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Words 15701–15800
15701exécuteur
executor
Noun
15702sophistiquer
to falsify; to corrupt; (rare) to use sophistic arguments; to render more sophisticated
Verb
15703tisserand
weaver (someone who weaves for a profession)
Noun
15704césarienne
Caesarean, Caesarean section
Noun
15705hybrider
to hybridize
Verb
15706abimer
post-1990 spelling of abîmer
Verb
15707méconnaissable
unrecognizable
Adjective
15708calamité
calamity, disaster
Noun
15709pâtissier
pastry
Adjective
15710reformuler
to reword, to rephrase; to reformulate
Verb
15711assourdissant
deafening, earsplitting
Adjective
15712incinération
incineration; cremation
Noun
15713zoomer
to zoom, to zoom in
Verb
15714affect
affect; emotion
Noun
15715éboueur
dustman, garbage man, garbage collector (person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed)
Noun
15716instrumentation
instrumentation
Noun
15717séculier
secular (not specifically religious)
Adjective
15718suiveur
follower; tracker; slave
Noun
15719effusion
effusion
Noun
15720géomètre
land surveyor, surveyor
Noun
15721déplaisant
unpleasant
Adjective
15722airbag
airbag; knockers, tits
Noun
15723dénouer
to undo (a knot), to unknot; to untangle, to unravel (a situation)
Verb
15724revancher
to take revenge
Verb
15725conjoncturel
cyclical, temporary, short-term
Adjective
15726ravaler
to restore; to swallow again; to debase
Verb
15727flamenco
flamenco (music, dance)
Noun
15728antagoniste
antagonistic; antagonising; antagonistic
Adjective
15729environner
to surround, to encircle
Verb
15730décocher
to uncheck; to deselect; to shoot (with a bow); to throw, send (a gesture, object etc.); to smack; lash (hit suddenly); to lash out (at)
Verb
15731faisan
pheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae); cock pheasant (male pheasant)
Noun
15732flâner
to wander around; to loiter, mill about
Verb
15733comptabilisé
recorded; taken into account
Adjective
15734catacombe
catacomb
Noun
15735dépister
to track an animal using its tracks; to derail; to screen; to shake off, throw off
Verb
15736tanin
tannin
Noun
15737frondeur
politically disapproving, malcontent
Adjective
15738gonzesse
chick, bird, broad (woman)
Noun
15739parleur
talkative
Adjective
15740pédiatrique
pediatric
Adjective
15741grogne
grunt (sound of a pig); growl, grunt (snorting sound made by a human, e.g. in disapproval); the act of complaining or being restless, usually said with reference to a large group of people or a country.
Noun
15742copieux
copious
Adjective
15743portfolio
portfolio
Noun
15744inanimé
unconscious; lifeless; inanimate
Adjective
15745cabernet
Cabernet (grape variety)
Noun
15746jouxter
to be next to, to be adjoined to
Verb
15747épuré
simple, sober, stripped down; sleek, refined
Adjective
15748lancée
path or course where momentum is accumulated; kickoff, momentum
Noun
15749rotule
kneecap; ball-and-socket joint
Noun
15750chocolater
to add chocolate to, to cover with chocolate
Verb
15751flipper
pinball, pinball machine
Noun
15752angoissant
scary, nerve-racking, creepy
Adjective
15753idéologue
ideologue, ideologist
Noun
15754saharien
Saharan (related to the Sahara desert)
Adjective
15755aine
groin
Noun
15756désorienter
to disorient; to bewilder
Verb
15757mauve
mauve
Adjective
15758mimosa
mimosa
Noun
15759chaumière
thatched cottage; (small rural) cottage
Noun
15760cataclysme
cataclysm
Noun
15761transnational
transnational
Adjective
15762drain
drain
Noun
15763brocher
to stitch, sew (together); to brocade
Verb
15764réceptionniste
receptionist
Noun
15765enfouissement
burying; landfilling
Noun
15766rocade
a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about; bypass, ring road; a kind of twisted-pair cable
Noun
15767assiduité
attendance; assiduity, diligence, studiousness
Noun
15768objecter
to object to (oppose oneself to something or someone); to adduce, to allege (propose as a justification or excuse)
Verb
15769épidémiologique
epidemiologic
Adjective
15770incapaciter
to incapacitate
Verb
15771clicher
to stereotype (in either sense of the word); to photograph
Verb
15772paresseux
lazy person; slacker; a sloth
Noun
15773candidater
to put oneself forward as a candidate, to stand as a candidate, to apply
Verb
15774ravioli
ravioli (type of Italian pasta and dish); ravioli (non-Italian stuffed pasta); ravioli, dumpling (stuffed doughs and pastries)
Noun
15775déclassement
reclassification; decommissioning
Noun
15776éboulement
crumbling (act, instance of crumbling); landslide
Noun
15777chauffard
road hog (reckless or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle)
Noun
15778planque
hideout, hiding place; cushy number, soft snap (job with minimal work required; situation with few risks involved)
Noun
15779fallacieux
fallacious (characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken); deceptive, disingenuous
Adjective
15780mono
monophonic, monaural
Adjective
15781neurologue
neurologist
Noun
15782potier
potter
Noun
15783enviable
enviable
Adjective
15784houblon
hop, hops (plant)
Noun
15785Bourbonnais
resident or native of Allier
Noun
15786pirogue
pirogue; any canoe
Noun
15787mitoyen
adjoining, dividing, common
Adjective
15788intergouvernemental
intergovernmental
Adjective
15789surdité
deafness
Noun
15790obsèque
funeral
Noun
15791gaulliste
Gaullist
Noun
15792infuser
to infuse; to inject
Verb
15793visqueux
viscous; slimy
Adjective
15794châtier
to chastise, punish, castigate, smite
Verb
15795dénier
to deny
Verb
15796préluder
to introduce or be a prelude (to)
Verb
15797pelé
bare; (of animal) mangy
Adjective
15798un
one (the number or figure)
Noun
15799taquet
small piece of wood or metal used to maintain or fix something; cleat; A punch, kick, or slap; a whack
Noun
15800compo
lineup
Noun