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Words 21201–21300
21201stalinisme
Stalinism
Noun
21202prêtrise
priesthood
Noun
21203officialisation
officialization
Noun
21204vaillamment
valiantly
Adverb
21205roulis
rolling, swaying, sway, rocking
Noun
21206tournis
staggers; dizziness
Noun
21207distanciation
detachment
Noun
21208immobilité
immobility, stillness
Noun
21209irrespect
disrespect
Noun
21210célestine
celestine
Noun
21211ferrat
A kind of fish found in Lake Geneva. Also spelled féra (feminine) or ferat (masculine).
Noun
21212palatinat
palatinate
Noun
21213PPA
initialism of parité de pouvoir d'achat = PPP (purchasing power parity)
Noun
21214fantomatique
ghostly
Adjective
21215percement
piercing, boring, punching
Noun
21216rouvre
sessile oak
Noun
21217sicilien
Sicilian (the Sicilian language)
Noun
21218Sicilien
Sicilian (native or inhabitant of Sicily, Italy) (usually male)
Noun
21219baroudeur
fighter; adventurer, globetrotter
Noun
21220suzerain
suzerain, liege lord, feudal lord
Noun
21221hongkongais
of Hong Kong
Adjective
21222assener
Pre-1990 spelling of asséner.
Verb
21223magnificence
magnificence; grandiose liberality
Noun
21224snobisme
snobbishness
Noun
21225jurisconsulte
jurisconsult (legal expert)
Noun
21226vader
to go; to get away
Verb
21227photogénique
photogenic (looking good when photographed)
Adjective
21228mielleux
sugary, sickly sweet; honeyed, smooth, mellifluous; smooth-tongued, unctuous
Adjective
21229muscade
nutmeg
Noun
21230colonnette
a small column
Noun
21231PACS
civil partnership
Noun
21232pacs
contract of civil partnership, contract of civil union
Noun
21233kisdé
(plainclothes) cop
Noun
21234cuirassier
cuirassier
Noun
21235dissipation
clearing, dissipation, disappearance
Noun
21236algérois
of or from Algiers
Adjective
21237démériter
to be unworthy
Verb
21238emboutir
to emboss; to crash into
Verb
21239croitre
post-1990 spelling of croître
Verb
21240musqué
musky
Adjective
21241biotech
synonym of biotechnologie
Noun
21242Hongkongais
resident or native of Hong-Kong
Noun
21243dauber
to hit; to strike; to insult; to denigrate; to defame; to stink
Verb
21244prorogation
prorogation
Noun
21245kitsch
kitsch; tacky (low quality)
Adjective
21246maisonnée
household
Noun
21247mixer
mixer (machine for mixing)
Noun
21248Rhodanien
resident or native of the Rhône department
Noun
21249détectable
detectable
Adjective
21250occultation
occultation; erasure, concealment
Noun
21251crâner
to show off
Verb
21252astreint
constrained
Adjective
21253imbroglio
a complicated situation; an entanglement
Noun
21254grattage
scraping, scratching; erasure; grattage
Noun
21255Birman
Burmese (resident or native of Myanmar)
Noun
21256Ghanéen
Ghanaian (resident or native of Ghana)
Noun
21257contourné
bypassed, circumvented; distorted, crooked, wobbly
Adjective
21258thyroïde
thyroid
Adjective
21259dermatologue
dermatologist
Noun
21260blanchissage
laundering, laundry, washing; shutout
Noun
21261stop
stop!
Interjection
21262raccordé
joined up
Adjective
21263légataire
legatee
Noun
21264métairie
smallholding; small tenant farm
Noun
21265haschich
hashish
Noun
21266ordonnateur
organizer, director (one who gives orders)
Noun
21267reproductible
reproducible (capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people)
Adjective
21268bordée
broadside
Noun
21269guillemot
guillemot
Noun
21270charron
wheelwright
Noun
21271franquiste
Francoist
Adjective
21272dégénératif
degenerative
Adjective
21273croisillon
crosspiece, crossbar; transept; lattice; the symbol #; hash, pound
Noun
21274torpilleur
torpedo boat
Noun
21275injecteur
injector
Noun
21276thermodynamique
thermodynamics (science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy)
Noun
21277cordelier
Cordelier; Franciscan
Adjective
21278négrier
a slaver, slave trader, slaveholder, slave driver (specifically black slaves); a slave ship; a slave driver
Noun
21279prétoire
court
Noun
21280pyrotechnique
pyrotechnic
Adjective
21281codeur
coder (device for coding); coder (computer programmer)
Noun
21282asocial
asocial
Adjective
21283carbure
carbide
Noun
21284centrifuge
centrifugal
Adjective
21285enchevêtrement
tangle, mixture, muddle (of concretes); jumble, labyrinth, chaos (of abstracts)
Noun
21286haleter
to pant (To breathe heavily)
Verb
21287effaroucher
to scare off, frighten away (an animal); to frighten, alarm (someone); to shock
Verb
21288rocailleux
rocky (containing lots of rocks); gravelly
Adjective
21289paitre
post-1990 spelling of paître
Verb
21290malvenu
inopportune, untimely
Adjective
21291anathème
anathema (ban or curse)
Noun
21292macédoine
macédoine (dish containing a mixture of many types of fruits or vegetables)
Noun
21293conjonctif
conjunctive; subjunctive
Adjective
21294radioactiver
to irradiate; to make radioactive
Verb
21295géodésique
geodetic
Adjective
21296prématuré
premature baby, premmie (infant born prematurely)
Noun
21297tonic
drink made up mainly of cinchona; tonic water
Noun
21298balbutiement
stammering; stammer
Noun
21299rasant
shaving (lightly touching); boring (annoying)
Adjective
21300embrassé
"embraced" on the specified side by sections that extend to the top and bottom of the opposite edges of the shield, dividing it into three sections with a triangle of the field in the middle (similar to chaussé or chapé but with the base of the triangle being the sinister or dexter side rather than the top or bottom)
Adjective