepper |
| échouer à | to fail |
| remercier | to thank someone |
| les pâtes | noodles/pasta |
| assister à un cours | to attend a class |
| la pression | draft beer |
| sécher un cours | to cut a class |
| rater | to flunk |
| pareill(e) | same, such a |
| les épinards | spinach |
| les côtes | lamb chops |
| une matière | a subject, course |
| être prise | to be busy |
| les côtelettes | pork chops |
| une conférence | a lecture |
| prévoir/projeter de | to plan on (doing something) |
| passer un examen | to take an exam |
| être chauve | to be bald |
| être marant(e)/gentil(le)/mignon(ne) | to be funny/nice/cute, sweet |
| être rond(e)/carré(e)/allongé(e) | to be round/square/oblong |
| les liens des parents | family ties |
| les liens | relationship |
| rompre avec quelqu'un | to break up with someone |
| se plaindre | to complain |
| être aveugle | to be blind |
| tendu(e) | tense |
| taquiner | to tease |
| hausser les sourcils | to raise one's eyebrows |
| être infirme | to be disabled |
| ce revoir | to see each other again |
| les rapports | relationship |
| plein de | a lot of |
| fréquencer quelqu'un | to go steady with someone |
| être sourd(e) | to be deaf |
| bien/mal élevé(e) | well/badly brought up |
| s'occuper de | to take care of, handle |
| être lourd(e)/léger(e) | to be heavy/light |
| exigeant(e) | demanding |
| être large/étroit(e) | to be wide/narrow |
| se brouiller avec quelqu'un | to get along badly with someone |
| l'appareil photo | camera |
| quotidien(ne) | daily |
| embarquer/débarquer | to go on board/to get off; to land |
| décoller/atterrir | to take off/to land |
| faire le pleine | to full up (gas tank) |
| une dépliant | pamphlet |
| le syndicat d'initiative | tourist bureau |
| être pris(e) dans un embouteillage | to be caught in a traffic jam |
| une appartement de location | an apartment for rent |
| aller voir/rendre visite quelqu'un | to visit someone |
| payer des droits | to pay duty/tax |
| se bousculer | to bump, jostle each other |
| la clé | key |
| la douane | customs |
| tomber en panne d'essence | to run out of gas |
| un car | a bus (travels between towns) |
| se perde | to get lost |
| jurer | to swear |
| grossier(e) | ruse |
| piquer | (slang) to steal |
| régler la note | to pay, settle the bill |
| garer la voiture | to park the car |
| flâner | to stroll |
| avoir un contravention | to get a ticket, fine |
| un séjour | stay, visit |
| aller à l'étranger | to go abroad |
| arrider de | to grab from |
| se tromper de train | to take the wrong train |
| la circulation | traffic |
| descendre dans un hotel | to stay in a hotel |
| avoir un pneu crevé | to have a flat tire |
| le service d'étage | room service |
| la réception | the front desk |
| ramener | to bring (someone, something); to drive (someone) home |
| faire de l'auto-stop | to hitchhike |
| fouiller les bagages/les valises | to search; go trough baggage/luggage |
| les cognés payés | paid vacation |
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