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Most common French words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
perte
loss; ruin; undoing
Noun
dollar
dollar, usually the US dollar.; Canadian dollar.
Noun
protection
protection; protection (means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease)
Noun
culturel
cultural
Adjective
vert
green; green, environmentally friendly
Adjective
vitesse
speed; gear
Noun
gauche
left; awkward, gawky, clumsy
Adjective
couvrir
to cover up, to cover (put a cover over); to cover (feature, discuss, mention)
Verb
ouvrage
work, labour; piece of work; work, oeuvre; book, volume
Noun
cheval
horse; horse, H (narcotic)
Noun
dessus
upside; top side; the upper hand; advantage; dessus
Noun
sac
bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot
Noun
caractère
character (written symbol); nature; character, demeanour,; personality
Noun
apprécier
to appreciate; to like; to evaluate or measure quantitatively; to appraise
Verb
contraire
opposite
Noun
disposer
to organize, to arrange, to distribute in a certain fashion; to prepare (something) for an occasion, to incline (someone) towards; to prepare oneself for, to be about to; to have at one's disposal or available; to have access to; to use someone to do one's biddings; to leave, to go; to make use of one's right of dismembering, selling or otherwise dispose of a certain owned item; to prepare psychologically; to take measures, to decree
Verb
accueillir
to welcome, to accommodate; to host
Verb
avancer
to advance, to go forward; to progress; to bring forward, to advance; to propose, to put forward; to move towards, to go up to, to approach; to help out somebody by lending them money for a short time (for example because they don't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over
Verb
appareil
apparatus, device; telephone; aircraft; an arrangement of people, decorations, etc., for purposes of pomp; a system (of organs); a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish
Noun
gestion
administration; management, control
Noun
froid
cold (temperature); distant, unfriendly
Adjective
goût
taste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste (sense); appetite; smell, scent, odor
Noun
usage
usage, use; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are actually used, determined by a lexicographer's intuition or from corpus analysis (as opposed to correct or proper use of language, proclaimed by some authority)
Noun
vote
vote
Noun
durée
duration, period, time taken
Noun
dehors
outside
Adverb
al
they (singular). A gender-neutral singular third-person subject personal pronoun.
Pronoun
poids
weight
Noun
catégorie
category
Noun
précédent
previous; preceding; earlier
Adjective
pression
pressure; popper (UK), snap (US) (fastener)
Noun
concours
competition; contest; competitive examination; concourse, gathering, assemblage, assembly; combination, consolidation, union; concurrence; cooperation; participation
Noun
enquête
inquest, investigation, examination; survey, inquiry
Noun
info
contraction of information; contraction of informatique
Noun
cinéma
cinema, filmmaking (the art of making films and movies); cinema (the film and movie industry); cinema (films or movies as a group); cinema (movie theatre); playacting, drama, fuss
Noun
impossible
impossible; unbearable
Adjective
évolution
evolution
Noun
bébé
baby
Noun
enlever
to remove, take off, take away, clear; to take off, remove (clothes); to kidnap, abduct; to win, capture, carry off; to come out, wash off
Verb
stade
stadion (Ancient Greek unit of measurement); stadium (Greek race course); stadium (sports arena); stage; stage (phase)
Noun
long
length
Noun
unir
to unite, join; to combine
Verb
absolument
absolutely; totally; completely; at all costs
Adverb
expression
expression
Noun
soldat
soldier
Noun
voler
to fly through the air; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee; to steal, rob
Verb
vent
wind; flatulence; empty words, hot air; wind instrument
Noun
accident
accident
Noun
possibilité
possibility
Noun
demi
half
Adjective
moderne
modern
Adjective
critique
criticism; review, usually written; reason; logic; critic (profession)
Noun
bâtiment
building, edifice; building industry, construction; ship or boat; warship
Noun
adopter
to adopt (claim legal ownership of a child); to adopt (claim ownership of a child); to adopt (claim a mannerism or style of someone else's); to vote
Verb
environnement
environment; nature
Noun
rapide
fast, rapid
Adjective
dépasser
to exceed; to overtake, to go past; to surpass
Verb
musée
museum (a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value)
Noun
fonctionner
to function, to work
Verb
surface
surface
Noun
test
test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement; test, the external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; a test, a tryout, a review
Noun
bah
No.; An exclamation to fill space, often used as an intensifier; well, err, um
Interjection
généralement
generally, in general
Adverb
propriété
property (something owned); property, attribute
Noun
retenir
to retain, hold; to hold back, rein in; to keep, detain, hold up; to remember; to accept (que that); to uphold; to restrain oneself, hold back
Verb
dame
lady; queen; draughts (UK), checkers (US)
Noun
pensée
a thought (first attested 1176 in Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès, ed. A. Micha, 5246); reflection, meditation, faculty of thinking (late 12th century); worry, concern (late 12th century); the mind as the seat of thinking (c. 1200); amorous attachment (c. 1200); manner of thinking (c. 1215); an idea coming up in one's mind (c. 1220 in Anseïs de Carthage, 332); the guiding idea of a decision made or one's will (c. 1274 in Adenet Le Roi, Berte, 1644); moral disposition (first quarter of 13th century); an operation of the mind (since 1636); …
Noun
arrêt
stopping, checking, arrest (in development, growth, machinery etc.); stop (place); judgment, ruling; safety catch, stop button; stop, save
Noun
promettre
to promise; to promise oneself; to be promising, to be hopeful; to hope (for); to resolve (to)
Verb
forcer
to force
Verb
améliorer
to improve, better, ameliorate
Verb
affirmer
to affirm, to claim
Verb
échange
exchange
Noun
accorder
to grant (something to someone); to link to, to be related to; to agree on a fact; to come to an agreement; to agree, to correspond grammatically; to make correspond grammatically; to tune, to tune up; to award (a free kick, a penalty, a foul, etc.)
Verb
théâtre
theatre (venue for performing plays and drama; performing art form); a movie theater
Noun
magnifique
magnificent, splendid, superb
Adjective
responsabilité
responsibility; legal liability
Noun
fonds
fund, funds; resources; field
Noun
conférence
conference; lecture; talk
Noun
remplir
to fill, to fill up (make full); to fill in; to fulfil
Verb
contrôler
to check or examine; to control
Verb
observer
to observe, watch; to note, notice; to keep, maintain
Verb
régional
regional
Adjective
opinion
opinion (thought, estimation)
Noun
physique
physical, sportive
Adjective
rire
to laugh
Verb
proposition
proposition, suggestion; proposition; clause
Noun
bleu
blue; very rare, underdone
Adjective
révéler
to reveal, to give away; to develop (a photo); to emerge
Verb
souffrir
to suffer; to endure
Verb
étape
stage, stop (on a journey); leg (of race); step, stage
Noun
douter
to doubt; to suspect, to have an inkling
Verb
garçon
boy; young man; man; Generic name of a male employee in some industries
Noun
cheveu
a headhair
Noun
pont
bridge; deck
Noun
gratuit
free of charge; gratuitous, for no reason
Adjective
prince
prince
Noun
séparer
to separate; to split up, to cause to come apart
Verb
volonté
wish, will
Noun
ligue
league (alliance, group)
Noun