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Most common French words 2001–4000

2000 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
bienvenue
welcome
Noun
trafic
traffic (commerce); traffic (illegal trafficking); traffic (people, vehicles)
Noun
imprimer
to print, to print out
Verb
tenue
maintenance, upkeep; running (of a shop); holding, sustaining (of a note); manners, (good) behaviour (UK) / behavior (US); quality, standard; posture; performance; dress, appearance, outfit
Noun
presser
to urge; to squeeze, to squash; to hurry, to hurry up; to hurry up; to press against each other, to flock
Verb
doubler
to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to overtake, pass; to dub; to repeat a school year; to line (a coat)
Verb
pointer
to point to/at; to indicate, to show, to point out; to clock in, to clock on, to punch in; to clock out, to clock off, to punch out (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card); to show up, turn up
Verb
associé
associate
Noun
japonais
Japanese
Adjective
saint
saintly (all meanings); holy
Adjective
monument
monument
Noun
conduite
behavior, conduct; duct; drive, driving; guidance
Noun
ouvrier
worker, labourer (manual worker); workman; operator; carpenter
Noun
océan
an ocean (one of the large bodies of water separating the continents); the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface); ocean (immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limit)
Noun
ridicule
ridiculous (all meanings)
Adjective
fort
a fort
Noun
précisément
in a precise manner; without approximation; specifically; exactly, precisely; indicates a logical link
Adverb
immobilier
real, in the sense of "tangible and immovable"; Pertaining to real estate
Adjective
flic
police officer; copper; pig; rozzer
Noun
mobile
mobile; moving; movable
Adjective
fuite
escape; getaway; flight (e.g. from prison); leak; the act of leaking
Noun
dévoiler
to unveil (remove a veil from); to unveil, to reveal, to disclose; to unveil oneself, to reveal oneself; to appear, to manifest
Verb
célébrer
to celebrate; to observe (a holiday, event, etc.); to perform, to officiate at; to worship
Verb
automne
autumn, fall
Noun
planter
to plant; to drive in (a nail, stake etc.); to pitch (a tent); to flake, leave someone behind, by not showing up (for a meeting, date); to crash; to fall off; to fail, to not succeed; to break down; to stab with a knife
Verb
résister
to resist
Verb
chimique
chemistry, chemical; chemical (obtained by means of chemistry; that relies on chemistry); chemical, artificial, processed
Adjective
créateur
creator
Noun
sable
sand; the heraldic colour sable; black
Noun
gamin
street urchin, street kid; kid
Noun
parlementaire
parliamentary
Adjective
écart
space, gap, interval, distance; difference (between numbers); discrepancy, disparity (between excuses, explanations); discard; hamlet; deviation, a straying, lapse from morality, reason, decorum
Noun
équiper
to supply; to equip
Verb
renoncer
to resign, to quit; to renounce, to waive (legal; right)
Verb
doter
to endow, donate; to fund
Verb
orange
orange (fruit); orange (colour)
Noun
poète
poet; daydreamer; wordsmith
Noun
thèse
thesis, supposition, theory; thesis, essay, dissertation (lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a theory, especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a degree); thesis (the initial stage of reasoning where a formal statement of a point is developed, followed by the antithesis and the synthesis)
Noun
vigueur
vigour
Noun
os
bone; snag, hitch
Noun
rarement
rarely, seldom
Adverb
lol
LOL
Interjection
examiner
to examine
Verb
dialogue
dialogue
Noun
comparaison
comparison; simile (figure of speech)
Noun
show
show (entertainment program)
Noun
abri
a shelter or refuge against the elements or physical danger
Noun
fabrication
manufacture, manufacturing; fabrication; production
Noun
rock
rock (style of music)
Noun
charte
charter
Noun
lèvre
lip
Noun
soigner
to treat; to nurse; to look after, to take care of
Verb
juif
Jewish (following the religion of Judaism); stingy, miserly, avaricious
Adjective
emprunter
to borrow (~ à (“from”)); to take, to follow
Verb
plainte
complaint; moan, groan; (criminal) complaint
Noun
vainqueur
conqueror; victor, winner
Noun
métal
metal
Noun
enregistrement
registration; save (act of saving data onto a disk); check-in (at the airport); recording (e.g. of music)
Noun
procéder
proceed; behave
Verb
varier
to vary
Verb
axe
axis; axle
Noun
chevalier
knight; sandpiper (bird)
Noun
législatif
legislative
Adjective
double
double (twice the number, amount, etc.); duplicate (an identical copy); double
Noun
innovation
innovation
Noun
sauvage
wild, untouched, unspoiled, pristine; wild, untamed, not domesticated (often used to qualify a wild alternative or pendant for a cultivated plant or domestic animal); feral; primitive, uncivilized; coarse, unrefined; uncontained, anarchic; unregulated; unauthorized; asocial, recluse (living in an eccentric, isolated way, not interested in social contact or appealing to others); Amerindian
Adjective
insister
to insist, emphasize
Verb
job
job (employment role); work
Noun
précision
precision; detail(s); supplementary information for clarification
Noun
approuver
to approve of
Verb
époux
spouse; male spouse, husband
Noun
épaule
shoulder
Noun
poursuite
pursuit; chase; pursuit; prosecution
Noun
tissu
fabric; tissue
Noun
horreur
horror (emotion); horror (something horrible); eyesore; horror (genre)
Noun
digne
worthy; having dignity; dignified
Adjective
toile
fabric, cloth; canvas; painting (artwork); web; plain weave
Noun
profondeur
depth
Noun
sénateur
senator
Noun
invité
guest (person who is invited)
Noun
multiple
multiple
Adjective
chantier
building site; worksite; passage; jumble, mess; workcamp (for volunteers)
Noun
contenter
to content, to satisfy; to content oneself, to be content
Verb
microphone
microphone
Noun
prolonger
to prolong
Verb
black
black person
Noun
courant
current, present; fluent (able to speak a language accurately and confidently); common
Adjective
intelligence
intelligence; cleverness; comprehension, understanding; accord, agreement, harmony
Noun
spécialiser
to specialize, to assign a specialized task or property to something; to specialize
Verb
ordonner
to arrange, to organise, sort out (put in order); to prescribe (e.g. medicine); to prescribe, to order (give an order); to ordain
Verb
prestation
financial payment, benefit; service; loan; cover; performance
Noun
résolution
resolution
Noun
confondre
to confuse, to confound; to confuse (one thing with another), to mistake (one thing for another); to mix in, to merge; to mix up, to get confused (with); to coincide; to be overflowing with, to be profuse with
Verb
chocolat
chocolate; hot chocolate
Noun
sensation
sensation
Noun
lover
to coil (a rope or cord), to fake a line; to coil up, wind up; to curl up; to snuggle up to, to snuggle up against
Verb
apparition
appearance; ghost; plate appearance
Noun
toit
roof
Noun
copie
copying; copy
Noun
larme
tear; teardrop; drop (small amount of a beverage)
Noun