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Words 22701–22800
22701correctionnelle
magistrates' court (tribunal correctionnel)
Noun
22702imperméable
waterproof
Adjective
22703copieur
copier (“one who copies”); copier (“machine”)
Noun
22704carrée
a double whole note, a breve
Noun
22705épanchement
outpouring, effusion
Noun
22706veule
feeble
Adjective
22707médisance
calumny, vilification, character assassination; scandal, scandalous gossip, malicious gossip
Noun
22708porcher
swineherd (pig keeper)
Noun
22709catalyser
to catalyze
Verb
22710libertarien
libertarian
Adjective
22711échangeable
exchangeable
Adjective
22712teuton
Teutonic
Adjective
22713azurer
to blue (brighten laundry)
Verb
22714grenat
garnet-coloured, dark-red
Adjective
22715reclasser
to reclassify
Verb
22716aumônerie
chaplaincy
Noun
22717sérigraphie
serigraphy
Noun
22718rafraichir
post-1990 spelling of rafraîchir
Verb
22719traversier
crossing, transverse
Adjective
22720igloo
igloo
Noun
22721tapager
to be noisy; to make noise
Verb
22722tapant
sharp, on the dot
Adjective
22723fennec
fennec
Noun
22724corinthien
Corinthian (of or relating to Corinth in Greece); Corinthian (of the Corinthian Greek order)
Adjective
22725transitif
transitive (that takes an object or objects)
Adjective
22726récrimination
recrimination; bitter criticism
Noun
22727pétrochimique
petrochemical
Adjective
22728glaçant
bone-chilling, bloodcurdling
Adjective
22729péricliter
to be in danger, in peril; to go downhill, go to the dogs
Verb
22730grégaire
gregarious
Adjective
22731invulnérable
invulnerable
Adjective
22732lapidaire
lapidary, gemsmith
Noun
22733bangladais
Bangladeshi
Adjective
22734haro
hue (cry); outcry, public warning, mass denunciation
Noun
22735jammer
to jam; have a jam session
Verb
22736vasectomie
vasectomy (male sterilization)
Noun
22737nanar
A "so bad it's good" movie, both bad and unintentionally funny.
Noun
22738brugeois
of Bruges
Adjective
22739bricoleur
tinkerer; handyman
Noun
22740syriaque
Syriac
Noun
22741ajourné
adjourned, postponed
Adjective
22742chalouper
to sway, to rock (said of dancing or walking)
Verb
22743pontet
small bridge; trigger guard
Noun
22744expérimentateur
experimenter (one who experiments)
Noun
22745abhorrer
to abominate, to abhor, to loathe
Verb
22746cévenol
of the Cévennes region
Adjective
22747prévente
presale
Noun
22748aéronaval
aeronaval
Adjective
22749défiscaliser
To reduce taxation (of a government); To reduce or to avoid paying taxes (of a person or company)
Verb
22750tzigane
Gypsy
Adjective
22751taquine
tease
Noun
22752ducasse
any festival that takes place one every two years
Noun
22753sellerie
saddlery
Noun
22754remouvoir
to move
Verb
22755peptide
peptide
Noun
22756céramiste
ceramist
Noun
22757impala
impala
Noun
22758marquisat
marquisate
Noun
22759quoi
you know, like, y'know
Adverb
22760buggy
buggy (small vehicle)
Noun
22761discursif
discursive
Adjective
22762omnipotent
omnipotent
Adjective
22763foufou
nutty, scatty, dippy
Adjective
22764surnuméraire
supernumerary
Adjective
22765vérin
cylinder (the space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump); actuator
Noun
22766ubérisation
Uberization (the adoption of a business model centred specifically on the use of smartphone apps to obtain services)
Noun
22767chancelant
tottering, staggering, faltering; shaky; hazy, unclear; unresolved
Adjective
22768exosquelette
exoskeleton
Noun
22769pliant
folding chair, seat, etc.
Noun
22770assoupi
drowsing, half-asleep; dull (of a noise); numbed (of senses etc.)
Adjective
22771griot
griot (African storyteller); someone who tells stories to gullible people; griot (Haitian pork dish)
Noun
22772ouvragé
elaborate (finely wrought)
Adjective
22773icelui
this one, the latter
Pronoun
22774déshumaniser
to dehumanize
Verb
22775autocrate
autocrat (ruler with absolute power)
Noun
22776heuristique
heuristic
Adjective
22777kanji
kanji
Noun
22778mosellan
of Moselle (French department)
Adjective
22779pactiser
to make a pact, to make a deal
Verb
22780permissif
permissive, lenient
Adjective
22781mulot
field mouse
Noun
22782repeupler
to repopulate; to replant (trees); to restock (merchandise)
Verb
22783descripteur
descriptor
Noun
22784polychrome
polychrome; multicoloured
Adjective
22785sonneur
ringer (of bells, etc.); blower (of horns, etc.)
Noun
22786ponce
pumice; hot alcoholic beverage made with gin or rum
Noun
22787cybernétique
cybernetic
Adjective
22788assagir
to settle down, quieten down
Verb
22789présupposé
presupposed
Adjective
22790albinos
albino
Adjective
22791catalytique
catalytic
Adjective
22792lignite
lignite (type of coal)
Noun
22793CCE
≈ works council
Noun
22794fétichiste
fetishistic
Adjective
22795moscovite
Muscovite
Adjective
22796gaze
gauze
Noun
22797kéké
show-off
Noun
22798minois
the small, delicate face of an infant; cute face in general
Noun
22799mambo
mambo (music); mambo (dance)
Noun
22800denim
denim
Noun