A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

4496 gendarmerie police force, police station

4504 mœurs morals, customs, habits, manners, ways

4505 cessez-le-feu ceasefire

4507 boue mud

4508 empereur emperor

4510 déclin decline, deterioration

4512 maintenance maintenance, servicing

4514 pneu tire

4515 fraude fraud

4516 coton cotton

4521 fraction fraction

4522 impossibilité impossibility

4524 nuance shade, hue, nuance

4526 enquêteur investigator, pollster

4529 bordel brothel, mess, chaos

4531 versement payment

4536 provision stock, supply

4538 ceinture belt, waist

4540 délibération deliberation, debate, consideration

4542 seigneur lord

4545 merveille marvel, wonder

4547 démon demon, fiend

4549 disponibilité availability

4552 récepteur receiver, receiving

4553 glissement sliding, slipping, skidding

4554 auditeur auditor, listener

4556 chocolat chocolate

4558 obtention obtaining, achievement

4560 chagrin grief, sorrow,

4563 soupe soup

4564 bravo bravo, well done

4566 concitoyen fellow citizen

4567 flèche arrow

4568 libéralisation liberalization

4569 complot plot, conspiracy

4570 signataire signatory

4571 ski ski, skiing

4573 syndrome syndrome

4574 météo weather forecast

4578 soumission submission

4581 romancier novelist

4582 sorcier sorcerer, witch

4583 consigne deposit, orders, detention

4584 harmonie harmony

4589 félicitation congratulation

4591 lance lance

4594 vélo bike, bicycle

4595 fatigue tiredness, fatigue

4596 instabilité instability

4598 comte count

4600 orchestre orchestra

4602 dixième tenth

4603 est east

4607 fouet whip

4609 fixation fixation, fixing

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4610 encadrement training, framing, supervision

4618 retombée

fallout, consequences, effects

4621 éventail fan, range

4622 solde balance; pay;

sale

4624 régiment regiment

4626 bouleversement upheaval

4630 instituteur school teacher

4633 coulisse backstage, wings, behind the scenes

4635 ratification ratification

4636 emplacement site, location

4639 renouveau renewal

4642 spécification specification

4643 documentation documentation, literature

4645 spectre spectrum, ghost

4649 débouché prospect, opportunity, opening

4651 fléau scourge, plague

4652 traversée crossing

4654 secrétariat secretaryship, secretariat, secretarial offices, secretary's office 4659 soif thirst

4660 accumulation accumulation, amassing, storage, stockpiling, build-up

4662 essor expansion, development, flight

4665 rébellion rebellion

4667 désignation designation

4669 conformité conformity

4670 pantalon trousers, pants

4674 réservoir tank, reservoir

4675 aveu confession

4677 inondation flood, deluge

4678 câble cable, wire

4679 poumon lung

4681 perturbation disruption, disturbance

4683 illustration illustration

4687 cordon cord, string, lead

4692 plate-forme platform

4696 tremblement shiver, trembling, shaking

4697 rail rail, track

4699 lampe lamp, light

4703 multiplication multiplication

4705 cliché cliché; negative

4706 diamant diamond

4710 planification planning

4711 éloge praise

4712 regroupement regrouping, reassembly

4716 configuration configuration, layout

4719 scepticisme scepticism

4720 croisière cruise

4722 athlète athlete

4723 poil hair, bristle

4728 islam Islam

4731 implantation implanting, setting up, establishment, implantation, installation 4735 trottoir pavement

4736 vieillard old man

4737 fillette little girl, girl

4739 singe monkey

4743 fourniture supply, provision

4745 milice militia

4746 foire fair

4748 crème cream

4749 mentalité mentality

4750 charité

charity

4751 borne milestone, boundary stone

4755 mobilité mobility

4756 exclu outcast

4757 boucher butcher

4759 commencement beginning, start

4760 licenciement dismissal, sacking

4761 chancelier chancellor

4762 retenue deduction; restraint, self-control

4763 visée aim, design, sighting

4764 dénonciation denunciation

4765 plaie wound

4767 rocher rock, boulder

4768 mortalité mortality, death rate

4769 cruauté cruelty

4773 confort comfort

4775 tube tube

4776 coffre trunk, boot, chest

4778 huitième eighth

4783 annulation cancellation, annulment

4784 acceptation acceptance

4787 chirurgien surgeon

4788 orage storm, thunderstorm

4789 boule ball

4790 médiation mediation, arbitration

4792 hall foyer, lobby

4794 semblant semblance, pretence

4798 dilemme dilemma

4799 progressiste progressive

4800 ours bear

4804 duc duke

4806 stress stress