Most common French words

47883 words

Words 16501–16600

16501fission

fission

Noun

16502Écossais

Scotsman

Noun

16503réutilisation

reuse, reutilisation

Noun

16504aduler

to adulate

Verb

16505similarité

similarity

Noun

16506cardiologue

cardiologist (physician)

Noun

16507luciole

firefly

Noun

16508cannibale

cannibalistic, cannibal

Adjective

16509castration

castration

Noun

16510campagnard

country; rustic

Adjective

16511stupéfier

to stupify, amaze

Verb

16512frontiste

of the Front national

Adjective

16513éroder

to erode

Verb

16514assiégé

besieged

Adjective

16515clavecin

harpsichord (musical instrument)

Noun

16516clodo

hobo; tramp; vagrant

Noun

16517caille

quail

Noun

16518rift

rift

Noun

16519rouer

to curl up, roll up; to roll (of e.g. birds, to spin in the air); to beat upon the breaking wheel; to run over (squash by driving over); to abuse, beat (subject to a beating)

Verb

16520malaria

malaria

Noun

16521worth

Worth doing; worth the time, effort, etc.

Adjective

16522quorum

quorum

Noun

16523lactose

lactose

Noun

16524dextérité

dexterity, skill

Noun

16525empressement

attentiveness; eagerness, alacrity

Noun

16526silencieusement

silently (in a silent manner; making no noise)

Adverb

16527contresens

backward interpretation; misinterpretation or mistranslation

Noun

16528entêtement

stubbornness

Noun

16529nativité

nativity (birth of Jesus Christ); birth

Noun

16530narcissisme

narcissism

Noun

16531perpétuellement

perpetually

Adverb

16532promptement

promptly, shortly, quickly

Adverb

16533désintoxication

detoxification; detoxification, detox, rehab

Noun

16534intrinsèquement

intrinsically

Adverb

16535coordinateur

coordinating

Adjective

16536emmêler

to tangle (to become mixed together or intertwined)

Verb

16537hémorragique

haemorrhagic

Adjective

16538repartie

swift retort, repartee, quick rejoinder

Noun

16539monoplace

single-seater (car, aircraft)

Noun

16540cantal

Cantal (cheese)

Noun

16541canonisation

canonization

Noun

16542aérodynamique

aerodynamics (the science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases)

Noun

16543véreux

maggoty, worm-eaten; bent, dodgy, crooked, sheisty, morally corrupt

Adjective

16544numérotation

numbering

Noun

16545étancher

to make watertight, to stop water from flowing; to quench (thirst); to satiate, to quench, to assuage

Verb

16546convers

lay (not of the clergy); converse

Adjective

16547enduit

coat; coating; render (thin coat of plaster); plaster; plastering

Noun

16548tripartite

tripartite

Adjective

16549trentenaire

thirty years old

Adjective

16550brouter

to graze; to browse; to perform cunnilingus

Verb

16551quinte

quinte; fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir); (five-card) straight; fit (of coughing); sudden huff; tantrum

Noun

16552borgne

one-eyed; blind (used for windows or walls); having a poor reputation

Adjective

16553besson

twin

Noun

16554hérisser

to bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.); to spike; to form spikes in; to get somebody's back up

Verb

16555horticole

horticultural

Adjective

16556conformisme

conformism

Noun

16557impassible

impassible; impassive

Adjective

16558soûler

Pre-1990 spelling of souler.

Verb

16559intimiste

intimist

Noun

16560chiffrage

numbering; ciphering

Noun

16561exponentiel

exponential

Adjective

16562geôlier

jailer, gaoler

Noun

16563hippie

hippie

Adjective

16564gratifiant

gratifying, rewarding

Adjective

16565favela

favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)

Noun

16566bru

daughter-in-law

Noun

16567bonification

bonification; improvement

Noun

16568divertissant

amusing; enjoyable

Adjective

16569insoluble

insoluble

Adjective

16570moult

many; a lot of

Adjective

16571bizarrerie

bizarreness; bizarrerie; something which is bizarre

Noun

16572rousseur

redness, russet colour

Noun

16573écumer

to foam, foam up, froth, froth up; to lather (as of a horse); to unfoam, remove foam from; to take the scum off; to skim; to scour (shops, etc., looking for something); to grift (to skim off profits etc.)

Verb

16574périscolaire

extracurricular

Adjective

16575impertinent

insolent, ill-mannered

Adjective

16576téléphérique

aerial tramway, cable car

Noun

16577anarchique

anarchic