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French vocabulary B1: Shops, money and services
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Shops, money and services: shops and stalls, packaging and delivery, prices and special offers, paying by card or transfer, banks, tax and services, with words such as “le colis”, “le virement”, “la carte de fidélité” and “la TVA”.
127 French words at level B1, with their translation.
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le change
currency exchangealso: foreign exchange
économique (qui dépense peu)
economicalalso: cheap to run
les économies
savings
l'économie
economy
la fermeture (d'un magasin)
closure (of a shop)also: closing
la richesse
wealth
devoir (de l'argent à qqn)
to owe (sb money)
le prêt (d'argent)
loan (money lent)
le crédit
credit (from a bank or shop)
la facturealso: la facture d'énergie
bill (for gas or the phone)also: invoice, utility bill, energy bill
rembourser (qqn/qqch)
to pay back (sb/sth)also: to repay, to reimburse, to refund, to pay off
le remboursement
refundalso: reimbursement, repayment
les frais (à payer)
feealso: fees, charge, charges, costs
taxer (qqch)
to tax (sth)
l'impôt
tax (in general)
la somme (d'argent)
sum (of money)
la valeur
value
valoir
to be worth
précieuxalso: précieuse
preciousalso: valuable
les dépensesalso: la dépense
spendingalso: expenses, expenditure, outgoings, expense
en donner (une somme pour qqch)
to give (money for sth)
faire payer
to charge (money)
livrer
to deliver
renvoyer (qqch)
to send back (sth)also: to return
la livraison
delivery
les marchandisesalso: la marchandise
goods (for sale)also: merchandise, wares
le panier
basket (with a handle)
le colis
parcelalso: package
l'emballage
wrappingalso: packaging, wrapper
financieralso: financière
financial
la propriété (ce qu'on possède)
property (what one owns)also: possessions
inclusalso: incluse, comprise, compris
includedalso: inclusive, including
la subvention
grantalso: subsidy
sans le sou
pennilessalso: broke, skint
l'acheteuralso: l'acheteuse
buyeralso: purchaser
d'occasionalso: de seconde main
second-handalso: secondhand, used, pre-owned
la réductionalso: la remise, le rabais
reductionalso: price cut, discount, cut
la promotion (dans un magasin)
special offeralso: promotion, special deal
le luxe
luxury
l'antiquité (objet ancien)
antique (an old object)
l'étiquette
label (with information)also: tag, price tag
raisonnable (à propos d'un prix)
reasonable (of a price)also: fair, moderate
à prix raisonnablealso: abordable, à un prix raisonnable
reasonably pricedalso: affordable
abordablealso: à prix raisonnable, à un prix raisonnable
affordablealso: reasonably priced
la file
line (of people or cars)
le virement
bank transferalso: transfer
la cave (magasin de vin)
wine shopalso: wine store, wine merchant's, off-licence, liquor store
le commerçantalso: la commerçante, le marchand, la marchande
shopkeeperalso: merchant, retailer, storekeeper
la TVA
VATalso: value added tax
la monnaie (qu'on rend)
change (money)also: small change, loose change
la monnaie (d'un pays)
currency
la pièce de monnaie
coin
le penny
pennyalso: pence
le taux de change
exchange ratealso: rate of exchange
la garantie (d'un produit)
warrantyalso: guarantee
réviser (une voiture)
to service (a car)
le pourboire
tip (money)also: gratuity
la loterie
lottery
le loto
lotto
la consigne (sur une bouteille)
deposit (on a bottle)
le consulat
consulate
le stand
stand (at a fair)also: booth, exhibition stand
le caissieralso: la caissière
cashieralso: checkout assistant, checkout operator
le kiosque
kioskalso: newsstand, news stand
le sac en papier
paper bag
la file d'attente
queuealso: line
le compte en banquealso: le compte bancaire
bank accountalso: account
l'acompte
deposit (first payment)also: down payment, part payment, advance payment
la papeterie
stationer'salso: stationery shop, stationery store, stationer
le guichetieralso: la guichetière
teller (in a bank)also: bank teller, bank clerk
le bureau de tabac
tobacconist'salso: tobacco shop, tobacconist, tobacco store
l'étal
stall (in a market)also: market stall
les heures d'ouverturealso: les horaires d'ouverture
opening hoursalso: opening times, business hours
le devis
quotation (for a job)also: quote, estimate
hors taxes
duty-freealso: duty free, tax-free
le droit d'entrée
admission feealso: admission, entrance fee, entry fee
un bon rapport qualité-prixalso: le rapport qualité-prix
good value (for money)also: good value for money, value for money
le billet de banque
banknotealso: bank note, note
le distributeur de billetsalso: le distributeur automatique de billets
cashpointalso: ATM, cash machine, cash dispenser
l'argent de poche
pocket moneyalso: allowance
la mensualité
monthly paymentalso: monthly instalment, monthly repayment
l'opticien (magasin)also: le magasin d'optique
optician'salso: optician, optician's shop
la parfumerie
perfume shopalso: perfumery, perfume store
la carte de fidélité
loyalty cardalso: reward card, customer card
le code PIN
PIN numberalso: PIN, PIN code
la photo d'identité
passport photoalso: ID photo, passport photograph
le mandat postal
postal orderalso: money order
de seconde mainalso: d'occasion
second-handalso: secondhand
la carte bleuealso: la carte bancaire
bank card
avoir les moyens (de faire qqch)also: pouvoir se payer
to be able to afford (to do sth)also: to afford, can afford, to have the means
en vrac
loose (not packaged)also: unpackaged, without packaging, sold loose
l'agence immobilière
estate agencyalso: estate agent's, real estate agency
le magasin de bricolage
DIY storealso: DIY shop, hardware store
le nettoyage à sec (le procédé)
dry cleaning (the process)
la jardinerie
garden centrealso: garden center
le code de réduction
discount codealso: promo code, voucher code, coupon code
la carte cadeaualso: la carte-cadeau
gift cardalso: gift voucher, gift token
le ticket cadeaualso: le ticket-cadeau
gift receipt
le vide-grenier
car boot salealso: garage sale, yard sale
le code-barresalso: le code à barres
barcodealso: bar code
la date de péremption
expiry date
valoir la peine
to be worth italso: to be worth the effort, to be worthwhile
la maison de la presse
newsagent's (shop)also: newsagents, newspaper shop
le click and collect
click and collect
qui vaut la peine (de faire qqch)also: qui en vaut la peine
worth (doing sth)also: worth it, worthwhile
la caisse d'épargne
savings bank
la caisse automatique
self-checkoutalso: self-service checkout, self-service till
le courrier recommandé
registered postalso: registered mail
mettre en vente
to put up for salealso: to put on the market, to offer for sale
le numéro de suivi
tracking numberalso: tracking code
le bureau de l'état civil
register officealso: registry office
le code guichet
sort codealso: branch code
nettoyer à sec
to dry-cleanalso: to dry clean
faire cadeau de (qqch)
to give away (sth)
pouvoir se payer (qqch)also: avoir les moyens
can afford (sth)also: to afford, to be able to afford
la chambre forte
vault (in a bank)also: bank vault, strongroom
le compte courant
current accountalso: checking account
la date limite de consommation
use-by datealso: use by date
la liste d'enviesalso: la liste de souhaits
wish listalso: wishlist
le papier cadeaualso: le papier-cadeau
wrapping paperalso: gift wrap
sans contact
contactlessalso: contactless payment
le bureau de change
bureau de changealso: exchange bureau
le terminal de paiement
card machinealso: card reader, card terminal, payment terminal
la boutique solidaire
charity shopalso: thrift shop, thrift store
l'épicerie de quartier
corner shopalso: local shop, neighbourhood shop, convenience store
le service client
customer servicealso: customer services, customer support, customer care
le marchand de journauxalso: la marchande de journaux
newsagent (person)also: news vendor, newspaper seller
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