Most common French words 1001–2000

reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses); playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images); play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media)

Noun

dessin

drawing (act of drawing); drawing (drawn picture); design (pattern)

Noun

capitaine

captain, leader; giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis)

Noun

collège

academy; junior high school; high school, secondary school; college, university

Noun

condamner

to condemn; to sentence, punish; to permanently close (a door, window, etc.)

Verb

modifier

to change, modify

Verb

vivant

alive; living

Adjective

plein

in; all over; filling

Preposition

déclaration

declaration (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief)

Noun

lycée

a public secondary school

Noun

représentant

representative

Noun

déposer

to put down (set down), lay down; to deposit (one material onto another); to drop off (someone); to deposit (money); to depose (to remove (a leader) from (high) office); to file (an application); to present (a document)

Verb

publication

publication; publicizing

Noun

top

top; shirt or garment covering the upper body; a signalling sound; beep

Noun

classique

classic; classical

Adjective

fruit

fruit

Noun

partenaire

partner

Noun

château

castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)

Noun

concevoir

to conceive; to conceive (an idea); to conceive, to conceive of; to understand, to comprehend; to conceive (a baby); to design

Verb

télé

TV, telly

Noun

macron

macron

Noun

échapper

to escape (from), evade; to drop an object unintentionally; to escape, break out (e.g., from prison); to go away, run away

Verb

définir

to define

Verb

identité

identity; identity (equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables)

Noun

large

wide, broad; large; generous

Adjective

processus

process

Noun

convaincre

to convince, to persuade; to convict

Verb

supprimer

to delete; to suppress; to remove, to take out

Verb

fédéral

federal

Adjective

entretien

upkeep (maintenance); welfare, well-being; interview (dialogue)

Noun

régler

to sort out, to settle (a problem, a bill); to set, to adjust; to regulate; to rule; to put lines on

Verb

secret

secret; secrecy

Noun

bizarre

bizarre, odd, strange, funny; peculiar, quaint

Adjective

station

station

Noun

récent

recent

Adjective

conflit

conflict (clash or disagreement)

Noun

influence

influence

Noun

déterminer

to determine, establish

Verb

retard

delay

Noun

anniversaire

birthday; anniversary

Noun

ouvert

open; switched on; of a building: having a door of a specified colour

Adjective

roman

a novel (work of fiction); a very long text. (see pavé)

Noun

surprise

surprise (something unexpected)

Noun

jeudi

Thursday (day of the week)

Noun

triste

sad

Adjective

répéter

to repeat; to repeat oneself; to rehearse, practice

Verb

troupe

troop

Noun

pro

professional; a whiz, someone who is very good at something

Noun

volume

volume (of a book, a written work); volume (sound); volume (amount of space something takes up); volume (amount; quantity); an overly long piece of writing

Noun

souci

worry; concern; a problem; marigold (flower)

Noun

soumettre

to submit

Verb

bruit

a noise; a rumor or report

Noun

britannique

British

Adjective

évoquer

to evoke (to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination); to mention

Verb

approcher

to approach, to come close to, to move towards

Verb

baser

to base (have as its foundation or starting point)

Verb

adapter

to adapt; to adapt oneself or itself

Verb

aspect

aspect; aspect (grammatical quality of a verb)

Noun

capitale

capital, capital city; capital letter

Noun

réfléchir

to reflect; to reflect, to manifest, to show; to ponder, to reflect; to realize; to judge, to deem; to be reflected

Verb

phrase

sentence

Noun

baisser

to lower; to turn down (as a volume/setting); to go down, fall; to fail; to lower oneself; to bend over

Verb

net

clean, tidy; clear; net (as opposed to gross)

Adjective

café

coffee (drink); coffee colour; public house; cafe, coffee shop

Noun

accuser

to accuse; to find fault with; to show; to reveal; to acknowledge receipt of something

Verb

remporter

to take back, take away (again); to win (election, championship etc.), to secure (a position)

Verb

pratiquer

to do; to practise

Verb

annonce

advertisement

Noun

exploitation

exploitation; operation

Noun

statut

status; statute

Noun

admettre

to admit, to accept, to recognize; to admit (into), to accept (into) (a hospital or a university)

Verb

passé

past; last

Adjective

maman

mummy, mommy, mom, mum

Noun

masse

a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of something; mass; something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts; a sum or combination of things treated as a whole; a majority, especially of people; an archaic unit of count; a sum of allotted money; mass; earth, ground (of e.g. a plug); mace (weapon); …

Noun

concept

concept

Noun

sexe

sex (the biological category); sex (men or women); the (weaker) sex; womankind; sex (the act); sex organ

Noun

beauté

beauty

Noun

technologie

technology