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French Dictionary - M

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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machin

maculer

Maghreb

magnétoscope 

maint

mairie

maîtriser

mal-bouffe

malentendu

malfrat

malin

mandat

maquiller

Marianne

maroquin

marrant

masser

matelas

maudit

maussade

mec

mécène

mèche

méduser

méfiance

méfier

mégoter

mêler

mémère

météo

métier

métrage

métro

mets

mie

mignon

mijoter

minable

mince

minet

minorer

miraud

mirettes

mitigé

mobilisation

mobiliser

moche

modique

moelleux

moindre

mollo

môme

moniteur

montant

mordiller

mordre

mou

mouiller 

mouise

moule

mouton

mouture

mouvementé

muer

musique

muter

 

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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