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| E | the letter E | French alphabet |
| l'eau (f) | water | Drinks |
| l'eau dentifrice | mouthwash | Toiletries |
| ébranler | to shake, weaken, compromise | MdJ - E |
| écarter | to move apart, to spread (open), to dismiss | MdJ - E |
| une échéance |
expiration/maturity/redemption/payment/due date; term |
MdJ - E |
| un échec | failure, defeat, setback, breakdown | MdJ - E |
| les échecs | chess | Hobbies |
| échouer | to fail; to end up | MdJ - E |
| un éclair | lightning, flash, (fig) - spark | MdJ - E |
| éclater |
to burst, blow up, explode; to break out; to make noise; to shine |
MdJ - E |
| éclipser |
to eclipse, overshadow |
MdJ - E |
| une école | school | School |
| une économie | economics; economy, thrift, saving | MdJ - E |
| économies | (f plural) savings, conservation | MdJ - E |
| écorce | (fem noun) - bark, peel, skin | MdJ - E |
| écouler | to sell | MdJ - E |
| s'écouler | to leak; to pass by, disappear | MdJ - E |
| écourter | to shorten, cut short, curtail | MdJ - E |
| un écran | screen | MdJ - E |
| écraser | to crush, grind, squeeze; run over | MdJ - E |
| écrire | ||
| un écrivain | writer | Professions |
| s'écrouler | to fall down, collapse, crumble | MdJ - E |
| éculé | (adj) - worn down, worn out | MdJ - E |
| écume | (fem) foam, froth, scum, lather | MdJ - E |
| Édith | Edith | French names |
| Édouard | Edward | French names |
| édulcorer |
to water/tone down; to sweeten |
MdJ - E |
| effacer | to erase | MdJ - E |
| effectuer | to carry out, to make (happen), to accomplish | MdJ - E |
| effondré | (adj) - shattered, crushed, collapsed | MdJ - E |
| s'efforcer | to try hard, endeavor, do one's best to | MdJ - E |
| effrayé | (adj) - scared | Mood |
| effroyable | appalling, horrifying | MdJ - E |
| égal | (adj) equal, even, unchanging | MdJ - E |
| à l'égard de | toward, concerning | MdJ - E |
| égards (m) | consideration | MdJ - E |
| égaré | (adj) - lost, stray, distraught | MdJ - E |
| une église | church | Directions |
| Égyptien(ne) | Egyptian | Lang + Nat |
| eh | ||
| éhonté | (adj) shameless, brazen | MdJ - E |
| un électricien | electrician | Professions |
| électrique | ||
| Éléonore | Eleanor | French names |
| Élisabeth | Elizabeth | French names |
| Élise | Elisa | French names |
| elle | she, it | Subject pronouns |
| elle est | she is | Enchaînement |
| Elle prend un livre | She is taking a book | Optional liaisons |
| elles | they | Subject pronouns |
| Elle s'appelle .... | Her name is... | Introductions |
| Élodie | French names | |
| éloigner |
to move away (transitive), remove, estrange, banish, dismiss |
MdJ - E |
| élucubrations (f) | wild imaginings | MdJ - E |
| emballer | to pack; (inf) - to thrill; (fam) - to arrest; to seduce | MdJ - E |
| embarquer | ||
| un embouteillage |
traffic jam, holdup, (fig) bottleneck |
MdJ - E |
| embrouillé | (adj) - confused, mixed-up | MdJ - E |
| Émile | Emile | French names |
| Émilie | Emily | French names |
| Emmanuel | Emmanuel | French names |
| Emmanuelle | Emmanuelle | French names |
| s'emparer | to seize, snatch, grab, take over | MdJ - E |
| empiler | to pile, stack up; (fam) - to have, swindle | MdJ - E |
| un(e) employé(e) | employee | Professions |
| emprunt | ||
| emprunter | to borrow | MdJ - E |
| en arrière de | in back of | Directions |
| en avance | ||
| en avant de | in front of | Directions |
| en bas | down | Directions |
| encastrer | to embed, fit | MdJ - E |
| encenser | to burn incense; to flatter, praise excessively | MdJ - E |
| enciente | (adj) - pregnant | MdJ - E |
| encenser | to flatter, praise excessively | MdJ - E |
| enchanté(e) | (adj) - delighted (to meet you) | Introductions |
| une enchère | bid | MdJ - E |
| encore une fois | one more time | Basic vocab |
| un(e) énergumène | firebrand | MdJ - E |
| en fait | in fact, as a matter of fact | MdJ - E |
| enfant | ||
| enfin | (adv) - at last, finally; (interj) - well, in a word | MdJ - E |
| en français | ||
| engelures | frostbite | MdJ - E |
| eng-on | ||
| engourdir | to make numb | MdJ - E |
| eng-own | ||
| en haut | up | Directions |
| ennuyé | (adj) - bored, annoyed | Mood |
| ennuyeux | (adj) - boring | Personality |
| en panne | out of order, broken down | Travel |
| une enquête | inquiry, investigation, survey | MdJ - E |
| enrayer | to (keep in) check, curb, jam | MdJ - E |
| enregistrement | ||
| enregistrer | ||
| en retard | ||
| enrhume | (adj) - having a cold | MdJ - E |
| en route | on the way | Driving |
| en souffrance | pending, awaiting delivery | MdJ - E |
| entacher | to soil, taint, tarnish (fig); riddled, marred (with errors) | MdJ - E |
| entourer | to surround, rally around | MdJ - E |
| un entracte | (theater, cinéma) interval, intermission; (figurative) interruption, interlude, break | MdJ - E |
| entraîner | to take, drag (a person), to lead, influence; to bring about, lead to; to entail, mean | MdJ - E |
| entre | ||
| entree | ||
| entre eux | between them | Enchaînement |
| entretenir | to maintain, keep, look after, support; (formal) to talk, converse | MdJ - E |
| entrouvrir | to half-open | MdJ - E |
| éolien | (adj) related to wind | MdJ - E |
| épais | (adj) thick; (derog) dense, dull, thick | MdJ - E |
| epargne | ||
| éparpiller | to scatter, disperse | MdJ - E |
| epatant | ||
| épater | to amaze, impress | MdJ - E |
| une épaule | shoulder | Body |
| épi | spike, tuft | MdJ - E |
| une épicerie | grocery store | Shopping |
| les épinards (m) | spinach | Vegetables |
| une épingle | pin | Jewelry |
| une épouse | wife | Love language |
| un époux | husband | Love language |
| une épreuve | test, ordeal, hardship | MdJ - E |
| éprouver | to feel, experience, suffer, sustain, test | MdJ - E |
| épuisé | (adj) - worn-out, exhausted | MdJ - E |
| Éric | Eric | French names |
| ès | Contraction of en + les, used for university degrees. | MdJ - E |
| une escale | stopover, port of call | MdJ - E |
| un escalier | stairway | Home |
| escamoter | evade, get around; to conjure away; (inf) - to steal | MdJ - E |
| les escargots (m) | snails | Meat |
| escrime (f) | fencing | MdJ - E |
| une esgourde | archaic and slang for ear (used in jest) | MdJ - E |
| espace | ||
| Espagnol(e), l'espagnol | Spanish | Lang + Nat |
| une espèce | species, kind, type; (inf pej) - some, stupid | MdJ - E |
| espèces (f) | cash | MdJ - E |
| espiègle | (adj) - mischievous, impish | MdJ - E |
| un espion | spy | MdJ - E |
| une esquisse | sketch, outline; beginnings, hint | MdJ - E |
| un essaim | swarm (literally and figuratively) | MdJ - E |
| une essence | petrol/gas, spirit, essence, gist, species of a tree | MdJ - E |
| essence ordinaire | regular gas | Driving |
| l'essentiel | the basics | Basic vocab |
| un essor | rapid growth, development, boom; (formal/elegant) flight | MdJ - E |
| les essuie-glaces | windshield wipers | Driving |
| est | east | Directions |
| est ce que | ||
| est correcte | ||
| estimer | to appraise, value, estimate; to (hold in) esteem; to consider, judge | MdJ - E |
| estival | (adj) summer(y) | MdJ - E |
| un estomac | stomach | Body |
| estomaquer | (informal) to stun, stagger, flabbergast, gobsmack | MdJ - E |
| estomper |
to blur, dim, soften, become indistinct |
MdJ - E |
| et | and | Basic vocab |
| une étagère | (book)shelf | Furniture |
| étaler | to spread, strew | MdJ - E |
| et demie | and a half | Telling time |
| été | summer | Calendar |
| éternuer | to sneeze | MdJ - E |
| Étienne | Steven | French names |
| étirer | to stretch | MdJ - E |
| étoffer | to enrich, fill in, flesh out, extend, beef up, strengthen | MdJ - E |
| etoile | ||
| une étourderie | absent-mindedness; (fam) - careless mistake | MdJ - E |
| et patati et patata | ||
| et quart | quarter after | Telling time |
| être coupé | to be cut off | On the phone |
| un étudiant, une étudiante | student | Professions |
| etudiez | ||
| Eugène | Eugene | French names |
| euh | ||
| Européen(ne) | European | Lang + Nat |
| évanouir | to faint, pass out; to disappear | MdJ - E |
| éveillé | (adj) - alert, bright, awake | MdJ - E |
| éventuellement | (adv) - possibly, if need be | MdJ - E |
| un évier | sink | Furniture |
| exact | (adj) exact, right, accurate, correct; on time | MdJ - E |
| exagérer | to exaggerate, overdo | MdJ - E |
| un examen | test | School |
| exaucer | to fulfill, grant, answer | MdJ - E |
| excellent | excellent | Bon synonyms |
| excentre | ||
| exceptionnel | exceptional | Bon synonyms |
| exceptionnellement | exceptionally | Très synonyms |
| excité | (adj) - hyper(active) | Mood |
| une excursion | trip | Driving |
| excursionner | to go on trips, walks | MdJ - E |
| excusez-moi | excuse me | Politeness |
| Excusez-moi de vous déranger | I'm sorry to disturb you | Politeness |
| exemplaire | (adj) - model, exemplary; un exemplaire - copy | MdJ - E |
| exigeant | (adj) demanding, exacting | MdJ - E |
| une expérience | experience, experiment | MdJ - E |
| explosion | ||
| exprès | (adv) - on purpose, deliberately | MdJ - E |
| un express | espresso | Drinks |
| exprimer | to express | MdJ - E |
| extra | ||
| extraordinaire | extraordinary | Bon synonyms |
| extraordinairement | extraordinarily | Très synonyms |
| extrêmement | extremely | Très synonyms |
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