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recomposition; process by which a compound word which has undergone phonetic changes is reformed anew from its constituents; the result of that process

Noun

galoper

to gallop

Verb

rami

rummy (the card game)

Noun

feignant

lazy, idle

Adjective

octet

byte (of eight bits), octet

Noun

hantise

a haunting; obsessive fear; obsession

Noun

leitmotiv

leitmotif

Noun

commanderie

commandery, commandry

Noun

agoniser

to be dying (slowly); to be at death's door; to be in one's death throes

Verb

poissonnier

fishmonger (someone who sells fish)

Noun

chardon

thistle; spikes (on wall etc.)

Noun

tortiller

to twist, twirl; to wriggle, squirm, writhe

Verb

myriade

ten thousand; myriad

Noun

divisionnaire

division

Adjective

ultrason

ultrasound

Noun

cultuel

cult

Adjective

indifféremment

indifferently, indiscriminately, equally

Adverb

discrédit

disrepute

Noun

harpon

harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Noun

dévastation

devastation, destruction

Noun

déconvenue

discomfiture, disappointment (caused by failure)

Noun

friture

the act of frying; fried product; anything that assists in frying such as butter and oil; signal interference in radios and etc, crackling; chip shop, fish and chips takeaway

Noun

sexué

sexed (possessing a sex); sexual

Adjective

privatif

privative (all senses)

Adjective

impraticable

impracticable, unfeasible; impracticable, unusable

Adjective

ensorceler

to ensorcell: to enchant; to cast a spell; to captivate; to enchant

Verb

lubie

whim, caprice

Noun

inhaler

to inhale

Verb

acrobatie

acrobatics; stunt, trick (dangerous feat)

Noun

avenant

affable, likable, appealing; comely, fitting

Adjective

microbien

microbial

Adjective

dissection

dissection

Noun

biométrique

biometric

Adjective

dédoublement

doubling, duplication

Noun

maussade

sullen (mood); dull, dreary (landscape, weather etc.)

Adjective

pronostiquer

to predict; to foretell; to prognosticate

Verb

mérovingien

Merovingian

Adjective

intraitable

intractable; inflexible, uncompromising

Adjective

anesthésiste

anesthetist

Noun

dolmen

dolmen (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones)

Noun

pernicieux

insidious (having a slow and discreet, but dangerous evolution); morally harmful; pernicious; literally harmful or dangerous, usually of animals or persons

Adjective

odorant

scented, aromatic

Adjective

dévisser

to unscrew, undo; to remove (the lid from a container); to lose one's grip and fall; to drop sharply, to plunge, to plummet

Verb

inox

stainless steel

Noun

profanation

profanation

Noun

vaporiser

to vaporize (to turn into vapour)

Verb

dopamine

dopamine

Noun

vacuité

vacuum, emptiness

Noun

extasier

to be in ecstasy; to rave

Verb

volatiliser

to volatilize; to extinguish, obliterate; to vanish

Verb

crible

sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes used to separate small things from larger things); sieve

Noun

clinicien

clinician

Noun

sénile

senile

Adjective

phocéen

Phocaean (of, from or relating to Phocaea); synonym of marseillais (“Marseillais”)

Adjective

relent

lingering smell (usually bad); stench; overtone

Noun

stylet

stiletto (blade); stylus; stylet

Noun

cadencer

to cadence

Verb

blancheur

whiteness

Noun

dramatiser

to dramatize

Verb

attroupement

gathering (of people), mob (large or disorderly group of people, especially one bent on riotous or destructive action); gathering, mobbing (action of crowding into or around a place in a disorganized and possibly riotous manner)

Noun

communicatif

communicative (person); infectious, catching

Adjective

rosace

rosette; rose; rose window

Noun

sacrilège

sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred)

Noun

inusité

odd; unexpected; unconventional