Common practical words, expressions from French to English

Ceci est un petit lexique d'expressions et de mots de liaisons Français à Anglais.

à                            to

à moins que                  unless

d'abord                      first

afin que                     so that

ailleurs                     elsewhere

d'ailleurs                   besides, moreover

par ailleurs                 moreover, furthermore

ainsi                        thus, so

ainsi que                    as well as

alentour                     around, round about

alors                        then, so

alors que                    when, while, whereas

ancien                       old, former, ex-

assez                        enough

ne ... aucun (aucune)        no, not one, not any

auparavant                   before(hand)

auprès de                    next to, compared with

auquel (à laquelle)          to which (one)

aussi                        also

aussi bien que               as well as

aussitôt                     immediately

aussitôt que                 as soon as

autant                       as/so much/many

autour de                    around

autre                        other

autrefois                    in the past

auxquels (auxquelles)        to which (ones)

avant                        before, front

avant que                    before

en avant                     forward

avec                         with

bas (basse)                  low, bottom

en bas                       down below, downstairs

en bas de                    at the bottom of

beaucoup                     many

bien                         well, quite, very

bien de                      a lot of, much

bien des                     many

bien que                     although

bien sûr                     of course

bientôt                      soon

bon (bonne)                  good

ça                           it, that, this

ça va?                       how's it going?

car                          because, for

ce, cet, cette               this

ceci                         this

cela                         it, that

celui (celle), ceux (celles) the one

celui-ci (celle-ci)          this-here one

celui-là (celle-là)          that-there one

ceux-ci (celles-ci)          these-here ones

ceux-là (celles-là)          those-there ones

cependant                    however

ces                          those

chacun (chacune)             each (one), every one

chaque                       each, every

ci-                          here

ci-après                     hereafter

ci-contre                    opposite

ci-dessous                   below

ci-dessus                    above

ci-joint                     enclosed

combien de                   how much, how many

comme                        like, as, since

court                        short

dans                         in, into, inside

de                           of, from

de crainte que               for fear of

de peur de                   for fear of

de sorte de                  in such a way that

debout                       upright, on end, standing

dedans                       inside

dehors                       outside

déjà                         already

au delà de                   beyond

par delà                     beyond

depuis                       since (duration)

depuis que                   since

dernier                      last

dès que                      as soon as

désormais                    from now on

desquels (desquelles)        of which (ones)

dessous                      underneath, underside

au dessous de                below

du dessous                   bottom

dessus                       on top, top

au dessus de                 above

du dessus                    top

en dessus                    above

donc                         therefore, consequently

dont                         (of), whose, whom, which

ce dont                      what, (that) of which

dorénavant                   henceforth, hereafter

duquel (de laquelle)         of which (one)

en même temps que            at the same time as

enfin                        at last, finally, after all

envers                       with regard/respect to

épais (epaisse)              thick

et                           and

étroit (étroite)             narrow, tight

grand (grande)               big, large, tall, great

ne ... guère                 hardly, scarcely

haut                         high, top

en haut up,                  upstairs

en haut de                   at the top of

hormis                       but, save

hors de                      out of, outside

ici                          here, now

ne ... jamais                never

jusqu'à                      up to, as far as, until

jusqu'à ce que               until

juste                        fair, just, correct, true

là                           there, here, in, then

là-bas                       over there

lâche                        cowardly, loose

léger (légère)               light

lequel                       which

loin                         far

loin de là                   far from it

lointain                     distant, distance

long (longue)                long

longtemps                    a long time

lors de                      at the time of

lorsque                      when, at the time when

lourd (lourde)               heavy

maintenant                   now

maintenant que               now that

mais                         but

mais oui                     of course

mal                          badly

malgré                       despite

mauvais                      bad

meilleur                     better

même                         same, identical, even

mieux                        better

le mieux                     the best

mince                        thin

moindre                      lesser

le moindre                   the slightest, the least

moins                        less

ne ... ni ... ni             neither ... nor

ne ... nul (nulle)           no, not any

ou                           or

où                           where

par                          by, through, out of, from

par contre                   on the other hand

par hasard                   by chance

parce que                    because

pareil (pareille)            similar, such, equal, same

parfois                      sometimes

parmi                        among

partout                      everywhere

partout où                   wherever

ne ... pas                   not

ne ... pas du tout           not at all

pendant le temps que         while

pendant que                  while

ne ... personne              nobody, not one, not anybody

petit (petite)               small, little

peu                          few, not much, not many

pire                         worse

pis                          worse

le pis                       the worst

plupart                      most

plus                         more

ne ... plus                  any longer, no more, not anymore

plusieurs                    several

plutôt                       rather

plotôt que                   rather than

ne ... point                 not at all

pour                         for

pour que                     in order that

pourquoi                     why

pourtant                     nevertheless, however, still, yet

pourvu que                   provided that

près                         near, close

presque                      almost, nearly

prochain                     next

puis                         then

puisque                      since

quand                        when

quand même                   even if, even though, although

quant à                      as for

quasiment                    almost

que                          whom, which, that

ce que                       what, that which

ne ... que                   only, but only

quel                         what

quelconque                   any, some

quelque                      some

quelquefois                  sometimes

quelques                     few, some

quelque chose                something

quelqu'un /e                 someone, somebody

quelques-uns /unes           some, a few

qui                          who, whom, which, that

ce qui                       what, what which

quiconque                    whoever, whatsoever

quoi                         what, which

quoi que                     whatever, no matter what

quoi que se soit             anything

quoique                      although

ne ... rien                  nothing

sans                         without

sans ça / sans quoi          otherwise

sauf                         save, but, except

selon                        according to

selon que                    according to whether

si                           if

sinon                        otherwise, except, unless

sinon que                    except that

sitôt                        as soon as, immediately

soi                          oneself

soit ... soit                either ... or

sous                         under, beneath

sur                          on, upon, over

surtout                      particularly, especially

tandis que                   while, whereas

tel (telle)                  such

tel que                      such as, like

tel quel                     just as it is

tellement                    so much

tellement de                 so much, so many

toujours                     always

tout                         all, everything

tout à coup                  all of a sudden

tout à fait                  quite, completely

tout à l'heure               in a moment, a moment ago

tout de meme                 all the same

tout de suite                immediately

tout le monde                everyone

toutefois                    however

vers                         toward