French reference

French science vocabulary

117 words with English translations. 73 of them appear in the 5,000 most common French words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

117words
73in the top 5,000
Frenchlanguage
WordEnglishHow common
la forceforce#636 0.019% of speech
la énergieenergy#1125 0.007% of speech
la gravitégravity#3810 0.000% of speech
la vitessevelocity#1410 0.006% of speech
la accélérationaccelerationoutside the top 5,000
la massemass#3698 0.002% of speech
le travailwork#211 0.045% of speech
la puissancepower#1708 0.005% of speech
la températuretemperature#3672 0.002% of speech
la pressionpressure#1126 0.007% of speech
la densitédensity#3815 0.000% of speech
le volumevolume#3821 0.000% of speech
la chaleurheat#1866 0.004% of speech
la ondewave#3814 0.000% of speech
la électricitéelectricity#4627 0.002% of speech
le magnétismemagnetism#3811 0.000% of speech
la énergie cinétiquekinetic energyoutside the top 5,000
la énergie potentiellepotential energyoutside the top 5,000
le circuitcircuit#4760 0.019% of speech
la chargecharge#1136 0.007% of speech
le atomeatom#3793 0.001% of speech
la moléculemolecule#3794 0.001% of speech
le élémentelement#3687 0.002% of speech
le composécompound#3817 0.000% of speech
la liaison chimiquechemical bondoutside the top 5,000
la réaction chimiquechemical reactionoutside the top 5,000
le acideacid#3117 0.003% of speech
la basebase#926 0.009% of speech
le pHpHoutside the top 5,000
la solutionsolution#1117 0.007% of speech
le solvantsolventoutside the top 5,000
le solutésoluteoutside the top 5,000
la concentrationconcentrationoutside the top 5,000
le catalyseurcatalyst#3960 0.000% of speech
le gazgas#1577 0.005% of speech
le liquideliquid#1841 0.004% of speech
le solidesolid#2448 0.003% of speech
la tableau périodiqueperiodic tableoutside the top 5,000
la masse molairemolar massoutside the top 5,000
le réactifreactantoutside the top 5,000
le produitproduct#1401 0.009% of speech
le ionionoutside the top 5,000
le électronelectron#3911 0.000% of speech
le protonproton#3912 0.000% of speech
le neutronneutron#3913 0.000% of speech
la cellulecell#1711 0.005% of speech
le noyaunucleus#3563 0.008% of speech
la membrane cellulairecell membraneoutside the top 5,000
le cytoplasmecytoplasmoutside the top 5,000
le ADNDNAoutside the top 5,000
le ARNRNAoutside the top 5,000
le tissutissue#3242 0.001% of speech
le organeorganoutside the top 5,000
le systèmesystem#693 0.012% of speech
le organismeorganism#3799 0.001% of speech
la espècespecies#741 0.011% of speech
la populationpopulation#2704 0.001% of speech
la communautécommunity#2054 0.004% of speech
le écosystèmeecosystem#3846 0.000% of speech
la évolutionevolution#3798 0.001% of speech
le gènegene#2869 0.000% of speech
le chromosomechromosome#3796 0.001% of speech
la mitosemitosisoutside the top 5,000
la photosynthèsephotosynthesis#3898 0.000% of speech
le habitathabitatoutside the top 5,000
la chaîne alimentairefood chainoutside the top 5,000
le métabolismemetabolism#3961 0.000% of speech
la homéostasiehomeostasisoutside the top 5,000
le hôtehost#4318 0.001% of speech
le pathogènepathogenoutside the top 5,000
le universuniverse#1482 0.005% of speech
la galaxiegalaxy#3804 0.001% of speech
la étoilestar#1663 0.008% of speech
la planèteplanet#1076 0.008% of speech
le satellitesatellite#4815 0.001% of speech
la comètecomet#3807 0.001% of speech
le astéroïdeasteroid#3809 0.000% of speech
le trou noirblack holeoutside the top 5,000
la nébuleusenebulaoutside the top 5,000
le système solairesolar systemoutside the top 5,000
la orbiteorbit#3806 0.001% of speech
le télescopetelescope#3803 0.001% of speech
le soleilsun#746 0.011% of speech
la lunemoon#1007 0.008% of speech
la éclipseeclipseoutside the top 5,000
la constellationconstellationoutside the top 5,000
la météoritemeteoriteoutside the top 5,000
le cosmoscosmos#3805 0.001% of speech
le horizon des événementsevent horizonoutside the top 5,000
la année-lumièrelight-yearoutside the top 5,000
le observatoireobservatoryoutside the top 5,000
la exploration spatialespace explorationoutside the top 5,000
la planète Terreplanet earthoutside the top 5,000
la atmosphèreatmosphereoutside the top 5,000
le climatclimate#3651 0.002% of speech
le tempsweather#101 0.123% of speech
la rocherock#3837 0.000% of speech
le solsoil#1041 0.008% of speech
le océanocean#2066 0.004% of speech
le continentcontinent#3527 0.012% of speech
le volcanvolcano#3496 0.018% of speech
le tremblement de terreearthquakeoutside the top 5,000
la érosionerosion#3831 0.000% of speech
le sédimentsediment#3830 0.000% of speech
le globe terrestreglobeoutside the top 5,000
le cycle de l'eauwater cycleoutside the top 5,000
la couche d'ozoneozone layeroutside the top 5,000
la énergie géothermiquegeothermal energyoutside the top 5,000
le minéralmineral#3829 0.000% of speech
la montagnemountain#1734 0.008% of speech
la rivièreriver#1728 0.004% of speech
le laclake#1787 0.004% of speech
la croûte terrestreEarth's crustoutside the top 5,000
le noyau terrestreEarth's coreoutside the top 5,000
la plaque tectoniquetectonic plateoutside the top 5,000
le fossilefossil#3941 0.000% of speech
la pluie acideacid rainoutside the top 5,000

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