Tiscali: French Phrase Finder - French to English Dictionary
Phrases
| M | |
| M | sign for the Paris metro |
| macédoine f de fruits | fruit salad |
| Madame f | Mrs ; Ms ; Madam |
| madeleine f | small sponge cake |
| Mademoiselle f | Miss |
| madère m | Madeira (wine) |
| magasin m | shop |
| magnétophone m | tape recorder |
| magnétoscope m | video-cassette recorder |
| magret de canard m | breast fillet of duck |
| mai m | May |
| maigre | lean (meat) |
| maigrir | to slim |
| maillot de bain m | swimsuit |
| main f | hand |
| fait main | handmade |
| maintenant | now |
| mairie f | town hall |
| maïs m | maize |
| maïs doux | sweet corn |
| maison f | house ; home |
| maître d'hôtel m | head waiter |
| majuscule f | capital letter |
| mal m | harm ; pain |
| mal aux dents | toothache |
| le mal de mer | seasickness |
| mal de tête | headache |
| malade m/f | sick person ; patient |
| maladie f | disease |
| maman f | mummy |
| Manche (la) | the Channel |
| mandarine f | tangerine |
| mandat m | money order |
| manger | to eat |
| manifestation f | demonstration |
| manque m | shortage ; lack |
| par manque de ... | through lack of ... |
| manteau m | coat |
| maquereau m | mackerel |
| maquillage m | make-up |
| marbre m | marble (material) |
| marc m | white grape spirit |
| marchand m | dealer ; merchant |
| marchand de vin | wine merchant |
| marche f | step ; march |
| (en) marche | on (machine) |
| marche à pied | walking |
| marché m | market |
| marché aux puces | flea market |
| bon marché | inexpensive |
| marcher | to walk |
| mardi m | Tuesday |
| mardi gras | Shrove Tuesday |
| marée f | tide |
| marée basse/haute | low/high tide |
| marié m | bridegroom |
| Marie-Brizard ® m | aniseed-flavoured apéritif |
| mariée f | bride |
| mariné(e) | marinated |
| marionnettes fpl | puppets |
| marjolaine f | marjoram |
| marque f | make ; brand (name) |
| marron m | chestnut |
| marrons glacés | candied chestnuts |
| mars m | March |
| matériel m | equipment ; kit |
| matin m | morning |
| mauvais(e) | bad ; wrong |
| mazout m | oil (for heating) |
| médaillon m | thin, round slice of meat |
| médecin m | doctor |
| médicament m | medicine ; drug |
| meilleur(e) | best ; better |
| même | same |
| ménage m | housework |
| femme de ménage | cleaner |
| mensuel(le) | monthly |
| menthe f | mint ; mint tea |
| menu m | (set) menu |
| menu à prix fixe | set price menu |
| mer f | sea |
| mère f | mother |
| merlan m | whiting |
| mérou m | grouper |
| merveilleux (-euse) | wonderful ; marvellous |
| messe f | mass (church) |
| messieurs mpl | men ; gentlemen('s toilets) |
| mesure f | measurement |
| météo f | weather forecast |
| métier m | trade ; occupation ; craft |
| métro m | underground railway |
| mettre | to put ; to put on |
| meublé(e) | furnished |
| meubles mpl | furniture |
| meubles de style | period furniture |
| meunière | fish coated in flour and fried in |
| butter with lemon juice | |
| mi-bas mpl | knee socks |
| midi m | midday ; noon |
| le Midi | the south of France |
| miel m | honey |
| mieux | better ; best |
| milieu m | middle |
| millefeuille m | cream/vanilla slice |
| mince | slim ; thin |
| mine f | expression ; mine (for coal, etc.) |
| mineur(e) | under age ; minor (person) |
| mirabelle f | plum ; plum brandy |
| miroir m | mirror |
| mise en plis f | set (for hair) |
| mistral m | strong cold dry wind |
| mixte | mixed |
| mobilier m | furniture |
| mode f | fashion |
| mode d'emploi | instructions for use |
| moelle f | marrow (beef, etc.) |
| moins | minus ; less |
| le moins | the least |
| mois m | month |
| moitié f | half |
| à moitié | half |
| moka m | coffee cream cake ; mocha coffee |
| molle | soft |
| monde m | world ; people |
| moniteur m | instructor ; coach |
| monitrice f | instructress ; coach |
| monnaie f | currency ; change (money) |
| monnayeur m | automatic change machine |
| Monsieur m | Mr ; sir |
| monsieur | gentleman |
| montagne f | mountain |
| montant m | amount (total) |
| monter | to take up ; to go up ; to rise |
| montre f | watch |
| morceau m | piece ; bit ; cut (of meat) |
| Mornay, sauce | cheese sauce |
| mot m | note (letter) ; word |
| motif m | pattern |
| moto f | motorbike |
| mou | soft |
| mouche f | fly |
| mouchoir m | handkerchief |
| mouillé(e) | wet |
| moule f | mussel |
| moules marinières | mussels cooked in their shells |
| with white wine and herbs | |
| moulin m | mill |
| mousse f | foam ; mousse |
| mousse à raser | shaving foam |
| mousseux (-euse) | sparkling |
| moustique m | mosquito |
| moutarde f | mustard |
| mouton m | sheep ; lamb or mutton |
| moyenne f | average |
| muguet m | lily of the valley |
| muni(e) de | supplied with ; in possession of |
| munster m | strong cheese from Alsace |
| mur m | wall |
| mûr(e) | mature ; ripe |
| mûre f | blackberry |
| muscade f | nutmeg |
| muscat m | muscatel: a sweet dessert wine |
| musée m | museum ; art gallery |
| myrtille f | bilberry |
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