Words 1501–1600
rattraper
to get back (something which is lost); to catch up (with) (arrive at the same level as); to catch (e.g. an elevator)
Verb
relever
to stand up (again); to stand, to right (a vehicle etc.); to help (someone) to their feet; to help up; to pull up (socks etc.); to lift, raise (skirt etc.); to put up (hair); to heighten, raise, lift (up); to increase; to restore, rebuild; to season (food); to take down, note, copy out; to react to, answer, respond to; to ride up (of clothes); …
Verb
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
trancher
to slice, cut into slices; to complete, conclude; to decide, settle, address; to rule, make a ruling, come to a decision; to behave or comport oneself (as if one were); to contrast, stand out; (of a sauce or emulsion) to split, break
Verb
mouiller
to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten; to water (down); to cast, drop (anchor); to palatalize; to anchor, lie at anchor; to be so frightened as to piss oneself; to be wet; to rain; to stick one's neck out
Verb
gauche
the left, the left-hand side; the left (the left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group)
Noun
rentrer
to go back, to re-enter; to go (back) home, to come (back) home; to get in, to go in, to fit in; to bring in, to get in, to put in; to score (a goal); to collide (with), crash (into), run (into)
Verb
haricot
A stew of lamb and vegetables.; A bean; a green bean (also known as a string bean or snap bean).; The plant from which the green bean is cultivated: the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).; A kidney dish.
Noun
fève
strictly, a fava bean (Vicia faba); non-legume beans, as in coffee beans; the trinket in a king cake (galette des rois) – originally an actual broad bean, today often a plastic, metal or porcelain figurine; bean
Noun
gentil
noble; gallant, courteous; kind, sweet; sweet but not much else; vanilla; well behaved, good; pleasant, amiable, nice; attractive, pretty; all very well; fairly large, nice, tidy
Adjective
placard
a cupboard, cabinet or closet built against or into a wall; an advertisement that is injurious, seditious or in otherwise bad taste; a placard
Noun
livre
book; pound (unit of weight); metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g; imperial pound ≈ 454 g; various values between 300 and 600 g; pound (unit of currency); grade (level)
Noun
changer
to exchange (something); to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.); to change, alter (something en into); to change (a diaper); to change; to change (one's clothes), get changed
Verb
arranger
to arrange; to suit, to be convenient; to be set for; to be pleasant (towards someone); to get along (with someone); to repair, to fix, to mend; to adjust; to arrange, set up, to organize; to prepare, to fix (a meal); to make (a bed); to suit, to please, to satisfy; to castrate, to spay (an animal); …
Verb
marier
to marry, to marry off; to perform or cause the marriage of; to wed, to marry (one's spouse); to get married, to wed; to put things together to advantage (because of suitable colours, flavours, etc.); to combine things that go well together
Verb
tournée
tour (of politician, businessman, artist etc.), round (of postman); treat (an entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others); round (of drinks)
Noun
scolaire
school; scholastic, academic; textbooklike, textbook; convenient for use in a school setting, but unrigorous and unscientific; rigid and unimaginative
Adjective
lecture
reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses); playback (the replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images); play (an instance of watching or listening to digital media)
Noun
tantôt
soon, shortly (used with the present tense); sometimes (when doubled or multipled, suggesting contrasting possibilities each as likely to happen or happening as frequently as the others); this afternoon; within a short time of now, either earlier or later
Adverb
ressort
resilience, elasticity; spring (coiled device); spirit, energy; motive, motivation; jurisdiction, responsibility, remit
Noun
marteau
a hammer used for pounding; a machine tool that pounds; a hammer-shaped tool used to hit something, such as a gavel; a rapper; a door knocker; a piano or dulcimer hammer; the malleus; a throwing hammer; a hammer with bas relief marks used to create imprints on wood, leather etc.; the advantage of throwing the last stone; the part of a clock that strikes the bell
Noun