Words 401–500
avorter
to fail, to come to an end; to have an abortion; to abort, to terminate; to cause an abortion; (of a procedure) To end in a mistrial.
Verb
compression
compression (act, instance of compressing); compression (cycle of an internal combustion engine)
Noun
conforter
to comfort, console (more commonly réconforter); to strengthen, reinforce (a position, argument, situation); (followed by dans) to confirm (someone) in an opinion, belief, or conviction
Verb
habileté
capacity of doing something well with hands; dexterity; skill, capacity to do a task well, not necessarily manual work
Noun
tournure
appearance, shape, figure; bearing; turn, change in circumstance or temperament; phrasing, turn of phrase; tournure, bustle (frame worn underneath a woman's skirt); peel (of a fruit)
Noun
créneau
slot or timeslot, a defined period within a schedule; niche (in a market); parallel parking; crenel
Noun
déformer
to distort, to twist out of shape, to contort (to bring something out of shape); to distort, to pervert
Verb
irresponsable
exempt from legal responsibility, from being held accountable; irresponsible (in a sense now rare in English); irresponsible, failing to uphold one's responsibilities
Adjective
corrélation
correlation (reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects)
Noun
corbeau
raven, crow (bird); poison-pen letter writer; corbel; Corvus; body collector (during a plague); corvus (grappling hook used by the Romans in naval warfare); priest; a person who sends anonymous letters, phone calls, etc.; douce noir (a variety of grape)
Noun
sonder
to probe (test with a probe); to probe (test the depth of something); to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth); to probe (look carefully around); to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out); to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon; to survey (carry out a survey or poll); to dive down
Verb
bot
affected by the deformation known as clubfoot; affected by a similar-looking deformation
Adjective
décomposer
to decompose, to break down (into components); to factorize; to decompose, decay; to break down (for analysis)
Verb
toc
a knock; engine knocking (toc moteur), especially when reduplicated as toc-toc; a small, sudden, change in motion that is part of a larger movement
Noun
roder
to polish, polish up; to wear in (a motor), to run in, to put through its paces; to polish up, hone (skills)
Verb
retrancher
to deduct, take away, cut out (delete); to cut down; to cut off (exclude, from e.g. society); to kill, to snuff out, to bump off; to take shelter; to entrench oneself
Verb
plombier
plumber (one who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage)
Noun
panthéon
pantheon (all the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group); pantheon, hall of fame (a group, sometimes formal, of the famed or illustrious in a given field)
Noun
fascisme
fascism (any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition)
Noun