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Words 21401–21500
21401puériculture
puericulture
Noun
21402microscopie
microscopy
Noun
21403analphabétisme
illiteracy (inability to read)
Noun
21404fructidor
Fructidor (the twelfth month of the French Republican Calendar)
Noun
21405cryptographie
cryptography (discipline concerned with communication security)
Noun
21406jalousement
jealously
Adverb
21407troïka
troika (vehicle); troika (party of three)
Noun
21408électriquement
electrically
Adverb
21409précocement
precociously; prematurely
Adverb
21410codéine
codeine
Noun
21411instamment
urgently, pressingly, insistently
Adverb
21412valablement
validly
Adverb
21413endoctrinement
indoctrination
Noun
21414désengorger
to unclog, to unclutter
Verb
21415magasinage
stockroom, storeroom; shopping
Noun
21416décodage
decoding
Noun
21417fidélisation
loyalization, gaining the loyalty of a customer or client
Noun
21418interventionnisme
interventionism
Noun
21419maniabilité
manoeuvrability
Noun
21420polissage
polishing; refining
Noun
21421pertuis
hole; narrows; strait
Noun
21422rationalisme
rationalism
Noun
21423heure avancée des Rocheuses
Mountain Daylight Time
Noun
21424R5
short for Renault 5
Noun
21425R8
short for Renault 8
Noun
21426IGP
initialism of indication géographique protégée (“protected geographical indication, PGI”)
Noun
21427messianique
messianic
Adjective
21428seiche
cuttlefish; seiche
Noun
21429anche
reed; a chute by which flour falls from the mill to the bin; faucet
Noun
21430database
database
Noun
21431alias
alias
Noun
21432couturer
to sew; to scar
Verb
21433vues
cinema, movie theater
Noun
21434Brestois
native or inhabitant of the port city of Brest, Finistère department, Brittany, France (usually male)
Noun
21435câblé
wired, cabled (connected by wires etc)
Adjective
21436chevrier
goatherd
Noun
21437gascon
Gascon
Adjective
21438caravelle
caravelle
Noun
21439émolument
remuneration; fee, emolument
Noun
21440publiciste
publicist; advertising executive
Noun
21441cordelier
Cordelier; Franciscan
Noun
21442letton
Latvian, the Latvian language
Noun
21443rétinien
retinal
Adjective
21444sérail
seraglio; innermost circle, entourage
Noun
21445poseur
poseur
Noun
21446insignifiant
a boring (male) person of no importance
Noun
21447flamboyant
flamboyant (Delonix regia)
Noun
21448croûton
heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread); crouton; a backwards, mediocre person
Noun
21449barbouze
secret agent; agent of a paramilitary force
Noun
21450annulaire
ring finger
Noun
21451geyser
geyser
Noun
21452inhospitalier
inhospitable
Adjective
21453symbolisé
symbolized
Adjective
21454tortionnaire
torturer (one who tortures)
Noun
21455tirailler
to pull, to tug; to tear somebody in two, to make somebody hesitate; to skirmish
Verb
21456tinter
to chime; to jingle; to ring
Verb
21457tacticien
tactician
Noun
21458ovin
ovine (a sheep)
Noun
21459neural
neural
Adjective
21460inquisiteur
inquisitor
Noun
21461parolier
lyricist
Noun
21462cosaque
Cossack (member of a Cossack military unit)
Noun
21463Cosaque
Cossack (member of a population)
Noun
21464hilare
mirthful
Adjective
21465transhumance
transhumance (seasonal movement of people and grazing animals)
Noun
21466stratification
stratification
Noun
21467espacé
spaced out
Adjective
21468commuer
to commute (a sentence)
Verb
21469arbrisseau
bush; shrub
Noun
21470philologue
philologist
Noun
21471ovocyte
oocyte
Noun
21472archaïsme
archaism
Noun
21473goéland
gull, herring gull
Noun
21474sophiste
sophist
Noun
21475déo
deodorant
Noun
21476jugulaire
jugular (vein); chin strap (on a helmet)
Noun
21477démodé
old-fashioned; outdated
Adjective
21478technocratique
technocratic
Adjective
21479bandant
sexy, thrilling, a turn-on
Adjective
21480lésiner
to skimp, to overly limit one's spending, to be frugal to an excessive degree
Verb
21481radiographie
radiography; radiograph
Noun
21482pliable
pliable
Adjective
21483mélanome
melanoma
Noun
21484discordant
discordant, dissonant; grating, jarring
Adjective
21485jacinthe
hyacinth
Noun
21486minotaure
minotaur
Noun
21487reniement
disavowal, denial
Noun
21488pinard
plonk (cheap wine); synonym of vin (any wine)
Noun
21489écartelé
quarterly; per cross
Adjective
21490chou
cute, endearing
Adjective
21491Thaïlandais
a Thailander
Noun
21492ouvré
working, work
Adjective
21493posologie
posology
Noun
21494multiplicateur
multiplier (number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied)
Noun
21495manchot
one-armed; armless; one-handed (having one hand); handless
Adjective
21496groom
bellboy; groom (person who looks after horses); groom (servant); doorstop
Noun
21497professionnaliser
to professionalize
Verb
21498ordonnée
ordinate (y coordinate)
Noun
21499méthodiste
Methodist (a member of the Methodist Church)
Noun
21500transalpin
transalpine
Adjective