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Words 17401–17500
17401sanctifier
to sanctify
Verb
17402lichen
lichen
Noun
17403ainé
post-1990 spelling of aîné
Adjective
17404anesthésiste
anesthetist
Noun
17405fiché
fitché (said of a cross)
Adjective
17406godet
godet
Noun
17407épandage
muck spreading
Noun
17408alternant
alternating
Adjective
17409masculinité
masculinity
Noun
17410calandre
calender (machine); radiator grill (on a car); calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra); wheat weevil larva (Sitophilus granarius)
Noun
17411bouddhique
Buddhist
Adjective
17412exigu
small, tiny, poky, exiguous
Adjective
17413dolmen
dolmen (tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones)
Noun
17414décontracter
to relax
Verb
17415photocopier
to photocopy
Verb
17416céleri
celery
Noun
17417inopiné
accidental, unexpected
Adjective
17418pernicieux
insidious (having a slow and discreet, but dangerous evolution); morally harmful; pernicious; literally harmful or dangerous, usually of animals or persons
Adjective
17419odorant
scented, aromatic
Adjective
17420suicidé
suicide, someone who has committed suicide
Noun
17421dévisser
to unscrew, undo; to remove (the lid from a container); to lose one's grip and fall; to drop sharply, to plunge, to plummet
Verb
17422jacobin
Jacobin
Adjective
17423zeppelin
Zeppelin
Noun
17424approchant
similar; oncoming, approaching
Adjective
17425millième
thousandth
Adjective
17426tangent
tangential; borderline
Adjective
17427minaret
minaret
Noun
17428feinte
feint, dummy
Noun
17429khmer
Khmer
Adjective
17430soubassement
base, underpinning
Noun
17431imbu
full (of); imbued (with)
Adjective
17432puceau
virgin
Adjective
17433nourrissant
nourishing
Adjective
17434taser
taser, a Taser; taser, by generalization, any electroshock stun gun
Noun
17435pelucher
to fluff up, become fluffy
Verb
17436Vendéen
resident or native of Vendée
Noun
17437inox
stainless steel
Noun
17438profanation
profanation
Noun
17439vaporiser
to vaporize (to turn into vapour)
Verb
17440remontant
remontant; bracing
Adjective
17441simultanée
simultaneous interpreting, simultaneous interpretation
Noun
17442prohibitif
prohibitive
Adjective
17443montpelliérain
of, from or relating to the city of Montpellier, capital of Hérault department, Occitania, France
Adjective
17444manip
a manipulation
Noun
17445vocal
voice message
Noun
17446imbiber
to soak, saturate
Verb
17447huguenot
Huguenot
Noun
17448playboy
post-1990 spelling of play-boy
Noun
17449vison
mink
Noun
17450niaiser
to kid; to act foolishly
Verb
17451asymétrie
asymmetry
Noun
17452stipule
stipule
Noun
17453lèche
bootlicking, brownnosing; earthworm
Noun
17454coriandre
coriander (the plant); coriander (the herb and spice)
Noun
17455dopamine
dopamine
Noun
17456ta gueule
shut your mouth!, shut up!, shut it!
Interjection
17457mollo
softly, gently
Adverb
17458diamétralement
diametrically
Adverb
17459admissibilité
admissibility
Noun
17460D4
d4
Noun
17461vacuité
vacuum, emptiness
Noun
17462ménopause
menopause (period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether)
Noun
17463iniquité
iniquity
Noun
17464touffu
tufted, clumped; heavy, overly done
Adjective
17465extasier
to be in ecstasy; to rave
Verb
17466énormité
enormity
Noun
17467volatiliser
to volatilize; to extinguish, obliterate; to vanish
Verb
17468pavot
poppy (the flower)
Noun
17469émerveillement
wonder, wonderment
Noun
17470vu
given (based on)
Preposition
17471crible
sieve, sifter, riddle (any device with holes used to separate small things from larger things); sieve
Noun
17472stimulant
stimulant
Noun
17473évolué
advanced, sophisticated, developed
Verb
17474conclave
conclave
Noun
17475survêtement
tracksuit
Noun
17476chevaleresque
chivalry; chivalrous (relating to Medieval chivalry); chivalrous, gallant
Adjective
17477mortifère
lethal; mortifying
Adjective
17478sabbat
Sabbath, biblical seventh day; witches' Sabbath, meeting of witches at midnight; noisy meeting
Noun
17479parasiter
to parasitize
Verb
17480fiducie
escrow, trust
Noun
17481pessimiste
pessimist
Noun
17482nota
note (marginal comment or explanation)
Noun
17483gasoil
diesel fuel
Noun
17484décombres
rubble, ruins (of a building)
Noun
17485fauteur
instigator
Noun
17486clinicien
clinician
Noun
17487usurpateur
usurper (one who usurps)
Noun
17488marbrer
to marble (create a marbled effect)
Verb
17489funérailles
funeral
Noun
17490blouser
to bilk; to con; to blouse, to billow like a blouse; to transfer into the billiards hole (blouse)
Verb
17491glucoser
to glucose (add glucose)
Verb
17492sénile
senile
Adjective
17493damier
draughtboard (UK), checkerboard (US)
Noun
17494reconduction
renewal
Noun
17495phocéen
Phocaean (of, from or relating to Phocaea); synonym of marseillais (“Marseillais”)
Adjective
17496platiner
to platinize
Verb
17497éhonté
shameless (without shame)
Adjective
17498caraïbe
Caribbean (resident or native of the Caribbean)
Noun
17499Madrilène
resident or native of Madrid
Noun
17500gluant
sticky, gummy
Adjective