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Words 17301–17400
17301méridien
meridian (all senses); noon
Adjective
17302dominateur
dominator, usually a tyrant or a dictator; dominator
Noun
17303hibernation
hibernation
Noun
17304biochimie
biochemistry
Noun
17305virulence
virulence
Noun
17306persique
of Old Persia; Persian
Adjective
17307désuétude
disuse
Noun
17308éperdument
desperately; passionately; utterly
Adverb
17309usufruit
usufruct
Noun
17310salubrité
salubrity, healthiness
Noun
17311mazout
heating oil; a cocktail made with beer and cola; a cocktail made with pastis and cola
Noun
17312apens
only used in guet-apens
Noun
17313originellement
originally
Adverb
17314palet
hockey puck
Noun
17315détromper
to disabuse (with de = of); to undeceive; to disillusion
Verb
17316aréna
a hockey arena
Noun
17317excentricité
eccentricity (ratio between distances in a conic section); eccentricity (quality of being eccentric); eccentricity (eccentric behaviour)
Noun
17318baronnie
barony
Noun
17319rhénan
Rhenish
Adjective
17320amirauté
admiralty, admiralship
Noun
17321transfuge
deserter, defector, turncoat; defector
Noun
17322griffon
griffin (mythical creature); griffon vulture; common swift
Noun
17323bonder
to fill up
Verb
17324intelligible
intelligible
Adjective
17325soutenable
bearable; tenable
Adjective
17326plébiscité
popular; widely acclaimed or favored.
Adjective
17327sonar
sonar
Noun
17328découragement
discouragement
Noun
17329eugénie
eugenics
Noun
17330grimacer
to grimace
Verb
17331cuirassé
battleship
Noun
17332politiser
to politicize
Verb
17333communier
to receive communion; to administer communion; to communicate
Verb
17334beuh
moo; interjection expressing indifference: meh; interjection expressing disgust
Interjection
17335boucan
racket, hubbub (loud and unpleasant noise); a boucan (“grill”)
Noun
17336avenant
affable, likable, appealing; comely, fitting
Adjective
17337malveillance
malevolence
Noun
17338dual
dual
Adjective
17339enquérir
to inquire (about = de)
Verb
17340rapt
kidnapping, abduction
Noun
17341agacement
annoyance, irritation
Noun
17342déchargement
unloading
Noun
17343exorciste
exorcist
Noun
17344soutif
bra
Noun
17345redorer
to regild; to rehabilitate
Verb
17346radiographier
to X-ray; to radiograph
Verb
17347laitier
milkman; dairy worker
Noun
17348lévrier
sighthound; greyhound
Noun
17349ornemental
ornamental
Adjective
17350oseille
sorrel; dough, dosh, bread (money)
Noun
17351remorqueur
tugboat
Noun
17352camaraderie
camaraderie
Noun
17353tracasser
to bother, to annoy, to worry; to fret, to fuss
Verb
17354redondance
redundancy (the state of being redundant)
Noun
17355argenterie
silver cutlery, silverware
Noun
17356viscosité
viscosity
Noun
17357diktat
diktat
Noun
17358briefing
briefing (presentation of information or instruction)
Noun
17359tortueux
tortuous, winding, windy, twisting, twisty; convoluted
Adjective
17360cordier
tailpiece; ropemaker
Noun
17361microbien
microbial
Adjective
17362antécédent
antecedent, preceding
Adjective
17363parachever
to complete, finalize, perfect
Verb
17364dissection
dissection
Noun
17365litanie
litany
Noun
17366praticable
practicable, feasible; passable, traversable, negotiable, usable
Adjective
17367propagandiste
propagandist
Noun
17368persévérant
persevering; persistent
Adjective
17369douiller
to hurt; to cough up, stump up, fork out, shell out (money)
Verb
17370ZI
initialism of zone industrielle (“industrial estate”)
Noun
17371biométrique
biometric
Adjective
17372sadique
sadistic
Adjective
17373rôti
roast (roast meat)
Noun
17374aéré
ventilated, airy
Adjective
17375consanguin
inbred; born of the same father but not of the same mother
Adjective
17376bavarois
Bavarian (of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany)
Adjective
17377affûter
to sharpen; to whet (e.g. a tool); to hone (a skill); to eat; to dance; to mount on a gun carriage
Verb
17378éparpillé
strewn, all over the place
Adjective
17379dédoublement
doubling, duplication
Noun
17380décrédibiliser
to discredit
Verb
17381animalerie
pet shop; laboratory for animal testing
Noun
17382terrassement
earthworks; embankment
Noun
17383maussade
sullen (mood); dull, dreary (landscape, weather etc.)
Adjective
17384pronostiquer
to predict; to foretell; to prognosticate
Verb
17385catégoriser
to categorize
Verb
17386graisseux
greasy; fatty, oily
Adjective
17387reproducteur
reproducing, reproductive
Adjective
17388meurtrière
loophole (slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light)
Noun
17389empirique
empiricist
Noun
17390mérovingien
Merovingian
Adjective
17391bâche
tarpaulin; tank (reservoir); tide pool
Noun
17392liquidateur
liquidator
Noun
17393affaisser
to cause to subside; to subside, go down, sink; to cave in, sag, give way, collapse; to ebb, weaken
Verb
17394révoltant
appalling, outrageous, shocking, infuriating
Adjective
17395voyageur
nomadic, wandering
Adjective
17396intraitable
intractable; inflexible, uncompromising
Adjective
17397offerte
offer, proposal; offertory
Noun
17398usité
in use; current; still used
Adjective
17399socialiser
to socialize; to nationalize; to make or become socialist
Verb
17400bastiais
of Bastia
Adjective