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Words 16801–16900
16801machiavélique
Machiavellian
Adjective
16802imparfait
the past imperfect, the imperfect or continuous past tense
Noun
16803sauvagerie
savagery; savagery, barbarity
Noun
16804tranchant
edge, e.g. for razors or swords
Noun
16805réformiste
reformist
Noun
16806parlé
colloquial
Adjective
16807punchline
sentence of a rap song, carrying a strong message; strong or shocking one-sentenced statement
Noun
16808yougoslave
Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
Adjective
16809bénédictin
Benedictine (monk / nun)
Noun
16810Niçois
native or inhabitant of the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (usually male)
Noun
16811enliser
to get (a ship or vehicle) stuck in mud, sand etc.; to get stuck in mud, sand etc.; to get bogged down; to sink deeper (into a hole of e.g. lies)
Verb
16812démangeaison
itch (on one's skin)
Noun
16813sarkozyste
of Nicolas Sarkozy; Sarkozyst (relating to Nicolas Sarkozy or his political views)
Adjective
16814cribler
to sift, sieve (filter through a sieve or screen); to riddle (cover with holes); to riddle, fill, cover (fill or cover with a multitude of)
Verb
16815dare
quick
Interjection
16816chamois
chamois (animal); chamois (leather)
Noun
16817consternation
consternation
Noun
16818dac
OK!, sure!
Interjection
16819curling
curling
Noun
16820mot de passe
password (word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information); password (string of characters used to log in to a computer or network)
Noun
16821offre publique d'achat
takeover bid; tender offer
Noun
16822cicatrisation
scarring
Noun
16823luxure
lust; debauched or intense sexual desire, especially when unrestrained
Noun
16824admirablement
admirably
Adverb
16825bruyamment
noisily
Adverb
16826horizontalement
horizontally (in a horizontal direction or position)
Adverb
16827stupéfaction
amazement
Noun
16828bercail
fold (enclosure for animals); house, home
Noun
16829classicisme
classicism
Noun
16830cassie
needle bush, cassie; cassie (perfume)
Noun
16831popcorn
post-1990 spelling of pop-corn
Noun
16832féerique
fairy; fairytale
Adjective
16833requérant
petitioner; applicant
Noun
16834béguin
Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines); a type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet; crush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation); crush (person with whom one is infatuated)
Noun
16835améliorant
ameliorating
Adjective
16836biopsie
biopsy
Noun
16837irrecevable
inadmissible, unacceptable
Adjective
16838flamer
to flame (post disruptive messages)
Verb
16839chartreuse
chartreuse (liqueur); Grande Chartreuse; or any Carthusian monastery (a charterhouse)
Noun
16840kilométrique
kilometric; very long, long as one's arm
Adjective
16841kenyan
Kenyan
Adjective
16842justificatif
proof
Noun
16843cosplay
cosplay
Noun
16844savoyard
Savoyard (of, from or relating to Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
Adjective
16845démoder
to go out of fashion
Verb
16846immigrant
immigrant
Adjective
16847amnésique
amnesic
Adjective
16848couplage
coupling
Noun
16849endurcir
to harden (make harder); to harden, inure
Verb
16850empoigner
to grab; grasp (to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something))
Verb
16851hémoglobine
hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body); blood; gore
Noun
16852sauvignon
sauvignon (grape variety and wine)
Noun
16853raffiner
to refine; to rarefy
Verb
16854iconographique
iconographic; image, picture
Adjective
16855barrique
barrel, cask; fatty, fatso
Noun
16856imprécision
imprecision
Noun
16857coercitif
coercive
Adjective
16858assortiment
assortment; product base, product range, product line
Noun
16859coqueluche
whooping cough; influenza; craze, bug (something that "sweeps the nation"); idol, star, darling; coqueluche hood
Noun
16860branle
shake (act of shaking); wank (act of masturbating); a sailor's hammock on board a ship
Noun
16861incinérer
to incinerate
Verb
16862effigier
to execute in effigy
Verb
16863judoka
judoka
Noun
16864intoxiquer
to poison, to intoxicate; to spread propaganda
Verb
16865pêcherie
fishery
Noun
16866renversant
astounding
Adjective
16867dédale
maze
Noun
16868flo
boy
Noun
16869riff
riff
Noun
16870préposer
to charge with duties, to give the authority to, to assign to (a position)
Verb
16871remodeler
to remodel
Verb
16872psyché
psyche (mind, soul, spirit); cheval glass
Noun
16873dérogatoire
dispensatory
Adjective
16874ethnographique
ethnographic
Adjective
16875goutter
to drip (to fall one drop at a time)
Verb
16876jaunir
to go yellow, to turn yellow; to ripen; to make yellow
Verb
16877arabique
Arabian
Adjective
16878corréler
to correlate
Verb
16879infect
vile, loathsome; revolting, disgusting
Adjective
16880affréter
to charter (a plane)
Verb
16881pesant
nightmare, delirium; only used in valoir son pesant d'or
Noun
16882entonnoir
funnel
Noun
16883acajou
cashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree; also, its timber
Noun
16884écrevisse
crayfish, crawfish
Noun
16885doctrinal
doctrinal
Adjective
16886archiduc
archduke (high nobiliary title)
Noun
16887cumulatif
cumulative
Adjective
16888thermostat
thermostat; gas mark
Noun
16889arraché
snatch
Noun
16890lettré
literate; well-versed
Adjective
16891thym
thyme (Thymus)
Noun
16892buvant
drinking
Adjective
16893partant
runner, starter (in a foot race or horse race); a person who is leaving or departing
Noun
16894footing
exercise walking, jogging (as a form of exercise); footing
Noun
16895florilège
anthology
Noun
16896spolier
to despoil
Verb
16897préconisation
preconization; recommendation
Noun
16898encadrant
supervisor
Noun
16899irrévocable
irrevocable (not able to be revoked)
Adjective
16900étriquer
to narrow
Verb