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Words 28901–29000
28901ravine
a small ravine or gully; beginning of a furrowing or formation of a ravine
Noun
28902gyros
gyro (Greek sandwich)
Noun
28903batifoler
to frolic
Verb
28904bourbe
mire
Noun
28905louvoyer
to tack; to avoid verbal commitment, to hedge
Verb
28906dégrossir
to rough-hew; to dress down; tell off
Verb
28907conscientiser
to make aware, to sensitize
Verb
28908modiste
modiste; milliner
Noun
28909phonographique
phonographic
Adjective
28910pentagonal
pentagonal
Adjective
28911plait
post-1990 spelling of plaît (third-person singular present indicative of plaire)
Verb
28912turbot
turbot
Noun
28913sarthois
from Sarthe
Adjective
28914grésillement
sizzling; crackling (radio interference)
Noun
28915biler
to worry (pour) about
Verb
28916codétenir
to detain (or be detained) together with another
Verb
28917traçant
that leaves a trace; creeping, growing horizontally near the soil surface
Adjective
28918félon
traitor
Noun
28919adagio
adagio
Noun
28920ludothèque
toy library, games library
Noun
28921abricotier
apricot tree
Noun
28922décaissement
disbursement, cash outflow, cash outlay, withdrawal
Noun
28923logisticien
a logistician
Noun
28924quinqua
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
Noun
28925éreintant
exhausting
Adjective
28926enculeur
buggerer, sodomizer (one who performs anal sex); top (man with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse); cunt, dickhead, asshole, arsehole
Noun
28927logotype
a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo
Noun
28928footeux
football enthusiast, football fan; footie player; footballer (soccer player)
Noun
28929figurante
figurante
Noun
28930ventouser
apply ventouses to a sickness; to have a romantic relationship; to go out with someone
Verb
28931tarter
slap, strike
Verb
28932subvertir
to subvert
Verb
28933sonoriser
to voice; to install a sound system
Verb
28934électrotechnique
electrical technology
Noun
28935maraud
rogue; a male cat
Noun
28936hispanophone
Spanish-speaking, Hispanophone
Adjective
28937mesurage
measurement (act of measuring)
Noun
28938palmette
palmette
Noun
28939dolomie
dolostone
Noun
28940courroucer
to enrage; to infuriate
Verb
28941attablé
seated at a table
Adjective
28942duelliste
duelist, duellist
Noun
28943savonnette
bath soap
Noun
28944rejuger
to rejudge, retry
Verb
28945bivouaquer
to bivouac
Verb
28946archivolte
archivolt
Noun
28947lymphoïde
lymphoid
Adjective
28948hydrothermal
hydrothermal
Adjective
28949pliocène
Pliocene
Adjective
28950drainant
draining
Adjective
28951ravitailleur
refueling
Adjective
28952immérité
undeserved
Adjective
28953Vosgien
resident or native of Vosges
Noun
28954hydrostatique
hydrostatic
Adjective
28955grenouillère
marsh or similar, having many frogs; sleepsuit (for a baby)
Noun
28956kayakiste
kayaker
Noun
28957cunéiforme
cuneiform
Noun
28958Palestine
double pica (large size of type standardized as 24 points)
Noun
28959poêlé
pan-fried
Adjective
28960footeux
footie; footballing, soccer
Adjective
28961gallium
gallium
Noun
28962gambit
gambit
Noun
28963qwerty
a qwerty keyboard
Noun
28964bonhomie
affability, bonhomie
Noun
28965koto
koto (musical instruments)
Noun
28966olivine
olivine
Noun
28967embourgeoisement
bourgeoisification; embourgeoisement; gentrification
Noun
28968lutherie
lutherie, instrument making
Noun
28969enfantement
childbirth
Noun
28970agnosticisme
agnosticism
Noun
28971panade
a soup boiled in water from bread, butter, sometimes also egg yolk and milk; a paste, typically made of milk and bread; a state or experience of misery, poverty
Noun
28972constructivisme
constructivism (movement in modern art)
Noun
28973polysémie
polysemy (ability to have multiple meanings)
Noun
28974ROR
MMR
Noun
28975vascularisation
vascularisation
Noun
28976criminellement
criminally
Adverb
28977deltaplane
hang glider; hang gliding
Noun
28978homoparentalité
LGBT parenting
Noun
28979périhélie
perihelion (point where the planet or comet is nearest to the sun)
Noun
28980ascétisme
asceticism (the principles and practices of an ascetic)
Noun
28981réaffirmation
reaffirmation
Noun
28982aromathérapie
aromatherapy
Noun
28983camelote
poor quality goods; junk, rubbish, tat
Noun
28984camionnage
haulage / trucking
Noun
28985coulage
casting (of metal etc); shrinkage (loss of stock due to theft)
Noun
28986électoralisme
electioneering
Noun
28987poétiquement
poetically (in a poetic way)
Adverb
28988imperméabilité
impermeability
Noun
28989pauvrement
poorly
Adverb
28990graphène
graphene
Noun
28991énergétiquement
energetically
Adverb
28992massification
massification
Noun
28993scientificité
scientificity
Noun
28994vassalité
vassalage; subjugation
Noun
28995hmong
Hmong
Adjective
28996fouettard
whipping - but used only in the term père fouettard
Adjective
28997droitisation
a movement (of policies) to the right
Noun
28998parachèvement
finalization; completion; perfection
Noun
28999inaccessibilité
inaccessibility
Noun
29000CTT
initialism of contrat à terme de taux
Noun