Words 2001–2100
entamer
to cut into (something); to remove a small piece of something; to lead (play the first card); to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility); to start, to begin, initiate
Verb
balle
ball; bullet; franc (French franc), euro; bundle of goods; packet tied and held together with string; chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed)
Noun
abriter
to shelter, to harbour; to host (an object, an event, an institution, etc.); to take cover; to shelter
Verb
boisselier
a craftsman who manufactures and sells various wooden items, particularly containers for measuring bushels
Noun
conducteur
the driver of a vehicle or of a group of animated creatures; a conductor, substance which conducts; a cue sheet
Noun
enluminé
painted in colour; decorated with illuminations; brightly coloured; overly idyllic; fanciful
Adjective
grossier
coarse (physically, not fine); shoddy (not well-made); coarse; rude, uncouth; gross
Adjective
bouteille
bottle (container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids); alcohol; experience
Noun
boisson
act of drinking, consumption of a liquid; drinking (the activity of consuming alcoholic beverages); drink (consumable liquid); drink (a serving of drink)
Noun
cabaret
pub, tavern; cabaret (restaurant or nightclub with live entertainment); tray (object on which things are carried); asarabacca
Noun
fléau
a flail, either tool or weapon; a scourge; a curse, a calamity or a plague; the beam of a mechanical balance
Noun
empester
to infect with a pest or with a contagious disease; to cause to stink, to cause to reek (of); to stink, reek of
Verb
tabac
tobacco (any plant of the genus Nicotiana); tobacco (leaves of certain varieties of the plant cultivated and harvested); smoking, nicotine addiction; tobacconist (shop where tobacco is sold); corner shop; thing, stuff; violent fight
Noun
carreau
square (as a geometrical shape); diamonds (card suit); tile (compare with carrelage, meaning tiles or tiling); windowpane; bolt (crossbow projectile); a unit of land, 100 square pas (where a pas is 3.5 French feet or pieds): roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres; plot, patch (of land, of cloth); eyeglasses
Noun
blanchir
to launder, wash; to make white; to whiten; to grow or become white; to blanch or bleach; to launder; to whitewash (to cover over errors or bad actions)
Verb
subir
to suffer; to undergo, be subjected to; to have (an operation, medical test etc.); to take (an exam); to put up with (someone or something)
Verb
brute
brute (animal lacking in reason, intelligence and sensibility); person without reason, person devoid of reason; bully (one who imposes his will on others using violence)
Noun
avance
progression, advance; advance (amount of money or credit given as a loan, or paid before it is due); (romantic) advances
Noun