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French Dictionary - B

French dictionary of Mot du jour archives. Each entry includes part of speech, translation, sound file, sample sentences, and related terms.

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baba cool

bac

bâcler

badiner

bagarre

bagarrer

bagatelle

bagnole

baguette

bahut

baiser

balader

balai

balbutier

balèze

balise

balivernes

balle

banc

bandant

bande

banlieue

baraque 

baratin

barbiche

barrer

bâtisse

battement

bavarder

baver

baveux

bavure

béant

beauf

bec

bée

bégayer

béguin

bénévole

bénir

benjamin

béquille

bercer

bérézina

berk

berner

besogne

bestiole

bête

bêtise 

béton

bévue

bibelot

biberon

bicher

bichonner

bidon

bidonner

bidule

bilan

se biler

billet

biologique

bis

bissextile

bistrot

bizutage

blafard

blague

blason

bled

blesser

bloc

bluffer

bobo

bobonne

bois

boîte

boiter

bol

ah bon

bordel

border

borné

bosser

bottin

bouc

bouchée

boucher

bouchon

bouclier

bouder

boudiné

bouclier

bouffe

bouffer

bouillant

bouleversement

boulot

boum

bouquin

bourde

bourdon

bourré

bourrique

bourse

bousculer

boustifaille

brancher

branler

braquer

brasser

bravitude

brebis

bref 

brevet

bricolage

brider

brin

briser

brouter

bruiner

brûler

une brûlure

brut

bûcher

buriner

but

buter

 

Mot du Jour

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*Pronunciation notes

Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. 

    a    father
ay hate
e bed
ee meet
euh full
o go
uh the
u fool
(n) nasal n
zh mirage

 

 

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