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Most Common French Words. Part 15

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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:52 — Alexei Vinidiktov
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principal main, principal
à propos by the way
le puits a well
pur pure
la queue tail (zoo)
quinzaine about fifteen, fifteen or so
sauf except
le septembre September
supporter to bear, stand
le titre title (book, film; job; sport)
la traction traction
l'uniforme uniform
le vendeur salesman, shop assistant
la version version
l'arrêt stopping
aîné older, elder
le blé wheat
la bêtise stupidity, silliness
le défaut shortcoming, defect
définir to define
la démonstration demonstration
la forêt forest
guérir to cure, heal
le poème poem
le poêle stove
prêter to lend
réel real
la réparation repair, mending
la série series
tempérament temperament, disposition
évader to escape
admirer to admire
l'aise comfort
ajouter to add
l'alcool alcohol
l'aspect appearance, look
l'assiette plate
l'asticot maggot
attirer to attract, draw
bel et bien well and truly
boche German (insulting)
le brevet diploma, certificate
le changement change
la chanson song
la collection collection, collecting
commode convenient, handy
complexe complex (all senses)
le contrat contract
la dactylo typist
la direction direction, way
doubler to double
s'endormir to fall asleep, go to sleep
exprimer to express
fantastique fantastic, terrific
le feutre felt
le gouvernement government
gris grey
le janvier January
la lampe lamp
machiner to plot
le maire mayor
le marin sailor
mordre to bite
le neveu nephew
le noeud knot
la nourriture food
l'os bone
le pardessus coat, overcoat
la patte paw
pire worse
la plage beach
planter to plant
la poterie pottery, crockery
la preuve proof, evidence
la racine root
rapidement fast, quickly
rembourser to reimburse, pay back, repay
renvoyer to dismiss, sack
le rouleau roll, roller
le savant scientist
la taille size
se taire to be quiet, be silent
la tasse cup
le touriste tourist
le tracteur tractor
traiter to treat
la vapeur steam
la villa cottage, villa
la vocation vocation, calling
le voleur thief, robber
l'activité activity, action
le caractère nature, character
la cité modern city
le degré degree
disparaître to disappear
désagréable unpleasant
entièrement entirely, completely
goûter to taste (food)
la liberté freedom, liberty
littéraire literary