French word list

DELF B2

Words to know for the DELF B2 exam

971 words49 levelsB1–B2
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Level 1 B1
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
site historique/sit is.tɔ.ʁik/historic site
château/ʃa.to/castle
accueillir/a.kœ.jiʁ/to take in
cartable/kaʁ.tabl/school bag, satchel
communauté/kɔ.my.no.te/community
sélection/se.lɛk.sjɔ̃/selection
résoudre/ʁe.zudʁ/to solve, resolve
entraîner/ɑ̃.tʁe.ne/to lead to, entail
éthique/e.tik/ethics
admettre/ad.mɛtʁ/to admit
envisager/ɑ̃.vi.za.ʒe/to consider
aborder/a.bɔʁ.de/to tackle, address
traduire/tʁa.dɥiʁ/to translate
souligner/su.li.ɲe/to stress
familier/fa.mi.lje/informal, familiar
du fait de/dy fɛ də/because of
de ce fait/də sə fɛ/hence
d'où/du/hence, which explains
si bien que/si bjɛ̃ kə/so that
tout au plus/tut o ply/at most
Level 2 B2
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
à moins que/a mwɛ̃ kə/unless
quand bien même/kɑ̃ bjɛ̃ mɛm/even if
tout au moins/tut o mwɛ̃/at the very least
en cas de/ɑ̃ ka də/in the event of
État/e.ta/state
au point de/o pwɛ̃ də/to the point of
au cas où/o ka u/in case
à savoir/a sa.vwaʁ/namely
en raison de/ɑ̃ ʁɛ.zɔ̃ də/owing to
par ailleurs/paʁ a.jœʁ/moreover
fin de vie/fɛ̃ də vi/end of life
centre/sɑ̃tʁ/centre, the centre (politics)
notamment/nɔ.ta.mɑ̃/notably
or/ɔʁ/now, yet
niveau de vie/ni.vo də vi/standard of living
grâce/ɡʁɑs/pardon, grace
gauche/ɡoʃ/left, the left (politics)
région/ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/region
au sujet de/o sy.ʒɛ də/about
peine/pɛn/penalty, sorrow, effort

And 931 words more in this pack.

How the pack works

  • B1 Level 1
  • B2 Levels 2–49

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