Words 1301–1400
jalousie
jealousy; edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor); sweet william (Dianthus barbatus); a type of pear (fruit); Venetian blind; mashrabiyya, latticework screen
Noun
troubler
to disturb, disrupt (order, sleep, judgement etc.); to disturb, to trouble (someone); to cloud, become cloudy (of water); to become cloudy, become overcast (of sky); to become flustered
Verb
agrandir
to enlarge, make bigger; to extend, to expand (a house, building, area); to grow, get bigger; to embiggen; to aggrandize
Verb
grenier
granary; attic, garret (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)
Noun
barreau
metal bar (of a jail cell, cage etc.); rung (of ladder); spindle (of chair); bar (place where the participants in a trial stand); bar (profession of lawyers)
Noun
cloche
bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound); a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth; a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim; cloche (tableware cover, often resembling a bell); a clumsy person, an oaf
Noun
renard
fox (small carnivore); crafty, purposeful and cunning character; flatulence; ancient navigation tool: circular, wooden or copper plate, which enables the helmsman to keep a record of wind conditions by inserting pegs at specific positions; hardly detectable cracks or holes causing a water tank or pond to empty itself
Noun
frotter
to rub, chafe; to scrub, scour; to scrape; to stone; to rub (someone) in the wrong way, to get on (someone)'s bad side
Verb
ronde
a watch (a period of time when guards are posted); a traditional dance where the dancers form a ring and move laterally with the music; a whole note, a semibreve
Noun
décharge
discharge; release; unloading (action of unloading something); landfill; à sa décharge: in (someone's) defence, to be fair, in fairness (to)
Noun
tantôt
soon, shortly (used with the present tense); sometimes (when doubled or multipled, suggesting contrasting possibilities each as likely to happen or happening as frequently as the others); this afternoon; within a short time of now, either earlier or later
Adverb
caresser
to stroke; to caress (to move the hand over the surface of); to toy with; to touch up; put the final touches on
Verb
flore
flora (plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.); flora (a book describing the plants of a country, etc.); flora (the microorganisms that inhabit some parts of the body)
Noun
palme
palm leaf; palm (attribute of a victor or (Christianity) martyr); palm (prize); flipper, fin, swim fin; synonym of palmier (“palm tree”)
Noun
arroser
to water (e.g. plants); to sprinkle; to squirt; to spray; to celebrate (with a drink); to grease someone's palm, to bribe
Verb