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Words 11401–11500
11401démoniaque
demonic
Adjective
11402draper
to drape
Verb
11403carencer
to cause a deficiency (in someone)
Verb
11404pale
blade (of a propeller etc); vane (of a windmill etc)
Noun
11405féministe
feminist
Noun
11406vilain
villain; peasant; country dweller
Noun
11407cherry
cherry brandy
Noun
11408destitution
discharge, dismissal; deposition (of a politician etc.); impeachment
Noun
11409corbeille
wicker basket; trash can; trash, recycle bin
Noun
11410précepte
precept
Noun
11411monastique
monastic
Adjective
11412éponyme
eponymous
Adjective
11413ardoise
slate (rock); a small, portable chalkboard; an unpaid bill; slate (bar tab)
Noun
11414pluralité
plurality
Noun
11415récif
reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
Noun
11416bourguignon
Burgundian (of, from or relating to Burgundy, a geographic region and former province, now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
Adjective
11417évier
sink, basin
Noun
11418standing
standing, status; (elevated) level of quality or comfort; luxury
Noun
11419lulu
twintail, pigtail; one of a pair of ponytails on the sides of the head
Noun
11420mécène
patron (of arts)
Noun
11421chromosome
chromosome
Noun
11422terne
dull; colourless; drab
Adjective
11423flasher
to flash (of a light, to have intermittent periods on and off); to flash (of a camera, to use flash photography); to take photographs using a flash; to flash (to catch a speeding vehicle on camera); to have a crush, become infatuated
Verb
11424orgie
orgy (group activity); orgy (group sex); orgy, load, ocean, score (large amount)
Noun
11425ligner
to line, make a line (mark with a line); to line (add lines to a surface); to fold up (a sail); to fish with a line
Verb
11426longitude
longitude
Noun
11427datation
dating (action of determining the date of something)
Noun
11428cobaye
guinea pig; guinea pig (a living experimental subject)
Noun
11429hypothécaire
hypothecary
Adjective
11430ogre
ogre
Noun
11431repérage
tracking, spotting; searching; orientation
Noun
11432marabout
marabout; marabou, stork of the Leptoptilos genus
Noun
11433terreau
loam, compost; breeding ground, hotbed
Noun
11434immatériel
immaterial; bodiless; intangible
Adjective
11435violoncelle
violoncello, cello
Noun
11436différentiel
differential
Adjective
11437patriarcat
patriarchy; patriarchate
Noun
11438renoncement
renouncement; resignation
Noun
11439rétorquer
to retort
Verb
11440feuilleter
to leaf through (turn the pages of (a book) rapidly reading short sections at random); to laminate (cause to separate into thin layers)
Verb
11441infaillible
infallible (without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy); inevitable
Adjective
11442rosier
rosebush
Noun
11443oratoire
oratory (room); oratory (place of worship)
Noun
11444bafouer
to scorn; to flout
Verb
11445régularisation
regularization
Noun
11446banquette
bench
Noun
11447supra
supra
Adverb
11448nicotine
nicotine (alkaloid)
Noun
11449immortalité
immortality
Noun
11450antan
last year; yesteryear, the old days, yore
Noun
11451grossièrement
shoddily, sloppily, scruffily (badly-made and hurriedly); coarsely (in a coarse manner); grossly; roughly, more or less
Adverb
11452foutage
fuck, fucking (act of sexual intercourse)
Noun
11453étanche
watertight; airtight
Adjective
11454résultant
resultant
Adjective
11455référent
referrer; referent
Noun
11456allaiter
to breastfeed; to suckle
Verb
11457traiteur
traiteur, caterer; faith healer; delicatessen; catering company
Noun
11458modérateur
moderator
Noun
11459bohème
Bohemian; the Bohemian lifestyle
Noun
11460pépinière
nursery (for trees); breeding ground
Noun
11461transcender
to transcend
Verb
11462invalidité
disability
Noun
11463broderie
embroidery
Noun
11464moquerie
mockery; joking; jesting
Noun
11465tacler
to tackle
Verb
11466naitre
post-1990 spelling of naître
Verb
11467épuisant
exhausting
Adjective
11468peinturer
to paint (e.g. a wall or fence); to paint like a child, in a way lacking grace and dexterity
Verb
11469onduler
to undulate, to ripple, to wave
Verb
11470inéluctable
ineluctable; inevitable, unescapable
Adjective
11471sénatorial
senatorial
Adjective
11472injustifié
unjustified, unwarranted
Adjective
11473mémé
grandma, granny, nana; an old woman, old lady.
Noun
11474immobilisation
immobilization; fixed asset
Noun
11475répercuter
of sound; of light; figurative senses
Verb
11476déficitaire
loss-making, in the red
Adjective
11477médicinal
medicinal
Adjective
11478flatteur
flattering
Adjective
11479obstiner
to persevere, persist, insist; be obstinate about something
Verb
11480départir
to divest, dispose of; to distribute; to depart, to leave
Verb
11481hidjab
hijab, the hajib headscarf
Noun
11482interrupteur
switch
Noun
11483matelot
sailor (male), seaman
Noun
11484redistribuer
to redistribute
Verb
11485allumage
lighting; switching on, turning on
Noun
11486défaillant
faulty (device, system etc.); failing (health, memory); fainting (person)
Adjective
11487étalage
display; window display, window dressing
Noun
11488forfaitaire
fixed-price; flat-rate; inclusive
Adjective
11489commodité
commodity, amenity; toilet
Noun
11490gommer
to gum; to erase, rub out
Verb
11491nique
A small thing.
Noun
11492parfumer
to perfume (to apply a scent)
Verb
11493géographe
geographer
Noun
11494joug
yoke; balance beam
Noun
11495farfelu
eccentric, scatty; ridiculous, harebrained
Adjective
11496proférer
to utter, intonate, say emphatically
Verb
11497reconquête
reconquest (act of reconquering)
Noun
11498synchroniser
to synchronize
Verb
11499morbide
morbid
Adjective
11500pis
udder
Noun