2000 Most Common French Words

french words

à

to (my father, etc.)

à cause de

because of

à court de

pressed for, short of, out of (without, lacking)

à propos

by the way

à travers

across, through

abandonner

to abandon

abîmer

to damage, spoil

absolument

absolutly, definitely

académie

academy

accepter

to accept

accorder

to grant, give

accueillir

to welcome, greet, meet

acheter

to buy

actuel

current, present

actuellement

at present, at the moment

adapter

to adapt

admirer

to admire

adorer

to adore

adresser

to address

affoler

to throw into panic

affreux

auful, horrible

agir

to act, behave

agréable

pleasant

agricole

agricultural

ah

ah

aider

to help

ailleurs

elsewhere, somewhere else

aimable

pleasant, kind, nice

aimer

to love

aîné

older, elder

ainsi

like this, so

ajouter

to add

allemand

German

aller

to go

allumer

to light, kindle

alors

then (in that case)

alors que

whereas, while, when

amener

to bring

américain

American

amusant

amusing, funny

amuser

to amuse, to entertain

ancien

ancient, old

anglais

English

anormal

abnormal, unnatural

apercevoir

to see, notice, catch sight of

appeler

to call

appliquer

to apply

apporter

to bring

apprendre

to learn

appuyer

to support, back up

après

after

après-midi

afternoon

arabe

Arabic

arracher

to tear, tear out, rip off

arranger

to arrange, fix up

arrêter

to stop

arrière

back, rear, backside

arriver

to arrive

articuler

to articulate, pronounce

assez

enough

assister

to be present

assurance

confidence, self-confidence

assurer

to assure

attaquer

to attack

atteindre

to attain, reach

attendre

to wait

attirer

to attract, draw

attraper

to catch

au

à + le

au revoir

goodbye, bye

au-dessus

above, over

aucun

(in negative) no, (negative) any

augmenter

to increase, raise

aujourd'hui

today

auprès

next to, close to, by

auquel

to which

aussi

also

aussi bien

~ que - as well as, not to mention

autant

as much (as), as many (as)

automatiquement

automatically

autour

round, around

autre

other

autrefois

in the past

autrement

differently, in a different manner

aux

à + les

avancer

to make progress, to advance

avant

before

avec

with

avertir

to caution, warn

avoir

to have

avouer

to admit, confess

baigner

to bathe (part of the body), to bath (a child)

baisser

to lower

balader

to take out for a walk

bas

low

battre

to beat, hit, strike

beau

beautiful

beaucoup

much, many

bel et bien

well and truly

ben

well!