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Words 10601–10700
10601mil
millet
Noun
10602tandem
tandem (vehicle, bicycle)
Noun
10603amortir
to cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.); to deaden, muffle (noise); to pay off, amortize; to redeem (a title); to put an amortizement on
Verb
10604hôtelier
hotel
Adjective
10605baignade
an instance of bathing
Noun
10606cal
callus (hardened part of the skin)
Noun
10607démarcher
to walk; to canvass
Verb
10608gaucher
left-handed; left-footed
Adjective
10609acolyte
acolyte; henchman, sidekick; partner in crime
Noun
10610secousse
bump, jolt; shock, jolt, jerk; tremor
Noun
10611jouable
playable; feasible
Adjective
10612jargon
jargon, specialised or unintelligible language; jargoon, a zircon type
Noun
10613dépeindre
to depict, portray; to depaint (remove paint)
Verb
10614nullité
nullity, invalidity; a zero, insignificant or useless person or object
Noun
10615équateur
equator (imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere)
Noun
10616bourdon
bumblebee (species of bee); drone; blues (feeling of sadness); A pilgrim's staff.; bourdon (large, low-pitched bell)
Noun
10617ouin
an expression of sadness (like crying) by making such a sound; boo-hoo; waa
Noun
10618affamé
hungry
Adjective
10619préfectoral
prefectural
Adjective
10620assignation
summons, subpoena
Noun
10621ravin
ravine
Noun
10622mule
mule (animal); mule (footwear); mule (for drug smuggling)
Noun
10623repêcher
to fish out, rescue (from water)
Verb
10624software
software
Noun
10625résiduel
residual
Adjective
10626thermomètre
thermometer
Noun
10627broche
brooch, pin; spit, skewer; spike, peg
Noun
10628ambulant
walking, strolling
Adjective
10629inaction
inactivity
Noun
10630loser
loser
Noun
10631pupille
pupil (of the eye); an orphan under guardianship, a ward
Noun
10632archives
archive, the historical material (usually documents) considered as a whole; place for storing archives
Noun
10633jument
mare (female horse); a tall, slim and beautiful woman
Noun
10634sunnite
Sunni, Sunnite
Adjective
10635perché
perched; high, intoxicated; not mentally sound, disconnected from reality
Adjective
10636bride
bridle; strap; loop (of a button); bride (of lace); adhesion; flange
Noun
10637décadence
decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration); decline, decay (deterioration of condition)
Noun
10638hercule
hercules; Hercules
Noun
10639aboyer
to bark; to scream at or inveigh against somebody; to scream or yell in short bouts; to bark
Verb
10640ridicule
ridicule; absurd
Noun
10641écarté
discarded, removed; separated; isolated, secluded; back(ward), far from the main area; stray
Adjective
10642pluriel
plural
Adjective
10643cohorte
cohort; cohort, a division of the Roman legion; age group, age bracket
Noun
10644destituer
to discharge, to relieve (one from their duty), to depose (someone from the throne)
Verb
10645lorrain
of, from or relating to Lorraine, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France
Adjective
10646posthume
posthumous (taking place after someone's death)
Adjective
10647effleurer
to stroke gently, to touch lightly; to brush over, to brush past; to skim over (a subject)
Verb
10648éphémère
mayfly
Noun
10649retraire
to withdraw; to take out
Verb
10650cylindrique
cylindric, cylindrical
Adjective
10651folio
folio
Noun
10652fellation
fellatio, or an instance of fellatio
Noun
10653détenu
detained; imprisoned, confined; retaining
Adjective
10654cancéreux
cancerous
Adjective
10655redevancer
to surpass again, to overtake again
Verb
10656kebab
kebab (dish of skewered meat and vegetables)
Noun
10657discriminatoire
discriminatory
Adjective
10658patrouiller
to patrol
Verb
10659botanique
botany (branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants)
Noun
10660cambrioleur
burglar
Noun
10661converti
converted
Adjective
10662folklore
folklore
Noun
10663amérindien
Amerindian
Noun
10664venin
venom (poison); venom, vitriol (feeling of malign or contempt)
Noun
10665démence
dementia
Noun
10666sacre
coronation; swear word, curse
Noun
10667carter
to verify a person's age etc by inspecting his identity card
Verb
10668immoral
immoral
Adjective
10669battant
beating
Adjective
10670camoufler
to camouflage (hide, disguise)
Verb
10671stigmatiser
to stigmatize (to mark with a permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin); to blame, to criticize
Verb
10672conteur
storyteller, a person who tells stories; narrator
Noun
10673agile
nimble, agile (quick and light in movement or action)
Adjective
10674écorce
bark (of a tree); peel (of certain fruits); crust (of the Earth)
Noun
10675mousser
to foam (produce foam); to promote, highlight, increase the popularity of
Verb
10676utilitaire
ellipsis of véhicule utilitaire: utility vehicle, UV
Noun
10677shoot
shot (in sports); shoot 'em up; shot (of drugs); photoshoot
Noun
10678catégorique
categorical, clear-cut, unequivocal; positive, certain
Adjective
10679enrôler
to enroll, enlist
Verb
10680servitude
servitude, thralldom; easement
Noun
10681psychose
psychosis
Noun
10682engrenage
gear (a wheel with grooves); inescapable sequence of events; slippery slope
Noun
10683échauffer
to overheat; to excite, incite (imagination etc.); to inflame; to warm up
Verb
10684milan
kite (bird)
Noun
10685scandaliser
to scandalize, to cause a scandal
Verb
10686NS
name server
Noun
10687lithium
lithium
Noun
10688rédemption
redemption; salvation; buyout
Noun
10689opium
opium
Noun
10690incontestablement
undeniably
Adverb
10691solidement
firmly, solidly, securely
Adverb
10692Dre
Dr (“doctor”): alternative form of Dʳᵉ.; feminine of Dʳ; abbreviation of docteure
Noun
10693procréation médicalement assistée
assisted reproduction
Noun
10694sordide
sordid; squalid; sleazy
Adjective
10695bulgare
Bulgarian, the Bulgarian language
Noun
10696plancher
to study something thoroughly, to work hard on something, to brainstorm
Verb
10697téméraire
rash; reckless
Adjective
10698diligence
diligence, conscientiousness; haste; stage-coach, diligence
Noun
10699pressant
pressing, urgent, insistent; squeezing
Adjective
10700éclatement
smash, burst; boom (sound); breakup, split; outburst
Noun