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The most common French words: 901 to 1000

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.

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901tomber en panneto break downLa voiture est tombée en panne.
The car broke down.
902traverserto crossTraverse la rue.
Cross the street.
903rejoindreto join, to meet up withJe te rejoins au café.
I'll meet you at the café.
904accompagnerto accompany, to go withJe t'accompagne.
I'll come with you.
905amenerto bring (someone)Amène ta sœur !
Bring your sister!
906emmenerto take (someone somewhere)Je t'emmène à la gare.
I'll take you to the station.
907enseignerto teachElle enseigne le français.
She teaches French.
908traduireto translateTu peux traduire ?
Can you translate?
909signifierto meanQue signifie ce mot ?
What does this word mean?
910vouloir direto meanQu'est-ce que ça veut dire ?
What does that mean?
911épelerto spellPouvez-vous épeler votre nom ?
Can you spell your name?
912prononcerto pronounceComment on prononce ce mot ?
How do you pronounce this word?
913corrigerto correctCorrige mes fautes.
Correct my mistakes.
914comparerto compareCompare les prix.
Compare the prices.
915mesurerto measureIl mesure un mètre quatre-vingts.
He's 1.80 m tall.
916peserto weighÇa pèse combien ?
How much does it weigh?
917compter surto count onTu peux compter sur moi.
You can count on me.
918s'occuper deto take care ofJe m'occupe de tout.
I'll take care of everything.
919avoir lieuto take placeLe concert a lieu ce soir.
The concert takes place tonight.
920avoir l'airto seem, to lookIl a l'air content.
He looks happy.
921faire attentionto be careful, to pay attentionFais attention !
Be careful!
922avoir raisonto be rightTu as raison.
You're right.
923avoir tortto be wrongJ'avais tort.
I was wrong.
924avoir envie deto feel likeJ'ai envie de dormir.
I feel like sleeping.
925avoir peur deto be afraid ofJ'ai peur des araignées.
I'm afraid of spiders.
926avoir faimto be hungryJ'ai faim !
I'm hungry!
927avoir soifto be thirstyTu as soif ?
Are you thirsty?
928il y athere is, there are, agoIl y a un problème.
There's a problem.
929c'est-à-direthat is to saydemain, c'est-à-dire samedi
tomorrow, that is to say Saturday
930tout à faitabsolutely, quiteTout à fait d'accord.
Completely agree.
931tout de suiteright awayJe viens tout de suite.
I'm coming right away.
932tout le mondeeverybodyTout le monde est là.
Everyone is here.
933de nouveauagainIl pleut de nouveau.
It's raining again.
934à peu prèsroughly, aboutà peu près cent personnes
about a hundred people
935au moinsat leastau moins une heure
at least an hour
936du moinsat least (restrictive)du moins, je crois
at least, I think so
937en tout casin any caseEn tout cas, merci.
In any case, thanks.
938par contreon the other handPar contre, c'est cher.
On the other hand, it's expensive.
939en faitactually, in factEn fait, je préfère rester.
Actually, I'd rather stay.
940au faitby the wayAu fait, tu as vu Marc ?
By the way, have you seen Marc?
941à la foisat the same timeà la fois drôle et triste
both funny and sad
942tout à l'heurein a moment, a moment agoÀ tout à l'heure !
See you later!
943de temps en tempsfrom time to timeJe le vois de temps en temps.
I see him from time to time.
944en retardlateLe train est en retard.
The train is late.
945à l'heureon timeSois à l'heure !
Be on time!
946en avanceearlyJe suis en avance.
I'm early.
947ailleurselsewhereallons ailleurs
let's go somewhere else
948dedansinsideIl n'y a rien dedans.
There's nothing inside.
949nulle partnowhereJe ne le trouve nulle part.
I can't find it anywhere.
950quelque partsomewhereJe l'ai vu quelque part.
I've seen it somewhere.
951l'ensemble (m.)a set, a whole (dans l'ensemble = on the whole)Dans l'ensemble, ça va.
On the whole, it's fine.
952lentementslowlyParlez lentement.
Speak slowly.
953doucementgently, quietlyParle doucement.
Speak quietly.
954facilementeasilyIl a gagné facilement.
He won easily.
955simplementsimplyDis-le simplement.
Just say it.
956exactementexactlyC'est exactement ça.
That's exactly it.
957évidemmentobviouslyÉvidemment, il est en retard.
Obviously, he's late.
958heureusementfortunatelyHeureusement, personne n'est blessé.
Fortunately, nobody is hurt.
959malheureusementunfortunatelyMalheureusement, je ne peux pas.
Unfortunately, I can't.
960probablementprobablyIl viendra probablement.
He'll probably come.
961sûrementsurely, probablyElle est sûrement chez elle.
She's probably at home.
962complètementcompletelyJ'ai complètement oublié.
I completely forgot.
963directementdirectly, straightRentre directement.
Come straight home.
964immédiatementimmediatelyVenez immédiatement.
Come immediately.
965récemmentrecentlyJe l'ai vu récemment.
I saw him recently.
966rarementrarelyJe sors rarement.
I rarely go out.
967autantas much, as manyJe t'aime autant.
I love you just as much.
968davantagemoreJ'en veux davantage.
I want more.
969guèrehardly (ne … guère)Je ne dors guère.
I hardly sleep.
970la plupartmost (la plupart de)la plupart des gens
most people
971quelques-unsa few, somequelques-uns de mes amis
a few of my friends
972n'importe quoianything, nonsenseTu dis n'importe quoi !
You're talking nonsense!
973nul / nulleuseless, rubbish, noJe suis nul en maths.
I'm rubbish at maths.
974génialgreat, brilliantC'est génial !
That's brilliant!
975supergreat, superSuper idée !
Great idea!
976magnifiquemagnificent, beautifulune vue magnifique
a magnificent view
977terribleterrible (also: great, informal)Ce n'est pas terrible.
It's not great.
978incroyableincredibleC'est incroyable !
That's incredible!
979parfaitperfectC'est parfait.
That's perfect.
980excellentexcellentun excellent repas
an excellent meal
981agréablepleasantune soirée agréable
a pleasant evening
982désolésorryJe suis désolé.
I'm sorry.
983fierproudJe suis fier de toi.
I'm proud of you.
984inquietworriedJe suis inquiet.
I'm worried.
985surprissurprisedJe suis surpris.
I'm surprised.
986déçudisappointedJe suis déçu.
I'm disappointed.
987amoureuxin loveIl est amoureux d'elle.
He's in love with her.
988jalouxjealousTu es jaloux ?
Are you jealous?
989timideshyElle est timide.
She's shy.
990polipoliteun enfant poli
a polite child
991honnêtehonestune personne honnête
an honest person
992courageuxbraveTu es courageux.
You're brave.
993paresseuxlazyun chat paresseux
a lazy cat
994sportifsportyElle est très sportive.
She's very sporty.
995mariémarriedIls sont mariés.
They're married.
996mignoncuteIl est mignon, ce chien !
That dog is cute!
997modernemodernun bâtiment moderne
a modern building
998célibatairesingleJe suis célibataire.
I'm single.
999public (adj.)publicles transports publics
public transport
1000privéprivateune école privée
a private school
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