B2 exam level

DELF/DALF B2 vocabulary

This page brings together B2 vocabulary for DELF/DALF. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from B2

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A

abonner

to subscribe

A

ajourner

to adjourn

A

allure

charm

A

assemblée

assembly

B

bibliothécaire

librarian

B

bilan

summary

C

clientèle

customers

combler

combler

to fill

consacrer

consacrer

to dedicate

C

cotisation

contribution

D

diminution

decrease

D

distribution

distribution

D

douane

customs

D

décevant

disappointing

E

entracte

intermission

E

entraide

mutual aid

E

estime

esteem

E

excès

excess

extraire

extraire

to extract

flux

flux

flow

flâner

flâner

to stroll

F

formel

formal

G

guichetier

ticket clerk

habillement

habillement

clothing

hausse

hausse

increase

hirondelle

hirondelle

swallow

I

interrogation

questioning

I

issue

issue

jument

jument

mare

L

liaison

connection

M

maîtrise

mastery

M

meunier

miller

M

moquer

to mock

motif

motif

pattern

P

plaisanter

to joke

P

platine

platinum

P

proportionnel

proportional

P

préfecture

prefecture

Q

qualifier

modifier

quotidiennement

quotidiennement

daily

renvoyer

renvoyer

to return

R

retraite anticipée

early retirement

R

réfléchir longuement

think long and hard

R

réfugier

to take refuge

savant

savant

scholar

secourir

secourir

to rescue

S

soigneusement

carefully

T

travers

through

U

unanime

unanimous

V

vide-grenier

garage sale

How to use the DELF/DALF B2 list

Start by scanning the sample words: abonner, ajourner, allure, assemblée, bibliothécaire, bilan, clientèle, combler. 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 B2 list, add translations and examples, and bring words back on schedule until they become easier to recall.

Build your word list in GoNative

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