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French words: y to yaooouh

300 French words, part 1 of 4 of the words starting with Y, A to Z. 13 have a page of their own.

French words y to yaooouh

  1. y adverb, letter, noun, particle, pronoun, suffix /i.ɡʁɛk/: a letter in the French alphabet, after x and before z
  2. y a verb /i.j‿a/: ellipsis of il y a
  3. y a bon phrase \ja.bɔ̃\
  4. y a dra verb [nouchi]
  5. y a foye verb [nouchi]
  6. y a foyi verb [nouchi]
  7. y’a pas phrase \j‿a pa\
  8. y’a pas à tortiller phrase \j‿a pa a tɔʁ.ti.je\
  9. y’a pas à tortiller du cul pour chier droit phrase \j‿a pa a tɔʁ.ti.je dy ky puʁ ʃje dʁwa\
  10. y a pas de mais phrase \j‿a pa də mɛ\
  11. y’a pas de quoi phrase, verb \j‿a pɑ d‿kwa\
  12. y a pas de soin verb
  13. y’a pas idée de verb \j‿a pa i.de də\
  14. y a pas le feu au lac phrase /i.j‿a pa l(ə) fø o lak/: alternative form of il n'y a pas le feu au lac
  15. y'a plus de jeunesse phrase /i‿.a ply d(ə) ʒœ.nɛs/: alternative form of il n'y a plus de jeunesse
  16. y'a plus qu'à phrase /ja ply k‿a/: now all we have to do is to put that into action, and now you gotta put that into practice (now that someone knows all that there is to know about...
  17. y a qu’à noun \ja.ka\
  18. y a-t-il verb /i.j‿a.t‿il/: subject-inverted form of il y a; is there? are there?, (after a modal adverb) there is, there are
  19. y accent grave noun \i ɡʁɛk a.k.sɑ̃ ɡʁav\
  20. y aller verb /i.j‿a.le/: to leave; to depart
  21. y aller au culot verb /i a.le o ky.lo/: to bluff one's way through
  22. y aller au talent verb /i.j‿a.le o ta.lɑ̃/: to fly by the seat of one's pants, to play by ear, to wing it (to sit an exam without having studied for it, relying only on one's skills and previous...
  23. y aller bon cœur bon argent verb \i.j‿a.le bɔ̃ kœʁ bɔ.n‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃\
  24. y aller comme une corneille qui abat des noix verb \i ja.le kɔ.m‿yn kɔʁ.nɛj ki a.ba de nwa\
  25. y aller de verb \i a.le də\
  26. y aller de la larme verb \i ja.le də la laʁm\
  27. y aller de sa tête verb \j‿a.le də sa tɛt\
  28. y aller du chapeau verb \i ja.le dy ʃa.po\
  29. y aller du cigare verb
  30. y aller mollo verb \i a.le mo.lo\
  31. y aller mou verb \i a.le mu\
  32. y aller par là verb
  33. y avoir verb /i.j‿a.vwaʁ/: there be
  34. y avoir anguille sous roche verb /i.j‿a.vwa.ʁ‿ɑ̃.ɡij su ʁɔʃ/: for there to be something fishy and suspicious going on, for there to be something in the wind, in the offing
  35. y avoir baleine sous graviers verb \j‿a.vwaʁ ba.lɛn su ɡʁa.vje\
  36. y avoir caca sous neige verb \i ja.vwaʁ ka.ka su nɛʒ\
  37. y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz verb /i a.vwaʁ də l‿o dɑ̃ l(ə) ɡaz/: for there to be trouble brewing, for there to be trouble in paradise, for there to be tension in the air
  38. y avoir de l’électricité dans l’air verb \i.j‿a.vwaʁ də l‿e.lɛk.tʁi.si.te dɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\
  39. y avoir de quoi s’arracher les cheveux verb \i ja.vwaʁ də kwa sa.ʁa.ʃe le ʃə.və\
  40. y avoir du mal de fait verb \i.j‿a.vwaʁ dy mal də fɛ\
  41. y avoir du monde à messe phrase
  42. y avoir du monde au balcon verb \i.j‿a.vwaʁ dy mɔ̃.d‿o bal.kɔ̃\
  43. y avoir du tirage verb \j‿a.vwaʁ dy ti.ʁaʒ\
  44. y avoir fort à parier verb /i a.vwaʁ fɔʁ a pa.ʁje/: for it to be very probable that
  45. y avoir gras verb \i.j‿a.vwaʁ ɡʁɑ\
  46. y avoir gros à parier verb \i j‿a.vwaʁ ɡʁo a pa.ʁje\
  47. y avoir lieu de verb \j‿a.vwaʁ ljø də\
  48. y avoir mille à parier verb /i.j‿a.vwaʁ mi.l‿a pa.ʁje/: for it to be very probable that
  49. y avoir péril en la demeure verb /i.j‿a.vwaʁ pe.ʁil ɑ̃ la d(ə).mœʁ/: for there to be danger in delay
  50. y avoir un avant et un après verb /i a.vwaʁ œ̃.n‿a.vɑ̃ e œ̃.n‿a.pʁɛ/: for there to be a before and an after
  51. y avoir un loup verb \i.j‿a.vwa.ʁ‿œ̃ lu\
  52. y avoir une cenne à faire verb [i a.vwɑːʁ ʏn sɛn a fɛːʁ]
  53. y avoir une couille dans le manou verb
  54. y avoir une couille dans le pâté verb \i a.vwa.ʁ‿yn kuj dɑ̃.l‿pɑ.te\
  55. y avoir une couille dans le potage verb \i a.vwa.ʁ‿yn kuj dɑ̃.l‿pɔ.taʒ\
  56. y avoir une piastre à faire verb \i a.vwa.ʁ‿yn pja.s‿a fɛʁ\
  57. y c. preposition \i.kɔ̃.pʁi\
  58. y compris postposition, preposition /i kɔ̃.pʁi/: including (being part of the group or topic just mentioned)
  59. y comprise adjective \i kɔ̃.pʁiz\
  60. y crosse noun \i.ɡʁɛk kʁɔs\
  61. y dans l’a noun \i ɡʁɛk dɑ̃ l‿a\
  62. y en a des qui pronoun /j‿ɑ̃.n‿a de ki/: Less formal alternative of il y en a des qui
  63. y en avoir pour un régiment verb \j‿ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ puʁ œ̃ ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃\
  64. y être pour quelque chose verb \i ɛtʁ puʁ kel.kə ʃoz\
  65. y faire verb \i fɛʁ\
  66. y grec noun \i ɡʁɛk\
  67. y laisser des plumes verb /i lɛ.se de plym/: not to come out of it unscathed, to come out of it battered and bruised
  68. y laisser sa vie phrase \i lɛ.se sa vi\
  69. y laisser ses os phrase \i lɛ.se se.z‿o\
  70. Yıldız proper noun \jil.diz\
  71. y mettre de la conscience verb \i mɛtʁ də la kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s\
  72. y mettre du sien verb /i mɛ.tʁə dy sjɛ̃/: to do one's bit, to do one's part, to show some goodwill, to demonstrate some willingness
  73. y'ont contraction: contraction of ils + ont
  74. y passer verb /i pa.se/: to kick the bucket
  75. y penser à deux fois verb \i pɑ̃.se a dø fwa\
  76. y regarder à deux fois verb /i ʁ(ə).ɡaʁ.de a dø fwa/: to think twice
  77. y relatif adjective \i ʁə.la.tif\
  78. y rester verb /i ʁɛs.te/: to kick the bucket, to buy it, to check out (to die)
  79. y tâter verb \i tɑ.te\
  80. y tenir verb \i tə.niʁ\
  81. y venir verb \i və.niʁ\
  82. y voir comme à travers une pelle verb \i vwaʁ kɔ.m‿a tʁa.vɛ.ʁ‿yn pɛl\
  83. y voir plus clair verb \i vwaʁ ply klɛʁ\
  84. ya noun \ja\
  85. ya-te-veo noun \ja.te.ve.o\
  86. yaa noun \ja\
  87. Yaacov proper noun
  88. yaaku noun: the Yaaku language
  89. yab noun \jab\
  90. Yaba proper noun \ja.ba\
  91. yabe noun
  92. yabem adjective, noun: the Yabim language
  93. yabgou noun
  94. yabgu noun
  95. yabh noun \jab\
  96. yable noun /jabl/: alternative form of yiable
  97. yaboy noun: synonym of allache
  98. yac noun \jak\
  99. yacaré noun \ja.ka.ʁe\
  100. yace noun
  101. yach interjection, noun \jaʃ\
  102. Yacha proper noun
  103. yache interjection \jaʃ\
  104. yachmak noun \jaʃ.mak\: yashmak
  105. yacht noun /jɔt/: yacht
  106. yacht-club noun /jɔt.klœb/: yacht club (sports club for sailing and yachting)
  107. yacht rock noun
  108. yachting noun /jɔ.tiŋ/: yachting
  109. yachtman noun /jɔt.man/: alternative form of yachtsman
  110. yachtsman noun /jɔts.man/: yachtsman
  111. yachtswoman noun /jɔt.swo.man/: yachtswoman
  112. yachtwoman noun /jɔ.two.man/: alternative spelling of yachtswoman
  113. Yachvili proper noun
  114. Yacine proper noun \ja.sin\
  115. yack noun /jak/: yak (ox-like mammal)
  116. yack commun noun \jak kɔ.mœ̃\
  117. yack domestique noun \jak dɔ.mɛs.tik\
  118. yack grognant noun \jak ɡʁɔ.ɲɑ̃\
  119. yack grogneur noun \jak ɡʁɔ.ɲœʁ\
  120. yack muet noun \jak my.ɛ\
  121. yack sauvage noun \jak so.vaʒ\
  122. yackier noun /ja.kje/: yakherd, yak herdsman
  123. yacô interjection \ɛ̃\
  124. yacon noun
  125. Yacoub proper noun \ja.kub\
  126. yacouba adjective, noun
  127. yacounin noun \ja.ku.nɛ̃\
  128. yacounine noun \ja.ku.nin\
  129. yad noun \jad\
  130. Yadav proper noun
  131. yadd noun \jad\
  132. yaddh noun \jad\
  133. yadh noun \jad\
  134. Yadi proper noun
  135. yadj noun \jadʒ\
  136. yadj de l’Adrar noun \jadʒ də l‿a.dʁaʁ\
  137. yaeba noun \ja.e.ba\
  138. Yaeko proper noun /ja.e.ko/: a female given name from Japanese
  139. Yaël proper noun \ja.ɛl\
  140. Yaëlle proper noun /ja.ɛl/: a female given name from Hebrew
  141. yaeyama noun \ja.e.ja.ma\
  142. yaf noun \jaf\
  143. Yaffa proper noun \ja.fa\
  144. yag noun \jaɡ\
  145. yagan adjective, noun \ja.ɡan\
  146. yagé noun [ja.ɡe]: yage
  147. yagéine noun \ja.ɡe.in\
  148. yagh noun \jaʁ\
  149. yagh de l’Aïr noun \jaɡ də l‿aiʁ\
  150. yagh touareg noun \jaɡ twa.ʁɛɡ\
  151. yaghh noun
  152. yaghnobi noun: the Yagnobi language
  153. yaghw noun
  154. Yagi proper noun \ja.ɡi\
  155. yagn noun \jaɡn\
  156. yagn touareg noun \jaɡn twa.ʁɛɡ\
  157. yagtan noun: a leather bag used in parts of Central Asia
  158. yagua noun
  159. yagw noun
  160. yah noun \ja\
  161. yah touareg noun \ja twa.ʁɛɡ\
  162. yahh noun \ja\
  163. Yahia proper noun \ja.ja\
  164. Yaho proper noun \ja.ɔ\
  165. yahootiser verb \ja.u.ti.ze\
  166. yahourt noun \ja.uʁt\
  167. Yahtzee noun
  168. yahuasca noun \ja.y.as.ka\: alternative form of ayahuasca
  169. Yahvé proper noun \ja.ve\
  170. yahvisme noun \ja.vism\
  171. yahviste adjective \ja.vist\
  172. Yahweh proper noun \ja.ve\
  173. Yahya proper noun
  174. Yahyaoui proper noun /ja.ja.wi/: a surname from Arabic
  175. yainvillais adjective, noun
  176. Yainvillaise noun
  177. Yaïr proper noun \ja.iʁ\
  178. yaj noun \jaʒ\
  179. yaj de l’Ahaggar noun
  180. yaj touareg noun \jaʒ twa.ʁɛɡ\
  181. yajeine noun \ja.ʒe.in\
  182. yak interjection, noun /jak/: alternative spelling of yack
  183. yak touareg noun \jak twa.ʁɛɡ\
  184. yak-yak noun \tʃak.tʃak\
  185. yaka adjective, noun, verb \ja.ka\
  186. yakafokon interjection, noun \ja.ka.fo.kɔ̃\
  187. yakama adjective, noun \ja.ka.ma\
  188. Yakamas noun \ja.ka.ma\
  189. yakan adjective, noun
  190. yakh noun \jak\
  191. yakh touareg noun \jak twa.ʁɛɡ\
  192. yakhh noun \jak\
  193. yakhtchal noun
  194. yakhw noun
  195. yakiniku noun
  196. yakisoba noun \ja.ki.so.ba\
  197. yakitori noun \ja.ki.tɔ.ʁi\
  198. yako interjection, noun \ja.ko\
  199. yakoma adjective, noun \ja.kɔ.ma\
  200. yakounine noun \ja.ku.nin\
  201. yakoute adjective, noun /ja.kut/: Yakut (people)
  202. Yakoutie proper noun /ja.ku.ti/: Yakutia, Sakha Republic (a republic and federal subject of eastern Russia)
  203. yakoutien adjective, noun \ja.ku.tjɛ̃\
  204. yakoutiser verb \ja.ku.ti.ze\
  205. Yakov proper noun
  206. Yakovlev proper noun
  207. yaktaro noun /jak.ta.ʁo/: ektara
  208. yakusa noun /ja.ku.za/: alternative spelling of yakuza
  209. yakuza noun /ja.ky.za/: yakuza (Japanese organized crime gang)
  210. yakw noun
  211. yal noun \jal\
  212. yala noun
  213. Yale proper noun \jel\
  214. yali noun /ja.li/: yali
  215. Yalla proper noun
  216. Yalta noun \jal.ta\
  217. Yalu proper noun
  218. yam noun \jam\
  219. yam’s noun \jams\
  220. Yama proper noun \ja.ma\
  221. yama-maï noun \ja.ma.maj\
  222. yamabushi noun
  223. Yamachiche proper noun /ja.ma.ʃiʃ/: a town and municipality of the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada
  224. yamachichois adjective, noun \ja.ma.ʃi.ʃwa\
  225. Yamachichoise noun \ja.ma.ʃi.ʃwaz\
  226. Yamada proper noun /ja.ma.da/: a surname from Japanese
  227. Yamagata proper noun
  228. Yamaguchi proper noun /ja.ma.ɡut.ʃi/: a surname from Japanese
  229. Yamaha proper noun \ja.ma.a\
  230. yamakasi noun /ja.ma.ka.zi/: free runner (parkour runner)
  231. Yamamoto proper noun /ja.ma.mɔ.to/: a surname from Japanese
  232. Yamanashi proper noun \ja.ma.na.ʃi\
  233. Yamasaki proper noun /ja.ma.sa.ki/: a surname from Japanese
  234. Yamaska proper noun
  235. Yamaskois noun \ja.mas.kwa\
  236. Yamazaki proper noun
  237. yamba noun \jam.ba\
  238. yambassa adjective, noun \jam.ba.sa\
  239. yamen noun \ja.mɛn\
  240. yamete kudasai interjection \ja.me.te ku.da.saj\
  241. Yamina proper noun \ja.mi.na\
  242. yaminahua adjective, noun \ja.mi.na.wa\
  243. yaminawa noun \ja.mi.na.wa\
  244. YAML proper noun \i.ɡʁɛk.a.ɛm.ɛl\
  245. yamme noun /jam/: sweet potato; yam
  246. Yamna noun \ja.na\
  247. Yamnaya noun \ja.na.ja\
  248. Yamoussoukro proper noun /ja.mu.su.kʁo/: Yamoussoukro (the official and administrative capital of Ivory Coast)
  249. yamoussoukrois adjective, noun \ja.mu.su.kʁwa\: of Yamoussoukro
  250. yamoussoukroise adjective, noun /ja.mu.su.kʁwaz/: feminine singular of yamoussoukrois
  251. yams noun \jam\
  252. yamtchik noun \jam.tʃik\: yamstchik
  253. Yamuna proper noun
  254. yan noun \jan\
  255. yana noun \ja.na\
  256. yanagawa-nabe noun
  257. yanang noun \ja.nɑ̃ɡ\
  258. Yanaon proper noun \ja.na.ɔ̃\
  259. Yanbu proper noun
  260. yandere noun \jan.de.ʁe\
  261. Yandex proper noun \jɑ̃.dɛks\
  262. yandou noun /jɑ̃.du/: nandu
  263. yang noun /jɑ̃ɡ/: yang
  264. yang touareg noun \jaŋɡ twa.ʁɛɡ\
  265. yangba noun \jɑ̃ɡ.ba\
  266. yangben noun
  267. yanghir noun: Siberian ibex
  268. yangqin noun \jan.kin\
  269. Yangtsé proper noun /jɑ̃t.se/: Yangtze (a major river in China, the third-longest river in the world)
  270. Yangyang proper noun
  271. Yanic proper noun \ja.nik\
  272. Yanis proper noun \ja.nis\
  273. yanito noun \ja.ni.to\
  274. yanké noun /jɑ̃.ke/: a strong and brave street criminal
  275. yankee adjective, noun \jɑ̃.ki\: Yankee
  276. Yankee-bécois noun \jan.ki.be.kwa\
  277. yankee terrier noun \jɑ̃n.ki tɛ.ʁje\
  278. yankeeiser verb \jan.ki.i.ze\
  279. yankiste adjective /jɑ̃.kist/: Yankee; American
  280. yankton adjective \jɑ̃k.tɔ̃\
  281. Yanktons noun \jɑ̃k.tɔ̃\
  282. Yann proper noun /jan/: a male given name from Breton
  283. Yanne proper noun /jan/: a French surname
  284. Yannick proper noun /ja.nik/: a male given name from Breton
  285. Yannig proper noun \ja.nik\
  286. Yannis proper noun \ja.nis\
  287. yanolite noun \ja.no.lit\
  288. yanomamɨ adjective, noun
  289. yanomami adjective, noun \ja.nɔ.ma.mi\
  290. yąnomamö adjective, noun
  291. yanornis noun
  292. yansi noun
  293. yanthosiderite noun: synonym of goethite
  294. yantra noun \jɑ̃n.tʁa\
  295. yanzi noun
  296. yao adjective, noun \ja.o\
  297. yaodong noun \jaʊˈdʊŋ\
  298. yaoi noun \ja.ɔj\
  299. yaoiste noun \ja.ɔ.ist\
  300. yaooouh interjection \ja.uː\

Part 2 · French words: Y

Source: English Wiktionary (French entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under Y: 1,086 words, in 4 parts.