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Words 16701–16800
16701virée
trip; car or bike ride
Noun
16702aout
post-1990 spelling of août
Noun
16703broyeur
crusher, grinder (person who crushes, grinds); shredder, crusher, grinder (machine that tears up or crushes objects into smaller pieces)
Noun
16704impersonnel
impersonal (not relating to a person); impersonal, banal, nondescript; impersonal
Adjective
16705incitatif
incentivizing
Adjective
16706agitateur
agitator, firebrand
Noun
16707joaillerie
jewelry; jewelry-making; jewelry shop
Noun
16708relai
post-1990 spelling of relais
Noun
16709potage
soup (dish)
Noun
16710tchadien
Chadian
Adjective
16711cinglant
scathing, stinging
Adjective
16712viennoiserie
Danish pastry
Noun
16713soutenance
viva voce (for a doctorate)
Noun
16714chronométrer
to time, to keep time (measure time)
Verb
16715subordination
subordination; use of subclauses
Noun
16716adroit
skilful, apt, skilled (possessing skill, skilled)
Adjective
16717desserrer
to loosen (knot, belt, etc.); to unclench (teeth); relax (grip); release (brakes); to space out; to ease, relax; to come loose; to slacken
Verb
16718coquelicot
poppy, corn poppy, red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Noun
16719rougeur
redness; flush, flushing
Noun
16720addict
addict
Noun
16721profilage
profiling
Noun
16722assimilable
assimilable
Adjective
16723lustrer
to polish, make shinier by polishing; to shine, give off a shine
Verb
16724tapage
noise (annoying sound)
Noun
16725bloqueur
blocker
Noun
16726arquer
to arc; to arc (move in an arch shape)
Verb
16727solidifier
to solidify
Verb
16728tractation
negotiation
Noun
16729esquive
dodge
Noun
16730médier
to mediate
Verb
16731caniche
poodle (dog)
Noun
16732étymologique
etymological
Adjective
16733interculturel
intercultural
Adjective
16734prémédité
premeditated
Adjective
16735spire
turn (of a spiral); turn (of an electromagnetic coil)
Noun
16736affranchi
freedman (man who has been released from a condition of slavery)
Noun
16737ruser
to use one's cunning, to be crafty, to beguile
Verb
16738patenter
patent; invent, make up; repair
Verb
16739confluent
confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)
Noun
16740doler
to plane (cut with a plane)
Verb
16741intrusif
intrusive (tending to intrude)
Adjective
16742laquer
to lacquer
Verb
16743présentable
presentable; fit to be seen
Adjective
16744trombone
trombone; paper clip
Noun
16745gravitation
gravitation
Noun
16746ciblage
targeting
Noun
16747rémunérateur
profitable, lucrative
Adjective
16748pompeux
pompous, bombastic (affectedly grand)
Adjective
16749irradiation
irradiation
Noun
16750condescendant
condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
Adjective
16751maltais
Maltese, the Maltese language
Noun
16752nègre
of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts; black (color)
Adjective
16753brancard
shaft (pole to attach a wagon, cart, etc. to an animal); handle of a litter; stretcher
Noun
16754indien
Indian (Amerind)
Noun
16755ornementation
ornamentation; ornateness
Noun
16756prodigue
prodigal; prodigal, spendthrift, profligate
Adjective
16757mantra
mantra
Noun
16758œdème
edema, oedema
Noun
16759traître
treacherous
Adjective
16760régalien
regal, royal
Adjective
16761métaphysique
metaphysics
Noun
16762sinistré
victim of a natural disaster
Noun
16763rameur
rower (someone who does rowing, the sport)
Noun
16764adverbe
adverb (lexical category)
Noun
16765corollaire
corollary (proposition which follows easily)
Noun
16766maitresse
post-1990 spelling of maîtresse
Noun
16767malfaisant
evil, harmful, malfeasant
Adjective
16768exaltation
exaltation
Noun
16769jacquard
jaquard (all senses)
Noun
16770escroquer
to swindle
Verb
16771fêtard
party animal; partygoer
Noun
16772indigo
indigo (color)
Noun
16773télécommunications
telecommunications
Noun
16774lanière
a strap, lanyard; a strip
Noun
16775tubulaire
tubular
Adjective
16776nostalgique
nostalgic (person who displays nostalgia)
Noun
16777psychotique
psychotic
Adjective
16778grenoblois
of, from or relating to the city of Grenoble, the prefecture of the Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Adjective
16779arriéré
arrear; retard
Noun
16780postier
postman, postal worker
Noun
16781lierre
ivy
Noun
16782constipation
constipation
Noun
16783rot
belch, burp
Noun
16784expresso
espresso
Noun
16785mauritanien
Mauritanian
Adjective
16786vacciné
vaccinated (inoculated with a vaccine)
Adjective
16787rebeu
synonym of beur
Noun
16788centurion
centurion (Roman officer)
Noun
16789mosaïque
mosaic; of Moses, Mosaic
Adjective
16790minuter
to time; to take minutes (of a meeting)
Verb
16791frisé
twisted; contorted; curly
Adjective
16792enroulé
wound or curled around
Adjective
16793croupe
croup, the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks; bottom, derrière
Noun
16794trousseau
bunch (of keys); trousseau (clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects)
Noun
16795effriter
to break up, crumble; to crumble
Verb
16796Qatari
Qatari (resident or native of Qatar)
Noun
16797panini
panini
Noun
16798Japonais
resident or native of Japan; Japanese person (male or of unspecified gender)
Noun
16799obligataire
bondholder
Noun
16800mitrailler
to machine-gun, to fire; to snap away (take many photos of); to pummel (have hard sex with)
Verb