le cache-nez MASC NOUN
long woollen scarf
Language tip
cachermeans ‘hide’ andnezmeans ‘nose’, so this scarf covers your nose.
cacher VERB
to hide
se cacher
to hideElle s’est cachée sous la table. She’s hiding under the table.
le cachet MASC NOUN
tablet
un cachet d’aspirine an aspirin
la cachette FEM NOUN
hiding place
le cadavre exquis
MASC NOUN
consequences
Did you know…?
This is a game where one player writes something on a piece of paper, folds it over and passes it on to the next player to continue the story.
le Caddie® MASC NOUN
supermarket trolley
le cadeau MASC NOUN
(PL les cadeaux)
present
un cadeau d’anniversaire a birthday present un cadeau de Noël a Christmas present Je vais faire un cadeau à ma mère. I’m going to give my mum a present.
le cadenas MASC NOUN
padlock
cadet MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM cadette)
1younger
2youngest
le cadet MASC NOUN
la cadette FEM NOUN
youngest
Luc est le cadet de la famille.
Luc is the youngest in the family.
Muriel est la cadette de la famille. Muriel is the youngest in the family.
le cafard MASC NOUN
cockroach
J’ai le cafard. I’m feeling down.
le café MASC NOUN
1coffee
un café au lait a white coffee un café crème a strong white coffee
Did you know…?
If you have asked forun café, it will not have milk in it. If you want a coffee with milk, you must ask forun café au lait.
2café
Rendez-vous au café à trois heures. Let’s meet at the café at three o’clock.
le café-tabac MASC NOUN
Did you know…?
Acafé-tabacis a café which also sells cigarettes and stamps; you can tell acafé-tabacby the red diamond-shaped sign outside it.
la cafétéria FEM NOUN