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Words 26801–26900
26801pète
fail (of an exam); butt
Noun
26802esclaffer
to burst out in laughter
Verb
26803malpropre
unclean person
Noun
26804mauviette
Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis); wimp, candy-ass
Noun
26805vermouth
vermouth
Noun
26806sifflant
that makes or evokes a whistling; unpleasant (as piercing one's ear); relative to a sibilant
Adjective
26807halieutique
fishing/fisheries; halieutic
Adjective
26808pomponner
to primp, titivate, prettify
Verb
26809galbe
curve; silhouette
Noun
26810débander
to unfasten a bandage; to remove a blindfold; to loosen, relax (a bow); to lose a hard-on, to lose a boner, to lose an erection, go soft
Verb
26811chemisette
short-sleeved shirt; camisole; tank top
Noun
26812canule
cannula
Noun
26813acétylène
acetylene
Noun
26814quadriceps
quadriceps (muscle)
Noun
26815ginseng
ginseng (plant)
Noun
26816âpreté
harshness
Noun
26817confucianisme
Confucianism (philosophy)
Noun
26818fonctionnellement
functionally
Adverb
26819mercantilisme
mercantilism
Noun
26820utilitarisme
utilitarianism (the theory of the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people")
Noun
26821cubitus
ulna
Noun
26822rubéole
rubella
Noun
26823ocytocine
oxytocin
Noun
26824rétrovirus
retrovirus (virus with a genome consisting of RNA)
Noun
26825inexplicablement
inexplicably
Adverb
26826poitrail
chest (of horse); breast (of bird etc.); chest (of human); poitrel (armor for a horse's chest)
Noun
26827aérobic
aerobics
Noun
26828déconcentration
deconcentration; decentralization, devolution; loss of concentration
Noun
26829polymérisation
polymerization
Noun
26830relevage
standing up, lifting up; restoration
Noun
26831monachisme
monachism, monasticism
Noun
26832tinée
shedload, pile, stack
Noun
26833jaquemart
jack, quarter jack, bellstriker
Noun
26834laïcisation
laicization, secularization
Noun
26835agroécologie
agroecology
Noun
26836hominidé
hominid
Noun
26837mistake
error, mistake
Noun
26838cymbales
cymbals
Noun
26839postopératoire
postoperative
Adjective
26840crêper
to crinkle, to crimp
Verb
26841croute
post-1990 spelling of croûte
Noun
26842dauphinois
Dauphinois (the dialect)
Noun
26843Dauphinois
Dauphinois (native or inhabitant of Dauphiné) (usually male)
Noun
26844assourdir
to deafen; to devoice
Verb
26845triller
to trill
Verb
26846échouage
beaching, the state of a ship being run aground, or beached, in a voluntary fashion
Noun
26847leucocyte
leukocyte
Noun
26848protêt
protest of dishonor
Noun
26849racoleur
sensationalist
Adjective
26850herbacée
herbaceous plant
Noun
26851ensilage
ensilage
Noun
26852parallélogramme
parallelogram
Noun
26853hourra
hurrah
Noun
26854télescoper
to telescope; to crash (into) or clash (with)
Verb
26855nitouche
this term is seldom used outside of the set phrase sainte nitouche (goody two-shoes).
Noun
26856abolitionniste
abolitionist
Adjective
26857alleu
allodium, allod (a tenure in land held as an unqualified and unrestricted estate without encumbrance, terminable only upon escheat: a freehold)
Noun
26858défriser
to remove curls (usually from hair); to befuddle, to confuse, to flabbergast
Verb
26859élucidation
elucidation
Noun
26860disruption
break; fracture
Noun
26861mollard
spit wad (a wad of spittle spat by someone)
Noun
26862paillard
bawdy, lewd
Adjective
26863lippe
a lip, especially the lower one when it is large or protruded
Noun
26864mâtiné
crossbred
Adjective
26865moudjahidine
mujahideen
Noun
26866trieur
sorter, grader (person)
Noun
26867empiffrer
to stuff oneself, to binge
Verb
26868boutiquier
shopkeeper, storekeeper
Noun
26869sécateur
pruning shears, secateurs
Noun
26870histogramme
histogram
Noun
26871polaroïd
Polaroid picture
Noun
26872funambuler
to walk the tightrope; to funambulate.
Verb
26873soumissionner
to tender, bid (for)
Verb
26874infortuné
unfortunate person
Noun
26875sabord
gunport (hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired); scuttle, porthole
Noun
26876ferrugineux
ferruginous
Adjective
26877contondant
blunt (of an instrument, weapon, tool)
Adjective
26878électromécanique
electromechanics
Noun
26879pétainiste
Pétainist
Adjective
26880barreur
helmsman; cox
Noun
26881matelasser
to pad, cushion
Verb
26882guindé
stuffy, staid; stilted
Adjective
26883primevère
primrose
Noun
26884mygale
mygalomorph; tarantula
Noun
26885canonnade
cannonade
Noun
26886becquet
spoiler (on a car)
Noun
26887psychoactif
psychoactive
Adjective
26888infamant
dishonouring
Adjective
26889accostage
docking, coming alongside
Noun
26890dégonflé
deflated; cowardly, scared
Adjective
26891réarmer
to rearm (with weaponry)
Verb
26892déboulonner
to unbolt; to remove from office; to oust
Verb
26893transitionnel
transitional
Adjective
26894nanomètre
nanometre
Noun
26895mitral
mitral
Adjective
26896jabot
stomach; bird’s crop; shirt-frill, jabot; bosom, breast
Noun
26897pivert
green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Noun
26898déraison
unreasonableness
Noun
26899combinatoire
combinatory
Adjective
26900pollinisateur
pollinator
Noun