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Most Common French Words. Part 17

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Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:55 — Alexei Vinidiktov
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le détail detail
guère hardly, scarcely
léger light, lightweight
méchant wicked, nasty
la médaille medal
nôtre ours
la poupée doll
privé private
le procès trial, (court) case
le secrétaire secretary
éclairer to light up, shine on
économe thrifty, economical
l'électricien electrician
accorder to grant, give
accueillir to welcome, greet, meet
attaquer to attack
atteindre to attain, reach
l'automobile automobile, car
avertir to caution, warn
le baron baron
bigrement very (informal)
le bouton button
bricoler to tinker about (with cars)
la brosse brush
la cabine cabin (of ship)
le cadeau gift, present
la cantine (factory) canteen
la caserne barracks
le chanteur singer
chasser to chase, hunt
la cheftaine (girl) captain, guide captain
le ciel sky
la cireuse floor polisher
la cloche bell
le cochon pig
le communiste communist
la composition composition
concevoir to conceive (a child)
consacrer to devote
la corde rope
le coton cotton
la coupe (fruit) dish, bowl
critiquer to criticize
cuire to cook
le dentiste dentist
disposer to arrange
effectivement actually, really
embarquer to embark
l'entretien discussion, conversation
l'exposition exhibition
fabriquer to make, manufacture
le fonctionnaire state employee, civil servant
franchement frankly
gai cheerful
geler to freeze
la hauteur height
l'herbe grass, herb
impeccable brilliant, great (informal)
incroyable unbelievable, incredible
l'inspection inspection, review
le jugement judgement
juger to judge
la lessive washing powder
la marque mark
le mars March
le ministre minister
le minuit midnight
le moule mould
le moulin mill
nettement clearly
le niveau level
nu naked, bare
l'ombre shadow, shade
l'oreiller pillow
oriental oriental, eastern
l'ours bear (zoo)
le pantalon pants, trousers
le patelin region (informal)
le peintre painter
le pharmacien pharmacist, chemist
le pion draughtsman
pis worse
la plaque plate, sheet (of metal, glass)
le plomb lead (chemical element)
le poireaux leek
le port port
la position position
le pronostic forecast, prognosis
redescendre to bring down
la reliure binding
la roue wheel
satisfaire to satisfy
la science science
scientifique scientific
signaler to report (signal to somebody)
la station station, stop
le terme term
le tonnerre thunder
le traitement treatment, handling
valable valid