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Words 18401–18500
18401cutter
utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut); cutter (vessel)
Noun
18402macédonien
Macedonian, the Macedonian language
Noun
18403orfèvrerie
gold plate, silver plate; the trade of making such things
Noun
18404tuba
tuba; snorkel; funnel cloud (or tub; see cumulonimbus tuba)
Noun
18405pressoir
press (e.g. cider)
Noun
18406infranchissable
insurmountable, impassable
Adjective
18407dédoubler
to reunite; to put back together; to separate; to share out; to duplicate
Verb
18408pulpeux
sexually attractive, gorgeous, ravishing; pulpy
Adjective
18409steward
flight attendant; steward
Noun
18410inexorable
inexorable
Adjective
18411incestueux
incestuous
Adjective
18412Milanais
Milanese (native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy) (usually male)
Noun
18413soubresaut
jolt; blip
Noun
18414Ottoman
Ottoman (member of the Ottoman dynasty); Ottoman (citizen of the Ottoman Empire)
Noun
18415neigeux
snowy, snow-covered
Adjective
18416colonisateur
coloniser
Noun
18417régulé
regulated
Adjective
18418ammonium
ammonium
Noun
18419cellulite
cellulite; cellulitis
Noun
18420bouilloire
kettle
Noun
18421scénariser
to screenwrite (write a screenplay)
Verb
18422torrentiel
torrential
Adjective
18423Réunionnais
resident or native of la Réunion
Noun
18424maigre
meagre (fish)
Noun
18425alain
Alan (of the Alans)
Adjective
18426prolétaire
proletarian
Adjective
18427programmable
programmable
Adjective
18428brocante
synonym of marché aux puces: flea market; market for bric-à-brac; car boot sale; jumble sale
Noun
18429guetteur
watchman, guard
Noun
18430récapitulatif
serving to recapitulate
Adjective
18431fouine
beech marten
Noun
18432tequila
tequila (beverage)
Noun
18433lapidation
lapidation
Noun
18434électrifier
to electrify
Verb
18435vendeuse
saleswoman
Noun
18436clac
a hit; a strike; a clack (clacking sound)
Noun
18437hotte
carrying basket, burden basket; chimney flue; hood (metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes); kitchen hood, extractor hood (electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking); fume hood (ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment)
Noun
18438affaissement
collapse, cave-in; subsidence
Noun
18439archet
bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)
Noun
18440ombilical
umbilical
Adjective
18441oursin
sea urchin
Noun
18442ménagement
care and attention; circumspection
Noun
18443quadrilatère
quadrilateral (any polygon with four sides)
Noun
18444malware
malware (software developed to harm a computer system)
Noun
18445malléable
malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets); malleable, easily influenced
Adjective
18446mytho
mythomaniac; compulsive liar; lie
Noun
18447tocard
tasteless, out of fashion, tacky, naff; unattractive
Adjective
18448gosier
gullet, back of the throat, pharynx (the part of the throat leading to the esophagus); larynx, voicebox
Noun
18449inconstitutionnel
unconstitutional
Adjective
18450macaque
macaque; monkey; clown
Noun
18451télécommander
to operate a remote control
Verb
18452invétéré
inveterate, avid, habitual, chronic, ingrained
Adjective
18453prohibé
prohibited
Adjective
18454débilité
debility, retardation; silliness, stupidity
Noun
18455reconstitué
recreated, reconstructed
Adjective
18456suie
soot
Noun
18457laverie
laundry; laundromat, launderette, washeteria
Noun
18458minutie
meticulousness, close attention to detail
Noun
18459indolore
painless
Adjective
18460hybridation
hybridization; cross-breeding
Noun
18461lessiver
to launder, to wash clothes; to tire out
Verb
18462pluriannuel
long-term; pluriennial
Adjective
18463délabré
dilapidated (having fallen into a state of disrepair)
Adjective
18464baltique
Baltic
Adjective
18465technicité
technicality (characteristic of something technical)
Noun
18466étamine
muslin, cheesecloth, etamine (a fine fabric often used to filter liquids); stamen (a flower part that produces pollen)
Noun
18467dépotoir
dumping ground, tip, landfill
Noun
18468futuriste
futurist
Noun
18469époque
vintage
Adjective
18470condiment
condiment
Noun
18471milligramme
milligram
Noun
18472outrancier
excessive
Adjective
18473instigation
instigation
Noun
18474coagulation
coagulation
Noun
18475tutti
tutti
Noun
18476hin
heh, ooh, hehe!
Interjection
18477fluor
fluorine (chemical element)
Noun
18478zapping
zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
Noun
18479finalisation
finalisation
Noun
18480chimiquement
chemically
Adverb
18481indubitablement
indubitably; undoubtedly; unquestionably
Adverb
18482lambris
panelling, wainscotting
Noun
18483cannibalisme
the practice of cannibalism, eating another of one's own species; extreme ferocity, ruthlessness
Noun
18484monotonie
monotony
Noun
18485adéquatement
adequately
Adverb
18486candeur
purity; confidence; honesty; candour
Noun
18487thermidor
Thermidor (the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar)
Noun
18488tragiquement
tragically
Adverb
18489ébriété
inebriation, drunkenness
Noun
18490puissamment
powerfully; much; a lot; greatly
Adverb
18491notablement
notably
Adverb
18492myopie
myopia, shortsightedness
Noun
18493rétrospectivement
retrospectively; in retrospect, in hindsight
Adverb
18494bonnard
nice
Adjective
18495dématérialisation
dematerialization
Noun
18496EMS
initialism of établissement médico-social
Noun
18497RIB
acronym of relevé d'identité bancaire (“bank account details”)
Noun
18498BEP
initialism of brevet d'études professionnelles
Noun
18499douve
moat (defensive ditch); stave (of a barrel); spearwort; fluke (parasitic flatworm)
Noun
18500bayou
bayou (a slow-moving, sometimes stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere); stream (a small river)
Noun