Words 10101–10200
10105médiocrité
mediocrity (quality of being intermediate between two extremes); mediocrity, middlingness
Noun
10106braver
to challenge, defy; to brave; to flout, pay no heed to (someone's opinion, hostility, etc.)
Verb
10110anse
an arc segment, from which an object is suspended; a handle, part of an object to be hand-held when used or moved; a small bay (body of water)
Noun
10119maille
stitch; mesh, the gap between threads in cloth etc.; link (in chainmail etc.); girth; ancient currency, equivalent to half of a denier
Noun
10129jugé
judged (that was judged by the courts); judged (describes a man of whom one knows the lack of merit, the lack of honesty)
Adjective
10134rabattre
to make something lower; to close, shut (down); to fold over (covers, curtains etc.); to turn down (a collar); to pull down (a skirt); to reduce, deduct, diminish; to cut back (a plant, tree); to bind off (stitches in knitting); to cut in; to fall back on; …
Verb
10141singularité
singularity; peculiarity, oddity; individuality; uniqueness; eccentricity; singularity
Noun
10148domino
black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter; hooded garment worn at balls; a paper marked with figures used to play board games; dominoes; a domino set; a domino tile
Noun
10149escompter
to discount because of a payment by anticipation; to anticipate, to be in the hope of
Verb
10153étoffer
to stuff (a pillow, food); to upholster; to fill out; to pad out; to flesh out (give something more substance); to fill out (to get plumper)
Verb
10157adosser
to back up (put someone's back (against)); to lean (back); to back up (put one's back against something)
Verb
10167onglet
tab (small flap or strip of material inserted into a book); tab (navigational widget in a GUI); fillet fairing joining wing root to fuselage; a hanger steak
Noun
10194étonnamment
surprisingly (in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual)
Adverb