A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| French | Spanish | English |
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| abreuvoir | drinking hole or trough |
| abri | shelter |
| albergue | hostel |
| amont | upstream |
| ancien (ne) | ancient |
| apres tout | after all |
| arête | ridge top |
| assecher | to dry |
| atteindre | to attain, to get to |
| aval | downstream |
| avant propos | foreword, introduction |
| axe | streamline (of valley) |
| balise, balisage | waymark, system of waymarkers |
| barrage | dam |
| bat-flanc | folding bed |
| baton telescopique | trekking poles |
| bergerie | shepherds dwelling |
| bergschrund | gap melted between snow & rock |
| bidon | flagon |
| bombement | bulge |
| borne | boundary stone |
| boue | mud |
| boulangerie | bakery |
| bout | end |
| brebis | ewe |
| brèche | gap, breach |
| cabane | cabin |
| caillou, caillouteux | stone, screes |
| calcaire | limestone |
| carrefour | crossroad |
| carrelage | tile-work |
| carrossable | drivable |
| casa rurale | guesthouse |
| cave | wine cellar |
| cep | bolete fungus ('penny bun') |
| chantier | building site |
| chasser | to hunt |
| chaussée | causeway, road |
| chemin | way |
| cheval (a-) | sitting astride |
| cime, crete | summet, crest |
| cocina pequena | small kitchen |
| coin cuisine | kitchen corner, kitchenette |
| coll, collet | pass, small pass |
| comble | crowded, congested |
| comme d'habitude | as customary |
| contourner | to skirt around |
| contrebas | down below |
| coude | bend, elbow |
| couloir | gully |
| cromlech | stone circle |
| crottin | muck, faeces (of beasts) |
| cuvette | bowl |
| deblais | detritus |
| debouche | opening |
| degustation | sampling |
| delaisser | to forsake |
| demi-repas | half meal/menu |
| devaler | to descend, to tumble down |
| deversoir | outlet |
| digue | dike |
| diluer | to weaken, become scarce |
| disparus | disappeared persons |
| dolmen | megalith structure |
| éboulis, | boulders |
| embalse | dam |
| emprunter | to borrow, to use (a route) |
| en bas | below, low down |
| en écharpe | by a sharp (bend) |
| en haut | above, high up |
| en retard | running late |
| enclos | enclosure |
| enfin | at last |
| entamer | to commence |
| épaisse, étroite | thick, thin |
| éperon | spur |
| eterlou | young isard |
| épingle | hairpin |
| face (en- ) | facing, opposite |
| faut (il faut) | it is necessary |
| faut (il ne faut) | it is necessary NOT to |
| faux | false |
| feinter | to fake, to trick |
| fleuve | river (large one!) |
| fond | bottom |
| forme lourde | broad (heavy) shape |
| franchement | frankly |
| franchir | to cross, break through |
| fromage | cheese |
| fronton | ball game (sim' squash) |
| garbanzos | chick peas |
| gave | river |
| goudronnée | tarmacked, surfaced |
| gouffre | water swallowing pit (in limestone) |
| goulet | narrow passage |
| grange | barn |
| gravir | to scale |
| grotte | cave |
| hameau | hamlet |
| hasard | randomly |
| hebergement | accomodation |
| herbeuse | grassy, vegetated |
| impressionante | impressive |
| infranchissable | impassable |
| indiquant | indicating |
| jolie | nice, beautiful |
| karstic | porous limestone terrain |
| karstique | porous limestone terrain |
| lac étranglé | drained or dried out lake |
| lac, lacquet | lake, small lake |
| lacets | switchbacks |
| laisser | to leave |
| langue | language, tongue |
| lavoir | washroom (laundry) |
| l'écart | apart from |
| librairie | bookshop |
| longer | to run along |
| majuscule | upper case, capitals |
| mamelon | hummock |
| marécageux | marshy |
| marque | brand, emblem |
| mélange | mixture |
| menhir | standing stone |
| merde | sh** |
| mer | sea |
| minuscule | lower case |
| moins | less |
| monter | to climb |
| névé | hard packed snow |
| niveau | level |
| noix | walnuts |
| nourriture | food |
| onduler | to wave, undulate |
| pain complet | wholemeal bread |
| pan integral | wholemeal bread |
| panaderia | bakery |
| panneau | panel, roadsign |
| parcourir | to travel, journey |
| paroi | wall |
| passerelle | footbridge |
| paysan | countryman, peasant |
| péage | motorway, toll access |
| penetrer | to penetrate, to enter |
| pente | slope |
| pequeno recorrido | marked footpath |
| petit dejeuner | breakfast |
| pieraille | chippings, loose stones |
| poirier | pear tree |
| piquet, poteau | stake, post |
| piste | prepared track |
| pla | flat |
| plus | more |
| plan d'eau | body of water |
| pluviometre | rain meter |
| PNP | Parc National Pyrenees |
| poleo de menta | peppermint tea |
| potager | vegetable garden |
| pouce | thumb |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
| prix reduit | reduced price |
| raccourci | short cut |
| raide | steep |
| raidillon | steep path |
| randonneurs | trekkers, travellers |
| ravitaillement | restocking, resupplying |
| remonter | to climb again |
| reperer | to locate |
| replat | ledge, shelf |
| ressaut | rise, shelf |
| rive droite | R bank (river) looking downstream |
| rive gauche | L bank (river) looking downstream |
| riz | rice |
| route sans issue | no-through road |
| ruelle | alley |
| ruisselet, ruisseau, rivière | brook, stream, river |
| rupture de pente | change of gradient |
| s v p == s'il vous plait | please |
| salle a manger | dining room |
| sanglier | wild pig |
| sans doute | without doubt |
| sauvage (au) | in the wild |
| se dirige | directs itself |
| sente, sentier | path, footpath |
| superette | small supermarket |
| supermarché | supermarket |
| supermercado | supermarket |
| surtout | above all, especially |
| sur | on |
| tabac | newsagents |
| talon | stub, spur |
| téléphérique | cable car |
| thylacine | Tasmanian tiger |
| tisanes | herb teas |
| tout de suite | straight-away |
| tout le monde | everyone, everybody |
| troupeaux | herds, crowds |
| val (-lon) | valley (small) |
| verrou | constriction, gullet |
| vie | life |
| virage | curve, bend |
| voie | route |
| vrai | real, genuine |
| VTT == velo toutes terrain | mountain-bike |