French words used in crosswords+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + |
| French | English | Example |
| a | has | il a – he has |
| à | in / to | habiter à Paris – to live in Paris / à toi – to you |
| à la | to the | à + la (feminine) |
| année | year | |
| août | August | |
| au | to the | contraction of “à + le (masculine)” |
| aux | to the | contraction of “à + les (plural)” |
| avril | April | |
| billet | ticket | |
| bis | twice | |
| ce / cet | this (masculine) | before a vowel, ce becomes cet |
| cette | this (feminine) | |
| ces | this (plural) | |
| chaude | hot | |
| cinq | five | |
| dans | in | dans le jardin – in the garden |
| de | of | de la mer – of the sea |
| décembre | December | |
| dernier | last | |
| des | of (plural) | |
| deux | two | |
| dimanche | Sunday | |
| dix | ten | |
| droit | right | |
| du | of | |
| Emil | Frenchman | |
| en | in | en ville – in town |
| en clair | uncoded, plain text | literally “in clear” |
| encore | again / yet | |
| es | are / art | tu es – you are |
| et | and | |
| février | February | |
| froid | cold | |
| gauche | left | |
| heure | hour | |
| hors d’oeuvres | starter | |
| huit | eight | |
| ici | here | |
| janvier | January | |
| je | I | |
| Jean | Frenchman | |
| jeudi | Thursday | |
| jour | day | |
| juillet | July | |
| juin | June | |
| la | the (feminine) | [article] |
| le | the (masculine) | [article] |
| les | the (plural) | [article] |
| lundi | Monday | |
| mai | May | |
| mardi | Tuesday | |
| Mardi Gras | Shrove Tuesday | literally Fat Tuesday |
| mars | March | |
| mer | sea | |
| mercredi | Wednesday | |
| minute | minute | |
| mois | month | |
| mon | my | |
| Monsieur / M | Mister / Mr | |
| Napoleon | Frenchman | |
| neuf | nine | |
| nous | we | |
| novembre | November | |
| octobre | October | |
| or | gold | |
| ou | where | |
| quatre | four | |
| que | that | |
| qui | which, who | |
| Rene | Frenchman | |
| rue | road / street | |
| samedi | Saturday | |
| seconde | second | |
| sept | seven | |
| septembre | September | |
| six | six | |
| toi | you | a toi – to you |
| tres | very | |
| trois | three | |
| tu | you (singular) | |
| un | a (masculine) | [article] |
| une | a (feminine) | [article] |
| vendredi | Friday | |
| vous | you (plural) | |
| Others to be added when they are spotted in a crossword | ||
Created 08 March 2009
Updated 15 June 2014