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Le Tour de la France par deux enfants (Bruno, 1877)

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Words 3901–4000
naviguer
to navigate; to sail; to browse; to steer an automobile
Verb
contrarier
to thwart; to upset; to stand in the way of
Verb
honorable
honorable
Adjective
méthode
method; book, textbook
Noun
écrivain
writer
Noun
magistrature
magistracy, magistrature
Noun
criminel
criminal (someone who commits a crime)
Noun
président
president; chairperson; Speaker
Noun
là-dessus
on this, here; thereupon, with this
Adverb
indulgent
lenient (tolerant; not strict)
Adjective
orgueil
pride; pridefulness; haughtiness, arrogance
Noun
mal
trouble, difficulty; pain; evil; damage, harm
Noun
protester
to protest; to object
Verb
esclavage
slavery (institution or practice of owning human beings)
Noun
colonie
colony
Noun
institution
institution
Noun
civilisé
civilized
Adjective
écrit
writing
Noun
abolir
to abolish
Verb
colonel
a colonel, highest commissioned officer below generals; an ice cream dessert consisting of lemon sherbet and vodka
Noun
gouverneur
governor
Noun
approche
approach
Noun
irriter
to annoy, to irritate
Verb
saillie
projection, protrusion; spurt; sally, sortie; copulation
Noun
députer
to deputize
Verb
secret
secret
Adjective
prussien
Prussian
Adjective
vingt-trois
twenty-three
Numeric
archevêque
archbishop
Noun
cambrer
to arch (one's back, feet, etc.)
Verb
petit-fils
grandson
Noun
bienfaisance
charity, beneficence; benevolence
Noun
lande
moor, heath
Noun
girond
fine, attractive (especially of a woman)
Adjective
marécage
marshland, swamp
Noun
maigre
meagre, skinny; lean, thin
Adjective
résine
resin, pitch, tar
Noun
infortuné
unfortunate (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)
Adjective
échasse
stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller); One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt
Noun
marée
tide; catch (of fish); wave (anything that forms a great crowd)
Noun
converser
to converse
Verb
noël
A Christmas gift.; A Christmas song.; The melody of a Christmas song.
Noun
lundi
Monday
Noun
hirondelle
swallow (bird); alignment mark printed in the margin; policeman on a bicycle or motorcycle
Noun
flux
flow; flood, flood tide; flood (an abundance of something)
Noun
reflux
ebb, ebb tide; vicissitude; reflux
Noun
signifier
to signify, mean
Verb
danse
dance
Noun
dépêcher
to send, dispatch (urgently); to hasten, to hurry up
Verb
giboulée
downpour, cloudburst (sudden burst of rain)
Noun
bonnement
really, exactly; simply
Adverb
ennui
boredom; lassitude; trouble, issue, annoyance
Noun
ballotter
to toss (around), to jolt; to ballot: to vote using a ballot
Verb
pénitence
penance
Noun
chemise
shirt (that opens in the front); folder (office supplies); chemise (wall-enforcing earthwork)
Noun
gorge
throat; breast; gorge
Noun
vomir
to vomit
Verb
uniment
unitedly
Adverb
coquin
rascal, scoundrel; lucky dog
Noun
jeudi
Thursday (day of the week)
Noun
assaillir
to assail; to assault; to attack
Verb
méchant
bad, mediocre; mean, unkind
Adjective
rejeter
to throw back (a fish, etc.); to discharge, spew out; to reject (an appeal, a lover etc.); to refute (an accusation); to position, place; to jump back, throw oneself back
Verb
par-dessus
over (the top of)
Preposition
rechange
replacement, spare, change (of clothes)
Noun
avarie
damage (to a vessel or goods it is carrying); deterioration
Noun
falaise
cliff (steep rock face)
Noun
récif
reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Noun
défoncer
to deep-plough; to smash in, smash up, break, break open (destroy violently); to rip, rip apart, tear apart; to fuck up, make high, screw up (intoxicate); to get high, get pissed; to fuck
Verb
bref
in short, in brief, briefly
Adverb
attardé
retarded
Adjective
semer
to sow (scatter seed, etc.); to shake off, to lose (a pursuer); to spread, to sow
Verb
séjour
stay, visit, trip, sojourn; living room
Noun
raffinerie
refinery
Noun
sardine
sardine, pilchard; tent peg, stake
Noun
légume
vegetable; vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state); legume; pod; couch potato
Noun
repasser
to iron (to pass an iron over clothing); to pass by again; to redo (an exam, a test)
Verb
analogue
analogous
Adjective
revivre
to live again; to relive; to relive (experience again)
Verb
embouchure
mouthpiece (of a musical instrument); embouchure (of a wind instrument player); mouth (of a river); bit (horse controlling mechanism)
Noun
commerçant
trader, retailer; shopkeeper, storekeeper
Noun
cale
wedge (under door etc.); wedge; chock (for wheel); immersion (in water); hold (of a ship); slipway; bilge
Noun
verdâtre
greeny, greenish
Adjective
japon
japanware; Japanese porcelain
Noun
teinte
shade, tint
Noun
vermeil
bright red; vermilion; ruby; cherry; rosy
Adjective
algue
alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms)
Noun
marin
maritime; marine
Adjective
liane
herbaceous or woody vine; creeper
Noun
touffu
tufted, clumped; heavy, overly done
Adjective
parage
parage (social rank); environs, surroundings
Noun
piège
trap, snare, booby trap; pitfall
Noun
paon
peacock
Noun
rade
harbour; bar, counter (of cafe, bar etc.); pavement (UK), sidewalk (US)
Noun
naval
naval
Adjective
costume
a style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people; an outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or task; a suit worn by a man
Noun
bronzer
to bronze (plate with bronze); to tan, bronze; to tan, bronze, catch a tan
Verb
démarche
gait, walk; step, procedure, move, intervention; reasoning
Noun
faux
false; untrue; false; not real
Adjective
glissant
slippery (which tends to cause slipping)
Adjective