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Most common French words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 701–800
investir
to invest; to lay siege to, to besiege; to install into office, to vest, to give formal authority to
Verb
démontrer
to prove, to demonstrate
Verb
bibliothèque
library; bookcase
Noun
sportif
athletic; enjoying and frequently participating in sports, sporty; sports; athletic
Adjective
glace
ice; ice cream; glass; mirror
Noun
attention
look out! watch out! careful!
Interjection
trou
hole; blank (memory); pause in conversation
Noun
palais
palace; courthouse (palais de justice); palate; upper surface inside the mouth
Noun
certes
certainly, surely, decidedly, definitely; admittedly, granted, fair enough
Adverb
récemment
recently
Adverb
principalement
mainly, principally
Adverb
quantité
quantity
Noun
engagement
commitment; engagement
Noun
visiter
to visit (a place)
Verb
agricole
agricultural
Adjective
spécialiste
specialist
Noun
primaire
primary; elementary
Adjective
finance
finance
Noun
inutile
useless, unnecessary, pointless
Adjective
domicile
domicile
Noun
peinture
painting; painting, canvas; description, depiction; paint
Noun
familial
family; familial
Adjective
comte
count, earl
Noun
longueur
length
Noun
justifier
to justify
Verb
alcool
alcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated spirits; spirits, hard liquor (strong alcoholic beverage, excludes wine, cider, beer)
Noun
sainte
saintess; female equivalent of saint
Noun
priver
to deprive
Verb
trace
trace; track
Noun
inférieur
lower, under; inferior; less than or equal to. ≤, ⩽
Adjective
acquérir
to acquire, to obtain; to purchase; to gain, to win (approval, etc.)
Verb
découverte
discovery
Noun
statistique
statistic; statistics
Noun
vieux
old person; dad; parents; old chap
Noun
signaler
to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to attention, to identify
Verb
déplacer
to move, shift (an object or material from one place to another); to relocate; to displace; to move around; to get around; to travel; to come over; to go to; to travel to (a place, especially for work or an appointment)
Verb
calmer
to calm, pacify, soothe; to calm down, abate, subside
Verb
réflexion
reflection (in mirror); thought, thinking; discussion, remark
Noun
belge
Belgian; from Belgium
Adjective
matériel
equipment, supplies; hardware
Noun
pain
bread; piece of bread; food; bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner; punch (a hit with the fist); a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread; mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …); hottie, fox
Noun
télévision
television
Noun
van
a winnowing basket; a horse trailer
Noun
facteur
factor; element; factor; postman (UK); mailman (gender neutral: postal carrier or mail carrier) (US)
Noun
annuel
annual, yearly; annual (with only one growing season)
Adjective
aéroport
airport (place, company managing such a place)
Noun
excuser
to excuse (to forgive, to pardon)
Verb
musulman
Muslim
Noun
mine
mine (excavation or explosive); pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher; appearance, physical aspect; expression
Noun
hasard
(random) chance; a coincidence; hazard
Noun
description
description
Noun
minimum
minimum
Noun
juif
Jew (follower of Judaism)
Noun
parfaire
to finish, to complete; to make a supplementary payment
Verb
dizaine
a set of ten; about ten; tens (in arithmetic)
Noun
inclure
to include; to enclose (attach document, file); to feature (important aspect, design, information, event)
Verb
supplémentaire
extra; supplementary
Adjective
échelle
ladder; scale, proportion, size; scale
Noun
exception
exception; exception (interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition)
Noun
initiative
initiative
Noun
comporter
to include; to consist of, comprise; to entail (formal, risk), involve; to behave, act
Verb
indépendance
independence
Noun
conversation
conversation
Noun
financer
to fund
Verb
patrimoine
patrimony, estate; heritage; capital, holdings
Noun
féminin
female; feminine
Adjective
cancer
cancer
Noun
secret
secret
Adjective
regretter
to regret; to miss; to wish something had not happened or occurred
Verb
remercier
to thank (someone); to fire (an employee)
Verb
derrière
behind
Adverb
auto
car
Noun
utilisateur
user
Noun
attente
wait (the time that one is waiting or the state of waiting); expectation (act or state of expecting); shoulder strap insignia
Noun
fortement
strongly, powerfully; strongly (fulfilling a stricter set of criteria); highly, extremely, sorely; seriously, greatly
Adverb
justement
precisely, exactly; accurately; just (moments ago, recently), just then; actually, at that very moment; rightly, justly; fairly
Adverb
pilote
pilot (controller of aircraft); pilot (controller of vessel); driver (controller of a racecar); driver (computing); pilot (miniature prototype); pilot (sample episode of a television series)
Noun
individuel
individual
Adjective
jambe
leg
Noun
officier
officer
Noun
réalisation
realization, fulfilment; embodiment; making, creation, production; achievement, accomplishment, carrying out, attainment; implementation; direction; conversion of assets into currency, liquidation
Noun
suisse
Swiss (of, from or relating to Switzerland)
Adjective
oiseau
bird
Noun
compétence
competence, ability, skill; talent, capability
Noun
définition
definition
Noun
chute
fall; fall, drop (e.g. in price); fall, collapse, downfall; punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect); final part of an ensemble or a shape
Noun
caisse
box, crate; cash register; checkout (in a supermarket); fund; bank (establishment managing such funds); car; fart; body (of a car)
Noun
consister
to consist (of/in); to entail, to involve
Verb
attacher
to affix, bind, tie something to something else, especially with rope; to attach (durably bind, tie via links of emotional or physical dependence); to become attached, become fond of (grow emotionally bound to); to attach, attribute (a certain quality or value to); to exert oneself, to make an effort, to make a commitment
Verb
euh
er, um, uh; expressing hesitation, reflection, confusion, or doubt
Interjection
dent
tooth; cog (tooth on a gear)
Noun
renforcer
to reinforce, strengthen
Verb
formule
formula; menu offer, set meal
Noun
conseiller
to advise; to counsel
Verb
constitution
constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system); constitution (a person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness)
Noun
crier
to cry out; to shout; to creak
Verb
dépense
expense; expenditure; spending
Noun
dette
debt
Noun
secondaire
secondary
Adjective
dérouler
to unroll; to break; to unravel, to unfold
Verb