FLELex CEFR C2

rococo (architectural style, all senses); Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards

Adjective

haltérophilie

weightlifting

Noun

humérus

humerus

Noun

expressionnisme

expressionism

Noun

posément

calmly

Adverb

clinquer

to rattle

Verb

orientable

orientable; adjustable

Adjective

réapprovisionner

to restock

Verb

jardinet

small garden; shrubbery

Noun

populeux

populous (densely populated)

Adjective

fédérateur

federative, unifying

Adjective

hennir

to neigh or whinny

Verb

gamba

large prawn

Noun

baudrier

baldric; strip of buffalo, leather or cloth which is worn as a sling and which is used to support the saber or sword; climbing harness; cowhide used for sneakers

Noun

circonspection

circumspection (attention to all the facts and circumstances)

Noun

cabas

shopping basket; basket; suitcase, travel bag, valise; booksack, backpack

Noun

caverneux

cavernous; sonorous

Adjective

vilebrequin

crank (tool); crankshaft

Noun

commère

gossipper, busybody; the godmother of one's child or the mother of one's godchild

Noun

fromager

cheesemonger, one who sells cheese; cheesemaker, one who makes cheese; silk-cotton tree

Noun

perfidie

perfidy

Noun

kaolin

kaolin

Noun

ostentation

ostentation

Noun

crottin

manure (especially of horses); a kind of small goat cheese

Noun

causeur

talkative person

Noun

amaigrir

to emaciate make thinner (in an unhealthy way); to get thinner (in an unhealthy way), to become emaciated

Verb

microgramme

microgram, microgramme

Noun

empester

to infect with a pest or with a contagious disease; to cause to stink, to cause to reek (of); to stink, reek of

Verb

préexister

to preexist

Verb

poutrelle

beam, girder

Noun

machiste

male chauvinistic; macho

Adjective

rhododendron

rhododendron

Noun

garance

madder (plant); rose madder

Noun

spéléologie

caving, potholing, spelunking, speleology

Noun

grisonnant

grey, greying, grizzled

Adjective

synaptique

synaptic

Adjective

sexagénaire

sexagenarian

Noun

reinette

reinette (group of apple cultivars)

Noun

aménageur

developer (etc)

Noun

désintéressement

disinterest, disinterestedness, unselfishness, detachment; buying out (an associate), paying off (a creditor)

Noun

imbuvable

undrinkable, impotable; unbearable; unpalatable

Adjective

déclamation

declamation; ranting

Noun

embrasure

embrasure

Noun

funiculaire

funicular railway

Noun

blanchisseur

laundry-worker

Noun

communard

Communard; a drink made from red wine and crème de cassis; a kitchen worker who prepares meals for the restaurant staff

Noun

anglaiser

castrate; bugger, sodomize, rape anally

Verb

carboné

carbonaceous; carbonized

Adjective

nonante

ninety

Numeric

déblaiement

clearing, clearing away

Noun

cinématographe

cinematograph

Noun

fragilisation

weakening; embrittlement

Noun

rehaussement

reraising; emphasizing

Noun

carabin

carabineer; medical student

Noun

monogame

monogamous

Adjective

savonner

to soap, wash with soap; to lather

Verb

survolter

to boost (an electrical circuit); to overexcite

Verb

quolibet

gibe, taunt

Noun

pollinisateur

pollenising

Adjective

trouvère

a trouvère, medieval lyric poet using the Northern langue d'oïl (precursor lects of modern French), as opposed to their older, southern example, the original troubadours, who used langue d'oc (Occitan)

Noun

versaillais

of Versailles; that opposed the commune of 1871

Adjective

marmiton

marmiton

Noun

lacrymal

lacrimal

Adjective

calvinisme

Calvinism (The Christian doctrines of John Calvin)