A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3022 absorber to absorb, remove, take up, take over

3025 dévoiler to unveil, reveal, disclose

3027 freiner to brake, slow down

3028 rattraper to recapture, recover, catch up, make up for

3030 régir to govern

3033 éteindre to extinguish, put out, turn off

3037 débarquer to unload, land, disembark

3040 respirer to breath

3043 équiper to equip, kit out, fit out, tool up

3051 agiter to shake, disturb

3055 impressionner to impress, upset

3060 loger to put up, accommodate, stay, find accommodation

3063 stimuler to stimulate

3071 déborder to overflow, boil over, go out, go over

3077 dissimuler to conceal, hide

3086 spécifier to specify

3092 imprimer to print, print out

3093 abuser to abuse, mislead, take advantage

3096 jurer to swear

3102 embrasser to kiss, embrace

3106 décrocher to take down, take off, pick up, lift

3107 rembourser to reimburse, pay back, pay off, repay

3108 adhérer to stick to, support, join, be a member of

3112 retomber to fall again, fall down again

3113 pourvoir to provide, equip, supply, furnish

3119 émaner to issue from, emanate from, come from, radiate from

3123 prévaloir to prevail

3127 effondrer to collapse, cave in, fall down

3128 apprêter to prepare, get ready, dress

3130 cibler to target

3136 épouser to marry, wed

3156 accentuer to stress, emphasize, become more pronounced

3157 rattacher to attach, join, tie

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3159 contracter to contract, take out, tense

3161 subsister to subsist, remain

3169 allumer to switch on, light up, turn on

3171 disperser to scatter, spread, disperse

3172 déchirer to tear up, tear, rip

3178 contourner to bypass, go round

3191 conquérir to conquer

3194 motiver to justify, account for, motivate

3195 plier to fold, fold up, fold back, bend

3204 explorer to explore, investigate, examine

3209 abaisser to pull down, lower, reduce

3213 étouffer to suffocate, smother, muffle

3225 acquitter to acquit, pay, settle, pay off

3229 fatiguer to tire, get tired

3231 abriter to shelter, shade

3235 décourager to discourage, dishearten, lose heart

3239 détacher to untie, detach, remove

3257 applaudir to clap, applaud

3267 référer to refer, consult, refer to

3268 obéir to obey, comply with, respond to

3270 taper to beat, slam, bang, type

3275 fêter to celebrate

3281 préconiser to recommend, advocate

3288 vanter to vaunt, boast, brag

3289 coincer to jam, hinder, get stuck

3297 convertir to convert

3300 atténuer to lessen, diminish, dim, subdue, reduce

3310 brancher to plug in, connect

3319 redonner to give back, return, give more

3320 assortir to match, accompany

3326 restaurer to restore, feed

3335 moquer to mock, make fun of

3336 allier to ally, match, unite

3342 vieillir to grow old

3351 emprisonner to imprison, jail, put in jail, trap

3360 redouter to dread, fear

3364 contredire to contradict

3368 redresser to straighten, set right, redress, turn around

3370 ramasser to pick up, collect, gather

3372 acheminer to forward, dispatch, transport

3380 recruter to recruit

3381 conformer to model, conform

3384 délibérer to deliberate, debate

3388 puiser to draw, take

3391 ajuster to adjust, alter, aim, aim at

3392 œuvrer to work

3406 conférer to confer

3409 interpeller to call out to, question

3416 troubler to disturb, disrupt, cloud

3427 dériver to divert, derive

3428 évacuer to evacuate, clear

3431 fouiller to search, frisk, go through, rummage through

3435 cerner to surround, encircle, delimit

3440 induire to infer, induce, result in, lead to

3444 boucler to fasten, loop, resolve

3447 déléguer to delegate

3449 miner to mine, erode

3451 gonfler to inflate, blow up, swell

3456 comparaître to appear

3461 instituer to introduce, impose, establish, institute

3472 administrer to manage, run, administer; to give

3474 démissionner to resign

3475 racheter to repurchase, buy back, redeem

3480 ennuyer to bore, worry, bother

3483 manipuler to handle, manipulate

3484 peiner to toil, labor, struggle

3491 regagner to win again, regain, get back, make up

3496 méfier to distrust, mistrust

3503 laver to wash, clean

3505 faillir to have almost, fail, fail to

3514 coter to quote, rate

3526 geler to freeze, ice over, suspend

3527 défiler to unthread, parade

3536 aspirer to breathe in, inhale, aspire to

3541 énoncer to state, set out, express

3552 peindre to paint, depict, portray

3561 déceler to discover, detect

3564 acharner to go at fiercely and unrelentingly

3571 assimiler to assimilate, take in

3574 incarner to embody, incarnate

3575 opter to opt, decide