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Words 28601–28700
28601tenure
tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system)
Noun
28602oratorien
oratorian
Noun
28603pensionner
to pension
Verb
28604effluent
effluent
Adjective
28605racoler
to solicit, tout for (clients, business etc.), to hustle
Verb
28606achéménide
Achaemenid
Adjective
28607pigiste
freelance (journalist, writer)
Adjective
28608panaché
shandy (mix of beer and lemonade); mixture
Noun
28609Boulonnais
a resident of Boulogne, a commune situated in the département of Vendée, France; a resident of Boulogne-Billancourt, a commune situated in the département of Hauts-de-Seine, France; a resident of Boulogne-sur-Gesse, a commune situated in the département of Haute-Garonne, France; a resident of Boulogne-sur-Helpe, a commune situated in the département of Nord, France; a resident of Boulogne-sur-Mer, a commune situated in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France; a resident of Boulon, a commune situated in the département of Calvados, France
Noun
28610intrigant
schemer, intriguer, intrigant
Noun
28611carpien
carpal (any of the eight bones of the wrist)
Adjective
28612pressurisé
pressurized
Adjective
28613serpe
billhook, pruning hook, sickle (agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants)
Noun
28614pluvier
plover
Noun
28615germanophone
German speaker
Noun
28616koï
koi (domesticated varieties of the common carp)
Noun
28617fronce
a frown; scowl
Noun
28618punais
malodorous
Adjective
28619suprémaciste
supremacist
Adjective
28620interlope
illegal; unlawful
Adjective
28621keum
bloke, guy
Noun
28622patchouli
patchouli (plant); patchouli (oil)
Noun
28623complexification
complexification
Noun
28624navarin
navarin
Noun
28625bactériologie
bacteriology
Noun
28626toluène
toluene (liquid hydrocarbon)
Noun
28627sunnisme
Sunni Islam (a branch of Islam)
Noun
28628soutenabilité
sustainability (ability ot sustain something)
Noun
28629avidement
avidly
Adverb
28630dring
brrr, whirr (a whirring sound, such as that of a machine)
Interjection
28631égoïstement
selfishly
Adverb
28632exponentiellement
exponentially
Adverb
28633vénerie
venery
Noun
28634sédentarisation
sedentarization (settling of a nomadic population)
Noun
28635déloyauté
disloyalty
Noun
28636linéairement
linearly
Adverb
28637boycottage
boycott
Noun
28638explicitation
explicitation
Noun
28639académisme
academicism
Noun
28640aridité
aridity; barrenness
Noun
28641naphtaline
naphthalene
Noun
28642insularité
insularity
Noun
28643lessivage
washing, laundry (process)
Noun
28644folique
folic
Adjective
28645dyspnée
dyspnea
Noun
28646chambertin
Chambertin (wine)
Noun
28647arianisme
Arianism (heretical doctrine)
Noun
28648psychiquement
psychically
Adverb
28649créatine
creatine
Noun
28650besoin en fonds de roulement
working capital requirement
Noun
28651venaissin
of, from or relating to territories of the Papal States in Southern France
Adjective
28652CVR
initialism of commission de vérité et de réconciliation (“truth and reconciliation commission”): TRC
Noun
28653nabot
dwarf, midget
Noun
28654vouter
post-1990 spelling of voûter
Verb
28655renflouement
bailing out
Noun
28656faunesse
satyress, fauness
Noun
28657parthe
of Parthia; Parthian
Adjective
28658météorologiste
meteorologist (person who studies meteorology)
Noun
28659congruence
congruence
Noun
28660nénette
girl; head
Noun
28661hémolytique
hemolytic
Adjective
28662perrière
a catapult or trebuchet; a quarry
Noun
28663instructif
instructive, instructive case
Noun
28664nouba
party, festival
Noun
28665projectionniste
projectionist
Noun
28666petiot
tiny, teeny, baby, baby-size
Adjective
28667fortifiant
fortifying, strengthening, restorative
Adjective
28668conversationnel
conversational
Adjective
28669barje
apocopic form of barjot
Adjective
28670bisbille
murmur, muttering, small quarrel
Noun
28671hyperlien
hyperlink
Noun
28672électrolyser
to electrolyze
Verb
28673canarder
to snipe at someone
Verb
28674vestibulaire
vestibular
Adjective
28675gloussement
cluck (sound made by a chicken); gobble (sound made by a turkey)
Noun
28676lombric
earthworm
Noun
28677proscription
Condemnation made against political opponents, especially the Roman antiquity and during the French Revolution; banishment of a person or group; Proscription (2)
Noun
28678équilatéral
equilateral
Adjective
28679coupleur
coupler; linker
Noun
28680certif
certificate of primary education, more or less equivalent to key stage 2 in England; sick note (note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.)
Noun
28681smala
tribe, entourage (of chieftain); entourage, posse, extended family
Noun
28682épervier
sparrow hawk
Adjective
28683homéopathe
homeopathic
Adjective
28684inexploitable
unexploitable; impractical
Adjective
28685palanquin
palanquin (Asian litter or sedan chair)
Noun
28686barbaresque
Barbary pirate
Noun
28687pétoncle
scallop (bivalve)
Noun
28688plissement
folding; fold
Noun
28689distributrice
distributor (company); vending machine
Noun
28690encyclopédiste
encyclopedist
Noun
28691outrageant
outrageous; offensive, insulting
Adjective
28692surfaire
to overmake; to oversell (someone)
Verb
28693lopette
sissy, twink
Noun
28694éperdre
to lose one's way
Verb
28695lainage
woollens
Noun
28696moppe
mop
Noun
28697brasero
brazier
Noun
28698hématite
haematite / hematite
Noun
28699cartilagineux
cartilaginous, gristly
Adjective
28700moustérien
Mousterian
Adjective