Words 2601–2700
cuirasse
breastplate (piece of armour covering the chest and sometimes the back); armour (protective plates covering some lizards and fish); armour, armour plate (metal plating covering a ship for protection)
Noun
caracoler
to caracole; go round and round, buzz round, flit about, flit around; to sit pretty, to be (well) ahead, nestle (appear comfortable at the top of a ranking)
Verb
étrenner
to use/wear for the first time, to premiere; (of clothes) to break in; (figurative) to unveil, introduce; to be the guinea pig
Verb
éperdu
desperate, distraught (glance, look); overwhelming, desperate (need); boundless, violent (love)
Adjective
postillon
postman (courier who rides post); postilion; a French-style hat worn by the postal workers; (drop of) spit, spittle, saliva (sprayed when speaking)
Noun
coterie
feudal community of peasants; coterie, clique, cabal, faction (small, exclusive group of individuals advancing shared interests)
Noun
allogène
recently immigrated and still noticeably exhibiting traits or characteristics of their previous nationality; allogenic
Adjective
désemplir
to (partially) empty (something that is full up); to be nearly full (only used in negative constructions)
Verb