A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3085 interlocuteur speaker

3088 rémunération remuneration, payment, pay

3089 faillite bankruptcy, collapse, failure

3094 vérification check, verification

3097 trésor treasure, treasury

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3098 vingtaine about twenty

3099 séquence sequence

3103 échéance expiration date, date of payment, deadline

3104 surplus surplus

3109 défenseur defender

3110 citation quote, quotation, citation

3111 reconstruction reconstruction

3117 légume vegetable

3120 souffle breath, puff

3121 lac lake

3122 souhait wish

3124 sixième sixth

3125 enveloppe envelope

3126 extension extension, stretching, expansion

3132 excès excess, surplus, abuse

3133 douzaine dozen

3134 turc Turk, Turkish

3137 consensus consensus

3138 chat cat; chat

3139 avertissement warning

3140 excédent surplus

3141 mondialisation internationalization, globalization

3143 unanimité unanimity

3145 inégalité difference, uneveness, inequality

3147 finale finale, final event

3148 mademoiselle Miss

3150 ventre belly, stomach

3151 soixante sixty

3152 bière beer; coffin

3154 interrogation question, interviewing, interrogation, questioning, test

3155 voile veil, sail

3158 manuel manual

3164 centrale power station, central office

3165 pôle pole

3166 délit crime, offence

3167 usager user

3173 mépris contempt, scorn, disdain

3174 échantillon sample

3175 continuité continuity, continuation

3176 fichier file

3177 conquête conquest

3179 supplément supplement, extra

3183 permission permission, leave

3185 idéologie ideology

3186 interview interview

3187 désespoir despair

3188 humeur mood, temper

3189 demandeur seeker, complainant

3193 encouragement encouragement

3201 reproduction reproduction

3203 chèque check

3205 matériau

material

3206 dépendance dependence, dependency

3208 poignée handful, fistful, handle

3210 divergence divergence, difference

3211 restant remaining, the rest, the remainder

3212 détention detention, possession

3214 inscription registration, enrolment; engraving

3215 montée climb, ascent, rise, raising

3216 approvisionnement supply, supplies, stock, supplying, stocking

3217 municipalité municipality

3219 nuage cloud

3221 confédération confederation

3223 vendeur salesman, seller

3224 réplique reply, retort; replica

3226 intervalle space, distance, interval

3227 métro underground, metro

3228 coutume custom

3232 variété variety

3233 bulletin bulletin, report

3234 flotte fleet

3236 poussière dust

3237 fierté pride

3238 épisode episode

3240 interface interface

3241 administrateur administrator

3244 projection projection, ejection, discharge

3245 treize thirteen

3246 antenne antenna

3247 tarif price, rate, fare, tariff

3248 remplacement replacement, standing in

3249 devise currency, motto, slogan

3250 optimisme optimism

3252 décret decree

3254 suggestion suggestion

3255 queue tail, handle, stalk, stem, rear

3258 sucre sugar

3260 chair flesh

3263 sable sand

3264 corruption corruption

3265 blé wheat

3266 chaos chaos

3269 fusil rifle, gun

3272 discrétion discretion

3273 odeur smell, odor

3274 identification identification

3278 aspiration aspiration

3279 photographie photography

3280 exclusion exclusion, expulsion

3282 tribune platform, forum, gallery

3284 historien historian

3285 seize sixteen

3286 tentation temptation

3287 gloire glory, fame

3292 chantier construction site, roadworks

3293 croyance belief

3294 ennui boredom, trouble, worry

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3295 pompier fireman, firefighter

3296 inspection

inspection

3298 pouce thumb, inch

3299 clientèle customers, clientele

3301 révélation diclosure, revelation

3305 schéma diagram, outline

3306 acier steel

3307 vainqueur winner

3309 sud-est south-east

3311 concession concession

3313 assassinat murder, assassination

3314 rive shore, bank

3315 tolérance tolerance

3316 clarté lightness, brightness clearness, clarity

3321 change exchange

3322 star star

3323 grain grain, bean, bead; spot, mole

3325 malaise uneasiness, discomfort

3327 ambassade embassy

3328 diplôme diploma, certificate

3329 miroir mirror

3331 restructuration restructure, restructuring

3332 proie prey

3333 domination domination, dominion, rule

3334 otage hostage

3338 demi-heure half an hour

3339 placement investment, placing

3341 grille railings, gate, grid, scale

3343 abord manner; approach, access, environs

3346 lune moon

3347 mention mention, note, comment, notice