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Words 11701–11800
11701rétrograder
to turn back, go back; to retrogress; to downshift; to demote; to downgrade
Verb
11702quiz
quiz
Noun
11703reggae
reggae
Noun
11704latex
latex (milky sap of trees); latex (emulsion of rubber in water)
Noun
11705lobbying
lobbying
Noun
11706magnésium
magnesium
Noun
11707infarctus
infarct
Noun
11708ossements
bones, denuded of flesh
Noun
11709impérativement
urgently; imperatively
Adverb
11710unanimement
unanimously
Adverb
11711piété
piety (the condition and quality of being pious)
Noun
11712accessoirement
accessorily
Adverb
11713surpoids
excess weight; excess fat, fatty tissue
Noun
11714sagement
wisely, sagely
Adverb
11715PMU
a place where one can bet on horse races, usually a café or tabac
Noun
11716impopulaire
unpopular
Adjective
11717lotissement
estate, housing estate; plot of land, lot
Noun
11718gorger
to gorge oneself (eat greedily)
Verb
11719endémique
endemic
Adjective
11720travée
bay
Noun
11721tempe
temple
Noun
11722hurlement
howl
Noun
11723burqa
burqa
Noun
11724dédommagement
compensation
Noun
11725canular
hoax (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
Noun
11726indisponible
unavailable
Adjective
11727caïd
caid; big shot, big man; boss; hardman
Noun
11728dérailler
to derail, be derailed (all senses); to be off one's rocker
Verb
11729recru
tired, exhausted
Adjective
11730éblouir
to dazzle
Verb
11731conventionnel
conventionalist, conventionnel
Noun
11732dramaturge
playwright (writer of plays for the theatre)
Noun
11733relèvement
recovery; raising; restoring; bearing
Noun
11734adèle
fairy longhorn moth (of the genus Adela)
Noun
11735fortifié
fortified
Adjective
11736rando
walk, trek (for pleasure)
Noun
11737négoce
business
Noun
11738trôner
to sit on a throne
Verb
11739spéculer
to speculate; to speculate (guess)
Verb
11740habitable
habitable, inhabitable
Adjective
11741stratagème
stratagem, trick, ploy
Noun
11742chainer
post-1990 spelling of chaîner
Verb
11743expatrié
an expatriate, an expat
Noun
11744blessant
wounding, offensive, hurtful
Adjective
11745ayant
haver, holder
Noun
11746sociable
sociable
Adjective
11747sédiment
sediment (all senses)
Noun
11748arpenter
to survey land; to pace, to measure; to pace, to walk to and fro
Verb
11749chlore
chlorine
Noun
11750fiesta
fiesta; party
Noun
11751mascarade
masquerade, masque; farce
Noun
11752feuillet
page, leaf (of book etc.); layer (of wood); omasum, manyplies (of ruminants)
Noun
11753administré
citizen, from the point of view of their ruler or ruling administration; a constituent
Noun
11754paresse
laziness
Noun
11755français
French (language)
Noun
11756stèle
stele (upright slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions); stele (central core of a plant's root and stem system)
Noun
11757cartographie
cartography
Noun
11758nasal
nasal
Adjective
11759redéfinir
redefine (to give a new or different definition to a word); override (to redefine an inherited method)
Verb
11760berbère
Berber (of or relating to the Berber people)
Adjective
11761saisissant
gripping; striking; biting (cold)
Adjective
11762coordonné
coordinated
Adjective
11763usagé
used; worn; second-hand
Adjective
11764faufiler
to baste; to worm one's way, to slink (about)
Verb
11765aria
aria
Noun
11766tibia
shin; tibia, shinbone
Noun
11767âpre
acrid, pungent, bitter; harsh; rough, fierce, harsh
Adjective
11768antiquaire
antiquer
Noun
11769ensevelir
to bury, to entomb; to cover with earth; to bury (hide something); to bury oneself, hide away
Verb
11770modulation
modulation; modulation (change in key)
Noun
11771lope
male homosexual; cowardly, characterless man
Noun
11772perpendiculaire
perpendicular (at or forming a right angle to)
Adjective
11773nuageux
cloudy
Adjective
11774devon
devon
Noun
11775pourri
swine, bastard; bent copper, dirty cop
Noun
11776corsaire
privateer; corsair; pirate
Noun
11777formaliser
to formalize, legalize; to take offense
Verb
11778abattu
dejected, dispirited, demoralized
Adjective
11779entrant
incoming
Adjective
11780slave
Slav, Slavic
Adjective
11781maestro
maestro
Noun
11782multiple
multiple
Noun
11783repaire
den, lair
Noun
11784Scandinave
Scandinavian
Noun
11785pléiade
host (large group)
Noun
11786dépanner
to fix, repair; to help out; to tide over
Verb
11787rediriger
to redirect (direct somewhere else); to redirect
Verb
11788pister
to track (an animal); to track (a person)
Verb
11789éparpiller
to scatter
Verb
11790bienfaiteur
benefactor; do-gooder
Noun
11791dégouter
post-1990 spelling of dégoûter
Verb
11792brochette
brochette (skewer); brochette (meat); small brooch
Noun
11793référencement
referencing
Noun
11794enjoindre
to order; to enjoin (someone à faire something)
Verb
11795branlette
wank (act of masturbation); hand job (sex act)
Noun
11796naze
loser, moron
Noun
11797effroyable
horrific, horrifying, terrifying
Adjective
11798proviseur
headmaster (of a secondary school)
Noun
11799biche
doe, hind; wapiti (elk); darling, sweetheart (affectionate name for one's girlfriend); cutie
Noun
11800pamphlet
lampoon (written attack); pamphlet (small booklet)
Noun