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Words 27101–27200
27101déphasage
dephasing
Noun
27102malpropre
unclean
Adjective
27103Vandale
Vandal (member of an ancient east Germanic tribe)
Noun
27104massacrant
foul, terrible
Adjective
27105khâgne
the second year course, preceded by hypokhâgne, of a two-year academic cycle in France (called Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles, Humanities section) whose aim is to prepare students for the entrance competition to the École normale supérieure in Paris
Noun
27106filetage
screw thread
Noun
27107chamboulement
upheaval
Noun
27108bastonner
to cane; to beat with a stick; to pummel, to batter
Verb
27109tréma
a trema, a diaeresis mark ( ¨ )
Noun
27110fignoler
to tweak, put the finishing touches to
Verb
27111patine
patina, an oxidation like on bronze or similar effect
Noun
27112basset
short (in stature)
Adjective
27113emmerdant
boring
Adjective
27114déglingué
wrecked, busted
Adjective
27115écuelle
bowl; bowlful
Noun
27116fada
crazy
Adjective
27117pédant
pedantic
Adjective
27118clébard
dog; pooch
Noun
27119édicule
aedicula; building housing the entrance to a metro station
Noun
27120renaissant
renascent; Renaissance
Adjective
27121ligérien
Loire
Adjective
27122antiseptique
antiseptic (capable of preventing microbial infection)
Adjective
27123quadragénaire
fortysomething, quadragenarian (person whose age is between forty and forty-nine)
Noun
27124évanescent
evanescent
Adjective
27125idolâtre
idolatrous; idol-worshipping
Adjective
27126dérailleur
derailleur (the mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another)
Noun
27127basoche
the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche
Noun
27128ramifié
branched, ramified
Adjective
27129pleural
pleural
Adjective
27130drugstore
drugstore
Noun
27131narcotrafiquant
drug dealer
Noun
27132vinaigrer
to souse; to pickle
Verb
27133souricière
mousetrap; trap
Noun
27134taxinomique
taxonomic
Adjective
27135lod
sales tax on feudal land paid to a seigneur
Noun
27136décamper
to decamp, to break camp (to pack up a campsite and move on); to clear off, to buzz off, to hop it
Verb
27137légumineux
leguminous
Adjective
27138teinturerie
industry concerned with the dyeing of clothes and other fabrics; dyery (factory where fabric is dyed); dry cleaner (business establishment that engages in the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics)
Noun
27139mémento
memento, reminder; mortuary image
Noun
27140anémier
to make, or to become anemic / anaemic
Verb
27141badin
playful, light-hearted, frolicsome
Adjective
27142étourneau
starling; birdbrain, scatterbrain
Noun
27143attentatoire
detrimental; intrusive
Adjective
27144ordurer
to leave waste, to soil, to defecate
Verb
27145projo
synonym of projecteur
Noun
27146charretier
carter, wagoner
Noun
27147abrasif
a usually granular abrasive substance used to polish or clean a surface
Noun
27148tressaillir
to thrill, shiver, quiver; to vibrate; to twitch, start, shudder, jump
Verb
27149hurleur
bawler; wailer
Noun
27150caldeira
caldera
Noun
27151mirobolant
great, extraordinary, incredible; extremely unrealizable, infeasible (too magnificent or beautiful to be practicable)
Adjective
27152quinquagénaire
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
Adjective
27153diviseur
dividing
Adjective
27154féculent
starchy
Adjective
27155rottweiler
Rottweiler (breed of dog)
Noun
27156yéyé
yé-yé (music genre of the early 1960s); yé-yé singer or fan
Noun
27157dental
dental
Adjective
27158dissonant
dissonant
Adjective
27159mycénien
Mycenaean
Adjective
27160locomoteur
locomotive, locomotor
Adjective
27161vivat
cheer
Noun
27162fileur
spinner (person who spins thread)
Noun
27163couffin
Moses basket (UK), bassinet (US)
Noun
27164malodorant
smelly, malodorous
Adjective
27165compulsion
compulsion
Noun
27166chabbat
Jewish Shabbat, biblical seventh day
Noun
27167homogénéiser
to homogenize
Verb
27168fraicheur
post-1990 spelling of fraîcheur
Noun
27169képi
kepi (cap with a flat circular top)
Noun
27170charrière
a path, way, route, or road, large enough to fit carriages, chariots, carts, wagons, etc.
Noun
27171péridurale
epidural (an injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth)
Noun
27172cinquantenaire
fifty years old
Adjective
27173papetier
papermaker; stationer
Noun
27174bosniaque
Bosnian (language)
Noun
27175Bosniaque
Bosnian (resident or native of Bosnia)
Noun
27176shekel
shekel (unit of currency)
Noun
27177cyan
cyan (vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum)
Noun
27178esquire
esquire (a title)
Noun
27179trésorier-payeur général
paymaster
Noun
27180adsorption
adsorption
Noun
27181batiste
cambric (textile)
Noun
27182pneumologie
pneumology, pulmonology
Noun
27183dentisterie
dentistry
Noun
27184ayoye
expression of pain; expression of admirative surprise
Interjection
27185proba
probability theory
Noun
27186muscadet
muscadet
Noun
27187justaucorps
jerkin; leotard
Noun
27188hardiment
boldly; daringly
Adverb
27189docilement
docilely, obediently
Adverb
27190morphologiquement
morphologically (with respect to morphology)
Adverb
27191pugnacité
pugnacity
Noun
27192antiterrorisme
antiterrorism
Noun
27193envoyeur
sender; remitter
Noun
27194rhésus
rhesus (monkey, factor)
Noun
27195glycogène
glycogen
Noun
27196désorientation
disorientation; confusion
Noun
27197maroilles
a French cheese made from cow's milk
Noun
27198tricastin
of the region of Tricastin or the town of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Adjective
27199contrepied
opposite
Noun
27200tribunat
tribunate
Noun