C2 Level French Words
Mastery level. Idiomatic, academic and rarely used words.
C2 vocabulary list
| # | French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | diplômé noun/adjective | graduate, person with a diploma | Elle est une avocate diplômée.She is a graduate of Paris-Sorbonne University. |
| 2 | nageoire noun | fin of a fish or aquatic animal | Le poisson nage avec ses nageoires.The shark has a large dorsal fin. |
| 3 | tétrapode noun | four-legged animal, vertebrate with four limbs | Un chien est un tétrapode.Amphibians are tetrapod vertebrates. |
| 4 | divergence noun | disagreement, difference of views | Il y a une divergence d'opinions.There is a divergence of opinion on this subject. |
| 5 | assidu adjective | diligent, conscientious, regular | C'est un travailleur assidu.He is a diligent employee who never misses work. |
| 6 | branchie noun | gill, organ for breathing in aquatic animals | Les poissons respirent par les branchies.Fish breathe through their gills. |
| 7 | conjugalité noun | marital partnership, married life | La conjugalité exige de la responsabilité.Marital partnership requires trust and respect. |
| 8 | corticoïdes noun | corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory medications | Les corticoïdes réduisent l'inflammation.Corticosteroids reduce inflammation quickly. |
| 9 | dévonien noun | Devonian, relating to the Devonian geological period | Le dévonien est une ère géologique ancienne.Devonian fauna was very diverse. |
| 10 | foetal adjective | fetal, relating to a fetus | L'échographie foetale est importante.Fetal ultrasound lets you see the baby. |
| 11 | glucose noun | glucose, a simple sugar used by the body for energy | Le glucose donne de l'énergie.Glucose is a simple sugar essential to life. |
| 12 | machinerie noun | machinery, mechanical equipment or system | La machinerie fonctionne bien.The machinery of a textile factory is very loud. |
| 13 | ombilical adjective | umbilical, relating to the navel or umbilicus | Le cordon ombilical relie la mère au fœtus.The umbilical cord supplies nutrients to the fetus. |
| 14 | opercule noun | operculum, gill cover of a fish | L'opercule du poisson se ferme et s'ouvre.The operculum is a bony structure of fish. |
| 15 | préau noun | schoolyard, courtyard of a school or public building | Les enfants jouent dans le préau.The children play in the schoolyard during recess. |
| 16 | prétendu adjective | alleged, so-called, supposed to be but questionable | Son prétendu ami l'a trahi.The alleged champion cheated at the competition. |
| 17 | quia conjunction | because, for the reason that (formal or archaic) | Il refuse quia il craint l'échec.It was rejected because the evidence was insufficient. |
| 18 | rhétorique noun | rhetoric, art of persuasive speaking and writing | La rhétorique est importante en politique.Rhetoric was a major art in ancient Greece. |
| 19 | salariat noun | salaried employment, wage-earning class | Le salariat offre une certaine sécurité.Salaried employment transformed modern economic relationships. |
| 20 | émigrant noun | emigrant, person who leaves a country to live elsewhere | Les émigrés cherchent une meilleure vie.The emigrant adapted to his new homeland. |