Words 1001–1100
piquer
to prick; to sting; to sting; to put down, euthanise (an animal); to nick, pinch, steal; to pride oneself on; to like to think that one can do; to stitch together; to dive, descend rapidly (of birds or planes); to dash (towards something)
Verb
enfoncer
to push in, to press in, to drive in; to break open, to break down; to defeat, to thrash; to sink down; to bury oneself; to immerse oneself; to go into the heart (of a region, country etc.); to give in; to yield (before power)
Verb
poignée
handful (amount held in hand); handful (a small number); handshake; grip (part of an object someone grips); handle (of a door, drawer, suitcase), hilt (of a sword)
Noun
rayon
ray, beam (of light, etc.); spoke (of wheel); radius; honeycomb; shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.); department (of department store), section (of shop); row (for planting seeds in)
Noun
écouler
to sell off, to shift; to flow; to disband, to scatter; to pass, to elapse; to diminish, to dwindle away slowly
Verb
impatience
impatience (the quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something)
Noun
voltiger
to flit, flutter; to flit about (a place) (en), flutter about (a place); to get kicked out, chucked out; to fly, to take a plane
Verb
éteindre
to turn off (a switch, device, etc.); to put out, to extinguish (a fire); to die out, fade
Verb
éclater
to burst; to break, to shatter; to boom (make a loud noise); to appear; to shine; to party; to have a great time, to have a ball
Verb
toi
you (informal second-person singular personal pronoun, disjunctive); yourself (reflexive object pronoun of imperative verbs)
Pronoun
traiter
to treat (someone) (a particular way); to render treatment (usually medical); to process, spray, coat; to process; to call, to label (someone); to deal with, to handle, to be concerned with
Verb
épineux
spikey; spiny; spikey; abrasive, nettlesome; deliberately difficult or awkward; spinous, spinal
Adjective
plisser
to squint (the eyes); to fold over, pleat; to wrinkle, crease, pucker, screw up; to be creased (of clothes etc.), wrinkled (stockings etc.); to crease, wrinkle
Verb
pointu
sharp, pointed; specialized, precise, technical, pointed; Parisian in accent or dialect
Adjective
précipiter
to throw out, push out, chuck out, throw off, push off, chuck off; to throw oneself out, to jump out; to take down, to bring down; to rush (hasten, do something too fast); to precipitate; to precipitate (fall from the sky); to dash, to move quickly
Verb
manquer
to lack; to be lacking in; to be short of [with de] (something); to miss [with à] (someone or something), literally "to be missing to someone"; to fail in, to fail to fulfil [with à] (a duty, promise, obligation); to be lacking; to be absent; to be in short supply; to almost do; to narrowly avoid; to miss, to fail
Verb
poursuivre
to pursue, to chase; to pursue, to persecute, to torment; to carry on, to continue what has been started; to sue; to continue; to chase after each other
Verb
retenir
to retain, hold; to hold back, rein in; to keep, detain, hold up; to remember; to accept (que that); to uphold; to restrain oneself, hold back
Verb
veille
the day before, the eve; the era or while before something; eve; wakefulness; watch, vigil; standby
Noun
certain
certain, guaranteed (sure, positive); certain (specified, particular); certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
Adjective
c
Informal spelling of c'est
salle
hall; room (in a house); front of house (public area of a restaurant, theatre, etc.); sports hall; gym
Noun
papillon
butterfly; someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant; knot; butterfly stroke; parking ticket; butterfly valve
Noun
éclabousser
to splatter, to splash; to taint, to embroil, to fill with scandal; to shatter, to burst
Verb
mou
soft, pliable, flabby, mushy, squishy; lacking vigor or strength; tardy, slow, slack, weak; (of humans) easy to persuade, convince; pansy, spineless; causing or smacking of tardiness, indolence; debilitating; comfortable, soft
Adjective