Words 2101–2200
plutôt
earlier, sooner; rather, instead (indicating preference); rather (introducing a correction or clarification); rather, pretty, kind of (indicating intensity or degree)
Adverb
jurer
to swear (to promise by oath); to swear (to say a swear word); to clash with, to be jarring, to stick out like a sore thumb
Verb
sangler
to strap up; to strap (hit with a strap); to tell off, chide; to do up one's belt, corset, trousers
Verb
ivresse
drunkenness (the state of being intoxicated by having consumed alcoholic beverages); euphoria
Noun
fraternité
brotherhood (state of being brothers or a brother); brotherhood (organization); fraternity
Noun
renverser
to turn over, turn upside down; to knock over, knock to the ground; to run over; to spill (e.g. a liquid); to invert (change the positions of words in a sentence); to switch over, switch; to reverse, turn around (a situation); to overthrow, bring down; to knock back, agitate; to lean back; …
Verb
prévoir
to anticipate, foresee, expect (reaction, event, etc.); to forecast (weather); to plan; to allow, make plans for, prepare, make provision for; to stipulate
Verb
exécuter
to execute; to carry out; to execute (to kill as punishment); to comply; to perform (contract)
Verb
liberté
liberty, freedom. 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "Qu'y a-t-il de plus doux dans ce monde que la liberté? What is there sweeter in this world than liberty?"
Noun
profiter
to take advantage of, make the most of, enjoy; to be profitable or beneficial; to thrive, do well; wear well (of clothes); to soak up (sun, atmosphere)
Verb
devancer
to overtake, to get ahead, to surpass; to arrive earlier than (someone), to do (something before somebody else), to beat to the punch; to precede, to be ahead of (something in a list); to anticipate, to pre-empt
Verb
effleurer
to stroke gently, to touch lightly; to brush over, to brush past; to skim over (a subject)
Verb
sauver
to save, rescue; to protect; to save; to escape, run away; to save (conserve, prevent the wasting of)
Verb
gendarme
a member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties; firebug (the insect); landjäger (a type of sausage)
Noun
alsacien
Alsatian (of, from or relating to Alsace, a geographic region, traditionally German-speaking, in the administrative region of Grand Est, France)
Adjective
ramener
to take back, bring back, restore; to draw, pull (back); to come down, be reduced (à to); to roll up, to get one's butt somewhere
Verb
fort
strong; powerful; (informal) skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects); who can count on
Adjective
masse
a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of something; mass; something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts; a sum or combination of things treated as a whole; a majority, especially of people; an archaic unit of count; a sum of allotted money; mass; earth, ground (of e.g. a plug); mace (weapon); …
Noun
soi
Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition; oneself; Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject; nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one; himself, herself, itself
Pronoun
cheminée
a chimney; a fireplace or hearth; a vertical vent, exhaust or gallery; a hole at the centre of some models of parachute; the glass tube protecting the flame of a kerosene or similar wick lamp; a vertical vacuum forming in a gasifier; a type of welding fault; the exhaust of a volcano; a vertical mineral vein; large pipe containing ropes that serves to control theater backdrops
Noun