A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

bouleverser v to upset, distress, disturb, turn upside down 2916

boulot adj,nm work, job 2929

bourgeois nadj(pl) middle class 3817

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bourse nf purse, scholarship 1716

boursier nadj grant-holder, scholarship holder; stock 4384

bousculer v to knock over, knock over, knock into 3941

bout nm bit, tip, end 508

bouteille nf bottle 2979

boutique nf shop 3791

bouton nm button, knob, spot 4462

branche nf branch 2140

brancher v to plug in, connect 3310

brandir v to brandish, wield, wave 3833

bras nm(pl) arm 1253

bravo intj,nm bravo, well done 4564

brèche nf breach, gap 4428

bref adj,adv,nm brief 600

brièvement adv briefly 3349

brigade nf team, squad, brigade 4224

brillant adj,nm brilliant 2569

briller v to shine 2904

briser v to break 1920

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britannique nadj(f) British 1296

brouillard nm fog, mist, haze 4452

brouiller v to mix-up, confuse, scramble 4682

bruit nm noise 1524

brûler v to burn 1930

brusquement adv abruptly, suddenly 3594

brut adv,nadj raw, crude 2766

brutal nadj brutal 2796

brutalement adv brutally 4334

budget nm budget 962

budgétaire adj(f) budgetary 1996

bulle nf bubble 4909

bulletin nm bulletin, report 3233

bureau nm office, desk 273

bus nm(pl) bus 4027

but nm goal, aim, objective, purpose 441

buter v to stumble, trip, run into, prop up, score 4908

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cabine nf hut, cubicle, booth, box, room 3953

cabinet nm cabinet, agency, office 1742

câble nm cable, wire 4678

cacher v to hide 914

cadavre nm corpse 2892

cadeau nm present, gift 2298

cadre nm frame, executive 483

café nm coffee, café 1886

cage nf cage 4933

cahier nm notebook 4001

caisse nf till, cash desk 1881

calcul nm calculation 1624

calculer v to calculate 2331

calendrier nm calendar 2947

calme nadj(f) calm 1731

calmer v to calm down 2909

camarade nm,nf friend, comrade, pal, mate 2825

caméra nf camera 3076

camion nm truck 2542

camoufler v to cover up, conceal, camouflage 4704

camp nm camp 1084

campagne nf countryside 666

canadien nadj Canadian 611

canal nm canal, channel 1919

cancer nm cancer 2256

candidat nm candidate 1328

candidature nf application, candidacy, candidature 3402

canon nm gun, cannon 3634

cap nm cape 3532

capable adj(f) able, capable 610

capacité nf capacity, ability 789

capitaine nm captain 2518

capital nadj major, chief, principal; capital, assets 879

capitale nf capital 1818

capitalisme nm capitalism 3568

capter v to pick up, capture, tap 4063

capturer v to capture, catch 4921

car conj,nm because 176

caractère nm nature, character 927

caractériser v to characterize 2450

caractéristique nadj(f) characteristic 2050

carburant nadj fuel 3633

caresser v to fondle, caress 4861

carnet nm notebook, notepad 3723

carré nadj square, broad, plain 3162

carrément adv completely, directly, straight out 4009

carrière nf career 1247

carte nf card 955

carton nm cardboard, card, score 3827

cas nm(pl) case 137

case nf box, hut, field 4892

casque nm helmet 3939

casser v to break 2185

cassette nf cassette 4925

catastrophe nf catastrophe, disaster 1832

catastrophique adj(f) catastrophic, disastrous 4281

catégorie nf category 1402

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catholique nadj(f) catholic 1578

cauchemar nm nightmare, bad dream 3689

cause nf cause 127

causer v to cause; to chat 1089

caution nf deposit, guarantee, bail 4867

cave adj(f),nm,nf cellar, basement 4870

ce det,pro this, that 12

ceci pro this 732

céder v to give up, give way 1565