Our House is Definitely Not in Paris (33 page)

frites
 -
 
chips

fromage
 -
 
cheese

fromagerie
 -
 
cheese shop

G

galette
 -
 
savoury pancake

gare
 -
 
railway station

gâteau
 -
 
cake

gauche
 -
 
left

gendarme
 -
 
local police

gîte
 -
 
B&B

glacée
 -
 
ice-cream

gourmande
 -
 
a person of refined taste in food and wine

grâce
 -
 
grace

grand(e)
 -
 
big/large

grange
 -
 
barn

gras
 -
 
fat in food

H

herbes
 -
 
weeds

hirondelles
 -
 
swallows (small birds)

I

incroyable
 -
 
incredible

Intermarché
 -
 
a supermarket chain

J

jambon
 -
 
ham

jardin
 -
 
garden

je t'aime
 -
 
I love you

joie
 -
 
joy

joli
 -
 
pretty

jour
 -
 
day

journal
 -
 
newspaper

L

l'addition
 -
 
the bill at a café/ restaurant

l'année
 -
 
year

la poste
 -
 
mail or post

lapin
 -
 
rabbit

laver
 -
 
to wash

légumes
 -
 
vegetables

limite
 -
 
boundary/limit

lycée
 -
 
high school

M

maçon
 -
 
builder or stonemason

Madame
 -
 
Mrs

Mademoiselle
 -
 
Miss

magnifique
 -
 
magnificent

Maire
 -
 
Mayor

mairie
 -
 
town hall

maison
 -
 
house

matin
 -
 
morning

menu du jour
 -
 
today's menu

merci
 -
 
thanks

merde
 -
 
vulgar exclamation

mère
 -
 
mother

mon
 -
 
my

Monsieur
 -
 
Mister

mouches
 -
 
flies

musée
 -
 
museum

N

nettoyage
 -
 
cleaning

Noël
 -
 
Christmas

noir
 -
 
black

noisetier
 -
 
hazel tree

noix
 -
 
walnut

non
 -
 
no

notaire
 -
 
notary: public

nouveau
 -
 
new

nuage
 -
 
cloud

nuit
 -
 
night

O

objets
 -
 
objects

œuf
 -
 
egg

où
 -
 
where

oui
 -
 
yes

P

pain
 -
 
bread

pantalons
 -
 
trousers

pastis
 -
 
an alcoholic aniseed beverage

pâtisserie
 -
 
cake shop

patrimoine
 -
 
heritage

pays
 -
 
country/region

paysan
 -
 
farmer

pêche
 -
 
peach

petit(e)
 -
 
small

petit déjeuner
 -
 
breakfast

pichet
 -
 
jug/carafe

pièce
 -
 
piece

pied
 -
 
foot

pigeonnier
 -
 
dovecote

piscine
 -
 
swimming pool

plage
 -
 
beach

plastique
 -
 
plastic

plat du jour
 -
 
dish of the day

plombier
 -
 
plumber

pluie
 -
 
rain

plus
 -
 
more

poisson
 -
 
fish

poivrons
 -
 
pepper/capsicum

pomme
 -
 
apple

porc
 -
 
pork

portable
 -
 
mobile phone

poulet
 -
 
chicken

premier
 -
 
first

prochaine
 -
 
next

professeur
 -
 
teacher

promenade
 -
 
to take a walk

prunier
 -
 
plum tree

Q

quatre
 -
 
four

quelle
 -
 
who/which

R

rapide
 -
 
fast

régionaux
 -
 
regional

renovateur
 -
 
a renovator

rénovation
 -
 
renovation

rénovée
 -
 
renovated

rénover
 -
 
renovate

réservation
 -
 
reservation

rigueur
 -
 
rigour

robe
 -
 
dress

rond-point
 -
 
roundabout

rouge
 -
 
red

rouleaux
 -
 
roll

S

sac
 -
 
bag

sacré
 -
 
sacred

salade
 -
 
salad/lettuce

salle de bain
 -
 
bathroom

salon
 -
 
lounge

savoir-faire
 -
 
know-how

serviettes
 -
 
napkin/towel

solde
 -
 
a sale

soleil
 -
 
sun

sportif
 -
 
sports/sporting

superbe
 -
 
superb

supermarché
 -
 
supermarket

T

Tabac
 -
 
tobacconist's shop

tarte
 -
 
tart

terre
 -
 
ground/earth

terrine
 -
 
terrine/pâté

tomate
 -
 
tomato

tout
 -
 
everything

tranche
 -
 
slice

très
 -
 
very

très cher
 -
 
very expensive

troc
 -
 
second-hand shop

trois
 -
 
three

V

vacances
 -
 
holidays

valises
 -
 
suitcases

vanille
 -
 
vanilla

viager
 -
 
life annuity

vide-grenier
 -
 
car-boot sale

vie
 -
 
life

viennoiserie
 -
 
pastries

vieux
 -
 
old

vin
 -
 
wine

vivant
 -
 
live

vivre
 -
 
to live/to be alive

voilà
 -
 
there is/there are

voiture
 -
 
car

Z

Zut alors!
 -
 
Damn it!/Blast!

French Food Safari
. SBS. April 2014.

Luke Nguyen's France
. SBS. April/May 2014.

Tempest, Rone.
Culture: Life and Death and Real Estate in France
.
LA Times
, February 1991.

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Our House is Certainly Not in Paris
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Our House is Definitely Not in Paris
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