I created this list of 1000 common French words by doing a statistical analysis of a collection of French texts that include novels such as:
The process involved converting the words in the texts to their dictionary form, counting them, and sorting them by frequency. The words which occurred the most frequently are at the top of the list.
Click on any of the vocabulary words in the list to hear an audio recording of its pronunciation.
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1.
le
[article]
(the)
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2.
de
[preposition]
(of / from)
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3.
être
[verb]
(to be)
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4.
avoir
[verb]
(to have)
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5.
il
[pronoun]
(he / it)
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6.
un
[article]
(a / an / one)
In this French frequency dictionary, the different forms of a word are represented by a single entry. French is a language with grammatical gender, and the indefinite article has a masculine form (“un”) and a feminine form (“une”).
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7.
que
[conjunction]
(that)
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8.
à
[preposition]
(to / at / in)
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9.
et
[conjunction]
(and)
The French word “et” comes directly from Latin. English speakers will recognize it in the Latin phrase “et cetera”, frequently abbreviated as “etc”.
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10.
je
[pronoun]
(I)
Always contracts to "j'" before a vowel or silent h. Example: J'habite ici (I live here), not Je habite.
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11.
ce
[pronoun]
(this / that)
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12.
ne
[adverb]
(not)
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13.
se
[pronoun]
(oneself / himself / herself / itself / themselves)
In French, the word “se” functions as a third-person reflexive pronoun. This word is frequently encountered because the French language has many reflexive verbs.
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14.
son
[adjective]
(his / her / its)
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15.
en
[pronoun]
(of it / of them / some / any)
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16.
pas
[adverb]
(not)
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17.
elle
[pronoun]
(she / it)
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18.
dire
[verb]
(to say / to tell)
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19.
qui
[pronoun]
(who / which)
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20.
tout
[adjective]
(all / every)
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21.
faire
[verb]
(to do / to make)
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22.
dans
[preposition]
(in / into)
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23.
me
[pronoun]
(me)
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24.
pour
[preposition]
(for)
The word “pour” appears in the French word for “tip,” which is “pourboire” (that term literally means “for drinking”).
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25.
on
[pronoun]
(one / we / they)
The French word “on” is a personal pronoun with no exact English equivalent. In some cases, it can be translated as “one” or “someone”, while in others, it can mean “people” or “they.” In informal conversation, this pronoun is also frequently used instead of the pronoun “nous” (which means “we”).
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26.
lui
[pronoun]
(him / her / it)
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27.
mais
[conjunction]
(but)
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28.
si
[conjunction]
(if)
Means 'if' for conditions. Also used emphatically for 'yes' when responding to a negative question or statement: Tu n'aimes pas ça? —Si, j'adore! (You don't like that? —Yes, I love it!).
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29.
petit
[adjective]
(small / little)
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30.
sur
[preposition]
(on / upon / over)
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31.
mon
[adjective]
(my)
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32.
plus
[adverb]
(more / plus)
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33.
tu
[pronoun]
(you (singular informal))
Informal 'you'. Use with people you know well, peers, children. Using it inappropriately can seem rude.
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34.
vous
[pronoun]
(you (plural or formal singular))
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35.
comme
[preposition]
(like / as)
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36.
bien
[adverb]
(well)
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37.
y
[adverb]
(there)
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38.
avec
[preposition]
(with)
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39.
par
[preposition]
(by / through)
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40.
pouvoir
[verb]
(to be able to / can)
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41.
voir
[verb]
(to see)
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42.
prince
[noun]
(prince)
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43.
moi
[pronoun]
(me / I)
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44.
autre
[adjective]
(other)
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45.
nous
[pronoun]
(we / us)
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46.
savoir
[verb]
(to know (facts))
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47.
homme
[noun]
(man)
The French word “homme” looks a bit like the Spanish word “hombre.” That’s because these two words have the same Latin origin.
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48.
aller
[verb]
(to go)
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49.
rien
[pronoun]
(nothing)
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50.
vouloir
[verb]
(to want)
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51.
leur
[adjective]
(their)
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52.
même
[adjective]
(same / even)
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53.
sans
[preposition]
(without)
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54.
deux
[number]
(two)
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55.
venir
[verb]
(to come)
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56.
là
[adverb]
(there)
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57.
encore
[adverb]
(still / yet / again)
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58.
où
[adverb]
(where)
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59.
jour
[noun]
(day)
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60.
chose
[noun]
(thing)
Extremely common and useful. Often seen in quelque chose (something).
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61.
très
[adverb]
(very)
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62.
répondre
[verb]
(to answer / to reply)
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63.
alors
[adverb]
(then / so)
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64.
quand
[adverb]
(when)
This common French adverb has the same origin and meaning as the Spanish word “cuando” and the Italian word “quando” —these are all derived from the Latin term “quandō”.
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65.
prendre
[verb]
(to take)
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66.
peu
[adverb]
(little / few)
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67.
cela
[pronoun]
(that / this)
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68.
quelque
[adjective]
(some / any)
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69.
grand
[adjective]
(big / tall / great)
Position affects meaning: un homme grand (a tall man) vs. un grand homme (a great man).
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70.
heure
[noun]
(hour / time)
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71.
trouver
[verb]
(to find)
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72.
jamais
[adverb]
(never)
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73.
ça
[pronoun]
(that / this / it)
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74.
falloir
[verb]
(to be necessary / must)
Almost always used in the impersonal form il faut (it is necessary / one must). Example: Il faut partir (We/You/One must leave).
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75.
monsieur
[noun]
(mister / gentleman)
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76.
aussi
[adverb]
(also / too)
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77.
regarder
[verb]
(to look at / to watch)
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78.
bon
[adjective]
(good)
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79.
mettre
[verb]
(to put)
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80.
puis
[adverb]
(then / next)
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81.
toujours
[adverb]
(always / still)
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82.
demander
[verb]
(to ask / to request)
No preposition needed for the thing requested: Il demande l'heure (He asks for the time). To ask a question, use poser une question.
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83.
personne
[noun]
(person / nobody)
“Personne” is a common French word that has several meanings. As a noun it means “a person”, but when used as a pronoun it means “no one”, or “nobody”.
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84.
donner
[verb]
(to give)
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85.
fleur
[noun]
(flower)
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86.
seul
[adjective]
(alone / only)
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87.
entendre
[verb]
(to hear / to understand)
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88.
non
[adverb]
(no)
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89.
devoir
[verb]
(to have to / must / to owe)
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90.
te
[pronoun]
(you (singular informal))
The French pronoun te is used instead of tu for the grammatical case corresponding to a direct or indirect object. It is also used as the reflexive second-person singular pronoun.
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91.
croire
[verb]
(to believe / to think)
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92.
celui
[pronoun]
(that one / the one)
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93.
passer
[verb]
(to pass / to spend (time))
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94.
planète
[noun]
(planet)
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95.
comprendre
[verb]
(to understand)
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96.
vers
[preposition]
(towards / around)
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97.
après
[preposition]
(after)
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98.
main
[noun]
(hand)
The French word “main” has the same origin as the Spanish word “mano.” Both come from the Latin word “manus”.
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99.
femme
[noun]
(woman / wife)
The French word “femme” is derived from the Latin word “fēmina.”
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100.
temps
[noun]
(time / weather)
The word “temps” appears in the title of a well-known novel by Marcel Proust: “À la recherche du temps perdu” (In Search of Lost Time).
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101.
laisser
[verb]
(to leave / to let)
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102.
rire
[verb]
(to laugh)
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103.
donc
[conjunction]
(therefore / so)
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104.
nuit
[noun]
(night)
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105.
coup
[noun]
(blow / hit / strike)
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106.
ou
[conjunction]
(or)
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107.
parler
[verb]
(to speak / to talk)
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108.
la
[article]
(the)
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109.
aimer
[verb]
(to like / to love)
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110.
chez
[preposition]
(at the home of / at)
This is a unique French preposition indicating 'at someone's place' or 'at the business/premises of'. Je vais chez Paul (I'm going to Paul's place).
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111.
fois
[noun]
(time (occurrence))
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112.
étoile
[noun]
(star)
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113.
premier
[adjective]
(first)
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114.
ainsi
[adverb]
(thus / so)
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115.
moment
[noun]
(moment)
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116.
œil
[noun]
(eye)
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117.
mort
[adjective]
(dead / death)
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118.
sentir
[verb]
(to feel / to smell)
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119.
connaître
[verb]
(to know (a person, place, etc.))
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120.
air
[noun]
(air / look)
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121.
tête
[noun]
(head)
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122.
oui
[adverb]
(yes)
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123.
trop
[adverb]
(too much / too many)
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124.
quoi
[pronoun]
(what)
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125.
revenir
[verb]
(to come back / to return)
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126.
car
[conjunction]
(because / for)
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127.
nouveau
[adjective]
(new)
You might have encountered the French adjective “nouveau” (new) in the term Art Nouveau, which refers to an artistic and architectural style from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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128.
dont
[pronoun]
(whose / of which / of whom)
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129.
vie
[noun]
(life)
The French word “vie” comes from the Latin word “vīta,” which you might recognize from the expression “curriculum vitae,” frequently abbreviated as CV.
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130.
monde
[noun]
(world / people)
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131.
point
[noun]
(point / dot)
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132.
toi
[pronoun]
(you / you (singular informal))
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133.
déjà
[adverb]
(already)
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134.
devant
[preposition]
(in front of)
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135.
roi
[noun]
(king)
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136.
trois
[number]
(three)
The word “trois” is in the title of a French novel by Alexandre Dumas “Les Trois Mousquetaires” (The Three Musketeers).
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137.
enfant
[noun]
(child)
The French word “enfant” (which means “child”) appears in the first verse of La Marseillaise (the national anthem of France): “Allons enfants de la Patrie..”
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138.
ton
[adjective]
(your (singular informal))
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139.
beau
[adjective]
(beautiful / handsome / nice)
This adjective changes to 'bel' before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or silent h: un bel homme (a handsome man).
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140.
sous
[preposition]
(under)
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141.
ah
[interjection]
(ah)
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142.
notre
[adjective]
(our)
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143.
chercher
[verb]
(to look for / to seek)
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144.
porte
[noun]
(door / gate)
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145.
voix
[noun]
(voice)
The French “voix” can mean “voice” or “vote.” It comes from the Latin word “vōx.”
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146.
terre
[noun]
(earth / land / ground)
The French word “terre” comes from the Latin word “terra”. The English word “terrestrial” has the same etymology, as it also originates from the same Latin root.
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147.
vieux
[adjective]
(old)
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148.
tenir
[verb]
(to hold / to keep)
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149.
quel
[adjective]
(what / which)
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150.
beaucoup
[adverb]
(a lot / much)
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151.
partir
[verb]
(to leave / to depart)
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152.
jusque
[preposition]
(until / up to)
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153.
cinq
[number]
(five)
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154.
pendant
[preposition]
(during)
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155.
cent
[number]
(hundred)
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156.
peine
[noun]
(pain / effort / hardly)
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157.
ouvrir
[verb]
(to open)
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158.
tomber
[verb]
(to fall)
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159.
soleil
[noun]
(sun)
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160.
sembler
[verb]
(to seem / to appear)
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161.
attendre
[verb]
(to wait for)
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162.
soir
[noun]
(evening)
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163.
servir
[verb]
(to serve / to use)
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164.
paraître
[verb]
(to appear / to seem)
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165.
manger
[verb]
(to eat)
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166.
arriver
[verb]
(to arrive / to happen)
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167.
ajouter
[verb]
(to add)
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168.
ami
[noun]
(friend)
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169.
pourquoi
[adverb]
(why)
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170.
ici
[adverb]
(here)
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171.
sortir
[verb]
(to go out / to exit)
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172.
renard
[noun]
(fox)
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173.
entre
[preposition]
(between / among)
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174.
ni
[conjunction]
(neither / nor)
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175.
penser
[verb]
(to think)
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176.
près
[adverb]
(near / close)
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177.
mouton
[noun]
(sheep)
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178.
rester
[verb]
(to stay / to remain)
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179.
mille
[number]
(thousand)
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180.
apercevoir
[verb]
(to perceive / to notice)
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181.
seulement
[adverb]
(only)
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182.
plein
[adjective]
(full / in)
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183.
matin
[noun]
(morning)
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184.
tant
[adverb]
(so much / so many)
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185.
commencer
[verb]
(to begin / to start)
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186.
an
[noun]
(year)
The French word “an” (which means “year”) has the same origin as the Spanish word “año.” Both words come from the same Latin term.
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187.
mère
[noun]
(mother)
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188.
marcher
[verb]
(to walk / to work)
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189.
long
[adjective]
(long)
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190.
quatre
[number]
(four)
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191.
sûr
[adjective]
(sure / certain)
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192.
eux
[pronoun]
(they / them (masculine/mixed))
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193.
évêque
[noun]
(bishop)
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194.
voilà
[adverb]
(here is / there is)
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195.
maintenant
[adverb]
(now)
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196.
finir
[verb]
(to finish)
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197.
vivre
[verb]
(to live)
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198.
question
[noun]
(question)
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199.
eau
[noun]
(water)
The French word “eau” originates from the Latin word “aqua.”
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200.
cause
[noun]
(cause / reason)
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201.
taire
[verb]
(to silence / to keep quiet)
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202.
reprendre
[verb]
(to take back / to resume)
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203.
vrai
[adjective]
(true / real)
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204.
fille
[noun]
(girl / daughter)
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205.
ciel
[noun]
(sky / heaven)
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206.
changer
[verb]
(to change)
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207.
coucher
[verb]
(to lie down / to go to bed)
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208.
votre
[adjective]
(your (plural or formal singular))
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209.
gens
[noun]
(people)
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210.
assez
[adverb]
(enough / quite)
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211.
jeter
[verb]
(to throw)
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212.
longtemps
[adverb]
(a long time)
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213.
cependant
[adverb]
(however / meanwhile)
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214.
mot
[noun]
(word)
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215.
contre
[preposition]
(against)
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216.
porter
[verb]
(to carry / to wear)
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217.
des
[article]
(some / any)
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218.
lorsque
[conjunction]
(when)
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219.
maison
[noun]
(house / home)
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220.
mal
[adverb]
(badly / wrong)
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221.
loin
[adverb]
(far)
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222.
dès
[preposition]
(from / as soon as)
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223.
histoire
[noun]
(story / history)
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224.
gros
[adjective]
(big / fat)
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225.
au
[preposition]
(to the / at the (masculine singular))
The French word “au” is a contraction of the preposition “à” (which means “to” or “at”) and the definite article “le.” When these two words are combined, the resulting contraction means “to the” or “at the”.
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226.
dernier
[adjective]
(last / final)
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227.
fort
[adjective]
(strong / loud)
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228.
arrêter
[verb]
(to stop / to arrest)
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229.
moins
[adverb]
(less / minus)
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230.
entrer
[verb]
(to enter)
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231.
place
[noun]
(place / square / seat)
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232.
mieux
[adverb]
(better)
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233.
minute
[noun]
(minute)
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234.
maire
[noun]
(mayor)
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235.
oublier
[verb]
(to forget)
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236.
comment
[adverb]
(how)
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237.
perdre
[verb]
(to lose)
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238.
idée
[noun]
(idea)
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239.
mer
[noun]
(sea)
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240.
lever
[verb]
(to raise / to lift)
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241.
bras
[noun]
(arm)
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242.
doute
[noun]
(doubt)
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243.
depuis
[preposition]
(since / for)
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244.
raison
[noun]
(reason / right)
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245.
corps
[noun]
(body)
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246.
tel
[adjective]
(such / like)
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247.
aucun
[adjective]
(no / not any)
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248.
sérieux
[adjective]
(serious)
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249.
silence
[noun]
(silence)
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250.
asseoir
[verb]
(to sit down)
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251.
train
[noun]
(train)
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252.
président
[noun]
(president)
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253.
bas
[adjective]
(low / bottom)
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254.
année
[noun]
(year)
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255.
six
[number]
(six)
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256.
pied
[noun]
(foot)
The French word “pied” has the same Latin root as the English word “pedestrian.”
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257.
enfin
[adverb]
(finally / at last)
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258.
descendre
[verb]
(to descend / to go down)
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259.
noir
[adjective]
(black)
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260.
boire
[verb]
(to drink)
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261.
tirer
[verb]
(to pull / to shoot)
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262.
chambre
[noun]
(room / bedroom)
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263.
bruit
[noun]
(noise)
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264.
machine
[noun]
(machine)
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265.
content
[adjective]
(happy / content)
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266.
pleurer
[verb]
(to cry / to weep)
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267.
rentrer
[verb]
(to return / to go home)
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268.
âme
[noun]
(soul)
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269.
avant
[preposition]
(before)
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270.
désert
[noun]
(desert)
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271.
puisque
[conjunction]
(since / as)
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272.
besoin
[noun]
(need)
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273.
emporter
[verb]
(to carry away / to take away)
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274.
haut
[adjective]
(high / tall)
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275.
tour
[noun]
(tower / turn)
The word “tour” is one you will likely see if you travel to Paris. Why? Because of the Eiffel Tower (“La Tour Eiffel” in French).
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276.
quitter
[verb]
(to leave / to quit)
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277.
façon
[noun]
(way / manner)
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278.
bonjour
[noun]
(hello / good morning / good afternoon)
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279.
serpent
[noun]
(snake)
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280.
géographe
[noun]
(geographer)
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281.
droit
[adjective]
(right / straight / law)
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282.
chaque
[adjective]
(each / every)
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283.
baobab
[noun]
(baobab)
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284.
jeune
[adjective]
(young)
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285.
poser
[verb]
(to put / to place / to ask)
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286.
dessin
[noun]
(drawing / design)
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287.
devenir
[verb]
(to become)
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288.
écrire
[verb]
(to write)
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289.
chef
[noun]
(chief / leader / boss)
The French word “chef” is also used in English in the context of culinary arts. This word has a broader meaning in French, as it also refers to a boss or a manager. As a result of this additional meaning, this term ranks highly among the most frequently used French words.
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290.
mourir
[verb]
(to die)
-
291.
fait
[noun]
(fact / deed)
-
292.
écouter
[verb]
(to listen to)
-
293.
doux
[adjective]
(sweet / soft / gentle)
-
294.
esprit
[noun]
(spirit / mind)
-
295.
chacun
[pronoun]
(each one / everyone)
-
296.
rendre
[verb]
(to give back / to make)
-
297.
ma
[adjective]
(my)
-
298.
presque
[adverb]
(almost)
-
299.
bout
[noun]
(end / tip)
-
300.
souvenir
[noun]
(memory / souvenir)
-
301.
fermer
[verb]
(to close)
-
302.
côté
[noun]
(side)
-
303.
chien
[noun]
(dog)
-
304.
rose
[noun]
(rose / pink)
-
305.
tellement
[adverb]
(so / so much)
-
306.
répéter
[verb]
(to repeat)
-
307.
franc
[adjective]
(frank / free)
“Franc” is the name of the currency that was used in France before the adoption of the euro.
-
308.
nom
[noun]
(name)
-
309.
derrière
[preposition]
(behind)
-
310.
part
[noun]
(part / share)
-
311.
maître
[noun]
(master / teacher)
-
312.
du
[preposition]
(of the / from the (masculine singular))
-
313.
souvent
[adverb]
(often)
-
314.
continuer
[verb]
(to continue)
-
315.
lumière
[noun]
(light)
The French word “lumière” means “light”. Here’s an interesting bit of trivia: Paris is sometimes referred to as “la ville lumière” (the City of Light).
-
316.
travail
[noun]
(work / job)
The French word “travail” and the Spanish word “trabajo” come from the same Latin term.
-
317.
visage
[noun]
(face)
-
318.
parce
[conjunction]
(because)
-
319.
suivre
[verb]
(to follow)
-
320.
monter
[verb]
(to go up / to climb)
-
321.
mauvais
[adjective]
(bad)
-
322.
dessiner
[verb]
(to draw)
-
323.
songer
[verb]
(to dream / to think of)
-
324.
million
[number]
(million)
-
325.
affaire
[noun]
(matter / business / affair)
-
326.
sorte
[noun]
(kind / sort)
-
327.
allumeur
[noun]
(lamplighter)
-
328.
oh
[interjection]
(oh)
-
329.
réverbère
[noun]
(streetlamp)
-
330.
heureux
[adjective]
(happy / lucky)
-
331.
peur
[noun]
(fear)
-
332.
pourtant
[adverb]
(yet / however)
-
333.
vingt
[number]
(twenty)
-
334.
important
[adjective]
(important)
-
335.
madame
[noun]
(madam / lady)
-
336.
posséder
[verb]
(to possess / to own)
-
337.
cheveu
[noun]
(hair)
-
338.
vent
[noun]
(wind)
-
339.
avancer
[verb]
(to advance / to move forward)
-
340.
manquer
[verb]
(to miss / to lack)
-
341.
rue
[noun]
(street)
-
342.
garder
[verb]
(to keep / to guard)
-
343.
suite
[noun]
(rest / continuation)
-
344.
pensée
[noun]
(thought)
-
345.
soeur
[noun]
(sister)
-
346.
retourner
[verb]
(to turn over / to return)
-
347.
cœur
[noun]
(heart)
The French word “cœur” (which means “heart”) is generally spelled with a ligature (the two first vowels are combined). This word appears in the name of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre (in the north of Paris).
-
348.
voyage
[noun]
(journey / trip)
-
349.
fenêtre
[noun]
(window)
-
350.
doucement
[adverb]
(softly / gently)
-
351.
sang
[noun]
(blood)
-
352.
fond
[noun]
(bottom / back / depth)
-
353.
exemple
[noun]
(example)
-
354.
crier
[verb]
(to cry out / to shout)
-
355.
table
[noun]
(table)
-
356.
rouge
[adjective]
(red)
-
357.
argent
[noun]
(money / silver)
“Argent” is the French word for “silver” (a precious metal). As a result, this word is also used to refer to money in French.
-
358.
surprendre
[verb]
(to surprise)
-
359.
autour
[preposition]
(around)
-
360.
sourire
[verb]
(to smile)
-
361.
travailler
[verb]
(to work)
-
362.
peuple
[noun]
(people / nation)
If you visit the Louvre museum in Paris, you’ll see the word “peuple” in the title of a famous painting by Eugène Delacroix: “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (Liberty Leading the People).
-
363.
juger
[verb]
(to judge)
-
364.
malgré
[preposition]
(despite / in spite of)
-
365.
dieu
[noun]
(god)
-
366.
lequel
[pronoun]
(which one / whom)
-
367.
sable
[noun]
(sand)
-
368.
raconter
[verb]
(to tell / to recount)
-
369.
mois
[noun]
(month)
-
370.
dormir
[verb]
(to sleep)
-
371.
bête
[noun]
(beast / animal / fool)
-
372.
éteindre
[verb]
(to extinguish / to turn off)
-
373.
rencontrer
[verb]
(to meet / to encounter)
-
374.
certain
[adjective]
(certain / sure)
-
375.
pays
[noun]
(country)
-
376.
payer
[verb]
(to pay)
-
377.
brusquement
[adverb]
(brusquely / abruptly)
-
378.
or
[conjunction]
(now / yet)
-
379.
battre
[verb]
(to beat / to fight)
-
380.
gare
[noun]
(train station)
-
381.
plaisir
[noun]
(pleasure)
-
382.
éclairer
[verb]
(to light up / to illuminate)
-
383.
pareil
[adjective]
(similar / same)
-
384.
debout
[adverb]
(standing / upright)
-
385.
face
[noun]
(face / side)
-
386.
tuer
[verb]
(to kill)
-
387.
reconnaître
[verb]
(to recognize)
-
388.
hasard
[noun]
(chance / random)
-
389.
apprivoiser
[verb]
(to tame)
-
390.
mur
[noun]
(wall)
-
391.
père
[noun]
(father)
-
392.
tandis
[conjunction]
(while / whereas)
-
393.
rat
[noun]
(rat)
-
394.
fin
[noun]
(end)
-
395.
lendemain
[noun]
(next day)
-
396.
pousser
[verb]
(to push / to grow)
-
397.
frère
[noun]
(brother)
The French word “frère” means “brother.” It comes from the Latin word “frāter,” which is also the origin of the English word “fraternity.”
-
398.
ville
[noun]
(city / town)
-
399.
vite
[adverb]
(quickly / fast)
-
400.
une
[article]
(a / an / one)
-
401.
saisir
[verb]
(to seize / to grasp)
-
402.
instant
[noun]
(moment / instant)
-
403.
marche
[noun]
(walk / step / march)
-
404.
lettre
[noun]
(letter)
-
405.
parole
[noun]
(word / speech)
-
406.
épine
[noun]
(thorn)
-
407.
remettre
[verb]
(to put back / to hand over)
-
408.
tourner
[verb]
(to turn)
-
409.
chapeau
[noun]
(hat)
-
410.
endroit
[noun]
(place / spot)
-
411.
apprendre
[verb]
(to learn / to teach)
-
412.
conseiller
[verb]
(to advise / to counsel)
-
413.
montrer
[verb]
(to show)
-
414.
animal
[noun]
(animal)
-
415.
voie
[noun]
(way / path / track)
-
416.
secouer
[verb]
(to shake)
-
417.
marchand
[noun]
(merchant / seller)
-
418.
cour
[noun]
(yard / court)
-
419.
remarquer
[verb]
(to notice / to remark)
-
420.
malheureux
[adjective]
(unhappy / unfortunate)
-
421.
général
[adjective]
(general)
-
422.
afin
[conjunction]
(in order to / so that)
-
423.
milieu
[noun]
(middle / environment)
The word milieu in French word has several meanings: it can mean “the middle” as in “the center”, but it can also mean the “background” someone comes from.
-
424.
recevoir
[verb]
(to receive)
-
425.
fou
[adjective]
(crazy / mad)
-
426.
blanc
[adjective]
(white)
-
427.
lit
[noun]
(bed)
-
428.
âge
[noun]
(age)
-
429.
boa
[noun]
(boa)
-
430.
oser
[verb]
(to dare)
-
431.
juge
[noun]
(judge)
-
432.
ressembler
[verb]
(to resemble / to look like)
-
433.
attacher
[verb]
(to attach / to tie)
-
434.
simplement
[adverb]
(simply)
-
435.
herbe
[noun]
(grass)
-
436.
gagner
[verb]
(to win / to earn)
-
437.
charger
[verb]
(to load / to charge)
-
438.
ancien
[adjective]
(ancient / old (former))
-
439.
effet
[noun]
(effect / result)
-
440.
lieu
[noun]
(place / spot)
-
441.
coin
[noun]
(corner)
-
442.
hein
[interjection]
(huh? / eh?)
-
443.
cacher
[verb]
(to hide)
-
444.
reste
[noun]
(rest / remainder)
-
445.
fable
[noun]
(fable)
-
446.
autant
[adverb]
(as much / as many)
-
447.
maman
[noun]
(mom / mommy)
-
448.
fatiguer
[verb]
(to tire)
-
449.
avocat
[noun]
(lawyer / avocado)
-
450.
réveiller
[verb]
(to wake up)
-
451.
sujet
[noun]
(subject / topic)
-
452.
demi
[adjective]
(half)
-
453.
ensuite
[adverb]
(then / next)
-
454.
découvrir
[verb]
(to discover)
-
455.
travers
[noun]
(through / across)
-
456.
frapper
[verb]
(to hit / to knock)
-
457.
livre
[noun]
(book / pound)
The French word “livre” originates from the Latin word “liber.” So does the English word “library.”
-
458.
refuser
[verb]
(to refuse)
-
459.
profond
[adjective]
(deep / profound)
-
460.
juste
[adjective]
(just / fair / right)
-
461.
cas
[noun]
(case)
-
462.
déjeuner
[noun]
(lunch / breakfast)
-
463.
tantôt
[adverb]
(soon / in a little while)
-
464.
cou
[noun]
(neck)
-
465.
difficile
[adjective]
(difficult)
-
466.
salle
[noun]
(room / hall)
-
467.
endormir
[verb]
(to put to sleep)
-
468.
oeil
[noun]
(eye)
-
469.
larme
[noun]
(tear)
-
470.
épaule
[noun]
(shoulder)
-
471.
froid
[adjective]
(cold)
-
472.
pauvre
[adjective]
(poor)
The meaning changes with position: un homme pauvre (a poor man - no money), but un pauvre homme (a poor/unfortunate man - pitiable).
-
473.
procureur
[noun]
(prosecutor)
-
474.
tard
[adverb]
(late)
-
475.
trente
[number]
(thirty)
-
476.
occuper
[verb]
(to occupy / to take up)
-
477.
danger
[noun]
(danger)
-
478.
poche
[noun]
(pocket)
-
479.
bonhomme
[noun]
(fellow / man)
-
480.
pencher
[verb]
(to lean / to tilt)
-
481.
ordre
[noun]
(order / command)
-
482.
ceci
[pronoun]
(this)
-
483.
champ
[noun]
(field / area)
If you visit Paris, you will certainly see the word “champ” because of the Champs-Élysées, the most famous avenue in the city.
-
484.
montagne
[noun]
(mountain)
-
485.
lentement
[adverb]
(slowly)
-
486.
fortune
[noun]
(fortune / luck)
-
487.
tendre
[adjective]
(tender / soft)
-
488.
signifier
[verb]
(to signify / to mean)
-
489.
force
[noun]
(strength / force)
-
490.
cheval
[noun]
(horse)
-
491.
lion
[noun]
(lion)
-
492.
journée
[noun]
(day (duration))
-
493.
quelquefois
[adverb]
(sometimes)
-
494.
témoin
[noun]
(witness)
-
495.
envie
[noun]
(desire / envy / craving)
-
496.
repartir
[verb]
(to leave again / to set off again)
-
497.
ordonner
[verb]
(to order / to command)
-
498.
faute
[noun]
(fault / mistake / lack)
-
499.
sept
[number]
(seven)
-
500.
suffire
[verb]
(to suffice / to be enough)
-
501.
promener
[verb]
(to walk / to stroll)
-
502.
réussir
[verb]
(to succeed)
-
503.
louer
[verb]
(to rent / to praise)
-
504.
amour
[noun]
(love)
-
505.
vérité
[noun]
(truth)
-
506.
village
[noun]
(village)
-
507.
revoir
[verb]
(to see again)
-
508.
chanter
[verb]
(to sing)
-
509.
plage
[noun]
(beach)
-
510.
oiseau
[noun]
(bird)
-
511.
ensemble
[adverb]
(together)
-
512.
ci
[adverb]
(here)
-
513.
vider
[verb]
(to empty)
-
514.
dehors
[adverb]
(outside)
-
515.
cri
[noun]
(cry / shout)
-
516.
énorme
[adjective]
(enormous / huge)
-
517.
sueur
[noun]
(sweat)
-
518.
grâce
[noun]
(grace / thanks to)
-
519.
joli
[adjective]
(pretty / nice)
-
520.
misérable
[adjective]
(miserable / wretched)
-
521.
état
[noun]
(state / condition / state)
-
522.
plaire
[verb]
(to please)
-
523.
couleur
[noun]
(color)
-
524.
éviter
[verb]
(to avoid)
-
525.
sœur
[noun]
(sister)
-
526.
choisir
[verb]
(to choose)
-
527.
prison
[noun]
(prison)
-
528.
présent
[adjective]
(present)
-
529.
coeur
[noun]
(heart)
-
530.
guerre
[noun]
(war)
-
531.
décider
[verb]
(to decide)
-
532.
demeurer
[verb]
(to live / to remain)
-
533.
présence
[noun]
(presence)
-
534.
semaine
[noun]
(week)
The French word “semaine” comes from the late Latin word “septimāna”, itself derived from the Latin word “septimus” meaning “seventh”.
-
535.
triste
[adjective]
(sad)
-
536.
regard
[noun]
(look / gaze)
-
537.
sa
[adjective]
(his / her / its)
-
538.
considérer
[verb]
(to consider)
-
539.
habiter
[verb]
(to live / to inhabit)
-
540.
vendre
[verb]
(to sell)
-
541.
soin
[noun]
(care / attention)
-
542.
explorateur
[noun]
(explorer)
-
543.
poursuivre
[verb]
(to pursue / to continue)
-
544.
retrouver
[verb]
(to find again / to meet up)
-
545.
vif
[adjective]
(lively / quick)
-
546.
feu
[noun]
(fire)
-
547.
combien
[adverb]
(how much / how many)
-
548.
lire
[verb]
(to read)
-
549.
instruction
[noun]
(instruction / education)
-
550.
justement
[adverb]
(precisely / just)
-
551.
désir
[noun]
(desire)
-
552.
deviner
[verb]
(to guess / to divine)
-
553.
chemin
[noun]
(path / way)
-
554.
préparer
[verb]
(to prepare)
-
555.
globe
[noun]
(globe)
-
556.
expliquer
[verb]
(to explain)
-
557.
quant
[adverb]
(as for)
-
558.
volcan
[noun]
(volcano)
-
559.
effort
[noun]
(effort)
-
560.
abandonner
[verb]
(to abandon / to give up)
-
561.
sonner
[verb]
(to ring / to sound)
-
562.
plaindre
[verb]
(to complain / to pity)
-
563.
bâiller
[verb]
(to yawn)
-
564.
mêler
[verb]
(to mix / to mingle)
-
565.
bouche
[noun]
(mouth)
-
566.
large
[adjective]
(wide / broad)
-
567.
tort
[noun]
(wrong / fault)
-
568.
empêcher
[verb]
(to prevent / to stop)
-
569.
causer
[verb]
(to cause / to chat)
-
570.
route
[noun]
(road / route)
-
571.
trésor
[noun]
(treasure)
-
572.
puits
[noun]
(well (water))
-
573.
voyageur
[noun]
(traveler)
-
574.
aiguilleur
[noun]
(railway pointsman)
-
575.
espèce
[noun]
(species / kind)
-
576.
vaniteux
[adjective]
(vain)
-
577.
déclarer
[verb]
(to declare)
-
578.
soulever
[verb]
(to lift / to raise)
-
579.
voler
[verb]
(to fly / to steal)
-
580.
huit
[number]
(eight)
-
581.
souffrir
[verb]
(to suffer)
-
582.
portière
[noun]
(car door)
-
583.
front
[noun]
(forehead / front)
-
584.
arracher
[verb]
(to pull up / to tear off)
-
585.
concierge
[noun]
(janitor / doorman)
-
586.
égal
[adjective]
(equal)
-
587.
relever
[verb]
(to raise / to pick up)
-
588.
blé
[noun]
(wheat / corn)
-
589.
voici
[adverb]
(here is / here are)
-
590.
mouvement
[noun]
(movement)
-
591.
voiture
[noun]
(car / carriage)
-
592.
papier
[noun]
(paper)
-
593.
fourmi
[noun]
(ant)
-
594.
forme
[noun]
(form / shape)
-
595.
adieu
[noun]
(farewell)
-
596.
remuer
[verb]
(to move / to stir)
-
597.
bouger
[verb]
(to move)
-
598.
lent
[adjective]
(slow)
-
599.
liberté
[noun]
(freedom / liberty)
The French word “liberté” appears in the motto of the French Republic: “Liberté, égalité, fraternité.”
-
600.
moyen
[adjective]
(mean / average / middle)
-
601.
sage
[adjective]
(wise / good (child))
-
602.
trembler
[verb]
(to tremble / to shake)
-
603.
durer
[verb]
(to last)
-
604.
imaginer
[verb]
(to imagine)
-
605.
esclave
[noun]
(slave)
-
606.
échapper
[verb]
(to escape)
-
607.
souffler
[verb]
(to blow)
-
608.
entier
[adjective]
(entire / whole)
-
609.
garçon
[noun]
(boy / waiter)
-
610.
éclater
[verb]
(to burst / to break out)
-
611.
inconnu
[adjective]
(unknown)
-
612.
charge
[noun]
(charge / load / responsibility)
-
613.
traiter
[verb]
(to treat)
-
614.
mécanicien
[noun]
(mechanic)
-
615.
souhaiter
[verb]
(to wish / to hope)
-
616.
traîner
[verb]
(to drag / to hang around)
-
617.
détail
[noun]
(detail)
-
618.
défaut
[noun]
(defect / fault)
-
619.
consigne
[noun]
(instruction / deposit)
-
620.
douter
[verb]
(to doubt)
-
621.
vide
[adjective]
(empty)
-
622.
lampe
[noun]
(lamp)
-
623.
allumer
[verb]
(to light / to turn on)
-
624.
âne
[noun]
(donkey)
-
625.
drôle
[adjective]
(funny / strange)
-
626.
promettre
[verb]
(to promise)
-
627.
astéroïde
[noun]
(asteroid)
-
628.
conscience
[noun]
(conscience / consciousness)
-
629.
retenir
[verb]
(to retain / to hold back)
-
630.
sommeil
[noun]
(sleep)
-
631.
crime
[noun]
(crime)
-
632.
menacer
[verb]
(to threaten)
-
633.
tromper
[verb]
(to deceive / to cheat)
-
634.
hâter
[verb]
(to hurry / to hasten)
-
635.
sens
[noun]
(sense / meaning / direction)
-
636.
faim
[noun]
(hunger)
-
637.
service
[noun]
(service / department)
-
638.
ombre
[noun]
(shadow / shade)
-
639.
unique
[adjective]
(unique / single)
-
640.
achever
[verb]
(to complete / to finish)
-
641.
huissier
[noun]
(usher / bailiff)
-
642.
exister
[verb]
(to exist)
-
643.
chance
[noun]
(luck / chance)
-
644.
rêve
[noun]
(dream)
-
645.
moindre
[adjective]
(lesser / slightest)
-
646.
propre
[adjective]
(clean / own)
-
647.
simple
[adjective]
(simple / plain)
-
648.
couteau
[noun]
(knife)
-
649.
numéro
[noun]
(number)
-
650.
logis
[noun]
(dwelling / lodging)
-
651.
serrer
[verb]
(to press / to tighten)
-
652.
dos
[noun]
(back)
-
653.
pâle
[adjective]
(pale)
-
654.
geste
[noun]
(gesture / action)
-
655.
précis
[adjective]
(precise / accurate)
-
656.
soif
[noun]
(thirst)
-
657.
surtout
[adverb]
(especially / above all)
-
658.
quarante
[number]
(forty)
-
659.
oreille
[noun]
(ear)
-
660.
camarade
[noun]
(comrade / friend)
-
661.
aigle
[noun]
(eagle)
-
662.
enlever
[verb]
(to remove / to take off / to kidnap)
-
663.
public
[adjective]
(public)
-
664.
essayer
[verb]
(to try)
-
665.
prononcer
[verb]
(to pronounce)
-
666.
humain
[adjective]
(human)
-
667.
mystérieux
[adjective]
(mysterious)
-
668.
nu
[adjective]
(naked / bare)
-
669.
troisième
[adjective]
(third)
-
670.
parmi
[preposition]
(among / amongst)
-
671.
acheter
[verb]
(to buy)
-
672.
jardin
[noun]
(garden)
“Jardin” is a word you’ll see when you open a map of Paris. The “Jardin des Tuileries” (Tuileries Garden) and the “Jardin du Luxembourg” (Luxembourg Garden) are two very nice public parks in the city center.
-
673.
obliger
[verb]
(to oblige / to force)
-
674.
vraiment
[adverb]
(really / truly)
-
675.
aveugle
[adjective]
(blind)
-
676.
plupart
[noun]
(most / majority)
-
677.
dame
[noun]
(lady / woman)
-
678.
second
[adjective]
(second)
-
679.
buveur
[noun]
(drinker)
-
680.
philosophe
[noun]
(philosopher)
-
681.
élever
[verb]
(to raise / to educate)
-
682.
sombre
[adjective]
(dark / gloomy)
-
683.
cesser
[verb]
(to cease / to stop)
-
684.
occasion
[noun]
(occasion / opportunity)
-
685.
mari
[noun]
(husband)
-
686.
approcher
[verb]
(to approach)
-
687.
couper
[verb]
(to cut)
-
688.
intérêt
[noun]
(interest)
-
689.
demain
[adverb]
(tomorrow)
-
690.
offrir
[verb]
(to offer / to give)
-
691.
bizarre
[adjective]
(bizarre / strange)
-
692.
verre
[noun]
(glass)
-
693.
obéir
[verb]
(to obey)
-
694.
permettre
[verb]
(to permit / to allow)
-
695.
jouer
[verb]
(to play)
The French verb “jouer” means “to play.” It has the same Latin origin as the verb “jugar” in Spanish.
-
696.
bureau
[noun]
(desk / office)
-
697.
clair
[adjective]
(clear / light)
-
698.
refermer
[verb]
(to close again)
-
699.
ennemi
[noun]
(enemy)
-
700.
mémoire
[noun]
(memory)
-
701.
reparaître
[verb]
(to reappear)
-
702.
fièvre
[noun]
(fever)
-
703.
honneur
[noun]
(honor)
-
704.
réfléchir
[verb]
(to reflect / to think)
-
705.
dent
[noun]
(tooth)
-
706.
fatigue
[noun]
(tiredness / fatigue)
-
707.
hier
[adverb]
(yesterday)
-
708.
fils
[noun]
(son)
-
709.
goutte
[noun]
(drop)
-
710.
lèvre
[noun]
(lip)
-
711.
repas
[noun]
(meal)
-
712.
joie
[noun]
(joy / happiness)
-
713.
ailleurs
[adverb]
(elsewhere)
-
714.
souper
[noun]
(supper)
-
715.
interroger
[verb]
(to question / to interrogate)
-
716.
souffle
[noun]
(breath / wind)
-
717.
arbre
[noun]
(tree)
-
718.
autrui
[pronoun]
(others / other people)
-
719.
partie
[noun]
(part / game / party)
-
720.
entrée
[noun]
(entrance / entry / starter)
The French word “entrée” is used in the U.S. to refer to the main course of a meal. In French, however, it refers to the first course of a meal. This word has other additional meanings in French: for instance, it can mean “entrance.”
-
721.
lueur
[noun]
(gleam / flicker)
-
722.
méchant
[adjective]
(mean / wicked)
-
723.
moquer
[verb]
(to mock / to make fun of)
-
724.
faux
[adjective]
(false / wrong)
-
725.
prier
[verb]
(to pray / to ask)
-
726.
rein
[noun]
(kidney / back)
-
727.
express
[adjective]
(express)
-
728.
morceau
[noun]
(piece / bit)
-
729.
courir
[verb]
(to run)
-
730.
garde
[noun]
(guard / keeping)
-
731.
cesse
[noun]
(ceasing / stopping)
-
732.
calme
[adjective]
(calm / quiet)
-
733.
extraordinaire
[adjective]
(extraordinary)
-
734.
traverser
[verb]
(to cross)
-
735.
voisin
[adjective]
(neighboring)
-
736.
bonté
[noun]
(goodness / kindness)
-
737.
sauter
[verb]
(to jump / to skip)
-
738.
déranger
[verb]
(to disturb / to bother)
-
739.
moitié
[noun]
(half)
-
740.
chaud
[adjective]
(hot / warm)
-
741.
pièce
[noun]
(piece / room / coin / play)
-
742.
meilleur
[adjective]
(better / best)
-
743.
image
[noun]
(image / picture)
-
744.
poésie
[noun]
(poetry)
-
745.
écrier
[verb]
(to exclaim / to cry out)
-
746.
aider
[verb]
(to help)
-
747.
grave
[adjective]
(serious / grave)
-
748.
craindre
[verb]
(to fear)
-
749.
rappeler
[verb]
(to call back / to remind)
-
750.
doigt
[noun]
(finger / toe)
-
751.
ouvrier
[noun]
(worker)
-
752.
soulager
[verb]
(to relieve / to ease)
-
753.
briser
[verb]
(to break / to shatter)
-
754.
cabinet
[noun]
(cabinet / office)
-
755.
bois
[noun]
(wood / forest)
The French word “bois” means “wood” (both in the sense of the material and in the sense of an area with lots of trees). Just as New York has Central Park, Paris has two large forested areas on each side of the city: the Bois de Boulogne (west of Paris) and the Bois de Vincennes (east of Paris).
-
756.
divers
[adjective]
(various / diverse)
-
757.
régner
[verb]
(to reign / to rule)
-
758.
départ
[noun]
(departure / start)
-
759.
chasser
[verb]
(to hunt / to chase away)
-
760.
poule
[noun]
(hen)
-
761.
différent
[adjective]
(different)
-
762.
installer
[verb]
(to install / to settle)
-
763.
étonner
[verb]
(to astonish / to surprise)
-
764.
poulie
[noun]
(pulley)
-
765.
drap
[noun]
(sheet / cloth)
-
766.
détourner
[verb]
(to divert / to turn away)
-
767.
monseigneur
[noun]
(monseigneur / lord)
-
768.
onze
[number]
(eleven)
-
769.
magnifique
[adjective]
(magnificent / wonderful)
-
770.
preuve
[noun]
(proof / evidence)
-
771.
membre
[noun]
(member / limb)
-
772.
confier
[verb]
(to entrust / to confide)
-
773.
annoncer
[verb]
(to announce)
-
774.
autrefois
[adverb]
(formerly / in the past)
-
775.
manière
[noun]
(manner / way)
-
776.
régulièrement
[adverb]
(regularly)
-
777.
juré
[noun]
(juror)
-
778.
bec
[noun]
(beak / spout)
-
779.
honte
[noun]
(shame / disgrace)
-
780.
baisser
[verb]
(to lower / to drop)
-
781.
compagnie
[noun]
(company / companionship)
-
782.
grandir
[verb]
(to grow up / to grow)
-
783.
désormais
[adverb]
(henceforth / from now on)
-
784.
guère
[adverb]
(hardly / scarcely)
-
785.
hésiter
[verb]
(to hesitate)
-
786.
semblable
[adjective]
(similar / like)
-
787.
qualité
[noun]
(quality)
-
788.
véritable
[adjective]
(true / genuine)
-
789.
frais
[adjective]
(fresh / cool / costs)
-
790.
voyager
[verb]
(to travel)
-
791.
riche
[adjective]
(rich)
-
792.
nature
[noun]
(nature)
-
793.
libre
[adjective]
(free)
-
794.
figure
[noun]
(face / figure)
-
795.
mentir
[verb]
(to lie)
-
796.
respirer
[verb]
(to breathe)
-
797.
agir
[verb]
(to act / to behave)
-
798.
ouvrage
[noun]
(work / craft)
-
799.
cet
[adjective]
(this / that (masculine singular))
-
800.
secousse
[noun]
(shake / jolt)
-
801.
surprise
[noun]
(surprise)
-
802.
pot
[noun]
(pot / jar / drink)
-
803.
autorité
[noun]
(authority)
-
804.
apporter
[verb]
(to bring)
-
805.
entretenir
[verb]
(to maintain / to converse)
-
806.
soi
[pronoun]
(oneself / itself / himself / herself / themselves)
-
807.
foi
[noun]
(faith / belief)
-
808.
étrange
[adjective]
(strange / foreign)
-
809.
désirer
[verb]
(to desire / to wish for)
-
810.
auteur
[noun]
(author)
-
811.
chaise
[noun]
(chair)
-
812.
hem
[interjection]
(hem / ahem)
-
813.
somme
[noun]
(sum / nap)
-
814.
fontaine
[noun]
(fountain)
-
815.
casser
[verb]
(to break)
-
816.
visite
[noun]
(visit)
-
817.
bagne
[noun]
(prison camp)
-
818.
exact
[adjective]
(exact / precise)
-
819.
accepter
[verb]
(to accept)
-
820.
gendarme
[noun]
(gendarme / policeman)
-
821.
prêt
[adjective]
(ready / lent)
The French adjective “prêt” means “ready.” If you go clothes shopping in France, you might see this word in the compound term prêt-à-porter (which literally means “ready-to-wear”) as opposed to haute couture, which is custom-made and tailored for the individual.
-
822.
dur
[adjective]
(hard / tough)
-
823.
ligne
[noun]
(line)
-
824.
chute
[noun]
(fall / drop)
-
825.
intérieur
[adjective]
(interior / inside)
-
826.
étranger
[adjective]
(foreign / stranger)
-
827.
corbeau
[noun]
(crow / raven)
-
828.
singulier
[adjective]
(singular / strange)
-
829.
compter
[verb]
(to count / to matter)
-
830.
saluer
[verb]
(to greet / to salute)
-
831.
naturel
[adjective]
(natural)
-
832.
mien
[pronoun]
(mine)
-
833.
contraire
[adjective]
(contrary / opposite)
-
834.
ménage
[noun]
(household / cleaning)
-
835.
mener
[verb]
(to lead / to conduct)
-
836.
tas
[noun]
(pile / heap)
-
837.
faible
[adjective]
(weak)
-
838.
paysan
[noun]
(peasant / farmer)
-
839.
recommencer
[verb]
(to restart / to begin again)
-
840.
sourd
[adjective]
(deaf)
-
841.
confus
[adjective]
(confused / indistinct)
-
842.
quinze
[number]
(fifteen)
-
843.
invisible
[adjective]
(invisible)
-
844.
présenter
[verb]
(to present / to introduce)
-
845.
vitesse
[noun]
(speed)
-
846.
vieillard
[noun]
(old man)
-
847.
tranquille
[adjective]
(calm / quiet / peaceful)
-
848.
examiner
[verb]
(to examine / to inspect)
-
849.
grelot
[noun]
(bell / jingle)
-
850.
patience
[noun]
(patience)
-
851.
brûler
[verb]
(to burn)
-
852.
rayonnement
[noun]
(radiation / shining)
-
853.
jambe
[noun]
(leg)
-
854.
objet
[noun]
(object / purpose)
-
855.
volonté
[noun]
(will / willpower)
-
856.
continuel
[adjective]
(continual / continuous)
-
857.
compte
[noun]
(account / count)
-
858.
graine
[noun]
(seed)
-
859.
impression
[noun]
(impression / feeling)
-
860.
entourer
[verb]
(to surround / to encircle)
-
861.
évoquer
[verb]
(to evoke / to mention)
-
862.
rencontre
[noun]
(meeting / encounter)
-
863.
davantage
[adverb]
(more / further)
-
864.
impossible
[adjective]
(impossible)
-
865.
colère
[noun]
(anger / wrath)
-
866.
meunier
[noun]
(miller)
-
867.
contenter
[verb]
(to satisfy / to please)
-
868.
couple
[noun]
(couple / pair)
-
869.
justice
[noun]
(justice)
-
870.
douceur
[noun]
(sweetness / softness)
-
871.
marteau
[noun]
(hammer)
-
872.
réflexion
[noun]
(reflection / thought)
-
873.
prolonger
[verb]
(to prolong / to extend)
-
874.
enfoncer
[verb]
(to push in / to sink)
-
875.
douze
[number]
(twelve)
-
876.
deuxième
[adjective]
(second)
-
877.
gêner
[verb]
(to bother / to embarrass)
-
878.
avouer
[verb]
(to confess / to admit)
-
879.
joue
[noun]
(cheek)
-
880.
lait
[noun]
(milk)
-
881.
rougir
[verb]
(to blush / to redden)
-
882.
dresser
[verb]
(to train / to erect / to lay (a table))
-
883.
prêtre
[noun]
(priest)
-
884.
bleu
[adjective]
(blue)
-
885.
apparaître
[verb]
(to appear)
-
886.
métier
[noun]
(profession / trade / job)
-
887.
veiller
[verb]
(to watch over / to stay awake)
-
888.
véritablement
[adverb]
(truly / genuinely)
-
889.
flambeau
[noun]
(torch / light)
-
890.
miroir
[noun]
(mirror)
-
891.
digne
[adjective]
(worthy / dignified)
-
892.
importance
[noun]
(importance)
-
893.
toucher
[verb]
(to touch / to affect)
-
894.
chapitre
[noun]
(chapter)
-
895.
vague
[adjective]
(vague / wave)
-
896.
dix
[number]
(ten)
-
897.
hors
[preposition]
(outside / except for)
-
898.
pain
[noun]
(bread)
-
899.
inutile
[adjective]
(useless / unnecessary)
-
900.
gronder
[verb]
(to scold / to growl)
-
901.
foyer
[noun]
(fireplace / home / focus)
-
902.
redresser
[verb]
(to straighten up / to rectify)
-
903.
mince
[adjective]
(thin / slim)
-
904.
panier
[noun]
(basket)
-
905.
ridicule
[adjective]
(ridiculous)
-
906.
plusieurs
[adjective]
(several)
-
907.
former
[verb]
(to form / to train)
-
908.
géant
[adjective]
(giant / huge)
-
909.
voleur
[noun]
(thief / robber)
-
910.
journal
[noun]
(newspaper / journal)
-
911.
partage
[noun]
(sharing / division)
-
912.
conter
[verb]
(to tell / to relate)
-
913.
sot
[adjective]
(silly / foolish)
-
914.
onde
[noun]
(wave)
-
915.
armée
[noun]
(army)
-
916.
bougie
[noun]
(candle / spark plug)
-
917.
conducteur
[noun]
(driver / conductor)
-
918.
consoler
[verb]
(to console / to comfort)
-
919.
dîner
[noun]
(dinner)
-
920.
disparaître
[verb]
(to disappear)
-
921.
clarté
[noun]
(clarity / brightness)
-
922.
sentiment
[noun]
(feeling / sentiment)
-
923.
conduite
[noun]
(behavior / conduct)
-
924.
époque
[noun]
(period / era / time)
-
925.
patte
[noun]
(paw / leg (animal))
-
926.
renvoyer
[verb]
(to send back / to dismiss)
-
927.
naître
[verb]
(to be born)
-
928.
secret
[adjective]
(secret)
-
929.
quai
[noun]
(quay / platform)
-
930.
cigarette
[noun]
(cigarette)
-
931.
marier
[verb]
(to marry)
-
932.
trait
[noun]
(line / feature / dash)
-
933.
tôt
[adverb]
(early / soon)
-
934.
gémir
[verb]
(to moan / to groan)
-
935.
bouteille
[noun]
(bottle)
-
936.
mélancolie
[noun]
(melancholy)
-
937.
familier
[adjective]
(familiar)
-
938.
complet
[adjective]
(complete / full)
-
939.
monarque
[noun]
(monarch)
-
940.
plutôt
[adverb]
(rather)
-
941.
étaler
[verb]
(to spread out / to display)
-
942.
chatte
[noun]
(female cat)
-
943.
foule
[noun]
(crowd)
-
944.
bonheur
[noun]
(happiness / luck)
-
945.
aventure
[noun]
(adventure)
-
946.
os
[noun]
(bone)
-
947.
fier
[adjective]
(proud)
-
948.
enfermer
[verb]
(to lock up / to confine)
-
949.
ouvert
[adjective]
(open)
-
950.
dedans
[adverb]
(inside)
-
951.
lourd
[adjective]
(heavy)
-
952.
intéressant
[adjective]
(interesting)
-
953.
repos
[noun]
(rest / repose)
-
954.
société
[noun]
(society / company)
-
955.
récit
[noun]
(story / account)
-
956.
trottoir
[noun]
(sidewalk / pavement)
-
957.
conduire
[verb]
(to drive / to lead)
-
958.
rapprocher
[verb]
(to bring closer / to reconcile)
-
959.
cher
[adjective]
(dear / expensive)
The meaning changes with position: une voiture chère (an expensive car), but mon cher ami (my dear friend).
-
960.
plaisanterie
[noun]
(joke / pleasantry)
-
961.
cadeau
[noun]
(gift / present)
-
962.
amuser
[verb]
(to amuse / to entertain)
-
963.
résoudre
[verb]
(to resolve / to solve)
-
964.
terreur
[noun]
(terror / dread)
-
965.
ôter
[verb]
(to remove / to take off)
-
966.
détruire
[verb]
(to destroy)
-
967.
emmener
[verb]
(to take (someone) / to lead away)
-
968.
lieue
[noun]
(league (unit of distance))
-
969.
observer
[verb]
(to observe / to watch)
-
970.
bord
[noun]
(edge / border / shore)
-
971.
clef
[noun]
(key / wrench)
-
972.
genou
[noun]
(knee)
-
973.
langage
[noun]
(language)
-
974.
presser
[verb]
(to press / to urge)
-
975.
lâcher
[verb]
(to release / to let go)
-
976.
avaler
[verb]
(to swallow)
-
977.
profondément
[adverb]
(deeply / profoundly)
-
978.
muselière
[noun]
(muzzle)
-
979.
distinguer
[verb]
(to distinguish)
-
980.
vitre
[noun]
(windowpane / glass)
-
981.
éprouver
[verb]
(to feel / to experience / to test)
-
982.
intelligent
[adjective]
(intelligent)
-
983.
sauver
[verb]
(to save)
-
984.
constater
[verb]
(to note / to ascertain)
-
985.
cours
[noun]
(course / class / flow)
-
986.
arbuste
[noun]
(shrub / bush)
-
987.
léger
[adjective]
(light / slight)
-
988.
parvenir
[verb]
(to reach / to arrive at)
-
989.
attirer
[verb]
(to attract / to draw)
-
990.
responsable
[adjective]
(responsible)
-
991.
seconde
[noun]
(second)
-
992.
piquer
[verb]
(to prick / to sting / to bite)
-
993.
honnête
[adjective]
(honest / decent)
-
994.
retour
[noun]
(return)
-
995.
vol
[noun]
(flight / theft)
-
996.
clore
[verb]
(to close / to conclude)
-
997.
arranger
[verb]
(to arrange / to fix)
-
998.
troupe
[noun]
(troop / company / band)
-
999.
importer
[verb]
(to import / to matter)
-
1000.
malheur
[noun]
(misfortune / unhappiness)