A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

2824 opérateur operator

2825 camarade friend, comrade, pal, mate

2826 traduction translation

2827 compréhension understanding, comprehension

2828 réglementation regulation

2833 folie madness, folly, insanity

2834 terrorisme terrorism

2835 illusion illusion

2836 portefeuille wallet

2839 clôture enclosure; termination, closure

2842 télécommunication telecommunication

2843 désaccord disagreement, discord, conflict

2844 uranium uranium

2845 aliment food

2846 alimentation diet, food, groceries, supply

2847 pomme apple

2848 ingénieur engineer

2853 larme tear

2855 cigarette cigarette

2856 vallée valley

2860 entrevue meeting, interview

2861 ressort spring; resort;

spirit

2863 opportunité opportunity, timeliness

2864 robe dress

2865 plaque plate, tag, plaque

2868 piège trap

2871 refuge refuge

2873 pente slope

2874 album album

2877 spectateur member of the audience, spectator, onlooker

2878 axe axis, axle, main line

2879 chasseur hunter, fighter, page, messenger

2881 peinture painting, paint, picture

2882 déchet scrap, waste, trash, garbage

2884 grand-chose not very much

2886 affiche poster, public notice, bill

2887 massacre massacre, slaughter

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2888 actualité current events, news

2891 marine marine, navy

2892 cadavre corpse

2893 fleuve river

2894 toit roof

2896 transparence transparency

2899 fondateur founder

2900 charte charter

2901 productivité productivity

2902 succession succession

2907 consentement consent

2908 chapeau hat

2910 mythe myth

2911 alternative alternative, choice

2913 scrutin ballot, poll

2914 culpabilité guilt

2917 introduction introduction

2920 pétition petition

2922 ordonnance

prescription, organization, edict, ruling

2923 aile wing, sail, blade

2924 température temperature

2925 coupe bowl, dish, cut

2926 rayon ray, beam, radius; department, section, shelf

2927 lèvre lip

2929 boulot work, job

2931 colonne column

2935 charbon coal

2937 colline hill

2938 poésie poetry

2940 transaction transaction

2941 extrémité end, extremity

2943 économiste economist

2944 banlieue suburbs, outskirts

2947 calendrier calendar

2948 repas meal

2949 cul bum, arse, ass

2952 paradis paradise, heaven

2955 tourisme tourism, sightseeing

2956 démonstration demonstration

2958 infraction offence, infringement, infraction

2959 tir fire, shot, launch

2960 envoi sending, dispatching

2961 arrangement arrangement, layout, order, agreement

2964 danse dance, dancing

2967 genou knee

2969 péril peril

2970 préférence preference, preferably

2972 rentrée reopening, return, start

2974 monopole monopoly

2976 incendie fire, blaze

2977 proximité proximity, nearness, closeness

2978 hélicoptère helicopter

2979 bouteille bottle

2980 championnat championship

2983 entité entity

2986 mélange mixing, mixture, blend

2987 pourcentage percentage, commission, cut

2988 permis license, permit, permitted

2993 super great

2998 sagesse wisdom, moderation

2999 baiser kiss

3001 enfer hell

3002 pilote pilot, experimental

3004 objection objection

3005 correction correction

3006 vocation vocation, calling

3007 facture invoice, bill

3009 luxe luxury

3010 nomination appointment, nomination

3011 poster poster

3012 bar bar

3015 gueule mouth, trap

3017 sympathie liking, warmth, friendship, sympathy

3020 copain friend, buddy, mate

3023 compagnon companion, craftsman, journeyman

3024 déroulement development, progress

3029 matinée morning

3031 poème

poem

3032 bassin bowl, basin

3035 rage rage, fury, rabies

3036 enregistrement recording, registration, check-in, logging

3041 dictature dictatorship

3042 acheteur buyer, purchaser

3044 édifice building

3045 lot share, prize, lot

3046 fondement foundation

3048 fournisseur supplier, provider

3049 détriment detriment

3052 élimination elimination

3054 col collar, mountain pass

3057 résidence residence, block of flats

3058 dedans inside, indoors

3062 patience patience

3064 classement classification, ranking

3065 arrestation arrest

3067 ancêtre ancestor, forerunner

3068 intensité intensity

3069 grandeur size, greatness

3070 entraînement training, coaching, drive

3073 pollution pollution

3075 attribution awarding, allocation, assignment, attribution

3076 caméra camera

3079 ère era

3080 rappel reminder, summary, recall, return, remember

3081 fabricant manufacturer

3082 utilité use, usefulness,

3084 annexe annex, appendix, related issue