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Words 15101–15200
15101excavation
excavation
Noun
15102itinérant
a homeless person
Noun
15103sono
sound system, PA system, public address system
Noun
15104orbital
orbital
Adjective
15105cuvée
the quantity of wine in a fermentation vessel; a cuvée (blend of wine); vintage; batch, group; group of students who celebrate graduation the same year
Noun
15106illettré
illiterate; analphabetic; uncultured; lacking literary culture
Adjective
15107irremplaçable
irreplaceable
Adjective
15108contrefort
foothills (hilly land near the base of a mountain range); buttress
Noun
15109éluder
to elude (avoid, with cunning)
Verb
15110nébuleux
nebulous (all meanings)
Adjective
15111alpiniste
mountaineer, alpinist
Noun
15112romancière
novelist
Noun
15113continuum
continuum
Noun
15114triptyque
triptych; A three-part customs document allowing for the temporary importation of a motor vehicle into a foreign country without the need to pay customs duties.; The set of three fundamental and mandatory elements (tariff classification, origin, and customs value) that serve as the legal basis for classifying, valuing, and declaring any imported or exported goods.
Noun
15115virtuosité
virtuosity
Noun
15116hipster
hipster
Noun
15117rechute
relapse, recurrence
Noun
15118viner
to add alcohol to a wine to conserve it, in order to transport it without it deteriorating; fortify
Verb
15119tombal
tomb, grave
Adjective
15120potin
pewter; gossip, tittle-tattle; item of gossip
Noun
15121intendance
stewardship; supply corps
Noun
15122narguer
to taunt
Verb
15123référentiel
referential
Adjective
15124surdoué
gifted
Adjective
15125étrier
stirrup; stirrup bone, stapes; stirrup, étrier (UK); caliper (part of a brake)
Noun
15126rechargeable
rechargeable
Adjective
15127rectiligne
straight; rectilinear
Adjective
15128téléchargeable
downloadable; uploadable
Adjective
15129avenant
amendment, rider
Noun
15130aventureux
adventurous
Adjective
15131parcouru
browsed, skimmed
Adjective
15132réfrigérer
to cool; cool down (artificially)
Verb
15133pulsation
pulsation
Noun
15134mamelon
nipple; nipple (short threaded connecting tube); hillock, knoll (rounded elevation or protuberance)
Noun
15135nugget
a chicken nugget; a croquette, a food item shaped like a chicken nugget, with a crispy exterior
Noun
15136cécité
blindness (condition of being blind)
Noun
15137dégénérescence
degeneration
Noun
15138huppé
crested; upper-crust, posh
Adjective
15139bloquant
blocking
Adjective
15140néologisme
neologism
Noun
15141hertz
hertz
Noun
15142attendrir
to make softer or more tender; to soften; to soften (up); to soften up (become softer)
Verb
15143étincelant
sparkling; scintillating
Adjective
15144métis
mixed-race person, halfbreed / half-breed / breed (short form); mongrel; crossbreed / cross-breed
Noun
15145valorisant
good for someone's self-esteem, that makes someone feel valued
Adjective
15146venter
to be windy, to blow
Verb
15147blanco
correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex
Noun
15148permanent
permanent
Noun
15149groove
groove (fixed routine)
Noun
15150décompter
to deduct (take one thing from another); to pick out; to scrap; to give up on (a sick person), to leave for dead
Verb
15151percutant
percussive; that fragments on contact; striking, powerful, forceful
Adjective
15152cheptel
livestock; herd; crowd (of people)
Noun
15153assaisonner
to season (to sprinkle with seasoning)
Verb
15154Israélite
Israelite
Noun
15155transistor
transistor; transistor radio
Noun
15156excepter
to exclude (not to count, to make an exception for)
Verb
15157ordonnancer
to authorize
Verb
15158gainer
to cover, sheathe
Verb
15159record
record, record-breaking, record-setting; extreme
Adjective
15160triomphant
triumphant
Adjective
15161débarras
storeroom; clearing, riddance
Noun
15162pommade
ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication); pomade (such a substance used for hair styling)
Noun
15163toxicomane
drug addict
Noun
15164basque
skirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat); coattail (as in: coller aux basques, lâcher les basques); A women’s coattail; Basque (the language of the Basque people)
Noun
15165zèbre
zebra; guy, chap
Noun
15166cottage
cottage
Noun
15167vertébré
vertebrate
Noun
15168bailler
to give; to lend; to rent, lease
Verb
15169amazone
Amazon (race of females); amazon parrot; sidesaddle (riding technique); riding habit, amazone
Noun
15170tirade
tirade
Noun
15171ordination
ordination
Noun
15172incalculable
incalculable, innumerable
Adjective
15173belliqueux
bellicose; warlike, belligerent; warmongering; war
Adjective
15174fondeur
owner of a foundry; founder, the iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation in a foundry; cross-country skier
Noun
15175intentionné
intentioned
Adjective
15176humanitaire
humanitarian
Noun
15177Lillois
native or inhabitant of the city of Lille, the prefecture of the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France (usually male)
Noun
15178agronome
agronomist
Noun
15179multifonction
multifunction
Adjective
15180vaciller
to vacillate; to flicker out (as a candle)
Verb
15181verrier
glass
Adjective
15182multilatéral
multilateral
Adjective
15183lest
dead weight; ballast
Noun
15184jaunâtre
yellowish
Adjective
15185hardware
hardware
Noun
15186fon
Fon (language)
Noun
15187dumping
dumping
Noun
15188philologie
philology
Noun
15189suffisance
sufficiency (quality or condition of being sufficient); self-importance, vanity
Noun
15190durabilité
durability; sustainability (all meanings)
Noun
15191matérialisme
materialism
Noun
15192chevalerie
chivalry (state of being a knight in the Middles Ages)
Noun
15193méchamment
nastily; meanly; cruelly; very
Adverb
15194naïvement
naively
Adverb
15195évangélisation
evangelisation
Noun
15196clandestinité
clandestinity
Noun
15197détritus
detritus; litter (fallen leaves, etc.)
Noun
15198globalité
entirety, totality
Noun
15199mainmise
domination, control; seizure
Noun
15200timidement
timidly; shyly
Adverb