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Words 25001–25100
25001empester
to infect with a pest or with a contagious disease; to cause to stink, to cause to reek (of); to stink, reek of
Verb
25002feignant
idler, loafer
Noun
25003baguer
to ring, tag, band (attach a tag or ring, e.g. to a bird, for tracking); to collar
Verb
25004alésage
reaming, boring
Noun
25005panégyrique
panegyric, eulogy
Noun
25006accointance
companionship, relationship; amorous relations
Noun
25007julienne
a julienne, a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips; synonym of julienne des dames (“dame's rocket”) (Hesperis matronalis); ling
Noun
25008fêlé
cracked; crazy, crackpot
Adjective
25009baltringue
numpty, dolt, loser, moron
Noun
25010flûtiste
flutist, flautist
Noun
25011préexister
to preexist
Verb
25012surfait
overcomplicated; overrated, overvalued
Adjective
25013filiforme
filiform, threadlike
Adjective
25014lexie
lexie
Noun
25015océanien
Oceanian
Adjective
25016duplicata
duplicate
Noun
25017gazouiller
to chirp, to twitter; to gurgle; to tweet (microblogging)
Verb
25018détoner
to detonate
Verb
25019chenu
hoary, snow-capped; grey-haired, grey-headed; elderly
Adjective
25020spécieux
specious
Adjective
25021roturier
common; not noble
Adjective
25022myopathie
myopathy; muscular dystrophy
Noun
25023agglomérer
to agglomerate; fuse together
Verb
25024twit
twit (foolish person); a tweet (a message on Twitter)
Noun
25025poutrelle
beam, girder
Noun
25026stripteaseur
stripper
Noun
25027Grenoblois
native or inhabitant of the city of Grenoble, the prefecture of the Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (usually male)
Noun
25028grignotage
snacking; nibbling; gradual degradation
Noun
25029accordéoniste
accordionist
Noun
25030machiste
male chauvinistic; macho
Adjective
25031conservatif
conservative
Adjective
25032mandragore
mandrake, mandragora (plant of the genus Mandragora and its root)
Noun
25033bondissant
bouncing, jumping
Adjective
25034oxygéné
oxygenated; bleached (with peroxide)
Adjective
25035ridé
wrinkled
Adjective
25036brabançon
of Brabant; Brabantian, Brabantine
Adjective
25037hackeur
hacker
Noun
25038gyroscope
gyroscope
Noun
25039chloroforme
chloroform
Noun
25040touffer
to clump together, clump up
Verb
25041plaisantin
joker, wag; wiseass, smart aleck
Noun
25042git
post-1990 spelling of gît (third-person singular present indicative of gésir)
Verb
25043rhododendron
rhododendron
Noun
25044casemate
pillbox, blockhouse
Noun
25045Tourangeau
native or inhabitant of the city of Tours, the prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France (usually male); native or inhabitant of Touraine, a former province of central France (usually male); native or inhabitant of Touraine, a neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (usually male)
Noun
25046nacré
pearly
Adjective
25047foliaire
foliar; foliate
Adjective
25048kidnappeur
kidnapper
Noun
25049inéquitable
unfair; unjust; uneven; unequal
Adjective
25050falun
a stratum chiefly composed of shell beds, usually in reference to certain marine Cenozoic deposits in France
Noun
25051enrobage
coating, enrobing
Noun
25052costumier
costumier
Noun
25053prépayer
prepay (to pay in advance)
Verb
25054épigraphique
epigraphic
Adjective
25055effiler
to thin, taper; to fray
Verb
25056suburbain
suburb; suburban
Adjective
25057dissolu
dissolute, profligate
Adjective
25058tonnelle
arbour
Noun
25059écoquartier
ecodistrict
Noun
25060garance
madder (plant); rose madder
Noun
25061millionième
millionth
Adjective
25062caractériel
temperamental; emotionally disturbed
Adjective
25063tortilla
tortilla (flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour); tortilla, Spanish omelette (molded omelette made with the addition of fried potatoes and often onions)
Noun
25064nibard
titty, boob (breast)
Noun
25065fantasier
to imagine
Verb
25066poudrerie
blowing snow
Noun
25067trinitaire
Trinitarian
Adjective
25068suppositoire
suppository
Noun
25069cravache
quirt, riding crop
Noun
25070brigandage
robbery or other violent crime carried out by a group; bribery, extortion
Noun
25071clanique
clannish
Adjective
25072sinécure
sinecure
Noun
25073enrhumé
Having a cold (illness)
Adjective
25074sémiotique
semiotics
Noun
25075circonstanciel
adverbial
Adjective
25076palud
swamp
Noun
25077baissier
bearish (of a market)
Adjective
25078diable
the hell, on earth, intensifies interrogatives
Adverb
25079saccadé
jerky, jolty
Adjective
25080tranquilliser
to calm, to reassure
Verb
25081dégrèvement
relief (of taxes etc); rebate
Noun
25082vacataire
temp, temporary; supply teacher
Noun
25083cannelure
groove (linear indent); striation (on a plant); flute (on a column)
Noun
25084paratonnerre
lightning rod
Noun
25085citrique
citric
Adjective
25086iridium
iridium
Noun
25087tapioca
tapioca
Noun
25088agricultural
agricultural
Adjective
25089septum
septum
Noun
25090tocsin
an alarm, a tocsin
Noun
25091lacrosse
lacrosse; synonym of crosse f
Noun
25092polenta
polenta
Noun
25093vair
vair
Noun
25094somnambulisme
somnambulism, sleepwalking
Noun
25095trigonométrie
trigonometry
Noun
25096minimisation
minimization
Noun
25097négritude
negritude
Noun
25098nationalement
nationally; nationwide
Adverb
25099loyalement
loyally
Adverb
25100adaptabilité
adaptability
Noun