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Words 22901–23000
22901carthaginois
Carthaginian
Adjective
22902cachalot
sperm whale
Noun
22903rital
wop, dago (person of Italian descent)
Noun
22904proroger
to extend; to defer, put back; to adjourn; to prorogue
Verb
22905wisigoth
Visigothic
Adjective
22906potasser
to revise, cram (academic material, etc.)
Verb
22907Parque
any one of the Parcae
Noun
22908délictueux
criminal
Adjective
22909redécouvert
rediscovered
Adjective
22910adriatique
Adriatic
Adjective
22911fumoir
smokehouse, smokery (space used to smoke food); smoking room (room reserved for smokers)
Noun
22912quadruplé
quadruplet
Noun
22913reboucher
to recork, recap, etc. (a bottle); to fill back in, to fill up again (a hole); to stop up
Verb
22914pyrénée
only used in monts Pyrénées m pl (“Pyrenean mounts”) and montagnes Pyrénées f (“Pyrenean mountains”); epithet of Venus
Adjective
22915anversois
from Antwerp; Antwerpian
Adjective
22916matérialité
materiality
Noun
22917birdie
birdie
Noun
22918coquetterie
vanity, knack for fashion and appearance; coquetry
Noun
22919poupon
little baby; baby doll
Noun
22920brûlot
fireship; scathing report; coffee served with alcohol or certain spices; an insect of the family Ceratopogonidae; noseeum, gnat
Noun
22921matriciel
matrix, matricial, matric
Adjective
22922péroné
fibula, calf bone
Noun
22923cham
Cham (language)
Noun
22924Cham
A Cham person
Noun
22925escarmoucher
to skirmish
Verb
22926lente
nit
Noun
22927calmar
squid (the mollusk)
Noun
22928volumique
volume
Adjective
22929corticoïde
corticoid
Noun
22930présélectionner
to preselect, shortlist; to preset
Verb
22931divinatoire
divinatory
Adjective
22932neurotransmetteur
neurotransmitter
Noun
22933troyen
of Troy; trojan; of Troyes; of Troye-d'Ariège
Adjective
22934babylonien
Babylonian
Adjective
22935autopsier
to autopsy
Verb
22936pétage
the act of farting; the act of breaking
Noun
22937vilipender
to vilipend, vilify, revile, scorn, despise, condemn
Verb
22938illinois
Illinois (language)
Noun
22939réformation
reformation; Reformation (religious movement initiated by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church)
Noun
22940transcontinental
transcontinental
Adjective
22941caméscope
a camcorder
Noun
22942maronite
Maronite
Adjective
22943siliceux
siliceous
Adjective
22944holographique
holographic
Adjective
22945bègue
stutterer, stammerer
Noun
22946pommer
to develop a fruit
Verb
22947stout
stout (beer)
Noun
22948shopper
to shop
Verb
22949hirsute
hairy, bristly, shaggy
Adjective
22950narcotique
a narcotic
Noun
22951inodore
odourless, scentless; bland, dull
Adjective
22952pétrolifère
petroleum/oil; oil-producing
Adjective
22953veiner
to vein (streak with marks similar to veins)
Verb
22954autogérer
to self-manage; to run oneself
Verb
22955instrumental
instrumental case, instrumental
Noun
22956béat
blissful; in awe
Adjective
22957gribouiller
to scribble (write something scruffily); to doodle (to draw or scribble aimlessly); to scribble on (cover with messy writing)
Verb
22958endiabler
to possess (by a devil)
Verb
22959brossage
brushing
Noun
22960irrigué
irrigated
Adjective
22961imprégnation
impregnation
Noun
22962agate
agate
Noun
22963mangeoire
manger; feeder (e.g. for birds)
Noun
22964goûteux
tasty
Adjective
22965moldave
Moldavian
Adjective
22966horrifique
terrifying (producing fear)
Adjective
22967cuivré
copper (made of copper)
Adjective
22968pullman
luxury coach or wagon (of a train); luxury coach (the bus-like transport)
Noun
22969thermos
thermos
Noun
22970bambara
Bambara (language)
Noun
22971gavage
gavage (all senses)
Noun
22972automation
automation
Noun
22973digitalisation
digitalization
Noun
22974sicav
sort of French investment company; a share of such a company
Noun
22975nitrique
nitric
Adjective
22976ululer
to hoot (to make the cry of an owl)
Verb
22977hermétiquement
hermetically
Adverb
22978dèche
the state of being broke; sperm, semen
Noun
22979mordicus
tenaciously; obstinately
Adverb
22980raïs
rais
Noun
22981métrologie
metrology
Noun
22982amaigrissement
emaciation
Noun
22983internationalisme
internationalism
Noun
22984outrageusement
outrageously
Adverb
22985parlementarisme
parliamentarism (parliamentary government)
Noun
22986poliomyélite
poliomyelitis
Noun
22987professorat
professorship; the teaching profession
Noun
22988méthanisation
methanization
Noun
22989barkhane
barchan (arc-shaped sand ridge)
Noun
22990sournoisement
slyly
Adverb
22991transhumanisme
transhumanism
Noun
22992employabilité
employability
Noun
22993hypocondriaque
hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)
Adjective
22994cèpe
cep, porcini (edible mushroom, Boletus edulis)
Noun
22995saynète
sketch, playlet
Noun
22996lévitation
levitation
Noun
22997désarçonner
to unhorse, to unseat; to disconcert, to disarm
Verb
22998araméen
Aramean, Aramaic
Adjective
22999dénivelé
height difference, change in height, change in altitude, drop
Noun
23000varice
varicose vein
Noun