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Words 1501–1600
résidu
residue, remainder
Noun
relique
relic; remnant
Noun
pli
fold; pleat; letter; trick
Noun
serrure
lock
Noun
subventionner
to subsidize
Verb
hisser
to hoist, to raise; to rise through the ranks
Verb
politesse
politeness, courtesy; polite remark or action
Noun
glacer
to freeze; to turn to ice; to freeze; to ice (cover with icing); to turn to ice (become ice)
Verb
retraiter
to reprocess; to recycle; to retire (from a game)
Verb
lourdement
heavily (to a large extent)
Adverb
coudre
to sew; to mend
Verb
nappe
tablecloth; layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water); ribbon cable
Noun
excursion
excursion; wander (talk off topic)
Noun
caserne
barracks
Noun
agitation
choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.); restlessness; bustle (of street, room etc.); activity; agitation; unrest
Noun
romancier
novelist (author of novels)
Noun
communion
Communion; communion
Noun
tailleur
tailor; suit
Noun
amande
almond (the nut); Glycymeris spp.
Noun
cueillir
to gather, pick; to grab, snatch, nab
Verb
cravate
necktie; headlock (wrestling move); Situation in which a canoe is stuck on a rock
Noun
gaulois
Gaulish; bawdy
Adjective
pureté
purity
Noun
centraliser
to centralise
Verb
tonneau
barrel (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop); register ton (100 cubic feet); barrel roll
Noun
hache
axe
Noun
poire
pear; mug, sucker, soft touch; mush, face; a bulb, usually pear-shaped, used to collect gases or liquids, such as that of a dropper; pear brandy; a pull cord switch with a pear-shaped knob; a beef cut
Noun
frôler
to brush against, touch, skim, graze, skirt; to verge on
Verb
brûlant
burning
Adjective
breton
the Breton language
Noun
vieillard
an old man, an old person
Noun
reconduire
to renew; to accompany (somebody back somewhere); to take (back)
Verb
maghrébin
Maghrebi
Adjective
rougir
to redden; to blush
Verb
colocataire
flatmate, roommate, housemate, joint tenant, cotenant
Noun
plaisanterie
joke; jest; fun; pleasantry; joking; jesting; kidding
Noun
envelopper
to wrap someone or something, to cover; to envelop
Verb
évanouir
to lose consciousness; to faint; to vanish or disappear without a trace, especially things
Verb
loto
lotto
Noun
porcelaine
cowrie, a mollusk of the family Cypraeidae, or its translucent shell; porcelain, the translucent ceramic of fine china, or vessels made of this material
Noun
barque
small boat
Noun
chausser
to put footwear (on someone); to shoe (a horse); to put on footwear; to have a certain shoe size; to mulch (a tree)
Verb
dissiper
to dissipate; to squander (waste); to distract (someone) from serious thoughts
Verb
mouchoir
handkerchief
Noun
brume
mist, haze, fog
Noun
immobile
motionless, unmoving, still, stationary; immovable, immobile; invariable
Adjective
rhume
cold (illness)
Noun
secrètement
secretly, in secret
Adverb
moralité
morality; moral; lesson (of a story)
Noun
perfectionner
to perfect; to make perfect; to refine, hone, improve
Verb
savoureux
tasty
Adjective
déserter
to desert (a place), abandon; to desert
Verb
cachette
hideaway, hiding place
Noun
brusquement
suddenly; sharply, jerkily; brusquely, abruptly, bluntly
Adverb
seau
pail, bucket
Noun
contagieux
contagious (that can be transmitted to others; easily transmitted to others)
Adjective
solennel
solemn, formal; ceremonious
Adjective
camionnette
van; pick-up truck
Noun
neiger
to snow
Verb
maigrir
to slim, to get slim, to lose weight
Verb
épingle
pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)
Noun
chérir
to cherish
Verb
aspirateur
vacuum cleaner; aspirator
Noun
souper
dinner (the main evening meal); a light meal eaten at night, after the main evening meal
Noun
durcir
to harden; to harden, become more serious
Verb
fièrement
proudly
Adverb
dentelle
lace
Noun
périple
circumnavigation, periplus; journey, travel
Noun
réapparaître
to reappear; to respawn
Verb
propreté
cleanliness; cleanness
Noun
couvercle
lid, cap, cover
Noun
désarmer
to disarm
Verb
murmurer
to murmur
Verb
cadrer
to fit (go well together); to frame (put into the field of vision)
Verb
paternité
fatherhood; authorship
Noun
agréer
to accept; to prepare; rig; trim
Verb
désespérément
desperately
Adverb
télécommande
remote control
Noun
lenteur
slowness
Noun
bricolage
DIY, do-it-yourself
Noun
indigner
to fill with indignation, exasperate; to express self-righteous anger or disgust
Verb
curieusement
curiously (in a bizarre fashion); curiously (in a curious fashion)
Adverb
embouteillage
bottling; blockade; traffic jam, gridlock, bottleneck
Noun
étagère
shelf (flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to support, store or display objects); piece of furniture equipped with shelves, such as a rack, a bookcase or a whatnot
Noun
cigare
cigar (rolled bundle of tobacco made for smoking); head, face
Noun
mourant
dying; in agony
Adjective
gîte
shelter; lodging; gîte (self-catering holiday home); beef shin; list (inclination of a ship)
Noun
aventurier
adventurer
Noun
gratitude
gratitude
Noun
cohabitation
cohabitation (act of living together); cohabitation
Noun
sabot
wooden shoe, clog; hoof
Noun
muscler
to develop someone's muscles, to muscle up
Verb
plongeur
diver (one who dives for pearls, coral, sponges, sunken items, and so on); diver (one who practices the sport of diving); dishwasher (a person who washes dishes in a restaurant or similar establishment)
Noun
concierge
house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker; janitor, custodian; concierge; lodge-keeper of a château; keeper, jailor (prison)
Noun
médiathèque
media library
Noun
feuillage
foliage
Noun
préhistorique
prehistoric; prehistoric, antiquated
Adjective
lessive
lye, alkaline solution; detergent; laundry
Noun
robotique
robotic
Adjective
révolutionner
to revolutionise
Verb