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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Prononciation française | French pronunciation |
| au | |
| animaux /animo/ | animals |
| applaudir /aplodiʀ/ | to clap / applaud |
| aussi /osi/ | also / too |
| autant /otɑ̃/ | so much / might as well |
| autre /otʀ/ | other |
| cauchemar /koʃmaʀ/ | nightmare |
| cause /koz/ | cause |
| cautionner /kosjɔne/ | to guarantee / support |
| chaude /ʃo/ | warm / hot |
| chauffer /ʃofe/ | to heat |
| chauffeur /ʃofœʀ/ | driver |
| chaussette /ʃosɛt/ | sock |
| chauve /ʃov/ | bald |
| chevaux /ʃ(ə)vo/ | horses (cheval) |
| costaud /kɔsto/ | strong / beefy |
| épauler /epole/ | to back up / to support |
| faut /fo/ | to need to / to have to (falloir) |
| faux /fo/ | fake / untrue |
| gauche /ɡoʃ/ | left side |
| haut /o/ | high / aloud |
| hauteur /otœʀ/ | height |
| jaune /ʒon/ | yellow |
| paumé /pome/ | feel confused / physically lost |
| pauvre /povʀ/ | poor |
| sauf /sof/ | except |
| saumon /somɔ̃/ | salmon |
| sauver /sove/ | to save |
| taule /tol/ | jail |
| travaux /tʀavo/ | work |
| vaut /vo/ | to be worth (valoir) |
| ô | |
| Allô /alo/ | hello |
| bientôt /bjɛ̃to/ | soon |
| contrôle /kɔ̃tʀol/ | control |
| côté /kote/ | side |
| drôle /dʀol/ | funny |
| hôtel /otɛl/ | hotel |
| plutôt /plyto/ | quite / rather |
| tôt /to/ | early |
| trône /tʀon/ | throne |