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Most common French words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 1301–1400
mademoiselle
A form of address or title for an unmarried woman: Miss; A form of address or title for a young woman, regardless of marital status: Miss; A form of address or title for a young girl: Miss
Noun
suspect
a suspect
Noun
géographique
geographic, geographical
Adjective
laisse
leash, lead; foreshore; laisse
Noun
racisme
racism
Noun
plus
plus, the symbol +
Noun
inciter
to urge; to impel
Verb
allonger
to lay down; to lengthen, to make longer, to extend; to extend out, to stretch; to lengthen; to grow, to get longer; to stretch out; to lie, to lie down
Verb
privilégier
to privilege, to favour
Verb
évènement
post-1990 spelling of événement
Noun
adoption
adoption
Noun
der
last
Noun
conviction
conviction
Noun
fibre
fibre
Noun
conservateur
conservative; Conservative
Adjective
accélérer
to accelerate
Verb
activer
to activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate); to activate (to put a device, mechanism or system into action or motion; to enable); to activate (to render radioactive); to speed up; to stoke (e.g. a fire)
Verb
philosophe
philosopher
Noun
circonscription
circumscription; electoral district; constituency; riding
Noun
scrutin
ballot; poll; voting
Noun
vivement
lively, briskly, quickly; vigorously, sharply; deeply, profoundly
Adverb
héritier
heir (someone in line to inherit)
Noun
marchandise
merchandise
Noun
interrompre
to interrupt
Verb
bouffer
to eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess; to bash (criticise harshly)
Verb
tennis
tennis; sneaker
Noun
jusqu'ici
up to here (literal meaning); hitherto, heretofore, so far, up to now
Adverb
guère
hardly, barely, (not) much
Adverb
fabricant
manufacturer, producer; artisan, maker
Noun
haute
high society
Noun
proche
loved one, close relative
Noun
enrichir
to enrich
Verb
subvention
subsidy; grant
Noun
alternative
alternative
Noun
live
live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
Noun
vœu
vow; wish
Noun
prévention
prevention
Noun
anonyme
anonymous
Adjective
japonais
the Japanese language
Noun
quelconque
indeterminate; some, any; nondescript, ordinary
Adjective
collaborateur
collaborator; one who collaborates or has collaborated with the Nazis, fascists or another enemy; traitorous collaborator
Noun
douceur
softness, tenderness; sweetness
Noun
actrice
actress
Noun
ennuyer
to afflict with boredom; to bore; to be bored; to miss something or someone; to annoy, bother, trouble; to worry
Verb
sauce
sauce
Noun
croyance
belief
Noun
résulter
to result, to happen; to be the result of
Verb
beurre
butter
Noun
écrit
writing
Noun
aire
(surface) area; a flat surface; direction of the wind; threshing floor; area, zone, range (a space in which a certain thing occurs); eyrie, aerie
Noun
projeter
throw, hurl; project; plan (to create a plan for)
Verb
charbon
coal; anthrax; smut (range of fungi that cause crop disease); fungus of the genus Ustilago
Noun
dégât
damage
Noun
plafond
ceiling; maximum; credit limit, withdrawal limit, ceiling (maximum permitted level in a financial transaction)
Noun
cardinal
cardinal; cardinal number; cardinal (bird); cardinal (color)
Noun
minorité
minority (the state of being a minor; youth; period of life preceding adulthood); minority (any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
Noun
vierge
virgin; blank (of paper, recording/storage media, etc.)
Adjective
temporaire
temporary
Adjective
renseigner
to advise; to inform; to inquire; to find out
Verb
manuel
manual, handbook
Noun
vache
cow (bovine)
Noun
avancé
advanced (well developed); advanced (difficult; complicated)
Adjective
jaloux
jealous
Adjective
percer
to pierce; to make it, to have one's breakthrough
Verb
fournisseur
provider, supplier
Noun
arrestation
arrest (“The act of arresting a criminal, suspect, etc.”)
Noun
amie
friend
Noun
piano
piano
Noun
enchaîner
to chain, to shackle; to subjugate, to enslave; to put together (in a sequence), to concatenate
Verb
artificiel
artificial
Adjective
sacrer
to crown; to post (nominate to a certain post or position); whack; slam (put violently); to swear, curse; to run one's mouth; to throw, to fling
Verb
biais
means, way; angle, aspect, way; bias; slant, diagonal line
Noun
technologique
technological
Adjective
décrocher
to unhook, remove from a hook; to pick up, pick up the phone, start a telephone conversation; to stall; to pick up, get one's hands on; to withdraw (from drugs, alcohol, etc.); to drop out of school; to abandon an interest or activity; to separate oneself from a person, group, idea, identity, etc.
Verb
géant
giant, huge, enormous
Adjective
mystérieux
mysterious
Adjective
ordonnance
prescription; order, decree; ordinance
Noun
trahir
to betray; to give away, to reveal
Verb
décisif
decisive
Adjective
semis
a technique for planting seeds on a terrain
Noun
lapin
rabbit
Noun
poudre
dust; powder
Noun
fixe
fixed
Adjective
précédemment
before, before now
Adverb
RIO
acronym of relevé d'identité opérateur, a unique identifier for a telephone line.
Noun
entamer
to cut into (something); to remove a small piece of something; to lead (play the first card); to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility); to start, to begin, initiate
Verb
loger
to lodge, to stay, to be lodging (to temporarily inhabit); to find (someone) a place to stay; to fit into
Verb
ravir
to ravish (to seize by force); to ravish, delight or thrill (transport with joy); to charm, bewitch, dazzle or fascinate; to plunder, rob or loot; to kidnap or abduct
Verb
sévère
severe, harsh; strict
Adjective
intermédiaire
intermediary
Noun
souffle
blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth); a breeze, a gust (movement of wind); a breath, or the act of breathing; the inspiration or influence (for a work of art, idea, & so forth)); the powerful movement of air caused by an explosion; the sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart; a murmur
Noun
moulin
mill; windmill; moulin; paradiddle
Noun
liquide
liquid (substance not of solid or gas state); cash; liquid (class of consonant sounds)
Noun
hôte
guest (one who is received); host (one who receives); host (being that carries a parasite)
Noun
guérir
to cure, to heal; to recover, to heal
Verb
touche
touch; key (on keyboard), button; fingerboard; sideline
Noun
dynamique
in motion, dynamic; dynamic, energetic
Adjective
canard
duck (of either sex); drake (male duck); canard, hoax; newspaper; a man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict; a man who tries to attract women by offering them gifts; lump of sugar dunked in coffee or brandy; off-note
Noun
veste
jacket (garment)
Noun
varié
varied, various, diverse
Adjective