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

4584 words, in teaching order

Words 4501–4584
teinturier
dyer; dry cleaner
Noun
médicament
drug, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical, prescription
Noun
pharmacien
pharmacist; chemist (dispensing chemist); apothecary
Noun
scientifique
scientist (studier of science)
Noun
élire
to elect; to take up (residence)
Verb
créateur
creator
Noun
vérité
truth
Noun
aisance
ease
Noun
accuser
to accuse; to find fault with; to show; to reveal; to acknowledge receipt of something
Verb
innocence
innocence
Noun
noblement
nobly (in a noble way)
Adverb
constituer
to constitute; to make up; to build up
Verb
condamnation
sentencing
Noun
coupable
guilty; culpable, responsible
Adjective
innocent
an innocent person; a naive person; a stupid or foolish person
Noun
échafaud
scaffold (elevated platform on which a criminal is executed)
Noun
symbole
symbol (all meanings)
Noun
réserver
to reserve, to make a reservation (for), to book; to reserve, to put aside
Verb
gothique
Gothic
Adjective
montueux
hilly
Adjective
serpenter
to snake, wind (move in a winding path)
Verb
naissant
nascent, incipient; budding, dawning, awakening
Adjective
fêter
to celebrate (an event); to celebrate (somebody)
Verb
adoption
adoption
Noun
talus
slope, embankment
Noun
adèle
fairy longhorn moth (of the genus Adela)
Noun
ensemencer
to sow, seed
Verb
maman
mummy, mommy, mom, mum
Noun
haleine
breath; breathing, respiration
Noun
noyer
walnut (tree)
Noun
mutilé
maimed, mutilated
Adjective
démolir
to demolish; to wreck, to ruin; to shellac
Verb
renaître
to be reborn, to be born again; to reappear, to resurface; to rekindle
Verb
délabré
dilapidated (having fallen into a state of disrepair)
Adjective
décision
decision
Noun
bien
good as opposed to evil; a commodity, a good; a possession
Noun
liasse
wad, bundle (e.g. money)
Noun
friche
fallow land; wasteland
Noun
reconstruire
rebuild (to build again)
Verb
féconder
to fecundate; to fertilize; to impregnate
Verb
ingrat
ungrateful; thankless
Adjective
drapeau
flag; diaper, nappy
Noun
nettement
neatly, cleanly, clearly
Adverb
répercuter
of sound; of light; figurative senses
Verb
jachère
fallow; fallow land (especially when left uncultivated on purpose)
Noun
varier
to vary
Verb
trèfle
clover; clubs (card suit); trefoil
Noun
luzerne
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Noun
jument
mare (female horse); a tall, slim and beautiful woman
Noun
poulain
foal (young horse); protégé; mentee
Noun
ébattre
to frolic; to frolic away
Verb
regain
second crop (typically of grass); renewal; upsurge
Noun
ruche
hive, beehive; ruffle; flounce; ruche
Noun
caqueter
to cackle; to prattle
Verb
matinal
morning; matinal; who gets up early, who is used to getting up early, who likes to get up early
Adjective
potager
warming oven (a type of obsolete stone oven); vegetable garden
Noun
cordeau
rope, string (used to mark a straight line); cord (long length of twisted strands of fibre); straight line; line, fishing line; fuse (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
Noun
repiquer
to pinch; to steal again; to puncture again; to replant
Verb
verger
orchard
Noun
espalier
espalier; wall bars
Noun
renier
to renounce; to disown; to take back (what has been said), to renege
Verb
horticulteur
horticulturist
Noun
banlieue
suburb
Noun
juridiction
jurisdiction
Noun
affectionner
to affectionate, to feel affection for, to be fond of
Verb
légitime
legitimate
Adjective
d'habitude
usually
Adverb
équilibre
balance, equilibrium
Noun
roulis
rolling, swaying, sway, rocking
Noun
fillette
a little girl; a little daughter
Noun
laboureur
ploughman; plowman
Noun
barbu
bearded (possessing a beard)
Adjective
chômage
idleness; unemployment
Noun
mâle
male (of a species)
Noun
chanson
song
Noun
alouette
lark (bird)
Noun
adolescent
adolescent
Noun
mince
drat!, darn!; wow!, blimey!
Interjection
soutien
support (physical); support (psychological/emotional)
Noun
encourageant
encouraging (providing encouragement)
Adjective
note
note (written or spoken); mark (UK), grade (US); bill (UK, US), check (US); note; touch, hint, note
Noun
transcripteur
transcriber, transcriptionist (a person who transcribes); transcriber (a device or program that transcribes data)
Noun
orthographe
orthography; spelling
Noun
gramme
gram (unit of mass)
Noun