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Words 17501–17600
17501relent
lingering smell (usually bad); stench; overtone
Noun
17502dossard
bib; (by extension) start number (on a sportsman's shirt); pinny (colorful overshirt worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities)
Noun
17503trentenaire
thirty-year-old; a person between 30 and 39 years old; tricenarian; thirtieth anniversary
Noun
17504kalachnikov
a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle
Noun
17505frivole
vain; conceited
Adjective
17506octavier
to octavate
Verb
17507annuité
yearly installment, annual repayment; year of pensionable service; annuity
Noun
17508caricaturiste
caricaturist
Noun
17509zouave
Zouave; an eccentric person
Noun
17510vergne
alder (tree)
Noun
17511discontinuer
to discontinue, to cease, to leave off
Verb
17512transept
transept
Noun
17513stylet
stiletto (blade); stylus; stylet
Noun
17514raper
to rap (to sing rap songs)
Verb
17515braguette
fly, flies (in trousers); codpiece
Noun
17516termite
termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)
Noun
17517partisane
partisan (fervent supporter of a party)
Noun
17518excommunication
excommunication
Noun
17519antithèse
antithesis (figure of speech by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form); antithesis; polar opposite
Noun
17520locomotion
locomotion
Noun
17521résigné
resigned (to a fate, a situation, etc.)
Adjective
17522contestataire
protester
Noun
17523glaçage
icing (sugary substance)
Noun
17524vassal
vassal
Adjective
17525brochet
pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox)
Noun
17526cadencer
to cadence
Verb
17527blancheur
whiteness
Noun
17528précipice
precipice, deep and steep escarpment
Noun
17529dramatiser
to dramatize
Verb
17530pop-corn
popcorn
Noun
17531déflation
deflation; wind erosion
Noun
17532poursuivant
pursuing, chasing, prosecuting
Adjective
17533observance
observance
Noun
17534épileptique
epileptic
Adjective
17535désintéressé
altruistic, selfless, disinterested; disinterested, impartial
Adjective
17536cloîtrer
to cloister (confine to a cloister)
Verb
17537gestuelle
gesture, gest, movement
Noun
17538cascadeur
stuntman, stuntperson (one who performs stunts)
Noun
17539navrant
distressing, harrowing
Adjective
17540surpuissant
extremely powerful
Adjective
17541braderie
clearance sale
Noun
17542antigène
antigen
Noun
17543vitrage
glass panelling in a building, or part of it; window pane
Noun
17544levain
sourdough; leaven (any agent used to make dough rise)
Noun
17545subsidiaire
subsidiary, auxiliary or supplemental; subsidiary, secondary or subordinate
Adjective
17546cantonnement
billet; billeting; cantonment
Noun
17547catcheur
professional wrestler (fighter in simulated wrestling)
Noun
17548dialectique
dialectic
Noun
17549châtaignier
chestnut; chestnut tree
Noun
17550vengeur
avenger
Noun
17551sprinteur
sprinter
Noun
17552culasse
breech, breechblock (of rifle, etc.); cylinder head (of engine)
Noun
17553attroupement
gathering (of people), mob (large or disorderly group of people, especially one bent on riotous or destructive action); gathering, mobbing (action of crowding into or around a place in a disorganized and possibly riotous manner)
Noun
17554goujon
gudgeon (fish); dowel, pin
Noun
17555communicatif
communicative (person); infectious, catching
Adjective
17556rosace
rosette; rose; rose window
Noun
17557urgentiste
emergency physician, accident and emergency doctor
Noun
17558quiproquo
misunderstanding; equivocation
Noun
17559peinard
tranquil, carefree, cushy
Adjective
17560skater
to skateboard
Verb
17561enfoncé
deep-set
Adjective
17562sacrilège
sacrilege (desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something sacred)
Noun
17563dévaliser
to burgle; to rob
Verb
17564macroéconomique
macroeconomic
Adjective
17565échecs
chess
Noun
17566patente
patent
Noun
17567lapider
to stone; to lapidate (pelt with stones); to attack verbally
Verb
17568harmonica
harmonica
Noun
17569reporting
rapportage, exposé
Noun
17570balistique
ballistics
Noun
17571altruiste
altruistic (regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish)
Adjective
17572déniveler
to make uneven
Verb
17573proxénète
procurer, pimp
Noun
17574chalumeau
oxy-fuel torch (usually oxy-acetylene; used for cutting, welding, etc.); chalumeau; drinking straw
Noun
17575antillais
Antillean (of, from or relating to Antilles)
Adjective
17576contrebasse
contrabass (musical range); double bass (string instrument)
Noun
17577loucher
to be cross-eyed, to be squint-eyed, to squint; squint (to look with eyes that are turned in different directions); glance
Verb
17578bouillonner
to bubble; to froth; to seethe; to get angry
Verb
17579joueur
playful
Adjective
17580cryptage
encryption (process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords)
Noun
17581inusité
odd; unexpected; unconventional
Adjective
17582bicarbonate
bicarbonate
Noun
17583formalisme
formalism
Noun
17584hétérogénéité
heterogeneity
Noun
17585charmeur
a charmer; something or someone that charms
Noun
17586crachat
spit; spittle, sputum
Noun
17587Danois
Dane (resident or native of Denmark)
Noun
17588treuil
winch, hoist, windlass
Noun
17589multidisciplinaire
multidisciplinary
Adjective
17590mandoline
mandolin; vegetable slicer, mandoline
Noun
17591attesté
attested
Adjective
17592discographie
discography; discography (complete collection of the releases of a musical act)
Noun
17593fermenter
to ferment
Verb
17594simili
fake
Noun
17595ensanglanté
bloodstained, bloody
Adjective
17596amulette
amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)
Noun
17597renégat
renegade
Noun
17598glycémie
glycemia; blood sugar level; blood sugar
Noun
17599déprécier
to depreciate (lower the value of); to depreciate (lower in value)
Verb
17600serpentin
serpentine
Adjective