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3018 words, in teaching order
tettenipple (of an animal)
Noun
entre-deuxinterspace, gap (between two things); half-time, intervening period; jump ball, drop ball
Noun
calfaterto caulk (to seal joints with caulk)
Verb
tic-tacSound of a mechanism, ticktock
Noun
aigrementsharply, sourly, acidly; shrilly, bitingly
Adverb
train-trainroutine, drudge, grind; same old same old
Noun
Aminea male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Amin
Name
après-guerrepost-war years, post-war period (especially the eight years following World War II)
Noun
arc-en-cielrainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air)
Noun
avant-gardisteavant-gardist (person in the avant-garde); avant-gardist
Noun
bric-à-bracmiscellaneous items, bric-a-brac; storeroom
Noun
casse-coudeathtrap; daredevil (a person who risks life)
Noun
chauffe-eauwater heater (appliance for heating water)
Noun
chauve-sourisbat (a small flying mammal of the order Chiroptera); a charge depicting the animal of the same name
Noun
ci-dessousbelow, underneath (under this point)
Adverb
couche-tardnight owl (one who stays up late at night or goes to bed late)
Noun
couche-tôtday lark (person who goes to bed early)
Noun
cramiqueA brioche filled with raisins
Noun
demi-pensionhalf board; hotel accommodation with bed, breakfast, and one main meal per day
Noun
garde-robean armoire; a wardrobe (a piece of furniture for clothes)
Noun
long-courrierocean-going ship, long-distance ship; long-range aircraft, long-haul plane; long-haul flight
Noun
louchébema form of slang originating from butchers in Paris and Lyon, involving changing the order of the letters of a word; butcher
Noun
micro-ondemicrowave (part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation); microwave oven
Noun
nord-américainNorth American; Canado-American (“Canadian-American”)
Adjective
portrait-robotidentikit, composite sketch, police sketch, facial composite (sketch of a criminal based on eyewitness account)
Noun
rouge-gorgerobin, robin redbreast; American robin (Turdus migratorius)
Noun
saint-pierreJohn Dory (edible marine fish); any of a group of other fish. See French Wikipedia for more details
Noun