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Words 2501–2600
inabordable
inaccessible, unapproachable; extortionate, prohibitive
Adjective
collagène
collagen
Noun
duperie
hoax; con; windup
Noun
achoppement
stumble; trip
Noun
douro
a Spanish coin worth five pesetas; a five-franc coin
Noun
cloporte
woodlouse; porter, concierge; worthless person, vermin; creep; hermit
Noun
pamphlétaire
pamphleteer; lampooner
Noun
enclore
to enclose; to fortify
Verb
pédopsychiatre
pedopsychiatrist
Noun
ensemencement
sowing (of a seed)
Noun
dépensier
spendthrift, profligate
Adjective
filage
spinning (of thread); run-through (rehearsal)
Noun
basaner
to tan (brown the skin)
Verb
arrosoir
watering can
Noun
phonographe
phonograph
Noun
praline
praline (confection made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar); Belgian chocolate
Noun
maton
jailer
Noun
dactylo
typist; secretary; typing; dactylography
Noun
bichonner
to attend to a person's appearance and clothing; groom, titivate; to groom oneself, primp
Verb
insomniaque
insomniac
Adjective
butane
butane; n-butane
Noun
pâleur
pallor; paleness
Noun
interjection
interjection
Noun
églantine
eglantine, dog rose
Noun
affectivité
affectivity
Noun
apeurer
to frighten
Verb
chapon
capon; a castrated cockerel or the meat thereof; any castrated male fowl; a large crouton served in a lean soup; garlic bread; Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)
Noun
trekking
trekking
Noun
cyniquement
cynically
Adverb
inanité
inanity; futility
Noun
intelligibilité
intelligibility
Noun
vlan
wham!, bang!, whack!, wallop!
Interjection
droguerie
drugstore (establishment selling medications)
Noun
himalayen
Himalayan
Adjective
pachyderme
pachyderm
Noun
piétinement
step (sound made by someone or something walking), pitter-patter; treading
Noun
tambouriner
to drum, drum down
Verb
chardonneret
goldfinch (bird)
Noun
tétraplégique
tetraplegic
Adjective
antibactérien
antibacterial
Adjective
spectrométrie
spectrometry
Noun
océanographe
oceanographer
Noun
mappemonde
a map of the world, showing the two hemispheres as separate circles
Noun
provisionner
to fund, set aside funds for
Verb
estropier
cripple, maim; (informal, particularly of pronunciation of unfamiliar languages and the like) to mangle; to distort, to deform, to twist
Verb
banquer
to fork out; to pay the bill
Verb
franglais
Franglais
Noun
monstrueusement
monstrously
Adverb
progestérone
progesterone
Noun
névrotique
neurotic
Adjective
baluchon
a bindle, a swag
Noun
foulque
coot (bird)
Noun
agio
exchange premium, agio
Noun
égyptologue
Egyptologist
Noun
halieutique
halieutics (fisheries science)
Noun
pneumologue
pneumologist
Noun
ronchon
grumpy, grouchy
Adjective
apparier
to pair or match; to couple or mate
Verb
pomponner
to primp, titivate, prettify
Verb
ocytocine
oxytocin
Noun
élucidation
elucidation
Noun
mygale
mygalomorph; tarantula
Noun
phytoplancton
phytoplankton
Noun
boisement
afforestation
Noun
invendable
unsaleable / unsellable, unmarketable
Adjective
muesli
muesli (a Swiss and German breakfast dish made with rolled oats)
Noun
cystite
cystitis
Noun
idéalisation
idealization
Noun
coutelier
cutler
Noun
bionique
bionic
Adjective
imprescriptible
imprescriptible, not subject to a statute of limitations, not time-barred
Adjective
arboricole
arboricole, arboreal
Adjective
désenchanter
to disenchant (to remove an enchantment from)
Verb
décamper
to decamp, to break camp (to pack up a campsite and move on); to clear off, to buzz off, to hop it
Verb
étourneau
starling; birdbrain, scatterbrain
Noun
charretier
carter, wagoner
Noun
homogénéiser
to homogenize
Verb
justaucorps
jerkin; leotard
Noun
hardiment
boldly; daringly
Adverb
morphologiquement
morphologically (with respect to morphology)
Adverb
kyrielle
rigmarole; host, stream (de (“of”)); litany; kyrielle
Noun
indigent
poor person, indigent
Noun
circadien
circadian
Adjective
tristounet
sullen
Adjective
surreprésentation
overrepresentation
Noun
jérémiade
moaning, whining; jeremiad
Noun
déshonorant
humiliating, degrading; dishonourable, shameful
Adjective
décapotable
convertible (automobile)
Noun
marmaille
rabble of kids
Noun
jacquerie
jacquerie (peasant revolt)
Noun
crétois
of Crete; Cretan
Adjective
protoxyde
monoxide (oxide containing a single oxygen atom)
Noun
cadenasser
to padlock
Verb
grisant
heady, intoxicating, exhilarating
Adjective
discal
disk (in the spine)
Adjective
inadaptation
inadaptation
Noun
madrier
a thick plank, a madrier
Noun
clignement
wink, blink; winking, blinking
Noun
herméneutique
hermeneutics
Noun
toper
to agree, consent; to shake on it; to top out
Verb