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Words 17601–17700
17601manifestante
protestor
Noun
17602réévaluation
reevaluation
Noun
17603bugger
to malfunction, to glitch
Verb
17604préfixe
prefix (letters at the beginning of a word)
Noun
17605largesse
largesse; financial generosity
Noun
17606bismuth
bismuth
Noun
17607madre
veined wood
Noun
17608ordinairement
ordinarily; normally
Adverb
17609pacification
pacification
Noun
17610verglas
black ice; ice left by freezing rain
Noun
17611perdrix
partridge (bird); quail
Noun
17612salariat
salariat
Noun
17613mutisme
mutism, aphasia; muteness; stubborn or obstinate silence
Noun
17614précieusement
preciously; carefully
Adverb
17615hérédité
heredity (transmission of genetic features); succession (to a throne or office)
Noun
17616désertification
desertification
Noun
17617marasme
stagnation, the doldrums
Noun
17618hydratation
hydration
Noun
17619lyrisme
lyricism; lyric poetry
Noun
17620picsou
scrooge
Noun
17621Mx
A gender-neutral title used instead of M. (Monsieur), Mᵐᵉ (Madame), etc.
Noun
17622calvitie
baldness (the state of being bald); bald spot
Noun
17623élixir
elixir (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid)
Noun
17624pétrin
kneading trough; a pickle, mess, scrape, the soup
Noun
17625laque
lacquer
Noun
17626inexactitude
inexactitude
Noun
17627snob
snob
Noun
17628guadeloupéen
Guadeloupean
Adjective
17629piastre
piastre (one of several historical units of currency); buck, buckaroo (a Canadian or American dollar); silver dollar (a type of tropical freshwater fish)
Noun
17630dégel
thaw (action of unfreezing/melting); spring thaw; breakup, one of the 6 seasons of high latitudes; the thaw.
Noun
17631anglais
English (language)
Noun
17632triennal
triennial, three-yearly
Adjective
17633rebut
casting-off, throwing-away; cast-off; scrap, rubbish; scum, dreg; dead letter
Noun
17634romanesque
fiction; glamour, excitement, romance
Noun
17635trident
trident
Noun
17636krach
crash
Noun
17637Tutsi
Tutsi
Noun
17638acarien
mite (an arachnid)
Noun
17639delacroix
a one-hundred French franc note
Noun
17640sablier
hourglass; egg timer
Noun
17641palatin
palatine
Adjective
17642orthodoxe
orthodox (person)
Noun
17643vengeur
vengeful
Adjective
17644kermesse
kirmess, fair
Noun
17645arrivage
arrival; advent
Noun
17646hanse
hanse, medieval merchants’ guild, especially the Hanseatic League (or German Hanse)
Noun
17647aiguillon
goad; stinger, sting (of a bee); a goad, a stimulant
Noun
17648esthéticien
beautician
Noun
17649exaltant
thrilling, exhilarating
Adjective
17650pige
measure; year (of age); year (period of time in general)
Noun
17651ventouse
plunger; suction cup; cupping glass; ventouse; sucker; sucker (a person who sucks; a general term of disparagement); an opening in a pipe, shaft, etc. to allow air flow
Noun
17652férier
to celebrate
Verb
17653voyer
a civil servant whose work is connected to roads, waterways, or railways
Noun
17654dojo
dojo
Noun
17655volute
volute; scroll (of a musical instrument)
Noun
17656bagarrer
to scrap, to scuffle (have a physical fight); to fight (to strive for something with lots of effort)
Verb
17657émuler
to emulate
Verb
17658entropie
entropy
Noun
17659perforé
perforated, pierced, punched
Adjective
17660morceler
to break up; to divide up
Verb
17661pourcent
percent
Noun
17662exutoire
outlet (release of desires)
Noun
17663ombrager
to shade; to overshadow
Verb
17664anesthésier
to anesthetize
Verb
17665désengagement
disengagement
Noun
17666brouette
wheelbarrow; barrow (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand)
Noun
17667hindi
Hindi; one of the official languages of India
Noun
17668rédempteur
redeemer
Noun
17669convoité
coveted, sought-after
Adjective
17670monospace
minivan
Noun
17671exorcisme
exorcism
Noun
17672subversion
subversion
Noun
17673buraliste
tobacconist; newsagent
Noun
17674soustraction
subtraction
Noun
17675carburateur
carburetor
Noun
17676conscrit
conscript
Noun
17677peul
of Fula
Adjective
17678B/P
F/V: initialism of bateau de pêche (“fishing boat”) A ship prefix used for fishing vessels.
Noun
17679dissonance
dissonance (conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding); dissonance
Noun
17680erratique
erratic; irregular, intermittent
Adjective
17681rhumatisme
rheumatism
Noun
17682récurrence
recurrence (return or reversion to a certain state); mathematical induction
Noun
17683extrader
to extradite
Verb
17684tutu
tutu
Noun
17685contestataire
contesting, anti-establishment
Adjective
17686aciérie
steelworks
Noun
17687videur
bouncer
Noun
17688récidiviste
repeat offender
Noun
17689plébiscite
plebiscite
Noun
17690importateur
importing
Adjective
17691épicentre
epicentre
Noun
17692ammoniac
ammonia
Noun
17693condor
condor (American species of vultures)
Noun
17694bouddhiste
Buddhist
Noun
17695socioculturel
sociocultural
Adjective
17696éjaculer
to ejaculate
Verb
17697inaptitude
inaptness
Noun
17698pouf
poof (onomatopoeia)
Interjection
17699baller
to dance; to swing or sway; to dangle
Verb
17700désolidariser
to dissociate, to break up (a group); to dissociate oneself
Verb