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Level 45 - Sports, Games And Activities

A sport is un sport, a game is un jeu, an activity is une activité and a hobby is un passe-temps. There is a list of them below separated by the verb used. Notice how activities you can do by yourself often need faire 'to do' (see Level 36) while sports and musical instruments need jouer 'to play'. A few activities also need aller 'to go' (see Level 33).

VERB REQUIRED

faire


































jouer


















aller


de la bicyclette
de la lecture
de la musculation
de la natation
de la peinture
de la planche à voile
de la voile
de l'aérobic
de l'athlétisme
de l'équitation
de l'escalade
des achats
des randonnées
du bateau
du bricolage
du camping
du canoë
du cheval
du footing
du jardinage
du jogging
du kayak
du patinage
du roller
*
du skateboard**
du ski
du ski nautique
du snowboard
***
du sport
du théâtre
du vélo
du VTT
la cuisine
une promenade

au badminton
au basket(ball)
au cricket
aux échecs
au football
au golf
au hockey sur gazon
au hockey sur glace
aux jeux vidéo
à l'ordinateur
au rugby
au squash
au tennis
au volley(ball)

de la guitare
du piano
du violon

à la plage
à la chasse
à la pêche
 

to go cycling (1)
to read
to lift weights
to go swimming
to paint
to go windsurfing
to go sailing
to do aerobics
to do athletics
to go horse riding (1)
to go climbing
to go shopping
to go hiking
to go boating
to do DIY
to go camping
to go canoeing
to go horse riding (2)
to go running
to garden
to go jogging
to go kayaking
to go ice skating
to go roller skating
to go skateboarding
to go skiing
to go water skiing
to go snowboarding
to do sport
to do drama
to go cycling (2)
to go mountain biking
to cook
to go for a walk

to play badminton
to play basketball
to play cricket
to play chess
to play football
to play golf
to play field hockey
to play ice hockey
to play video games
to play on the computer
to play rugby
to play squash
to play tennis
to play volleyball

to play the guitar
to play the piano
to play the violin

to go to the beach
to go hunting
to go fishing

* You may also come across faire du patin à roulettes for roller skating
** You may also come across faire de la planche à roulettes for skateboarding
*** You may also come across faire de la planche à neige or faire du surf des neiges for snowboarding

Other activities with their own verbs

chanter
danser
dessiner
écouter de la musique
nager
regarder des films / la télévision
tricoter
visiter...
  to sing (le chant = singing)
to dance (la danse = dancing)
to draw
to listen to music
to swim (la natation = swimming)
to watch films / TV
to knit
to visit...

Books, films, music, television and radio

les actualités / les informations
une bande dessinée
une chaîne
un dessin animé
un documentaire
une émission
un feuilleton
un film
un jeu télévisé
un journal
un magazine (hebdomadaire)

une nouvelle
les publicités

un roman

GENRES

classique
comique
d'amour
d'épouvante
d'horreur
de musique
de sport
de science-fiction
policier / policière
moderne
pop
rock
  TV news
comic strip
channel
TV cartoon
documentary
programme
soap opera
film
game show
newspaper
(weekly) magazine
short story
adverts
novel



classical
comedy
love / romance
horror (1)
horror (2)
music
sport
science fiction
detective
modern
pop
rock

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