C

Ca - Cg

Ch - Cm

Cn - Cr

Cs - Cz

c-section / césarienne
C, c / C, c
cabbage / chou
cabin / chalet
cabinet / armoire
cabinet-maker / ebeniste, ebenisterie
cable / câble
cableman / câbleur
cafeteria / cafétéria
cafeteria / cantine
cage / cage
cake / gâteau
calculation / calcul
calculator / calculatrice
calendar, schedule / calendrier, planning
calf (muscle) / mollet
calf (veal) / veau
calm / calme
calming / calmant
camcorder / caméscope
camel (1 hump) / dromadaire
camel (2 humps) / chameau
camera / appareil photo
camera (video) / caméra
Cameroon / Cameroun
camping / camping
can / pouvoir
can (you…try) / peux (“tu…y arriver, tu…le faire”)
can opener / ouvre-boites, ouvrir une boite de conserve
Canada / Canada
cancellation / annulation
Cancer (zodiac sign) / Cancer (astrologie)
candidate / candidat
candle / bougie
candy / bonbon
cane / canne
canned food / conserve
cannon / canon
canoe / canoë
cap / casquette
capacity / capacité
capital / capitale
capital letter / lettre capitale
capital, capital letter / majuscule
capricious / capricieux
capricorn / capricorne
capsule / gélule
captain / capitaine
car / automobile
car headlights / phares de voitures
car, automobile / voiture
carafe / carafe
caravan / caravane
cardboard / carton
cardinal / cardinal
cardiologist / cardiologue
cards / cartes
cards (to play) / cartes (jouer aux)
care / soin
career path / carrière (parcours)
careful, prudent / prudent
careless, lazy / negligent
caress / caresse
caretaker, concierge / concierge
carnival / carnaval
carnivore / carnivore
carousel, fair / manège
carpet / moquette (revêtement)
carpet roller / moquette (rouleau)
carprentry, carpenter / menuiserie, menuiser
carrot / carotte
cart / chariot
case / boîte
cash register / caisse
cashier / caissière
castle / château
cat / chat
catalog / catalogue
cathedral / cathédrale
catholic / catholique
cauliflower / chou-fleur
cave, cavern / caverne
cave, grotto / grotte
cavity / carie
cd / cd
CD player / lecteur de CD rom
CD-ROM / CD-ROM
ceiling / plafond
celebration, party / fête
cell / globule
cellar / cave
cellphone, mobile phone / telephone portable
cellulite / cellulite
cement / ciment
cement mixer / bétonnière
cemetery / cimetière
cent / centime
center / centre
centigram / centigramme
centiliter / centilitre
centimeter / centimètre
century / siècle
ceramic plate, ceramic hob / plaque vitroceramique ou halogene
cereal / céréale
cerebral hemmorage / hémorragie cérébrale
certain, some / certain
certificate, certification / certificat
do not care / fous (tu te…de moi!)
to be called (in reference to name) / appeler (s’)
to be caught unprepared / pris de court (être)
to begin, commence / commencer
to calculate / calculer
to call (1) / telephoner à…
to call (2) / appeler
to call a doctor (1) / médecin (appeler)
to call a doctor (2) / médecin (faire téléphoner)
to call the doctor / appeler le medecin
to calm / calmer
to camp / camper
to campaign for, to be an activist / militer
to cancel / annuler
to capsize / chavirer
to care for / soigner
to caress / caresser
to carry / apporter
to carry / porter
to carry away / emporter
to carve / graver
to cast a spell over / ensorceler
to catch (1) / capturer
to catch (2) / attraper
to catch a cold / enrhumer
to catch up / récupérer
to catch up (1) / rattraper

be clever with / calé
chain, / chaîne
chair / chaise
chalk / craie
chamois (type of mountain goat) / chamois
champagne / champagne
champion / champion
chapped / gercures
chapter / chapitre
character / personnage
character, characteristic / caractère
characteristic, feature / caractéristique
charcoal, coal / charbon
charter / charte
Chartres (city in France) / Chartres
chatter / bavardage
cheap / donné (“c’est…”)
check / chèque
check, bill / addition (facture)
cheek / joue
cheeky, insolent / effronté
cheerful / gai
cheese / fromage
cheetah / guépard
chef, stove / cuisiniére
chemistry / chimie
cherry / cerise
chess / échecs
chest / poitrine
chest of drawers / commode
chestnut / châtain
chick / poussin
chicken / poulet
chicken pox / Varicelle
chicken! / trouillard!
chicory / endive
child / enfant
child health record booklet / carnet de sante
childbirth / accouchement
children / enfants
Chile / Chili
chin / menton
China / Chine
Chinese / Chinois
chive / ciboulette
chocolate / chocolat
choice / choix
choregraphy / chorégraphie
Christian / Chrétien
christmas / nöel
church / église
cigar / cigare
cigarette / cigarette
cigarillo / cigarillo
cinderblock in concrete / parpaing en beton
circle / rond
circle, ring / cercle
circuit / circuit
Circumcise, circumcision / circoncis, circoncision
circus / cirque
circus tent / chapiteau
Cité de sciences et de l’industrie (science museum) / Cité de sciences et de l’industrie
citizen / citoyen
city / ville
city hall / mairie
civil / civil
civil servant, government officer / fonctionnaire
clamps / clamps
clarinet / clarinette
class / classe
classes, course / cours
classroom / salle de classe
claustrophobic / claustrophobe
clavicle (collar bone) / clavicule
claw / griffé
clean / propre
clean up / ranger
clear, bright / clair, claire
cleats / crampons
clementine / clementine
clergy / clergé
clever / malin
cliff / falaise
climbing / escalade
clinical exam (medical) / examen clinique
clock / horloge
close / proche
closet / placard
closet bed / lit placard
clothes / vêtement
clothespin / pince à linge
clouds / nuage
clown / clown
club / club
clumsy / maladroit
in the center / au centre
to be close / proche
to begin, commence / commencer
to change / changer
to change (a baby) / langer
to change your mind / changer d’avis
to change your mind / avis (changer d’)
to channel-hop / zapper
to chat / papoter
to chatter / bavarder
to cheat / tricher
to check / cocher
to cheer / acclamer
to chew / mâcher
to chew (1) / ruminer
to choose / choisir
to chop / hacher
to circle / entourer
to classify / trier
to clean / nettoyer
to clear / débarrasser
to climb / monter (grimper)
to climb (1) / grimper
to close / fermer
to close down / porte (‘mettre la clé sous…”)
to do the cleaning / ménage (faire)
to not be close / proche (ne pas)

are you crazy? (out of mind) / ça ne va pa la tête?
coach, tour bus / autocar
coachwork (of car) / carrossier
coat / blouse
coat (2) / manteau
coat hanger / portemanteau
cochere door / porte cochere
coconut (1) / noix de coco
coconut (2) / coco
code / code
coffee / café
coffee grinder / machine à moudre
coffee grinder (1) / moulin à café
coffin / cercueil
cohabitation / concubinage
coherence / cohérence
coherent / cohérent
coin / piece de monnaie
coincidence / coïncidence
cold (illness) / rhume
cold, aloof / froid
coldness / froideur
collar / col
colleague / collègue
collision, shock / choc
colon (punctuation mark) / deux-points
color-blind; color-blind person / daltonien
colors / couleurs
column / colonne
comb / peigne
comfort / confort
comfort / aisé
comfortable / confortable
comforter, quilt / couette
comic book / bande, bande dessinée
comma / virgule (,)
command / ordonner (1)
commercial / commercial
commissioner / commissaire
committee / comité
committee meeting / commission (réunion)
common / commun
communication / communication
communion / communion, euchariste
communist / communiste
community clinic / dispensaire
companion / compagne
company / entreprise
comparison / comparaison
compass / boussole
compass / compas
competition (1) / concurrence
competition (2) / compétition
competitive examination / concours
complaint, claim / réclamation
complicated / compliqué
compliment / compliment
compote / compote
comprehension / compréhension
comprehensive exam / compréhension
compress / compresse
computer / ordinateur
computer science / informatique
computer technician / technicien informatique, technicienne informatique
concept / concept
concerned / soucieux
concert / concert
conclusion / conclusion
concrete (1) / béton
concrete (2) / concret
condition / condition
condolence / condoléance
condom / préservatif
cone / cône
conference / conférence
confession / confession
confidence / confiance
conflict / conflit
confused / confus
congratulations / felicitations
congress / congrès
conjurer / prestidigitateur
connection / liaison
constant, hardworking / assidu
constipated / constipé
construction / construction
construction site / chantier
contact / contact
contact lenses (1) / lentilles (vue)
contact lenses (2) / verres de contact
contagion / contagion
contagious / contagieux
container / récipient
context / contexte
continent / continent
contour, outline / contour
contract / contrat
convalescence / convalescence
convertible sofa/bed / canapé-lit
convulsion / convulsion
cookie / biscuit
cooking / cuisson
cooktop / plaque de cuisson
cool / frais
cool, coolness / fraîcheur
Copenhagen / Copenhague
copy machine / photocopieuse
cork / bouchon (1)
corkscrew / tire-bouchon
corn / maïs (epi)
corner / coin
cornice / corniche
correct, true / juste, exact
correction / correction
corridor / corridor
Corsica / Corse
cosmetic surgery / chirurgie esthétique
costume / costume
cotton / coton
couch / canapé
couch, divan / divan
cough / toux
country / pays
countryside, campaign / campagne
couple, pair / couple
coupling, mating / accouplement
courage / courage
course, circuit / parcours
court (tennis) / court (tennis)
court, tribunal / tribunal
couscous / couscous
cousin / cousin(e)
cover yourself / couvre-toi
covered playground, inner courtyard / préau
cow / vache
coward / froc (t’as rien dans le…)
coward, cowardice / lâche, lâcheté
cowboy / cow-boy
cowhide / peau de vache
crab / crabe
crabs (pubic louse) / morpions
Cradle cap / croûtes de lait
craftiness, cunning / ruse
craftsperson / artisan
cramp / crampe
crane / grue
crank handle / manivelle
crawl / crawl
crazy / folle, fou, fous
cream / crème
creation / création
creche, day nursery / crèche
credit / crédit
creole / créole
crepe / crêpe
cretin / crétin
crevasses / crevasses
Croatia / Croatie
crocodile / crocodile
croissant / croissant
crook / escroc
cross / croix
cross country race / cross
croutons / croûton de pain
crowd / foule
Crowd coming from everywhere / foule arrive de partout
Crowd that reacts at the same time / foule qui réagit en même temps
crown / couronne
cruel (mean) / cruel
crutches / béquilles
crystal / cristal
to be confused / paumé (être)
to be cross eyed / loucher
to coat / enduire
to coincide / coïncider
to collect / collectionner
to comb / peigner (se)
to come / venir
to come (sexually) / jouir
to come back / revenir
to come to see me / venir me voir
to command / commander
to communicate / communiquer
to compare / comparer
to complain / plaindre (se)
to complete / compléter
to complicate / compliquer
to compliment / complimenter
to compress / comprimer
to compress (1) / tasser
to conceive of, imagine / concevoir
to concentrate / concentrer (se)
to confess / avouer
to confess (1) / confesser
to confide in someone / confier à quelqu’un
to confuse / confondre
to congratulate / féliciter
to connect / connecter
to console / consoler
to console / prendre des gants
to contact / contacter
to contaminate / contaminer
to continue / continuer
to control / contrôler
to control / contrôler, diriger
to converse / converser
to convince / convaincre
to cook (1) / cuisine (faire la)
to cook (2) / cuire
to cook (3) / cuisiner
to copy / copier
to corner / coincer
to correct / corriger
to correspond with / correspondre
to cost / coûter
to cough / tousser
to count / compter
to cover / couvrir
to cover a book / couvrir un livre
to crash into / percuter (vehicule)
to crawl / ramper
to crawl (1) / marcher à quatre pattes
to crease / froisser
to create / créer
to criticize / critiquer
to cross (as in to cross paths) / croiser
to cross (as in to cross the bridge) / traverser
to cross out / barrer
to crunch / croquer
to cry / pleurer
to have not yet copulated / plaisir (ne pas avoir)
to order, command / ordonner
to pour concrete / couler du béton
to put coins into a machine / mettre des pièces dans une machine
to take cough syrup / sirop (prendre)

change (currency) / monnaie
Cuba / Cuba
cube / cube
cubic meter / mètre cube (m3)
cucumber / concombre
cuddly toy / peluche
cuddly, affectionate / câlin (faire un…)
culture / culture
cunnilingus / cunnilingus
cup / tasse
cup trophy / coupe
cupboard / placard
cure, priest / cure
curettage / curetage
curiosity / curiosite
curious / curieux
curtain / rideaux
curtain rod / tringle
curve / virage
curved tile (for a roof) / tuile canal
cushion / coussin
customer / client
customs / douane
cute / mignon
cutlery / couverts
cyclo cross / cyclo-cross
cyclone / cyclone
cylinder / cylindre
cylindrical object / objet cylindrique
cyst / kyste
cystitis / cystite
Czech Replublic / République Tchèque
to cure / guérir
to cut / couper
to cut hair / couper les cheveux
to cut into pieces / couper en morceaux
to cut nails / couper les ongles
to cut your hair / tondre les cheveux (se)