A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

4813 vieillesse old age

4814 navette shuttle

4816 batterie battery; drum set

4817 foie liver

4820 détour bend, curve, detour

4821 boulevard boulevard

4822 blague joke

4823 mécontentement displeasure, dissatisfaction

4825 repli bend, twist, wrinkle, fold, fallback

4826 contrepartie counterpart, opposite, alternative

4828 aboutissement outcome, result

4829 triomphe triumph

4830 libre-échange free trade

4831 sincérité sincerity

4832 serre greenhouse

4834 convoi convoy, train

4836 psychologie psychology

4838 puits well, shaft, pit

4839 intimité privacy, intimacy

4840 équation equation

4842 bétail livestock, cattle

4843 prophète prophet

4844 micro mike, micro, microphone

4849 embauche job vacancy, hiring

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4850 verdict verdict

4851 dix-neuf nineteen

4855 détente release, relaxation, détente, loosening

4858 préjudice loss, harm, damage

4860 exploration exploration, investigation, examination

4862 hymne hymn, anthem

4864 famine famine

4866 précipitation haste, precipitation

4867 caution deposit, guarantee, bail

4868 affectation appointment, allocation; show, pretence

4870 cave cellar, basement

4871 bond leap, rebound

4873 nettoyage cleaning, cleansing

4874 foudre lightning

4875 justesse accuracy, precision

4876 rente annuity, pension

4877 hépatite hepatitis

4879 clan clan

4880 accélération acceleration

4881 garage garage

4885 obscurité darkness

4887 soixante-dix seventy

4891 jungle jungle

4892 case box, hut, field

4895 crête crest, top, ridge

4896 traite trade, draft, stretch, milking

4897 démarrage start, moving off

4898 oubli forgetting, leaving behind, missing

4899 procès-verbal minutes, statement

4900 formalité formality

4903 émetteur transmitter, issuer

4904 montage assembly, setting, pitching, putting, editing

4907 simplicité simplicity, straightforwardness

4909 bulle bubble

4911 promoteur promoter, instigator, developer

4913 obsession obsession

4915 voisinage neighborhood

4916 savoir-faire know-how

4920 munition ammunition, supplies

4922 compliment compliment

4925 cassette cassette

4926 résident foreign national, foreign resident

4933 cage cage

4935 téléspectateur TV viewer

4936 golf golf, golf course

4940 réveil waking up, awakening, alarm clock

4945 détérioration deterioration

4953 cirque circus; cirque

4954 législature legislature

4959 allégement lightening, unweighting, reduction

4962 sérénité serenity, peacefulness

4967 piano piano

4968 concertation meeting, consultation

4969 vaisseau ship, vessel

4970 interaction interaction

4972 sillage wake, slipstream

4983 céréale cereal

4985 agitation agitation, excitement

4986 exode exodus

4987 aire surface, area

4988 orgueil pride

4989 socialisme socialism

4990 harmonisation harmonization

4992 cocktail cocktail, cocktail party

4993 moyenne average

4995 compression compression; cutback, reduction

Nouns/adjectives

24 tout all

28 autre other

56 premier first

59 grand great, big, tall

87 dernier last

128 politique politics; political

138 petit small, little

147 général general

152 jeune young

194 meilleur better, best

202 long long, lengthy

212 simple simple

215 important important

216 présent present

227 national national

237 propre clean, proper

251 français French

261 économique economic, economical

264 haut top, high

274 mauvais bad, wrong

282 international international

285 public public, audience

286 humain human

292 vrai true

296 difficile difficult

301 social social

304 juste just, only; fair

305 étranger foreigner; foreign

335 clair clear

374 américain American

380 prochain next

381 particulier particular, peculiar; person

394 plein full

398 personnel personnel, personal

400 parti party

412 sérieux serious

419 gros big

433 intérieur interior, inside

443 grave serious, grave

445 européen European

451 nécessaire necessary, required

455 entier whole, full

458 principal principal

467 ami friend

468 bas low

484 futur future

501 passé past

511 responsable responsible

546 parent parent

572 noir black

574 double double

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592 technique technique, technics, technical

599 riche rich

607 gauche left

611 canadien Canadian

619 contraire opposite, contrary

622 local local

625 extérieur exterior

640 directeur director

643 précis precise

652 impossible impossible

658 total total

665 réel real

672 rapide fast, quick

675 essentiel essential

688 financier financial, financier