| French Audio Dictionary - G |
| French Terms with Definitions and Sound Files |
The French audio dictionary contains more than 2,000 entries, each with a French word or expression, sound file, English translation, and links to additional or related information.
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| G | the letter G | French alphabet |
| gab | ||
| Gabriel | Gabriel | French names |
| Gabrielle | Gabrielle | French names |
| gâcher | to waste, spoil, botch; to temper, mix | MdJ - G |
| une gaffe | blunder, clanger/foot in the mouth | MdJ - G |
| gager | ||
| un gagne-pain | (inf) - job | MdJ - G |
| gagner | ||
| galaxie | ||
| une galère | galley (of a ship) | MdJ - G |
| gamin | (adj) - mischievous, playful, childish | MdJ - G |
| un gamin | (inf) - kid, urchin | MdJ - G |
| gamme | ||
| des gants (m) | gloves | Accessories |
| garderie | ||
| la gare | train station | Transportation |
| la gare d'autobus | bus station | Transportation |
| la gare de métro | subway station | Transportation |
| le gaspi | (inf) - waste | Apocopes |
| gaspiller |
to waste, squander |
MdJ - G |
| Gaston | French names | |
| le gâteau | cake | Dessert |
| gâter | to spoil, damage, ruin | MdJ - G |
| gaver | ||
| le gaz | (natural) gas, fizz, wind | MdJ - G |
| gazer | (inf) - to go, feel, work | MdJ - G |
| to chirp, to babble | MdJ - G | |
| gele | ||
| geler | ||
| gémir |
to moan, bemoan, groan; to creak |
MdJ - G |
| gencive | ||
| gêner |
to bother, to hamper (literally and fig) |
MdJ - G |
| Geneviève | French names | |
| génial | (adj) - of genius, inspired; (inf) - great, cool | MdJ - G |
| le genou | knee | Body |
| gentil | (adj) - kind, nice, good | MdJ - G |
| Georges | George | French names |
| un gérant | manager | Professions |
| Gérard | Gerald | French names |
| gercer | ||
| gérer | to manage, administer | MdJ - G |
| une gifle | slap, smack | MdJ - G |
| Gilbert | Gilbert | French names |
| Gilles | Giles | French names |
| giratoire | (adj) - gyrating, circular movement | MdJ - G |
| un gîte | shelter, tourist cottage | MdJ - G |
| givré | (adj) - frosted, covered in frost; (inf) - drunk; crazy | MdJ - G |
| la glace | ice cream, mirror | Dessert, Furniture |
| glaçon | ||
| gnon | ||
| gober | ||
| godiche | ||
| une gomme | eraser | School |
| gonfler |
to inflate, swell; (fam) - to get on one's nerves |
MdJ - G |
| un/e gosse | (inf) - kid | MdJ - G |
| se gourer | (fam) - to goof, boob, screw up | MdJ - G |
| le goûter | snack | Food |
| goutte | ||
| un grain | bean, seed, grain, cereal | MdJ - G |
| grand | (adj) - tall | Descriptions |
| un grand magasin | department store | Shopping |
| une grand-mère | grandmother | Family |
| un grand-père | grandfather | Family |
| le gratte-ciel | (invariable) - skyscraper | MdJ - G |
| gratter | to scratch, to make itch, to earn a bit of money | MdJ - G |
| le gré | liking, desire | MdJ - G |
| la greffe | transplant, graft | MdJ - G |
| Grégoire | Gregory | French names |
| le grenier | attic | Home |
| une griffe | claw; manufacturer's label, signature stamp | MdJ - G |
| grignoter | to nibble, gnaw at; to eat away at | MdJ - G |
| gril | ||
| grimper | to climb, clamber | MdJ - G |
| grippe | ||
| gris | grey | Colors |
| grog | ||
| grogner | ||
| grognon | (adj) - grumpy, gruff | MdJ - G |
| gros | (adj) - fat | Descriptions |
| un groupuscule | (pej) - small political group | MdJ - G |
| grue | ||
| guetter | ||
| un guichet automatique de banque (GAB) |
ATM / cash dispenser |
MdJ - G |
| un guidon | handlebars | MdJ - G |
| Guillaume | William | French names |
| un guillemet | quotation mark, inverted comma | Punctuation |
| Gustave | French names | |
| Guy | Bill | French names |
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