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Words 10701–10800
10701amusement
amusement
Noun
10702cagnotte
pool, pot (of money, for distribution)
Noun
10703liège
cork (dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water)
Noun
10704conférencier
lecturer; speaker (at a conference, etc.)
Noun
10705bûcher
woodshed (enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood); pyre (funeral pile; combustible heap on which corpses are burned); stake (pile of wood on which a person condemned to death is burned); the flames of Hell
Noun
10706toxine
toxin
Noun
10707outillage
equipment, tools
Noun
10708bascule
seesaw; flip-flop
Noun
10709glaçon
icicle; ice cube, block of ice; an iceberg; a person who lacks empathy, a cold fish
Noun
10710zélandais
of Zealand
Adjective
10711affluent
tributary; affluent
Noun
10712sublimer
to render sublime, make extraordinary; to sublimate (change from solid to gas)
Verb
10713gueules
gules, red color of the blazon, only when used in the expression de gueules
Noun
10714norvégien
Norwegian (language)
Noun
10715hic
snag, hitch, catch, kink, problem
Noun
10716ive
synonym of bugle petit-pin (“yellow bugle”) (Ajuga chamaepitys)
Noun
10717émailler
to enamel; to mar, spoil, blemish
Verb
10718rééditer
to reedit, reissue, republish, rerelease, redo, rerun, repeat
Verb
10719alléguer
to put forward (as a proof, or as an excuse), to argue, proffer as an argument; to allege; to cite, quote
Verb
10720ségrégation
segregation
Noun
10721logiciel
software
Adjective
10722masturbation
masturbation
Noun
10723éplucher
to peel; to scrutinise; to preen
Verb
10724faisable
feasible; doable (able to be done)
Adjective
10725agripper
to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of
Verb
10726fourgon
poker, fire poker; coach, wagon; truck; van; minivan; goods wagon, freight car
Noun
10727prospectif
prospective; predictable
Adjective
10728comportemental
behavioural
Adjective
10729attentionné
thoughtful, considerate; attentive; drawing attention to oneself
Adjective
10730relax
relaxed
Adjective
10731attendu
awaited, anticipated; expected
Adjective
10732dixième
tenth
Noun
10733gourmand
a person who eats a lot, or who has refined tastes in food
Noun
10734louable
laudable; worthy of praise
Adjective
10735gabarit
template, pattern, mould; gauge, standard, regulation; clearance, (rail transport) loading gauge; build, size, calibre; template
Noun
10736briquet
firestriker; cigarette lighter, lighter; beagle; firesteel; frizzen
Noun
10737nantais
of, from or relating to the city of Nantes, the prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France
Adjective
10738brève
a brief piece of information or news (as opposed to the headline); short vowel; breve; pitta; any bird belonging to the passerine family Pittidae
Noun
10739rayure
scratch (on the surface of something); ray, strip, stripe, streak, stroke, dash
Noun
10740glorifier
laud, glorify
Verb
10741conjoint
joint (e.g. effort)
Adjective
10742vigneron
winemaker; winegrower; viticulturist; vigneron
Noun
10743destructeur
destroyer, destructor (that who/which destroys); destructor
Noun
10744baliser
to mark with beacons; to waymark, to signpost; to prepare the ground; to tag
Verb
10745méprendre
to mistake [with sur] (to confuse someone for another); to make a mistake; to misunderstand
Verb
10746analogique
analog; analogous
Adjective
10747souper
to dine
Verb
10748exposant
exhibitor; exponent; superscript
Noun
10749swing
swing; several senses
Noun
10750brésilien
Brazilian Portuguese
Noun
10751brousse
bush, outback (wild area away from urban area); a kind of fresh cheese from Provence, made mainly from whey
Noun
10752ustensile
utensil
Noun
10753sécession
secession
Noun
10754saboter
to sabotage
Verb
10755puma
puma (mammal)
Noun
10756doublement
doubly
Adverb
10757radier
to take off; to rub off; to wipe off (erase by rubbing, wiping); to wipe clean, to take off (remove from a list); to radiate
Verb
10758aimant
loving, affectionate
Adjective
10759angulaire
angular (relating to an angle); fundamental, crucial
Adjective
10760écœurer
to nauseate; to disgust; to annoy
Verb
10761vanner
to winnow; to shake about, jolt, jostle; to scrutinise (analyse thoroughly); to knacker, tire out, flush; to stir (a sauce or soup) to avoid the formation of a skin; to provide [a river] with sluice gates or floodgates; to kid, joke, crack jokes; to kid, tease, rib someone
Verb
10762retransmettre
to retransmit (to transmit again)
Verb
10763libéralisation
liberalization
Noun
10764imposteur
impostor, fake
Noun
10765décentraliser
to decentralise, to decentralize
Verb
10766chambouler
to shatter; to shake; to turn upside down; to upset
Verb
10767cartographier
to map, chart
Verb
10768slave
a Slavic language
Noun
10769farcir
to stuff; to put stuffing in something; to stuff something down or have something stuffed down one's throat, or to be force-fed; to get saddled with; to have to put up with; to roast, to bake (meat)
Verb
10770extravagant
extravagant
Adjective
10771maitriser
post-1990 spelling of maîtriser
Verb
10772saouler
Pre-1990 spelling of souler.
Verb
10773grignoter
to nibble; to snack
Verb
10774cuvette
basin, bowl; washbowl; basin, washbasin (in bathroom); pan (of toilet); dish; basin
Noun
10775escadre
squadron; wing (air force)
Noun
10776frit
fried
Adjective
10777théoricien
theoretician, theorist
Noun
10778calibrer
to calibrate; to grade
Verb
10779acadien
of Acadia; Acadian
Adjective
10780mérité
deserved
Adjective
10781urinaire
urinary
Adjective
10782grammatical
grammatical
Adjective
10783futile
futile
Adjective
10784aa
the surface of an aa lava flow
Noun
10785prêteur
lender
Noun
10786safari
safari
Noun
10787bretelle
strap; sling; braces (UK), suspenders (US); slip road; access road; ramp
Noun
10788potager
warming oven (a type of obsolete stone oven); vegetable garden
Noun
10789redistribution
redistribution
Noun
10790dar
hard; hot; rad
Adjective
10791unification
unification
Noun
10792bénévolat
volunteering
Noun
10793persistance
persistence
Noun
10794alentour
around
Adverb
10795graduellement
gradually
Adverb
10796artificiellement
artificially
Adverb
10797faussement
falsely; untruly
Adverb
10798confins
confines, edges; end
Noun
10799repose en paix
may he/she rest in peace
Phrase
10800anti-sous-marin
antisubmarine
Adjective