because of
à cause deCa - Cg
Ch - Cm
Cn - Cr
Cs - Cz
à cause de / because of
au centre / in the center
C, c / C, c
c’est là / there, here
c’est un / it’s a…
ça / it, that, this
ça ne va pa la tête? / are you crazy? (out of mind)
ca ne va pas? / What’s wrong?
ça va / fine
ça va? / how are you (1)?
ça! (c’est) / it is! ,That’s it!
cabane / hut
cabinet de ville / private practice
câble / cable
câbleur / cableman
caca / poop
cacher / to hide
cachet / stamp (1)
cadavre / dead body
cadeau / present (gift)
cadet (le plus jeune) / youngest
cadre / frame
café / coffee
café expresso / expresso coffee
cafétéria / cafeteria
cage / cage
cage thoracique / rib cage
cahier / notebook (1)
cahier de devoirs / homework notebook
cahier de textes / textbook
caillou / pebble
caisse / cash register
caissier de banque / bank teller
caissière / cashier
calamar / squid
calcul / calculation
calculatrice / calculator
calculer / to calculate
calé / be clever with
caleçon / boxer shorts
calendrier, planning / calendar, schedule
câlin (faire un…) / cuddly, affectionate
calmant / calming
calme / calm
calmer / to calm
calomnie / slander
camarade / friend; colleague
cambrioler / to burglarize
caméra / camera (video)
Cameroun / Cameroon
caméscope / camcorder
camion / truck
camion de déménagement / moving van
camionnette / small van
camisole de force / straitjacket
campagne / countryside, campaign
camper / to camp
camping / camping
Canada / Canada
canapé / couch
canapé-lit / convertible sofa/bed
canard / duck
Cancer (astrologie) / Cancer (zodiac sign)
cancre / dunce
candidat / candidate
candidature / application, candidacy*
canif / pocket knife
canne / cane
canoë / canoe
canon / cannon
cantine / cafeteria
capacité / capacity
capitaine / captain
capitale / capital
capricieux / capricious
capricorne / capricorn
capturer / to catch (1)
capuche / hood
car / because
caractère / character, characteristic
caractère dur / stubborn character
caractére opposant / adversarial
caractéristique / characteristic, feature
carafe / carafe
carambolage / pile up (accident)
caravane / caravan
cardinal / cardinal
cardiologue / cardiologist
caresse / caress
caresser / to caress
carie / cavity
carnaval / carnival
carnet / notebook (2)
carnet de notes / report card
carnet de sante / child health record booklet
carnivore / carnivore
carotte / carrot
carré / square
carreaux / tiles
carrefour / intersection
carrelage / tiling
carrelette / tile cutter
carrière (parcours) / career path
carrossier / coachwork (of car)
cartable / schoolbag
cartes / cards
cartes (jouer aux) / cards (to play)
carton / cardboard
cas (au…ou; en…de) / in case
cascade / waterfall
case / box (2)
casier à bouteilles / bottle rack
casque / helmet
casquette / cap
casse-croûte / snack
casser / to break
casserole / saucepan
cassette vidéo / video cassette
castor / beaver
catalogue / catalog
catastrophe / disaster
cathédrale / cathedral
catholique / catholic
cauchemar / nightmare
cavalier / horseman
cave / cellar
caverne / cave, cavern
cd / cd
CD-ROM / CD-ROM
ce / this
ceci / this
céder / to give away
ceinture / belt, waistband
cela / that, this
célèbre / famous
célibitaire / single
celle-là / that one
cellulite / cellulite
celui-là, celle-là / this one
cendre / ash, ashes
cendrier / ashtray
censeur / supervisor, censor
cent / one hundred
centaine / about a hundred
centigramme / centigram
centilitre / centiliter
centime / cent
centimètre / centimeter
centre / middle
centre / center
centre de Sécurité Sociale / social security office
Centre Georges Pompidou / Pompidou Centre
centre médical / medical center
cercle / circle, ring
cercueil / coffin
céréale / cereal
cerf / deer
cerf-volant / kite
cerise / cherry
cerner / to encircle
cernes / dark circles
certain / certain, some
certains / some (1)
certificat / certificate, certification
cerumen / earwax
cerveau / brain
césarienne / c-section
se cacher / to hide (oneself)
au centre / in the center
C, c / C, c
c’est là / there, here
c’est un / it’s a…
ça / it, that, this
ça ne va pa la tête? / are you crazy? (out of mind)
ca ne va pas? / What’s wrong?
ça va / fine
ça va? / how are you (1)?
ça! (c’est) / it is! ,That’s it!
cabane / hut
cabinet de ville / private practice
câble / cable
câbleur / cableman
caca / poop
cacher / to hide
cachet / stamp (1)
cadavre / dead body
cadeau / present (gift)
cadet (le plus jeune) / youngest
cadre / frame
café / coffee
café expresso / expresso coffee
cafétéria / cafeteria
cage / cage
cage thoracique / rib cage
cahier / notebook (1)
cahier de devoirs / homework notebook
cahier de textes / textbook
caillou / pebble
caisse / cash register
caissier de banque / bank teller
caissière / cashier
calamar / squid
calcul / calculation
calculatrice / calculator
calculer / to calculate
calé / be clever with
caleçon / boxer shorts
calendrier, planning / calendar, schedule
câlin (faire un…) / cuddly, affectionate
calmant / calming
calme / calm
calmer / to calm
calomnie / slander
camarade / friend; colleague
cambrioler / to burglarize
caméra / camera (video)
Cameroun / Cameroon
caméscope / camcorder
camion / truck
camion de déménagement / moving van
camionnette / small van
camisole de force / straitjacket
campagne / countryside, campaign
camper / to camp
camping / camping
Canada / Canada
canapé / couch
canapé-lit / convertible sofa/bed
canard / duck
Cancer (astrologie) / Cancer (zodiac sign)
cancre / dunce
candidat / candidate
candidature / application, candidacy*
canif / pocket knife
canne / cane
canoë / canoe
canon / cannon
cantine / cafeteria
capacité / capacity
capitaine / captain
capitale / capital
capricieux / capricious
capricorne / capricorn
capturer / to catch (1)
capuche / hood
car / because
caractère / character, characteristic
caractère dur / stubborn character
caractére opposant / adversarial
caractéristique / characteristic, feature
carafe / carafe
carambolage / pile up (accident)
caravane / caravan
cardinal / cardinal
cardiologue / cardiologist
caresse / caress
caresser / to caress
carie / cavity
carnaval / carnival
carnet / notebook (2)
carnet de notes / report card
carnet de sante / child health record booklet
carnivore / carnivore
carotte / carrot
carré / square
carreaux / tiles
carrefour / intersection
carrelage / tiling
carrelette / tile cutter
carrière (parcours) / career path
carrossier / coachwork (of car)
cartable / schoolbag
cartes / cards
cartes (jouer aux) / cards (to play)
carton / cardboard
cas (au…ou; en…de) / in case
cascade / waterfall
case / box (2)
casier à bouteilles / bottle rack
casque / helmet
casquette / cap
casse-croûte / snack
casser / to break
casserole / saucepan
cassette vidéo / video cassette
castor / beaver
catalogue / catalog
catastrophe / disaster
cathédrale / cathedral
catholique / catholic
cauchemar / nightmare
cavalier / horseman
cave / cellar
caverne / cave, cavern
cd / cd
CD-ROM / CD-ROM
ce / this
ceci / this
céder / to give away
ceinture / belt, waistband
cela / that, this
célèbre / famous
célibitaire / single
celle-là / that one
cellulite / cellulite
celui-là, celle-là / this one
cendre / ash, ashes
cendrier / ashtray
censeur / supervisor, censor
cent / one hundred
centaine / about a hundred
centigramme / centigram
centilitre / centiliter
centime / cent
centimètre / centimeter
centre / middle
centre / center
centre de Sécurité Sociale / social security office
Centre Georges Pompidou / Pompidou Centre
centre médical / medical center
cercle / circle, ring
cercueil / coffin
céréale / cereal
cerf / deer
cerf-volant / kite
cerise / cherry
cerner / to encircle
cernes / dark circles
certain / certain, some
certains / some (1)
certificat / certificate, certification
cerumen / earwax
cerveau / brain
césarienne / c-section
se cacher / to hide (oneself)