AQA GCSE French Local area – Home, town, neighbourhood and region – Le foyer, la ville, le quartier et la région
Learn the AQA GCSE French local area about home, town, neighbourhood and region from the table below. It contains a list of 144 words and phrases. Read and listen carefully and check the translations.
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 1 to 20 - Foundation tier
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aider | to help | |
animé | lively | |
l’arbre (m) | tree | |
l’armoire (f) | wardrobe | |
le bâtiment | building | |
le besoin | need | |
avoir besoin de | to need | |
la bibliothèque | library | |
la boucherie | butcher’s shop | |
les baskets (f) | trainers | |
la boulangerie | bakery | |
le bijou | jewel, jewellery | |
la bijouterie | jeweller’s shop | |
le blouson | coat/jacket | |
bon marché | cheap | |
le bruit | noise | |
le bureau | office, study | |
bruyant | noisy | |
la caisse | till | |
calme | quiet |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 21 to 40 - Foundation tier
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la campagne | countryside | |
la carte bancaire | bank card | |
la cave | cellar | |
la ceinture | belt | |
célèbre | famous | |
le centre commercial | shopping centre | |
le champ | field | |
le chapeau | hat | |
la charcuterie | delicatessen | |
la chaussette | sock | |
la chaussure | shoe | |
la chemise | shirt | |
le choix | choice | |
la chose | thing | |
la circulation | traffic | |
les commerces (m) | shops | |
la colline | hill | |
le commissariat | police station | |
la cravate | tie | |
la cuisine | kitchen/cooking |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 41 to 60 - Foundation tier
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déménager | to move house | |
démodé | old-fashioned | |
dépenser | to spend (money) | |
devoir | to have to | |
économiser | to save | |
l’escalier (m) | staircase | |
essayer | to try on | |
l’étage (m) | floor, storey | |
la fenêtre | window | |
la ferme | farm | |
la fleur | flower | |
la gare | railway station | |
la gare routière | bus station | |
les gens (m) | people | |
le gilet | waistcoat | |
le grand magasin | department store | |
gratuit | free (of charge) | |
l’habitant (m) | inhabitant | |
l’hôtel de ville (m) | town hall | |
l’immeuble (m) | block of flats |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 61 to 80 - Foundation tier
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le jardinage | gardening | |
la jupe | skirt | |
laver | to wash | |
la librairie | bookshop | |
livrer | to deliver | |
la maison (individuelle/jumelée/mitoyenne) | house (detached/semi-detached/terraced) | |
la mairie | town hall | |
le manteau | overcoat | |
le marché | market | |
les meubles (m) | furniture | |
la mode | fashion | |
(à la) montagne / la montagne | (in the) mountain(s) / the mountain | |
le mur | wall | |
le musée | museum | |
nettoyer | to clean | |
le pantalon | trousers | |
le parc | park | |
le parfum | perfume | |
la pâtisserie | cake shop | |
pauvre | poor |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 81 to 100 - Foundation tier
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perdre | to lose | |
la pièce | room | |
la place | square | |
le portefeuille | wallet | |
le porte-monnaie | purse | |
poser | to put down | |
la poste | post office | |
pouvoir | to be able | |
le prix | price | |
propre | clean, tidy | |
Le pull | jumper | |
le quartier | quarter, area | |
quitter | to leave | |
ranger | to tidy | |
réduire | to reduce | |
réduit | reduced | |
le rez-de-chaussée | ground floor | |
le risque | risk | |
la robe | dress | |
sale | dirty |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 101 to 122 - Foundation tier
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la salle à manger | dining room | |
la salle de bains | bathroom | |
le salon | living room, lounge | |
la sécurité | safety | |
les soldes (m) | sale | |
le sous-sol | basement | |
la station-service | service station/petrol station | |
le tabac | newsagent’s | |
le transport en commun | public transport | |
travailler | to work | |
se trouver | to be situated | |
l’usine (f) | factory | |
le vendeur/la vendeuse | shop assistant | |
vendre | to sell | |
la veste | clothes | |
les vêtements (m) | clothes | |
la vie | life | |
la ville | town | |
la vitrine | shop window | |
vivre | to live | |
le voisin | neighbour | |
la zone piétonne | pedestrian zone |
Learn your AQA GCSE French home, town, neighbourhood and region - 1 to 22 - Higher tier
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le bricolage | DIY (do it yourself) | |
les distractions (f) | things to do | |
l’écharpe (f) | scarf | |
l’embouteillage (m) | traffic jam | |
l’endroit (m) | place | |
la fermeture | closure | |
le foulard | scarf | |
le four | oven | |
le foyer | home | |
garder | to look after | |
la grande surface | superstore | |
le lèche-vitrine | window shopping | |
faire du lèche-vitrine | to go window shopping | |
le loyer | rent | |
la lumière | light | |
la marque | make, label, brand | |
la pelouse | lawn | |
le pull à capuche | hoodie | |
le rayon | department | |
rembourser | to reimburse | |
surchargé | overcrowded | |
la tâche | task |
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Elsewhere on the web - BBC Bitesize
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