l’ abricot MASC NOUN
apricot
absent MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM absente)
absent
absolument ADVERB
absolutely
l’ accent MASC NOUN
accent
un accent aigu an acute accent un accent grave a grave accent un accent circonflexe a circumflex
Language tip
French vowels sometimes have an accent to change their sound. There are three kinds of accents: the acute (école), the grave (mère) and the circumflex (hôtel). See alsoaigu, grave, circonflexe.
accepter VERB
to accept
l’ accident MASC NOUN
accident
accompagner VERB
to accompany
Language tip
There is the wordaccompanyin English, but it is quite a formal word and we will often use something different, such astake.
Elle m’accompagne à l’école. She takes me to school.
l’ accord MASC NOUN
être d’accord to agree Tu es d’accord avec moi? Do you agree with me?
D’accord! OK!
l’ accordéon MASC NOUN
accordion
Ray joue de l’accordéon. Ray plays the accordion.
l’ accueil MASC NOUN
reception
acheter VERB
to buy
l’ acné FEM NOUN
acne
l’ acteur MASC NOUN
actor
un acteur de cinéma a film actor
actif MASC ADJECTIVE
(FEM active) active
l’ activité FEM NOUN
activity
l’ actrice FEM NOUN
actress
une actrice de cinéma a film actress
les actualités FEM PL NOUN
news
Je regarde les actualités tous les soirs. I watch the news every night.
l’ addition FEM NOUN
1sum
2bill
L’addition, s’il vous plaît! Can we have the bill, please?