A Frequency Dictionary of French (2009)

3576 habiller to dress, get dressed

3580 reconstruire to rebuild, reconstruct

3589 décréter to declare, decree

3595 coïncider to coincide, correspond

3597 ménager to handle, arrange, domestic

3602 guérir to cure, heal, get better

3605 contaminer to contaminate, infect

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3618 débrouiller to untangle, sort out, manage, get by

3620 générer to generate

3623 virer to turn, change, transfer, kick out

3626 perturber to disrupt, disturb

3640 abolir to abolish, do away with

3644 percer to pierce, drill, break into

3655 implanter to implant, set up, establish

3658 crever to burst, puncture

3666 prescrire to order, command, prescribe, stipulate

3667 exhorter to exhort, urge

3670 apaiser to calm, appease, calm down

3671 sélectionner to select

3674 paralyser to paralyze

3678 suicider to commit suicide

3687 balayer to sweep up, sweep out

3688 peupler to populate, inhabit

3693 abstenir to abstain, refrain

3695 expulser to expel, evict, deport, throw out

3696 resserrer to tighten up, strengthen

3702 plancher to floor

3710 encaisser to receive, collect, cash

3711 déduire to deduct, deduce, infer, figure out

3712 baptiser to name, christen, baptize

3718 défier to challenge, defy, distrust

3725 réformer to re-form, reform, discharge

3728 reléguer to relegate

3734 contrer to counter

3742 imiter to imitate

3743 embaucher to hire

3751 décliner to decline, refuse, turn down

3755 piquer to sting, bite, prick, be hot; to steal

3759 refermer to close again, shut again, close up

3763 reconstituer to reconstitute, restore, reconstruct

3771 dépêcher to dispatch, send, hurry

3772 démentir to deny, refute, contradict

3788 endormir to put to sleep, fall asleep

3792 récolter to harvest, gather

3802 tailler to cut, carve, engrave, sharpen, trim

3804 enfuir to run away, flee

3809 décéder

to die, pass away, pass on

3811 enquêter to investigate, hold inquiry, conduct a survey

3813 allonger to lengthen, extend, stretch out

3824 redire to say again, repeat

3826 torturer to torture

3828 effrayer to frighten, scare

3833 brandir to brandish, wield, wave

3834 repenser to rethink

3840 insulter to insult

3855 masquer to mask, conceal, put on a mask

3859 prôner to laud, extol, advocate, commend

3863 expédier to send, dispatch

3864 axer to center

3865 propager to propagate, spread

3866 rectifier to rectify, correct

3870 émouvoir to move, touch

3874 alléger to lighten, alleviate

3887 nettoyer to clean

3897 attester to attest, confirm

3898 attraper to catch, get, pick up

3900 ruiner to ruin, bankrupt

3903 incorporer to incorporate, insert, merge

3904 débloquer to free, unfreeze, unjam, release, unblock

3905 ficher to file; to make fun of, not care, not give a damn

3915 rallier to rally, win over, join

3917 barrer to close, block, bar, cross

3918 réaffirmer to reaffirm, reassert

3919 assigner to assign, allocate, attach, attribute

3928 concerter to devise, consult

3929 désespérer to despair

3933 essuyer to wipe, dry, mop, dust

3934 exporter to export

3935 étaler to spread, display, apply

3936 reconduire to renew, drive back

3941 bousculer to knock over, knock into

3942 ériger to erect, set up

3945 planifier to plan

3959 fondre to melt, merge

3970 insérer to insert

3981 haïr to detest, hate, abhor

3983 souscrire to subscribe

3988 concilier to reconcile

3991 sombrer to darken; to sink, lapse

3999 harceler to harass, plague

4006 planer to glide, soar

4008 dédier to dedicate

4016 hurler to scream, yell

4022 industrialiser to industrialize

4026 coopérer to cooperate

4034 modérer

to restrain, moderate, reduce

4043 tâcher to endeavor

4058 léguer to bequeath, hand down, pass on

4059 prélever to impose, levy, withdraw, remove

4060 noyer to drown, flood, blur, water down

4062 détecter to detect

4063 capter to pick up, capture, tap

4067 voiler to veil

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4070 envoler to fly away, fly off, take off

4072 activer to activate, speed up, stoke, get moving

4076 naviguer to navigate, sail

4079 alerter to alert, inform, warn

4099 émerger to emerge, rise up, come out

4100 instruire to teach, educate, inform

4104 déguiser to disguise

4109 soustraire to substract, remove, shield, escape from

4115 téléviser to televise

4116 consolider to strengthen, reinforce

4121 coder to code, encode

4139 découper to carve, cut,

4142 dégrader to degrade, debase, damage, erode

4155 inverser to reverse, invert

4160 stabiliser to stabilize

4162 centrer to center

4166 corrompre to corrupt, bribe