A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3642 cohésion cohesion

3643 ruine ruin, ruins

3645 rassemblement gathering, collecting, assembling

3646 malentendu misunderstanding

3648 pot jar, pot

3649 règne reign

3650 impulsion impulse, pulse

3653 fossé ditch

3654 dépens expense

3659 interruption interruption, break

3661 patrie homeland, home country

3662 prélèvement imposition, levying, withdrawal, removal, deduction

3664 studio studio, studio apartment

3665 intégrité integrity

3668 tribu tribe

3669 globe globe

3673 quinzaine about fifteen, two weeks

3675 impatience impatience

3676 logiciel software, program, application

3679 préjugé prejudice, bias

3681 renvoi dismissal, expulsion, suspension, cross-reference

3682 charme charm

3683 atout trump, asset

3685 nord-ouest north-west

3686 affaiblissement weakening

3689 cauchemar nightmare, bad dream

3691 venue coming

3692 ballon ball

3694 affrontement clash, confrontation

3698 décor scenery, décor, set

3699 compassion compassion

3700 couronne crown, wreath

3701 descente descent, raid, downward slope

3702 plancher floor

3703 trentaine about thirty

3704 détresse distress

3705 escalier stairs, staircase

3706 barrage barrier, obstruction, dam, roadblock

3707 néant nothingness

3708 support support, stand

3709 effondrement collapse, caving-in, falling-in, breaking-down

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3715 espérance hope

3716 synthèse summary, synthesis

3717 conjoncture situation, climate

3719 baie bay; berry

3720 récompense reward, award

3721 étendue area, expanse, duration, extent, range

3723 carnet notebook, notepad

3724 banc bench, workbench, pew

3726 assise basis, foundation

3729 architecte architect

3731 vedette star, patrol boat

3733 séminaire seminar, seminary

3736 assaut assault, attack, bout

3737 couteau knife

3740 propagation propagation, spreading

3745 arbitre referee, arbiter, arbitrator

3746 manteau coat, overcoat

3747 implication implication

3748 grand-père grandfather

3749 reflet reflection, glint, highlight

3750 requête request, petition

3752 rideau curtain

3754 manipulation handling, manipulation

3756 assiette plate, dish, bowl

3760 écu ecu

3762 expédition dispatch, shipping, shipment, expedition

3765 chant song

3766 diplomatie diplomacy

3767 lieutenant lieutenant

3773 sud-ouest south-west

3774 envergure wingspan, breadth, scope

3775 touche button, key, touch, touchline

3778 acheminement routing, shipment

3780 hôte host, guest

3782 confirmation confirmation

3783 tapis carpet, mat, covering

3784 corde rope, chord, string

3787 divin divine, heavenly

3791 boutique shop

3794 autoroute motorway, highway, freeway

3795 maternité maternity, motherhood

3797 différend disagreement, controversy

3799 comté county, earldom

3801 quota quota

3805 assistant assistant

3806 portion portion, share

3807 allocation allocation, granting, allotment, allowance

3808 spéculation speculation

3812 dix-sept seventeen

3814 chauffeur driver, chauffeur

3815 prospérité prosperity

3816 ambiguïté ambiguity

3820 cou neck

3821 invention invention

3822 boucle loop, buckle, curl

3827 carton cardboard, card, score

3829 pitié pity, mercy

3830 complexité complexity

3832 noyau core, nucleus, pit

3836 audition hearing, examination, audition

3837 comptabilité accountancy, accounting, book-keeping

3839 trône throne

3841 saut jump, leap

3842 amende fine

3844 programmation programming

3846 justification justification, proof

3847 conservation preservation, preserving, retention

3848 transit transit

3850 galerie gallery

3851 aménagement development, planning, fitting, adjustment

3852 manifestant protester, demonstrator

3853 char tank

3854 criminalité crime

3856 masque mask

3858 festival festival

3861 franchise frankness, exemption, duty-free, franchise, deductible

3867 tennis tennis

3868 avenue avenue

3869 vengeance revenge

3873 réduit reduced, scaled-down, cut-down, tiny room, hideout

3877 rapprochement bringing together, coming closer, parallel

3878 confession confession

3879 suspens suspension, abeyance

3880 dégradation degrading, damaging, erosion; demotion

3881 vingtième twentieth

3882 agenda diary, planner

3883 grand-mère grandmother

3884 phare lighthouse, headlight

3888 diagnostic diagnosis

3889 poing fist, punch

3890 étiquette label, ticket, etiquette, sticker, tag

3891 tante aunt

3892 chemise shirt, folder

3893 pile pile, stack, battery, tails

3894 kilo kilo

3895 citoyenneté citizenship