B1 exam level

DELF/DALF B1 vocabulary

This page brings together B1 vocabulary for DELF/DALF. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from B1

Use the list as a quick reference for this level. In GoNative you can mark known words, skip irrelevant ones and add selected vocabulary to learning lists.

abord

abord

first

absent

absent

absent

attentif

attentif

attentive

beauté

beauté

beauty

C

caisse

cash register

campagne

campagne

campaign

A

absolument

absolutely

abîmer

abîmer

to damage

accuser

accuser

to accuse

adapter

adapter

to adapt

adieu

adieu

farewell

agréer

agréer

to approve

A

ainsi

thus

ambiance

ambiance

atmosphere

A

analyse

analysis

ancêtre

ancêtre

ancestor

A

anormal

abnormal

appartenir

appartenir

to belong

A

arracher

to tear out

arrondi

arrondi

rounded

artisan

artisan

craftsman

assurer

assurer

to ensure

A

augmenter

to increase

A

autoriser

to authorize

autorité

autorité

authority

A

autrefois

formerly

avouer

avouer

to confess

bagarre

bagarre

fight

bande dessinée

bande dessinée

comic book

banlieue

banlieue

suburb

bibliothèque municipale

bibliothèque municipale

municipal library

bien-être

bien-être

well-being

bijou

bijou

jewel

bizarre

bizarre

weird

B

bricolage

do-it-yourself

cauchemar

cauchemar

nightmare

cendre

cendre

ash

C

chambre d'hôte

bed and breakfast

chasse

chasse

hunt

chauffage

chauffage

heating

C

chausser

to put on

C

chemin de randonnée

hiking trail

C

chimique

chemical

choc

choc

shock

C

choquer

to shock

chute

chute

fall

chute d'eau

chute d'eau

waterfall

chômage

chômage

unemployment

C

circuler

to circulate

C

classer

to classify

How to use the DELF/DALF B1 list

Start by scanning the sample words: abord, absent, attentif, beauté, caisse, campagne, absolument, abîmer. If most of them are familiar, move faster. If many slow you down, open this level in GoNative and select words for review.

You do not need to learn the whole list blindly. Mark known words, skip what is not useful and save the words that matter for the exam.

Turn vocabulary into practice

A word list is easy to forget if it stays passive. After selection, move the useful words into review and train them in short sessions.

GoNative helps you build a personal DELF/DALF B1 list, add translations and examples, and bring words back on schedule until they become easier to recall.

Build your word list in GoNative

Install GoNative, choose DELF/DALF B1 in Vocabulary packs, mark familiar words and save useful vocabulary for review.