French Vocabulary Review: 1000 Most Common Words

A collection of high-frequency French vocabulary words and their English definitions, covering all 43 pages of the provided lecture transcript.

être

to be; being

un

a, an; one (used before a masculine singular noun)

elle

she, it (refers to a feminine singular noun)

sur

on, upon; over; sour

arriver

to arrive

connaître

to know, experience

besoin

need, demand, necessity

revenir

to come back, return

dernier

last, latest

nouveau

new, fresh

dormir

to sleep; to lie idle

aujourd'hui

today, nowadays

meilleur

better; the best one

seulement

only, solely

chéri

darling, loved; boyfriend, girlfriend, beloved

car

because, for

bouger

to move

possible

possbile

plaisir

pleasure

permettre

to allow, permit

baiser

kiss; to shag, screw,

bas

low; bottom

partout

everywhere

laquelle

which one = (le + quelle) (feminine singular)

réussir

to be successful, succeed

vivant

vibrant, living, alive

clé

key; solutioin

sécurité

safety, security

preuve

proof, evidence

meurtre

murder

rejoindre

to meet up; to join, rejoin; to go back to

obliger

to oblige

éviter

to avoid

sympa

nice, friendly

rater

to miss, to fail

prévoir

to foresee, to predict

sentiment

feeling, opinion

deviner

to guess

réaliser

to realize

intéressant

interesting

profiter

to profit

dommage

damage, harm

espoir

hope