Words 1901–2000
icône
icon (representation as an object of religious devotion); icon (small picture that represents something); icon (exemplar person or thing)
Noun
interrogation
questioning, interrogation; interrogative, question; query; examen, often unexpected
Noun
basculer
to topple, to tip over; to sway from side to side; to fall apart, to turn upside down; to transfer (e.g. a call); to tip over, to tip up; to fail over
Verb
bordure
border (the outer edge of something); bordure; the foot of a sail; kerb (the edge of a pavement or sidewalk)
Noun
démonter
to dismantle, to take down; to remove, to take off; to disconcert; to run rings around, to chew up, to take apart, to tear apart (a rival team)
Verb
citron
lemon; lime (citrus); brimstone (butterfly); noggin (head); lemon (defective item); East Asian
Noun
dispenser
to excuse, exempt (de from); to dispense, give out, radiate; to distribute, dispense; to avoid, refrain (de from)
Verb
contourner
to circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around; to travel from one place to another, to visit several places
Verb
balayer
to sweep; to sweep aside, brush aside; to drag on the floor; to rake (sweep with gunfire); to make a clean sweep
Verb
carotte
carrot (vegetable); carotte (cylindrical roll of tobacco); the red sign outside a tabac or bar-tabac; core sample (of sediment, ice, etc)
Noun
gage
pledge, guarantee; deposit, security, guaranty (guarantee that debt will be paid; property relinquished to ensure this); forfeit (something deposited as part of a game); proof, evidence, assurance; wages, salary
Noun
questionner
to question, interrogate; to call into question; to question, ask (someone); to inquire, ask (about)
Verb
vestiaire
cloakroom; (US) checkroom, coatroom, coat check (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club); locker room, changing room; vestry; cloakroom attendant
Noun
échéance
expiry date, expiration date; due date, redemption date, date of payment; term (period of time)
Noun
impasse
stalemate, impasse (situation in which no progress can be made; not used in the chess sense of stalemate); dead-end; cul-de-sac (street)
Noun
ordure
garbage, refuse, rubbish; dung, animal faeces; obscenity, filthy material; a filthy person
Noun
refroidir
to lower the temperature of; to cool; to become cooler; to lose heat; to cool down; to become less active; to cool down, cool off; to strongly reduce or diminish something such as interest, zeal, etc.; to ice, to murder
Verb