A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3896 douceur softness, smoothness, mildness, gentleness, sweetness

3901 croix cross

3906 censure censorship

3910 main-d'œuvre manpower, labor, work force

3911 invasion invasion

3912 orange orange

3913 jury jury, board of examiners

3914 bœuf ox, steer, beef

3916 roue wheel

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3921 soupçon suspicion

3922 constat report, statement

3923 communisme communism

3924 dynamisme dynamism

3926 paire pair

3927 loup wolf

3931 diplomate diplomat

3932 joue cheek

3937 handicap handicap

3938 bonsoir good evening

3939 casque helmet

3943 conversion conversion

3944 patte paw, foot, leg

3948 prédécesseur predecessor

3950 humour humor

3951 défaillance fault, failure, breakdown, blackout, weakness

3953 cabine hut, cubicle, booth, box, room

3954 fardeau burden

3955 héritier heir

3956 apport supply, contribution

3957 remboursement reimbursement

3958 échelon rung, step, grade, echelon

3960 occurrence instance, case, occurrence

3967 panne breakdown, failure

3968 adieu goodbye, farewell, adieu

3969 entre-temps meanwhile, in the meantime

3971 confrère colleague

3972 litre litre

3974 variation variation, change

3976 groupement grouping, group, categorization

3977 modernisation modernization

3978 déploiement deployment, spreading, unfurling, display

3980 restauration restoration; catering

3982 marée tide

3984 diable devil

3985 suffrage vote

3989 tristesse sadness, gloominess, dreariness

3990 asile shelter, asylum, hospital

3992 photographe photographer

3994 archives archives, records

3997 dix-neuvième nineteenth

3998 indemnisation indemnification, compensation

4000 leadership leadership

4001 cahier notebook

4004 qualification qualification

4005 insulte insult

4007 stage internship, training course

4010 exil exile

4011 artisan craftsman, selfemployed

4013 remède cure, remedy

4017 yen yen

4018 gras fat

4020 statue statue

4021 frappe strike, striking, stamp, impression, punch

4024 golfe gulf

4025 ambiance atmosphere, mood

4027 bus bus

4028 septième seventh

4029 façade front, façade

4033 isolement loneliness, isolation, insulation

4035 volant steering wheel

4036 porc pig, pork

4037 appartenance membership, belonging

4038 émeute riot, rioting

4041 ralentissement slowing down

4042 mobilisation mobilization

4044 racisme racism

4045 mairie town hall, city hall

4046 aptitude ability

4047 fumée smoke

4048 sauvetage rescue, salvaging

4049 récession recession

4051 sou penny

4052 analyste analyst

4055 ignorance ignorance

4060 noyer walnut

4061 abbé abbot, priest

4068 nationalité nationality

4069 serment oath, vow

4071 pasteur minister, clergyman, pastor

4073 chimie chemistry

4075 fantôme ghost, phantom

4080 vigilance vigilance, watchfulness

4081 rock rock music

4082 réconciliation reconciliation

4083 revers back, reverse, setback

4084 aviation aviation

4085 souplesse suppleness, flexibility

4087 trahison betrayal, treachery, treason

4088 débit debit, turnover, delivery, rate

4089 sursis reprieve, deferment

4092 os bone

4093 cote rating, share index, quoted value

4094 dictionnaire dictionary

4095 symptôme symptom

4097 écoute listening

4101 équité equity, fairly

4105 fièvre fever

4106 vitre pane, window

4111 vapeur vapor, steam, steamer, steamship

4112 beurre butter

4113 monument monument

4119 offensive offensive, offence

4120 routine routine

4122 gel frost, freezing, gel

4123 rénovation renovation, restoration

4124 controverse controversy

4127 relais shift, relay

4129 aval downstream

4130 rubrique column, heading, rubric

4131 préfet prefect

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4132 provocation provocation

4134 versant hillside, mountainside

4135 réticence reluctance, hesitation

4136 grossesse pregnancy

4138 timbre stamp

4141 élargissement widening, letting-out, stretching, broadening

4145 incidence effect, incidence

4146 béton concrete

4148 génocide genocide

4149 vingt-quatre twenty four

4153 poudre powder

4154 teneur content

4157 dérive drift

4159 vocabulaire vocabulary

4168 poitrine chest, breast, breasts, bosom

4172 doctrine doctrine

4174 majesté majesty

4176 indifférence indifference

4178 typique typical

4180 désarmement disarmament, disarming

4182 architecture architecture

4183 éventualité eventuality, possibility

4186 état-major staff, staff headquarters

4191 surcroît increase

4193 plomb lead

4194 gorge throat

4197 montre watch

4199 exploit exploit

4203 épidémie epidemic

4204 alarme alarm

4207 lunette telescope, glasses