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Most common French words 1–500

500 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
produire
to produce, to yield; to happen, take place (of an event); to perform (of a singer, etc.)
Verb
international
international
Adjective
ensemble
together
Adverb
découvrir
to discover; to show, to reveal; to leave uncovered, to expose; to leave unprotected, to expose
Verb
certain
certain, guaranteed (sure, positive); certain (specified, particular); certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
Adjective
mal
trouble, difficulty; pain; evil; damage, harm
Noun
amour
love
Noun
voiture
car (wheeled vehicle usually pulled by a horse); car (wagon); car (motorized vehicle)
Noun
rappeler
to call again; to call back; to remind; to recall, remember (use without de is formal and rare; use with de much more common but still proscribed); To request or order the return of (a faulty product).; to pull through (a rope)
Verb
européen
European
Adjective
espérer
to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust (with en (“in”)); to wait
Verb
général
general
Noun
manière
manner, way
Noun
choix
choice; pick, draft pick
Noun
ah
ah
Interjection
afin
to; so that
Conjunction
manquer
to lack; to be lacking in; to be short of [with de] (something); to miss [with à] (someone or something), literally "to be missing to someone"; to fail in, to fail to fulfil [with à] (a duty, promise, obligation); to be lacking; to be absent; to be in short supply; to almost do; to narrowly avoid; to miss, to fail
Verb
ouest
west
Noun
vite
quickly
Adverb
pièce
room in a house, etc.; patch; piece; one Canadian dollar; play; document, paper; ordinary
Noun
force
force; strength
Noun
mesure
measure; measurement
Noun
choisir
to choose; to perceive, distinguish
Verb
recherche
research; search
Noun
nord
north
Noun
tuer
to kill; to rock, to be awesome
Verb
chambre
a chamber in its various senses, including; a room.; a hotel room.; a bedroom.; a house of a parliament.
Noun
plein
full, full up; plenty; solid; full; mid-; middle; pregnant
Adjective
activité
activity (something to do for educational, recreational, or other purposes); activity, hustle and bustle; occupation, profession, job, work
Noun
valeur
value, worth; valor, gallantry; quality, character
Noun
moyen
means; method, way of doing; tool, device; resource, fund
Noun
image
picture, image; frame; A mental representation.
Noun
garder
to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard; to be careful (de faire not to do)
Verb
après
afterwards; that being said; Indicates the continuous aspect
Adverb
million
million (10⁶)
Numeric
œuvre
work, book, piece; activity, operation; complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category
Noun
simple
single; simple, straightforward, easy; simple, plain, unsophisticated; synthetic; non analytic; simple, uncompounded; one-way; mere
Adjective
musique
music
Noun
or
gold; or (yellow in heraldry)
Noun
pied
foot; leg, foot (projection on the bottom of a piece of equipment to support it); a unit of measure equal to 32.5 centimetres; Translation for English foot (approx. 30.5 centimetres)
Noun
joueur
player
Noun
décider
to decide; to persuade, convince (someone); to make a decision, to make up one's mind
Verb
haut
high; tall; early
Adjective
assurer
to assure, to ensure, to make sure; to do; to take care of; to carry out; to be in charge of; to insure, to give insurance to; to belay
Verb
intérêt
interest (great attention and concern from someone); interest; point (purpose, objective); benefit, advantage
Noun
manger
to eat
Verb
auteur
author; composer, artist; inventor (of discovery); perpetrator (of crime); leader (of rebellion etc.)
Noun
cinq
five
Numeric
tout
whole, entirety, total
Noun
pouvoir
power; authority; power of attorney
Noun
rentrer
to go back, to re-enter; to go (back) home, to come (back) home; to get in, to go in, to fit in; to bring in, to get in, to put in; to score (a goal); to collide (with), crash (into), run (into)
Verb
pierre
stone (substance); stone (rock, a pebble); real estate
Noun
source
source, spring (of water); source, origin (of anything)
Noun
prochain
upcoming; nearby; next
Adjective
blanc
white color; blank, unused; blank, without expression
Adjective
importer
to import; to matter, to be relevant, to be important
Verb
représenter
to represent (to be the representative of); to represent (to show, as a replacement); to represent; to re-present; to present again
Verb
information
piece of information]; news; information
Noun
mars
March (month)
Noun
réseau
network
Noun
principal
main, key, principal
Adjective
parfois
sometimes
Adverb
programme
a program (set of structured activities); a program (leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity); a program (particular mindset or method of doing things); a program (item of software; a computer program)
Noun
politique
politics; policy; politician; the political world, the political sphere; politicians taken collectively
Noun
emploi
job; employment; use; need; use, application
Noun
siècle
century (period of 100 years)
Noun
train
train (rail mounted vehicle); pace; noise
Noun
super
superb, great
Adjective
population
population; the public
Noun
fort
strong; powerful; (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects); who can count on
Adjective
route
road (sometimes route like "Route 66"); route, way, path
Noun
considérer
to consider (to look at); to consider (to look at) each other; to consider (to think about); to consider, to think of; to consider each other, to think of each other
Verb
quelle
feminine singular of quel; which?; What a ...!
Adjective
près
near (a time or a place); close (to a time or a place)
Adverb
condition
term, condition; condition, state; social status, walk of life; conditions
Noun
objet
thing, object; in particular crafted or manufactured thing; aim, goal; mental representation, what is thought; source or target of feeling; object; subject line
Noun
peine
punishment; psychological pain, sorrow; effort, trouble
Noun
noir
black in colour; dark; drunk; inebriated; black, of black ethnicity
Adjective
lien
tie, bond; link
Noun
peur
fear
Noun
ajouter
to add, append
Verb
longtemps
for a long time; over a long period
Adverb
chance
chance; luck; Immigrant of non-European heritage, short for "chance pour la France".
Noun
club
club (an association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation); club (an implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf)
Noun
police
police; cop (police officer); policy; font
Noun
deuxième
second
Adjective
lorsque
when (at a time when)
Conjunction
époque
epoch; time (time period)
Noun
écouter
to listen; to listen to; to watch (a film or television)
Verb
mouvement
movement; motion
Noun
sécurité
security, safety
Noun
septembre
September (the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox)
Noun
mai
May (month)
Noun
juin
June
Noun
langue
tongue; language (system of communication using written or spoken words)
Noun
vendre
to sell; to sell out (betray)
Verb
difficile
difficult; choosy, fussy, picky
Adjective
voilà
it has been, ago
Preposition
juste
exactly, precisely; just, only
Adverb
bien
good, all right, great; good looking, nice
Adjective