Words 1201–1300
rattacher
to attach, fix, fix on, put on, link; to post (an employee); to reattach, put back on; to connect back (to); to join together, put together; to have an attachment to
Verb
cavalier
horseman; knight; cavalier; horserider; knight (in tarot); U-nail, fence staple, construction staple; cable clip; partner; date, (male) companion for social activities
Noun
rideau
curtain (woven fabric to cover, e.g., windows); blind (cover for windows); curtain, veil (something keeping another in secret)
Noun
conséquent
a countersubject; a consequent (the second term in various semantic or logical relationship)
Noun
secouer
to shake; to shake off (oppression etc.); to shake (emotionally, figuratively); to shake up; to shake (oneself); to make an effort
Verb
intellectuel
an intellectual (intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters)
Noun
mouche
fly (insect); bullseye (center of a target); (espionage) a spy employed by the ancien régime to seek out subversive ideas; bee; soul patch, mouche (narrow beard descending from lower lip)
Noun
champignon
mushroom; fungus (in general); fungal infection; mold / mould (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi); accelerator pedal; jerk, bastard, asshole
Noun
précipiter
to throw out, push out, chuck out, throw off, push off, chuck off; to throw oneself out, to jump out; to take down, to bring down; to rush (hasten, do something too fast); to precipitate; to precipitate (fall from the sky); to dash, to move quickly
Verb
interpeller
to call out to; to question, to interrogate; to address (of police etc.); to apprehend, to arrest; to raise questions for; to interpellate (question formally concerning official or governmental policy)
Verb
bonhomme
fellow, chap; a basic figure meant to represent a person (e.g. a stick figure, a symbol on a sign, etc.); scarecrow
Noun
trottoir
sidewalk, pavement, footpath (paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians)
Noun
transparent
transparent; see-through; translucid; allowing light to pass through; clear; transparent, easy to understand, unambiguous; unnoticed; invisible; transparent; not hiding anything; having the same meaning in several languages
Adjective
bouleverser
to completely and drastically change, to overturn; to shake, to cause a strong emotion; to disorganize, to turn upside down
Verb
quinzaine
about fifteen people, about fifteen things, etc.; a period of fifteen consecutive days; two weeks; a fortnight
Noun
bouclier
shield (broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body); shield (anything which protects or defends)
Noun
interprète
interpreter (as opposed to translator); interpreter; spokesperson; performer (for example, an actor, musician, singer)
Noun
mouiller
to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water (down); to cast, drop (anchor); to palatalize; to anchor, lie at anchor; to be so frightened as to piss oneself; to be wet; to rain; to stick one's neck out
Verb
marteau
a hammer used for pounding; a machine tool that pounds; a hammer-shaped tool used to hit something, such as a gavel; a rapper; a door knocker; a piano or dulcimer hammer; the malleus; a throwing hammer; a hammer with bas relief marks used to create imprints on wood, leather etc.; the advantage of throwing the last stone; the part of a clock that strikes the bell
Noun
placard
a cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall; an advertisement that is injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste; a placard
Noun
élan
spirit, verve; fervor, passion; momentum; run up; uncertain period of time, a while, a spell; moose, elk
Noun
dorer
to gild; to coat something in gold; to brighten up, to brighten something to give it a golden colour; to brown, to give food a golden colour by adding an egg yolk
Verb