Words 4301–4400
réprimer
to suppress, quell (stop the spread of something considered bad or wrong); to repress, stifle (prevent the growth of); to repress, muffle (prevent someone speaking out); to hold back, to stunt (make someone refrain from doing something); to cut down, subdue (reduce the level of, e.g. crime)
Verb
méconnaître
to not recognize or be unaware of; to ignore someone by pretending not to know them; Fail to treat someone in the way they deserve; not appreciate a quality, something they merit
Verb
fortement
strongly, powerfully; strongly (fulfilling a stricter set of criteria); highly, extremely, sorely; seriously, greatly
Adverb
essai
try, trial; assay; try; essay, composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject
Noun
renard
fox (small carnivore); crafty, purposeful and cunning character; flatulence; ancient navigation tool: circular, wooden or copper plate, which enables the helmsman to keep a record of wind conditions by inserting pegs at specific positions; hardly detectable cracks or holes causing a water tank or pond to empty itself
Noun
corbeau
raven, crow (bird); poison-pen letter writer; corbel; Corvus; body collector (during a plague); corvus (grappling hook used by the Romans in naval warfare); priest; a person who sends anonymous letters, phone calls, etc.; douce noir (a variety of grape)
Noun
facteur
factor; element; factor; postman (UK); mailman (gender neutral: postal carrier or mail carrier) (US)
Noun
desservir
to serve (be the pastor of a church); to serve, to have as or in its catchment area; to clear, clear away (e.g. a table); to do a disservice, to perform ill offices (to someone)
Verb
motte
motte (mound of earth); clod (lump of earth); block, lump (of food etc.); pubic mound, mons veneris
Noun
limon
silt (fine earth deposited by water); shaft (in a carriage); lemon (Citrus limon); Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia)
Noun
hôtel-Dieu
a name borne by certain hospitals of long tradition, most notably the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris; any caritative hospice or hospital
Noun
Sorbon
Sorbon (a commune of Ardennes department, France); a habitational surname, Sorbon, derived from the village
Name
appareil
apparatus, device; telephone; aircraft; an arrangement of people, decorations, etc., for purposes of pomp; a system (of organs); a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish
Noun
normal
normal (according to norms, usual); normal (relating to a school to teach teachers how to teach); okay, alright
Adjective