Most common French words 2001–4000

to free (someone or something); to relieve (a town, army, etc.); to release (funds); to clear (a table, area, nose etc.); to give off, emit, radiate; to draw, bring out (a conclusion, idea etc.); to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defend); to get out of here

Verb

gay

gay (homosexual person)

Noun

permis

permit, licence

Noun

dédier

to dedicate

Verb

quotidien

a daily, a daily paper: a newspaper that is published daily; everyday life

Noun

blessure

wound; injury

Noun

fondation

foundation (act of founding); foundation; foundation (endowed institution or charity)

Noun

humour

humor; comic effect in a communication or performance

Noun

auparavant

beforehand, previously

Adverb

Force

force (always proceeded with la), the invisible omnipresent energy that the Jedi and the Sith wield in Star Wars

Noun

exposer

to expose; to exhibit; to explain, make known

Verb

dessous

underside; bottom; disadvantage; (women's) underwear; hidden agenda

Noun

composition

composition, makeup; essay; composition, work of art; composition, compounding, formation of compound words; composition, typesetting; lineup; composition

Noun

électronique

electronic

Adjective

recours

recourse, resort, way out; appeal

Noun

plat

a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle; dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)

Noun

argument

argument; argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject)

Noun

joindre

to join; to join up; to reach, to contact

Verb

aborder

to deal with; to tackle; to approach a problem, situation or topic; to broach a subject; to approach or meet somebody; to place side to side; to reach, especially with a boat; to attack, especially a ship: to board an enemy ship in order to capture it

Verb

coller

to stick (together), to glue; to approach too closely; to be too close; to place; to give; to hand over; to fit well; to suit; to be dumbfounded; to be in a daze; to be sticky; to stick; to have an affair

Verb

démarche

gait, walk; step, procedure, move, intervention; reasoning

Noun

notion

notion; an elementary treatise

Noun

tort

fault; wrong, error

Noun

fonctionnement

working; functioning; operation

Noun

rouge

red; rouge, blush (makeup applied to the cheeks)

Noun

tiers

a third (one of three equal parts); a third-party (an outsider of a group)

Noun

contacter

to contact (all senses)

Verb

reconnaissance

recognition; reconnaissance; thankfulness

Noun

permanent

permanent

Adjective

perspective

perspective; prospect

Noun

électricité

electricity

Noun

apparemment

apparently (seemingly)

Adverb

sérieusement

seriously

Adverb

circulation

circulation (act of moving in a circular shape); circulation (of blood); traffic; distribution, circulation (of a newspaper/magazine)

Noun

trente

thirty

Numeric

leader

leader

Noun

recommander

to recommend, to endorse

Verb

garantir

to guarantee (to assure that something will get done right); to protect, preserve

Verb

princesse

princess

Noun

viande

meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece of meat

Noun

désolé

desolate, forsaken; sorry; apologetic

Adjective

entretenir

to maintain, to look after; to support (e.g. a family); to fuel, to keep something going; to have a discussion (with someone); to keep fit

Verb

ben

pants, trousers

Noun

indice

clue, hint, indication; index

Noun

agréable

pleasurable, nice, pleasant, agreeable

Adjective

symbole

symbol (all meanings)

Noun

concurrence

competition (action of competing); concurrence (instance of simultaneous occurrence); the competition (the ensemble of competing business rivals)

Noun

prêtre

priest

Noun

fondateur

founder

Noun

repartir

to leave again, to go back; to restart, to set off again; to retort

Verb

rose

rose (flower); rose window; rose; pink

Noun

immense

immense, huge

Adjective

format

format

Noun

déplacement

trip, journey; movement (act of moving from one place to another) shift; a move (action of moving); displacement

Noun

serrer

to tighten (a screw, a knot); to shake (hands); to squeeze; to hug, to stay close to; to seduce; to flirt with; to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)

Verb

nul

of poor quality, lousy, rubbish; lame

Adjective

médaille

medal

Noun

emmener

to take off, take away or out; to take (someone) along somewhere, to take (something) with (someone)

Verb

poster

to post, (put in the) mail; to post

Verb

interview

interview (by a journalist)

Noun

prénom

first name, given name

Noun

bière

beer; bier; coffin

Noun

transporter

to transport

Verb

fidèle

loyal; faithful

Adjective

abbreviation of meilleur avant (“best before”): BB

Preposition

mairie

mayor’s office, mayoralty; town hall

Noun

mont

mountain, mount, mont; the Alps

Noun

négatif

negative; negative or zero. nonpositive

Adjective

entraînement

training

Noun

grève

bank (of a river); shore, strand; strike (cessation of work); greave

Noun

entreprendre

to undertake

Verb

manche

sleeve (clothing); round; set; frame; inning; innings; end; handle; unhandy person; only used in faire la manche

Noun

témoigner

to witness, to be a witness at or for; to demonstrate, show, or prove something

Verb

vallée

valley

Noun

drapeau

flag; diaper, nappy

Noun

dépôt

warehouse, store, depot, depository; act of depositing, act of placing; deposit (object being deposited); deposit; abscess, pus pocket; tabling; filing; registration, proposal; wharf, pier, landing stage; depot, railroad station, terminus

Noun

censé

supposed to, meant to

Adjective

alimentaire

food; alimentary; alimony, child support; engaged in to meet one's needs rather than by passion (of a job, etc.)

Adjective

empereur

emperor

Noun

sixième

sixth