| G | |
| galantine f | stuffed, pressed cold meat |
| galerie f | art gallery ; arcade (commercial) |
| galette f | flat cake |
| galette des rois | cake eaten on Twelfth Night |
| gambas fpl | large prawns |
| gant m | glove |
| garçon m | boy ; waiter |
| garde m | guard (sentry) |
| garder | to keep ; to look after |
| gardez vos distances | keep your distance |
| gardien(ne) m/f | caretaker ; warden |
| gare f | railway station |
| gare routière | bus terminal |
| garer | to park |
| garni(e) | served with vegetables |
| garni(e) frites | served with chips |
| gas-oil m | diesel fuel |
| gâteau m | cake ; gateau |
| gauche | left |
| à gauche | to/on the left |
| gaz m | gas |
| gazeux (-euse) | fizzy |
| gaz-oil m | diesel fuel |
| géant m | giant |
| gel m | frost |
| gelée f | jelly ; aspic |
| gendarme m | policeman |
| gendarmerie f | police station |
| génoise f | sponge cake |
| gérant(e) m/f | manager/manageress |
| Gewürztraminer m | fruity white wine from Alsace |
| gibier m | game (hunting) |
| gigot (d'agneau) m | leg of lamb |
| gingembre m | ginger |
| girolle f | chanterelle mushroom |
| gîte m | self-catering house/flat |
| glace f | ice ; ice cream ; mirror |
| glacé(e) | chilled ; iced |
| glacier m | glacier ; ice-cream maker |
| glaçon m | ice cube |
| glissant(e) | slippery |
| chaussée glissante | slippery road surface |
| gorge f | throat ; gorge |
| goût m | flavour ; taste |
| goûter | to taste |
| graine f | seed |
| graines de soja | soya beans |
| grand(e) | great ; high (speed, number) ; big |
| Grand Marnier m | orange liqueur |
| granité m | ice cream with crushed ice |
| gras(se) | fat ; greasy |
| gras-double m | tripe |
| gratin m | cheese-topped dish |
| au gratin | with cheese topping |
| gratin dauphinois | thinly-sliced potatoes baked |
| with cream and gruyère cheese | |
| gratiné(e) | with cheese topping |
| gratis | free |
| gratuit(e) | free of charge |
| gravure f | print (picture) |
| grec (grecque) | Greek |
| à la grecque | in olive oil and herbs |
| grenouille f | frog |
| grève f | strike (industrial) |
| grillade f | grilled meat |
| grille-pain m | toaster |
| gris(e) | grey |
| gros(se) | big (sum of money) ; large |
| en gros | in bulk ; wholesale |
| groseille f | redcurrant |
| groseille à maquereau | gooseberry |
| grotte f | cave |
| groupe m | group ; party |
| groupe sanguin | blood group |
| gruyère m | Swiss cheese with delicate flavour |
| guichet m | ticket office |
| guide m/f | guide |
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