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Words 16201–16300
16201papauté
papacy
Noun
16202ponctualité
punctuality
Noun
16203plèbe
pleb; people, mob
Noun
16204banalisation
trivialization
Noun
16205clientélisme
patronage; clientelism
Noun
16206distributeur automatique de billets
automated teller machine
Noun
16207pourvoyeur
purveyor, supplier, source
Noun
16208ascendance
ascent; ancestry; thermal. Area of rising air used by glider pilots.
Noun
16209languir
to languish; to lie torpid; to flag, die down, slack off, be slack; to wither, weaken; to long, pine, or yearn (for)
Verb
16210gauler
to beat, beat down (with a pole); to catch
Verb
16211intimer
to inform, to notify
Verb
16212rafle
raid
Noun
16213sot
imbecile, fool
Noun
16214athée
atheistic
Adjective
16215anglican
Anglican
Adjective
16216relaxant
relaxing
Adjective
16217détaché
tonguing
Noun
16218guillotiner
to guillotine, to execute with a guillotine
Verb
16219recracher
to spit out
Verb
16220bonjour
good day; good afternoon; goodbye
Interjection
16221atténuant
extenuating
Adjective
16222rhabiller
to get dressed again; to redress
Verb
16223surgelé
deep-frozen
Adjective
16224pincement
pang, twinge
Noun
16225superstitieux
superstitious (susceptible to superstitions)
Adjective
16226yogourt
yogurt; post-1990 spelling of yoghourt
Noun
16227rousse
redhead (woman); rozzers (police)
Noun
16228pagode
pagoda
Noun
16229ratatouille
a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant, with other ingredients; beating, whipping
Noun
16230déductible
deductible
Adjective
16231acrobate
acrobat
Noun
16232décomplexé
uninhibited; self-assured
Adjective
16233surchauffe
overheating
Noun
16234revaloriser
to revalue
Verb
16235flécher
to mark with arrows
Verb
16236moite
sticky, muggy (heat, weather); sticky, sweaty (skin, hands etc.)
Adjective
16237camembert
camembert (creamy French cheese); pie chart
Noun
16238qualificatif
qualifier
Noun
16239tuyauterie
piping, pipework, pipes
Noun
16240vieller
to play the vielle
Verb
16241insidieux
insidious
Adjective
16242sonore
soundbite
Noun
16243déchèterie
dump, tip, household waste recycling centre, civic amenity site
Noun
16244contemplatif
contemplative
Adjective
16245potence
post and braces; gallows, gibbet (for hanging); stem (component on a bicycle)
Noun
16246assouplissement
relaxation; softening
Noun
16247tribulation
tribulation
Noun
16248bulldozer
bulldozer
Noun
16249déchirant
heartbreaking, heartrending, heart-splitting, heartwrenching; agonizing
Adjective
16250défricher
to clear (land, e.g. for agriculture); to lay the groundwork in a new field, science
Verb
16251critérium
criterium; mechanical pencil
Noun
16252ressasser
to sieve again; to think constantly about the same things; to repeat oneself
Verb
16253philippin
Filipino (of, or from the Philippines)
Adjective
16254frénétique
frantic; frenetic
Adjective
16255potentialité
potentiality
Noun
16256séropositif
HIV positive; seropositive
Adjective
16257antiraciste
antiracist
Adjective
16258informatiser
to computerize; to digitize
Verb
16259monarchique
monarchical
Adjective
16260tubercule
tubercle; tuber
Noun
16261excédentaire
surplus, excess
Adjective
16262comptine
nursery rhyme (short poem or song for children)
Noun
16263persan
Persian language; Persian (cat)
Noun
16264gustatif
gustatory
Adjective
16265réapprendre
to relearn
Verb
16266abyssal
abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea); fathomless, abysmal
Adjective
16267radiothérapie
radiotherapy
Noun
16268amabilité
kindness; friendliness; gentleness
Noun
16269cinéphile
cinephile
Noun
16270tuque
toque (knit cap)
Noun
16271rancunier
resentful, grudgy (inclined to resent when wronged, who tends to harbor resentment when wronged)
Adjective
16272artilleur
gunner; hitman (goalscorer)
Noun
16273conciliant
conciliatory; manageable, tractable
Adjective
16274Angle
Angle
Noun
16275tricherie
cheating, trickery
Noun
16276pépé
grandpa; Old man.
Noun
16277réglisse
licorice (the plant); licorice (the confection)
Noun
16278supercoupe
super cup
Noun
16279bruire
to make a low noise; to rustle; to rattle; to roar
Verb
16280cloutier
nailer (person who makes nails)
Noun
16281tumulte
a sudden burst of noise; uproar, commotion, tumult; turmoil
Noun
16282ardoiser
to cover with slates (or with a slate colour); to put it on the slate (pay with an informal credit account)
Verb
16283machination
machination, intrigue (undercover or underhanded plot or scheme)
Noun
16284exoplanète
exoplanet (planet outside Earth's solar system)
Noun
16285permanenter
to perm
Verb
16286latence
latency
Noun
16287exotisme
exoticism
Noun
16288perler
to bead (form into beads)
Verb
16289A.M.
ante meridiem
Adverb
16290abrégé
abridged
Adjective
16291badger
to use an identity badge
Verb
16292bananer
to make a mistake
Verb
16293désolant
sad; distressing
Adjective
16294doutes
doubts, misgivings (apprehension)
Verb
16295beurrer
to butter, to rub with butter; to get dirty, to soil smth. (or oneself, with se); to exaggerate, to try too hard
Verb
16296malversation
malversation, corruption
Noun
16297flairer
to smell, sniff (at); to scent; to sense
Verb
16298sectionner
to section (cut into sections); to dissect
Verb
16299agrégat
aggregate
Noun
16300délecter
to delight; to take great delight in, to revel in, to relish (to take great pleasure in something) [with de ‘something’]
Verb