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Words 11301–11400
11301remorquer
to tow (e.g. a trailer, vessel)
Verb
11302cartonner
to cover with cardboard; (of a book) to print in hardcover; to attack, vigorously critique; to possess sexually; to hit the jackpot; to be in danger, exposed, etc.; to get into a collision, a car accident
Verb
11303jeep
jeep
Noun
11304webcam
webcam
Noun
11305déséquilibrer
to unbalance
Verb
11306bouclé
curly
Adjective
11307peuplement
populating (act of increasing a population, or of a population increasing)
Noun
11308wu
Wu (Sinitic language)
Noun
11309astrologie
astrology
Noun
11310méthane
methane
Noun
11311entrailles
entrails, bowels, guts; womb; bowels, depths
Noun
11312vélodrome
velodrome
Noun
11313rubis
ruby
Noun
11314scientifiquement
scientifically
Adverb
11315inconsciemment
unwittingly; unknowingly
Adverb
11316fécondité
fertility (state of being fertile); fecundity; ability to bear fruits; productivity; fruitfulness
Noun
11317dignement
worthily, fittingly, with dignity
Adverb
11318outaouais
of Outaouais
Adjective
11319GG
abbreviation of gouverneur-générale (“governor-general”)
Noun
11320DRH
initialism of directeur des ressources humaines (“HRM”)
Noun
11321détaché
tongued (from portato to staccato).
Adjective
11322vandalisme
vandalism
Noun
11323apparenté
related
Adjective
11324traine
train (of a dress)
Noun
11325corse
Corsican (language)
Noun
11326Corse
Corsican (person)
Noun
11327émir
emir (islamic prince or leader)
Noun
11328familiariser
to familiarize; to familiarize, to accustom, to acquaint oneself
Verb
11329canoë
canoe
Noun
11330dissocier
to dissociate; to break up, separate
Verb
11331accrochage
collision, bump; clash; the area of a coalmine where full tubs are loaded into the cage for hoisting to the surface; pit bottom, pit eye
Noun
11332éliminatoire
knockout stage
Noun
11333amnistie
amnesty
Noun
11334tartiner
to spread (on bread, etc.)
Verb
11335torpille
torpedo (cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon); electric ray
Noun
11336procès-verbal
minutes (of a meeting, etc.); proceedings; statement (made to the police); ticket, statement of offense
Noun
11337point de vie
health point, life point, hit point
Noun
11338exorbitant
exorbitant; extortionate
Adjective
11339régénérer
to regenerate
Verb
11340érudit
scholar
Noun
11341méfait
a misdeed, wrong action by legal or moral standards; some damage, material harm
Noun
11342riant
laughing (in the process of laughing)
Adjective
11343douille
socket (electrical socket); cartridge case (unprofessional; the correct term in the military is étui); money
Noun
11344illusoire
illusory
Adjective
11345dément
demented, insane, lunatic; Which is beyond reason, unbelievable
Adjective
11346magnitude
magnitude
Noun
11347tan
pulped oak bark used in the tanning process (i.e. of tanning leather)
Noun
11348fœtus
fetus
Noun
11349barricade
barricade
Noun
11350indépendantiste
independence; separatist
Adjective
11351métamorphose
metamorphosis
Noun
11352corniche
a horizontal moulded projection which crowns or finishes a building or some part of a building or runs round the wall of a room; cornice; cliff road, mountain road, corniche; ledge
Noun
11353brassard
armguard, brassard; armband; bracer
Noun
11354humaniste
humanist
Noun
11355frottement
rub; rubbing; friction
Noun
11356momie
mummy (embalmed corpse); stiff (a lifeless, boring person)
Noun
11357piquet
stake, picket; a school punishment in which a student has to remain standing for some time by a tree or a wall, usually in the corner of the classroom
Noun
11358cérébral
a cerebral person
Noun
11359prétexter
to give as an excuse
Verb
11360malmener
to mistreat; to misuse, use incorrectly
Verb
11361ressenti
impressions, feelings, opinions (one's collective subjective (non-physical) senses)
Noun
11362chuchoter
to whisper; to gossip; to rustle
Verb
11363vomi
vomit
Noun
11364incontrôlable
uncontrollable; unverifiable
Adjective
11365valse
waltz
Noun
11366collage
collage; montage
Noun
11367armateur
shipowner
Noun
11368synergie
synergy
Noun
11369invaincu
undefeated
Adjective
11370gestation
gestation
Noun
11371forain
fair, fairground
Adjective
11372bestiole
small animal; girl without spirit
Noun
11373provocant
provocative, inflammatory
Adjective
11374plongeon
dive (act of diving into water); diving; loon (the bird)
Noun
11375schizophrénie
schizophrenia
Noun
11376induction
induction (derivation of general principles from specific instances); induction (generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field)
Noun
11377périodique
periodical
Noun
11378lutin
imp, elf, pixie
Noun
11379progéniture
offspring, progeny
Noun
11380fourche
pitchfork; fork (in the road etc.); crotch; split end (hair); fork (of a bicycle)
Noun
11381pourchasser
to chase without relent; pursue
Verb
11382défection
defection
Noun
11383différenciation
differentiation
Noun
11384caractérisé
characterized
Adjective
11385wallon
Walloon language
Noun
11386Wallon
resident or native of Wallonia, Belgium
Noun
11387capoter
to overturn (of a boat, car etc.); to derail; to fail; to flounder; to freak out, to lose it
Verb
11388exécuté
executed (all senses)
Adjective
11389francilien
of Île-de-France (region of France)
Adjective
11390inaugural
inaugural
Adjective
11391aqueduc
aqueduct
Noun
11392frayeur
fright, fear, dread
Noun
11393éloquent
eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate); eloquent; descriptive
Adjective
11394ketchup
ketchup
Noun
11395impayé
unpaid
Adjective
11396estomper
to blur; to blur (with a stump), to make indistinct, to dim; to become blurred; to die down, to fade away
Verb
11397éclore
to hatch (for an egg); to bloom (for a flower); to hatch (to start, to begin existence)
Verb
11398grillé
grilled (seared)
Adjective
11399compatir
to sympathise, empathise, feel for
Verb
11400bouée
buoy (nautical: a moored float); rubber ring
Noun