French C1 vocabulary
C1 is the advanced level of the Common European Framework (CEFR): understanding demanding, longer texts and expressing yourself fluently and spontaneously. Mot du Jour's C1 list has 800 words (436 nouns, 175 verbs, 165 adjectives, 24 adverbs), from the most common to the least.
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The 30 most common C1 words
| French | Type | English |
|---|---|---|
| munir | verb | to equip, to provide |
| protestation | noun, f. | protest |
| corsage | noun, m. | blouse, bodice |
| arrondir | verb | to round off |
| béret | noun, m. | beret |
| galop | noun, m. | gallop |
| matinal | adjective | early-rising, morning |
| halte | noun, f. | stop, halt |
| dauphin | noun, m. | dolphin |
| lourdement | adverb | heavily |
| nature | adjective | plain, natural (invariable) |
| tonneau | noun, m. | barrel |
| copier | verb | to copy |
| déplacement | noun, m. | trip, movement |
| nausée | noun, f. | nausea |
| blancheur | noun, f. | whiteness |
| correctement | adverb | correctly |
| disparu | noun, m. | missing person |
| craie | noun, f. | chalk |
| reparaître | verb | to reappear |
| submerger | verb | to submerge, to overwhelm |
| consumer | verb | to consume, to burn up |
| dédier | verb | to dedicate |
| galoper | verb | to gallop |
| boyau | noun, m. | gut, narrow passage |
| structure | noun, f. | structure |
| accommoder | verb | to accommodate, to prepare (food) |
| aplatir | verb | to flatten |
| chevaucher | verb | to straddle, to overlap |
| carcasse | noun, f. | carcass, frame |
In the app every card has the article, the gender and the awkward forms (feminines, irregular plurals, verb tables), and is brought back just before you would forget it.