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47883 words

Words 24901–25000
24901taupe
taupe
Adjective
24902compéter
to be competent; to have jurisdiction
Verb
24903numéraire
cash, readies; numéraire (standard by which values are measured)
Noun
24904kaolin
kaolin
Noun
24905succinctement
succinctly
Adverb
24906musicologue
musicologist
Noun
24907séculariser
to secularize
Verb
24908idéogramme
ideogram
Noun
24909baleinier
whale, whaling
Adjective
24910sado
a sadist
Noun
24911quiet
tranquil, peaceful, placid
Adjective
24912quarto
fourthly
Adverb
24913ostentation
ostentation
Noun
24914béchamel
béchamel sauce; ellipsis of sauce béchamel
Noun
24915hydromel
mead
Noun
24916surplace
standstill (complete immobility); track stand
Noun
24917ambroisie
ambrosia; ambrosia, a food with a delicious flavour
Noun
24918contractuellement
contractually
Adverb
24919impitoyablement
ruthlessly, mercilessly
Adverb
24920inégalement
unequally
Adverb
24921épigraphie
epigraphy (the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones)
Noun
24922craignos
worthless, useless; dodgy, sketchy
Adjective
24923toilettage
grooming (of animals)
Noun
24924nawak
nonsense, rubbish, gibberish
Pronoun
24925sidération
consternation; bafflement
Noun
24926BCBG
trendy, preppy; chic and conservative
Adjective
24927externat
day school (school without boarders); externship (condition of an extern)
Noun
24928habitabilité
habitability; seating capacity (of a car)
Noun
24929inopinément
unexpectedly
Adverb
24930moulinette
moulinette; a program that performs a series of simple, repetitive calculations; top-roping
Noun
24931polyarthrite
polyarthritis
Noun
24932liquéfaction
liquefaction
Noun
24933réformisme
reformism
Noun
24934méthadone
methadone
Noun
24935rochet
rochet; ratchet
Noun
24936biodynamie
biodynamics
Noun
24937victuaille
provisions, victuals
Noun
24938SRAS
SARS
Noun
24939DEUG
acronym of Diplôme d'études universitaires générales (“General Academic Studies Degree”)
Noun
24940dorique
Dorian; Doric
Adjective
24941ordinal
ordinal
Adjective
24942surtension
overvoltage; surge (electrical)
Noun
24943coopérant
aid worker (especially one deployed by a communist state, to a friendly developing country)
Noun
24944ciré
oilskin
Noun
24945claviériste
keyboardist
Noun
24946ogresse
ogress; female equivalent of ogre
Noun
24947godasse
shoe
Noun
24948arroyo
arroyo
Noun
24949Sioux
Sioux
Noun
24950sioux
Sioux (language)
Noun
24951crottin
manure (especially of horses); a kind of small goat cheese
Noun
24952vacher
cowherd
Noun
24953moldu
an idiot or fool
Adjective
24954causeur
talkative person
Noun
24955venant
coming
Adjective
24956caprin
caprine
Adjective
24957celte
Celtic, (the language of the Celts)
Noun
24958machiste
male chauvinist
Noun
24959foufoune
vulva (especially of young girls); foo-foo, front bottom, foufounette; buttock
Noun
24960Mauritanien
Mauritanian
Noun
24961béluga
beluga (whale); beluga (fish)
Noun
24962amniotique
amniotic
Adjective
24963barn
barn (unit)
Noun
24964rappliquer
to arrive, to turn up; to come back, to return
Verb
24965transidentité
transidentity
Noun
24966girer
to turn
Verb
24967amaigrir
to emaciate make thinner (in an unhealthy way); to get thinner (in an unhealthy way), to become emaciated
Verb
24968chinoiser
to argue; to quibble; to squabble
Verb
24969proverbial
proverbial
Adjective
24970fulgurance
fulgurance, effulgence, a flash of light like lightning; a flash of inspiration
Noun
24971prébende
prebend
Noun
24972microgramme
microgram, microgramme
Noun
24973mangouste
mongoose; mangosteen
Noun
24974antioxydant
antioxidant
Adjective
24975condominium
condominium (all senses)
Noun
24976conche
small bay; natural basin; concher, conch (machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate)
Noun
24977fringale
ravenous hunger; craving
Noun
24978entrouvert
half-opened
Adjective
24979antipathie
antipathy, dislike
Noun
24980fruitier
fruitseller
Noun
24981oblitérer
to fade out (memories); to block, block up, obstruct; to cancel (a stamp); stub (a ticket, so that it is no longer valid)
Verb
24982ilot
post-1990 spelling of îlot
Noun
24983stalactite
stalactite; icicle
Noun
24984déconsidérer
to discredit
Verb
24985sarment
vine, shoot, tendril; A one-year old shoot
Noun
24986jardinerie
garden centre; shop selling gardening-related produce
Noun
24987caniculaire
scorching
Adjective
24988bronchique
bronchial
Adjective
24989transgressif
transgressive (all senses)
Adjective
24990rêvasser
to daydream
Verb
24991smicard
employee who earns the minimum wage in France
Noun
24992axillaire
axillary
Adjective
24993humidifier
to humidify
Verb
24994narquois
ironic; satirical; parodic
Adjective
24995délibérant
deliberative
Adjective
24996gentiane
gentian
Noun
24997camaïeu
cameo (stone); shades, tones, hues (of a colour); camaieu
Noun
24998plébéien
plebeian
Adjective
24999poli
lustre, polish
Noun
25000geindre
to moan, groan
Verb