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Words 23601–23700
23601boléro
bolero (music genre); bolero (dance); bolero (a type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm)
Noun
23602transbordement
transshipment; ferrying
Noun
23603harpie
harpy (winged monster); a shrew, a harridan, a harpy; harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja
Noun
23604étron
turd, crap, fecal matter
Noun
23605décoction
decoction
Noun
23606inséparable
lovebird (the bird)
Noun
23607sanguinaire
bloodthirsty person
Noun
23608astrolabe
astrolabe
Noun
23609webzine
webzine
Noun
23610étiologie
aetiology (study of causes or origins)
Noun
23611fédératif
federative
Adjective
23612bouquetin
alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
Noun
23613antinucléaire
antinuclear
Adjective
23614boiteux
cripple, lame person
Noun
23615strangulation
strangulation
Noun
23616cathode
cathode
Noun
23617traînant
drawling (voice)
Adjective
23618masterclasse
master class, masterclass
Noun
23619flageller
to beat severely, with a scourge or a whip; to whip oneself as mortification; to abuse verbally, give a tongue-lashing
Verb
23620pagination
pagination
Noun
23621échangiste
swinger
Noun
23622Fransaskois
Fransaskois, Franco-Saskatchewanian
Noun
23623chancel
chancel
Noun
23624ouater
to cotton-wool (cover with cotton wool)
Verb
23625Bulgare
Bulgarian (native of Bulgaria, of either gender)
Noun
23626potiche
porcelain vase; figurehead (person); window dressing; trophy wife
Noun
23627ultramarin
overseas; ultramarine (deep blue colour)
Adjective
23628plénipotentiaire
plenipotentiary
Adjective
23629tatami
tatami
Noun
23630cristallisé
crystallized
Adjective
23631urologue
urologist
Noun
23632pectoral
pectoral
Noun
23633anticapitaliste
anticapitalist
Noun
23634rocaille
rocks; rockery
Noun
23635collocation
collocation; shared apartment
Noun
23636exaspérant
exasperating
Adjective
23637somnoler
to slumber
Verb
23638copuler
to copulate (engage in sexual intercourse)
Verb
23639dosette
pod, capsule (a sealed, single-serving pack of a product)
Noun
23640annonciation
annunciation, announcement
Noun
23641épicurien
epicurean (pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort)
Adjective
23642guenon
guenon; female monkey or ape; hag, old bag (ugly woman)
Noun
23643croupion
rump; parson's nose
Noun
23644ergot
spur of a male member of Galliformes; ergot
Noun
23645ligaturer
to ligate (tie up with a ligature)
Verb
23646allez
As an expression of encouragement; there you go, let's go, come on, that's it, attaboy, attagirl; expressing a certain agitation, positive or negative (eg. enthusiasm or excitement, or impatience, annoyance or frustration, etc.), sometimes overlapping with previous sense of encouragement; come on, go on
Interjection
23647somnambule
sleepwalking
Adjective
23648benzodiazépine
benzodiazepine
Noun
23649tonnelier
cooper
Noun
23650hydroxyde
hydroxide
Noun
23651châtrer
to castrate
Verb
23652longuet
a bit long, a little too long, protracted
Adjective
23653excitant
excitant; stimulant
Noun
23654baveux
wet; drooling; dripping; arrogant and cheeky against authority; cocky
Adjective
23655festoyer
to feast, banquet
Verb
23656cabochon
cabochon; cul-de-lampe; Small nail with an ornamental head, especially used in furniture; head; silly, unintelligent, clumsy
Noun
23657composter
to stamp or punch (a ticket) to validate it before boarding a train or a bus; to create compost using biodegradable materials; to add compost to the ground
Verb
23658glycine
wisteria; glycine
Noun
23659coopérateur
cooperator; a member of a cooperative
Noun
23660fromager
related to cheese making, especially the industry
Adjective
23661malaisé
difficult, awkward
Adjective
23662acétique
acetic
Adjective
23663linéarité
linearity
Noun
23664multisport
multisport
Adjective
23665pinacle
pinnacle, top
Noun
23666cordeau
rope, string (used to mark a straight line); cord (long length of twisted strands of fibre); straight line; line, fishing line; fuse (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
Noun
23667ukulélé
ukulele
Noun
23668cascader
to cascade
Verb
23669génocidaire
genocidal
Adjective
23670implémenté
implemented
Adjective
23671LE
initialism of Livre Egyptienne
Noun
23672rotond
rotund, round (shape)
Adjective
23673parangon
paragon, standard (model or pattern)
Noun
23674balancement
rocking, swaying; equilibrium, balance
Noun
23675haussmannien
Haussmannian
Adjective
23676atterrisseur
undercarriage, landing gear (of an aircraft)
Noun
23677inaltérable
unalterable; that cannot be altered
Adjective
23678nuisette
nightie, nightdress, baby-doll dress
Noun
23679moignon
stump (of limb); stub (of tail)
Noun
23680sociopolitique
sociopolitical
Adjective
23681cuvier
vat (large receptacle for liquids, etc.)
Noun
23682mélomane
melomaniacal (relating to the love of music)
Adjective
23683rachidien
spinal
Adjective
23684smog
smog
Noun
23685apposition
apposition
Noun
23686raï
raï (form of music originating from Algeria)
Noun
23687mél
an email message
Noun
23688bauxite
bauxite
Noun
23689NIP
PIN; PIN number
Noun
23690septime
septime
Noun
23691acculturation
acculturation
Noun
23692crase
crasis (contraction of a vowel at the end of a word with the start of the next word), (especially) in Ancient Greek
Noun
23693hibiscus
hibiscus (flowering plant)
Noun
23694urologie
urology
Noun
23695sativa
sativa (“Cannabis sativa”)
Noun
23696soufisme
Sufism
Noun
23697stupidement
stupidly
Adverb
23698militarisme
militarism
Noun
23699autodestruction
self-destruction (voluntary destruction of something by itself)
Noun
23700ornithologie
ornithology
Noun