Words 1801–1900
aigle
eagle (any of a number of species of birds of prey); a man of ingenuity and superior talent; a genius; a female eagle; a representation an eagle; the eagle as a heraldic symbol
Noun
accentuer
to accentuate (emphasize); to intensify; to accent (put an accent on a letter or symbol etc.)
Verb
encadrement
framing (of a picture); supervision, monitoring, overlooking, watchful eye; training, managerial or supervisory staff; frame; framework
Noun
intrigue
intrigue (complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice); plot (the course of a story)
Noun
fraternité
brotherhood (state of being brothers or a brother); brotherhood (organization); fraternity
Noun
décalage
gap, discrepancy; shift, offset; time shifting (practice of recording a broadcast for later watching or listening); jet lag
Noun
socialisme
socialism; The transitional phase between the dictatorship of the proletariat and integral communism characterized by the abolition of the social classes and of the state.
Noun
paroi
wall; inner wall, inside surface (of receptacle etc.); side (of bathtub etc.); rock; rockface
Noun
comptoir
a counter, countertop (as of a store or bank); a trading post in overseas colonies; a cartel, a cartel agreement
Noun
grossier
coarse (physically, not fine); shoddy (not well-made); coarse; rude, uncouth; gross
Adjective
rude
rough, harsh; tough, hard; severe; bitter, harsh, sharp (of weather); crude, unpolished; hardy, tough, rugged; formidable, fearsome
Adjective
bourgeois
A member of the middle class; bourgeois; an inhabitant of a town or city; someone who belongs to neither the aristocratic, clerical, nor military classes
Noun
grammaire
grammar (the study of the morphological and syntactic rules of a language); a grammar textbook
Noun
footballeur
footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
Noun
clou
nail (metal pin); clove (of garlic); highlight, climax; not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
Noun
solder
to close (a deal); to settle, to pay off (debt); to sell at sales, to have a sale; to end up (in), to result (in)
Verb
baleine
whale (mammal); whalebone, bone; stay (prop for clothing, in particular corsets); landwhale
Noun