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