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Words 19901–20000
19901toscan
Tuscan (of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy)
Adjective
19902contention
disposition, effort; dispute, contention; immobilization, (psychiatry) restraint
Noun
19903pectoral
pectoral
Adjective
19904nodule
nodule, lump
Noun
19905gazier
gasworker (a worker in a gasworks); gasfitter, gasman; LNG carrier (a ship that transports natural gas); dude, fellow
Noun
19906blanchet
a grey, woolen cloth
Noun
19907analogue
analog
Noun
19908liant
binder; affability
Noun
19909stalle
stall; stalls (in a theatre)
Noun
19910glabre
hairless
Adjective
19911spéculateur
speculator
Noun
19912pirouette
pirouette; a whirling or turning on the toes in dancing; a whirling volt movement made by a horse
Noun
19913trench
trench coat
Noun
19914cinématique
kinematics; cutscene
Noun
19915trapper
to trap (hunt using traps)
Verb
19916ammoniac
ammonic, ammonical
Adjective
19917pickpocket
pickpocket
Noun
19918macroniste
Macronist
Adjective
19919mitre
mitre
Noun
19920justiciable
person answerable to the law; person falling under the remit of a certain jurisdiction
Noun
19921beffroi
belfry, bell tower
Noun
19922grognon
grumpy
Adjective
19923opportuniste
opportunist (someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle)
Noun
19924canonnier
cannoneer
Noun
19925décibel
decibel
Noun
19926pasta
pasta (“Italian food”)
Noun
19927aplanir
to level, even out
Verb
19928starter
starter (person or device)
Noun
19929flopée
ton, shedload (large amount)
Noun
19930boutonner
to button (to fasten with a button)
Verb
19931reconditionner
to recondition
Verb
19932râpé
grated
Adjective
19933rabâcher
to harp on (about); to go back on one's word; fail to keep a promise
Verb
19934prévôté
provostship, provostry; provosty
Noun
19935récapitulation
recapitulation
Noun
19936plâtrer
to plaster; to render
Verb
19937parvenu
parvenu
Noun
19938monstruosité
monstrosity
Noun
19939cuistot
chef, cook
Noun
19940carné
flesh-colored; meat; meat-based
Adjective
19941spinal
spinal
Adjective
19942sangle
strap; ripcord (of a parachute); sling
Noun
19943rapper
rapper
Noun
19944plié
in stitches
Adjective
19945germination
germination
Noun
19946animalier
an artist who draws or sculpts animals, wildlife artist
Noun
19947batter
to bat
Verb
19948cosmétiquer
to make up (apply cosmetics)
Verb
19949quérir
to seek; used especially after certain verbs; to want
Verb
19950sectarisme
sectarianism; bigotry
Noun
19951saphir
sapphire (color)
Adjective
19952arriviste
arriviste
Noun
19953natter
to plait; to braid
Verb
19954soudoyer
to bribe
Verb
19955nacho
nacho (tortilla chip)
Noun
19956protocolaire
protocol; formal
Adjective
19957remixer
to remix
Verb
19958cannelé
fluted; invected
Adjective
19959rouget
red mullet (UK), goatfish (US); gurnard; swine erysipelas (porcine infectuous disease)
Noun
19960cordillère
cordillera
Noun
19961incorruptible
incorruptible
Adjective
19962mésange
tit, chickadee, titmouse (any of a large number of small tree-dwelling passerine birds)
Noun
19963époustoufler
to amaze, to stupefy, to flabbergast
Verb
19964gateway
gateway
Noun
19965vaseux
muddy; woolly (explanation, definition etc.)
Adjective
19966limogeage
dismissal; sacking
Noun
19967vicissitude
vicissitude
Noun
19968cercler
to ring, hoop, encircle (with)
Verb
19969apostrophe
apostrophe; A vocative expression
Noun
19970coït
sexual intercourse
Noun
19971décote
discount; tax relief
Noun
19972sunnite
Sunni, Sunnite
Noun
19973subtiliser
to snatch; take possession of; synonym of volatiliser
Verb
19974transgénique
transgenic
Adjective
19975recoupement
overlap; crosschecking
Noun
19976fessier
the bottom as a whole; One of several muscles in the buttocks
Noun
19977prône
sermon, homily
Noun
19978cintrer
to bend; to vault; to take in
Verb
19979encolure
neck (of a horse)
Noun
19980pragmatique
pragmatics
Noun
19981siamois
Siamese (from Siam); Siamese, conjoined (attached to another human)
Adjective
19982côté
as for, in terms of
Preposition
19983mélodramatique
melodramatic, overdramatic
Adjective
19984préliminaires
foreplay
Noun
19985piqure
post-1990 spelling of piqûre
Noun
19986diurne
a diurnal creature
Noun
19987constable
constable (police title)
Noun
19988guérillero
a male guerrilla soldier
Noun
19989essoufflé
out of breath, breathless
Adjective
19990aztèque
Aztec
Adjective
19991inepte
inept, incompetent, feckless
Adjective
199924L
Renault 4
Noun
19993storytelling
storytelling
Noun
19994prestance
presence (imposing bearing)
Noun
19995furtivement
furtively, stealthily, surreptitiously
Adverb
19996camomille
camomile (plant)
Noun
19997inexpérience
inexperience
Noun
19998revitalisation
revitalization
Noun
19999cohue
crowd, rabble
Noun
20000rajeunissement
getting younger; making younger; rejuvenation
Noun