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Words 12801–12900
12801désavantage
drawback, disadvantage, handicap
Noun
12802stérilisation
sterilization
Noun
12803hamster
hamster
Noun
12804agenouiller
to kneel, to kneel down
Verb
12805burkini
a burkini
Noun
12806mafieux
mafia
Adjective
12807moulage
casting, moulding
Noun
12808violenter
to subject to violence, commit violence upon; to rape, sexually assault
Verb
12809estrade
platform, podium
Noun
12810polémiquer
to be involved in a controversy
Verb
12811baston
scrap, fight
Noun
12812excrément
excrement (animal solid waste)
Noun
12813aidant
helping
Adjective
12814goudron
tar (substance)
Noun
12815collation
the process of granting an academic degree; a snack; specifically, a light snack usually taken between breakfast and lunch (often employed as the analogue of English brunch)
Noun
12816perfide
perfidious
Adjective
12817amérindien
Amerindian
Adjective
12818paranormal
paranormal
Adjective
12819initiateur
initiator, instigator
Noun
12820consentant
consenting; acquiescent
Adjective
12821tranché
clear-cut, marked; bold, distinct; per bend
Adjective
12822centenaire
100-year-old
Adjective
12823berne
a piece of fabric, particularly wool; hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the air on a blanket; such a blanket itself
Noun
12824gemme
gemstone, gem
Noun
12825mythologique
mythological
Adjective
12826caper
to cap (set a limit to); to cap (award a player a cap for playing for their national team)
Verb
12827broncher
to stumble; to flinch; to budge
Verb
12828cari
curry (spice blend and dish)
Noun
12829militantisme
militancy; activism
Noun
12830transfrontalier
multinational, transborder
Adjective
12831empirique
empirical
Adjective
12832expliquent
third-person plural present indicative/present subjunctive of expliquer
Verb
12833fragmenter
to split up, divide, fragment
Verb
12834rentabiliser
to make profitable
Verb
12835cèdre
cedar (Cedrus)
Noun
12836inhumer
to bury; to inter
Verb
12837booster
booster (something that boosts)
Noun
12838consommé
consommé
Noun
12839émigré
emigrant
Noun
12840bancal
bow-legged, bandy-legged (of person); rickety, wobbly (of table etc.); shaky, unclear, illogical
Adjective
12841flair
sense of smell; intuition, sixth sense
Noun
12842distrait
absent-minded; distracted
Adjective
12843sensualité
sensuality
Noun
12844enduire
to plaster; to coat, cover; to smear, anoint (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance)
Verb
12845mangue
mango (fruit of the mango tree); a carnivorous mammal related to the mongoose
Noun
12846normatif
normative
Adjective
12847nymphe
nymph
Noun
12848multicolore
multicoloured
Adjective
12849terminaison
end; ending
Noun
12850mausolée
mausoleum
Noun
12851bluffer
to bluff; to surprise
Verb
12852variant
mutation, variant (of a virus)
Noun
12853micro-ordinateur
microcomputer; personal computer; PC
Noun
12854survivant
surviving
Adjective
12855éprouvant
punishing, demanding, testing, challenging
Adjective
12856préjudiciable
prejudicial (to); harmful (to)
Adjective
12857grenadier
pomegranate tree; grenadier
Noun
12858individualiste
individualist
Noun
12859revalorisation
revaluation
Noun
12860imprécis
imprecise; lacking precision
Adjective
12861vocable
term
Noun
12862fleuriste
florist
Noun
12863saisine
vesting of a court with a case; seisin
Noun
12864dénoter
to denote; to stick out, to stick out like a sore thumb
Verb
12865manne
manna; godsend, windfall; large wicker basket
Noun
12866néophyte
neophyte
Noun
12867papeterie
papermaking; papermaker; papeterie; stationery
Noun
12868marginal
dropout, misfit (person that chooses to live on the fringes of society)
Noun
12869tremblant
shaky, shaking, trembling
Adjective
12870infirmier
nurse, nursing
Adjective
12871dévaluation
devaluation
Noun
12872mascara
mascara
Noun
12873géologue
geologist
Noun
12874ontarien
of Ontario; Ontarian
Adjective
12875balzac
a particular French vine variety; the grape of this vine; the wine made from these grapes
Noun
12876CAO
CAD: initialism of conception assistée par ordinateur (“computer-aided design”)
Noun
12877C4
Citroën C4
Noun
12878remarquablement
remarkably, outstandingly
Adverb
12879chaleureusement
passionately, warmly, animatedly; with warm regards
Adverb
12880antérieurement
before, previously
Adverb
12881pancréas
the pancreas
Noun
12882alternativement
alternatively; in turn
Adverb
12883encens
incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)
Noun
12884solennellement
solemnly
Adverb
12885invariablement
invariably
Adverb
12886représentativité
representativeness, representativity
Noun
12887snack
snack bar
Noun
12888honorifique
honorific
Adjective
12889illégalité
illegality; lawlessness
Noun
12890prostitué
whoring, prostituting
Adjective
12891péquiste
a member or supporter of the Parti Québécois
Noun
12892antidote
antidote
Noun
12893hideux
grotesque; vile; hideous
Adjective
12894instrumentaliser
to instrumentalize, to exploit, to use (for selfish gains)
Verb
12895insolence
insolence
Noun
12896condensation
condensation
Noun
12897ibérique
Iberian
Adjective
12898sensationnel
sensational (very good)
Adjective
12899acheminement
delivery, transporting
Noun
12900trimbaler
to drag; to lug, lug around, cart; to have in mind; to run ragged
Verb