FLELex CEFR C2

charism (power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God); charisma (personal charm or magnetism)

Noun

fouler

to stamp, to impress, to dent; to mill; to walk on, to tread, to trample; to oppress, to mistreat; to injure by knocking, bumping or dinting; to sprain; to wear oneself out, to overdo it

Verb

diagnostiquer

to diagnose (to determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis)

Verb

tatouer

to tattoo

Verb

bouillant

boiling (having reached boiling point); very hot

Adjective

surveillant

supervisor; warden, warder; monitor, prefect

Noun

musclé

muscled, muscly, muscular

Adjective

ancestral

ancestral

Adjective

transpirer

to transpire; to perspire, sweat

Verb

kidnapper

to kidnap; to steal

Verb

immobiliser

to immobilize

Verb

rétention

retention; withholding

Noun

caramel

fudge; caramel (confection)

Noun

hémorragie

haemorrhage

Noun

fugitif

fugitive

Noun

humaniste

humanist, humanistic

Adjective

voûter

to vault a ceiling; to cause to stoop

Verb

naïveté

innocence, naïveté

Noun

mosaïque

mosaic (artwork)

Noun

improvisation

improvisation (all meanings)

Noun

décent

decent (sufficiently clothed); decent (fair, good enough)

Adjective

croquis

sketch

Noun

inévitablement

inevitably, unavoidably

Adverb

substitut

substitute, replacement

Noun

trimestriel

every three months; quarterly

Adjective

trafiquant

trafficker; bootlegger

Noun

signalement

physical description (BOLO, APB); report, complaint (e.g. one made to child protection authorities by a member of the public)

Noun

émirat

emirate (country ruled by an emir)

Noun

restaurateur

restorer (of a work of art); restaurateur, restaurant owner

Noun

déceler

to uncover, to reveal, to discover; to show oneself, to come out

Verb

canot

dinghy (small boat); canoe

Noun

poilu

hairy; brave, courageous; energetic

Adjective

glande

gland; swollen lymph node; tumor, growth; laze, lazing around, sloth

Noun

bridge

bridge

Noun

percée

breakthrough; break, breakaway, counter-attack

Noun

nazisme

Nazism (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP)

Noun

étalon

stallion (uncastrated male horse); stallion (sexually active man); standard, reference sample (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations)

Noun

indécis

undecided; indecisive, uncertain

Adjective

enfantin

childlike, childish; child's, for children

Adjective

non

a no, a negative response

Noun

sémantique

semantic

Adjective

saxon

Saxon (of, from or relating to Saxony, Germany)

Adjective

faucon

falcon; war hawk (supporter of aggressive or warlike foreign policy)

Noun

régression

regression

Noun

pulsion

drive, urge

Noun

sorcellerie

sorcery, witchcraft

Noun

finlandais

of Finland; Finnish

Adjective

dodo

sleep, kip; a dodo bird

Noun

magistrature

magistracy, magistrature

Noun

triplé

triplet (one of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother); treble (a team that wins three competitions in the same season); hat trick (three goals scored by one player in a game)

Noun

pulmonaire

pulmonary

Adjective

sermon

sermon (religious speech); sermon, lecture (lengthy reproval)

Noun

combine

trick, scheme

Noun

affluence

crowds; abundance

Noun

conter

to recount (tell a story)

Verb

patinoire

ice rink, skating rink

Noun

noisette

hazelnut; noisette; knob (of butter etc.); espresso with a little milk

Noun

byzantin

Byzantine; overcomplicated, futile and lost in the details

Adjective

culot

base, bottom (of an object); residue, slag; cheek, nerve (effrontery); architectural ornament, e.g. starting point of volutes; residue on the bottom of a smoker's pipe; its darkening by use is called culotter; the last-come person, e.g. youngest child, worst loser in a competition

Noun

canyon

canyon

Noun

sommaire

a summary; a table of contents

Noun

embarcation

boat, craft; embarkation; transportation

Noun

abonder

to be found in large amounts; to abound; to abound; to teem; to be swarming or overflowing with (object marked with en, rarely de); to contribute financing to

Verb

contentieux

contention

Noun

consortium

consortium (association, arrangement); cartel

Noun

parrainage

patronage; sponsorship, promotion; christening, naming

Noun

alphabétique

alphabetical (in the order of the letters of the alphabet)