Word in french that starts with a

B letter B un baba cool (inf) — hippy le babeurre buttermilk le bac le baccalauréat; ferry, tub, trough, vat bâcler to botch, scamp, throw together badiner to banter, jest des bagages luggage la bagarre fight, brawl bagarrer (inf) — to fight, clash, argue bagatelle trinket une bagnole (inf) — car une bague ring une bague de fiançailles engagement ring une baguette French bread, baton, chopstick un bahut sideboard; (inf) — school, taxi, truck une baignoire bathtub un bain bathtub le bain moussant bubble bath baiser to kiss; (vulgar slang) — to outdo, to be had; to have sex balader (inf) — to trail around, to take for a walk un balai broom, brush balbutier to stammer, babble le balcon balcony balèze brawny, strapping une balise beacon, buoy, sign les balivernes (f) nonsense une balle bullet, ball, shot une banane banana un banc a bench, seat; shoal/school (of fish) bancaire (adj) bank bandant (fam adj) — sexy, interesting une bande band, strip, bandage, line, group; (inf) — a bunch of, pack of la banlieue suburbs, outskirts la banque bank la baraque shed, hut, stand, stall; (inf) — a shack, digs, dump le baratin (inf) — sweet talk, chatter une barbiche goatee barrer to bar, block, close, cross out une barrette barrette des bas (m) stockings la base (demaquillage) foundation le basket basketball le baume démêlant conditioner bavarder to chat, chatter; (inf) — to blab baver to dribble, to leak; (fam) — to have a hard time baveux (adj) — dribbly, slobbery, runny, blurry une bavure smudge, smear, hitch, flaw béant (adj) gaping, wide-open beau (adj) — handsome beau (adj) — nice out beaucoup very much, many, a lot un beauf (fam) — brother-in-law; a small-minded person Beaujolais nouveau   bec beak, bill, nib bée (in bouche bée) open-mouthed bégayer to stammer, stutter un béguin (inf) — crush, fancy, also a bonnet Belge Belgian belle (adj) — pretty bénévole (adj) — volunteer, unpaid un bénévole volunteer bénir to bless, to thank God for Benjamin Benjamin le benjamin the youngest child, youngest son Benoît Benedict une béquille crutch, kick-stand, (nautical) prop, shore bercer to rock, cradle la berezina disaster berk (inf exclamation) — yuck! Bernadette   Bernard Bernard berner to fool, hoax, dupe Bertrand Bertrand, Bertram la besogne work, task, job (avoir) besoin de to need une bestiole bug, creepy crawler bête (adj) — stupid, silly, foolish une bête

animal, insect, creature

une bêtise stupidity, mistake, blunder, silly thing, nonsense le béton concrete le beurre butter une bévue blunder un bibelot trinket, knick-knack, curio un biberon baby bottle bicher (inf) — to be pleased with oneself bichonner to pamper une bicyclette bicycle bidon can, tin, flask bidonner (fam) to split one’s sides laughing bidule (inf) contraption, whatsit; what’s-his-name bien

good, moral, right, healthy

bien cuit well done bien étrange quite strange la bière beer le bifteck steak les bijoux (m) jewelry un bikini bikini le bilan assessment, results, balance sheet un billet ticket; bill, note (money) un billet aller-retour round trip ticket un billet simple one-way ticket biologique (adj) — biological, organic bis grayish-brown; (music) repeat; (address) ½, a le biscuit cookie (année) bissextile leap (year) le bizutage (school slang) hazing, ragging blafard pale, pallid, wan une blague a joke, trick, blunder blanc white la blanchisserie laundromat un blason coat of arms, heraldry un bled (inf, even slang) — village, dump, godforsaken place blesser to wound, hurt, injure; to offend bleu blue, rare bleu clair light blue bleu foncé dark blue bloc block, unit, group, pad (of paper) blond (adj) — blond un blouson jacket bluffer (inf) — to bluff, try it on, fool un bobo (inf, baby language) — boo boo, owie, wound une bobonne (inf and somewhat archaic) — missus, dearie boire to drink le bois wood une boisson drink une boîte box, can; (inf) — nightclub; job, office; school boiter to limp, to wobble, to be shaky un bol bowl bon good ah bon (interj) — oh really? (not «oh good») bon appétit ! enjoy your meal les bonbons (m) candy Bonjour Hello Bonne nuit Goodnight Bonsoir Good evening Bordeaux   un bordel (fam) — mess, chaos; (literal) — brothel borné (adj) — narrow-minded, limited bosser (inf) — to work, slog, to perform hard labor des bottes (f) boots le bottin directory, phonebook, Yellow Pages bouc billy goat, goatee la bouche mouth une bouchée mouthful boucher to cork, plug, block un boucher butcher la boucherie butcher shop bouchon cork, stopper, plug, cap; traffic jam bouclé (adj) — curly une boucle d’oreille earring un bouclier shield bouder to sulk, keep away from boudiné (adj) — bursting out of la boue mud bouffer to be full, have volume, (fam) — to wolf-down, gobble bougrement (inf) terribly, really, very bouillant (adj) boiling, scalding, fiery, hotheaded un boulanger

une boulangère baker la boulangerie bakery boulot (adj) — chubby, tubby le boulot (informal) — work, the daily grind boum (interj) — Boom!, Bang! un boum bang, tremendous success une boum party un bouquin (inf) — book bourré (adj) — stuffed, packed; (fam) — drunk, plastered un bourreau torturer une bourrique donkey; (inf) — blockhead, pigheaded person la bourse scholarship, grant; second-hand sale bousculer to jostle, bump into; to hurry, pressure; to liven up la boustifaille (fam) — grub, nosh, chow une bouteille bottle une boutique hors taxes duty-free un bouton de manchette cufflink un boxer-short boxer shorts un bracelet bracelet un bracelet à breloques charm bracelet brancher to plugin, connect, link up branler to shake, waggle; to be shaky, loose, unsteady braquer to point, aim, turn the steering wheel le bras arm brasser

to stir, mix, knead, shuffle; to brew

bravitude fullness of bravery brebis ewe bref (adv) — in short, to make a long story short Brésilien(ne) Brazilian un brevet diploma, certificate, patent le bricolage home improvement, tinkering, DIY; rush/makeshift job Brigitte Bridget un brin blade, sprig, yarn, a bit briser to break, smash; ruin, wreck; tire out une broche brooch bronzé (adj) — tan la brosse à cheveux hairbrush la brosse à dents toothbrush se brosser to brush se brosser les cheveux to brush one’s hair se brosser les dents to brush one’s teeth brouter to graze, to nibble; (slang) to be annoying bruiner to drizzle brûlures burn, burning sensation brun (adj) — brown (hair, eyes) Bruno   brut (adj) — uncut, rough, crude, raw bu drank la bûche log bûcher to slog away at, to swot up; (Canada) to fell, cut down le bureau office, study le bureau de change money exchange buriner to engrave, chisel un but goal, aim, purpose, destination buter to stumble; (fam) — to bump off, kill

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Irregular verb forms

No.	Verb	English
1	abaisser	to lower, to abase	Conjugate
2	abandonner	to abandon, to leave, to give up	Conjugate
3	abasourdir	to dumbfound	Conjugate
4	abâtardir	to debase, to deteriorate	Conjugate
5	abattre	to knock down, to destroy	Conjugate
6	abdiquer	to abdicate	Conjugate
7	aberrer	to aberrate	Conjugate
8	abêtir	to make stupid	Conjugate
9	abhorrer	to abhor	Conjugate
10	abîmer	to damage	Conjugate
11	abjurer	to renounce	Conjugate
12	abolir	to abolish, to wipe out	Conjugate
13	abominer	to loathe	Conjugate
14	abonder	to abound, to be plentiful	Conjugate
15	abonner	to take out a subscription for sth, subscribe to	Conjugate
16	abonnir	to improve	Conjugate
17	aborder	to approach, to touch land	Conjugate
18	aboucher	to join up	Conjugate
19	abouler	to hand over, to come along	Conjugate
20	abouter	to join end to end	Conjugate
21	aboutir	to succeed, to end up	Conjugate
22	aboyer	to bark (at)	Conjugate
23	abréger	to shorten, to abbreviate	Conjugate
24	abreuver	to water (animal), to soak (plant), to heap on (insults)	Conjugate
25	abriter	to shelter	Conjugate

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This list found below includes the following :

French Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs that all begin with the letter A

A – Abolitionniste

French		English
à		at
à condition que		provided that
à côté de		next to
à distance		remote
à la fin		at the end
à la perfection		perfectly
à l’aise		comfortable
à l’exception		except
à l’extérieur		outside
à l’heure actuelle		right now
à l’intérieur		inside
à moins que		unless
à partir de		from
à peine		barely
à peine		hardly
à peine		scarcely
à pied		on foot
à présent		now
à qui		whose
a reçu		received
à temps		on time
abandon		abandonment
abandonné		abandoned
abandonné		derelict
abaque		abacus
abcès		abscess
abdication		abdication
abdiquer		abdicate
abdomen		abdomen
abdominal		abdominal
abeille		bee
aberration		aberration
abîme		abyss
abolition		abolishment
abolition		abolition
abolitionnisme		abolitionism
abolitionniste		abolitionist

Abominable – Achat

abominable		abominable
abondamment		abundantly
abondance		abundance
abondant		abundant
aboyer		bark
abrasion		abrasion
abréviation		abbreviation
abscisse		abscissa
absence		absence
absent		absent
absolu		absolute
abstention		abstain
abstraction		abstraction
abstrait		abstract
absurde		absurd
abuser de		abuse
académie		academy
académique		academic
accéder		access
accélération		acceleration
accélérer		accelerate
accent		accent
accent		emphasis
accentuer		accentuate
acceptation		acceptance
accessoire		accessory
accident		accident
accidentel		accidental
accommoder		accommodate
accompagné		accompanied
accord		accord
accord		chord
accueil		reception
accumulateur		accumulator
accumulation		accumulation
accusateur, accusateur		accuser, accusing
accusation		accusation
accusé		charged
achat		purchase

Achevée – Adresse

Achevée		complete
acide		acid
acoustique		acoustic
acquis		vested
acquisition		acquisition
acre		acre
acrobate		acrobat
acrobatique		acrobatic
acte		act
acteur		actor
actif		active
action		action
Activation		activation
activité		activity
Activités		activities
actrice		actress
actuaire		actuary
actualité		actuality
additif		additive
Additionnel		additional
adéquat		adequate
adhérent		adherent
adhésif		adhesive
adhésion		adhesion
adjacent		adjacent
adjectif		adjective
adjoint		deputy
administrateur		administrator
administratif		administrative
administration		administration
admirable		admirable
admiration		admiration
admiré		admired
admission		admission
adolescence		adolescence
adolescent		teenager
adoption		adoption
adorable		adorable
adresse		address

Adulte – Air

adulte		adult
adverbe		adverb
adversité		adversity
aérien		aerial
aérodynamique		aerodynamic
Aéropot		airpot
affaires		business
affecté		affected
affecter		affect
affectueusement		affectionately
affectueux		affectionate
affiche		poster
affinité		affinity
affirmation		affirmation
afflux		influx
afin de		in order to
africain		African
âge		age
agence		agency
agence de voyage		travel agency
agent		agent
agile		agile
agité		agitated
agneau		lamb
agonie		agony
agraire		agrarian
agréable		agreeable
agréable		nice
agréable		pleasant
agréable, agréable		pleasant, pleasing
agresseur		assailant
agression		assault
agression		assault
agriculture		agriculture
aide auditive		hearing aid
Ail		garlic
aimable		amiable
aimer		like
air		air

Ajustable – Amplitude

Ajustable		adjustable
alarme		alarm
alcool		liquor
alcoolique		alcoholic
alcôve		alcove
algèbre de la logique		algebra of logic
algèbre linéaire		linear algebra
algébrique		algebraic
algorithme de division		division algorithm
Algorithme d’Euclide		Euclid’s algorithm
algorithme standard		standard algorithm
aliments		food
allergique		allergic
aller-retour		round trip
Alliance		alliance
allusion		allusion
almanach		almanac
alors		so
altération		alteration
alternative		alternative
aluminium		aluminum
ambassade		embassy
ambassadeur		ambassador
ambiant		ambient
ambigu		ambiguous
ambitieux		ambitious
ambition		ambition
ambulance		ambulance
ambulant		ambulant
amende		fine
amende (contravention)		fine (traffic ticket)
ami		friend
amical		friendly
amiral		admiral
amour		love
amoureux		amorous
amphibie		amphibian
ample		ample
amplitude		amplitude

Amusant – Anxieux

Amusant		fun
amusement		amusement
an		year
analogie		analogy
analphabète		illiterate
Analyse		analysis
analyse algébrique		algebraic analysis
analyse mathematique		mathematical analysis
analyse non standard		nonstandard analysis
ananas		pineapple
anarchie		anarachy
anatomie		anatomy
ancien		ancient
ancien élève		alumnus
anecdote		anecdote
Anglais		english
angle		angle
angoisse		anguish
animal		animal
animal de compagnie		pet
animation		animation
Animé		animated
animé		lively
anniversaire		anniversary
annonce		announcement
annonceur		announcer
annuaire téléphonique		telephone book
annuel		annual
annulation		cancellation
anonyme		anonymous
anormal		abnormal
antécédent		antecedent
antioxydant		antioxidant
antipathie		antipathy
antique		antique
antiquité		antiquity
anti-transpirant		antiperspirant
anxiété		anxiety
anxieux		anxious

Août – Arc supérieur

août		August
apéritif		appetizer
appareil		apparatus
appareil photo		camera
Apparemment		apparently
apparence		appearance
apparent		apparent
apparenté		cognate
apparition		apparition
appartement		apartment
appartenance ethnique		ethnicity
appel		call
appel téléphonique		phone call
appétit		appetite
applaudissements		applause
application		application
application algébrique		algebraic application
appliqué		applied
appréciable		appreciable
appréciation		appreciation
apprentissage		apprenticeship
approprié		appropriate
approximatif		approximate
approximation optimale		optimal approximation
Approximation successive	successive approximation
approximation trigonométrique	trigonometric approximation
après midi		afternoon
après; après		after; afterwards
aptitude		aptitude
arabe		Arabic
arbitraire		arbitrary
arbre		tree
arc		arc
arc de cercle		circular arc
arc intercepté		intercepted arc
arc majeur		major arc
arc mineur		minor arc
arc segmentaire		segmental arc
arc supérieur		superior arc

Archaïque – Aspiration

archaïque		archaic
archéologie		archaeology
archéologique		archaeological
archétype		archetype
architecte		architect
architecture		architecture
archiver		archive
ardent		ardent
argent		silver
argument		argument
argument logique		logical argument
argument valide		valid argument
aride		arid
aristocratie		aristocracy
aristocratique		aristocratic
arithmétique		arithmetic
arithmétique		arithmetical
arithmétique binaire		binary arithmetic
armée		army
arrêter		arrest
arrêter		stop
arrière		back
arrivant de		arriving from
arrogance		arrogance
arrogant		arrogant
arsenic		arsenic
art		art
article		article
artillerie		artillery
artiste		artist
artistique		artistic
ascendant		ascendancy
ascendant		ascendant
Ascendant		ascending
ascenseur		elevator
aspect		aspect
aspirant		aspirant
aspiration		aspiration

Aspirine – Atome

aspirine		aspirin
assassin		assassin
assassinat		assassination
Assemblée		assembly
assez		enough
assez		quite
assidu		assiduous
assiette		dish
assiette		plate
assise		seated
assistance		assistance
assistant		assistant
associatif		associative
association		association
association		association
astérisque		asterisk
astéroïde		asteroid
asthénosphère		asthenosphere
asthme		asthma
astigmatisme		astigmatism
astre		luminary
astringent		astringent
astrométrie		astrometry
astronaute		astronaut
astronome		astronomer
astronomie		astronomy
astronomique		astronomical
astrophysique		astrophysics
asymétrie		asymmetry
asymétrique		asymmetrical
asymptote		asymptote
atavique		atavistic
athérosclérose		atherosclerosis
athlète		athlete
athlétique		athletic
atmosphère		atmosphere
atmosphérique		atmospheric
atome		atom

Atomique – Auteur

atomique		atomic
atrium		atrium
atrocité		atrocity
attaque		attack
attentif		attentive
attention		attention
attentivement		attentively
atténuer		attenuate
attitude		attitude
attractif		attractive
attraction		attraction
attribut		attribute
atypique		atypical
au		at the
au		on
au cas où		in case
au dessous de		below
au dessus		above
au dessus de		on top of
au lieu de		instead of
au milieu		in the middle
au moins		at least
au moins		at least
au revoir		goodbye
aube		daybreak
aubergine		eggplant
aucun		not any
audace		audacity
audacieux		audacious
auditif		auditory
audition		audition
augmentation		augmentation
aujourd’hui		today
aussi		too
austère		austere
austérité		austerity
autant que		as much as
autant, autant		as much, as many
auteur		author

Authentique – Azur

authentique		authentic
auto		car
auto défense		self defense
autobus		bus
automatique		automatic
automatisation		automation
automne		autumn
automne)		fall (season)
autonome		autonomous
autonomie		autonomy
autorisation		authorization
autorisation		permission
autorisé		licensed
autoritaire		authoritarian
autorité		authority
autoroute		freeway
Autoroute		highway
autoroute à péage		turnpike
autre		other
aux cheveux noirs		dark haired
auxiliaire		auxiliary
avance		advance
Avancée		advanced
avant bras		forearm
avant de		before
avantage		advantage
avantage		benefit
avant-dernier		second to last
avant-garde		vanguard
Avant-hier		day before yesterday
avarice		avarice
avec		with
avec moi		with me
avec toi		with you
avenir		future
aventure		adventure
avide		avid
avion		airplane
avion		plane
avis		opinion
avocat		advocate
avocat		attorney
avocat		avocado
avocat		lawyer
avocat de la défense		defense attorney
avril		april
axiome		axiom
Azur		azure

French Words That Start With A

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