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Words 14601–14700
14601société à responsabilité limitée
limited liability company (US), limited company (UK)
Noun
14602décontracté
relaxed; casual, informal, relaxed
Adjective
14603stabilisé
stabilized
Adjective
14604narrer
to narrate, to tell (e.g. a story)
Verb
14605comparateur
comparator
Noun
14606mousson
monsoon (extremely strong tropical wind); monsoon (tropical rainy season)
Noun
14607entremêler
to interlock; to interweave
Verb
14608mixtape
mixtape
Noun
14609démerder
to manage, to get by; to figure something out
Verb
14610obédience
persuasion; allegiance; obedience; the set of lodges and freemasons under a single Grand Orient or Grand Lodge ; its jurisdiction.
Noun
14611assoir
post-1990 spelling of asseoir
Verb
14612industrialisé
industrialised
Adjective
14613crisper
to tense, to tense up
Verb
14614assyrien
Assyrian
Adjective
14615recrudescence
recrudescence; an instance of recrudescence
Noun
14616réciproque
reverse; reciprocal; converse
Noun
14617mime
pantomime actor, mime; pantomime
Noun
14618inespéré
unhoped-for, unexpected
Adjective
14619extorsion
extortion (the practice of extorting money or other property)
Noun
14620députation
deputation; the role of a deputy (in politics)
Noun
14621Roumain
male Romanian person
Noun
14622cravater
to put on a tie; to decorate someone with a chain or ribbon around the neck; to strangle, choke
Verb
14623ouf
crazy; nuts
Adjective
14624envenimer
to envenom; to aggravate, inflame
Verb
14625voltigeur
voltigeur (all senses); outfielder
Noun
14626indestructible
indestructible
Adjective
14627fleurer
to give off (an odor); to waft; to smell, catch a waft of; to sprinkle
Verb
14628renégocier
to renegotiate
Verb
14629carme
Carmelite, white friar
Noun
14630nécropole
necropolis
Noun
14631lavoir
washhouse
Noun
14632boni
profit
Noun
14633quincaillerie
Hardware: metal implements, taken collectively.; A hardware store: a store where hardware is sold.
Noun
14634bannissement
banishment
Noun
14635autoroutier
motorway, highway, freeway
Adjective
14636ratisser
to rake (to use a rake to collect things together); to comb through, to comb over, to fine-tooth comb, to trawl
Verb
14637affubler
to deck out, to equip; to deck out oneself, to equip oneself; to take on the surname of
Verb
14638décolonisation
decolonization
Noun
14639toquer
to bother, to dog; to hit, to tap, to bang, to knock; to fall in love; to fall head over heels (with)
Verb
14640oppresseur
oppressor
Noun
14641coquet
vain, conscious of one's appearance; sweet, cute, charming
Adjective
14642veineux
vein; venous; having numerous veins
Adjective
14643désinfecter
to disinfect, to sanitize
Verb
14644sanguine
a tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey, which is mûre in French)
Noun
14645légat
legate
Noun
14646chignon
roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun
Noun
14647adaptateur
adapter (all senses); adaptor
Noun
14648intégrisme
fundamentalism
Noun
14649liane
herbaceous or woody vine; creeper
Noun
14650infondé
unfounded, baseless, groundless
Adjective
14651mana
mana
Noun
14652fard
make-up; deception
Noun
14653biser
to kiss
Verb
14654subalterne
subaltern (inferior or secondary), subordinate
Adjective
14655classifier
to classify
Verb
14656frise
frieze; border
Noun
14657baïonnette
bayonet
Noun
14658paysager
landscape; countryside; country
Adjective
14659pourpre
burgundy (purple color); rich, purple fabric; purpure; purple color as used in heraldry; power, authority
Noun
14660incision
incision
Noun
14661microscopique
microscopic
Adjective
14662xénophobe
xenophobic
Adjective
14663irréparable
irreparable, unrepairable, unfixable
Adjective
14664initiatique
initiatory
Adjective
14665fainéant
lazy; nonchalant; apathetic
Adjective
14666innocenter
to declare innocent, to absolve, to exonerate
Verb
14667caddie
shopping cart (conveyance used to carry items while shopping); caddie
Noun
14668mammaire
mammary
Adjective
14669vaudeville
vaudeville
Noun
14670verdir
to turn green
Verb
14671Colombien
Colombian (native or inhabitant of Colombia) (usually male)
Noun
14672ambitionner
to aim for; go for; set as one's goal
Verb
14673multiculturel
multicultural
Adjective
14674carnivore
carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)
Adjective
14675épier
to spy on, keep an eye on, watch; to watch for; to ear
Verb
14676plate
boring; annoying; disappointing
Adjective
14677périmé
expired; past its expiration date; outdated
Adjective
14678mulet
mule; mullet (fish); mullet (hairstyle); back-up car
Noun
14679cocasse
amusing; funny; comical
Adjective
14680papyrus
papyrus
Noun
14681kangourou
kangaroo; hoodie
Noun
14682cocher
coachman (coach driver)
Noun
14683régisseur
manager, administrator; stage manager
Noun
14684plutonium
plutonium
Noun
14685bitch
bitch (disagreeable, despicable woman)
Noun
14686intensification
intensification
Noun
14687codex
codex (all senses)
Noun
14688ergonomie
ergonomics; usability
Noun
14689péniblement
horribly; awfully; with great difficulty
Adverb
14690multiculturalisme
multiculturalism (societal idea); Canadian multicultural mosaic policy (by opposition to Quebec's intercultural policy, for example)
Noun
14691treillis
lattice; mesh; trellis; truss; canvas; fatigues
Noun
14692humainement
humanly; humanely
Adverb
14693musicalement
musically (in a musical way, with respect to music)
Adverb
14694condescendance
condescension
Noun
14695éligibilité
eligibility
Noun
14696eucharistie
Eucharist
Noun
14697guéer
to ford (a river, etc.); to bathe
Verb
14698pluridisciplinaire
multidisciplinary
Adjective
14699fourrière
pound (place for the detention of stray animals); tow pound, car impound (place to which law enforcement tow vehicle)
Noun
14700retentissement
echo; repercussion(s), impact
Noun