Languages › French Audio Dictionary - French Words From T-Z Improve Your French Vocabulary Share Flipboard Email Print French Flag. Photo © Johan Ramberg/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Updated February 27, 2020 Build your French vocabulary by studying common words in the language starting with letters T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z. Hear how the words are pronounced and practice using them in context. French Words That Start With T T the letter T French alphabet le tabac tobacco, ~ smoke shop MdJ - T une table table Furniture un tableau picture, painting, scene, list, chart, blackboard, bulletin board MdJ - T tabler to count/bank/rely on something n un tabouret stool, footstool MdJ - T un tac (noun and interjection) tap, clack (sound) n des taches de rousseur freckles Descriptions tailler to cut, carve, prune, trim MdJ - T se tailler (inf) - to beat it, split, run off MdJ - T un tailleur suit Women's clothing talonner to hotly pursue; to hound, gnaw at; to kick, spur on; (boats) to touch the bottom n un tamis sieve, sifter; raquette head/string n un tampon stopper, plug, wad, swab; tampon; stamp; buffer n tamponner to mop up, plug; crash into; stamp MdJ - T une tante aunt Family taper to type; bang, knock; (inf) to scrounge, hit up n un tapis rug Furniture taquin (adj) - playful Personality taquiner to tease, bother; to dabble at (used humorously) MdJ - T tarabiscoté (adj) - ornate, fussy MdJ - T tarabuster to badger, pester, bother, worry MdJ - T tarder to delay, to take a long time MdJ - T taré (adj) - defective; (inf) perverted, crazy MdJ - T un taré degenerate MdJ - T se targuer to boast, brag MdJ - T la tarte pie Dessert un tartempion (inf) - what's-his-name MdJ - T un tas pile, heap MdJ - T un/des tas de (inf) - tons of, lots of, piles of MdJ - T une tasse cup Dishes la tata auntie Baby talk la tatie auntie Baby talk tatillon (adj) - finicky, nit-picky MdJ - T un tatillon a finicky person MdJ - T une taule (fam) - jail, clink, nick MdJ - T le taux rate, level n taxe un tee-shirt T-shirt Clothing teinturerie tel autre la télé TV Hobbies télécharger to download MdJ - T un télécopieur fax machine Office un téléphone telephone Furniture téléphoner à to call On the phone la télévision television Hobbies tellement avare so stingy Optional liaisons téméraire (adj) - rash, reckless, foolhardy MdJ - T témoigner to testify; to show, display, evince MdJ - T un témoin witness, evidence, proof MdJ - T temporiser to delay, stall, play for time n le temps weather Weather à temps partiel (adj, adv) - part-time MdJ - T tendre to tighten, tauten, tense; to hang; to set (a trap) n tendu (adj) tight, taut, tensed; strained; held/stretched out n le tennis tennis Hobbies des tennis (m) sneakers Clothing tension arterielle tenter to tempt, attempt, try MdJ - T tenue upkeep, behavior n terre la tête head Body têtu (adj) - stubborn, pigheaded MdJ - T le thé tea Drinks le théâtre theater Directions Théodore Theodore French names Théophile Theophilus French names Thérèse Theresa French names Thibaut Theobald French names Thierry Terry French names Thomas Thomas French names tiède (adj, adv) - lukewarm, tepid, mild MdJ - T un tiers (fraction) third; third party/person MdJ - T timide (adj) - shy Personality timoré (adj) - fearful, timid; (literary, religious) - over-scrupulous MdJ - T Timothée Timothy French names tiquer to make/pull a face, to raise an eyebrow, to bat an eye MdJ - T la tisane herbal tea MdJ - T le tissu fabric, cloth, material; (anatomy) tissue; (figurative) fabric, web MdJ - T un tocard (familiar adj used with things) cheap, trashy MdJ - T la toilette toilet, bathroom Accommodations tolérer to tolerate, bear, endure MdJ - T un tollé general outcry, protest MdJ - T la tomate tomato Vegetables la tombée (figurative) fall MdJ - T la tonalité dial tone On the phone tondre to shear, mow, clip, crop MdJ - T le tonton uncle Baby talk tordre to wring, twist, contort MdJ - T torpiller to torpedo, sabotage MdJ - T la toto car Baby talk les totos (m) head lice Baby talk toucher to touch; to approach, be/go near; to affect MdJ - T tourner to turn Driving une tournure turn (of phrase, events); appearance MdJ - T tousser to cough MdJ - T tout every, very, all, everything; quite, very Très synonyms tout droit straight (ahead) Directions tout entier entire Liaisons le toutou doggy Baby talk le trac stage fright, nerves, (to be) nervous MdJ - T une traduction translation MdJ - T le train train Transportation un traiteur delicatessen, caterer MdJ - T une tranche slice, edge MdJ - T tranquille (adj) - quiet, gentle, peaceful, calm MdJ - T le transport transportation Transportation travail travailleur (adj) - hard-working Personality traverser to cross Driving trébucher to stumble (lit and fig) MdJ - T treize 13 Numbers la trempe moral fiber, soaking; (inf) - hiding, thrashing MdJ - T trempé (adj) - soaked, drenched; to participate (in something dishonest) MdJ - T trente 30 Numbers trente et un 31 Numbers trente-deux 32 Numbers très very Très synonyms très utile very useful Liaisons une trêve truce, respite MdJ - T trimbaler (inf) - to lug, cart around; to trail along MdJ - T le tri sorting, selection, grading, sifting MdJ - T trinquer to toast, drink to; (inf) - take the rap MdJ - T la tripe tripe; (inf, gif) - core, fiber MdJ - T les tripes guts MdJ - T Tristan Tristan, Tristram French names triste sad Mood le troc trade, exchange, barter MdJ - T trois 3 Numbers un trombone paper clip Office trompe l'oeil une tronche (fam) - mug (face), noggin (head) MdJ - T trop too (much), very Très synonyms trouer to make/wear/punch a hole in, to pierce (literally and fig) MdJ - T la trouille (fam) - extreme fear MdJ - T un truc (inf) - thingie, whatsit, trick MdJ - T un trucmuche (familiar) thingamajig, thingie, whatsit MdJ - T t-shirt tu you Subject pronouns un turbin (fam) - job, daily grind MdJ - T tutoyer to use "tu", be on familiar terms Tu vs Vous tutu Tu vas aller You're going to go Optional liaisons un tuyau pipe, (inf) - tip, piece of advice MdJ - T un type type, kind; classic example, epitome; (inf) - guy, bloke, chap MdJ - T French Words That Start With U U the letter U French alphabet uh ulcérer (fig) - to sicken, appall; (medical) - ulcerate MdJ - U ultime (adj) last, final, ultimate MdJ - U un 1 Numbers une une heure un homme uni (adj) - plain, solid-colored; close-knit MdJ - U une uni short for université Apocopes unique (adj) unique, only MdJ - U univers une université college School Untel / Unetelle so-and-so, John/Jane Doe MdJ - U uranus urgence urger (inf) - to be urgent MdJ - U user to wear out, wear away; to use up MdJ - U une usine factory MdJ - U usité (adj) - commonly-used, in common use MdJ - U usuel everyday, ordinary MdJ - U French Words That Start With V V the letter V French alphabet un vacarme racket, row, din MdJ - V un vacataire stand-in, temporary replacement, part-time teacher MdJ - V vachard (familiar adj) mean, nasty, rotten MdJ - V vache epagnole vachement (inf adv) - very, really, damn, bloody (Br Eng) MdJ - V la vacherie (fam) - meanness, rottenness; nasty remark/action; garbage MdJ - V vaciller to sway, wobble; flicker; (fig) - to shake, waver, falter MdJ - V vadrouiller (inf) - to rove around MdJ - V Valentine Valentina French names Valérie Valerie French names la vanille vanilla Dessert vanter to praise, speak highly of, laud MdJ - V vaquer to attend to, see to, take care of; to be on vacation MdJ - V vaseux (inf adj) - woozy, dazed, hazy, muddled; lame, stupid MdJ - V le veau veal Meat la vedette star, leading figure MdJ - V vegetalien vegetalienne végétarien (m) (adj) - vegetarian Restaurant végétarienne(f) (adj) - vegetarian Restaurant la veille wakefulness; night before, eve, brink MdJ - V veiller to stay/sit up, be on watch, be awake, spend the evening MdJ - V veiller à to look after, see to, monitor MdJ - V veinard (inf adj) - lucky, jammy MdJ - V un veinard lucky dog, lucky duck MdJ - V le vélo biking Hobbies vendre vendredi Friday Calendar venir de to have just [done something] MdJ - V venus la véranda porch Home le verlan ~ Pig Latin Verlan le vernis àongles nail polish Toiletries Véronique Veronica French names un verre glass Dishes un verre à vin wine glass Dishes vert green Colors vertement (adv) sharply, strongly MdJ - V le vertige vertigo, dizziness, giddiness MdJ - V un veston de sport sport jacket Men's clothing les vêtements(m) clothing Clothing les vêtements de femme women's clothing Women's clothing les vêtements d'homme men's clothing Men's clothing Veuillez Please (be so kind as to) Politeness Veux-tu m'épouser ? Will you marry me? Love language vexer to upset, offend, anger MdJ - V la viande meat Meat Victoire Victoria French names Victor Victor French names le vin wine Drinks Vincent Vincent French names vingt 20 Numbers vingt et un 21 Numbers vingt-deux 22 Numbers vingt-trois 23 Numbers violet purple Colors Viognier violet virer to turn (a car); to change (color); to kick out; to transfer MdJ - V Virginie Virginia French names visa le visage face Body viser to aim at/for, be directed at; (fam) - to take a peek MdJ - V visser to screw on/down; (informal, figurative) to be glued to/in/on; (informal) - to be strict, keep a tight rein on MdJ - V vivant (adj) - living, alive, live; lively, full of life; life-like; vivid MdJ - V vivoter to struggle along, scrape by MdJ - V Voici... This is... Introductions la voile sailing Hobbies voire (adv) - indeed, even MdJ - V la voiture car Transportation vol le volant steering wheel Driving voleur volontiers (adv) - gladly, with pleasure MdJ - V vomir vouloir à to have something against someone MdJ - V vous you Subject pronouns vous avez you have Liaisons vous avez choisi vous desirez Vous êtes géniaux ! You are just great! Accent affectif vouvoyer to use "vous" with someone Tu vs Vous Vouvray le voyage travel Travel un voyou hoodlum, delinquent, brat (can also be an adj) MdJ - V en vrac (adv/adj) - loose, (in) bulk, jumbled, disorderly MdJ - V vraiment really, very Trèssynonyms vu French Words That Start With W W the letter W French alphabet un wagon train car; truckload; (inf) - stacks, piles, tons MdJ - W wallon (adj) - Walloon (French-speaking Belgian) MdJ - W un Wallon Walloon person MdJ - W les W.-C. bathroom Accommodations French Words That Start With X X the letter X French alphabet Xavier Xavier French names xénophobe (adj) - xenophobic (fearful or contemptuous of foreigners) MdJ - X le xérès sherry MdJ - X xylophone French Words That Start With Y Y the letter Y French alphabet Y (adverbial pronoun) - there All About Y le yaourt yogurt Dairy yc les yeux eyes Body y pronoun Yves Ives French names French Words That Start With Z Z the letter Z French alphabet Zacharie Zachary French names zapper (TV) to channel-hop, (radio) to change stations rapidly MdJ - Z zéro la zizanie ill-feeling, feud, rivalry MdJ - Z le zizi weenie, peter, penis Baby talk Zoé Zoe French names la zone zone, area; ghetto, slum; (inf) - bad situation MdJ - Z zoo zoo