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Words 12501–12600
12501dénuer
to deprive
Verb
12502prolifique
prolific (fertile, producing offspring or fruit in great abundance); prolific (capable of producing a lot of work)
Adjective
12503griser
grey (to become grey); gray out, to make (a visual element) gray or lighter in color to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable; to get tipsy
Verb
12504strike
a strike
Noun
12505pionnier
pioneering, avant-garde; first to colonize
Adjective
12506anatomique
anatomical
Adjective
12507comptage
counting, enumeration
Noun
12508corrida
a bullfight
Noun
12509viking
Relating to the Vikings
Adjective
12510bongo
bongo
Noun
12511pulser
to pulse (heart and/or arteries); to pulse, to throb (organs, a sensation of pain, or a strong emotion); to pulse or pulsate (lighting); to pulse (hot air) by ventilation
Verb
12512invasif
invasive
Adjective
12513aisselle
armpit
Noun
12514irréductible
irreducible; indomitable, implacable
Adjective
12515consensuel
consensual; based on consensus
Adjective
12516instruit
learned, knowledgeable
Adjective
12517renaitre
post-1990 spelling of renaître
Verb
12518fléchir
to bend, to fold; to bend, to bend over; to flex (eg. a muscle); to provoke pity
Verb
12519propension
propensity, proclivity
Noun
12520dupe
a person who has been deceived
Noun
12521décryptage
attempt at decryption while not knowing the key, secret, or password
Noun
12522assouvir
to satisfy, assuage (hunger, passion, etc.)
Verb
12523dicton
saying, maxim, proverb, adage
Noun
12524frangin
buddy, mate, bro; brother, bro
Noun
12525tapette
swatter, flyswatter; mousetrap; homosexual man, faggot, poof
Noun
12526transcrire
to transcribe (all senses)
Verb
12527cuite
batch of ore, porcelain or the like for smelting; viewed economically, the time an occurrence of smelting takes; piss-up (UK), bender (US)
Noun
12528reculé
remote
Adjective
12529autobiographique
autobiographical
Adjective
12530avoisiner
to neighbor/neighbour (to be near to, or the neighbor of); to border on (be similar to)
Verb
12531voyeur
observer; watcher; voyeur, peeping tom
Noun
12532messire
my lord (as term of address, title)
Noun
12533aristocrate
aristocrat, noble
Noun
12534saule
willow, willow tree
Noun
12535imager
to embellish with images
Verb
12536grogner
to grunt (for a pig, make the sound of a pig); to grunt (for a person, to make a snorting sound e.g. of disapproval); to growl, to snarl (for an animal, to make a growling or snarling sound)
Verb
12537socialisation
socialization
Noun
12538pat
stalemate
Noun
12539vraisemblable
plausible, likely
Adjective
12540désuet
obsolete, out of use, no longer in use; out of fashion, out of style, old-fashioned, passé
Adjective
12541salve
salvo, volley of shots; round
Noun
12542révocation
revocation; act of revoking
Noun
12543insoumis
a member of La France Insoumise.
Noun
12544foireux
crappy; ineffective, half-baked
Adjective
12545entraider
to help one another
Verb
12546désolé
sorry (an apology)
Interjection
12547ringard
outdated, old-fashioned, passé, corny, behind the times; cheesy, square; crummy, tacky (low quality)
Adjective
12548détrôner
to dethrone
Verb
12549bousiller
to wreck, smash up; to botch, screw up; to kill; to do work in bousillage
Verb
12550diverger
to diverge
Verb
12551mesquin
unimportant; small-minded, petty; poor, of poor quality; stingy, tight-fisted; mean
Adjective
12552salutaire
healthy, beneficial; salutary
Adjective
12553émeraude
emerald (gemstone); emerald (color)
Noun
12554abdiquer
to abdicate (one's powers); to give up; to abandon
Verb
12555recouvert
coated, covered
Adjective
12556vivacité
vivacity
Noun
12557démettre
to dismiss, discharge (from a post); to nonsuit (dismiss on the grounds of a lawsuit being brought without cause); to dislocate (a bone); to relinquish, leave (a position or post)
Verb
12558rafraîchissant
refreshing
Adjective
12559tacite
tacit
Adjective
12560purification
purification
Noun
12561variant
varied, which varies; variable
Adjective
12562trotter
to trot
Verb
12563horlogerie
watchmaking, clockmaking; watch shop, watchmaker's
Noun
12564avéré
recognized, known
Adjective
12565Nantais
native or inhabitant of the city of Nantes, the prefecture of the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, France (usually male)
Noun
12566ébaucher
to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing); to start up (a conversation, friendship etc.); to form, take shape; to open up, start up
Verb
12567captiver
to engross; to captivate (to engage completely)
Verb
12568pressing
dry cleaning shop, a dry-cleaner's
Noun
12569génétique
genetics
Noun
12570délimitation
delimitation; demarcation
Noun
12571labrador
labrador
Noun
12572indulgence
leniency, clemency; indulgence
Noun
12573incurable
incurable
Adjective
12574régresser
to regress
Verb
12575patriarcal
patriarchal
Adjective
12576enfler
to inflate; to fill; to build up (an emotion); to swell up
Verb
12577localisé
localized
Adjective
12578patent
patent (obvious)
Adjective
12579compresser
to compress; to zip, compress
Verb
12580lexical
lexical
Adjective
12581discorde
discord
Noun
12582ostie
An expletive and intensifier for all purposes.
Noun
12583dégainer
to unsheath; to draw (a weapon); to strip (a cable); to unveil
Verb
12584transformée
transform
Noun
12585négligé
neglected; slovenly
Adjective
12586sabrer
to slash with a sabre; to remove large sections from a text while editing it, to axe; to open a bottle, usually champagne, with a slice from a sword
Verb
12587songe
dream
Noun
12588prénommer
to give a first name to someone; to call someone by their first name
Verb
12589wesh
Stresses or emphasizes a fact or event.; Indicates or emphasizes shock or surprise at a fact or event.; Introduces a vocative.; hello, hey, hi, yo; what's up?; A filler word.
Interjection
12590confiné
stale
Adjective
12591paré
ready, prepared, all set
Adjective
12592billetterie
ticket office
Noun
12593pâtissier
pastrymaker, pastry chef; baker who specializes in cakes and other sweet baked goods rather than bread (compare boulanger)
Noun
12594transposition
transposition
Noun
12595remarier
to remarry
Verb
12596profane
secular; lay; profane
Adjective
12597individualité
individuality
Noun
12598sournois
sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious
Adjective
12599enrager
to have rabies; to enrage, anger, infuriate; to inflame, arouse
Verb
12600siemens
siemens
Noun