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Words 12201–12300
12201éclectique
eclectic (selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles)
Adjective
12202épilepsie
epilepsy (medical condition)
Noun
12203vouloir
will
Noun
12204meurtrir
to murder; to injure, hurt; to bruise, especially in reference to fruit; to leave a contusion; to hurt or injure someone's feelings
Verb
12205assujettir
to subject; to subjugate, to subdue; to secure, make fast; to abide by
Verb
12206fâché
angry
Adjective
12207aminé
amino
Adjective
12208pif
conk, hooter, schnozzle (nose, especially if large); nose, intuition
Noun
12209Malien
Malian (resident or native of Mali)
Noun
12210Irakien
Iraqi (Iraqi person)
Noun
12211bailliage
bailiwick
Noun
12212infirmer
to weaken, to undermine (a theory, a testimony, etc.); to invalidate
Verb
12213poupe
poop, stern
Noun
12214enraciner
to root; to cause to take root; to take root; to settle down
Verb
12215souverainiste
sovereignist (sovereigntist)
Noun
12216prévoyant
farsighted, foresighted, provident, sagacious
Adjective
12217placebo
placebo
Noun
12218dynamo
dynamo
Noun
12219oued
wadi (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season)
Noun
12220complémentarité
the act of working hand-in-hand, the act of complementing one another, coupling; complementarity
Noun
12221charitable
charitable
Adjective
12222soudé
soldered; inseparable (e.g. as friends)
Adjective
12223cheeseburger
cheeseburger
Noun
12224convenance
conformity, propriety; convenience, expediency
Noun
12225charrette
charette (small two-wheeled cart); period of intense work (to meet a deadline)
Noun
12226chantre
singer, songster; cantor; bard, minstrel; figurehead; champion; advocate
Noun
12227printanier
springlike, vernal
Adjective
12228rain
a raised border on a field or forest that serves as a boundary
Noun
12229totem
totem
Noun
12230sévérité
severity, strictness; severity, austerity, rigidity; severity, seriousness
Noun
12231tarir
to dry up; to exhaust, use up; to talk non-stop (about something); to dwindle, to dry up, to peter out
Verb
12232loir
dormouse
Noun
12233smash
smash
Noun
12234déraisonnable
unreasonable
Adjective
12235elliptique
elliptic; elliptical
Adjective
12236hospitalier
hospitaler
Noun
12237morue
cod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf
Noun
12238survol
flying over (act of flying over something); skim through (quick browse)
Noun
12239éthiopien
of Ethiopia; Ethiopian
Adjective
12240testostérone
testosterone (steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex)
Noun
12241cocotte
chicken, hen; honey, darling; small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven; promiscuous woman, prostitute; vagina; pinecone; (construction) cone
Noun
12242mire
aim (action of aiming); foresight (of rifle); target; test pattern; rod (measuring tool); medieval physician
Noun
12243inculquer
to inculcate; to instill into
Verb
12244peigne
comb (toothed implement)
Noun
12245junte
junta
Noun
12246contrevenir
to contravene
Verb
12247cancérigène
carcinogenic (causing or tending to cause cancer)
Adjective
12248nourrice
childminder, nanny; wet nurse; mule (person paid to smuggle drugs)
Noun
12249villette
a small village
Noun
12250réactivité
reactivity (all senses)
Noun
12251irrespectueux
disrespectful
Adjective
12252désintéresser
give money to (somebody) as a compensation for something; to lose interest (in), stop being interested in
Verb
12253abattement
a diminution of physical or moral strength; dejection; exhaustion; despondency; a type of allowance or tax deduction; a discount
Noun
12254tourelle
turret (of building, tank); conning tower (of submarine)
Noun
12255rosé
rosé (a pale pink wine)
Noun
12256fuiter
to get leaked
Verb
12257assaillir
to assail; to assault; to attack
Verb
12258incarcération
incarceration, imprisonment
Noun
12259plafonner
to cap (put an upper limit on); to reach one's upper limit
Verb
12260ozone
ozone (O₃)
Noun
12261remontant
tonic
Noun
12262biomasse
biomass
Noun
12263récré
(US) recess, (UK) break
Noun
12264cambrioler
to burgle (UK), burglarize (US)
Verb
12265embraser
to set fire to; to inflame, impassion
Verb
12266mouette
gull; seagull
Noun
12267soupape
valve; outlet, overflow
Noun
12268lavabo
washbasin
Noun
12269gent
nice, pleasant, or noble, speaking of a person or thing
Adjective
12270patriote
patriotic
Adjective
12271ramon
broom
Noun
12272enter
to graft; to implant
Verb
12273calice
chalice
Noun
12274courbe
curved; bent (not straight)
Adjective
12275sauna
sauna
Noun
12276pendu
person condemned to be hanged; person killed by hanging; hangman (pen and paper game); hanged man (tarot card)
Noun
12277astrologique
astrological
Adjective
12278morphine
morphine
Noun
12279athéisme
atheism
Noun
12280centralisation
centralization, centralisation
Noun
12281proportionnellement
proportionally
Adverb
12282mortellement
fatally, lethally, mortally (to the death)
Adverb
12283réinsertion
reinsertion; reintegration, rehabilitation
Noun
12284militairement
militarily (in a military way, with respect to the military)
Adverb
12285visuellement
visually
Adverb
12286réclusion
reclusion
Noun
12287adéquation
appropriateness, conformity, adequacy
Noun
12288AMD
initialism of auto-mitrailleuse de découverte, reconnaissance machine-gun carrier or armored car
Noun
12289LS
initialism of libre service (“convenience store”)
Noun
12290faiblir
to weaken, to get weaker
Verb
12291haler
to haul, tow
Verb
12292beignet
beignet (fritter filled with fruit etc); doughnut
Noun
12293électrode
electrode
Noun
12294déloger
to move out (of e.g. a house); to kick out, expel (from e.g. a house); to dislodge
Verb
12295vertigineux
vertiginous; dizzy
Adjective
12296orifice
orifice
Noun
12297pommier
apple tree
Noun
12298bidonville
shantytown, slum
Noun
12299essieu
axel, axle (of a car)
Noun
12300cervical
cervical
Adjective