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Common French words
French
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pierre | stone |
| montée | climb |
| frais | cool |
| pauvres | poor |
| bas | bottom |
| peau | skin |
| sourire (noun) | smile |
| trou | hole |
| sauter (verb) | to jump |
| métal | metal |
| nuage | cloud |
| lait | milk |
| printemps | spring |
| tuer (verb) | to kill |
| tout à fait | quite |
| égal | equal |
| essayer (verb) | to try |
| besoin (noun) | need |
| genre | kind |
| pourquoi | why |
| même | even |
| mem | same |
| chaque | each |
| mot | word |
| dernière | last |
| lettre | letter |
| Feu | fire |
| fumer | smoke |
| quelle | what |
| quand | when |
| distance | distance |
| avant | before |
| juste | just |
| phrase | sentence |
| ligne | line |
| utiliser | use |
| voudrais | would |
| faire | make |
| jour | day |
| aller | go |
| venir | come |
| nombre | number |
| savoir | know |
| maintenant | now |
| tête | head |
| page | page |
| réponse (noun) | answer |
| croître (verb) | to grow |
| apprendre (verb) | to learn |
| usine | plant |
| état | state |
| unis | united |
| jamais | never |
| produit | product |
| vent | wind |
| question | question |
| complète | complete |
| zone | area |
| à partir de (prep.) | from |
| certain (adj.) | some |
| boîte (noun) | can |
| dehors | out |
| étaient | were |
| volonté | will |
| épeler | spell |
| ajouter | to add |
| interroger | ask |
| changement | change |
| est allé | went |
| soi | self |
| obtenir | get |
| est venu | came |
| faible | low |
| la cause | cause |
| jusqu’à | up |
| manière | way |
| sur (prep.) | on, about |
| vers le bas | down |
| couvercle | cover |
| nourriture | food |
| garder | keep |
| œil | eye |
| arbre | tree |
| histoire | story |
| tirer | draw |
| tandis que | while |
| proche (adj.) | close, near by |
| réel | real |
| couleur | color |
| face | face |
| facilité | ease |
| papier | paper |
| souvent | often |
| rivière | river |
| prêt | ready |
| au-dessus | above |
| jamais | ever |
| corps | body |
| mesurer | measure |
| court (adj.) | short |
| savait | knew |
| roue | wheel |
| profond | deep |
| système | system |
| occupé | busy |
| bateau | boat |
| commun | common |
| or | gold |
| sec | dry |
| rire | laugh |
| vérifier | check |
| manquer | miss |
| pneu | tire |
| peindre (verb) | to paint |
| entre | among |
| puissance (noun) | power |
| conduire | to lead |
| cri | cry, shout |
| patienter | wait |
| boîte | box |
| beauté | beauty |
| fort | strong |
| esprit | mind |
| rappeler | to remember |
| intérêt | interest |
| verbe | verb |
| poser | lay, pose |
| route | road |
| règle | rule |
| avis | notice |
| voix | voice |
| bête (adj.) | stupid |
| chasser (verb) | to hunt |
| peut-être | perhaps |
| soudain (adj.) | sudden |
| région | region |
| cercle | circle |
| inclure (verb) | to include |
| fracture (noun) | split, divide |
| fracturer (verb) | to break |
| lourd | heavy |
| fraction (noun) | fraction |
| forêt | forest |
| s’asseoir (verb) | to sit |
| prouver (verb) | to prove |
| jambe | leg |
| souhaiter (verb) | to wish |
| sauvage (adj.) | wild |
| herbe | grass |
| emploi (noun) | job |
| commerce (noun) | trade |
| bouche | mouth |
| sauf (prep.) | except |
| semence (noun) | seed |
| joindre (verb) | to join |
| pause | pause |
| dame | lady |
| mauvais (adj.) | bad |
| huile | oil |
| sang | blood |
| toucher (verb) | to touch |
| coût | cost |
| perdu (adj.) | lost |
| brun | brown |
| porter (verb) | to wear |
| décimal | decimal |
| dictionnaire | dictionary |
| étage | floor |
| résultat | result |
| colline | hill |
| type (noun) | type |
| haut | tall |
| sable | sand |
| doigt | finger |
| valeur | value |
| mensonge | lie |
| soldat | soldier |
| séparé (adj.) | separate |
| médecin | doctor |
| anneau | ring |
| indiquer (verb) | indicate |
| effet | effect |
| os | bone |
| créer (verb) | to create |
| voisin | neighbor |
| viande | meat |
| célèbre | famous |
| jaune | yellow |
| permettre (verb) | to allow |
| pain | bread |
| canard | duck |
| marché | market |
| discours | speech |
| cou | neck |
| compétence | skill |
| saison | season |
| acier | steel |
| discuter (verb) | to discuss |
| pomme | apple |
| corde | rope |
| gagner (verb) | to win |
| rêver | dream |
| outil | tool |
| odeur | smell |
| vallée | valley |
| chapeau | hat |
| succès | success |
| événement | event |
| chaussure | shoe |
| épaule | shoulder |
| bruit | noise |
| propriété | property |
| gris | grey |
| sel | salt |
| nez | nose |
| rendre (verb) | to return |
| redire (verb) | to repeat |
| reconnaître (verb) | to recognize |
| entendre (verb) | to hear |
| payer (verb) | to pay |
| répéter (verb) | to repeat |
| écouter (verb) | to listen to |
| recevoir (verb) | to receive |
| quitter (verb) | to leave |
| conduire (verb) | to drive |
| cacher (verb) | to hide |
| pleurer (verb) | to mourn, cry |
| frapper (verb) | to hit |
| descendre (verb) | to go down |
| saigner (verb) | to bleed |
| devenir (verb) | to become |
| tirer (verb) | to pull |
| pouvoir (verb) | to be able to |
| rencontrer (verb) | to meet |
| exister (verb) | to exist |
| coucher (verb) | to have sex with |
| causer (verb) | to cause |
| manquer (verb) | to lack |
| former | to form |
| battre | to beat up |
| disparaître | to disappear |
| au sein (prep.) | within (prep.) |
| habiller | to dress |
| enfoncer | to break in, to push in |
| creuser | to dig |
| dominer | to dominate |
| attirer | to attract |
| effacer | to erase |
| manifestation (noun) | a demonstration |
| sans emploi (adj.) | unemployed |
| retraité (adj.) | retired |
| lutter | to struggle |
| casser | to break |
| profiter (verb) | to take advantage |
| inquiéter | to worry |
| sauf (prep.) | except |
| n'importe quoi | anything |
| l'infirmière | nurse |
| c'est super | that's great |
| j'ai besoin d'aide | I need help |
| aucun | none |
| d'abord (adv.) | first |
| mener (verb) | to lead |
| champ | field |
| cossue | opulent |
| remecier (verb) | to thank |
| camion (noun) | truck |
| trottoir (noun) | sidewalk |
| moto | motorcycle |
| quai | platform |
| plan | map |
| poitrine | chest |
| le boeuf | beef |
| drôle (adj.) | funny |
| cochon | pig |
| grâce | thanks |
| janvier | January |
| fevriere | February |
| mars | March |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| août | August |
| septembre | September |
| samedi | Saturday |
| octobre | October |
| novembre | November |
| décembre | December |
| vendredi | Friday |
| couler | to flow |
| rapporter | to bring back, to return |
| foule | crowd |
| agneau | lamb |
| prochane | next |
| pendule | clock |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| mercredi | Wednesday |
| jeudi | Thursday |
| vendredi | Friday |
| samedi | Saturday |
| dimanche | Sunday |
| faire des achats | to go shopping |
| être en vacances | to be on vacation |
| En fin d’après-midi | late in the afternoon |
| fourniront (verb) | will provide |
| pourtant (conj.) | however, yet |
| fier | proud |
| empêcher (verb) | to avoid |
| détournement (noun) | hijacking, diversion |
| presque (adv.) | almost |
| créer (verb) | to create |
| aveler des mots | run words together |
| imprimante | printer |
| ce qui est dommage | it is a shame |
| tenter (verb) | to attempt |
| affaibli (adj.) | weakened |
| embouteillage (noun) | traffic jam |
| partout (noun) | everywhere |
| juger (verb) | to judge |
| plutôt | instead |
| propre (adj.) | clean or own |
| gestion (noun) | management |
| Manche (noun) | the sleve or English Channel |
| début (noun) | beginning, start |
| choc (noun) | shock |
| surprenant (adj.) | surprising, amazing |
| merveilleus (adj.) | marvelous |
| roman (noun) | novel |
| prise (noun) | hold, grasp, control |
| La mise en garde | the warning |
| cas (noun) | case, event |
| précisant que | specifying that |
| juif (adj.) | jewish |
| soir (conj.) | either |
| donc (conj.) | therefore, thus |
| galère (noun) | difficult situation |
| ailleures (noun) | elsewhere |
| démarrer (verb) | to start |
| franchement (adverb) | frankly |
| je sais pas | I don't know |
| impôts (noun) | taxes |
| loyers (noun) | rents |
| ménage (noun) | housework |
| vivre (verb) | to live |
| trahir (verb) | to betray |
| reduit (adj.) | reduced |
| doucement (adv.) | slowly, quietly |
| dont (pronoun) | whose |
| tort (noun) | wrong |
| falloir (verb) | to have to |
| saisir (verb) | to seize |
| sauver (verb) | to rescue, save |
| empêcher (verb) | to stop, prevent, avoid |
| mêler (verb) | to mingle |
| oser(verb) | to dare |
| également (adv.) | also, equally |
| aboyer (verb) | to bark |
| temps (noun) | time, weather |
| tôt (adv.) | early |
| banc (noun) | bench, bank, bed |
| de suite (adv.) | right now |
| malgré (prep.) | despite, after |
| lois (noun) | laws |
| dur (adj.) | hard |
| besoin (noun) | need |
| hall (noun) | lobby |
| sortir (verb) | to exit, go out |
| partout (adv.) | all over |
| adieu (noun) | farewell |
| cloche (noun) | bell |
| plus loin | further |
| puis (conj.) | then |
| pelle (noun) | shovel |
| piège (noun) | trap |
| enfin (adv.) | finally |
| en face | opposite, in front |
| ni (conj.) | or, nor |
| tartine (noun) | toast |
| sinon (conj.) | if not, otherwise |
| étape (noun) | stage, phase |
| station thermale (noun) | spa |
| chacun (pronoun) | everyone, each |
| jusqu'à ce que (prep.) | until |
| soin (noun) | care |
| parfois (adv.) | sometimes |
| faits (noun) | facts |
| prévue (verb) | scheduled |
| lutte (noun) | fight |
| lors | during |
| chutes (noun) | water falls |
| villégiature (noun) | resort |
| coin (noun) | corner |
| bord (noun) | edge, side |
| ben | well |
| truc (noun) | thing, stuff |
| virer (verb) | to fire, transfer, turn |
| celui (pronoun) | other |
| ramener (verb) | to bring back |
| parole (noun) | word |
| abimer (verb) | to spoil, damage |
| ciao | bye |
| kiffer (verb) | to like |
| gâche (noun) | spoils |
| marre | fed up |
| procès (noun) | trial |
| dedans (adv.) | inside |
| aveugle (adj.) | blinded |
| reprise (noun) | occasion, time, attempt |
| au sein | inside, within |
| outre (conj.) | besides, in addition to |
| alimenter (verb) | to feed |
| mirer (verb) | to shine |
| échéance (noun) | deadline |
| fustiger (verb) | to castigate, denounce |
| paysage (noun) | landscape |
| a plus tarde | see you later |
| l'aîné | oldest boy |