French–English: B
460 entries
- baby-sitter noun babysitter
- babyphone noun baby monitor
- bac à compost noun compost bin
- bac à sable noun sandbox
- bachoter verb to cram for an exam (informal)
- bactérie noun bacteria
- bactériologie noun bacteriology
- bader verb to be down, to sulk, to be bored (slang)
- bagage noun luggage
- bagage enregistré noun checked baggage
- bagages noun luggage
- bagagiste noun porter, baggage handler
- bagnole noun car (informal)
- bague noun ring
- baguette noun baguette
- baguette magique noun magic wand
- bah interjection well, um (filler)
- Bahamas noun Bahamas
- baie noun bay
- baie vitrée noun bay window
- baignoire noun bathtub
- bail noun lease
- bâiller verb to yawn
- bailleur noun lessor
- bain noun bath
- bain d'oiseaux noun birdbath
- baiser noun kiss
- baisser verb to lower
- baisser le ton verb to lower one's voice, calm down
- baisser les bras verb to give up
- baisser pavillon verb to admit defeat, back down
- balai noun broom
- balance noun scale
- balance de cuisine noun kitchen scale
- balançoire noun swing
- balayer verb to sweep
- balcon noun balcony
- baleine noun whale
- balle noun ball
- balle de match noun match point
- ballerine noun ballet flat
- ballet noun ballet
- ballon noun ball
- Baltique noun Baltic Sea
- bambou noun bamboo
- banal adjective banal, ordinary
- banane noun banana
- banc noun bench
- banc de touche noun substitutes' bench
- bandage noun bandage
- bandana noun bandana
- bande originale noun soundtrack
- bande son noun soundtrack
- bande-annonce noun trailer (film)
- bandeau noun headband
- Bangalore noun Bangalore
- Bangladesh noun Bangladesh
- bannière noun banner
- banque noun bank
- banque en ligne noun online banking
- banqueroute noun bankruptcy
- banquette noun bench seat, banquette
- banquier noun banker
- banquise noun ice shelf, pack ice
- baptême noun baptism (religious ceremony)
- bar noun bar (pressure unit)
- baraqué adjective buff, well-built (informal)
- Barbade noun Barbados
- barbe noun beard
- barbier noun barber
- barboteuse noun romper
- barbu adjective bearded
- Barcelone noun Barcelona
- bardage noun cladding
- baromètre noun barometer
- baroque adjective baroque
- barrage noun dam
- barre noun helm
- barre de musculation noun barbell
- barrette noun barrette
- barrière noun barrier
- bas adjective low
- basalte noun basalt
- basané adjective tanned, swarthy
- bascule noun seesaw
- basculer verb to tip over, to topple
- base noun basis
- base de données noun database
- base de fans noun fan base
- basilic noun basil
- basique adjective basic
- basket noun sneaker
- basketball noun basketball
- baskets noun sneakers
- bassin noun basin (geography)
- bassin versant noun watershed, drainage basin
- bassinette noun bassinet
- bassiste noun bassist
- basson noun bassoon
- bataille noun battle
- bateau noun boat
- bâtiment noun building
- bâtiment écologique noun green building
- bâtir verb to build
- bâtir une relation verb to build a relationship
- bâton de randonnée noun trekking pole
- batracien noun batrachian, amphibian
- batterie noun drums
- batterie externe noun power bank
- batteur noun drummer
- batteur électrique noun mixer
- battre verb to beat
- battre des records verb to break records
- battre en retraite verb to retreat, back down
- battre froid à verb to give someone the cold shoulder
- battre son plein verb to be in full swing
- battue noun hunting drive, beat
- baudrier noun climbing harness
- bavard adjective talkative
- bavarder verb to chat
- baver verb to drool
- bavoir noun bib
- beau adjective beautiful, handsome
- beau-frère noun brother-in-law
- beau-père noun father-in-law, stepfather
- beaucoup adverb a lot, much
- beauf noun unsophisticated, narrow-minded guy (slang, mildly pejorative)
- bébé noun baby
- béchamel noun béchamel sauce
- bêche noun spade
- bécher noun beaker
- bégayer verb to stutter
- beige adjective beige
- belette noun weasel
- belge adjective Belgian
- Belgique noun Belgium
- Belgrade noun Belgrade
- bélier noun ram
- belle-fille noun daughter-in-law
- belle-mère noun mother-in-law, stepmother
- belle-sœur noun sister-in-law
- belote noun belote (French card game)
- belvédère noun lookout point, gazebo
- bémol noun flat (music)
- ben interjection well, um (filler word)
- bénédiction noun blessing
- bénéfice noun profit
- bénéficiaire noun beneficiary
- Bénin noun Benin
- bénir verb to bless
- béquille noun kickstand
- béquilles noun crutches
- berceau noun cradle
- berceuse noun lullaby
- béret noun beret
- berge de rivière noun riverbank
- berger noun shepherd
- bergerie noun sheepfold
- berk interjection yuck, ew (interjection of disgust)
- Berlin noun Berlin
- bernard-l'hermite noun hermit crab
- Berne noun Bern
- besoin noun need
- best-seller noun bestseller
- bétail noun livestock
- béton noun concrete
- béton armé noun reinforced concrete
- bétonner verb to concrete, to pour concrete
- bétonnière noun cement mixer
- betterave noun beet
- beurk interjection yuck
- beurre noun butter
- beurre clarifié noun clarified butter
- beurre de cacahuète noun peanut butter
- beurre salé noun salted butter
- biathlon noun biathlon
- bibelot noun trinket, knickknack
- biberon noun baby bottle
- bibliographie noun bibliography
- bibliothécaire noun librarian
- bibliothèque noun library
- bicarbonate noun baking soda
- bicarbonate de soude noun baking soda
- biceps noun bicep
- biche noun doe (female deer)
- bide noun belly (informal); also a flop, failure
- bidule noun thingy, gadget
- bien adverb well
- bien cuit adjective well done (meat)
- bien-être noun wellbeing
- bientôt adverb soon
- bienveillance envers soi noun self-kindness
- bienvenue interjection welcome
- bière noun beer
- bifurquer verb to branch off, to turn off
- Big Bang noun Big Bang
- bijou noun jewel
- bijouterie noun jewelry shop
- bijouterie fine noun fine jewelry
- bijoutier noun jeweler
- bikini noun bikini
- bilan carbone noun carbon assessment
- bilan de santé noun health check-up
- billard noun billiards
- bille noun marble (toy)
- billet noun ticket
- billet d'avion noun plane ticket
- billet de banque noun banknote
- billetterie noun ticket office
- binette noun garden hoe
- binocles noun glasses, specs (informal, plural)
- bio adjective organic
- biodégradable adjective biodegradable
- biodiversité noun biodiversity
- biodiversité marine noun marine biodiversity
- biodynamie noun biodynamics
- biographie noun biography
- biologie noun biology
- biologie marine noun marine biology
- biologie moléculaire noun molecular biology
- biologiste noun biologist
- biome noun biome
- biopsie noun biopsy
- biosphère noun biosphere
- biotechnologie noun biotechnology
- Birmanie noun Myanmar
- biscuit noun biscuit, cookie
- bison noun bison
- bizarrement adverb strangely
- blackjack noun blackjack
- blague noun joke
- blaireau noun badger
- blâmer verb to blame
- blanc adjective white
- blanche noun half note
- blanchir verb to whiten, to turn white
- blanquette noun creamy veal stew
- blanquette de veau noun veal blanquette
- blazer noun blazer
- blé noun wheat
- bled noun hometown, small town, or home country, informal
- blêmir verb to turn pale, ashen
- blender noun blender
- blesser verb to hurt (feelings or physically)
- blesser profondément verb to hurt deeply
- blessure noun wound, injury
- blessure sportive noun sports injury
- bleu adjective blue
- bleu marine adjective azul marino
- blitz noun blitz chess
- bloc de départ noun starting block
- bloc opératoire noun operating theater
- bloc-notes noun notepad
- blockchain noun blockchain
- blocs de construction noun building blocks
- blond adjective blond
- blonde noun girlfriend (Quebec, informal)
- bloquer verb to block
- blouse de laboratoire noun lab coat
- blues noun blues
- bluetooth noun Bluetooth, a wireless technology for connecting electronic devices
- bluff noun bluff
- blush noun blush (makeup)
- boa noun boa
- bobo noun gentrifier, trendy urban hipster (informal, from bourgeois-bohème)
- bobsleigh noun bobsled
- bocal noun jar
- bœuf noun beef
- bœuf bourguignon noun beef bourguignon
- bof interjection meh
- bogue noun bug (software)
- boire verb to drink
- boire comme un trou verb to drink like a fish
- boire les paroles de verb to hang on someone's every word
- bois noun wood
- boisé adjective woody
- boisson noun drink, beverage
- boîte noun box
- boîte à bijoux noun jewelry box
- boîte à outils noun toolbox
- boîte aux lettres noun mailbox
- boîte d'envoi noun outbox
- boîte de petri noun petri dish
- boîte de réception noun inbox
- boîte de vitesses noun gearbox
- boiter verb to limp
- bol noun bowl
- Bolivie noun Bolivia
- bolivien adjective Bolivian
- boloss noun loser (slang)
- bombardement noun bombing, bombardment (military)
- Bombay noun Mumbai
- bombe noun bomb
- bon adjective good
- bon appétit adverb enjoy your meal
- bon débarras noun good riddance
- bon-marché adjective cheap, inexpensive
- bonbon noun candy
- bondir verb to leap
- bonheur noun happiness
- bonhomie noun good-naturedness, geniality
- bonjour interjection hello, good morning
- bonne affaire noun bargain
- bonne nuit adverb good night
- bonnet noun beanie
- bonsoir interjection good evening
- bord noun edge, side
- bordeaux noun burgundy (color)
- border verb to border, to line
- borne de recharge noun charging station
- boson de Higgs noun Higgs boson
- boss noun boss (informal, borrowed from English)
- bosse noun dent
- bosser verb to work, informal
- bosseur noun hard worker (informal, from bosser)
- Boston noun Boston
- botanique noun botany
- Botswana noun Botswana
- botte noun boot
- bottes noun boots
- bottes de randonnée noun hiking boots
- bottine noun ankle boot
- bouc noun male goat
- bouche noun mouth
- boucher noun butcher
- boucherie noun butcher shop
- bouchon noun cork, stopper
- bouclé adjective curly, wavy
- boucle d'oreille noun earring
- bouclier noun shield
- bouder verb to sulk
- boudin noun blood sausage
- boudin noir noun blood sausage
- boue noun mud
- bouée noun buoy, life ring
- bouée de sauvetage noun life buoy
- bouffe noun food, grub, informal
- bouffer verb to eat (informal)
- bouffon noun jester
- bougeoir noun candle holder
- bougie noun candle
- bouillabaisse noun bouillabaisse
- bouillir verb to boil
- bouilloire noun kettle
- bouillon noun broth
- bouillon de légumes noun vegetable broth
- boulanger noun baker (male)
- boulangère noun baker (female)
- boulangerie noun bakery
- boule noun ball
- boule de cristal noun crystal ball
- bouleau noun birch
- bouleversé adjective overwhelmed, shaken
- boulon noun bolt
- boulot noun job, work (informal)
- bouquet noun bouquet
- bouquin noun book (informal)
- bourdon noun bumblebee
- bourgeon noun bud
- bourre noun rush, being late (informal, as in être à la bourre)
- bourse noun scholarship; stock exchange
- bourse d'études noun scholarship
- Bourse des valeurs noun stock exchange
- boussole noun compass
- bouteille noun bottle
- bouteille de plongée noun scuba tank
- boutique noun shop, boutique
- bouton noun button
- bouton de manchette noun cufflink
- boutons de manchette noun cufflinks
- bowling noun bowling
- box-office noun box office
- boxe noun boxing
- boxeur noun boxer
- bracelet noun bracelet
- bracelet connecté noun fitness band
- brader verb to sell off cheaply
- brailler verb to yell, bawl
- braiser verb to braise
- brancard noun stretcher
- brancardier noun stretcher-bearer
- branche noun branch
- brancher verb to plug in
- bras noun arm
- Brasilia noun Brasília
- brasseur noun brewer
- Bratislava noun Bratislava
- bravo interjection bravo, well done
- bravoure noun bravery
- brebis noun ewe
- bredouiller verb to mumble, stammer
- bref adjective brief
- Brésil noun Brazil
- brésilien adjective Brazilian
- bretelles noun suspenders
- brevet noun patent
- bricolage noun DIY, handiwork
- bricoler verb to do DIY, to tinker
- brie noun Brie cheese
- brillant adjective shiny, brilliant
- brioche noun brioche
- brique noun brick
- briquet noun lighter
- brise noun breeze
- brise-glace noun icebreaker
- briser la glace verb to break the ice
- briser le coeur verb to break someone's heart
- briser le silence verb to break the silence
- broche noun brooch
- brochet noun pike
- brocoli noun broccoli
- broder verb to embroider
- broderie noun embroidery
- bronche noun bronchus
- bronches noun bronchi
- bronchite noun bronchitis
- bronzé adjective tanned
- brosse à cheveux noun hairbrush
- brosse-à-dents noun toothbrush
- brouette noun wheelbarrow
- brouillard noun fog
- brouillon noun rough draft
- brouter verb to graze
- broyer du noir verb to feel down, depressed
- broyeur à déchets noun garbage disposal
- bruine noun drizzle
- bruit noun noise
- brûlant adjective burning hot
- brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts verb to burn the candle at both ends
- brûlure noun burn
- brume noun mist
- brun adjective brown-haired, brunette
- brusque adjective abrupt, brusque
- brut noun brut (dry sparkling wine)
- Bruxelles noun Brussels
- bruyant adjective noisy
- buanderie noun utility room
- Bucarest noun Bucharest
- bûcher verb to study hard, to cram (informal)
- Budapest noun Budapest
- budget noun budget
- budget prévisionnel noun projected budget
- budgétiser verb to budget
- Buenos Aires noun Buenos Aires
- buffet noun sideboard, buffet
- buffle noun buffalo
- buisson noun bush
- bulbe noun bulb (plant)
- Bulgarie noun Bulgaria
- bungalow noun bungalow
- bureau noun office; desk
- bureaucratie noun bureaucracy
- burin noun chisel
- Burkina-Faso noun Burkina Faso
- burnout noun burnout, work-related exhaustion (borrowed from English)
- Burundi noun Burundi
- bus noun bus
- buse noun buzzard
- buste noun bust (sculpture)
- but noun goal