A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

réveil nm waking up, awakening, alarm clock 4940

réveiller v to wake up 2199

révélation nf diclosure, revelation 3301

révéler v to reveal 810

revendication nf claim, demand 2230

revendiquer v to claim 2754

revenir v to come back 184

revenu nm income 1012

rêver v to dream 1678

revers nm(pl) back, reverse, setback 4083

revêtir v to take on, assume 2688

réviser v to review, revise, overhaul 2551

révision nf review, revision, overhaul 2748

revivre v to live again, come back life, revive 4966

revoir v to see again, revise 1274

révolte nf revolt 2720

révolter v to revolt, rebel, outrage 4370

révolution nf revolution 1617

révolutionnaire nadj(f) revolutionary 2471

revue nf review, magazine, journal 1822

rhétorique nadj(f) rhetorical, rhetoric 4932

riche nadj(f) rich 599

richesse nf wealth, richness 1880

rideau nm curtain 3752

ridicule nadj(f) ridiculous, silly 2411

rien adv,nm,pro nothing 168

rigide adj(f) rigid, stiff 4741

rigoler v to laugh, 4994

rigoureux adj(pl) rigorous, harsh, strict 2682

rigueur nf harshness, severity, rigidness, rigor, strictness 2791

rire nm,v to laugh 1193

risque nm risk 647

risquer v to risk 322

rival nadj rival 3758

rive nf shore, bank 3314

rivière nf river 2223

robe nf dress 2864

rocher nm rock, boulder 4767

rock nm rock music 4081

roi nm king 1364

rôle nm role 371

romain adj Roman 3144

roman adj,nm novel 1262

romancier nm novelist 4581

romantique nadj(f) romantic 4884

rompre v to break 2087

rond adv,nadj round 2268

rose nadj(f),nf rose; pink 2671

roue nf wheel 3916

rouge nadj(f) red 987

rouler v to roll 2599

route nf road 512

routier nadj road, long-distance lorry or truck driver 3101

routine nf routine 4120

rouvrir v to reopen 4648

royal adj royal 2290

royaume nm kingdom 2620

rubrique nf column, heading, rubric 4130

rude nadj(f) rough, harsh, hard, tough 4247

rue nf street 598

ruine nf ruin, ruins 3643

r

ruiner v to ruin, bankrupt oneself 3900

rumeur nf rumor 2164

rupture nf break, rupture 1867

rural nadj rural 2709

russe nadj(f) Russian 1325

rythme nm rhythm, rate 1662

Ss

sable adji,nm sand 3263

sac nm bag, sack 2343

sacré nadj sacred 2341

sacrifice nm sacrifice 2437

sacrifier v to sacrifice, give away 2649

sage nadj(f) wise, good, sound, sensible 2643

sagesse nf wisdom, moderation 2998

sain adj healthy, sane 1763

saint nadj saint, holy 1702

saisir v to take hold of, grab 719

saison nf season 1667

saisonnier adj seasonal 4543

salaire nm salary, wage 1015

salarial adj salary 3639

salarié nadj wage-earning, employee 2119

salaud nadj bastard 4869

sale nadj(f) dirty 2906

salle nf room 812

salon nm lounge, living room 2729

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saluer v to greet, salute 1620

salut intj,nm salute, hi, bye 2205

samedi nm Saturday 1355

sanction nf sanction 2282

sanctionner v to sanction, punish, approve 4211

sang nm blood 1126

sanglant adj bloody, cruel, covered in blood 4403

sanitaire nadj(f) health, sanitary, medical 4501

sans prep without 71

santé nf health 641

satellite nm satellite 2200

satisfaction nf satisfaction 2108

satisfaire v to satisfy 781

satisfaisant adj satisfactory, satisfying 2540

sauf adj,prep except 476

saut nm jump, leap 3841

sauter v to jump 2114

sauvage nadj(f) savage, wild 2464

sauver v to rescue, save 1213

sauvetage nm rescue, salvaging 4048

savant nadj scientist, scholar; learned, scholarly clever, skilful, 3378

savoir nm,v to know 67

savoir-faire nmi know-how 4916

scandale nm scandal, uproar 1912

scandaleux adj(pl) scandalous, outrageous 3478

scandaliser v to shock, scandalize 4924