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Words 32201–32300
32201indigénat
indigenousness; arbitrary laws and regulations giving an inferior legal status to natives of French colonies from 1881 until 1944–1947
Noun
32202écœurement
nausea; disgust, loathing
Noun
32203décoffrage
stripping
Noun
32204curetage
curettage; the rebuilding of an old building whilst retaining the facade
Noun
32205effronterie
insolence, cheek, effrontery
Noun
32206ensevelissement
burial, entombment
Noun
32207épicurisme
epicurism, Epicureanism
Noun
32208foultitude
oodles (a large number of things)
Noun
32209givrage
icing up
Noun
32210narcolepsie
narcolepsy
Noun
32211thermiquement
thermally
Adverb
32212motilité
motility
Noun
32213rigorisme
rigorism
Noun
32214tintouin
noise in the ears; fuss
Noun
32215factuellement
factually
Adverb
32216PEB
(library science) a system enabling a library to borrow a document from another library to make it available for a registered reader
Noun
322173o
3rd (abbreviation of tertio)
Adverb
32218nouchi
any of several French argots spoken in Africa
Noun
32219bibliothéconomie
library science, librarianship
Noun
32220guillemin
Williamite (a monk or hermit of the Ordre de Saint-Guillaume)
Noun
32221masquage
masking (all senses)
Noun
32222perlimpinpin
only used in poudre de perlimpinpin (“snake oil”)
Noun
32223misanthropie
misanthropy
Noun
32224exigibilité
enforceability (of a debt)
Noun
32225prématurité
prematurity
Noun
32226caducée
caduceus
Noun
32227VLS
abbreviation of véhicule en libre-service or voiture en libre-service; abbreviation of vélo en libre-service
Noun
32228piécette
diminutive of pièce; small coin; small room
Noun
32229donatiste
Donatist
Noun
32230velléitaire
irresolute, weak-willed, indecisive
Adjective
32231multicoque
multihulled
Adjective
32232gallinacé
gallinacean, gallinaceous
Adjective
32233côtelé
ribbed
Adjective
32234multicoque
multihull
Noun
32235fuchsia
fuchsia
Adjective
32236égosiller
to shout oneself hoarse
Verb
32237autogestionnaire
a person who is in favour of joint control by workers and management
Noun
32238lunetier
glasses maker or vendor
Noun
32239mordoré
golden brown
Adjective
32240hottentot
Hottentot
Adjective
32241pétard
An interjection of surprise.
Interjection
32242faxer
to fax (send a document)
Verb
32243remblayer
to fill in or backfill
Verb
32244patristique
patristics
Noun
32245glouglou
gurgle; gobble (of a turkey)
Noun
32246truisme
truism
Noun
32247diverticule
diverticulum
Noun
32248cabotin
ham (actor); poser
Noun
32249télomère
telomere
Noun
32250inséminer
to inseminate; to impregnate
Verb
32251paramédical
allied health
Noun
32252adoucissant
demulcent; fabric softener
Noun
32253andromède
bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
Noun
32254queutard
horn dog, womanizer (man fixated on sex)
Noun
32255exfolier
to exfoliate, strip of leaves; to exfoliate
Verb
32256galoche
clog (shoe with a wooden sole); a chin that is long and pointed; French kiss
Noun
32257vacuole
vacuole
Noun
32258Merco
Merc (short for Mercedes)
Noun
32259météorique
meteoric (all senses)
Adjective
32260évolutionnaire
evolutionary
Adjective
32261godemichet
dildo, godemiche
Noun
32262tempétueux
tempestuous, stormy; storm-racked; agitated by a storm
Adjective
32263protée
mudpuppy, waterdog (amphibian of Proteidae family)
Noun
32264chaperonner
to chaperone; to hood
Verb
32265Pisan
Pisan (native or inhabitant of the city of Pisa or surrounding province, Tuscany, Italy) (usually male)
Noun
32266salissure
dirt (something that causes something to be dirty); defilement; fouling
Noun
32267renâcler
to display fear, anger or reluctance by snorting (of animals, especially horses); to display reluctance
Verb
32268polycyclique
polycyclic
Adjective
32269marcassin
young wild boar, marcassin
Noun
32270gaffer
gaffer tape
Noun
32271revenue
a (physical) return; arrival; the action of game leaving the forest to graze
Noun
32272manceau
of, from or relating to the city of Le Mans, the prefecture of the Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France
Adjective
32273antidater
to backdate
Verb
32274oumra
umrah (a minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj)
Noun
32275fabliau
fabliau
Noun
32276municipe
a municipium
Noun
32277andrinople
Turkey red (colour)
Noun
32278dragonnier
dragon tree
Noun
32279accroissant
increasing, expanding, widening
Adjective
32280fichtre
adds emphasis to what the speaker is saying
Adverb
32281crotté
muddy, murky
Adjective
32282compressif
compressive
Adjective
32283fourmilier
anteater; any of a number of different species of ant-eating birds
Noun
32284Périgourdin
a native or resident of Périgord or Périgueux
Noun
32285crêt
a crest or peak in the Jura mountains
Noun
32286desceller
to break the seal of, unseal; to free, pull free; to come loose
Verb
32287charriot
post-1990 spelling of chariot
Noun
32288Munichois
native or inhabitant of the city of Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany (usually male)
Noun
32289zéolithe
zeolite
Noun
32290anticolonial
anticolonial
Adjective
32291cornue
retort
Noun
32292briard
of, from or relating to Brie
Adjective
32293hippocratique
Hippocratic
Adjective
32294généralisable
generalizable (generally applicable)
Adjective
32295calmos
calmly
Adverb
32296émincé
thinly sliced
Adjective
32297chesseresse
drought
Noun
32298biocide
biocidal
Adjective
32299dégout
post-1990 spelling of dégoût
Noun
32300créationniste
creationist
Adjective