Words 2901–3000
abattre
to butcher; to slaughter for meat; to shoot dead; to cut down (a tree); to destroy or demolish (a wall); to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees; to descend upon with violence or furor; to strike
Verb
baisser
to lower; to turn down (as a volume/setting); to go down, fall; to fail; to lower oneself; to bend over
Verb
plombier
plumber (one who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage)
Noun
acquitter
to pay; to acknowledge (a signal), to notify the receipt of; to clear, to acquit; to discharge, to complete (one's duty)
Verb
aubaine
aubaine (automatic succession of foreigners' goods); godsend, boon, windfall; bargain, steal; a variety of wheat
Noun
doucereux
squidgy; unctuous (profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest); soft; sickly sweet
Adjective
guetter
to watch (intently), to watch for, to lie in wait; to await in order to seize; to menace, to loom (to appear in a threatening form)
Verb
dégourdir
to warm up (one's fingers etc); to stretch (one's legs); to teach a thing or two, knock the rough edges off
Verb
rapprocher
to reapproach, to approach again; to come closer to (physically, as in distance); to bring (something or someone) closer to (physically, as in distance); to bring closer (to unite); to get closer (to)
Verb
fendre
to split, to chop (wood), to crack; to shoulder (one's way through a crowd); to break (someone's heart); to break; to crack, to split; to manage, to come up with; to lunge
Verb
fécond
fertile (able to procreate); fecund; fruit-bearing; fruitful; productive; abundant (in), rich (in)
Adjective
abondance
a large amount; a plethora or profusion; wealth of goods, abundance; opulence, prosperity; abundance
Noun
courant
current, present; fluent (able to speak a language accurately and confidently); common
Adjective
charbonnier
coalman; coal merchant (person who sells charcoal); charcoal burner, collier; collier (vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal); coal bunker (place where coal is stored); charbonnier; sablefish
Noun
chaudronnerie
boilermaking (and similar metalworking trades); boilermaking factory (place where such trade is carried out)
Noun
abrupt
Extremely steep, near vertical; curt and abrupt; Done or said forwardly and without caution to avoid shocking
Adjective
alimentaire
food; alimentary; alimony, child support; engaged in to meet one's needs rather than by passion (of a job, etc.)
Adjective