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Most common French words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
TV
television
Noun
résistance
resistance (all meanings)
Noun
traité
treatise; treaty (between states); an agreement (between a business and a government, or between two businesses)
Noun
croiser
to cross, to put in the shape of a cross; to cross, to go across; to cross, to intersect; to cross, to crossbreed; to meet unexpectedly, to run into, to bump into
Verb
colère
anger, rage; wrath
Noun
emporter
to take; to win; to take away, to blow away, to carry away; to take away; to get angry; to lose one's temper; to flare up
Verb
bref
brief (of short duration)
Adjective
atelier
workshop
Noun
hommage
homage
Noun
menace
threat
Noun
fabriquer
to make; to build; to manufacture; to fabricate; to be up to
Verb
comment
pardon?, sorry?, what?; An expression of surprise or anger.
Interjection
fait
done; cut out; mature or ripe; drunk
Adjective
mieux
the best of one's ability, one's best
Noun
incroyable
incredible
Adjective
agriculture
agriculture
Noun
bordel
brothel; bloody mess (UK), goddamn mess (US)
Noun
devoir
duty; exercise, assignment (set for homework)
Noun
amuser
to amuse, to entertain; to have fun, to enjoy oneself
Verb
post
post (message on a blog, etc.)
Noun
record
record (most extreme known value of some achievement)
Noun
vide
empty; devoid; blank (page, tape); vacant; unfurnished (apartment)
Adjective
tester
to test; to write one's will
Verb
échec
failure; check
Noun
cabinet
a study; an office, a surgery; a cabinet; a cabinet of government advisors; the toilet, lavatory
Noun
pire
the worst
Noun
diminuer
to diminish; to decrease
Verb
affecter
to feign, affect (an emotion, etc.); to allocate (something),; to assign someone, to post someone; to affect, influence
Verb
nez
nose; someone who invents perfumes
Noun
défaite
defeat, loss
Noun
libéral
libertarian, liberal; Libertarian, Liberal
Adjective
forcément
inevitably; necessarily
Adverb
parisien
of Paris; Parisian
Adjective
étage
floor, storey; stage, division of a geological period; floor in ocean and sea; zone; stage
Noun
compléter
to complete
Verb
légende
legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events); legend (key to the symbols and color codes on a map); caption
Noun
prétendre
to claim, to allege; to expect, to consider necessary; to aim at, to set one's sights on; to claim; to pretend
Verb
haut
high
Adverb
accueil
reception, hospitality; acceptance; home page (of a website)
Noun
souligner
to underscore, to underline (draw a line under); to highlight, to emphasize (put emphasis on)
Verb
autrement
differently, in another way or manner
Adverb
navire
ship
Noun
étonner
to surprise
Verb
heureusement
luckily, fortunately; happily
Adverb
représentation
representation; the act or an instance of showing or presenting
Noun
judiciaire
judicial; forensic
Adjective
bonne
maid
Noun
rouler
to roll; to revolve; to go (of events, to proceed); to work, to function; to ride; to drive (a vehicle); to dupe, to trick
Verb
cellule
cell; cell (of prison); table cell
Noun
olympique
Olympic (relating to the Olympic Games)
Adjective
immeuble
building; apartment building; piece of real property, piece of real estate (including both land and buildings)
Noun
favoriser
to favour, to show a preference to something; to prioritise; to promote, encourage, foster
Verb
sec
dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated; lean, thin, skinny; dry, unsweetened, not sweet, bitter; curt
Adjective
occidental
of the West; Western; western
Adjective
règlement
rules, regulations; payment
Noun
attribuer
to grant, to award; to give credit to, to recognize; to attribute to, to ascribe to; to take the credit for, to give oneself priority over others
Verb
traduction
translation (the conversion of text from one language to another); translation (the discipline or study of translating written language)
Noun
intelligent
intelligent
Adjective
syndicat
syndicship; parish administration under a syndic; maritime district (of the Inscription maritime); association; syndicate; joint-management association; intercommunal syndicate; tourist board; condominium association; financial syndicate; trade union; …
Noun
taxe
tax
Noun
égalité
equality; deuce; tie (in sport)
Noun
prier
to pray; to beg, to beseech, to pray to
Verb
profil
profile
Noun
us
mores; traditional practices or manners
Noun
critiquer
to criticise
Verb
revanche
revenge; vengeance; rematch
Noun
tentative
attempt, try, effort (particularly of something difficult or risky); general senses; an attempted infraction of law
Noun
préféré
favourite
Adjective
pluie
rain; loads of things
Noun
installation
installation
Noun
scénario
script; screenplay; scenario (all meanings)
Noun
revenu
revenue; income; tempering, drawing
Noun
secours
aid; assistance; help
Noun
ingénieur
engineer (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering); conductor
Noun
chapitre
chapter; subject, issue
Noun
envisager
to envisage; to contemplate; to face
Verb
légal
statutory: having to do with an act of parliament; legal, lawful, licit: in accordance with the law
Adjective
lecteur
reader; drive, disk drive
Noun
geste
gesture; move, motion; saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages
Noun
résoudre
to resolve (to find a solution to); to resolve, to make up one's mind
Verb
explication
explanation
Noun
office
charge, task, mandate; administrative bureau, department; religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."; pantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept; place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff
Noun
pape
Pope
Noun
évident
evident, obvious
Adjective
transmettre
to transmit
Verb
fin
thin, fine; kind, nice
Adjective
humain
human
Noun
maximum
maximum
Noun
résidence
residence (place where one resides)
Noun
marche
march (formal, rhythmic way of walking); march (song in the genre of music written for marching); walk (distance walked); movement (of a vehicle); functioning; step (step of a stair); marches (region near a border)
Noun
témoignage
testimony
Noun
vélo
bike, bicycle, cycle; cycling (the activity of riding bicycles)
Noun
jaune
yellow
Adjective
humanité
humanity (human beings as a group); humanity (state of quality of being human)
Noun
distribution
delivery; distribution (process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market); allocation, casting; distribution (physical arrangement, spacing)
Noun
quotidien
daily; everyday, quotidian, commonplace, mundane
Adjective
plateau
flat area; tray; plateau; stage (in theatre); set (of television broadcast); chainring
Noun
présidentiel
presidential
Adjective
passion
Passion, suffering; passion, enthusiasm
Noun
sondage
poll, survey; probing, probe, catheterization; boring, drilling; sounding
Noun