Words 1201–1300
allonger
to lay down; to lengthen, to make longer, to extend; to extend out, to stretch; to lengthen; to grow, to get longer; to stretch out; to lie, to lie down
Verb
frapper
to hit, to strike, to bash; to knock (e.g. on a door); to bang (to get attention); to beat time (as a conductor); to strike (a chord); to strike down; to hit (to affect by a punishment); to strike; to shake
Verb
accrocher
to hook, hook up (attach with a hook); to pick up, become attached to; to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill); to get, get hold of, obtain something; to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation); to get hooked, get addicted; to cling onto, hold on to; to collide, bump into one another
Verb
clou
nail (metal pin); clove (of garlic); highlight, climax; not likely, no way, you'll be so lucky
Noun
déchirer
to tear; to rip up; to tear up emotionally; to kick arse, to kick ass, to kick butt, to rock, to rule
Verb
bouleverser
to completely and drastically change, to overturn; to shake, to cause a strong emotion; to disorganize, to turn upside down
Verb
diriger
to run; to direct (be the director of); to supervise; to oversee; to steer (vehicles); to aim, to direct; to direct (a film); to go towards; to head (for)
Verb
découvrir
to discover; to show, to reveal; to leave uncovered, to expose; to leave unprotected, to expose
Verb
cousin
cousin (male); cranefly; mosquito; people who stick to others without mutual benefit: parasites, bloodsuckers
Noun
comprendre
to understand, comprehend; to comprise, include; to know each other (well); to get on well, to get along well; to be comprehensible or conceivable
Verb
plat
a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle; dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)
Noun
belle-mère
mother-in-law; stepmother; a retired politician (male or female) who tries to keep influencing their successors through public or behind-the-scenes interventions
Noun
animer
to animate (give something life); to animate (give vigour); to animate (draw animation); to spur on
Verb
trottoir
sidewalk, pavement, footpath (paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians)
Noun
braver
to challenge, defy; to brave; to flout, pay no heed to (someone's opinion, hostility, etc.)
Verb
malade
an ill or sick person; a patient; someone who is crazy; a nutcase; nut (extreme enthusiast)
Noun
dépendre
to depend (to be uncertain or contingent); to depend (to be contingent); to depend, to rely (for support); to belong to, to be part of; it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated); to unhang; to remove from a gallows
Verb
mendiant
a beggar; a traditional Christmas confection, a chocolate disc studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the various mendicant monastic orders; a pastry from Alsace and Franche-Comté
Noun
objet
thing, object; in particular crafted or manufactured thing; aim, goal; mental representation, what is thought; source or target of feeling; object; subject line
Noun
pilote
pilot (controller of aircraft); pilot (controller of vessel); driver (controller of a racecar); driver (computing); pilot (miniature prototype); pilot (sample episode of a television series)
Noun
midi
noon, midday (time of the day at which the sun reaches its highest point); south (cardinal direction)
Noun
raison
reason (cause); reason (mental faculties); common difference (of an arithmetic series); common ratio (of a geometric series)
Noun
offrir
to offer; to provide; to give as a gift; to buy for oneself; to treat oneself; to open oneself up to (someone)
Verb