I have committed to add 300 new/forgotten French words to my vocabulary list this month. Here is my progress so far.

(Last updated: 1 Apr 2007)

1. afin de – in order to
2. normalisation – standardization
3. approfondi – detailed (study / appraisal: in-depth)
4. le gel – freeze (frozen prices)
5. le déblocage – releasing
6. la filiale – subsidiary company
7. le délit – offense (law) US
8. sain et sauf – safe and sound
9. le fusil – shotgun (rifle)
10. la piste – track (running)
11. effectuer – to execute
12. revendiquer – to claim (lay claim to)
13. accueillir – to accommodate (have room for)
14. le couloir – corridor
15. la Cisjordanie – The West Bank
16. l’ appui – support
17. la confiance – confidence (feeling of trust)
18. nier – to negate / deny
19. le carnage – bloodshed
20. le dirigeant – leader
21. appuyer – to press (a button)
22. l’ interrupteur – switch (light)
23. l’ ampoule – light bulb
24. lâcher – to let go
25. l’ éclairage – lighting (apparatus)
26. l’ évier – sink (kitchen)
27. la bougie – candle (wax)
28. l’ escabeau – stepladder
29. couper – to cut off
30. le courant – current (electricity)
31. dévisser – to unscrew (desserrer)
32. revisser – to screw back on
33. griller – to burn out
34. le mot de passe – password
35. la lettre recommandée – registered mail
36. la rafale – gust (wind)
37. prudent – careful (cautious)
38. épargner – to spare (save)
39. le grésil – hail (fine hailstones)
40. la pluie – rain (rainfall)
41. l’ annulation – cancellation (cancelling)
42. le cauchemar – nightmare
43. le toit – rooftop
44. le cercueil – casket (coffin)
45. le montant – quantity (amount)
46. le cahier – notebook (book)
47. remporter – to win
48. le scrutin – ballot (vote)
49. le juriste – lawyer
50. l’ écart – gap (spread)
51. creuser – to excavate (excaver)
52. le Produit Intérieur Brut – Gross domestic product
53. potable – drinkable (consommable)
54. inquiet – worried
55. du coup – thus
56. replonger – to bring back
57. la prédication – preaching
58. la foule – mob (disorderly crowd)
59. le palmarès – prize list
60. la récompense – reward
61. décerner – to award
62. le courriel – email (Computing)
63. exhorter – to urge
64. se pencher – to bend over / lean towards
65. de nouveau – anew (again)
66. la cave – basement (cellarage)
67. encombrer – to block up
68. tiède – lukewarm (tepid)
69. la déguster – sample
70. le moelleux – richness
71. réchauffer – to heat up
72. mignon – lovely (attractive)
73. jeter – to throw (toss)
74. l’ habileté – skill
75. le pli – fold (pleat)
76. la voile – sail (of ship / boat)
77. l’ atelier – workshop
78. le cadrage – framing (composition of a picture)
79. tout à fait – totally / completely
80. l’ agrandissement – enlargement (photograph)
81. ralentir – to slow down
82. le porte-feuille – wallet
83. les lunettes – glasses (spectacles)
84. la hanche – hip (anatomy)
85. faste – luxurious (magnificent)
86. l’ engouement – keen interest
87. démonter – to take apart
88. la mise à jour – update
89. mélanger – to mix (cooking)
90. bouger – to move around
91. l’ astuce – trick (way)
92. onusien – of the UN
93. l’ ingérence – interference
94. la serre – greenhouse
95. ramener – to lead back
96. parvenir – to reach / make (an agreement)
97. le vis-à-vis – vis-à-vis (face to face)
98. marquer – to score (tally / sports)
99. évoquer – to call up (evoke)
100. le soupçon – suspicion (being suspected)
101. le pèlerin – pilgrim
102. la rédaction – editing
103. envahi – infested (invaded)
104. la portée – range (scope)
105. le bambin – toddler
106. casse-pieds – pain in the neck
107. tannant – annoying
108. éclairer – to clarify (make more comprehensible)
109. citrouille – pumpkin (fruit)
110. concevoir – to conceive
111. le sous-sol – basement
112. le défi – challenge (call)
113. convier – to invite (encourage / urge)
114. le rangement – ordering (putting in order)
115. le chantier – construction site
116. le placard – closet (built-in cupboard)
117. le garde-manger – pantry
118. procurer – to bring (procure)
119. convenir – to be convenient
120. repérer – to locate
121. tabac – tobacco
122. débit de tabac – tobacco shop
123. le coup – knock (setback)
124. le gîte – lodging
125. l’ hâte – haste (urgency)
126. le poulailler – poultry house
127. l’ enclos – wire fence
128. étoffer – to flesh out
129. l’ effectif – manpower
130. l’ oléoduc – oil pipeline
131. le gazoduc – pipeline (gas)
132. ferroviaire – railway UK
133. mensuel – monthly
134. infléchissement – reorientation
135. survenir – to arise (happen)
136. le déséquilibre – unbalance
137. atteindre – to attain (reach)
138. unir – to unite (become one)
139. éviter – to avoid (stay clear from)
140. néanmoins – however (nevertheless)
141. alimentaire – food
142. l’ actionnaire – shareholder / stockholder
143. croiser – to cross (meet and pass)
144. grossir – to put on weight
145. la cochonnerie – junk
146. avaler – to swallow (eat)
147. la longueur – length (section)
148. enceinte – pregnant
149. l’ événement – event (sth that occurs)
150. le lièvre – hare
151. sauver – to save (rescue)
152. le soin – care
153. le compère – accomplice
154. le brin – blade (of grass)
155. la vigilance – alertness
156. se précipiter – to dash (rush / hurry)
157. la colère – anger (wrath)
158. dessous – below
159. l’ écharpe – scarf (clothing)
160. le concours – examination (entrance exam)
161. le songe – dream
162. décrire – to describe
163. la polémique – controversy (polemic)
164. réellement – really
165. propice – favorable
166. le rapprochement – connection
167. la prise – grip (firm grasp)
168. repousser – to reject
169. efficace – effective (it works)
170. étonner – to amaze (astonish)
171. pousser – to push (shove)
172. générer – to generate
173. disposer – to lay down
174. le clavier – keyboard
175. la mine – face (expression)
176. noyé – drowned
177. le chagrin – grief (sorrow / mourning)
178. l’ otite – earache (otalgie)
179. le vertige – head spin
180. la fièvre – fever (Medicine)
181. enflé – swollen
182. moindre – lower / slightest
183. la goutte – drop (liquid)
184. la poêle – pan (frying pan)
185. le lardon – thinly sliced bacon
186. la graisse – fat (fatty tissue)
187. dorer – to brown (Cooking)
188. la lamelle – thin layer
189. doré – golden (in colour)
190. le morceau – piece (bit)
191. la croûte – crust (hard outer layer)
192. fondu – melted
193. croustillant – crispy
194. savoureux – tasty (taste pleasing)
195. le conte – story (tale)
196. la comptine – nursery rhyme
197. le gérant – managing director / manager (store / restaurant)
198. le portail – portal (imposing entrance)
199. l’ infraction – offense (law) US
200. l’ échange – swap
201. relâché – loose
202. la caution – bail (release on)
203. clos – shut up (closed)
204. la cour – court (courtroom)
205. approuver – to approve (agree)
206. exemplaire – model (exemplary)
207. trahir – to betray (to enemy)
208. le dépens – expense (detriment) figurative
209. la toux – cough
210. le rhume – cold (viral infection)
211. la cigale – grasshopper
212. la bise – kiss
213. le vermisseau – small worm
214. la mouche – fly (insect)
215. la fourmi – ant (bug)
216. prêter – to lend (lend)
217. subsister – to abide (endure)
218. le prêteur – loaner (loans money)
219. le défaut – defect (shortcoming)
220. l’ emprunteur – borrower
221. déplaire – to displease
222. l’ aise – ease (informality)
223. le corbeau – raven (bird)
224. le bec – beak
225. le renard – fox (mammal)
226. allécher – to make one’s mouth water
227. le ramage – bird songs
228. le plumage – feathers (plumage)
229. l’ hôte – host (person who invites)
230. la proie – prey (animal)
231. honteux – ashamed (ashamed)
232. l’ entrevue – interview (job interview)
233. la grenouille – frog (amphibian)
234. le bœuf – ox
235. envieux – envious
236. la grosseur – largeness (size)
237. crever – to burst (bubble / balloon / abscess)
238. sage – wise (wise)
239. le seigneur – master
240. bâtir – to construct
241. bancaire – banking
242. accéder – to grant (request)
243. débuter – to start up
244. le délégué – delegate
245. impliquer – to imply (indicate)
246. la fermeture – shutting / closing
247. la mise – wager
248. censé – expected
249. doter – to endow
250. la lentille – lens
251. priver – to deprive (take away)
252. appartenir – to belong to (be owned by)
253. répandu – widespread (widely circulated)
254. débrouiller – to manage
255. la faim – hunger (hunger)
256. gai – happy (cheerful)
257. la caricature – cartoon (caricature)
258. la volonté – will (mental desire / to succeed)
259. la chair – flesh (flesh of human/animal)
260. juif – Jewish
261. aplanir – to flatten (make flat)
262. délier – to undo
263. la courroie – belt
264. le soulier – shoe (footwear)
265. delà – beyond
266. l’ agneau – lamb (Zoologie)
267. la colombe – dove (small pigeon)
268. le figuier – fig-tree
269. la rancune – grievance (grudge) / resentment
270. tenace – persistent (lasting) / tough
271. le pas – footstep
272. aborder – to approach / reach
273. en vouloir – to hold it against
274. œuvre – work
275. gérer – to administer (supervise) / manage (a project)
276. nettement – clearly / distinctly
277. curieusement – curiously (differing manner)
278. la mise en route – startup
279. la réglage – adjustment (slight change) / tuning
280. la dette – debt (amount to be paid)
281. la patte – paw
282. étourdi – dizzy (absent-minded) colloquial
283. bienfait – kindness (kind act) / benefit
284. advenir – to happen (it happened)
285. rets – trap
286. le rugissement – roar
287. défaire – to undo (untie)
288. accourir – to rush up
289. ronger – to gnaw
290. la maille – mesh
291. emporter – to carry away
292. couramment – fluently
293. le chômage – unemployment
294. l’ immobilier – real estate
295. le créneau – loophole / gap
296. conçus – conceived
297. regrouper – to bring together
298. le parcours – round (golf)
299. le partenariat – partnership
300. moyennement – fairly
301. rejoindre – to meet (get together with) by arrangement
302. la retraite – retirement (being retired)
303. la rouelle – round steak
304. fermier – farm (of a ranch)
305. la brebis – sheep
306. la pâte – pasta
307. clore – to end (terminate)
308. le pote – buddy USA
309. la folie – insanity
310. sauter – to jump (pass over)
311. dégoûté – disgusted
312. l’ arbitre – referee (in sports)
313. ivre – drunk
314. accorder – to give (allow to have / authorize)
315. louer – to rent
316. privé – private
317. pénible – painful
318. le devis – quotation (estimate)
319. le délai – delay (time)
320. soumis – tamed (controlled)
321. élire – to elect
322. la figure de proue – figurehead
323. écrasant – overwhelming (defeat / victory / majority)
324. subir – to undergo
325. la réplique – aftershock
326. le congé – vacation US
327. vif – active (animated)
328. convoiter – to lust for (envy)
329. l’ enjeu – issue
330. l’ informaticien – computer specialist
331. le coffre-fort – safe (strongbox)
332. le réveil – alarm (clock)
333. nager – to float
334. éveillé – awake (not asleep)
335. choquer – to offend (shock)
336. au moins – at least
337. le oiseau – bird
338. la gueule de bois – hangover
339. la thune – cash (money)
340. le boulot – work
341. crevé – blown-out (very tired)
342. naze – rooted (tired)
343. héberger – to house (provide housing for)
344. le souci – worry (care)
345. licencier – to lay off
346. cicatriser – to heal (a wound / an injury)
347. le échafaud – scaffold
348. le scintillement – sparkling
349. la lame – blade (knife / tool / weapon / razor)
350. aiguiser – to sharpen (make acute)
351. grincer – to squeak
352. le bourreau – executioner
353. brusquement – rudely
354. le bal – dance
355. soudain – suddenly
356. se balader – to wander (walk/stroll)
357. bronzer – to suntan
358. la crique – cove
359. tricher – to cheat (violate rules)
360. l’ enregistrement – recording (making record)
361. le logiciel de traitement de texte – word processor
362. brancher – to connect (electronic)
363. auquel – at which (à + lequel)
364. débrancher – to unplug (déconnecter)
365. supprimer – to suppress
366. aigu – acute (sharp)
367. le poids – weight
368. l’ abeille – bee (insect)
369. bonifier – to improve
370. promettre – to promise
371. forcément – inevitably
372. le rang – row / rank
373. la vogue – fashion
374. la pelouse – lawn
375. vide – vacant (void)
376. la banderole – banner
377. périmé – expired (expiré)
378. la profusion – richness
379. le sable – sand
380. bitumineux – oil-bearing
381. lier – to relate (link)
382. récolter – to collect (take in)
383. le loup – wolf (carnivorous mammal)
384. le lévrier – Greyhound
385. la sonde spatiale – space probe
386. rocailleux – stony
387. renvoyer – to send back
388. contenir – to hold (contain)
389. le constat – official report
390. la roche – rock (made of rock)
391. rétablir – to re-establish
392. le cliché – plate
393. révéler – to reveal (information)
394. recueillir – to gather (gather information)
395. le désastre – disaster (misfortune)
396. médiatique – media-related
397. le nomade – land-rover
398. l’ échantillon – specimen / sample
399. le sol – soil (territory)
400. domicile – home
401. l’ émeute – riot (disorder)
402. écoper – to bail out
403. la comparution – appearance (law)
404. le sursis – probation (law)
405. atteint – affected (medicine)
406. obéir – to obey
407. le champ – field (piece of land)
408. l’ entrailles – insides (plural)
409. le troupeau – flock (of sheep)
410. la corbeille – basket
411. la huche – bin (bread bin)
412. ordonner – to order
413. le grenier – loft (attic)
414. entreprise – undertaking
415. le peuple – people (inhabitants) plural (inhabitants)
416. combler – to satisfy (fulfil)
417. la queue – queue / tail
418. la malédiction – curse (malediction)
419. maudit – cursed
420. la peste – plague (serious infection)
421. l’ airain – antique bronze
422. la poussière – dust (dirt / earth)
423. la poudre – powder
424. l’ effroi – fear (terror)
425. le royaume – kingdom (king’s domain)
426. le cadavre – corpse
427. la pâture – food
428. l’ aveugle – blind (person)
429. l’ âne – donkey (ass)
430. la cuisse – thigh (leg part)
431. l’ ulcère – fester (suppurating sore)
432. guérir – to heal (get better)
433. la plante – sole of the foot
434. la pierre – rock (stone)
435. l’ étonnement – amazement (astonishment)
436. la raillerie – ridicule
437. la semence – seed
438. la sauterelle – locust (grasshopper)
439. le ver – worm
440. oindre – to anoint
441. engendrer – to father (create a child)
442. le prodige – wonder
443. la soif – thirst (need)
444. le joug – yoke (oppressive power)
445. l’ aigle – eagle (Zoology)
446. le blé – wheat
447. ôter – to remove (take out)
448. verras – you (singular) will see
449. verrez – you (plural) will see
450. la noce – wedding party