French Audio Dictionary - M
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| M | the letter M | French alphabet |
| un machin | thingie, whatsit, contraption | MdJ - M |
| machine | ||
| une machine à calculer | adding machine | Office |
| une machine à écrire | typewriter | Office |
| machoire | ||
| Madame | Ma'am, Mrs. | Politeness |
| Madeleine | Madeline | French names |
| Mademoiselle | Miss | Politeness |
| un magasin | store | Shopping |
| un magasin de confection | clothing store | Shopping |
| maghreb | (adj) - North African | MdJ - M |
| le Maghreb | North Africa | MdJ - M |
| un Maghreb | North African person | MdJ - M |
| un magnétoscope | VCR / video cassette recorder | MdJ - M |
| mai | May | Calendar |
| un maillot (de bain) | bathing suit | Clothing |
| un maillot de corps | undershirt | Men's clothing |
| la main | hand | Body |
| maint | (adj) - many, a lot, much | MdJ - M |
| mairie | town/city hall; town/city council; mayor's office | MdJ - M |
| le maïs | corn | Vegetables |
| mais enfin | but finally | Optional liaisons |
| la maison | house | Home |
| maîtriser | to control, overcome, suppress; to master | MdJ - M |
| malade | ||
| mal aux dents | ||
| la mal-bouffe | (fam) unhealthy eating, junk food | MdJ - M |
| mal de mer | ||
| mal de transports | ||
| un malentendu | misunderstanding | MdJ - M |
| un malfrat | (inf) - thug, crook, truant | MdJ - M |
| malin | (inf adj) - shrewd, cunning | MdJ - M |
| un malin | crafty or clever person | MdJ - M |
| la mammy | granny | Baby talk |
| un mandat | mandate; postal/money order | MdJ - M |
| mangeons | ||
| manger | to eat | Food |
| Manon | French names | |
| un manteau | coat | Clothing |
| le maquillage | make-up | Toiletries |
| maquiller | to fake, doctor | MdJ - M |
| se maquiller | to put on make-up | Toiletries |
| Marc | Mark, Marcus | French names |
| Marcel | Marcel | French names |
| Marcelle | French names | |
| le marché | outdoor market | Shopping |
| mardi | Tuesday | Calendar |
| Margaux | Margot | French names |
| Margot | Maggie | French names |
| Marguerite | Margaret | French names |
| un mari | husband | Family |
| le mariage | marriage, wedding | Love language |
| Marianne | symbol of France | MdJ - M |
| Marie | Marie, Mary | French names |
| Marine | (navy, seascape) | French names |
| mark | ||
| Marocain(e) | Moroccan | Lang + Nat |
| maroquin (m) | leather | MdJ - M |
| marrant | (inf adj) - funny, odd | MdJ - M |
| marron | brown | Colors |
| mars | March | Calendar |
| Marthe | Martha | French names |
| Martin | Martin | French names |
| Martine | French names | |
| Maryse | French names | |
| le mascara | mascara | Toiletries |
| masser | to assemble, gather together; massage | MdJ - M |
| un matelas | mattress; reserve, cushion | MdJ - M |
| Mathilde | Mathilda | French names |
| Matthieu | Matthew | French names |
| maudit | (inf adj) - darned, blasted, hateful; (literary) - accursed | MdJ - M |
| Maurice | Morris | French names |
| maussade | (adj) - sullen, gloomy, morose | MdJ - M |
| mauvais | (adj) - bad weather | Weather |
| la mayonnaise | mayonnaise | Food |
| un mec | (fam) - dude, bloke | MdJ - M |
| un mécanicien | mechanic | Professions |
| un mécène | patron (of artists or writers) | MdJ - M |
| méchant | (adj) - mean | Personality |
| une mèche | wick, fuse; lock of hair; streak; (medicine) pack, dressing | MdJ - M |
| un médecin | doctor | Professions |
| Médoc | ||
| méduser | to dumbfound, paralyze, stupefy | MdJ - M |
| la méfiance | mistrust, distrust, suspicion | MdJ - M |
| se méfier | to distrust, be careful about | MdJ - M |
| mégoter | (inf) - to skimp | MdJ - M |
| mêler | to mix, mingle, blend, combine, muddle | MdJ - M |
| la mémé | granny | Baby talk |
| une mémère | (inf) - granny, grandma; "fat elderly woman" | MdJ - M |
| la menotte | hand | Baby talk |
| le menu | fixed-price meal | Restaurant |
| merci | thank you | Politeness |
| merci beaucoup | thank you very much | Politeness |
| merci bien | thank you very much | Politeness |
| mercredi | Wednesday | Calendar |
| mercure | ||
| une mère | mother | Family |
| Merlot | ||
| merveilleux | wonderful marvelous | Bon synonyms |
| mes élèves | my students | Liaisons |
| la météo | weather forecast | MdJ - M |
| meteore | ||
| un métier | job, trade, occupation, craft, skill, experience | MdJ - M |
| le métrage | length, measurement, yardage | MdJ - M |
| le métro | subway | Transportation |
| un mets | dish of food | MdJ - M |
| mettre les pieds dans le plat | ||
| un meuble | piece of furniture | Furniture |
| Mexicain(e) | Mexican | Lang + Nat |
| miam-miam | (interjection) - yum yum, yummy | Baby talk |
| Michel | Michael | French names |
| Michèle | Michelle | French names |
| midi | noon | Telling time |
| la mie | the soft part of bread | MdJ - M |
| mignon | (adj) - cute, dainty | MdJ - M |
| un mignon | darling, cutie | MdJ - M |
| mijoter | to simmer; (inf) - to plot, hatch, cook up | MdJ - M |
| mille | 1,000 | Numbers |
| un mille | mile | Q + M |
| mille fois merci | bless you! (thank you so much) | Politeness |
| un milliard | a billion | Numbers |
| un million | 1,000,000 | Numbers |
| minable | (adj) - shabby, seedy, mediocre | MdJ - M |
| mince | (adj) - thin, meager; (inf interj) - Darn it!, Wow! | MdJ - M |
| un minet | (inf, baby talk) - kitty; (term of affection) - pet, sweetie-pie | MdJ - M |
| une minijupe | miniskirt | Women's clothing |
| minorer | (finance) to cut, reduce; to underestimate; to play down, minimize | MdJ - M |
| minuit | midnight | Telling time |
| miraud | ||
| les mirettes | (inf, plural fem) - eyes, peepers | MdJ - M |
| un miroir | mirror | Furniture |
| mission | ||
| mitige | (figurative adj) lukewarm, half-hearted | MdJ - M |
| un mobile | cell phone | Office |
| mobiliser | to call up, mobilize, raise | MdJ - M |
| moche | (inf adj) - ugly, mean | MdJ - M |
| modique | (adj) modest (only used with money) | MdJ - M |
| moelleux | (adj) soft, mellow, tender, moist, sweet | MdJ - M |
| moindre | (adj) - lesser, lower | MdJ - M |
| le moindre | least, the slightest | MdJ - M |
| moins le quart | quarter of/to | Telling time |
| les mois de l'année | months of the year | Calendar |
| moitie | ||
| molaire | ||
| mollo | (fam adv) - easy (in attitude) | MdJ - M |
| une môme | (inf) - kid, brat, chick | MdJ - M |
| un/une môme | young homosexual | MdJ - M |
| Monique | Monica | French names |
| monnaie | ||
| Monsieur | Sir, Mr. | Politeness |
| un montant | post, upright, jamb; total, sum | MdJ - M |
| une montre | watch | Jewelry |
| une moquette | carpet | Furniture |
| mordiller | to nibble, chew on | MdJ - M |
| mordre | to bite (literal and fig) | MdJ - M |
| une moto | motorbike | Driving |
| mou | (adj) - soft, limp | MdJ - M |
| un mouchoir | handkerchief | Accessories |
| des moufles (f) | mittens | Accessories |
| mouiller | to wet, drench, water; (fam) - to drag into, to mix up in | MdJ - M |
| la mouise | (fam) - poverty, hard times | MdJ - M |
| un moule | mold (for shaping something) | MdJ - M |
| une moule | mussel; (inf) - idiot | MdJ - M |
| le mousse au chocolat | chocolate mousse | Dessert |
| la moutarde | mustard | Food |
| un mouton | sheep, sheepskin, mutton; white caps; stool pigeon | MdJ - M |
| la mouture | milling, grinding, grounds; draft, rehashing | MdJ - M |
| mouvementé | (adj) eventful, turbulent, rough | MdJ - M |
| moyen | ||
| mu | ||
| muer | to molt, shed; (voice) to break, change | MdJ - M |
| un mur | wall | Furniture |
| une mûre | blackberry | Fruit |
| Muscat | ||
| le musée | museum | Directions |
| la musique | music | MdJ - M |
| muter | to transfer | MdJ - M |
| une myrtille | blueberry | Fruit |
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