| vacances fpl
| holiday(s) |
| grandes vacances
| summer holidays |
| vache f
| cow |
| vacherin glacé m
| ice cream in a meringue shell
|
| vaisselle f
| crockery |
| valider |
to validate |
| valise f
| suitcase |
| vapeur f
| steam |
| vaporisateur m
| spray (container)
|
| varié(e)
| varied ; various |
| veau m
| calf ; veal |
| végétal(e)
| vegetable |
| véhicule m
| vehicle |
| vélo m
| bike |
| velouté m
| classic cream sauce made with
|
| white wine ; creamy soup
|
| vendange(s) f(pl)
| harvest (of grapes)
|
| vendeur (-euse) m/f
| sales assistant |
| vendre |
to sell |
| vendredi m
| Friday |
| le vendredi saint
| Good Friday |
| venir |
to come |
| vente f
| sale |
| date limite de vente
| sell-by date |
| vente aux enchères
| auction |
| verglacé(e)
| icy |
| verglas m
| black ice |
| vérification f
| check(ing) |
| vérifier
| to audit ; to check |
| verre m
| glass |
| verres de contact
| contact lenses |
| vers | toward(s) ; about
|
| versement m
| payment ; instalment |
| vert(e) |
green |
| verveine f
| verbena ; verbena tea
|
| veste f
| jacket |
| vestiaire m
| cloakroom |
| vêtements mpl
| clothes |
| vétérinaire m/f
| vet |
| veuillez…
| please… |
| viande f
| meat |
| viande séchée
| thin slices of cured beef
|
| vichyssoise f
| cream of leek and potato soup
|
| vidange f
| oil change (car)
|
| vide | empty
|
| vie f
| life |
| à vie
| for life |
| vieille |
old |
| vieux |
old |
| vigne f
| vine ; vineyard |
| ville f
| town |
| vin m
| wine |
| vin du cru
| locally grown wine |
| vin de pays
| good but not top-class wine
|
| vinaigrette f
| vinaigrette ; salad dressing
|
| virage m
| bend (in road) ; curve ; corner
|
| visage m
| face |
| visite f
| visit ; consultation (of doctor)
|
| visite guidée
| guided tour |
| visser |
to screw |
| vite | quickly ; fast
|
| vitesse f
| gear (of car) ; speed
|
| vitesse limitée à ...
| speed limit ... |
| vitre f
| pane ; window (in car, train)
|
| vitrine f
| shop window |
| vivre |
to live |
| voeu m
| wish |
| meilleurs voeux
| best wishes |
| voici |
here is/are |
| voie f
| lane (of road) ; line ; track (for trains)
|
| voie de droite
| inside lane |
| voie de gauche
| outside lane |
| voilà
| there is/are |
| voisin(e) m/f
| neighbour |
| voiture f
| car ; coach (of train)
|
| vol m
| flight ; theft |
| volaille f
| poultry |
| voleur m
| thief |
| volonté f
| will |
| à volonté
| as much as you like (wine, etc.)
|
| vos | your (polite, plural form)
|
| v.o.s.t. |
original version with subtitles (film)
|
| votre |
your (polite, plural form)
|
| vous | you ; to you (polite, plural form)
|
| voyage m
| journey |
| voyage organisé
| package holiday |
| voyageur m
| traveller |
| vrai(e) |
real ; true |
| vue f
| view ; sight |
