A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

4195 nationaliste nationalist

4196 exportateur exporter, exporting

4218 résistant robust, sturdy, resistance fighter

4220 acide acid

4239 furieux furious, raging, violent

4246 atlantique Atlantic

4247 rude rough, harsh, hard, tough

4250 réflexe reflex

4253 comédien comedian, comedy

4257 vérificateur checker, inspector, auditor

4264 titulaire holder, with tenure, occupant

4271 minoritaire minority

4298 naïf naïve, innocent

4299 retraité retired

4305 protecteur protective, protector, guardian

4318 combustible fuel, combustible

4332 croyant believer

4333 réalisateur director

4340 modéré moderate, restrained, reasonable

4346 commandant commander

4352 immigrant immigrant

4353 polémique controversial, controversy

4357 jumeau twin

4369 affreux dreadful, awful, horrible

4383 stupéfiant drug, narcotic; stunning, astounding

4384 boursier grant-holder, scholarship holder; stock

4391 avantageux profitable, worthwhile, advantageous, attractive

4394 délinquant delinquent, offender

4395 perdant losing, loser

4399 poétique poetic, poetical, poetics

4401 mensuel monthly

4411 itinéraire itinerary, route

4431 éditorial editorial

4451 interdit prohibited, banned

4453 syrien Syrian

4456 occupant occupant, occupier, occupying

4458 défini definite

4473 privilégié privileged

4476 toxique toxic, toxin

4478 pharmaceutique phamarceutical

4480 antique antique, ancient

4493 désespéré desperate, hopeless

4498 analogue similar, analogous

4501 sanitaire health, sanitary, medical

4502 sonore sound, resonant, sonorous, voiced

4506 bénévole volunteer, voluntary, unpaid

4523 conditionnel conditional

4530 impatient impatient

4541 mexicain Mexican

4544 souterrain underground, underground passage

4551 acquis acquired, experience

4555 indigène native, local

4561 prostitué prostitute

4572 douanier customs officer

4585 blond blond, fair-haired

4590 inédit unpublished; original, new

4612 esthétique aesthetics, attractiveness; attractive

4614 insensé insane

4625 chiite Shiite

4640 néerlandais Dutch

4647 suédois

Swedish, Swede

4650 croisé twill; alternate; crusader; crossed

4657 détenteur holder, possessor, bearer

4658 basque Basque

4671 anormal abnormal

4685 fermier farmer

4694 kurde Kurd, Kurdish

4695 amusant funny, amusing, entertaining

4700 triple triple

4707 guerrier warrior; warlike

4709 comique comical; comic, comedian

4715 nocturne nocturnal, nocturne

4718 intensif intensive

4727 informé informed

4782 graphique graph, graphic

4785 textile textile

4805 raciste racist

4809 danois Danish, Dane

4835 terrien earthling; landowner, countryman

4845 gâteau cake

4854 anglo-saxon Anglo-Saxon

4869 salaud bastard

4883 négociateur negotiator

4884 romantique romantic

4886 vulgaire vulgar, common, popular

4912 albanais Albanian

4919 vendu sold, bribed

4932 rhétorique rhetorical, rhetoric

4937 forestier forest, forester

4943 relevé statement, list; relieved; put in relief; rolled up

4947 cochon pig

4948 barbare barbaric; barbarian

4955 audiovisuel audio-visual

4960 malin smart, shrewd, cunning

4971 pessimiste pessimistic; pessimist

4973 synonyme synonymous; synonym

4976 comble despair; summit, overmeasure; roof

4977 bosniaque Bosnian

Verbs

5 être to be, being

8 avoir to have

20 pouvoir can, to be able to

25 faire to do, make

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27 mettre to put, place

37 dire to say

39 devoir to have to owe

43 prendre to take

46 donner to give

53 aller to go

57 vouloir to want

67 savoir to know

68 falloir to take, require, need

69 voir to see

80 demander to ask for

83 trouver to find

85 rendre to render, return, yield, give up

88 venir to come

90 passer to pass

95 comprendre to understand

100 rester

to stay

104 tenir to hold

105 porter to wear, carry

106 parler to speak

108 montrer to show

113 continuer to continue

116 penser to think

120 suivre to follow

133 connaître to know

135 croire to believe

139 commencer to begin, start

140 compter to count

149 entendre to hear

155 attendre to wait

156 remettre to deliver, replace, set, put

157 appeler to call

158 permettre to allow

159 occuper to occupy

162 devenir to become

163 partir to leave

165 décider to decide

174 arriver to arrive, happen

177 servir to serve

180 sembler to seem

184 revenir to come back

196 laisser to leave

199 recevoir to receive

200 répondre to answer

201 vivre to live

208 rappeler to recall, call back

209 présenter to present