A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

assimiler v to assimilate, take in 3571

assise nf basis, foundation 3726

assistance nf attendance, assistance 2573

assistant nm assistant 3805

assister v to attend; assist, help 683

association nf association 956

associer v to associate 1422

assortir v to match, accompany 3320

assumer v to assume 1870

assurance nf insurance, confidence 1656

assurément adv most certainly 4535

assurer v to assure, insure 302

atelier nm workshop, studio 3365

athlète nm,nf athlete 4722

atlantique nadj(f) Atlantic 4246

atmosphère nf atmosphere 2493

atomique adj(f) atomic 2657

atout nm trump, asset 3683

atroce adj(f) atrocious 4949

attachement nm attachment, affection 3519

attacher v to attach 1358

attaque nf attack 1655

attaquer v to attack 1018

attarder v to linger 4187

atteindre v to reach 346

atteinte nf reach; attack, blow 3473

attendre v to wait 155

attentat nm attack, assassination attempt 1878

attente nf wait 936

attentif adj attentive, scrupulous, careful 2850

attention nf attention 482

attentivement adv attentively, carefully, closely 3962

atténuer v to lessen, diminish, dim, subdue, reduce 3300

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attester v to attest, confirm 3897

attirer v to attract 747

attitude nf attitude 834

attraper v to catch, get, pick up 3898

attribuer v to award, grant, attribute 1446

attribution nf awarding, allocation, assignment, attribution 3075

aube nf dawn, daybreak 2728

aucun det,adj,pro none, either, neither, not any 63

aucunement adv in no way, not in the least, not at all 4408

audacieux nadj(pl) daring, audacious, bold 4152

au-delà adv,nmi beyond 1172

au-dessous adv underneath 3965

au-dessus adv above 1480

audience nf audience, hearing 2071

audiovisuel nadj audio-visual 4955

auditeur nm auditor, listener 4554

audition nf hearing, examination, audition 3836

augmentation nf increase, rise 1263

augmenter v to increase, raise 823

aujourd'hui adv today 233

auparavant adv beforehand 1001

auprès adv nearby, close to 614

aussi adv,conj too, also, as 44

aussitôt adv straight away, immediately 2362

autant adv as much, as many 377

auteur nm,nf author 762

authentique adj(f) genuine, authentic 3961

auto nm,nf car 4494

autobus nm(pl) bus 4216

autochtone nadj(f) native, indigenous peoples 2387

automatique adj(f) automatic 2800

automatiquement adv automatically 3394

automne nm fall, autumn 1503

automobile nadj(f) automobile 2407

autonome nadj(f) autonomous, independent 2192

autonomie nf autonomy 2342

autorisation nf authorization, permission, permit 1649

autoriser v to authorize 989

autoritaire adj(f) authoritarian 4661

autorité nf authority 783

autoroute nf motorway, highway, freeway 3794

autour adv,nm around 594

autre det,nadj(f),pro other 28

autrefois adv in the past 2384

autrement adv differently, something else, otherwise 1023

autrui pro others 3940

aval nm downstream, downhill 4129

avalanche nf avalanche 4426

avaler v to swallow 4261

avance nf advance 1087

avancée nf advanced, overhung 4355

avancer v to advance, move forward 449

avant adji,adv,nm,prep before 40

avantage nm advantage 900

avantageux nadj(pl) profitable, worthwhile, advantageous, attractive, 4391

avec prep with 23

avenir nm future 471

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aventure nf adventure 2090

avenue nf avenue 3868

avérer v to prove to be, turn out 2457

avertir v to warn 2224

avertissement nm warning 3139

aveu nm confession 4675

aveugle nadj(f) blind 3095

aviation nf aviation 4084

avion nm plane 1409

avis nm(pl) opinion, mind 741

aviser v to notice, advise 4202

avocat nm lawyer 1188