Every new word of C1, day by day, nouns with their article (le, la, l’). Tap ▶ to hear it, ＋ to add it to your cards. The word list is adapted from FLELex (CENTAL, UCLouvain) and shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
1873 words
day 1 · back from Manchester
de la part defrom (someone), on behalf of
maintenant quenow that
à l'heureon time
ah bonreally? oh?
oh là làoh dear! wow!
au passageby the way, in passing
en attendantin the meantime; for now
par hasardby chance
en d'autres termesin other words
le coucouhi! (familiar); cuckoo
se baladerto go for a stroll, to wander
la lainewool
oufphew!
le pneutyre
la bougiecandle
le giletcardigan; waistcoat
la casquettecap
bofmeh, not really
la chaussettesock
chutshh!
le parapluieumbrella
le réveillonChristmas Eve or New Year's Eve dinner
le t-shirtT-shirt
le péagetoll (on a motorway)
le rond-pointroundabout
le chargeurcharger
bavardchatty, talkative
le blousonshort jacket, bomber jacket
bavarderto chat
reformulerto rephrase, to put in other words
le mastermaster's degree
le médiateurmediator, science or culture guide
publicpublic (adj.)
day 2 · Léo’s new menu
d'autant queall the more so as, since
du fait queowing to the fact that
du fait debecause of, owing to (+ noun)
sous prétexte queon the pretext that
non quenot that (+ subjunctive)
le bolbowl
le mielhoney
l'oliveolive
la bananebanana
l'épiceriegrocer's, small food shop
le raisingrapes
le jambonham
l'ailgarlic
la cuillèrespoon
la cerisecherry
l'oignononion
la fourchettefork
gourmandwho loves good food; sweet-toothed
la fraisestrawberry
la saucissesausage
se régalerto really enjoy (a meal)
le yaourtyoghurt
la boucheriebutcher's (shop)
savoureuxtasty, full of flavour
la poirepear
la moutardemustard
la crêpecrêpe, pancake
le citronlemon
la framboiseraspberry
le champignonmushroom
le poivrepepper (the spice)
l'omeletteomelette
la fritechip, French fry
day 3 · a Sunday at Madame Martin’s
à première vueat first sight
dans une certaine mesureto some extent
en quelque sortein a way, so to speak
a prioriin principle, at first; a preconception
le couvertplace setting (knife, fork, spoon)
éventuellementpossibly, if need be
vraisemblablementvery probably
le robinettap
l'ampoulelight bulb; blister
l'oreillerpillow
la casserolesaucepan
la serrurelock
la poêlefrying pan
la nappetablecloth; layer (of water)
le balaibroom
le couverclelid
le seaubucket
le mouchoirhandkerchief, tissue
la lessivelaundry; washing powder
tièdelukewarm
l'étagèreshelf
l'épongesponge
l'interrupteurlight switch
l'évierkitchen sink
la bouilloirekettle
le grille-paintoaster
le micro-ondesmicrowave (oven)
le lave-vaisselledishwasher
le tournevisscrewdriver
le congélateurfreezer
le lavabowashbasin
incertainuncertain
day 4 · Anna’s mémoire
à l'inverseconversely, on the other hand
mettre en évidenceto bring out, to show clearly
mettre en lumièreto shed light on
mettre l'accent surto stress, to emphasise
faire état deto report, to mention (formal)
rendre compte deto give an account of, to report on
il s'agit deit is about, it is a matter of
s'agissant deas regards, concerning (formal)
le clavierkeyboard
la thématiquetheme, subject area
la méthodologiemethodology
la formulationwording, phrasing
la divergencedifference (of views), divergence
convergerto converge, to agree
condenserto condense, to shorten
divergerto diverge, to differ
la convergenceconvergence, common ground
l'objectivitéobjectivity
le corpuscorpus, body of texts
la bibliographiebibliography, reading list
la citationquotation
le sommairetable of contents; summary
la documentationdocumentation, reference material
le wifiwifi
le plagiatplagiarism
l'annexeappendix; annexe
le doctorantdoctoral student, PhD student
précédemmentpreviously, earlier
le brouillonrough draft
deuxièmesecond
troisièmethird
quatrièmefourth
day 5 · from hypothesis to proof
en admettant queassuming that (+ subjunctive)
en supposant quesupposing that (+ subjunctive)
à supposer quesupposing that (+ subjunctive)
l'acideacid
le cristalcrystal
l'équationequation
magnétiquemagnetic
rationnelrational
rigoureuxrigorous, strict
déduireto deduce; to deduct
atomiqueatomic
la simulationsimulation
la variantevariant, version
expérimenterto experiment, to test
l'anomalieanomaly, irregularity
le paramètreparameter, factor
l'atomeatom
analytiqueanalytical
la radiationradiation
l'azotenitrogen
la déductiondeduction
électromagnétiqueelectromagnetic
l'oxydeoxide
le mathématicienmathematician
le/la biologistebiologist
la probabilitéprobability
l'expérimentationexperimentation, testing
la constatationobservation, finding
l'accumulationaccumulation, build-up
le microscopemicroscope
day 6 · the researchers’ evening
en fin de comptein the end, all things considered
somme touteall in all
le vaisseauvessel; (space)ship
l'avancéean advance, a step forward
le globeglobe
l'observatoireobservatory
le radarradar
la galaxiegalaxy
la trajectoiretrajectory, path
polairepolar; fleece (jacket)
infinimentinfinitely, immensely
premièrementfirstly
géologiquegeological
le pionnierpioneer
atmosphériqueatmospheric
énoncerto state, to set out
le capteursensor
l'inventeurinventor
planétaireplanetary, global
fondamentalementfundamentally, basically
l'engouementcraze, keen enthusiasm
l'auditoireaudience (of listeners)
la vulgarisationpopularisation (of science)
vulgariserto popularise, to explain simply
successivementone after the other, in turn
brièvementbriefly
éblouissantdazzling
émerveillerto fill with wonder, to amaze
deuxièmementsecondly
troisièmementthirdly
day 8 · the morning news
en l'absence dein the absence of, without
en directlive (on air)
le flashnews flash; (camera) flash
évacuerto evacuate
l'hélicoptèrehelicopter
l'évacuationevacuation
alarmerto alarm, to worry
la brèvenews brief, short item
le sinistredisaster; (insurance) claim, damage
la rubriquesection, column (of a paper)
catastrophiquecatastrophic, disastrous
le tremblementtrembling; (tremblement de terre) earthquake
présumerto presume, to assume
météorologiquemeteorological, weather
désastreuxdisastrous
prévisiblepredictable, foreseeable
démentirto deny (a report)
le séismeearthquake
la sirènesiren; mermaid
le commentateurcommentator
le présentateurpresenter, newsreader
l'ouraganhurricane
le feuilletonserial; (fig.) a long-running saga
indemneunhurt, unharmed
publiquementpublicly
la confirmationconfirmation
l'affirmationclaim, statement
télévisueltelevision (adj.), TV
fondreto melt
day 9 · headlines
l'accusationaccusation
le rapprochementlink, comparison; coming together
l'allusionallusion, hint
l'ironieirony
l'éditorialeditorial (newspaper article)
la notoriétéfame, renown
la controversecontroversy
accentuerto accentuate, to increase
scandaleuxscandalous, outrageous
choquantshocking
la provocationprovocation
ironiqueironic
frappantstriking
la parutionpublication, appearance (in print)
révélateurrevealing, telling
vexerto offend, to hurt (someone's pride)
satiriquesatirical
l'exclusivitéexclusive (story), exclusivity
la revue de pressepress review
le courrier des lecteursletters to the editor (page)
l'annulationcancellation
la désignationappointment, naming
provocateurprovocative
moqueurmocking, teasing
le lectoratreadership
simplifierto simplify
day 10 · going viral
à tel point queso much that, to such an extent that
au point queto the point that
de telle sorte quein such a way that, so that
d'oùhence (+ noun)
déclencherto trigger, to set off
cliquerto click
le clip(video) clip
le looklook, style (informal)
la plateformeplatform
basculerto tip over, to switch suddenly
s'abonnerto subscribe, to follow (an account)
le renardfox
le clicclick
la voguefashion, vogue
l'icôneicon
l'idoleidol
la propagationspread, spreading
surferto surf (the waves, the web)
modérerto moderate (comments); to tone down
l'anonymatanonymity
amplifierto amplify, to magnify
la messageriemessaging (app); voicemail
le pseudonymepseudonym, username
le multimédiamultimedia
le harcèlementharassment, bullying
la modérationmoderation (of comments); restraint
le piratagehacking; piracy
l'écureuilsquirrel
day 11 · Thomas’s podcast
en têtein the lead, at the top
tour à tourby turns, in turn
à mesure queas (gradually)
prise de notesnote-taking
au fur et à mesuregradually, as you go along
la séquencesequence, segment
idemditto, the same
l'entrevueinterview, meeting
récurrentrecurring
confusconfused, unclear
simultanémentsimultaneously, at the same time
l'interruptioninterruption, break
questionnerto question
l'intervalleinterval, gap
bizarrementstrangely, oddly
courammentfluently; commonly
séparémentseparately
soupirerto sigh
curieusementcuriously, strangely
hésitanthesitant
décrypterto decipher, to decode
l'abréviationabbreviation
l'ordre du jouragenda (of a meeting)
le compte rendureport, minutes, summary
limpidecrystal-clear
chuchoterto whisper
synthétiserto sum up, to synthesise
day 12 · checking the facts
faire valoirto put forward (an argument)
l'identificationidentification
invoquerto invoke, to cite (as a reason)
proclamerto proclaim, to declare
contredireto contradict
attesterto attest, to confirm
apparentapparent, visible
l'investigationinvestigation
douteuxdoubtful, dubious
prônerto advocate, to recommend
erronéwrong, mistaken
l'enquêteurinvestigator
l'authenticitéauthenticity
l'ambiguïtéambiguity
ambiguambiguous
indéniableundeniable
qualifierto describe as, to call; to qualify
relativiserto put into perspective
le présupposéassumption, presupposition
crédiblecredible, believable
l'infoxfake news
flouvague, blurred
expliciteexplicit, clear
impliciteimplicit, unstated
objecterto object, to argue against
renchérirto go further, to add (in a debate)
la correctioncorrection
le rectificatifcorrection notice, retraction
tutoyerto say tu to someone
vouvoyerto say vous to someone
day 13 · the editorial
force est de constaterone has to admit, it must be said
il n'en demeure pas moins quethe fact remains that
il n'empêche queall the same, even so
qui plus estwhat is more
de surcroîtmoreover, in addition (formal)
dans la mesure oùinsofar as, in that
ne serait-ce queif only, even just
pour ma partfor my part, as for me
à mon sensin my view
prise de positionstance, position taken
en définitiveultimately, in the end
inacceptableunacceptable
crucialcrucial
la rhétoriquerhetoric
primordialessential, of prime importance
tranchéclear-cut, decided (view)
la pertinencerelevance
convaincantconvincing
souhaitabledesirable
l'argumentationargument, line of reasoning
l'antithèseantithesis (the opposing part of an essay)
le contre-argumentcounter-argument
étayerto support (with evidence)
la cohérencecoherence, consistency
la justificationjustification
subjectifsubjective
la subjectivitésubjectivity
day 15 · the job interview
le leaderleader
la primebonus (pay); premium
le managermanager
le bonusbonus
le managementmanagement (style)
le successeursuccessor
le consultantconsultant
activementactively
consentirto agree, to consent
salarialpay, wage (adj.)
l'apprentiapprentice
l'intérimtemporary work, temping; interim
l'échelonlevel, grade, rung
l'aptitudeaptitude, ability
coordonnerto coordinate
la consigneinstruction; left-luggage
le questionnairequestionnaire, form
l'avancementpromotion; progress
rémunérerto pay, to remunerate
perfectionnerto improve, to perfect
le coordinateurcoordinator
l'habiletéskill, dexterity
la disponibilitéavailability
la coordinationcoordination
le prédécesseurpredecessor
efficacementefficiently, effectively
la coordonnéescontact details
day 16 · Sam leaves the hotel
tablerto count on, to bank on
s'aventurerto venture
opterto opt, to choose
parierto bet
redonnerto give back, to restore
se débrouillerto manage, to get by
déprimerto depress, to get down
avantageuxadvantageous, good value
lucratiflucrative, profitable
enthousiasmerto fill with enthusiasm
angoisserto make anxious, to worry
la contrepartiesomething in return
audacieuxbold, daring
la frustrationfrustration
stresserto stress (someone), to get stressed
l'audaceboldness, daring
désireuxeager, keen (to)
impatientimpatient, eager
s'épanouirto blossom, to thrive
ennuyeuxboring; annoying
frustrerto frustrate
enclininclined, prone (to)
résolumentresolutely, firmly
s'empresserto hasten (to do), to rush
l'épanouissementfulfilment, blossoming
patiemmentpatiently
fatiganttiring
day 17 · the café’s books
fiscaltax (adj.), fiscal
salerto salt
le rendementyield, return; output
grillerto grill, to toast
la transactiontransaction
le placementinvestment
l'actionnaireshareholder
solderto settle (an account); to sell off
triplerto triple
le versementpayment, instalment
la comptabilitéaccounts, bookkeeping
la cuissoncooking (time), how it is cooked
cumulerto accumulate; to hold several (jobs)
la rentabilitéprofitability
financièrementfinancially
le saumonsalmon
le veauveal; calf
l'agneaulamb
le steaksteak
le vinaigrevinegar
la dindeturkey
la crevetteprawn, shrimp
le surplussurplus
le ratioratio
l'indicateurindicator
budgétairebudget (adj.), budgetary
le thontuna
le bœufbeef; ox
le porcpork; pig
éplucherto peel; to go through (closely)
le saucissondry sausage, salami
day 18 · the economy pages
monétairemonetary
l'exportationexport
productifproductive
le stockagestorage
le distributeurdistributor; (cash) machine
la logistiquelogistics
la firmefirm, company
le monopolemonopoly
l'importationimport
exporterto export
stockerto store, to stock
la prospéritéprosperity
la pénurieshortage
commercialiserto market, to sell
innoverto innovate
la spéculationspeculation
la compétitivitécompetitiveness
le quotaquota
prospèreprosperous, thriving
moderniserto modernise
multinationalmultinational
acheminerto transport, to deliver (goods)
l'inflationinflation
la relancerevival, recovery; reminder
la fiscalitétaxation, tax system
la filialesubsidiary
la modernisationmodernisation
l'approvisionnementsupply, supplying
la start-upstart-up
l'hégémoniedominance, hegemony
day 19 · work and life
encore quealthough (+ subjunctive, formal)
s'affairerto bustle about
le/la potemate, pal (familiar)
bosserto work (familiar)
se marrerto have a laugh (familiar)
rigolerto laugh, to joke (familiar)
la galèrea hassle, a nightmare (familiar)
humblehumble, modest
embêterto bother, to annoy
la détenterelaxation, rest
la sympathieliking, friendliness
le complimentcompliment
maladroitclumsy
l'honnêtetéhonesty
égoïsteselfish
la haltestop, break; halt!
la gentillessekindness
courtoiscourteous
la siestenap
bienveillantkind, caring
s'acharnerto keep at it, to persist
agacerto annoy, to irritate
arrogantarrogant
râlerto grumble, to moan
intimiderto intimidate
irriterto irritate
l'arrogancearrogance
la convivialitéfriendliness, conviviality
day 20 · the debate on the four-day week
toujours est-il quethe fact remains that
a fortioriall the more so
tout compte faitall things considered
le partisansupporter (of an idea)
syndicalunion (adj.)
l'opposantopponent
l'indemnitéallowance, compensation (payment)
la compensationcompensation
revendreto resell, to sell on
le désaccorddisagreement
le préjudiceharm, damage, loss
l'affrontementclash, confrontation
le cortègeprocession, march
la concertationconsultation, dialogue
contraignantrestrictive, demanding
consultatifadvisory
la querellequarrel, dispute
réconcilierto reconcile
mécontentunhappy, dissatisfied
concilierto reconcile, to combine
durcirto harden, to toughen
fédérerto bring together, to unite
implacablerelentless, implacable
tenacetenacious, stubborn
l'arbitragearbitration; trade-off
l'arrangementarrangement, deal
day 22 · the energy bill
de crainte quefor fear that
de peur quefor fear that, in case
de crainte defor fear of
le débitflow, rate; debit (banking)
le câblecable, wire
thermiquethermal, heat-related
le réservoirtank, reservoir
la borneterminal, post (une borne de recharge)
gonflerto inflate, to swell; to push up
minimalminimal, minimum
sécuriserto secure, to make safe
pétrolieroil (adjective), of the oil industry
redouterto dread, to fear
éolienwind (adjective), wind-powered
abaisserto lower, to reduce
sensiblementnoticeably, appreciably; roughly
le combustiblefuel
rechargerto recharge, to charge
optimaloptimal, ideal
atténuerto soften, to reduce, to ease
l'éoliennewind turbine
durablementlastingly, for the long term; sustainably
la climatisationair conditioning
l'isolationinsulation; isolation
la sobriétémoderation, restraint (energy saving)
le gaspillagewaste, wasting
l'optimisationoptimisation, making the best use
flamberto soar (prices); to blaze
day 23 · the general assembly
le plomblead (the metal); a fuse
entamerto begin, to start on
la rénovationrenovation
différerto postpone, to defer; to differ
l'épaisseurthickness
le tuyaupipe; a tip (informal)
retarderto delay, to hold up
aggraverto make worse, to worsen
minoritaireminority (adjective), in the minority
la briquebrick
l'échéancedeadline, due date; instalment
démonterto take apart, to dismantle
assemblerto put together, to assemble
le cimentcement
rénoverto renovate, to do up
démolirto demolish, to knock down
remédierto remedy, to fix (remédier à)
le palierlanding (stairs); stage, level
l'égoutsewer, drain
la fissurecrack
la copropriététhe co-owners of a building, joint ownership
le syndicmanaging agent (of a building)
majoritairemajority (adjective), in the majority
l'approbationapproval
s'abstenirto abstain, to refrain (from)
la reconstructionrebuilding, reconstruction
unanimementunanimously
aérerto air, to ventilate
day 24 · water and rivers
le navireship, vessel
maritimemaritime, sea (adjective)
le barragedam; roadblock
la navigationnavigation, shipping, sailing
flotterto float
la pompepump
le filetnet; fillet; a trickle
le dauphindolphin
ramerto row; to struggle (informal)
la crueflood (a river's rise)
puiserto draw (water); to draw on
le tonnerrethunder
le ruisseaustream, brook
le flotflood, stream (of water, people)
l'étangpond
côtiercoastal
la rameoar; a train (of the metro)
tremperto soak, to dip
la cascadewaterfall; a chain (of events)
nautiquewater (sports), nautical
le torrentmountain stream, torrent
inonderto flood
la bergeriverbank, bank
la diguedyke, sea wall, embankment
la baleinewhale
le requinshark
la tortueturtle, tortoise
la grenouillefrog
l'arc-en-cielrainbow
l'huîtreoyster
day 25 · the climate report
à termein the long run, eventually
en voie dein the process of
en amontupstream; beforehand
en avaldownstream; afterwards
organiqueorganic
tropicaltropical
l'effondrementcollapse
la mortalitédeath rate, mortality
la migrationmigration
l'extinctionextinction; switching off
refroidirto cool (down)
l'accélérationacceleration, speeding up
fossilefossil (adjective; une énergie fossile)
l'écosystèmeecosystem
préventifpreventive
le fléauscourge, plague
sensibiliserto raise awareness (of)
le refroidissementcooling
la sensibilisationawareness-raising
la préservationpreservation, protection
néfasteharmful
la contaminationcontamination, pollution
polluerto pollute
glacialicy, freezing
la nuisancenuisance, disturbance
l'allongementlengthening, extension
inéluctableinevitable, inescapable
la déforestationdeforestation
migrateurmigratory
day 26 · wildlife and forests
l'olivierolive tree
le reliefrelief, landscape (hills and valleys)
l'aigleeagle
calcairelimestone (adjective); chalky, hard (water)
la moussemoss; foam
le pigeonpigeon
la végétationvegetation, plants
la prairiemeadow
le volcanvolcano
le buissonbush
le tronctrunk (of a tree)
férocefierce, ferocious
le gazonlawn, grass
le cailloupebble, stone
la haiehedge
le gouffrechasm, abyss; a bottomless pit (money)
la fourmiant
le crocodilecrocodile
rocheuxrocky
la verduregreenery
le palmierpalm tree
le feuillagefoliage, leaves
l'araignéespider
le singemonkey
l'éléphantelephant
sauvagewild
le rongeurrodent
le rosierrose bush
le bûcheronlumberjack, woodcutter
day 27 · from the farm to the plate
le choucabbage
semerto sow
la saveurflavour, taste
le fermierfarmer
la céréalecereal, grain
la grangebarn
saisonnierseasonal
la parcelleplot (of land)
le vignoblevineyard, wine region
fleurirto flower, to bloom
l'ingrédientingredient
l'engraisfertiliser
fertilefertile
l'amandealmond
le haricotbean
le melonmelon
le potagervegetable garden
le compostcompost
l'aubergineaubergine, eggplant
le poivronpepper (the vegetable)
la laituelettuce
l'épinardspinach (usually les épinards)
la pastèquewatermelon
la noixwalnut; nut
le concombrecucumber
la truffetruffle; (a dog's) nose
la courgettecourgette, zucchini
parfumerto flavour, to scent
l'abricotapricot
day 29 · school memories
le dédie (dice)
élémentaireelementary, basic
l'encreink
le menteurliar
jadislong ago, in the old days
la fillettelittle girl
le lycéensecondary-school pupil (15–18)
préparatoirepreparatory
éduquerto educate, to bring up
la géométriegeometry
plurielplural
le baccalauréatthe baccalaureate (school-leaving exam)
réciterto recite
nostalgiquenostalgic
conjuguerto conjugate; to combine
la gommerubber, eraser
le puzzlejigsaw puzzle
le surveillantsupervisor (in a school), invigilator