1000 French Words 500 - 1000 Flashcards
le seigneur
lord (the Lord, God when capitalized)
un flic
cop, policeman (slang)
parfois
sometimes
un capitaine
captain
l’âge
age (masculine noun)
autant
so much, so many
une force
force, strength, power
une pièce
piece; room; play; coin
quatre
four
difficile
difficult, strenuous, hard
un bras
arm
tromper
to deceive, con, delude, trick; to make a mistake (reflexive)
surtout
most of all; above all, in particular, mainly; especially
ressembler
to look like, to resemble
jurer
to swear
un plan
map, plan, layout
une prison
prison, jail
sale
dirty
courir
to run, rush
(le) haut
high, tall; loud, lofty; high (adverb); top, height (noun)
état / l’état
state, status, condition (masculine noun)
remettre
to put back; hand over; send back, deliver; put off, postpone; put back on
une carte
map, card
une paix
peace
exactement
exactly, accurately, precisely
drôle
funny, peculiar, curious, eccentric, amusing
refuser
to refuse, turn down
dès
from, as of (time); from, starting from (a place)
un président
president, chairman
un cours
class, course
grave
serious, grave, solemn
terminer
to end, finish
le ciel
sky
partout
everywhere
une âme
soul
un patron
boss, manager, owner, employer
amuser
to amuse, entertain
celle
that, the one, that one (feminine singular form of “celui”)
un visage
face
intéresser
to interest
reconnaître
to recognize, acknowledge
rire
to laugh, have fun, joke
un médecin
doctor, physician
un rapport
report; relationship; connection; ratio (mathematics)
pardonner
to forgive, pardon, excuse
un avis
opinion, advice, notice
embrasser
to kiss; to hug, embrace
le retour
return (noun)
laquelle
which, who, which one (feminine singular form of “lequel”)
simple
simple
danser
to dance
exister
to exist
différent
different, various, other
souvent
often
la lumière
light
génial
great, brilliant
libre
free, vacant
un dollar
dollar
sûrement
surely, certainly
pareil
the same; similar, like, alike
un hôpital
hospital
ceci
this (formal situations; contraction of “ce… ici” - this… here)
réussir
to be successful, succeed
bizarre
odd, starnge, bizarre
la voix
voice; vote
protéger
to protect
un honneur
honor; honour
tôt
early
une équipe
team; shift
prévenir
to prevent; to warn
un cheval
horse
ailleurs
elsewhere, somewhere else
lequel
which, who, which one (masculine singular)
le maître
master, leader, ruler, school teacher
un avion
plane, airplane
un bout
peak, point, summit, tip, end
habiter
to inhabit, live, reside, dwell
la faim
hunger
ensuite
consequently, subsequently, next, then, afterwards, thereafter
l’un
one, a/an (combination of le + un; replaces ‘un’ as a pronoun or at the beginning of a sentence)
le froid
cold
normal
normal, usual
déranger
to disturb, upset
reprendre
to regain, take back; to resume, get back to
un oncle
uncle
le prix
price; prize, award
le retard
delay
détruire
to destroy, ruin
un cadeau
present, gift
pousser
to push
une face
face; heads
la gueule
mouth
un chemin
path, way, road, route
vivant
vibrant, living, alive
(un) général
general, usual (adjective); general (military, noun)
un bateau
boat, ship, vessel
un million
million
un sac
bag, sack
impossible
impossible
une seconde
second, moment
(une) bête
stupid, silly, dumb (adjective); beast, animal (noun)
découvrir
to discover, find
une erreur
error, mistake
le soleil
sun, sunlight
un voyage
trip, journey
sauter
to jump, to leap
rêver
to dream
détester
to hate, detest
clair
clear, apparent
faux
wrong, false, fallacious
paraître
to appear, emerge, come out, be published, come into sight
une balle
ball (golf, tennis); bullet; franc (colloquial)
empêcher
to prevent
maintenir
to keep, maintain
un cheveu
a hair (plural form is “cheveux”)
le papier
paper
(un) présent
a present (noun); present, current (adjective)
un sujet
subject, topic, theme
supposer
to suppose, assume
tranquille
quiet, calm
neuf
nine; new, unused
épouser
to marry, to wed
blanc
white
une table
table
toute
everything, all (feminine singular of tout)
dix
ten, tenth
une clé
key
un agent
officer, oficial, agent
approcher
to approach
le sens
sense; meaning; direction, way
craindre
to fear, to be afraid of
six
six
un message
message
crier
to cry, shout
une salle
room
inviter
to invite
un effet
effect, impression
réfléchir
to reflect, think
une espèce
species, kind
arranger
to arrange, to organize
naître
to be born
allô
Hello! (in telephone conversations)
le bois
wood, timber; forest, woods, woodland
un propos
discussion; proposal; intention, plan
un camp
camp
une sorte
sort, kind; sort of, kind of (sorte de)
un hôtel
hotel
un début
beginning
souffrir
to be in pain, suffer
une jambe
leg
remercier
to thank
le choix
choice, selection; variety, option
la sécurité
safety, security, confidence
un avocat
lawyer
attraper
to catch
un client
customer, client, guest
(le) courant
current, present (adjective); common, frequent; current, flow, stream (noun)
dépêcher
to dispatch
le peuple
people
une dame
lady, queen
vérifier
to check, verify
abandonner
to abandon, leave
un journal
newspaper, diary, journal
sérieux
genuine, serious
brûler
to burn
or
gold
la loi
law, rule
le fond
bottom, back
une gosse
kid (colloquial, child, youngster)
le fric
dough, dosh, money, cash (slang)
une situation
situation; job; location
euh
Er…, erm…, uh (expresses doubt, uncertainty, surprise or contradiction)
sauf
except
un accident
accident
un doute
doubt
une scène
scene
un soldat
soldier
amoureux
amorous, loving, affectionate, in love (Je suis amoureux de toi. - I’m in love with you.)
assurer
to assure, insure
une preuve
proof, evidence
(un) humain
human (adjective); human (noun)
la mer
sea, seaside
le silence
silence
la télé
TV, TV set, telly (colloquial)
une victime
victim, casualty
complètement
completely, fully, in depth
la garde
guard, watch, custody
le meurtre
murder
un groupe
group
un crime
crime
traiter
to treat; to take care of; to process
doucement
gently, softly
blesser
to injure, wound, hurt
un colonel
colonel
la parole
speech, word; lyrics, words (in plural “paroles”)
triste
sad
la honte
shame
rouge
red
dégager
to free, release; to disengage; to give off, emit, radiate
