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French vocabulary › Words 301–400

The most common French words: 301 to 400

Ranked by how often they're used in spoken French and books. Learn them in order: each 100 adds a little more of what you hear every day.

#FrenchEnglishExample
301plutôtratherJe préfère plutôt le thé.
I'd rather have tea.
302croireto believe, to thinkJe crois que oui.
I think so.
303arrêterto stop, to arrestArrête de crier !
Stop shouting!
304permettreto allowPermettez-moi de vous aider.
Allow me to help you.
305montrerto showMontre-moi tes photos.
Show me your photos.
306continuerto continueContinue comme ça !
Keep it up!
307commencerto begin, to startLe film commence à huit heures.
The film starts at eight.
308compterto count, to matterÇa compte beaucoup pour moi.
It means a lot to me.
309apprendreto learn, to teachJ'apprends le français.
I'm learning French.
310recevoirto receiveJ'ai reçu ton message.
I got your message.
311revenirto come backJe reviens dans cinq minutes.
I'll be back in five minutes.
312reconnaîtreto recognise, to admitJe ne t'ai pas reconnu !
I didn't recognise you!
313agirto act (il s'agit de = it's about)De quoi s'agit-il ?
What is it about?
314occuperto occupy (s'occuper de = to take care of)Je m'occupe des enfants.
I look after the children.
315déciderto decideJ'ai décidé de partir.
I've decided to leave.
316paraîtreto appear, to seemIl paraît que c'est bien.
Apparently it's good.
317retrouverto find again, to meet up withOn se retrouve au café ?
Shall we meet at the café?
318menerto leadCe chemin mène à la plage.
This path leads to the beach.
319expliquerto explainTu peux m'expliquer ?
Can you explain to me?
320conduireto drive, to leadJe conduis prudemment.
I drive carefully.
321envoyerto sendEnvoie-moi un message.
Send me a message.
322offrirto offer, to give (a gift)Je t'offre un café.
Let me buy you a coffee.
323produireto produceCette région produit du vin.
This region produces wine.
324obtenirto obtain, to getElle a obtenu son diplôme.
She got her degree.
325vendreto sellIls vendent leur maison.
They're selling their house.
326courirto runJe cours tous les matins.
I run every morning.
327monterto go up, to get onMonte dans la voiture.
Get in the car.
328descendreto go down, to get offOn descend ici.
We get off here.
329rentrerto go home, to returnJe rentre tard ce soir.
I'm coming home late tonight.
330retournerto go back, to turn overJe retourne en France.
I'm going back to France.
331naîtreto be bornJe suis né en 1995.
I was born in 1995.
332mangerto eatOn mange à midi.
We eat at noon.
333boireto drinkTu veux boire quelque chose ?
Do you want something to drink?
334dormirto sleepJ'ai bien dormi.
I slept well.
335acheterto buyJ'ai acheté du pain.
I bought some bread.
336payerto payJe peux payer par carte ?
Can I pay by card?
337aiderto helpJe peux vous aider ?
Can I help you?
338essayerto tryEssaie encore !
Try again!
339oublierto forgetN'oublie pas !
Don't forget!
340préférerto preferJe préfère la mer.
I prefer the sea.
341espérerto hopeJ'espère que tu vas bien.
I hope you're well.
342sentirto feel, to smellÇa sent bon !
That smells good!
343tournerto turnTournez à gauche.
Turn left.
344toucherto touchNe touche pas !
Don't touch!
345leverto raise (se lever = to get up)Je me lève à sept heures.
I get up at seven.
346asseoir (s')to sit downAsseyez-vous, s'il vous plaît.
Please sit down.
347marcherto walk, to work (function)Ça ne marche pas.
It doesn't work.
348appartenirto belongCe sac m'appartient.
This bag belongs to me.
349proposerto suggest, to offerJe propose qu'on parte.
I suggest we leave.
350accepterto acceptJ'accepte ton offre.
I accept your offer.
351refuserto refuseIl a refusé de venir.
He refused to come.
352choisirto chooseChoisis un dessert.
Choose a dessert.
353finirto finishJ'ai fini mes devoirs.
I've finished my homework.
354réussirto succeed, to passElle a réussi son examen.
She passed her exam.
355gagnerto win, to earnOn a gagné !
We won!
356jeterto throw (away)Ne jette pas ça !
Don't throw that away!
357tirerto pull, to shootTirez la porte.
Pull the door.
358pousserto push, to growPoussez !
Push!
359ajouterto addAjoute du sel.
Add some salt.
360tuerto killCe travail me tue.
This job is killing me.
361battreto beatMon cœur bat vite.
My heart is beating fast.
362casserto breakJ'ai cassé mon téléphone.
I broke my phone.
363quitterto leave (a place/person)Elle a quitté son travail.
She left her job.
364rappelerto remind, to call backRappelle-moi plus tard.
Call me back later.
365souvenir (se)to rememberJe me souviens de toi.
I remember you.
366plaireto please (ça me plaît = I like it)Ça te plaît ?
Do you like it?
367manquerto miss, to lackTu me manques.
I miss you.
368apporterto bringApporte du vin.
Bring some wine.
369emporterto take awaysur place ou à emporter ?
eat in or take away?
370utiliserto useJ'utilise mon téléphone.
I use my phone.
371créerto createIl a créé une entreprise.
He set up a company.
372préparerto prepareJe prépare le dîner.
I'm making dinner.
373raconterto tell (a story)Raconte-moi tout !
Tell me everything!
374rencontrerto meetJ'ai rencontré quelqu'un.
I've met someone.
375remercierto thankJe te remercie.
Thank you.
376pleurerto cryNe pleure pas.
Don't cry.
377rireto laughOn a beaucoup ri.
We laughed a lot.
378sourireto smile, smileElle a un beau sourire.
She has a lovely smile.
379chanterto singElle chante bien.
She sings well.
380danserto danceOn danse ?
Shall we dance?
381voyagerto travelJ'adore voyager.
I love travelling.
382visiterto visit (a place)On a visité le Louvre.
We visited the Louvre.
383habiterto live (reside)J'habite à Paris.
I live in Paris.
384nagerto swimJe ne sais pas nager.
I can't swim.
385cuisinerto cookIl cuisine très bien.
He cooks very well.
386laverto washJe lave la voiture.
I'm washing the car.
387fermerto closeLe magasin ferme à 19 h.
The shop closes at 7 pm.
388écouterto listen (to)Écoute-moi !
Listen to me!
389étudierto studyJ'étudie la médecine.
I'm studying medicine.
390oserto dareJe n'ose pas lui dire.
I don't dare tell him.
391les petits-enfantsgrandchildrenMes parents adorent leurs petits-enfants.
My parents adore their grandchildren.
392les parentsparents, relativesMes parents habitent à Lyon.
My parents live in Lyon.
393le garçonboy, waiterun petit garçon
a little boy
394le bébébabyLe bébé dort.
The baby is sleeping.
395le copain / la copinefriend, boyfriend / girlfriendJe sors avec des copains.
I'm going out with friends.
396le voisin / la voisineneighbourMon voisin est sympa.
My neighbour is nice.
397le patronbossMon patron est en vacances.
My boss is on holiday.
398le clientcustomer, clientLe client est roi.
The customer is king.
399le médecindoctorJe dois voir un médecin.
I need to see a doctor.
400le professeurteacherMon professeur est patient.
My teacher is patient.
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