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Words 19201–19300
19201ronronner
to purr (to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions)
Verb
19202bidet
pony, small horse; bidet
Noun
19203fourberie
deceit, trickery, guile
Noun
19204belligérant
belligerent
Noun
19205maniable
handy; manageable, manoeuvrable
Adjective
19206transverse
transverse
Adjective
19207amphore
amphora
Noun
19208ultraviolet
ultraviolet
Adjective
19209divaguer
to wander (to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course); to ramble, to rant (to speak aimlessly, or on an unclear train of thought); to wind; to wander, roam, wander about
Verb
19210confit
preserved, pickled
Adjective
19211stud
stud where stallions and mares are bred to improve the equine race; assembly of horses for sale or racing
Noun
19212bridger
to play bridge (the card game)
Verb
19213incandescent
incandescent
Adjective
19214orthophoniste
speech therapist
Noun
19215synthé
synthesizer; artificial turf
Noun
19216emmagasiner
to store (in a shop, in a store); to store up, to stock up
Verb
19217planqué
a person avoiding any kind of danger or responsibility
Noun
19218panafricain
Pan-African
Adjective
19219fondamentalisme
fundamentalism
Noun
19220otorhinolaryngologie
post-1990 spelling of oto-rhino-laryngologie
Noun
19221surchauffer
to overheat
Verb
19222négrier
slave trade; slave, proslavery
Adjective
19223panacée
panacea, cure-all
Noun
19224croupir
to stagnate; to wallow (remain miserable); to rot (e.g. in prison)
Verb
19225flatterie
flattery
Noun
19226surproduction
overproduction
Noun
19227dame
why, indeed
Interjection
19228réinterpréter
to reinterpret
Verb
19229perméabilité
permeability
Noun
19230craquement
crack, cracking, click (sound)
Noun
19231prédisposer
to predispose
Verb
19232tributaire
tributary (someone paying tribute, or in general subordinate to someone else); tributary (a stream flowing into a larger river or other body of water)
Noun
19233agrafer
to staple (secure with a staple)
Verb
19234indéfendable
indefensible, undefendable
Adjective
19235graphite
graphite (form of carbon)
Noun
19236interfacer
to interface
Verb
19237déjanté
crazy, nutty; eccentric
Adjective
19238vulcain
red admiral (butterfly: Vanessa atalanta)
Noun
19239basal
basal
Adjective
19240lift
lift attendant (UK), elevator attendant (US); topspin
Noun
19241flavien
Flavian
Adjective
19242destructif
destructive
Adjective
19243aéroplane
aeroplane
Noun
19244fiévreux
feverish, running a high body temperature; causing fever; hot-tempered, agitated
Adjective
19245porosité
porosity, porousness; permeability
Noun
19246orthographier
to spell
Verb
19247grondement
grumble; rumble (noise)
Noun
19248susceptibilité
susceptibility
Noun
19249léniniste
of Lenin; Leninist (relating to Vladimir Lenin)
Adjective
19250démoraliser
to render immoral; to immoralize; to demoralize
Verb
19251Napolitain
Neapolitan (native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city) (usually male)
Noun
19252napolitain
Neapolitan (language)
Noun
19253fainéant
a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort
Noun
19254analyseur
analyser / analyzer
Noun
19255chagriner
to bother, worry; to grieve; to upset
Verb
19256fredonner
to hum (to make sound with lips closed)
Verb
19257finnois
Finnish, the Finnish language
Noun
19258fringant
dashing; alert; exuberant
Adjective
19259généticien
geneticist
Noun
19260numération
notation (numeric), numeration
Noun
19261comparoir
to appear before a court; to be arraigned
Verb
19262cogiter
to cogitate, think about
Verb
19263confessionnal
confessional, confession booth (a small room where confession is performed)
Noun
19264diadème
diadem
Noun
19265déchaînement
outburst
Noun
19266apothéose
apotheosis
Noun
19267tournoyer
to whirl, to swirl; to eddy, to swirl; to whirl, to swirl, to twirl, to whirl round, to swirl round, to twirl round; to circle, to circle round, to wheel
Verb
19268corallien
coral; coralline (resembling coral)
Adjective
19269herbacé
herbaceous
Adjective
19270voluptueux
voluptuous
Adjective
19271carnivore
carnivore
Noun
19272arable
arable
Adjective
19273accoutrement
(elaborate) outfit; getup
Noun
19274empathique
empathic, empathetic
Adjective
19275assaisonnement
seasoning, flavouring; dressing
Noun
19276défibrillateur
defibrillator
Noun
19277dépayser
to move somebody from their usual country or place; to disorient; to give a change of scenery; to change a habit
Verb
19278galopant
galloping (sometimes figurative); uncontrolled
Adjective
19279dialyse
dialysis (chemical method)
Noun
19280hérétique
heretical
Adjective
19281framboiser
To flavour with raspberries
Verb
19282resserrement
tightening
Noun
19283susmentionné
abovementioned
Adjective
19284conventionner
to bring under a pay agreement
Verb
19285amarrage
mooring; docking (of spacecraft)
Noun
19286allegro
allegro
Noun
19287dégouliner
to drip
Verb
19288expatriation
expatriation
Noun
19289inopportun
untimely; inopportune; inappropriate
Adjective
19290pélican
pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)
Noun
19291alvéole
alveolus; cell (in honeycomb), alveolus (of beehive); cavity (in rock); carton (of eggs)
Noun
19292effarer
to alarm; to shake up; to scare
Verb
19293cinglé
nutter, nutcase, madman
Noun
19294riel
riel
Noun
19295vulve
vulva
Noun
19296accroche
lead-in (attention-grabbing beginning to an article, advertisement etc.); teaser
Noun
19297synchrone
synchronous
Adjective
19298satellitaire
satellitary
Adjective
19299jarret
hough (back of the knee); hock (joint)
Noun
19300robotiser
to robotize; to automate
Verb