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4876 words, in teaching order
chapeauterto hat (put a hat on someone); to head (be in control of something)
Verb
charcutiera person involved in charcuterie; a seller of delicatessen or a butcher
Noun
féminiserto feminize (make [more] feminine)
Verb
chaînonlink (in a chain); secondary range (of mountains)
Noun
dépiterto vex greatly, frustrate greatly; to get annoyed
Verb
ferrettag; aglet, aiguillette
Noun
voiturerto transport; to drive, chauffeur (transport by vehicle)
Verb
machinistemachine operator, machinist; grip (person responsible for handling equipment on a film set)
Noun
rejaillirto splash back, splash up; to rebound (sur qqn — on someone); (of glory) to be reflected (sur qqn — on someone)
Verb
natteplait (of hair), braid (US); mat
Noun
grinçantsqueaky, creaky; rasping, grating; harsh, scathing
Adjective
snobsnobbish, snobby
Adjective
malencontreuxof a person; unfortunate, unlucky (experiencing misfortune); embarrassing, annoying; of a thing; troubling, grievous, woeful (causing or signalling unhappiness, grief, woe, etc.); unfortunate, unlucky (causing or signalling misfortune)
Adjective
idiomelanguage; idiom (in the sense of a form of language proper to a folk or region)
Noun
pardi(yes,) obviously! (yes,) for God's sake! (yes,) of course!
Interjection
cocarderosette (imitation of a rose made of ribbon); cockade (rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat)
Noun
libératoireliberatory, liberating, discharging (that discharges of a debt or obligation)
Adjective
dérobéconcealed (door, feature etc.)
Adjective
malvenuinopportune, untimely
Adjective
cruditérawness; a type of salad, usually put in sandwiches
Noun
débrouillardresourceful, self-reliant, able to cope, crafty, wily
Adjective
tiraillerto pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make somebody hesitate; to skirmish
Verb
cramponnerto attach with, or drive a spike or hook into; to staple, stud (a shoe); attach a crampon, spike, or hook to; to stud or attach calks (to a horseshoe); to shoe (a horse or mule) using a studded horseshoe; to cling onto, attach oneself to (something or someone)
Verb
biscotterusk (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven); yellow card, booking
Noun
étaia stay; stay, prop, strut, support
Noun
rétifrestive; rebellious
Adjective
brimadea hazing, some test which seniors impose on newbies in (para) military units, school, etc. by way of initiation; a punishment which an educator imposes on a child, consisting in some privation; a measure or treatment which is pointlessly hurtful
Noun
belotebelote; king and queen of the trump suit, in the game belote
Noun
chiperto pinch, steal, filch, rob
Verb
dégourdirto warm up (one's fingers etc); to stretch (one's legs); to teach a thing or two, knock the rough edges off
Verb
médireto slander, to speak badly of
Verb
cancangossip (idle talk); cancan (dance)
Noun
frugalfrugal, austere
Adjective
vouvoyerto address someone using the formal pronoun vous rather than the informal tu, to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "thou")
Verb
boubouboubou (African robe)
Noun
abasourdirto dumbfound; to baffle; to astonish; to stun or daze with a loud sound
Verb
laguiolea kind of knife; laguiole (cheese)
Noun
expansifeffusive; expansive; expansionary
Adjective
tourteauoil cake; crab; roundel (of any color except or or argent); traditional sponge cake with a black crust, from Poitou, made with cottage cheese (cow or goat).
Noun
heaumea mediaeval military helmet protecting the head and face; any helmet
Noun