AQA GCSE French – Identity and culture – Free-time activities
Learn the AQA GCSE French vocabulary about “Free-time activities” from the table below. It contains a list of 109 words and phrases for the Foundation Tier and 23 words and phrases for the Higher Tier. Read and listen carefully and check the translations.
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 1 to 20 - Foundation Tier
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les actualités (f) | news | |
l’agneau (m) | lamb | |
l’argent (m) | money | |
l’assiette (f) | plate/dish | |
le basket | basketball | |
le beurre | butter | |
la bière | beer | |
le billet | ticket | |
le bœuf | beef | |
boire | to drink | |
la boisson | drink | |
le canard | duck | |
la carte | menu | |
le centre sportif | sports centre | |
la cerise | cherry | |
le champignon | mushroom | |
chanter | to sing | |
le chanteur/la chanteuse | singer | |
la chanson | song | |
le cheval | horse |
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 21 to 40 - Foundation Tier
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choisir | to choose | |
le chou | cabbage | |
le chou-fleur | cauliflower | |
le citron | lemon | |
le club des jeunes | youth club | |
commander | to order | |
commencer | to start | |
la confiture | jam | |
courir | to run | |
coûter | to cost mouse | |
la crêpe | pancake | |
les crudités (f) | raw chopped vegetables | |
débuter | to begin | |
le dessin animé | cartoon | |
la dinde | turkey | |
l’eau (minérale) (f) | l’eau (minérale) (f) | |
l’équitation (f) | horse riding | |
l’escalade (f) | rock climbing | |
l’escargot (m) | snail | |
essayer | to try |
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 41 to 60 - Foundation Tier
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le feuilleton | soap opera | |
le film de guerre | war film | |
le film policier | detective film | |
la fraise | strawberry | |
la framboise | raspberry | |
les fruits de mer (m) | seafood | |
la glace | ice cream | |
goûter | to taste | |
les haricots verts (m) | green beans | |
le hors d’œuvre (m) | starter | |
s’intéresser à | to be interested in | |
le jambon | ham | |
le jeu télévisé | game show | |
le lait | milk | |
les légumes (m) | vegetables | |
la natation | swimming | |
la nourriture | food | |
l’œuf (m), les oeufs | egg | |
l’oignon (m) | onion |
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 61 to 80 - Foundation Tier
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le passe-temps | hobby | |
les pâtes (f) | pasta | |
le patinage à glace | ice skating | |
la patinoire | ice rink | |
payer | to pay (for) | |
la pêche | fishing/peach | |
les petits pois (m) | peas | |
la planche à voile | wind-surfing | |
le plat principal | main meal/dish | |
la poire | pear | |
le poisson | fish | |
le poivre | pepper | |
la pomme | apple | |
la pomme de terre | potato | |
le potage | soup | |
le poulet | chicken | |
la piscine | swimming pool | |
le pourboire | tip | |
prendre | to take | |
la promenade | walk |
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 81 to 109 - Foundation Tier
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la publicité | adverts | |
les raisins (m) | grapes | |
rencontrer | to meet | |
le repas | meal | |
le riz | rice | |
la saucisse | sausage | |
le saumon | salmon | |
le sel | salt | |
la série | series | |
le serveur/la serveuse | waiter/waitress | |
le skate | skateboarding | |
le ski (nautique) | (water) skiiing | |
les sports d’hiver (m) | winter sports | |
le stade | stadium | |
le steak haché | burger | |
le sucre | sugar | |
la tasse | cup | |
la télé réalité | reality television | |
le temps libre | free time | |
le thé | tea | |
le thon | tuna | |
la truite | trout | |
la vedette | film star | |
la viande | meat | |
la voile | sailing | |
voir | to see | |
le volley | volleyball | |
vouloir | to wish, want | |
le yaourt | yoghurt |
Identity and culture - Free-time activities - 110 to 132 - Higher Tier
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s’abonner | to subscribe | |
l’ado (m/f) | adolescent | |
l’ail (m) | garlic | |
amer/amère | sour | |
l’ananas (m) | pineapple | |
bien cuit | well cooked | |
la chorale | choir | |
la course | race | |
les échecs (m) | chess | |
les effets spéciaux (m) | special effects | |
épicé | spicy | |
l’espèce (f) | type, kind | |
féliciter | to congratulate | |
le lieu (avoir lieu) | place (to take place) | |
marquer un but/un essai | to score a goal/try | |
la noix | nut | |
le pamplemousse | grapefruit | |
piquant | spicy | |
la prune | plum | |
la séance | performance | |
la tournée | tour | |
le tournoi | tournament | |
le veau | veal |
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