A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

interview nf interview 3186

intime nadj(f) intimate, close, secret, private 3434

intimider v to intimidate 4777

intimité nf privacy, intimacy 4839

intituler v to entitle, call 2453

intolérable adj(f) intolerable 4664

introduction nf introduction 2917

introduire v to introduce 1695

inutile nadj(f) useless 1614

invasion nf invasion 3911

inventer v to invent 1964

invention nf invention 3821

inverse nadj(f) opposite, reverse 2452

inverser v to reverse, invert 4155

investir v to invest 1506

investissement nm investment 898

investisseur nm investor 2674

invisible adj(f) invisible 3369

invitation nf invitation 2237

invité nm guest 2478

inviter v to invite 624

invoquer v to call upon 2345

irakien nadj Iraqi 1913

iranien nadj Iranian 3405

irlandais nadj(pl) Irish 3963

ironie nf irony 4376

i

ironique adj(f) ironic 4500

irrégulier adj irregular, uneven 4606

irréversible adj(f) irreversible 4237

islam nm Islam 4728

islamique adj(f) Islamic 3074

islamiste nm,nf Islamist 3542

isolé nadj remote, isolated, insulated 2753

isolement nm loneliness, isolation, insulation 4033

isoler v to isolate, insulate 1896

israélien nadj Israeli 1468

issu adj descended from 2044

issue nf exit, outcome 2014

italien nadj Italian 1477

itinéraire nadj(f) itinerary, route 4411

Jj

jadis adv formerly, long ago 4795

jamais adv never 179

jambe nf leg 2472

janvier nm January 939

japonais nadj(pl) Japanese 2097

jardin nm garden 2284

jaune adv,nadj(f) yellow 2585

je pro I 22

jet nm jet, throw, spray, nozzle 4454

jeter v to throw 1202

jeu nm game 291

jeudi nm Thursday 1112

jeune nadj(f) young 152

jeunesse nf youth 1609

joie nf joy 1984

joindre v to join 1320

joli adj pretty, attractive 2398

joue nf cheek 3932

jouer v to play 219

jouet nm toy 3498

Page 232

joueur nadj player 2003

jouir v to enjoy 2064

jour nm day 78

journal nm newspaper, paper 520

journaliste nm,nf journalist 1337

journée nf day 587

joyeux nadj(pl) merry, joyful, happy 3987

judiciaire adj(f) judiciary 1855

juge nm,nf judge 1323

jugement nm judgement 1037

juger v to judge 395

juif nadj Jew, Jewish 1510

juillet nm July 1326

juin nm June 931

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jumeau nadj twin 4357

jungle nf jungle 4891

jurer v to swear 3096

juridiction nf jurisdiction, court of law 4443

juridique adj(f) legal, judicial 1665

jury nm jury, board of examiners 3913

jusque adv,prep to, up to, until 134

juste adv,nadj(f) just, only; fair 304

justement adv exactly, rightly, precisely 1332

justesse nf accuracy, precision 4875

justice nf justice 637

justification nf justification, proof 3846

justifier v to justify 884

Kk

kilo nm kilo 3894

kilomètre nm kilometer 1435

kurde nadj(f) Kurd, Kurdish 4694

Ll

là adv,intj there, here 109

là-bas adv over there, out there 1777

laboratoire nm laboratory 2158

lac nm lake 3121

lâcher v to let go, release 2257

lacune nf gap, deficiency 4268

là-dedans adv inside, in it 3796

là-dessus adv on top, about it 2208

laisser v to leave 196

lait nm milk 2507

lampe nf lamp, light 4699

lance nf lance 4591

lancement nm launch 2429

lancer nm,v to throw, launch 514

langage nm language 1850

langue nf language, tongue 712

large adj(f),adv,nm wide, width 618

largement adv widely 1382

larme nf tear 2853

lasser v to tire, weary, grow weary 4689

latin nadj Latin 1844

laver v to wash, clean 3503

le det,pro the; him, her, it, them 1

leader nm,nf leader 1499

leadership nm leadership 4000

leçon nf lesson 1300

lecteur nm reader 2100

lecture nf reading 1016

légal adj legal, lawful 2247

légende nf legend, caption, key 3355

léger adj light 1321

légèrement adv lightly, slightly 2333

légion nf legion 4267

législatif nadj legislative 1404