Words 901–1000
pratiquement
in practice, for all practical purposes, from a practical standpoint; practically, almost
Adverb
enterrer
to bury (put underground); to inter; to ditch, to bury (a plan, a memory, a legislative proposal, etc.); to outlive, to survive (someone); to hide; to enjoy something before it is gone; to seclude oneself, to withdraw from the world to live in a remote location; (of a horse) to carry the head very low
Verb
reculer
to move back, to put back; to go backwards; to back down, to concede; to back off, to draw back, to retreat; to recede, to gradually disappear; to drop, to fall, to decline; to go astern
Verb
bête
stupid; inept (not very bright and lacking in judgement); silly; avoidable (which could have been easily averted); grumpy (having a bad character or in a bad mood; showing great displeasure in interacting with people)
Adjective
abbé
an abbot, the head of an abbey; a low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember
Noun
pencher
to tilt, tip up; to lean, list; to lean towards (an opinion, idea etc.); to be inclined (to do something); to bend down, lean over; to look into
Verb
envahir
to invade; to stretch, to overgrow, to fill; to come over (someone) or wash over (someone), as a feeling
Verb
animateur
presenter; leader; group leader (person responsible for looking after or entertaining children)
Noun
boucle
loop (line returning to its origin); earring; buckle (of a belt, etc.); curl (of hair); ringlet; loop; loop jump; loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)
Noun
règne
reign, ruling, rule (period of reigning or ruling); kingship, royalty; realm, state, kingdom; control, governance, regulation; ascendancy, ascendance
Noun
brevet
a patent; an exam done at the end of troisième, see Diplôme national du brevet on Wikipedia; a teaching license or certificate
Noun
répandre
to spill, scatter; to spread; to shed (tears); to give off, give out (a smell etc.); to spread, to propagate
Verb
mademoiselle
A form of address or title for an unmarried woman: Miss; A form of address or title for a young woman, regardless of marital status: Miss; A form of address or title for a young girl: Miss
Noun
charbon
coal; anthrax; smut (range of fungi that cause crop disease); fungus of the genus Ustilago
Noun
plafond
ceiling; maximum; credit limit, withdrawal limit, ceiling (maximum permitted level in a financial transaction)
Noun
décrocher
to unhook, remove from a hook; to pick up, pick up the phone, start a telephone conversation; to stall; to pick up, get one's hands on; to withdraw (from drugs, alcohol, etc.); to drop out of school; to abandon an interest or activity; to separate oneself from a person, group, idea, identity, etc.
Verb
loger
to lodge, to stay, to be lodging (to temporarily inhabit); to find (someone) a place to stay; to fit into
Verb
souffle
blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth); a breeze, a gust (movement of wind); a breath, or the act of breathing; the inspiration or influence (for a work of art, idea, & so forth)); the powerful movement of air caused by an explosion; the sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart; a murmur
Noun
noble
noble, aristocratic; nonsynthetic, natural; fine; noble, worthy (thoughts, cause etc.)
Adjective
choquer
to hit, to collide; to shock (surprise, startle); to offend, to anger (especially in reflexive)
Verb
pénétrer
to enter, to get in (to); to penetrate; to see through somebody's lies or secret plans; to penetrate (to enter sexually; to engage in penetrative sex)
Verb
tabac
tobacco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana); tobacco (leaves of certain varieties of the plant cultivated and harvested); smoking, nicotine addiction; tobacconist (shop where tobacco is sold); corner shop; thing, stuff; violent fight
Noun
aveugle
blind (physically unable to see); blind (having poor judgement; unable or unwilling to acknowledge, or to put any effort toward understanding); blind, unquestioning (unguided or unchecked by objective judgement)
Adjective
chemise
shirt (that opens in the front); folder (office supplies); chemise (wall-enforcing earthwork)
Noun