Words 401–500
instrument
instrument (means or agency for achieving an effect); instrument (person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal)
Noun
composition
composition, makeup; essay; composition, work of art; composition, compounding, formation of compound words; composition, typesetting; lineup; composition
Noun
argument
argument; argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject)
Noun
coller
to stick (together), to glue; to approach too closely; to be too close; to place; to give; to hand over; to fit well; to suit; to be dumbfounded; to be in a daze; to be sticky; to stick; to have an affair
Verb
entretenir
to maintain, to look after; to support (e.g. a family); to fuel, to keep something going; to have a discussion (with someone); to keep fit
Verb
serrer
to tighten (a screw, a knot); to shake (hands); to squeeze; to hug, to stay close to; to seduce; to flirt with; to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)
Verb
dépôt
warehouse, store, depot, depository; act of depositing, act of placing; deposit (object being deposited); deposit; abscess, pus pocket; tabling; filing; registration, proposal; wharf, pier, landing stage; depot, railroad station, terminus
Noun
dispositif
arrangement, lay-out; measures, expedient, means to an end; device, machine, system; operation, plan; dispositif
Noun
vif
alive; lively, brisk; vivid, bright; keen, sharp; poignant, cutting, sharp; sharp, jagged; acute, intense, strong; great, deep
Adjective
percevoir
to perceive, to make out; to perceive (understand); to collect (e.g. taxes, transit fares)
Verb
bourse
coin purse; a purseful of money; by extension, any sum of money available to be paid; financial grant; bourse, stock exchange; the scrotum; balls
Noun
virer
to bear, veer (change direction slightly); to turn into, become; to transfer (money, from one account to another); to get rid of, fire, shitcan
Verb
bombe
bomb (a device filled with explosives); aerosol (either the substance or the container); a hottie, a bombshell; globular glass vessel; demijohn, carboy
Noun
exécuter
to execute; to carry out; to execute (to kill as punishment); to comply; to perform (contract)
Verb
observation
observation (careful or controlled attention or consideration); observation (the result of such attention or consideration); observation (process of detached, objective examination); observation (the result of one of the above-described actions expressed in or rendered into words for the purpose of dissemination); observance of (adherence or conformity to) rules, conventions, laws, etc.; observance (performance) of religious rituals, customs, traditions, etc.; work shadowing.
Noun