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Words 30501–30600
30501pugnace
pugnacious
Adjective
30502viguerie
a medieval court system that existed in the southern areas of France
Noun
30503popote
simple cooking
Noun
30504duodénal
duodenal
Adjective
30505dispatcher
to dispatch
Verb
30506mécaniste
mechanistic
Adjective
30507déiste
deist
Adjective
30508branchial
branchial
Adjective
30509nénaine
godmother; grandmother, grandma; talkative nuisance, chatterbox
Noun
30510calfeutrer
to caulk (to seal joints with caulk); to draughtproof, draftproof
Verb
30511pailleter
to decorate with sequins, glitter, spangles, or other sparkly material (paillettes); to bespangle
Verb
30512relecteur
proofreader
Noun
30513préempter
to preempt
Verb
30514spammeur
spammer (one who sends spam material)
Noun
30515loukoum
Turkish delight, locoum
Noun
30516abattant
flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
Adjective
30517lazariste
Lazarist
Adjective
30518ionisé
ionized
Adjective
30519croisiériste
cruise passenger, passenger on a cruise ship; cruise tour operator
Noun
30520plumet
an ostrich feather placed in a hat; a bouquet of feathers used to decorate military headgear; a bouquet of feathers used to decorate a dais, a bed, or a hearse; feathergrass (Stipa pennata); a bundle of feathers attached to a piece of cork which is allowed to float in order to determine the direction of the wind
Noun
30521charentaise
carpet slipper
Noun
30522trinitaire
Trinitarian
Noun
30523caprin
caprid, goat antelope; goat, domestic goat
Noun
30524sloop
sloop (boat)
Noun
30525bigleux
cross-eyed, squinting, short-sighted (etc.)
Adjective
30526désemplir
to (partially) empty (something that is full up); to be nearly full (only used in negative constructions)
Verb
30527chique
chewing tobacco; chigger flea (Tunga penetrans)
Noun
30528spectroscopique
spectroscopic
Adjective
30529inguinal
inguinal
Adjective
30530gastrite
gastritis
Noun
30531civette
civet
Noun
30532turbocompressé
turbocharged
Adjective
30533frondaison
foliage; foliation
Noun
30534doberman
Dobermann (type of dog)
Noun
30535carde
card (a machine for disentagling the fibres of wool prior to spinning); cardoon (perennial plant related to the artichoke); edible stalks of either cardoon or chard
Noun
30536glaneur
picker, gatherer
Noun
30537ratatiner
to shrink, shrivel; to shrivel (up); to badly damage, wreck, to destroy; to kill; to soundly defeat; to cream
Verb
30538notabilité
notability
Noun
30539phasme
stick insect; beanpole, string bean (scrawny person)
Noun
30540quantième
what number, which
Adjective
30541segmentaire
segmental, segmented
Adjective
30542rabattable
folding (table etc)
Adjective
30543planton
orderly
Noun
30544surprotéger
to overprotect
Verb
30545corrélatif
correlative
Adjective
30546rutabaga
swede, rutabaga (yellow root of Brassica napus)
Noun
30547compressible
compressible
Adjective
30548coolie
coolie
Noun
30549fossilifère
fossiliferous
Adjective
30550laveuse
washing machine
Noun
30551fraternisation
fraternization
Noun
30552lignine
lignin
Noun
30553masculiniste
masculinist
Adjective
30554membré
hung
Adjective
30555éviscérer
to eviscerate
Verb
30556cuiseur
cooker
Noun
30557verbatim
verbatim
Adverb
30558niaiseux
niais, ignorant, stupid or simpleminded
Adjective
30559froissement
rustle, rustling; crumpling (of paper, fabric etc.); strain
Noun
30560c
Informal spelling of c'est
30561cabossé
dented; battered
Adjective
30562volleyeur
volleyball player
Noun
30563pulvérisateur
pulveriser; spray, sprayer, atomizer
Noun
30564végétalien
vegan
Noun
30565sigillé
sealed (marked with a seal)
Adjective
30566généralissime
very general
Adjective
30567bouchonner
to rub down; for the traffic to come to a standstill, for there to be a traffic jam
Verb
30568raiponce
rampion (Campanula rapunculus); rampion (Phyteuma)
Noun
30569estomaquer
to flabbergast, stupefy
Verb
30570endothélial
endothelial
Adjective
30571trumeau
calf; trumeau; pier glass
Noun
30572cosignataire
cosignatory
Noun
30573mellifère
melliferous
Adjective
30574transdisciplinaire
transdisciplinary
Adjective
30575capiteux
heady; intoxicating
Adjective
30576broussailleux
bushy, shaggy
Adjective
30577maboul
crazy
Adjective
30578dioclétien
Diocletian
Adjective
30579rouleur
roller; rouleur
Noun
30580inexprimable
undescribable, inexpressible
Adjective
30581destroyer
to destroy
Verb
30582distendu
distended
Adjective
30583doucereux
squidgy; unctuous (profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest); soft; sickly sweet
Adjective
30584mirepoix
mirepoix; bouillon, broth, or soup, made from mirepoix
Noun
30585dionysiaque
Dionysiac, Dionysian
Adjective
30586forban
pirate; rogue, scoundrel; an unscrupulous individual capable of any wrongdoing
Noun
30587chapardeur
pilferer (petty thief); sticky fingers (habit of pilfering)
Noun
30588beigner
to clout, slap, wallop, sock
Verb
30589tolet
rowlock, oarlock; thole
Noun
30590diachronique
diachronic
Adjective
30591aubois
of Aube
Adjective
30592impétrant
recipient, grantee; applicant; utility
Noun
30593rotulien
patellar
Adjective
30594trombinoscope
facebook (a reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names)
Noun
30595volleyball
post-1990 spelling of volley-ball
Noun
30596revendicateur
claimant
Noun
30597décolérer
to calm down
Verb
30598abrahamique
of the patriarch Abraham; Abrahamitic
Adjective
30599artésien
artesian; Artesian (of, from or relating to Artois, a geographic region in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France)
Adjective
30600gazinière
gas stove / cooker
Noun