A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3350 actionnaire shareholder

3352 raisonnement reasoning

3354 quai platform, quay, embankment

3355 légende legend, caption, key

3356 spécialité speciality

3358 démission resignation

3359 quatorze fourteen

3361 médaille medal

3363 impasse dead end, cul-de-sac

3365 atelier workshop, studio

3367 empire empire

3373 comédie comedy, playacting

3374 propagande propaganda

3375 colonie colony

3376 désordre disorder, confusion

3379 terreur terror, dread

3382 virus virus

3386 tunnel tunnel

3387 cousin cousin

3390 réacteur reactor, jet engine

3393 sommeil sleep, sleepiness

3395 balance scales, balance

3396 dépression depression

3397 pompe pump

3398 contestation questioning, protest

3399 inconvénient snag, drawback, disadvantage, inconvenience

3400 frein brake

3401 inspiration inspiration

3402 candidature application, candidacy, candidature

3403 armement arms, weapons, armament

3404 épargne savings, saving

3412 pavillon country house, villa, wing, pavilion; flag

3413 pape pope

3415 sensation sensation

3417 angoisse distress, anguish, dread, fear

3418 générosité generosity, generously

3419 chaise chair

3421 légitimité legitimacy

3422 emprunt loan

3423 clause clause

3424 clef key

3425 répression repression, suppression, crack-down

3426 tombe grave, tomb

3429 blocage block

3430 faille fault

3436 hostilité hostility, hostilities

3437 manche handle, sleeve

3439 gamin kid

3441 temple temple

3442 maîtrise mastery, command, control, master's degree

3443 arbitrage refereeing, umpiring, arbitration

3445 réparation repair, repairing, correction, compensation

3446 évêque bishop

3448 solitude solitude, loneliness

3452 missile missile

3453 minuit midnight

3454 composante component

3457 trame weft, framework; tram

3458 bain bath, bathing

3459 sûreté safety, reliability

3460 hâte haste, impatience

3462 format format

3463 hiérarchie hierarchy

3464 estimation appraisal, valuation, assessment, estimate

3465 mutation transfer, transformation, mutation

3467 héroïne heroine

3473 atteinte reach; attack, blow

3477 guise wish; like, by way of

3481 élan momentum, surge, rush; elk, moose

3485 renouvellement replacement, recurrence, repetition

3488 approbation approval

3490 faisceau bundle, beam, stack

3492 dégât damage

3493 pilier pillar

3498 jouet toy

3499 formé formed

3502 toile cloth, canvas, web

3504 empreinte imprint, print, mark, impression

3506 curiosité curiosity

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3507 passeport passport

3509 livraison delivery

3510 château castle

3512 forum forum, newsgroup

3515 éclat splinter, fragment, brightness, burst

3517 thé tea

3519 attachement attachment, affection

3521 gamme range, scale

3522 motivation motivation, application

3523 protestation protest, protestation

3524 demeure residence, home

3528 peintre painter

3531 bien-être well being

3532 cap cape

3539 allure speed, pace, walk, look, appearance

3540 deuil mourning, grief

3542 islamiste Islamist

3543 prénom first name

3546 rétablissement restoring, re-establishment, recovery

3550 colonel colonel

3551 nœud knot

3553 bâton tick, club, baton

3557 querelle quarrel

3559 flic cop

3562 herbe grass, herb

3565 bombardement bombing, shelling

3566 bagage luggage, baggage

3568 capitalisme capitalism

3569 suspension hanging, suspending, breaking off, postponement, suspension

3572 plume feather

3577 trajet journey, route

3579 pis worst

3581 tueur killer, hit man

3582 tournoi tournament

3583 cimetière cemetery, graveyard

3584 douane customs, duty

3588 complicité complicity

3590 flamme flame, fire, fervor, brilliance

3592 dix-huit eighteen

3593 nouveauté novelty, new release

3599 alerte agile, alert, warning

3600 renforcement reinforcement, strengthening

3601 ange angel

3604 certificat certificate

3606 pénurie shortage

3607 tirage drawing, circulation, run

3608 perception perception, collection

3610 planche plank, board

3611 crédibilité credibility

3612 fiction fiction

3614 boisson drink, beverage

3615 élaboration working-out, development

3616 habitation residence, home, dwelling, housing

3619 imposition taxation

3621 ajustement adjustment

3622 princesse princess

3624 facilité easiness, ease, aptitude

3627 répercussion repercussion

3628 oncle uncle

3629 viol rape

3630 culte worship, cult

3631 gosse kid

3632 équipage crew, gear

3634 canon gun, cannon

3636 apprentissage learning, apprenticeship

3638 chaussure shoe, sneakers

3641 pâte paste, dough, pasta