French–English glossary · A1
French–English glossary: every word of A1
This glossary lists all 462 words and phrases taught in the 20 A1 lessons of LupinFrench, French to English, with the gender of each noun and the lesson where it appears. Together they are the vocabulary you need to read L’Arrestation d’Arsène Lupin retold for beginners.
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Type in the box to filter by French or English (accents are optional). Click a letter to jump. The number in the last column is the lesson: click it to see the word in the story. Nouns are listed with their article, because in French the gender belongs to the word: learn le bateau, not just bateau.
| French | English | Gender | Lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| à bord | on board | 4 | |
| à cet instant | at that moment | 11 | |
| à côté de | next to, beside | 13 | |
| à droite | on the right, to the right | 11 | |
| à gauche | on the left, to the left | 11 | |
| à la salle à manger | to the dining room | 13 | |
| l’admiration | admiration | 16 | |
| aimable | kind | 1 | |
| aimer | to like, to love | 5 | |
| l’air tranquille | looking calm | 19 | |
| aller | to go | 13 | |
| américain / américaine | American | 1 | |
| l’ami / l’amie | the friend | 6 | |
| un ami / une amie | a friend | masc./fem. | 2 |
| amusant / amusante | amusing, fun | 2 | |
| s’amuser | to have fun | 17 | |
| ancien / ancienne | old, antique | 5 | |
| anglais / anglaise | English | 1 | |
| l’Angleterre | England | 6 | |
| annoncer | to announce | 13 | |
| l’appareil photo (m.) | the camera | 15 | |
| s’appeler | to be called | 17 | |
| l’après-midi | the afternoon | 12 | |
| l’argent (m.) | money; silver | 14 | |
| l’arrestation | the arrest | 20 | |
| arrêter | to stop, to arrest; to arrest (also: to stop) | 10, 19 | |
| arriver | to arrive | 19 | |
| arriver de | to come from, to arrive from | 6 | |
| l’artiste | the artist | 16 | |
| s’attacher | to tie oneself up | 17 | |
| attendre | to wait (for) | 18 | |
| au bout de | at the end of | 16 | |
| au fond de | at the bottom of | 16 | |
| au milieu de | in the middle of | 3, 16 | |
| au salon | to the lounge | 13 | |
| l’audace (f.) | nerve, daring | 12 | |
| aujourd’hui | today | 12 | |
| aussi | too, also | 3 | |
| aux passagers | to the passengers | 13 | |
| avancer | to move forward | 20 | |
| l’avant-bras | the forearm | 11, 20 | |
| l’avant-bras (m.) | the forearm | 4 | |
| l’avant-dernière nuit | the second-to-last night | 17 | |
| avec | with | 2 | |
| avec reconnaissance | gratefully | 17 | |
| avoir besoin de | to need | 18 | |
| avoir chaud | to be hot, warm | 18 | |
| avoir envie de | to feel like, to want | 18 | |
| avoir faim | to be hungry | 18 | |
| avoir froid | to be cold | 18 | |
| avoir peur (de) | to be afraid (of) | 18 | |
| avoir raison | to be right | 18 | |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty | 18 | |
| avoir tort | to be wrong | 18 | |
| B | |||
| le bandit | the crook, the bandit | masc. | 14 |
| la barbe | the beard | fem. | 4, 9, 19 |
| le bateau | the ship, the boat | masc. | 1 |
| beau / bel / belle | beautiful, handsome | 19 | |
| beau / belle | beautiful, handsome | 6 | |
| beaucoup de | a lot of, many | 8 | |
| bien sûr | of course | 8 | |
| le bijou / les bijoux | the jewel / the jewels | 11, 12 | |
| bizarre | odd, strange | 11 | |
| blanc / blanche | white | 4 | |
| la blessure | the wound | fem. | 4, 10, 11, 20 |
| bleu / bleue | blue | 1, 4 | |
| blond / blonde | blond; blond (hair) | 2, 4 | |
| bon / bonne | good | 19 | |
| le bracelet | the bracelet | masc. | 12 |
| le bras | the arm | masc. | 4, 10, 11 |
| briller | to shine | 13 | |
| brun / brune | brown, dark (hair) | 4 | |
| C | |||
| la cabine | the cabin | fem. | 3, 12, 16 |
| cacher | to hide | 11, 15 | |
| se cacher | to hide | 17 | |
| calme | calm | 1 | |
| cambrioler | to burgle | 5 | |
| le Canada | Canada | masc. | 6 |
| la carte de visite | the calling card | fem. | 5, 17 |
| le carton à chapeau | the hatbox | masc. | 12 |
| cassé / cassée | broken | 12 | |
| ce bras | this arm, that arm | 11 | |
| célèbre | famous | 4, 19 | |
| descendre | to go down, to get off | 19 | |
| cent | a hundred | 14 | |
| cent mille | a hundred thousand | 14 | |
| ces mots | these words, those words | 11 | |
| cet homme | this man, that man | 11 | |
| cette dame | this lady, that lady | 11 | |
| la chaise longue | the deckchair | fem. | 7 |
| le chapeau / les chapeaux | the hat / the hats | 15 | |
| chaque jour | every day | 16 | |
| charmant / charmante | charming | 2 | |
| le château | the château | masc. | 5 |
| le chauffeur | the chauffeur, the driver | masc. | 5 |
| chercher | to look for | 5, 8 | |
| choisir | to choose | 12 | |
| le ciel | the sky | masc. | 1 |
| le coin | the corner | masc. | 17 |
| le collier | the necklace | masc. | 12 |
| combien de… ? | how many…? | 9 | |
| le commandant | the captain | masc. | 1 |
| le commandant en second | the second-in-command | masc. | 16 |
| comme par accident | as if by accident | 20 | |
| commencer par | to begin with | 8 | |
| comment ? | how? | 8 | |
| compter | to count | 9 | |
| la confiture | jam | fem. | 12 |
| confortable | comfortable | 1 | |
| content / contente | happy, pleased | 2, 7 | |
| continuer | to go on, to continue | 16 | |
| contre | against | 14 | |
| la conversation | the conversation | fem. | 2 |
| convoquer | to summon | 13 | |
| se coucher | to go to bed | 17 | |
| le coude | the elbow | masc. | 4 |
| le coup de tonnerre | the clap of thunder | masc. | 4 |
| le courage | courage | masc. | 12 |
| le secret | the secret | masc. | 4 |
| le secrétaire d’ambassade | the embassy secretary | masc. | 9 |
| le cri | the cry, the scream | masc. | 11 |
| crier | to shout, to cry out; to cry out, to shout | 9, 20 | |
| le crime | the crime | masc. | 18 |
| curieux / curieuse | curious, nosy | 9 | |
| D | |||
| danser | to dance | 13 | |
| le déguisement | the disguise | masc. | 5 |
| déjà | already | 8 | |
| demander | to ask | 8 | |
| démasquer | to unmask | 14 | |
| détacher | to untie | 17 | |
| le détail | the detail | masc. | 11 |
| deux | two | 3 | |
| deux cent cinquante | two hundred and fifty | 14 | |
| deux cents | two hundred | 14 | |
| deux mille | two thousand | 14 | |
| deuxième | second | 3 | |
| devoir | must, to have to | 15 | |
| d’habitude | usually | 12 | |
| le diamant | the diamond | masc. | 12 |
| disparaître dans la foule | to disappear into the crowd | 20 | |
| disparaître (il disparaît) | to disappear | 16 | |
| dix | ten | 3 | |
| dix mille | ten thousand | 14 | |
| le domestique | the servant | masc. | 9 |
| dommage | a pity, too bad | 20 | |
| le douanier | the customs officer | masc. | 19 |
| droit / droite | right | 4, 10, 11 | |
| du matin au soir | from morning to night | 16 | |
| durer | to last | 9 | |
| E | |||
| une dame | a lady | fem. | 1 |
| l’eau | the water | 20 | |
| échanger | to exchange | 11 | |
| l’écharpe | the scarf | 17 | |
| éclater de rire | to burst out laughing | 9 | |
| écouter | to listen (to) | 5, 8 | |
| l’écriture | the handwriting | 17 | |
| élégant / élégante | elegant | 1 | |
| elle | her | 20 | |
| elles | them (women) | 20 | |
| l’employé / l’employée | the employee, the operator | 3 | |
| emporter | to take away, to carry off; to take away | 12, 17 | |
| en plein jour | in broad daylight | 12 | |
| en règle | in order | 13 | |
| enchanté / enchantée | delighted | 6 | |
| encore | again, one more, still; still, more | 3, 9 | |
| l’enfant | the child | 9 | |
| enfin | at last, finally | 10 | |
| l’ennemi / l’ennemie | the enemy | 13 | |
| énorme | huge | 3 | |
| l’enquête | the investigation | 7, 8 | |
| ensemble | together | 2, 18 | |
| entendre | to hear | 17 | |
| entourer | to surround, to gather round | 11 | |
| entrer | to go in, to come in | 5 | |
| espagnol / espagnole | Spanish | 5 | |
| espérer | to hope | 18 | |
| est-ce que… ? | (turns a sentence into a yes/no question) | 8 | |
| être d’accord | to agree | 15 | |
| eux | them (men, or mixed) | 20 | |
| F | |||
| faible | weak, faint | 17 | |
| faire le calcul | to do the sums | 14 | |
| faire le tour de | to go all round | 14 | |
| faire semblant de | to pretend to | 15 | |
| faire un pari | to make a bet | 14 | |
| faire une enquête | to investigate | 14 | |
| faire une photo | to take a photo | 14 | |
| faux / fausse | fake, false | 5 | |
| le faux col | the detachable collar | masc. | 16 |
| la femme | the woman, the wife | fem. | 9 |
| fermer à clé | to lock | 18 | |
| la feuille | the sheet of paper | fem. | 14 |
| le fil | the wire, the thread | masc. | 3 |
| le fils | the son | masc. | 13 |
| fois | times | 9 | |
| fort / forte | strong | 3 | |
| la fortune | the fortune | fem. | 14, 18 |
| fou / folle | mad | 8 | |
| fouiller | to search (a place) | 14 | |
| la foule | the crowd | fem. | 19 |
| le franc | the franc | masc. | 14 |
| français / française | French | 1 | |
| la France | France | fem. | 6 |
| frapper | to strike | 20 | |
| furieux / furieuse | furious | 16 | |
| G | |||
| gagner | to earn; to win; to win | 14, 15 | |
| gai / gaie | cheerful | 6, 13 | |
| garder | to keep | 10 | |
| le gâteau / les gâteaux | the cake / the cakes | 12 | |
| gauche | left | 4, 10, 11 | |
| grâce à | thanks to | 18 | |
| grand / grande | big, tall | 1, 19 | |
| gris / grise | grey | 3, 4, 17 | |
| gros / grosse | big, thick | 17 | |
| H | |||
| habiter | to live (somewhere) | 6 | |
| l’heure | the hour | 9 | |
| l’histoire | the story, the business | 7 | |
| l’histoire (f.) | the story, the business | 11 | |
| un homme | a man | masc. | 1 |
| honnête | honest | 15, 20 | |
| I | |||
| l’idée | the idea | 10 | |
| l’uniforme | the uniform | 19 | |
| un œil / les yeux | an eye / the eyes | 4 | |
| il reste… | … is / are left | 9 | |
| l’île (f.) | the island | 2 | |
| immobile | motionless, still | 20 | |
| important / importante | important | 3 | |
| l’indice | the clue | 8 | |
| l’indice (m.) | the clue | 15 | |
| un instant | just a moment | masc. | 20 |
| laisser | to leave (something); to leave (behind) | 5, 15 | |
| laisser tomber | to drop | 20 | |
| le lait | milk | masc. | 12 |
| l’Italie | Italy | 6 | |
| italien / italienne | Italian | 1 | |
| J | |||
| le jeu | the game | masc. | 16 |
| jeune | young | 19 | |
| la jeune fille | the girl, the young woman; the young woman | fem. | 2, 6 |
| le jeune homme | the young man | masc. | 2 |
| joli / jolie | pretty | 2, 19 | |
| jouer | to play | 13, 16 | |
| le jour | the day | masc. | 9 |
| jusqu’à | until, as far as | 13 | |
| K | |||
| le kodak | the camera (c. 1900) | masc. | 15 |
| L | |||
| libre | free | 13 | |
| la liste | the list | fem. | 8 |
| loin de | far from | 2 | |
| Londres | London | 6 | |
| long / longue | long | 1 | |
| lui | him | 20 | |
| la lune | the moon | fem. | 13 |
| M | |||
| la machine | the machine | fem. | 3 |
| la main | the hand | fem. | 4, 10, 11 |
| Mais si ! | Oh yes! (answering a negative) | 15 | |
| le marin | the sailor | masc. | 14 |
| le marquis | the marquis | masc. | 9 |
| mauvais / mauvaise | wrong, bad | 11 | |
| le médecin | the doctor | masc. | 5 |
| même | same | 10 | |
| la mer | the sea | fem. | 1 |
| la mère | the mother | fem. | 6 |
| le message | the message | masc. | 3 |
| le meuble | the piece of furniture | masc. | 5 |
| mille | a thousand | 14 | |
| un million | a million | masc. | 14 |
| mince | thin, slim | 10 | |
| minuit | midnight | 13 | |
| moderne | modern | 3 | |
| moi | me | 20 | |
| moins | minus, less | 9 | |
| le moment | the moment | masc. | 1 |
| le monde | the world | masc. | 2 |
| un monsieur | a gentleman | masc. | 1 |
| monter à bord | to come aboard | 19 | |
| la montre | the watch | fem. | 16 |
| montrer | to show | 10 | |
| mort / morte | dead | 20 | |
| la lampe | the lamp | fem. | 14 |
| le musicien / la musicienne | the musician | masc./fem. | 13 |
| N | |||
| le lendemain | the next day | masc. | 13, 16 |
| ne… jamais | never | 7 | |
| ne… pas | not | 7 | |
| ne… rien | nothing, not anything | 7 | |
| le négociant / la négociante | the merchant | masc./fem. | 13 |
| n’est-ce pas ? | isn’t it?, right? | 20 | |
| noble | noble, aristocratic | 18 | |
| noir / noire | black; black, dark | 2, 4, 6 | |
| le nom | the name; the name, the surname | masc. | 4, 8 |
| nous | us | 20 | |
| la nouvelle | the piece of news | fem. | 13 |
| la nuit | the night | fem. | 17 |
| le numéro | the number (in a list) | masc. | 9 |
| O | |||
| l’océan (m.) | the ocean | 3 | |
| l’officier | the officer | 16 | |
| on | people, someone, we | 12 | |
| l’oncle | the uncle | 9 | |
| l’orage (m.) | the storm | 3 | |
| l’oreille | the ear | 19 | |
| où ? | where? | 8 | |
| oublier | to forget | 11 | |
| P | |||
| pâle | pale | 4, 10, 11, 17 | |
| par an | a year, per year | 14 | |
| par terre | on the ground, on the floor | 17 | |
| le parapluie | the umbrella | masc. | 19 |
| parfait / parfaite | perfect | 1 | |
| le pari | the bet | masc. | 14 |
| parisien / parisienne | Parisian | 6 | |
| parler | to speak, to talk | 5, 6 | |
| partout | everywhere | 15 | |
| le passager / la passagère | the passenger | masc./fem. | 1 |
| passer devant | to walk past | 19 | |
| la passerelle | the gangway | fem. | 19 |
| la patience | patience | fem. | 8 |
| pauvre | poor (before: pitiable; after: penniless) | 19 | |
| pendant | during | 12 | |
| pendant ce temps | meanwhile | 12 | |
| perdre son temps | to waste one’s time | 15 | |
| perdu / perdue | lost | 4 | |
| le père | the father | masc. | 6 |
| un père de famille | a family man | masc. | 18 |
| la perle | the pearl | fem. | 11, 12 |
| petit / petite | small, little | 2, 19 | |
| un peu | a little | masc. | 2 |
| peut-être | perhaps, maybe | 2, 10 | |
| la photo | the photo | fem. | 15 |
| la pierre | the stone | fem. | 12 |
| plaisanter | to joke | 10 | |
| la poche | the pocket | fem. | 8, 15 |
| poli / polie | polite | 5 | |
| le policier | the police officer, the detective; the detective, the police officer | masc. | 5, 7, 19 |
| le pont | the deck | masc. | 2, 7 |
| la porte | the door | fem. | 12 |
| le portefeuille | the wallet | masc. | 17 |
| poser une question | to ask a question | 14 | |
| possible | possible | 8 | |
| pour toujours | for ever | 15 | |
| pourquoi ? | why? | 8 | |
| pourquoi pas ? | why not? | 7 | |
| pouvoir | can, to be able to | 15 | |
| préférer | to prefer | 19 | |
| la première classe | first class | fem. | 2 |
| prendre des notes | to take notes | 14 | |
| prendre le thé | to have tea | 12, 14 | |
| prendre une photo | to take a photo | 15 | |
| près de | near | 2, 13 | |
| Présent ! | Here! (answering a roll call) | 9 | |
| prêt / prête | ready | 8 | |
| la prison | prison | fem. | 13, 19 |
| se promener | to go for a walk | 17 | |
| promettre | to promise | 14 | |
| proposer | to suggest, to propose | 8 | |
| la protection | protection | fem. | 18 |
| protester | to protest | 13 | |
| puis | then | 10 | |
| Q | |||
| le quai | the quay | masc. | 19 |
| quel / quelle… ? | which…?, what…? | 8 | |
| qu’est-ce que… ? | what…? | 8 | |
| qui ? | who? | 8 | |
| quitter | to leave | 6 | |
| R | |||
| rapide | fast | 1 | |
| la redingote | the frock coat | fem. | 19 |
| le regard | the look, the glance | masc. | 11 |
| regarder | to look at, to watch; to look at | 5, 6 | |
| rencontrer | to meet | 10 | |
| répondre | to answer | 10 | |
| rester | to stay | 13 | |
| rêver | to dream | 18 | |
| riche | rich | 2, 6, 18 | |
| rire (il rit) | to laugh | 16 | |
| le rival | the rival | masc. | 2, 6 |
| la robe | the dress | fem. | 4 |
| rouge | red | 4 | |
| le rubis | the ruby | masc. | 12 |
| russe | Russian | 5 | |
| S | |||
| les bijoux (m.) | jewels | plural | 5 |
| les cheveux | the hair (on your head) | plural | 10 |
| les cheveux (m.) | hair | plural | 4 |
| les dames | the ladies | plural | 2 |
| les États-Unis | the United States | plural | 6 |
| les lèvres | the lips | plural | 10 |
| les messieurs | the gentlemen | plural | 2 |
| les nouvelles | news | plural | 18 |
| les nouvelles (f.) | news | plural | 3 |
| les papiers | identity papers | plural | 13 |
| les recherches (f.) | the search | plural | 14 |
| les yeux | the eyes | plural | 10 |
| le sac | the bag | masc. | 12, 16 |
| le salon | the lounge; the drawing room, the lounge | masc. | 3, 5, 12, 13 |
| sans | without | 3 | |
| sans exception | without exception | 14 | |
| sans un mot | without a word | 20 | |
| sauf | except | 16 | |
| sauter | to jump | 19 | |
| savoir | to know | 7 | |
| sérieux / sérieuse | serious | 2 | |
| la signature | the signature | fem. | 16 |
| le silence | the silence | masc. | 7 |
| silencieux / silencieuse | quiet, silent; silent, quiet | 2, 7, 17 | |
| le soir | the evening, in the evening | masc. | 4 |
| sombre | dark, gloomy | 16 | |
| soulagé / soulagée | relieved | 11 | |
| le sourire | the smile | masc. | 3 |
| sourire | to smile | 15, 18 | |
| souvent | often | 7 | |
| sur le pont | on deck | 13 | |
| la surprise | the surprise | fem. | 20 |
| surveiller | to keep an eye on | 16 | |
| T | |||
| la table | the table | fem. | 2 |
| le tableau | the painting | masc. | 5 |
| le télégramme | the telegram | masc. | 4 |
| le télégraphe sans fil | the wireless telegraph | masc. | 3 |
| la tempête | the storm | fem. | 7 |
| tenez ! | here, hold this! | 20 | |
| le ténor | the tenor (singer) | masc. | 5 |
| terrible | terrible | 5, 7 | |
| la tête | the head | fem. | 4 |
| le thé | tea | masc. | 12 |
| toi | you (a friend) | 20 | |
| le torero | the bullfighter | masc. | 5 |
| toujours | always | 2, 7, 18 | |
| tous les messieurs | all the gentlemen | 18 | |
| tout de même | all the same | 20 | |
| tout droit | straight on | 11 | |
| tout le monde | everybody | 6, 18 | |
| tout seul / toute seule | all by oneself | 17 | |
| toute la journée | all day long | 18 | |
| toutes les dames | all the ladies | 18 | |
| la trace | the trace, the mark | fem. | 15 |
| tranquille | calm, at ease | 10 | |
| le travail | work | masc. | 14 |
| trembler | to tremble, to shake | 11 | |
| trente | thirty | 3 | |
| trouver | to find | 5, 7, 8 | |
| U | |||
| seul / seule | alone; single, only one | 4, 8, 12, 18 | |
| seulement | only | 9, 12 | |
| V | |||
| la vague | the wave | fem. | 3 |
| la valise | the suitcase | fem. | 16 |
| venir | to come | 19 | |
| venir de + infinitif | to have just done | 19 | |
| le vent | the wind | masc. | 3 |
| se lever | to get up | 17 | |
| vert / verte | green | 4 | |
| vert olive | olive green | 19 | |
| la veste | the jacket | fem. | 15, 17 |
| vide | empty | 12 | |
| la vie | life | fem. | 1 |
| vieux / vieil / vieille | old | 19 | |
| vieux / vieille | old | 5, 7 | |
| vingt | twenty | 3 | |
| le visage | the face | masc. | 19 |
| vite | fast, quickly | 4 | |
| le voisin / la voisine | the neighbour | masc./fem. | 10, 18 |
| la voix | the voice | fem. | 17 |
| le vol | the theft | masc. | 16 |
| voler | to steal; to fly | 5 | |
| le voleur | the thief | masc. | 16 |
| le voleur / la voleuse | the thief | masc./fem. | 4, 11, 12 |
| le voleur / le cambrioleur | the thief / the burglar | masc. | 5 |
| vouloir | to want | 15 | |
| vous | you (polite or plural) | 20 | |
| le voyage | the voyage, the journey | masc. | 1 |
| voyager | to travel | 5, 6 | |
| vrai / vraie | true | 7 | |
No word matches. Try the English, or fewer letters.
How do I know if a French noun is masculine or feminine?
Mostly, you learn it with the word: that is why every noun here comes with le, la, un or une. Before a vowel, le and la both become l’ and hide the gender, so those words have no label here; check the lesson, where the adjectives give it away. There are helpful patterns (most nouns ending in -tion or -ette are feminine, most ending in -ment or -age masculine), but the article is the only sure guide. The rule is explained in être and the articles.
How many words do I need for A1?
The Council of Europe’s framework (CEFR) does not set a word count; common estimates for A1 range from about 500 to 1,000 words. This glossary is the core of that: the words that carry the story. Each lesson also teaches its grammar words (je, tu, ne… pas…), which are explained in the grammar pages rather than listed here.
