Healthy living and lifestyle
GCSE French vocabulary: health, food and drink, exercise, illness and healthy habits.
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Word list
| Nouns | ||
|---|---|---|
| accident(m) | accident | |
| activité(f) | activity | |
| alcool(m) | alcohol | |
| attaque(f) | attack | Higher |
| attente(f) | wait | Higher |
| bataille(f) | battle | Higher |
| boisson(f) | drink, beverage | |
| bouche(f) | mouth | |
| bras(m) | arm | |
| café(m) | café, coffee | |
| carte(f) | menu, map, card | |
| cause(f) | cause | |
| cheveux(mpl) | hair | |
| cigarette(f) | cigarette | |
| conseil(m) | advice, counsel, council | Higher |
| contenu(m) | contents | Higher |
| corps(m) | body | |
| crise(f) | crisis | |
| cuisine(f) | cooking, kitchen | |
| cœur(m) | heart | |
| danger(m) | danger | |
| débat(m) | debate | Higher |
| déjeuner(m) | lunch | |
| dîner(m) | dinner | |
| dos(m) | back | |
| drogue(f) | drug | |
| eau(f) | water | |
| effort(m) | effort | |
| énergie(f) | energy | |
| entrée(f) | entrance, starter | |
| esprit(m) | mind, spirit | Higher |
| est(m) | east | Higher |
| exercice(m) | written exercise, physical exercise | |
| expert(m) | expert | |
| explication(f) | explanation | Higher |
| faim(f) | hunger | |
| fast-food(m) | fast food | |
| forme(f) | form, shape | |
| frites(fpl) | chips | |
| fromage(m) | cheese | |
| fruit(m) | fruit | |
| gâteau(m) | cake | |
| glace(f) | ice cream, ice | |
| goût(m) | taste, flavour | |
| habitude(f) | habit | |
| hôpital(m) | hospital | |
| hôpitaux(mpl) | hospitals | Higher |
| incident(m) | incident | Higher |
| inquiétude(f) | worry, anxiety | |
| jambe(f) | leg | |
| jeunesse(f) | youth | |
| kilomètre(m) | kilometre | |
| lait(m) | milk | |
| lecture(f) | reading | |
| légume(m) | vegetable | |
| lit(m) | bed | |
| livre(m) | book, pound | |
| main(f) | hand | |
| mal(m) | ache | |
| maladie(f) | illness | |
| médecin(m/f) | doctor | |
| médicament(m) | medicine, drug | |
| menace(f) | threat | |
| mort(f) | death | |
| natation(f) | swimming | |
| nourriture(f) | food | |
| oreille(f) | ear | |
| pain(m) | bread | |
| peau(f) | skin | Higher |
| perte(f) | loss | Higher |
| petit-déjeuner(m) | breakfast | |
| pied(m) | foot | |
| plat(m) | dish | Higher |
| poisson(m) | fish | |
| poulet(m) | chicken | Higher |
| produit(m) | product | |
| promenade(f) | walk | |
| recette(f) | recipe | |
| régime(m) | diet | Higher |
| rendez-vous(m) | appointment | |
| repas(m) | meal | |
| restaurant(m) | restaurant | |
| risque(m) | risk | Higher |
| sang(m) | blood | Higher |
| santé(f) | health | |
| science(f) | science | |
| soif(f) | thirst | |
| soin(m) | care | |
| souci(m) | worry, concern | |
| soutien(m) | support | Higher |
| sport(m) | sport | |
| tabac(m) | tobacco | Higher |
| tête(f) | head | |
| thé(m) | tea | |
| traitement(m) | treatment | Higher |
| urgence(f) | emergency | |
| viande(f) | meat | |
| vie(f) | life | |
| vin(m) | wine | |
| visage(m) | face | |
| yeux(mpl) | eyes | |
| œil(m) | eye | Higher |
| Verbs | ||
| (aux) bu | drank | |
| (aux) couru | ran | |
| (aux) lu | read | |
| (aux) mort | died | |
| améliorer | to improve | |
| arrêter (de + infinitive) | to stop (+ verb) | |
| bénéficier de + noun | to get, receive, benefit from + noun | Higher |
| blesser | to hurt, injure | Higher |
| boire | to drink | |
| bois| bois ! | (I) drink | Higher |
| boit | (she, he, it, one) drinks | |
| casser; se casser | to break; to break a body part | Higher |
| causer | to cause | Higher |
| changer; se changer | to change; to get changed | |
| commander; commander à … de + infinitive | to order; to tell someone + verb | Higher |
| conseiller (à … de + infinitive) | to advise, recommend (to someone + verb) | Higher |
| contenir | to contain, include | Higher |
| coucher; se coucher | to lie down; sleep; to go to bed, set (sun) | |
| courir | to run | |
| cours | cours ! | (I) run | |
| court | (she, he, it, one) runs | |
| coûter | to cost | |
| danser | to dance | |
| dépendre de | to depend on + noun, depending on + noun | Higher |
| dormir | to sleep | |
| empêcher (… de + infinitive) | to prevent (someone from + verb) | Higher |
| essayer (de + infinitive) | to try (+ verb), attempt (+verb) | |
| éviter (de + infinitive) | to avoid (+ verb) | |
| fumer | to smoke | |
| garder | to keep, take care of, look after | Higher |
| gérer | to manage, handle, deal with | Higher |
| jouer (à/de + noun) | to play (+ noun) | |
| lever; se lever | to lift, raise; to get up, stand up, rise (sun) | |
| lire | to read | |
| lutter | to fight, struggle | Higher |
| manger | to eat | |
| marcher | to walk, work | |
| mener | to lead | Higher |
| mourir | to die | |
| nager | to swim | Higher |
| nourrir | to feed | Higher |
| perdre; se perdre | to lose; to get lost | |
| peser | to weigh | |
| préparer; se préparer | to prepare; to get ready | |
| prévenir | to let know, warn | Higher |
| rechercher | to look for, collect | |
| recommander | to recommend | |
| refuser (de + infinitive) | to refuse (+ verb) | Higher |
| rester | to stay, remain | |
| risquer (de + infinitive) | to risk (+ verb) | Higher |
| sauver; se sauver | to rescue, save; to escape, get away | Higher |
| se relaxer | to relax | |
| sentir; se sentir | to smell; to feel | Higher |
| souffrir | to suffer | Higher |
| tomber | to fall | |
| tuer | to kill | |
| vapoter | to vape | |
| visiter | to visit | |
| Adjectives | ||
| actif | active, energetic | |
| conscient | conscious, aware | Higher |
| dangereux | dangerous | |
| difficile | difficult | |
| efficace | efficient, effective | Higher |
| équilibré | balanced | |
| faible | weak | |
| fatigué | tired | |
| fort | strong (m), loud | |
| fraîche | fresh | |
| frais | fresh | |
| grave | serious, grave | |
| inquiétant | worrying, disturbing | |
| jeune | young | |
| malade | ill | |
| mauvais | bad, wrong | |
| médical | medical | |
| mort | dead | |
| sain | healthy | |
| sportif | athletic, competitive, sporty, sporting | |
| végan | vegan | |
| végétarien | vegetarian | |
| vivant | alive, living | Higher |
| Other useful words | ||
| chez | to (the place of), at (the place of), at, with | |
| moi-même | myself | Higher |
| tôt | early | |
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Quick questions
How many words do I need for healthy living and lifestyle in GCSE French?
The AQA GCSE French (8652) list has 186 words for healthy living and lifestyle: 138 for Foundation, plus 48 more for Higher.
What is the best way to learn GCSE French vocabulary for healthy living and lifestyle?
Little and often works best: learn 10 words a day with the flashcards, test yourself with the quiz, then use the spelling test to make sure you can write them accurately, accents included.
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