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Words 27901–28000
27901tiédeur
tepidity, lukewarmness, halfheartedness
Noun
27902cordialité
cordiality, geniality
Noun
27903technocratie
technocracy
Noun
27904antigel
antifreeze
Noun
27905appentis
lean-to, shed, appentice, pentice, pent, penthouse
Noun
27906cambrure
instep, arch (of the foot); camber (of a road); small of the back
Noun
27907décapage
scouring, stripping (material from a surface)
Noun
27908décrassage
cleaning up; warm-down (after exercise)
Noun
27909enlisement
the act of getting stuck in sand, mud etc.; stalemate (figurative)
Noun
27910escampette
only used in prendre la poudre d'escampette
Noun
27911indépendantisme
independentism, separatism (advocacy of independence)
Noun
27912dihydrogène
dihydrogen (hydrogen molecule)
Noun
27913colmatage
plugging; clogging
Noun
27914aimantation
magnetization
Noun
27915souverainisme
sovereignism
Noun
27916téléjournal
newscast (TV news programme)
Noun
27917christianisation
Christianization
Noun
27918taratata
taratantara
Noun
27919artificialisation
artificialization
Noun
27920macfarlane
Macfarlane (type of coat with a cape)
Noun
27921cinématographier
to cinematograph
Verb
27922spiral
spiral
Noun
27923fromager
to add cheese to
Verb
27924nettoyeur
cleaning
Adjective
27925ravitailleur
supply vessel
Noun
27926difformer
"to deform, to spoil; to deface (coins, money)"
Verb
27927caracoler
to caracole; go round and round, buzz round, flit about, flit around; to sit pretty, to be (well) ahead, nestle (appear comfortable at the top of a ranking)
Verb
27928zyeuter
to eye; to ogle (to watch); to squint at
Verb
27929silurien
Silurian
Adjective
27930plantule
plantule; small plant
Noun
27931Viennois
a native or inhabitant of Vienna, Austria; a Viennese; a native or inhabitant of Vienne, Isère, France
Noun
27932deuxio
synonym of secundo
Adverb
27933gabelle
gabelle, salt tax
Noun
27934clouté
studded
Adjective
27935à cette heure
now, presently; immediately, at once
Adverb
27936Slave
Slav
Noun
27937braire
bray (to make the cry of a donkey); to shout; to cry, to weep
Verb
27938dévers
out of plumb, unplumb, not vertical
Adjective
27939louage
renting
Noun
27940fibule
fibula (ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin)
Noun
27941transducteur
transducer (device)
Noun
27942réengager
to reengage; to take back up, take up again; to get back into; to put back in; to reenlist (in the army); to get back (with an ex-lover)
Verb
27943racoleur
recruiting officer; tout
Noun
27944harnacher
to harness; to equip or dress up ridiculously
Verb
27945indochinois
Indochinese
Adjective
27946crédibiliser
to make credible, to establish the credibility of
Verb
27947cessionnaire
assignee, cessionary
Noun
27948sciatique
sciatica
Noun
27949inductance
inductance; inductor
Noun
27950déglutir
to swallow; swallow down (food)
Verb
27951ronflant
snoring; snorting; roaring; pompous, vain
Adjective
27952pouliot
pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium); a certain kind of thread or pulley on a chariot and also a ship
Noun
27953défécation
defecation
Noun
27954bimensuel
fortnightly, semimonthly, bimonthly, biweekly (occurring twice a month)
Adjective
27955léproserie
leprosarium
Noun
27956percuteur
firing pin
Noun
27957ondulant
undulating, sinuous; wavelike
Adjective
27958trempe
wet, soaked
Adjective
27959barbarisme
barbarism
Noun
27960échancrure
indentation; low neckline (or similar revealing feature); slot
Noun
27961réavoir
to rehave, to have another time
Verb
27962fluoré
fluorinated, fluoridated
Adjective
27963toucan
toucan
Noun
27964tendanciel
tendential; underlying; trending
Adjective
27965interprovincial
interprovincial
Adjective
27966tourtière
piedish; tourtière, a type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie. synonym of tourtière du Lac-St-Jean; meat pie
Noun
27967reperdre
to relose
Verb
27968scientiste
scientistic
Adjective
27969estacade
estacade; wooden pile bridge
Noun
27970cananéen
Canaanite
Adjective
27971liminaire
the introduction (of a book, presentation, etc.); the part(s) of a book placed before the subject matter (preface, contents, acknowledgements); as opposed to the annexe
Noun
27972débonnaire
kind; gentle, good; weak-willed; soft
Adjective
27973noueux
gnarled, knotty
Adjective
27974entourlouper
to swindle; dupe; hoodwink
Verb
27975Indochinois
an Indochinese person
Noun
27976briscard
veteran (person who used to be a soldier); old fox (crafty person)
Noun
27977cumulard
moonlighter (person with several jobs)
Noun
27978paginer
to paginate
Verb
27979orthodontiste
orthodontist
Noun
27980fugueur
runaway
Adjective
27981affidavit
affidavit
Noun
27982impalpable
impalpable
Adjective
27983djembé
djembe (large drum played with both hands)
Noun
27984pensionné
pensioner
Noun
27985épure
blueprint, working drawing; two-dimensional representation to scale of a three-dimensional object; sketch, basic outlines (of a work of literature, of a system of thought, etc.)
Noun
27986abaisse
a piece of dough that has been flattened, usually with a rolling pin
Noun
27987purificateur
purifying
Adjective
27988oligopole
oligopoly
Noun
27989genrer
to gender (to assign a gender to)
Verb
27990iel
they (singular): a gender-neutral singular third-person subject personal pronoun
Pronoun
27991écliptique
ecliptic
Noun
27992impuissant
impotent (man incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection)
Noun
27993marri
flustered, angry; saddened, sad; despondent; ruthful, rueful, contrite
Adjective
27994cloquer
to blister (get blisters); to blister (raise blisters); to emboss (a textile)
Verb
27995genouillère
knee pad
Noun
27996insaturé
unsaturated
Adjective
27997fenêtrer
to window; to provide with a window
Verb
27998balayette
small broom or brush (used for sweeping), whisk; foot trip
Noun
27999affabulation
the moral of a fable, tale, story, etc.; fantasy, invention
Noun
28000méthyler
to methylate
Verb