Words 901–1000
entamer
to cut into (something); to remove a small piece of something; to lead (play the first card); to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility); to start, to begin, initiate
Verb
ravir
to ravish (to seize by force); to ravish, delight or thrill (transport with joy); to charm, bewitch, dazzle or fascinate; to plunder, rob or loot; to kidnap or abduct
Verb
canard
duck (of either sex); drake (male duck); canard, hoax; newspaper; a man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict; a man who tries to attract women by offering them gifts; lump of sugar dunked in coffee or brandy; off-note
Noun
antenne
a yard supporting a lateen sail.; antenna (feeler organ on the head of an insect); antenna (equipment to pick up an electrical signal); branch, outlet
Noun
pourvoir
to equip, provide, endow someone; to fill (a seat, job vacancy); to provide; to provide oneself; to appeal
Verb
dictionnaire
dictionary (a list of words, usually arranged alphabetically and presented with definitions or translations); dictionary (an associative array)
Noun
prétexte
excuse, pretext (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)
Noun
relais
a horse (or team of horses) that transported a rider or coach etc from one staging post to another; a hotel that is used as a stop on long journeys; relay (electromechanical device); relay race
Noun
relancer
to throw back; to relaunch; to boost, to revive (economically); to reboot (a computer); to restart (an initiative, project, or engine); to follow up, to recontact someone about a message previously sent (e.g. if there was no reply)
Verb
pompe
pump; push-up; Style of strumming, used especially in gypsy jazz; a solemn procession; pomp, vainglory; style, class; shoe
Noun
tirage
pulling (action of pulling); drawing (drawing of lots); printing (putting symbols on a newspaper); circulation (number of copies sold of e.g. a newspaper); draw (selection by chance, e.g. for deciding opponents in a sport competition); draught/draft (hiring soldiers); drawing (of cheques); drawing; tirage (taking wine from a barrel); draught, draft (chimney)
Noun
filière
industry; creance (in falconry); die (in manufacturing); spinneret (of a spider); course of events; ring (of people, for example in drug dealing)
Noun
carré
square; second power, power of 2; patch (of land); four of a kind; frame, framework; bob (hairstyle)
Noun
incarner
to incarnate; to embody, to personify; to play (act as a certain character); to ingrow (become ingrown) (of a toenail or fingernail)
Verb
abandon
surrender; desertion; withdrawal; abandonment, abandoning; state of neglect; abandon, unrestraint (yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint)
Noun
recul
retreat, climb-down; drop; reduction, fall; distance (in time or space); recoil, kick (of firearm); hindsight (understanding of events after they have occurred)
Noun
cotisation
subscription, dues (for organisation etc.); contribution(s) (to pension, social security etc.)
Noun
dépression
depression (area that is lower than its surroundings); depression (area of low atmospheric pressure); depression (state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future); depression (period of major economic contraction)
Noun
descente
descent (act of going down); descent (downward slope); way down; descending; raid (e.g. police raid); downhill (an event in skiing or canoeing); comedown (from a drug), crash
Noun