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Words 15401–15500
15401pétasse
prostitute, whore; bitch, cunt (objectionable woman)
Noun
15402contingent
contingent
Adjective
15403bougre
guy, dude, man, fellow, chap; wretch (miserable, luckless person); imbecile; idiot; sodomite, bugger (homosexual)
Noun
15404déferler
to break; to break out, to surge, to rise up, to sweep; to unfurl (sails)
Verb
15405contenant
containing
Adjective
15406inexpérimenté
inexperienced (not experienced)
Adjective
15407sophisme
sophism
Noun
15408ampli
amp (amplifier)
Noun
15409policer
to police
Verb
15410happer
to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals); to grab, to seize; to strike forcefully; to catch off guard; take by surprise
Verb
15411mongol
Mongolian language; Mongol (idiot)
Noun
15412psychédélique
psychedelic (of, containing or generating hallucinations, etc.)
Adjective
15413éperon
spur (for riding or on a cockerel); spur (mountain that shoots from another mountain or range); ram; cutwater
Noun
15414convertisseur
converter (a person or thing that converts)
Noun
15415trouille
fear; a fat or dirty woman, a shameless woman
Noun
15416lombard
Lombard (of, from or relating to the region of Lombardy, Italy)
Adjective
15417cheval fiscal
tax horsepower
Noun
15418rosette
rosette; rosette (decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar); a french saucisson originating from Lyon; the rosy footman; an insignia worn by officers of the Légion d'Honneur
Noun
15419préfigurer
to prefigure
Verb
15420connétable
constable (of France); supreme commander of the French armies
Noun
15421dîme
tithe
Noun
15422bure
frieze (cloth); habit (monk's robe)
Noun
15423additif
additive
Adjective
15424intempestif
untimely, mistimed; inappropriate, inconvenient, unwelcome
Adjective
15425prohiber
to prohibit (to proscribe)
Verb
15426redoublement
doubling, redoubling; reduplication; reduplication; repeating a year at school
Noun
15427polariser
to polarize
Verb
15428troué
holed; full of holes
Adjective
15429extensif
extensive
Adjective
15430bernois
of Bern; Bernese; of Bernay, Bernes or Bernes-sur-Oise in France
Adjective
15431récipiendaire
recipient, receiver (someone who receives, e.g. an award)
Noun
15432oculus
oculus
Noun
15433inadéquat
inadequate; inappropriate, unsuitable
Adjective
15434sidérer
to dumbfound, flummox; to consternate
Verb
15435liasse
wad, bundle (e.g. money)
Noun
15436rêvé
perfect, ideal
Adjective
15437cuisant
stinging, burning; crushing, bitter
Adjective
15438sceptre
sceptre
Noun
15439Gabonais
resident or native of Gabon
Noun
15440irresponsabilité
irresponsibility
Noun
15441cartulaire
cartulary
Noun
15442cicatriser
to heal, to scar (of a wound)
Verb
15443Texan
Texan (native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States) (usually male)
Noun
15444troubadour
troubadour
Noun
15445châtaigne
chestnut
Noun
15446impériale
upper deck (of bus etc.)
Noun
15447combatif
combative, aggressive, assertive
Adjective
15448cylindrer
to roll; to make into a cylinder shape
Verb
15449formant
formant (band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants); formative (language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function)
Noun
15450passoire
sieve; colander
Noun
15451joncher
to scatter, sprinkle (e.g. flowers); to cover, litter, to be strewn over (be widespread, be sprawled across/around)
Verb
15452dico
dictionary
Noun
15453raccompagner
to walk back, to take back, to drive back (to escort someone back to where they came from)
Verb
15454cordage
rope (especially for a vessel)
Noun
15455sphinx
sphinx
Noun
15456rechigner
to display reluctance
Verb
15457déraciner
to uproot, to deracinate (a tree); to deracinate (a person)
Verb
15458cataracte
cataract (waterfall); cataract (eye disease)
Noun
15459patrouilleur
patroller; one who patrols; soldier on patrol; patrol boat; spotter plane
Noun
15460dément
One who suffers from dementia, who is insane
Noun
15461œillet
eye (of a needle); pink, carnation; buttonhole; eyelet (in shoe etc.); hole (in belt); grommet; cringle
Noun
15462écourter
to shorten, curtail (make shorter e.g. by cutting); to shorten (become shorter); to dock, clip (cut the tail of e.g. a dog); to cut short, curtail (shorten the time of something); to cut short, cut
Verb
15463crouler
to collapse
Verb
15464brader
to sell at cut-price, to sell in a sale; to sell off; to sell down the river
Verb
15465amovible
removable; able to be dismissed (e.g. a judge); removable, detachable
Adjective
15466amplification
amplification (all senses)
Noun
15467brusquer
to rush (an operation); to browbeat
Verb
15468brocoli
broccoli
Noun
15469transgression
transgression (violation)
Noun
15470traque
tracking
Noun
15471isolant
insulating; isolating
Adjective
15472missive
missive
Noun
15473râteau
rake; rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback
Noun
15474approfondissement
deepening
Noun
15475irrité
irritated, annoyed
Adjective
15476couguar
cougar (Puma concolor)
Noun
15477soufflet
bellows; vestibule; gusset; slap in the face
Noun
15478mondialiser
to globalise; become global
Verb
15479obstiné
obstinate, stubborn (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
Adjective
15480incompris
misunderstood
Adjective
15481plastic
plastic explosive
Noun
15482inoxydable
unoxidizable; stainless, as in steel
Adjective
15483piqué
dive (of an airplane); two fabrics stitched together to make a pattern, or a single fabric imitating this effect
Noun
15484beurette
a woman of Maghrebi descent born and living in France; female equivalent of beur
Noun
15485épilogue
epilogue
Noun
15486vidéaste
videographer
Noun
15487aqueux
water, aqueous, aquatic
Adjective
15488docu
documentary film
Noun
15489inflexible
inflexible
Adjective
15490faf
fash
Noun
15491ébauche
draft (early version of a written work)
Noun
15492capuchon
a hood, which may be attached to a cape, permanently or detachable; certain resembling objects
Noun
15493préposé
appointee, someone who is charged with overseeing a task, one who is responsible
Noun
15494kidnapping
a kidnapping
Noun
15495grosseur
thickness, width; lump in the body
Noun
15496délaissé
abandoned, forsaken
Adjective
15497vietnamien
Vietnamese (language)
Noun
15498Vietnamien
Vietnamese (Vietnamese person)
Noun
15499poussiéreux
dusty; fusty, old-fashioned
Adjective
15500blazer
blazer (jacket)
Noun