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Words 16401–16500
16401gouvernail
rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
Noun
16402fourreau
scabbard, sheath; sheath dress
Noun
16403épitaphe
epitaph (inscription on a gravestone)
Noun
16404chartreux
of the Carthusian Order
Adjective
16405balistique
ballistic
Adjective
16406misogyne
misogynist
Noun
16407rageux
a hater; short-tempered person
Noun
16408concordant
concordant
Adjective
16409syndiqué
syndicated; unionized
Adjective
16410bureautique
office automation, commercial data processing
Noun
16411craquant
irresistible, adorable, cute
Adjective
16412transformateur
transformative
Adjective
16413gaga
Stéphanois, person living in Saint-Étienne.; the parler gaga, a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around.
Noun
16414esclavagiste
slaver; slave driver (employer or supervisor who demands excessive amounts of work from an employee)
Noun
16415dur
hard
Adverb
16416rebrousser
to brush over
Verb
16417sudiste
Southerner (resident or native of the south)
Noun
16418asséner
to strike, hit, throw (punches at); to hurl; throw (insults)
Verb
16419prog
contraction of programmation; contraction of progestérone
Noun
16420dominion
dominion
Noun
16421retranchement
entrenchment; subtraction, deduction
Noun
16422reclassement
reclassification; regrading; redeployment
Noun
16423déséquilibré
lunatic
Noun
16424déviant
deviant
Adjective
16425dispos
nimble, active, cheerful, smart
Adjective
16426transcendant
transcendent; transcendental
Adjective
16427pistache
pistachio (nut); peanut
Noun
16428palissade
fence, palisade; stockade
Noun
16429interphone
entryphone; intercom
Noun
16430mue
moulting (UK) / molting (US) (of bird, mammal); metamorphosis (of insect); sloughing of skin (of reptile); casting (of stag); breaking of voice; transformation
Noun
16431girond
fine, attractive (especially of a woman)
Adjective
16432ganglion
ganglion
Noun
16433dérangé
insane
Adjective
16434andalou
Andalusian (of, from or relating to the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain)
Adjective
16435joujou
a toy; a plaything
Noun
16436heur
hap, chance, fortune
Noun
16437épaissir
to thicken, get/make thicker
Verb
16438entaille
cut, slice, gash; notch
Noun
16439incongru
incongruous (not matching)
Adjective
16440rassembleur
unifying; rallying
Adjective
16441causse
heavily eroded karst plateau characteristic of the Massif Central
Noun
16442houiller
coal; coal-bearing
Adjective
16443préposition
preposition
Noun
16444gaulois
Gaulish language
Noun
16445bagel
bagel (toroidal bread roll)
Noun
16446exaspération
exasperation, an exasperated feeling of annoyance, aggravation; exasperation (due to actions that cause great irritation or anger)
Noun
16447pesanteur
gravity; weight; heaviness; slowness, dullness
Noun
16448assentiment
consent; approval
Noun
16449réactionnaire
reactionary
Noun
16450iconique
iconic (as related to iconography); emblematic
Adjective
16451fournaise
furnace; furnace (extremely hot area); blaze, conflagration
Noun
16452strier
to streak, stripe; to striate
Verb
16453obèse
an obese person
Noun
16454pillard
pillager, looter
Noun
16455chômer
to be idle; to be out of work
Verb
16456bahut
chest; sideboard; school; lorry, truck; (taxi) cab
Noun
16457sabbatique
sabbatical, related to the Sabbath; sabbatical, related to leave
Adjective
16458électronvolt
electronvolt
Noun
16459archiduchesse
archduchess
Noun
16460microcosme
microcosm
Noun
16461fatidique
fateful; fated
Adjective
16462fantaisiste
music hall / variety artist
Noun
16463gueux
beggar
Noun
16464bâtonnier
a person who carries a ceremonial baton in a procession; the president of a bar association or law society
Noun
16465cingler
to sail; to navigate; to hit; to strike; to knock
Verb
16466capri
capri pants
Noun
16467boiserie
panelling; wood trim
Noun
16468chorégraphier
to choreograph
Verb
16469clémentine
clementine (fruit)
Noun
16470burlesque
burlesque; parody
Noun
16471intercaler
to intercalate (add an extra day); to insert; to join in a ruck
Verb
16472rainer
to groove (make a groove in)
Verb
16473superposé
superimposed
Adjective
16474Uruguayen
an Uruguayan, member or descendant of the people of Uruguay
Noun
16475gratte
guitar
Noun
16476sépulcre
sepulchre (burial chamber)
Noun
16477dénigrement
denigration
Noun
16478réceptionner
to take delivery of; to receive
Verb
16479rouille
rust (oxidation of iron or, by extension, other metals); rust (fungus disease of plants); rouille (provençal sauce made with chilli and garlic)
Noun
16480redoute
An outwork of a fortification (cognate with redoubt).
Noun
16481cinétique
motion; kinetic
Adjective
16482pruneau
prune (dried plum); slug (piece of metal fired from a gun)
Noun
16483diffamatoire
defamatory; slanderous
Adjective
16484curie
curia (all meanings); curie
Noun
16485disséminé
disseminated, scattered, dispersed
Adjective
16486incisif
incisive (apt for making cuts, incision); incisive (quick and direct)
Adjective
16487pointé
dotted (with a dot after, increasing the value of the duration by half of the basic note)
Adjective
16488exégèse
exegesis (critical interpretation of a text)
Noun
16489rivet
rivet (mechanical fastener)
Noun
16490retrousser
to hitch up, hike up, roll up, pull up (a garment)
Verb
16491silencieux
silencer, suppressor (for a gun); muffler; synonym of pot d'échappement (“exhaust pipe”)
Noun
16492gouverne
guide, guidance; rudder
Noun
16493pieuvre
octopus
Noun
16494végan
vegan
Noun
16495piteux
pitiful; rundown; piteous
Adjective
16496ragot
small and dumpy person; gossip (idle talk)
Noun
16497signifié
signified
Noun
16498dénominateur
denominator (the number or expression written below the line in a fraction)
Noun
16499tavernier
taverner; owner of a tavern
Noun
16500pancake
pancake
Noun