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Words 15201–15300
15201syntagme nominal
noun phrase
Noun
15202CSC
initialism of contre son camp: against one's own side, an own goal
Prepositional phrase
15203carie
decay (uncountable), cavity (countable) (process or result of bone or teeth being gradually decomposed); rot (process of a plant becoming rotten); rust (disease of cereals in which the grain is replaced by the spores of a reddish-brown fungus in genus Uredo)
Noun
15204bouter
to push; to remove flesh from the skin of an animal; to pin, to nail
Verb
15205figuratif
figurative
Adjective
15206annotation
annotation
Noun
15207déstabilisation
destabilization
Noun
15208labourer
to plough
Verb
15209shaker
cocktail shaker; Shaker
Noun
15210partouse
orgy
Noun
15211Rwandais
Rwandan
Noun
15212ponton
pontoon; pontoon (floating structure supporting a bridge or dock); pontoon (the boat)
Noun
15213gratis
free, without charge, gratis
Adverb
15214mug
a large cup, generally used to serve cold drinks, a mug
Noun
15215paradisiaque
paradisiacal; heavenly
Adjective
15216frêle
frail
Adjective
15217solstice
solstice
Noun
15218gaillard
strong; sprightly, lively (of person); bawdy, ribald
Adjective
15219bale
chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed)
Noun
15220égoïste
egoist
Noun
15221gravitationnel
gravitational
Adjective
15222phytosanitaire
phytosanitary
Adjective
15223transparent
paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight; screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse); plastic film used to show images with an overhead, overhead transparency
Noun
15224allégorique
allegoric, allegorical
Adjective
15225tacle
tackle
Noun
15226centième
hundredth
Noun
15227sclérose
sclerosis
Noun
15228florin
florin (currency)
Noun
15229sangsue
leech
Noun
15230guillotine
guillotine (machine)
Noun
15231chauffant
heating
Adjective
15232vendetta
blood feud, vendetta
Noun
15233interconnexion
interconnection (a connection between multiple things)
Noun
15234crémaillère
trammel; a type of hook from which a cooking pot can be suspended over a hearth fire at different heights as needed for the right cooking temperature; rack, rack-and-pinion; crémaillère (indented or zigzagging line of entrenchment used in fortification)
Noun
15235manucure
manicurist; manicure
Noun
15236couchant
the setting sun; the sunset; the west; old age, decline, termination
Noun
15237hon
Representing laughter; ha, hon
Interjection
15238pine
dick, nob, penis
Noun
15239fauché
skint, broke or otherwise lacking money
Adjective
15240fluo
apocopic form of fluorescent; following names of colors: neon
Adjective
15241datte
date (fruit)
Noun
15242underground
underground (outside the mainstream)
Adjective
15243skipper
skipper
Noun
15244cerne
dark bluish coloration around the eyes, periorbital dark circle; dark circle around a lesion; tree ring
Noun
15245subordonner
to subordinate (to)
Verb
15246concordat
concordat
Noun
15247périmer
to make obsolete; to become obsolete; to become outdated, to become out of fashion, to expire
Verb
15248brutal
person who acts brutally
Noun
15249diapositive
slide (used with a projector for projecting images); slide (of a presentation program)
Noun
15250révérend
reverend
Adjective
15251muret
a small wall; a low stone wall
Noun
15252providentiel
providential
Adjective
15253dédain
contempt, scorn, disdain
Noun
15254archi
very; super
Adverb
15255dispense
dispensation
Noun
15256rosaire
rosary (Catholic prayer beads)
Noun
15257torsion
torsion; act of turning or twisting
Noun
15258peuplier
poplar
Noun
15259enfanter
to bear [a child], bring into the world; to give birth; to bear; to produce, reel off
Verb
15260latte
lath; slat; ruler (measuring device); shoe; foot; hit, puff; ski; batten
Noun
15261démembrer
to dismember; to diminish; to make smaller
Verb
15262biker
to bike (ride a bike)
Verb
15263perso
personally (in one's own opinion)
Adverb
15264conscription
conscription
Noun
15265dépannage
troubleshooting, fixing, repairing
Noun
15266romaine
a dress; romaine, romaine lettuce
Noun
15267autodéfense
self-defense
Noun
15268tit
contraction of petit
Adjective
15269échafaudage
scaffolding (system of tubes or poles used to support people and material)
Noun
15270apiculteur
beekeeper
Noun
15271rééquilibrer
to balance, to readjust
Verb
15272allant
active
Adjective
15273blindage
armour, armour plating
Noun
15274sacerdotal
priestly
Adjective
15275prosélytisme
proselytism
Noun
15276frappeur
hitter, batter, batsman
Noun
15277banco
banco
Adjective
15278envieux
envious
Adjective
15279hosto
hospital; lodging; abode
Noun
15280cendrier
ash pan; ashtray
Noun
15281accrédité
authorised, accredited, credentialed
Adjective
15282mitraillette
submachine gun; sandwich with meat and French fries
Noun
15283estampiller
to stamp (mark with a stamp)
Verb
15284surhumain
superhuman
Adjective
15285désordonné
disorderly, untidy
Adjective
15286candide
candid, frank; naive, overtrusting
Adjective
15287déconstruire
to deconstruct, take apart
Verb
15288bottine
boot
Noun
15289dialectique
dialectic, dialectical
Adjective
15290inébranlable
unshakeable
Adjective
15291contrepoint
counterpoint; counterpoint (response, retort, repartee)
Noun
15292dol
a fraud (the act), cheating
Noun
15293recueillement
contemplation, meditation
Noun
15294orgueilleux
haughty, proud, arrogant
Adjective
15295lectorat
readership (the people who read a book)
Noun
15296habillage
dressing; lining; preparing (various types of food to be cooked); skin (set of resources that modifies the appearance)
Noun
15297coexistence
coexistence
Noun
15298triade
triad (all senses)
Noun
15299renifler
to sniff; to smell (sense with the nose); to turn up one's nose (at)
Verb
15300rétroactif
retroactive
Adjective