French Audio Dictionary - F
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| F | the letter F | French alphabet |
| fabriquer | to make, produce; fabricate, make up; (inf) to do, to be up to | MdJ - F |
| fabuler | to fantasize | MdJ - F |
| la fac | (inf, short for faculté) - university | MdJ - F |
| fâché | (adj) - angry | Mood |
| faible | (adj) - weak | Personality |
| la faim | hunger | Food |
| fainéant | (adj) lazy, idle | MdJ - F |
| faire le plein | to fill it up | Driving |
| faire sisite | to sit | Baby talk |
| se faire les ongles | to do one's nails | Toiletries |
| faire une reservation | ||
| au fait | by the way | MdJ - F |
| en fait | in fact, as a matter of fact | MdJ - F |
| un faix | burden | MdJ - F |
| une falaise | cliff | MdJ - F |
| falot | (adj) - colorless, wan, pale | MdJ - F |
| un falot | lantern | MdJ - F |
| fameux | adj before noun) - first-rate; real; famous, much talked-about | MdJ - F |
| une famille | family | Family |
| fané | (adj) - faded, wilted | MdJ - F |
| le fard | make-up, greasepaint | MdJ - F |
| le fard à joues | blusher | Toiletries |
| le fard à paupières | eyeshadow | Toiletries |
| farfelu |
(inf adj) - cranky, scatty, hare-brained, eccentric |
MdJ - F |
| un farfelu | eccentric person | MdJ - F |
| fastueux | luxurious, sumptuous | MdJ - F |
| fatigué | (adj) - tired | Mood |
| faufiler | to baste, tack | MdJ - F |
| se faufiler | to inch, thread, worm (into) | MdJ - F |
| fauteur | one who does something (usually bad) | MdJ - F |
| fêlé | (adj) cracked, (informal) crazy | MdJ - F |
| une femme | wife, woman | Family |
| une femme de chambre | maid | Professions |
| une fenêtre | window | Furniture |
| fermé | (adj) - closed | Travel |
| la fermeté | firmness, solidness, confidence | MdJ - F |
| féru | (adj) - interested in / keen on | MdJ - F |
| la fesse | buttock | MdJ - F |
| le feu | fire, stoplight, stove burner | MdJ - F |
| feuille | ||
| une feuille de papier | piece of paper | Office |
| feuilleter | to leaf through, skim; to roll out (pastry, dough) | MdJ - F |
| le feu rouge | stop light | Driving |
| les feux de route | high beams | Driving |
| le feux de stop | brake lights | Driving |
| février | February | Calendar |
| fiable | (adj) accurate, reliable, dependable | MdJ - F |
| fiançailles (f) | engagement | MdJ - F |
| un(e) fiancé(e) | fiance | Love language |
| une ficelle | string, type of bread | MdJ - F |
| ficher | (slang) - to do, give, put, leave | MdJ - F |
| fichu | (informal adj) - lousy, rotten, foul; done for, bust; put together, dressed; damned | MdJ - F |
| fievre | ||
| figurer | to represent, to appear | MdJ - F |
| se figurer | to imagine | MdJ - F |
| le fil dentaire | dental floss | Toiletries |
| fil | ||
| une fille | daughter, girl | Family |
| un film | a movie | Hobbies |
| un fils | son | Family |
| fine | ||
| un fixe-cravate | tie-clip | Jewelry |
| flairer | to smell, sense | MdJ - F |
| le flamand | Flemish | Lang + Nat |
| un fléau | curse, plague, bane; flail | MdJ - F |
| la flemme | (inf) - laziness | MdJ - F |
| une fleur | flower | Love language |
| un flic | (inf) - cop, copper, bobby | MdJ - F |
| un flingue | gun, rifle | MdJ - F |
| un flocon | flake, fleck | MdJ - F |
| flopée | (informal) - a bunch, tons, loads, masses | MdJ - F |
| Florence | Florence | French names |
| flotter | to float, drift, hang (in the air), flutter, hover | MdJ - F |
| fofolle | (inf adj) - scatty, crazy | MdJ - F |
| le foin | hay | MdJ - F |
| follement | (inf) incredibly | Très synonyms |
| foncé | (invariable adj) - dark (color) | MdJ - F |
| foncer |
to charge at or into; to make darker; (inf) - to rush, tear, charge along |
MdJ - F |
| foncièrement | (adv) - fundamentally, basically | MdJ - F |
| un(e) fonctionnaire | civil servant | Professions |
| le foot, football | soccer | Hobbies |
| le football américain | football | Hobbies |
| un forain | fairground entertainer, carnie | MdJ - F |
| forcément | (adv) - necessarily, inevitably | MdJ - F |
| forfait | ||
| une forme | form, shape | MdJ - F |
| Formidable ! | Great! | Accent affectif |
| fort | (adj) - strong | Personality |
| forum | ||
| un fossé | (lit, fig) - ditch, gulf, gap | MdJ - F |
| des fossettes | dimples | Descriptions |
| la foudre | lightning | MdJ - F |
| un fouet | whip, whisk | MdJ - F |
| la fougue | ardor, spirit | MdJ - F |
| la fouille | search, excavation, dig | MdJ - F |
| un fouillis | jumble, muddle | MdJ - F |
| un foulard | scarf | Accessories |
| un four | oven | Furniture |
| un four à micro-ondes | microwave oven | MdJ - F |
| une fourchette | fork | Dishes |
| fourrer | to stuff, fill; (info) - to put, stick, shove | MdJ - F |
| la fourrière | dog pound, impound yard | MdJ - F |
| fourvoyer | to mislead, get someone lost, lead astray | MdJ - F |
| frais | (adj) - cool, crisp, fresh | MdJ - F |
| une fraise | strawberry | Fruit |
| une framboise | raspberry | Fruit |
| Français(e), le français | French | Lang + Nat |
| franchir | to cross, get over, overcome | MdJ - F |
| Francis | Francis | French names |
| Franck | Frank | French names |
| François | Francis | French names |
| Françoise | Frances | French names |
| francophone | (adj) - French-speaking | MdJ - F |
| un/e Francophone | (proper noun) - French speaker | MdJ - F |
| à la bonne franquette | simple, without any fuss | MdJ - F |
| frapper | to hit, stab, strike, knock | MdJ - F |
| frasques (f) | escapades | MdJ - F |
| a fredaine | mischief, prank, escapade (esp. sexual) | MdJ - F |
| Frédéric | Frederick | French names |
| Frédérique | Fredericka | French names |
| fredonner | to hum | MdJ - F |
| les freins | brakes | Driving |
| frêle | (adj) - flimsy, fragile, frail | MdJ - F |
| frémir | to quake, tremble, shudder, shiver | MdJ - F |
| un frère | brother | Family |
| friand de | (adj) - partial to, fond of | MdJ - F |
| le fric | (fam) - cash, bread, lolly | MdJ - F |
| le frigo | (inf) - fridge (short for réfrigérateur) | Apocopes |
| frileux | (adj) - sensitive to cold; (econ) - overcautious, nervous | MdJ - F |
| une friperie |
used/second-hand clothing store |
MdJ - F |
| un frisson | shiver, shudder, thrill | MdJ - F |
| les frites (f) | fries | Food |
| froid | (adj) - cold, unfriendly | Weather, Personality |
| froisser | to crumple, offend | MdJ - F |
| frôler | to brush against, skim, verge on | MdJ - F |
| le fromage | cheese | Dairy |
| le fromage blanc | cream cheese | Dairy |
| se frotter | to rub (one another), to fight; (slang) - to have sex | MdJ - F |
| le fruit | fruit | Fruit |
| fugace | (adj) - fleeting, transient | MdJ - F |
| fuguer | (inf) - to run away, run off | MdJ - F |
| fuir | to flee, avoid, fly off, shun, shirk | MdJ - F |
| fulgurant | (figurative adj) lightning, dazzling, blinding, searing | MdJ - F |
| futé | (adj) - wily, crafty, cunning, sly | MdJ - F |
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